American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-12-20
SATURDAY, MORNING. DECEMBER

- LOA EC4Js
--.--.
| INFORMATION FOR FARMERs-.4Jrican .Mai3c.
Some five or six years ago, when Lieut. Wood
hull OF the Navy was in Africa, he procured
and brought home a new specimen of grain,
which attracted much attention at the time; as
none could tell what the wheat was, he sent IA
portion Of it to the Directors Of the American
Institute in New York. They examined and
distributed it among the farmers, and it has
been successfully cultivated. 1t is now found
to be great acquisition, very prolific and ex-
cocdngly profitable. Poultry and cattle prefer
it to all other corn; and it is found to fatten
poultry in 4 shorter time than any other grain.
Its yield is incredible. In tho far West it is
cultivated and is beginning to be used as a sub
stitute for coffee.
SHIPwRECK AND Loss OF LIFE. The barque
Zenobia, Capt. Farnham, from N. Orleans for
Boston, was ashore near Plymouth on the 18th
inst. The Boston papers say:-Her masts are
gone, her bottom is out, and her cargo is drift
ing ashore. Three men were seen to leave on
bale OF cotton, and another on an oar, all Of
whom persisted. Seven were seen on board
and if the vessel held together until low water,
they would in all probability be saved She
had cargo Of 200 bales cotton, $500 sacks
corn, 1850 barrels -four, 100 bales hemp, 10
ba les feathers, co barrels beans, &c. She was
on her first voyage; insured in Boston by her
owner, w. a. Rea, for Sls, 900; $4,000 was also
insured on freight.
EPISCOPAL Difference of Opinion.
Bishop Eastburn, of Boston, published last
week letter against certain usages adopted in
the new Church of the Advent, lately opened
in that city, to which the Rector has replied,
adding resolutions of the wardens and vestry.
The Bishop considered cross in the window
of the chancel, an altar for a communion table,
candlestcks on the altar, the posture of the
clergy &C., offensive innovations, having
tendency decidedly Roman Catholic. The
rector, the wardens and the vestry yndicate
themselves by the ancient usages of the Church
and express their surprise at the appearance of
the Bishops letter, as we'll as at its tone.
! VIRGINIA IMPROVEMENTS. The Richmond
Enquirer says, that in the Virginia House of
Delegates on Wednesday, a most interesting
debate took place upon the bill appropriating
$500, 900 to the construction Of the Southwest
McAdamized Road. An amendment of Mr..
Broadus' to allow three-ffths on State account
was lost-se was similar amendment (two-
iths) of Mr. EdmoMds' by Is majority Mr.
! Goodson wished to offer some amendments.
and the House, at later hour than usual, adj
iourned. The friends of this important and
beneficial measure are encouraged by the vote
of Wednesday, to believe that the bill will pass
! BENEFIT OF LIFE Insurance. A merchant
Of Pinc-st., New York, IS years Of age, took
/ out a policy on his life for 5000 dollars, with
"Thc Mutual Benefit Lifa Insurance Compa-
N.Y. of Newark, on the 26th Of September
last. On the 9th of December lac was attack
cd with ranittent fever and died. b, this in
suranco the wife and cbildfcn Of tie party III
sured are placed in comhoytl5lo circumstances
who otherwise would hive been destitute.
the Vicksburg Sentinel is threatened with
death by an armed man, who is paradng tic
streets for shooting opportunity. The Senli-
mel has already lost two or three editors by the
pistol and bowie knife, including DR.. Hagan
TRIAL or SHERIFF BAcKENsroFr.--The
trial of Sheriff Backcnstof for murder, is now
in, ID q,
was the Mormon Sheriff who killed Worrell,
one of the Warsaw mob, who refused to sub
init to the Sheriff's authority. This death was
deserved, but instead of the bullet rope should
have been the cause of it,
FORGERY. A young man named Spencer c.
Preston was arrested in New York on the 18th
inst for attempting to defraud the Chemical
Bank out of $3.50, by means of forged check,
purporting TO be drawn by Richard Christie
pher, 267 William street. He was sent to the
Tombs to await trial.
LARGE SHIP. The New Orleans Picayune
chronicles the arrival at that port on the Sd
inst. Of the British ship United Kingdom, the .
largest vessel that had ever been seen in that
port, being 1860 tons, and capable of carrying
1900 bales of cotton.
FLOUR. The quantity of flour weighed at
Rochester during the navigation season of
1915, was l,553,os9 bbls., of which ,3l7
bbls. were shipped at Rochester leaving L.
o35'573, as the amount shipped at places west
of that city.
MURDER. James Mcdaniel, in Kinds coun-
ty, Miss, recently shot a fellow laborer in
cotton 6ald c,r bio ~ A., ,o,,. 81