Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-09-04

u III L. lnslnuatcd that the anxiety OF MIR
Polk aud his southern CONDUCTORS TO terminate
the war Is intense. They are like the cclc-
bfaied Captain who marched zap hill and then
marched down again.
CO. We perceive by late number of the
Lynchbursh Republican, that Mi Il. NJ. DE
witt, ITS SENIOR editor, has retired having
sold his interest in the Republican" to Mr..
Ianiel WoodSon. Mi De Witt was one of
the founders OF the paper. and has been con.
nected with IT Tor nearly FIVE years lie has
proved himself an able aud spirited Editor.
THENEW DIRK ILLUSTRATE MAG
ALlNE for Septembor has been placed belor.
us be Mr. Ellis, cheap publication and peri
odical depot Main st. This number we un-
hcsitatingly pronounce thc richest we have
had. The embellishments in the number are
very nch. They consist OF The Death
Struggle" "Haidee." The GcathcH." aud
Sabbath day Point" all very superior spc-
cimsns OF the Eugn,ers Ant Yearly sub
scrpiion, -, OF % cts. number
n. LoNoworrH, Esq. OF Cincinnati lett
wi,hus Yesterday nea, pamphlet upon the
subject OF thc gmpa an sSlNb,ry culture |
TO which, coming from 50 eminent an hori- I
culturlst We attach som- importance. His |
pamphlet really furnishes much iniormation 1
upon the subject OF strawberries, which il I
would b. desirable that our hor,icultuti,,,
should b. conversant with We believe 10 /
vey's Seeding IS choice fruit here. We cx-
tract Nh. Lons,worths remark, upon IL, and 4
the necessary course TO be pu,sucd, to produce
a good crop
Where our Houicultursis raise Gom seed
all the siaminate plant, HAT ate entirely bar
rcn, are of course thrown away. anu the lew
s'aminates that produce partial crop OF large
lrult, retained \ TistI.ldtc plant, thar.
mixed with others, bears a iull crop of large
berries, Is trauspanted as a treasure, into a
bed by itself, Tor increase. The garlcuc, i,
the next season surprised go iind II wholly bar /
rem, aud alter one or two trials, throws il I
away.
The nurseryman. withina space of 100 feet (
square, cultivates twenty or more varieties. I
aud large portion OF thcm are always siami- /
nate, aud impregnate the pistallate varieties. /.
Fruit not being their object, their attention j. I
not directed 10 their bearing, and the failure .
oil iull crop M any variety j. attributed > I
lrost, or accident, or It's being bad bearer. /
vi lhlS we have strong instance m lIoVey /
Seeding. ii is eleven years since lac raised
tins plant; hc has increased ii extensively for
sale. Six years since, | made known the de
iect ~ The male organs of the plant, and drew
his attention 10 IL aud asserted that an acre
oil Them separated from all others, would not
produce perfect berry. Till 1872. he con.
ilnued t0 contend aud was positive that las
plant was perfect in both organs In 1872
he admitted IN hls Magaznc, ills defect ian the
male organs. In lSll, hc went back to his
OLD doctrine, as VIII be- seen los his Magazine:
aud II was not I'LL the August No. Il! his Alag
dLlue OF the present year. that his mind was
again mystihed OF the subject. How are the
mere 5oTklcS To gain information when the
editor OF horticultural VI lgalnc, aud a nur-
seTyman, who undertakes To cnlghtcn others.
has not, ~ eleven years 8sccruued the char
dctef oil his own seedlings | am the less
surprised at dis, and acquit Mr Iluvpy oil
blame, as MI. Downing. iu recent letter. d.,
hures me, that last season, he raised fine
crop oil Hovcy's seedlings on a bed far srpa-
rated from al Others; and Tor still stronger
ledsoh-lhdt even the London horticultural
society holds the sdme doctrine But the
question - now under investigation aud light
j. thrown on It yearly by Cultlyator,. and e..
ven the London horticultural Society will
80" SNhho"tedGr uelf error; but not till Mr..
Hoycy has satisfied his own mind when he
VIII doubtless daw public attention TO it
Yet Mr.. Hovey IN his August No OF the pres
eht year, states, person bad cultivated dr
acre oil has seedlings, where they were uixet
Win siamuaie plants. aud uised two thous
and quarts, and that hi. uew seeding is yalu
able TOT impTcgnaiing his old one Here j.
tact admission, that lbs oh seeding IT. dcicc
tive IN the uiaie organs TIE yirid was no
large one. Mr. Jackson raised at the rat
ol i've thousand quarts to lhe acre near Gin
einnati, as he INFORMED tic public iu Dat
publlcat0n. Mr. D1wug / an positive
had not llo,ey's Seeding uumiycd with q
uIes.
TIE STATE or IOWA The voice q
the people Of thc Territory OF Iowa having
by majority 81 at l,ss, 600 assumed all ut
hghI aud rcspansi5liies Of d State Goycn
"ent ihe nest t,eP. which wl b. token D.
k'lN AuNNIuul d = t.str. .. 18Th. d