The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-05
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
prom our regular correspondent


prom our regular corresp ,ndsntl '
... New YoRx, Feb. 4, 1876.
There is not much doing beyond local legislation
at Albany. The discussion on the Texas and Ore
gon resolutions has been further postponed.
On the I'd instant. John l.. 0'Sullivan and Robert
Csmpbel were elected regents Of the university Of
New York. .-s. r. --..g - e..
The American Agricultural Society have deter
mined on importing Alpacca sheep into the United
States from Peru, South America. Armory Ed
wards, esq, late consul TO that country, attended
late meeting Of the society and offered his services
States lhree hundred Of thess usefll anaals Their
wool is said TO be valuable, and TO bear much
higher price than common sleeps wool, while their
aesh affords excellent food. They said TO be
extremely hardy, resisting the ELECTS OF severe
changes Of temperature and subslstng coarse and
cheap vegetable food, such as twigs and common
grasses il will likely prove valuable animal for our
western prairiss, where the wild grasses would proba-
bly, afford them ample proyender, winter and summer.
The extensive prairies in Illinois and Iowa, already
! afford summer pasturage for considerable aOcks Of
sheep; but hay made from prairie grass is rather
coarse food for the common sheep, they require TO
be fed at the same time with oats, turnips corn &C.
The severe weather In winter, and the want Of shade
in summer, also, act 10 drawbacks upon the business
Of sheep-reafing In that quarter Under these cir
cunstances, the Alpaca if all that ia said about IL
be truc,) would seem To be made expressly for our
! western praries, where II is only necessary to IN
troduce them to raise thousands, giving another vel.
liable staple to the west in the protection OF their
WOOL The first .7ipaeea's ever saw--which, blythe
| by, looked very much like the South American
| lama-were exhibited at the Royal Agricultural So
cielys cattle show IN July lS4l, q Liverpool.
They male and female) were imported by Eng
lish noblemsn, with view OF rearing stock from
| them; which experiment, have since understood,
| succeeded remarkably WELL and that the leeces ia
ken from them had improved in quantity and
quality. 49,. .
The entire lake marine employed on Lake Ere
is estimated by the Buffalo Commercial at 400
vessels with a total tonnage Of 1000 tons, and
valued at u cost Of St055000 The Nagar,
steamer measures ,075 tons, and cost $4,000
Midshipmsn Ashton, OF the frigate Cumberland
was buried yesterday in the burial ground attached
to the United States maynard hospital at Charles
| town, Massachusetts. He was inferred With midi.
| Boston market, FEB. 3.-Auction sales were made
| as follows: . ''.F~ --.." .
| Sussr-Havana, brown, 20 boxes, 8 cents per To-.
! months; do, white, 6 do, 80 60 per 100 lbs,
months. Flgs-Smyrns, 200 drums, 8 a cents
per 10. cash. Gunny bsgs-Medium, 200, Is,
cents each, cash. Molasses--Matanzas, 25 hhds,,
22s 70 cents per gal on, months. Syrup--New
Orleans, halfbarrels, IA cents per gallon, cash.
brown, ordinary, S boxes, 81 81 cents pcr II.
cash. Pork-ohio mess, 10 barrels, Sl2 perh y,
4 months. Rice-Carolina, 20 casks ordinary, i. 70
q 81 per, 100 lbs. cash Salt-Liverpooi fine, -
bapu, 81 IS ~, cash. Corn elbow, 222 sacks,
| 81 cents, cash, sacks ~ cents m .'... q. - -
| The ship Brooklyn sailed to-day for the mouth
! Of the Columbia river, Oregon territory, This was
the vessel alluded to yesterday. She carried out
i lis passengers. chiefly Mormons, who were not
] fully decided whether they would ultimately settle
| in Oregon or California. They seemed TO think,
however, that when they reached the Sandwich is
lands, that they would procure vessel TO take
! them to the Bay of San Francisco Upper Califor.
MIA. Among the emigranis were As heads Of FAM
lies. Among their professions, noticed one oar
6nisher, with several cabinet makers, house
penters, farmers, nlwrights, up!osterrrs, stair
builder, masons, blacksmiths, and one dressmaker.
They carried out with them ploughs, hoes, and all
other necessary farming utensils, besides buck
smiths, carpenters, shoemakers, and other tools.
They also carried out great many articles ofhouse-
hold furniture, valued all together ut 81 900, The
| Brooklyn was cleared by Messrs. A. q. Benson d
Co., SO South street. II interesting sight to
see these Anglo-American emigrunts, the most of
! about to part probably forever from heir homes,
10 settle in r-distant lands. II was painful scene
10 see the ue children, with far skins and 1axen
heads, prattling about the deck ispng in their play
full gambols their mothers English, and about to be
,r ,nsported to places they knew nothing Of or the
purpose Of their long journey, which must prove IA
tai to some Of the poor innocents. May He who
protects protect them
The most Of these people were very respectable
and well-to doooking sort Of persons. As the Brook
L
oceans wave, (iks the May Flower of od,) the
wharf being crowded with spectators, they gave
three enthusiastic cheers 10 the departing emgrants,
wishing them "(;od speed and "a safe voyage"
And ere you read this, the Brooklyn will he plough
| ing her way over the towards Cape Horn. The
agents told me that they expect another vessel will
sail in abou, month with other Mormon emgrants,
| &c. tse71 - .
II the Courier and Enquirer will have little pa.
ticnee land u u could be liaLe gsntttmanly at The
L ~ No. oA~d I'M
.Ns,o York market this day, 5 p. M Tho sales at
the stock boards were, to fair extent, without ma
| teral alteration in prices. " qsI 5s-t 5.,l5.e
| 1900 bales Of cotton sold to-day; among which
| were about 500 bales from Texas. The prices are
| said to be little easier for the, purchaser VIZ
4 Nothing doing in wheat. Some Is, 900 or 90 600
bushels Of white and southern Indian corn were Of
i ferd day al IS cents; but purchasers seemed to
4 hold up. even at 81 cents. Il is said ID 900 or
4 10000 bushels arrived to-day from New Orleans.
| This quantity can mako no impression a market
like this; but those holding orders TO think
| that other arrivals may follow. which may enable
Il them aoon TO I'LL them easier terms. Expot OF
grain from lst to 3ls January corn, il2 6J7 ppsh-
els; wheat, IS 59l bushels; rye, ls,392 bushels;
barley, Al, 100 bushels. "a, = m,af
Il Sales OF -four were very limited to-day. The
current rates were the same as yesterday, viz:
IS 62} for 0enesee, and IS SGT for good western.
II Nothing doing in provisions .51 4g..g q. .la.
Il In tobacco httle doing except IN Connecticut and
Florida Spck in inspection warehouse, in first and
second hands, on the Jet instant, was 1921 hogs
heads Kentucky, I'll Virginia and North Carolina,
4 Is Ohio, and Is Maryland; total, 3525 hogshesds
being 20 lees than on the let ult.
Ashes still Arm; export from lat 10 3Ist january
pots, l,l76 barrels; pearls, 205 barrels. Lead -
Il The stock Of Missouri is reduced 10 about 5000
pigs; and soft Is held firmly FOR an advancc Hemp.
i The market continues very quiet, and we have
i have nothing new TO note in frcights The 81.
Nicholas the pac ket ofthe Sth ia filling TO some ex-