Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-05-29

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The Drops.
The New York Journal Of Commerce says
A gentleman who has just returned from .
tour through the States of New York. Ohio. Ind.
ana and Illinois, informs us that in the Northern
SsM OF the two last mentioned States (particuiar.
ly Illinois, he fall.sown wheat is good deal
winter killed ba. that with this exception, the
crop looks we'll thrcaghout the whole region.
II. is of opinion thst the cop Of Ohio and New
York bds fair to be as large as last year.--Ano'
ther gentleman just arrived from, Illinois, tells
us that not only in the North, but in tie southern
part Of the State and in fact throughout IL State
the wheat is very much winter killed, and That
in numerous cases the fields have beea re.sow,.,
ths grain being simply narrowed in, 20 .s not to
destroy the surviving part Of the winter. SOW
Our informant is of opinion that Illinois will not
raise more wheat this year than will be required
for the consumption Of her inhabitants. He how
ever says there will be oceans Of Indian corn,
and that il the price of wheat should be high q
portion Of it will be sent of, and its place sup
piled at home by the coarser article. In the
'Ssxthern part Of Wisconsin and Iowa he says the
wheat crop has suffered in the same way as in
Illinois; but perhaps not to such degree. In
Michigan he understands there is a prospect Of
an exceiaeat crop. There has been no lack of
rain in any of the Western States. In Western
New York, rain wac mach needed
The Westminster, Md, C.rroiltonion of yes.
terday says
We have had no rain in this ecuaty Of any ac.
count fer several weeks, and as a aecessry eoe.
sequence much of the wheat looks bad In the
limestone land not more than half crop is expec.
sed whilst IN the red land it cannot exceed one
thrd of crop.
The Norfolk Herald of Thursday says that
much Of the growing Wheat in the vicinity Of
that place is stunted by the drought. and rrema.
turely heading The Corn crops have suffered
from fiosts-
A SIGN.-The Dewoo rats of Sussex county,
N j., county which polls larges Democratic
majority than any other in the State, have called
a meeting for the 25th inst to nominate Gen.
Taylor as a candidate for the Presidency.
GEE. TArLen's FARM We ace happy to learn
days ago over Gen. Tayier's plantation, did little
or no injury to his property. The old General
himself can staAd Gre, and his farc can stand
water.
The exports of BreadstufTs from Baltimore to
England and ireland, durins the week ending
Thursday evening, says the Baltimore American,
were 16, i03 bbls. Flour; 90 ,227 bushels Wheat;
70 Oeo bushels Corn; 80, 600 bushels Oats; 49,.
900 bushels Ship stuff; and 2l2i barrels Corn
Meal-the aggregate market value et which was
at least t,ro hundred and thirty thousand dollars.
The taxes to be paid by the citizens Of New
York this year exceed $2.500,O 600. The ex.
pendnnres Of last year exceeded the income
S3l, 1877, which amount is added TO the taxes of
the present year.
THE ILLumsArIos in New Orleans on the e.
vening Of the 18th, in honor Of the victories in
Mexico, was 4 magnificent affair. Upon the sin.
gle bsildins occupied for the Mayors Office there
were 7 600 lamps Some of the squares had va
riegated lamps hung around the ratings and sus
pended upon the trees, while ia the centre ryra-
mids completely festonned with tape.s, proda
eed an agreeable completeness.
Col YELL's SoN.-The President, il is stated,
has taken the son Of Col. Yell to adopt and edu.
cate him as his own son. Col. Yell and the Pre-
sident were warm personal as well as political
friends. The last letter which the brave soldier
is supposed to have written was TO Col. Polk
directing the advance Of Col. Yel's pay due to
his family. He was poor, and his family were
dependent upon him.
A letter in the New York Courier says that one
OF the volunteer com paUies recently raised ia
Missouri for service in Mexico is commanded by
fifty years of age, and worth at least sio0. 900,
who served in the last war with Grea; Britaia.
The train Of cars from London to Birming-
ham, on the 18th ult., went the distance in two
hours and thirty minutes, including three stop.
pages, to allow other trains to pass in opposite
directions This is at the rate of fifty six miles
an honr A part Of the distance was run at the
rate Of seventy FIVE miles an hour. Twenty .one
miles were run in twenty.one minutes.
SUICIDE OF You've LADY --On Tuesday
considerable excitement was created at Pitts
burg in consequence Of young and beautiful
female committing suicide by jumping from the
Monongshela Bridge. Her name was Eliza
beth Richardson.
II appears, that for eome time past, she ha