New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-07-26
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.


m Thursday last we isrmed part Of a large com.
o.sv serving "a delegation from the American lnsd
~ eourteoasy invited by the Long Island Rsrosd
copapy 10 avail themselves Of the Road for atrp -
G,,enDot for the purpose Of nouog the agricultural
,sosb,es and pr8 spcc.s Of the Island and % satisfy
whatever curiosity might be awakened. special train
WAS dispatched from Brooklyn At A. N. aud after
run Of sufficient duration 10 allow frequent stoppages
r examining the nature OF the surrounding country,
se company arrived a. the terminus OF the days labor
soJ Of the Island late Ia the afternoon Al the PccOnc
House he worthy hos, Mr. Fsrchild, provided excel
lent fare for the sssembage.ln the evening meeting
was called Gen. CHANDLER presiding. Votes OF thanks
10 the Company and its Agents Of course adopted
sn1 addresses made various matters pertaining 70 the
interest Of ths Agrcuturist Among ohers DR.. Under
hi sy0ke Of The means OF improving the Agriculture oil
the Island detailing 10 the many farmers OF the district
there present tbs observations and suggestions swek
cnod in his mind-snd bestoWing high praise on the e.
lors Of the AMEMCAN INSTITUTE Alta seasonabe hour
ON Friday the train reanded Its well pleased company
within tho precincts Of tho City Of Churches
But We Intended to say word about tho Island it.
sell From Riyerhesd TO GreeDpOrt observed great
Improvement In the appearance OF both crops and land
ss coutrasied with the previous portion Of the route
owing chiefly u the very extensive use la that region
Of fh as ronOyaor Of the soil appears TO excel 10
ennching qualities although the OdOr and gases evolved
are not highly favorable. The Hay crop yields very
finely bat Oats look poory-whe Corn varies exceed
ugy from yelowsh brown stalks 10 luxurant fields Of
acres la extent.
From of the oldest residents on the Island we
heard that there has been vast extent Of the soil M
proceed within period Of 40 years past The capacity
Of the Island is but little known or understood. II Is
I1at he "a gr10f
Advantages for The sailcneat Of immigrant Europeans
Nearly all the soil Of Long Island has large ad
mixture Of sand though in many localities hne Loan
sprovaent Around stony Brook, the Farmer has the
Advantage uf numerous creeks increasing by thousands
Of bushels the product in Grain OF that regon-while
there are 10000 acres OF salt Meadow together with
az immense bod of peat and other matters that may
EASILY be rendered available for renoya,ing tho soi-lt
highly probable that from the region OF the line OF Rail
road alone lands suitable for many neat farms may be
called out ofa character and with soil that with even or
dnary care will fully repay the toll Of the husbandmsn
pfArH OF EX.GOvERNOR EDwARDs.--EX Gov
enor Edwards died At his residence IN New Haven on
Thursday Ia the Gsh year O his ago He WA the son
Of lhs late Judge Pierpont Edwards, brother OF Judge
ogden Edwards and father of tho present Judge Henry
Edwards Of this City. Ils has filed many offices OF
honor and trust and among them Governor OF the State
ofCosneclcut Speaker OF the state Legislature, Mem
Der Of Congress and OF tho q. 5. Senate.
~ The Boston Transcript extracts from a let
ter Ia The Tribune notice Of the project OF new Quar-
ohy Review In that city and credits IL to the Mo- loTh
Rald The only thing the TTaRscrpt could have
done would be the converse Of It's blunder
SEIZURE or AN AMERICAN VESSEL IS Brazil
correspondent of the Salem (tlass) Registr writes
from Rio Janeiro that tbs bark Neoman of Plymouth
with 800 bbls sperm Oil had put into OF the bays OF
Ma Grande and before Capt. Williamson could give
Der warning she had been taken possession OF by the
Revenue Cutter who had also taken the papers vi tue
Toe barA from the master. She lying At Angra dos
Refs and the captors trying to get crew 10 oog
her 10 Rio. No offence whatever had been committed,
or oil sold or landed. The pretence was that she had
made protest before the authorities that che came
here In distress for provisions and water national
BRIG ofwar had been applied 10 for crew TO or2g her
to Rio but the captain refused that the bark mad
committed no offence and that he would not Interfere
NhsleTs have been In the habit Tor thirty years or
more of stopping at lha Grsnde to refresh AM nave
frequently paid tor acknowledgements with OIL The su'
thoritcs have never objected 10 IT, and even now no ON
cia notice has been given orbiddng IT, II appears to
be done at the present time merely to VeN ana annoy
RAILWAY COMPAss.-We find IN an English pa
Der an accoun, Of an invention called llenerarium OF
of the engine the distance 10 the next station and the
position OF the train on the line. chronomeer con
nec,ed with shows the railway time. 1t will note the
time occupied at each station and the speed OF each
mile on paper which can be taken OF aud fled One
index on the dial points 10 the place which corresponds
10 the the railway another indicates the speed
AAlrd reyolves once in 10000 miles showing what dis
lance the engine has travelled This instrument IS moved
bys separate wheel running on the rail is not affected
BY breaks and being Illuminated az night IS easily seen
has
tried fully realizing the snucipations OF the inventor
FUNERAL OF CAPT LINCOLN-The remains OF
Capt George Lincoln were inferred at Worcester, Mass
On Thursday Funeral services were performed at the
Uul,arlan Church ny Rev. Mr. nm; and sslutes were
hrcd over the grave After the funeral an entertain
msnt given to the military portion OF the process
sou st the Town Hall. The warhorse OF the deceased
Tally caparisoned he the held oil battle, iOl'
lowed tho hesrse. and upon TIE colin were placed me
swords by the deceased IN battle aud the one pre-
sented 10 him by ihe citizens Oi Worcester.
WHO CONyENTION IN MAINE-A Wing state
Convention was held in Augusta on w ednesday
last Judge kingsbury Of Plscataqua county was
elected President Hon. David Bronson was again
Put IN nomination for Governor.
A large number OF Delegates were induced to
attend, IN the expectation that Delegates would
DC chosen TO represent them ia a Wing National
Convention. The committee appointed 10 consider
TIE SUBJECT reported TWO rcsuiulOuS-lSt, mat
Gis ineXpedient 10 appoint Delegates at present
AMI 2d, u a Convention be called, that tue State
Committee be empowered 70 take such measures
As they may deem cXpedient.
la support OF the first resolution It was urged that
The appointment OF Delegates was unnecessary, in.
Asmuch as no call had yet been made Tor a Nation
a Convention After considerable discussion, the
resolutions were adopted, with sn additional one
expressing the opinion OF the Wings OF Maine that
National Wing Convention should be called 10
oominate candidates for President and Vice Presi.
dent A series OF resolutions were adopted IA re-
alton TO the War. with great unsniInity
Boston Wig.
ASoTHEK COMET.-We understand, says the
Bosea Irareler that a comet discovered on Ihe
iasa inst II the Cambridge Observatory, by o. r BOND
beng the hih comet frat Ia this country ~ TINS
svnueman Il was found with the aid Of the excellent
eoetseeker recently presented to the Observatory ~
IL Bowdiieb ESQ Through the grand reifsctor the
comet shows bright nucleus SURROUNDED by onused
neeaoas appearance. The comet having a very great
aottoefn dochnslon does not set In our latitude It's
,ppfoximsie places were as follows;
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