The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-18


We have been favored with the perusa letter nom
ConstAntnopls written by a gentleman who had fire.
aasnt opportunities Of conversation with Dr. Davis
VIII De recoseted that DR.. D. left this State at the in
stance OF the Turkish Government with view Of test
ing the practicabty Of successfully raising cotton 10
10 readers have hastily thrown together the fol-
lowing particulars OF the progress he has made in his
was planted, and that was sown broadcast a. We DO
wheat, and not cultivated, except by pulling out the
yrass and weeds The only plough used ia Turkey s
og elevated at end with two wooden wheels, aud
srgs iron q: the lower extremity and the shovel
lines indeed mostly, wooden. Tbs plough Ia Of two
zes-ons without wheels drawn by two oxen, and the
he other by twelve With this the soil 10 prepared
or the cotton and wheat which Is then sown and
hing more L. done till harvesting or gathering The
wheat is cut with grass scythss, and raked Up,
and there trodden out with horses on the ground aud
cleaned BY throwing It up In the wind, and ground
in common mill; without any separation OF
the different portion, Of the grain The cotton Is
something like bow with two strings but 1t Is not sod
or used for any purpose but candle wicks Aifef
aiming the tables Of ths weather kept by the Rev MI
Dwight missionary the character and capacity OF the
pSsno for model farm not that it was the best suited
for cotton but because 1t the Sultans cotton
factory and convenient for his inspection He proposed
here to grow cotton and all productions suited TO the
climate acclimate such not introduce ma
chimes, mills, &c establish dairy of improved cattle
raise improved horses sheep, Sci the whole to DO work.
asorers selected from the various portions OF the
Turkish dominions who were to be sent back to their
homes after one years service and others brought In
their stead Dr. Davis also to take higher grade
OF educated young whom he would teach tho theory
and sciences connected with agriculture prepare some
yuage. making contributions and editing newspapers,
60 The sultan was highly pleased with the plan, gave
1t his prompt approval, and gave Dr. Davis q carte
blanche for thing necessary carry his plans
that the seeds and animals should be mISs-
diatey imported the farm residence, buildings, &c,
to be constructed under his direction and these
now completed ON very extensive scale. The doctor
immediately set about making ploughs, shoves gears
instructng the workmen breaking the horses, &C In
these efforts he met many obstacles, and with difficulty
al. ht,hx aftH aud
Joint grass il order cotton He however commenced
planting onihe 22d Of April and finished the 26th May
and much more rain Usually they have no rain from
the 18th of May until the LIST Of September This year
badly indsed, the first importation of seed dam
aged and with the exception OF about five acres none
Of 1t came when the second lot arrived ye planted
This all up we'll grew we'll doomed well, and Is
full OF bols and he kinks the hundred acres plant
ed promise to make hundred bale. of three hundred
weight each There Was no frost Till January last year
and this Is usually the The cotton was planted
five feet in the and eightssn inches apart on ls-
vel with the ground anticipating the effects Of dry
ther The cotton planters from America, who have
been here pronounce the crop equal to that grown on
than Carolina crops. The Carolins negroes think It
bears heavier than at home and the doctor sure OF IT,
lie sent some days ago grown boil OF cct.oS 20 Inc
greatly delighted and he to receive this august
parsonage on the farm soon as he thinks the snts
enough perfection The weed Is now about three
feet and half high but having months to grow,
he is ut loss to conjecture to what size may attain
looks very fine. The Turks have Icing time grown
Indian but have sown 1t broadcast and give no
cultivation The result IL plant about three feet ho,
and grain that would hardly be recognised. The pso
pie delighted with the one horse common plough,
turs as well as the Indian corn The doctor has ten
young men, five Turks, four Armenans, and Greek
whom he n nstrSct' In Engsh geology chsm,st ~
school hereafter lie is compiling lectures these and
all subjects connected with agriculture particularly, as
well 81 generally which he Is arranging alphabetically
to be published dictionary or book OF re-
ference 1t will be gratifying to their numerous friends
that Dr. Davis and his family in fine health.
The doctor speaks in terms Of the kindness Of
the Sultan and sanguine Of the Of the projects
he has in charge Charieston Mercury Oct. H.
miscellaneous.
Drewry Biddle, charged with having murdered James
Turner in Southampton comfy Va in December last,
has been arrested about eight miles west Of Cshawbs
Alabama.
A man by the name of Ansel Mcdonald, confined in
the jail of Onandaga county dug both his out
Thursday last while suffering from delerium tremsns
The loss occasoned the disease potatoes threatens
to be more severe this than last, friend in
Maine, who sent his whole crop, valued at thousand
hands.-Boston Transcript.
Louis Latinski Pole, committed suicide at Cairo,
Illinois the night the LIST inst by cutting his throat
with a razor-probable cause liquor.
The telegraph between Baltimore and Philadelphia In
again Ia working order.
The Superior Court for Fairfield county, Connecticut
has granted divorce to Miss Phebe Ball. the lady
shamefully imposed upon by Calvin s. Ball on the
ground that he had attempted to poison her.
Hogs for slaughter beginning to arrive at Cinoin
natl in droves.
Advices from Nova Scotia and Newfoundland repre-.
sent that the potato crop In those regions almost
There heavy frost in Boston and vicinity, on
Friday night. The effects upon flowers, plants and
vines were decidedly destructive. The dshliss
dropping and dyng-and the trees will soon be stripped
Of their leaves.
The Rev Father McElroy, the Roman Catholic priest
who sent to Mexico by Mr. Polk to the peo-
pie of that country that had designs upon their
religious rights preached in the church Of the
Holy Cross, Boston
On Tuesday evening some villain entered the house
Of Hine near Syracuse, during the absence Of the
family and stole trunk containing bonds and mort
cages, notes and money, amounting to over $4,000
Two boats, being the first Of the season, passed
the Northampton, Mass Canal, but few days ago.
Francis Bruggman, druggist Of sandusky city, (O)
has been arrested On charge Of murder by sdminis
tering poison to Conrad Alder his partner In business
man named Charles johnson, late in the employ OF
g. w Simmons Of Oak Hail. Boston, has been arrested
charged with having robbed his employer of between
$1,000 and $4,000 worth or valuable goods. He de-
tected In this city while selling lot Of splendid
of peculiar style, which had purchased here
only short time previous by his employer.
Is said that the body Of the lady who disappeared
from the fremont House Boston Monday last found
in Jamaica Pond where she had thrown herS At OF
insanity.
Epes Sargent has been chosen to deliver the poem be-
fore the Phi Beta Kappa Society Of Harvard Univery
at its next anniversary. ... ...
Snow fell at Buffalo last Wednesday
The White Mountains are covered with
The potato crop in Newfoundland and Nova scotis
has been sad failure and but few fish have been taken
at the former place during the present season.
From the 9th OF May to the 9th Of October, there
rived at Quebec 81 s92 passengers from Great Britain
and Germany.
SIANpER-A libel suit was tried at the present
the Circuit Court mt Fonda, In this state, In
which Catharine Wagner appeared plaintiff and Ste.
phen Fox deendent. The jury returned verdict Of
$4,000 of plaintiff The said TO have been
one aggravated and malicious libsng appears that
Miss Wagner b the cousin Of the wife of the defendant
and that in the year s4 at the age OF about sxtsn
she solicited TO take her residence with them
companion TO her cousin, which shs did In ls43, In
consequence Of personal insult violence offered 10
the plaintiff by the defendant she LEFT his HOUSE, and re-
fused to return. The violence offered to her being Of
such nature as TO threaten the defendant with IN
pleasant he conceived the design
her reputation and destroying her credit and course
OF reckless SANDER commenced In which the black
est imputations heaped upon her character and