The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-24
NTELLIGENCE BY THE MAILS.
WASHINGTON, August ~, lSaS.

WASHINGTON, August ~, Io&o
Domestic Exports General Lawe-Rosigwatton Of
Judgcship-Tae Negro There's, &c.
The exports of domestic producearom the Unit
ed states. commencing October l, 1923 and ending
March 81, 1913, are as follows 1924, S43 9S4 42l ;
Isa5 $50 1867 9is 1885, SIS 25S 4i3; 1927, $50 622,
OPS; Is2s. s42 73s 22o 1922 $i7, 81 ,94e 1880,
1881, s5l ,52i $40; 1882, $50 76s 1897
1885, $50 65s; 1884, ell SSs, 7si; 1885, 800 446
$50 1886, s96 9l7, 66i 1887, $50 s57, 534 1885,
SIS ssie i6; 1899, $50 6ss $685. 1910, s97,sts 42i
Isil 500 0l2 799; 1912, $40 2O6 375; lS4S, S6s2ls
0S0; Is44, S5,7i7 l22 1916, ssl, Isl; 1910,
SIS, 63i759; lsi7, Sl35, lo4,S9O. From the LIST o.
July, ls47 to the 3Ist of March, ls4S, three quar-
tiers, ISL 3O9 SOL These exports comprise the FOL.
lowing named articles of the forest and agricul
ture VIZ skins and furs, ginseng, slaves, timber
shingles, boards, hewn timber, otherumoer, masts
and spsrs oak bark and other dye wood, all manu-
features of wood, naval stores tar pltcn rosin ana
tIrpentine ashes, pot and pearl, beef talow hides
horned cattle, butter and cheese, pork (pickled),
bacon, lard, live hogs, horses and mules, sheep,
wheat -four, Indian corn, Indian meal, rye meal,
rye oats and other small grain and pulse, biscuit
or ship bread, potatoes, apples rice, TOBACCO. cot,
ton, wool, faxseed, hops, brown sugar, indigo and
hemp. 1t will be seen that, during the year 1917,
the exports were treble those in 1924, and that
during the last quarter OF century they nave oeen
increasing until they have doubled.
On Saturday, informed you that General Lane,
of Indiana, would be rendered the Governorship
al Oreeon-General Shields having declined the
appointment To-day, it is said, that General Lane
will not accept as he can, If he chooses, come TO
Congress from Indiana. However, nothing has,
vet, been heard from the General himself. He IL
IN the neighborhood of Evansville, on the ONO,
and his telegraphic point is Louisville Ananswe'
is daily expected.
Mr.. Turney, brother to Hop. Turney, OF the
Senate declines the appointment OF one OF the
Judges of Oregon territory. He has good place
in Washington in one of the departments, 1 be-
Eeve. and is more comfortably situated than he
would be in that far-off country. A Mr.. Hall, o
Missouri, related to the member from that State,
al the same name, is spoken OF TO fill the va
cancy -. !.
Drayton, who stole the negroes from this dis
tnct. has been sentenced to ten years lmprison-
men, in the penitentiary each OF the two cases
tired at this term of the criminal court. The SEN
tence is to take effect after the rising OF the circuit
court, next October, so as 10 give him chance TO
appeal Sears has been found guilty on the seven
ty-one indictments for Transporting slaves The
penalty is 5000 tor each, or $l4, 200 In ALL The
sale of the report of the trial Qaken down by a
gentleman from the North,) will nearly or quite
pay this amount
Since the adjournment OF Congress our streets
are almost as quiet as Sunday. Even the ltinerant
organ grinders are welcome before our doors.
and from this you may Judge of the dry, dull, mo-
notonous condition of the capitol. tELM.