Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-05-12

AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. At the regular time, tie
22nd inst. the Edgecombe Agricultural Society as
sembled, and called to order by the President.
Il. Il. Bridgers, ESQ.,, called up the question,
whether citizens of other counties could be admitted
members of this society? Decided in the a6trma-
tive. .. ......"
Mr.. r. f. Macnar made very interesting report
on the rotation of crops.
The Committee ascertain the products Of tho
county during last year. made emily partial report
Cherry's disirc, made l24s bales Of cotton Bakes.
7a6; Pcnder's, 464; Edwards, 346; Sparta, SOC;
GAYS 3O5; BulIuck's, 1898; Armstrong; 1880.
The following gentlemen were then received 40 new
members: Dr.. Sugg. d.. John Mercer, Dr.. J. =.
Battle, H., B. Bryan, Henry Mordeeai. A. Braswell,
and Joseph Johnson. III. .t. ..'~-
Dr. Philips then offered the following resolution:
Res"Iped, That the Secretary ofthe Edgseo@be AEr-
cultural Society ascertain BY corresPondence or 9th"
erwise, wha, will be the annual salary Of . scientific
analytical chemist, with the incidental expenses &C.,
With view TO the analysis of soils and vegetables,
and report the to the next meeting Of tue socie-
ty. Adopted. 9" : a-" ..tt.@ .ssa
Dr. Tompkins then addressed the meeting in .
short but oscbe speech. pressing the imPos'anos OF
sustaining State agricultural paper, and OF eneonr-
aging Education, the great l'and-maid 70 true and
| lasting progress in farsDing. s .'i-.''.. = ,
Dr. Philips was elected to deliver the annual ao'
dress before the Society. '1
The resolution, resembling the order for the publt-
cation Of the meeting stricken out, and s'resolu'
ton. that they be published, substituted. 7s
Inc UeeitlS USeh dUJOutucus
| Tarbo,ougk &,uthnrnor.
! THE WEATHER AND EARTHQUAKES. corfespon-
dent Of the New York Journal of Commercs makes
the following observations with regard to the weather
| and the recent earthquake: =-. sr-a"..H ..-'
+ "At4 a. m., Ct Thursday, April %, the tempers.
| ure was down 10 81 Degrees Or within degrees OF
the freezing point. At a. N. the atmosphere was
unusually bright; temperature A. At9. So degrees
north and 50 sonth. being most extraordinary rise
Of II degrees in GO minutes. Al p. N. It reached
c. and at ,, 67 degrees; which is the highest ex-
cept on the Is,i, Of March, since che 2ist October.
1851 About D. ID. most powerful electric culre"s
i s,reamed up to the zenith and beyond it, from below
the horizon in the south steamers dIverged
and the moment cloud came in contact WIN TITS
current i, beca,ne crystalized. At Is minutes 10
o. n severe earthquake was felt at Raleigh. n. T.;
abou, | p. m. two shocks were felt at washington
civ and about the hour the scholars In one OF
,he schools on Btooklyn Heights felt shock Of earth
quake. similar state of atmosphere existed on the
!, 18th of March last. The temperature st and p.
,u. was a, 68 aud 69 degrees north on that day
Isbock was felt at Guanauato, Mexico Oa the 2lsi
Of October, 1851. the Temperature was at 70 degrees
for ys consecutive hours. attended BY lightning
storm at Newbutypor, Mass and preceded ~ severe
earthquakes at Sagns Piceo!i. Dalmstia. Thus
present the only three greatly periods wishia
The last six months, and each connected with The
! same cause-ear.hquakes." 1'' ..''..'''
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