Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-09-07

I '1he oldest inhabitsn.." Wheat has be en-
raisel weighing 81 lbs. 10 the bushel, and So
bushels per acre, by the application of 600 | bs.
lof Peruvian guano, ploughed down on the fal
low.
/ PRorITs OF CONCERT SINGERS The n. Y.
Journal Of Commerce states that Madame So n
rag. who has been one of the most successful
of her profession, and therefore is not to be
taken us specimen Of the whole, deposited
with Count Rossi, previous 10 May last. forty
TWO thousand dollars as her net profits from
singing. since her arrival in this country. This
was done. dng-someihng Ike
$4,000 was paid for renting concert rooms
nearly $1,000 for advertising, and sums of
So, 900 to $4,000 to musicians for professional
services. besides numerous other expenditures.
SENATOR DoueLAs IN CONFERENCE.-The
Hon. Stephen A. Douglas, u, S. Senator from
| lluois.was in Constaninople about the first Of
August and was tn have an audience with the
Sultan, but was unable to defer his departure
for Russia until the day sci apart, by The Sui
tan. to receive him. A letter from Constant.
nople, in the N. Y. Post. how ever, says:
Senator Douglas, during his visit to this
place. had interview with Reschlld Pacha
The present Minister of foreign Affairs and late
Grand Vlzier. Reschild Pacha is now at the
head Of the Sultan's ministry, and directs the
present rather difficult foreign affairs of tn.
empire. The Senator young America) OK
pressed himself as much gratihed with the ir
t"rvew, and formed high estimate ofit q
character and attribute or the Paoha. He
sured RescbiId Pacha that American symp \.
thies were all in favor OF Turkey, in her pr, s..
en-; dfFtrences with Russia, and that The pr o
pile OF his country regarded her cause as n
most just one. In reply, the Minister EXPIRE 8
ed his thanks to Senator Douglas. The age NJ
of the Porte, who visited the United States
some Years ago, said that the Sultan and his
government were much graliied by the man
ner IN which he had been received there.
COFFEE A correspondent of the New York
Courier and Enquirer, dating near Ric Janeiro,
on he 18th of July, gives some interesting
facts relative to the cultivation of Coffee He
SAYS:
The plant has been known in Brazil fol
many years: it is but about forty wears, how ev
or, since the first regular plantation was ma lie,
| by Mr. Moke, Belgian, who brought the IL
II, alton OF Coffee TO great perfection. Ills
plantation is still in this neighborhood and Is
still carried on by his son with much succ IS.
IL is astonishing to what extent coffee has
been cultivated since Mr.. Mokc first made his
plantation. Two millions of bags are annual
" exported from Rio de Janero. aud the l.
mount is increasing with every year, willis
plantations extend for leagues into the interi
or. At Barahyba do Sui, which is within
4 Il
ing six and seven hundred slaves.
The best plantations those owned am
conducted by foreigners-cheny English
French and Belgian-have an air of neatnes
} aud comfort about them OF which those owne
by Brazilians and Portuguese are totally des :,
tute The foreigners use improved machin, r.,
also in preparing the berry for market, wi lici
the Brazians, with some exceptions, do not
The coffee berry contains two seeds. covered
Q with gummy. muclaginous substance. ant
/ enclosed in a skin which is thick sweet ane
;. dark and red when ri pc. The foreigners ak,
off this skin by means of machinery, and III,
: beans are then washed until they are dveste,
" OF the gum which covers them. They ar,
e then dried and put in the bags ready for tn,
y market The BraziIians dry the beans with
!. the skin on. In the process Of drying, the ski,
first becomes dark, and finally black, and be
coming crisp, is rubbed off the bean, which i.
. then washed. In this process, however. there
isa great danger Of Fermentation. The skin
contains vast amount of saccharine matter
J. and successful attempts have been made TO ex.
n tract from it Isugar and spirit; but either
g through poor machinery, or other mismanage
ment, 1t was found 10 be Improbable. and the
. experiment was abandoned. The skin is OK
ceedlngly sweet. almost as much so to the taste
as the sugar cane.
!, The coffee plant can be propaga,ed from tn,
:, seed, but the most prevalent method is b,
ID young plants. which may be had by the thou
= sands on old plantations. The young tree il
"A taken ofin August generally when it is abou
two years old-and planted in good soil. The
Of fourth year it bears coffee, and the fifth yea
;. commences to bear regular crops, the yielc
- being from pound and half to three pound
a. per tree Trees have been known to last fo
many years on good rich soil. and some on Mr.
Moke's plantation are still bearing which wer