Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-07-07

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PRICE OF WHEAT.-The Fredericksburg Her
aid states that the Mlilcrs OF fredericksburg mr." pre-
pared TO pay cash for wheat. and will give Baltimore
prices "for early delivery" Tn" Herald says:
THE first arrival oi new wheat took place on FRI,
dav. John l.. Maryr, Esq, delivered some l'ooo
bushels to W.. Slaughter, Esq, which weighed 81
| pounds to the busicl.
JOINT WORM AMONG THE CORN.-Thc
Fredericksburg Herald has been informed that the
Join, worm has deserted the harvested wheat crop anu
gone 10 work in Inaraudins expeditions upon the
| growing corn. \ gentleman informs the editor thar
his attention was drawn T." u large spot in one OF Ills
iiclds, which had the appearance OF being troaden
down, but on examination, he found myriads OF the
Joint worm, who had attacked ana weakened inc st"ch
so much III to cnuse n decided leaning. Ina, II true,
snys the Herald, is n new feature, and our informant
is u gentleman Of practical knowledge.
AGRICULTURAL SPEECH.-The speech of
,Judce VIM. Daniel, on Thursday last, a. Lynchburg,
in favor Of Agricultural Societies and Fairs Is charac-
terized in the Lynclburg papers, az one when was
exceedingly able and interesting" The meetinG' by
resolution, rendered Trunks 10 Judge d., tor i' abe
address.
NORTU RIVER CANAL.-Thc Lexington Star
states that the Board Of Directors of the North hiFer
| Cannl Company, at n late meeting elected C"l. Jnc"O
Ruff President, vice w. McCorklc resigned. ms
election is Il good one: Col. Ruff lus been lie ac'ii'S
Secretary of the company for several years. ana Is
probably more intimately acquainted "lth liz hn"irs
thum any other. The entire length OF the hue ~ ABOUT
twenty miles; of this tive miles are completed una
ready for navigation To the mouth ol bniinio 1Fech'
The mex, seven miles are under contract and VIII pro-
baby be completed before the expiration OF the pre-
sent working season.
RICHMOND EAGLE INFANTRY.-The Nor
folk Herald Of the ltl says: This Company, Captain
Bnyly, arrived last evening in the Augusta and Penn
sylvuuia. The members are generally hne looking
men, and appear to he very well disciplined lhey
| will mite with our volunteers to-day IN celebrating
the anniversary of our nations Independence, and
add much to the military display. We hope every
member lnGy have II glorious time.
THE PANHANDLE RAIL ROAD.-Thc open
ing Of the Panhandle Rail Road, through Brooke
county, to the Pennsylvania line was TO be ce'eprnle"
Inv u grand demonstration on the 18th OF July. The
Wellsburg Herald states that Mcs5rs. Edgingt0n anu
Wells on bchulf of the Company, made very Eberal
arrangements to accommodate u large crowd on the
occasion. Invitations were extendcdto various men,
beers of the Legislature.
RESlGNATION.-S. G. Mason has resigned his
pastorship of the Bap,is; Church OF Petersburg.
FEEDING THE NORTH.-Thc Norfolk Argus,
Of Friday last, say. "On Wednesday the L. $. Mail
Steamer, Jame.yown, fr New York, received IN
hoard one thousand eight hundred and tlIirtv-two
barrels potatoes, apples and Cucumbersi and on SD
turdnv, one Thousand seven hundred and thlrty-tour
barrels were shipped by the Roanoke. Thursday
four hundred and !~hirty-one barrels potatoes and ap-
pies were sent by the steamer Virginia to Phlindel-
phia, besides n number of baskets Of tomatoes, &c
About eight hundred barrels OF potatoes, apples, GU
cumbcrs and cvmblins were sent Thursday to Daiti-
more bv tho North Carolina. This amount is sent dGi-
", besides n number oi barrels from Portsmouth,.
Some Of the dcalcrs in the early md saleable pro-
duc,ions Of our soil do not engage in The business in a
very small way. Mcssr-. Jones, Shuster Il Co., for
instance, bought n lot If potatoes rs the grew OF
WIN. II. HAYNES, ESP the cstimnhlc aud enterprisins
proprietor of the valuable Fielding Farm, beautifully
located Oh the north bank OF the Lhstern Branch, near
Norfolk. There are from one thousand to twelve
hundred barrels of potatoes, and they are now being
delivered tn the purchasers. They IRE OF tic white
mercer variety, and we lave seldom seen larger and
better looking potatoes anywhere The only addi-
ton 10 the soil IN which these were raised was guano.
The land -, Of course, rich, aud the cultivation ju-
,iciouS, and such as ensures tho greatest weld III the
shortest time. We suppose, says the Argus, this crop
alone will yield from S3Gm 10 lou. The trade III
tomatoes will soon fairly commence and Il heavy bu.
siness will be done.
TERRIBLE LOSS OF WHEAT By RUST
We learp from the Fredericksburg Herald that the
farmers along the Valley OF the Rappahannock have
met with most disastrous losscs in The way of rusted
wheat. Up TO Whitsuntidc, the wheat looked mos;
promising The heart of the farmer was cherrcd by
the glorious prospect which his waving fields prescn-
ted, bidding fair as they did to make n very large
crop. Since then, however, the rust has been go dis
astrous that ii is positively asserted tina, not a single
farmer in Northumberland, Lancaster, or richmond
will make anything like halt a crop, whilst many will
lose their oil! From Wesmoreland the accounts are
not much more catering, and in both Caroliue aud
Spotsylrapie, tho complaint OF lose by rust is very
general.
ROASTING E.ARS.-Green corn was selling in
the Fredericksburg market, on Saturday last, al % cts.
por dozen ears.