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MINNESOTA TERRITORY.
FROM GOvfRrc8 uOKnAS.

hxEoUrivB OuioE,
81. PAUL, Minnesota rcer,t,ry
slR--Your printed circul.r. ed opt sss duly
ceived You rqu~st to he iaforuof Of the proba lie
amount OF sgrc ilural products for ths year Ia tho
FIRST place it quite sessoa~oe, ~e have hsi
drought to affect the crops Ia the least AL th- serssls
have ature aney and yielded l.rgs crops and With
all the esculenu car whs.t crop will res,h sboat
IFS 900 bushels about $4,000 TO so 900 oushs
taroes the yela 10 very ge aud Of choice quality esu
mated " 900 busbels There Will also DO i-rss
yield OF cranberr,es urnps rutaosgss ana psiss
have yel tie largest crop to the sc'o, genersty,
have grow IN sny pert OF the contaent Our
tur Up and osgA cannot fall short OF 400 QUO
bushels; but thsse mot,y fed cstte duny tue
winter Pre4 ident OF the Agricultural Sscoty Of
this Territory and think my Of uoh
n can be eIied upon 1t least substantially 10.
Respectfully, your oo't serv't.
W. A. GORXAN.
7 RTsyKTT New York.
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Serious Accident To New Workers.

SfAISeFIRlD sept a. 1864.
Jonathan l. Wells and wife, Of New York, and AkrsA
Wells Of Green6eld werc all badly injured at GrecnasaA
on Friday afternoon by being thrown violently out Of
carriage in consequence Of the horse being frightened
and running away. Mrs J. Wells It is feared Is 1a-
tally wounded
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NORTH CAROLINA.


FAOh JOHN s. DANOY, ESQ PLANTER, or kD6E-
CUABE CJUSTY.
TASBoRo sept. vs., 1851
MY DEAR sIR-0ur season this region North
Csrolns can be safely put down -,ge one. II
compares very f,vorsbly wth tho Of 1851, being
fully t~enty -dss pr cent better.
Our principal crop in Esgecombe is oossou, aud
link the ing crop will loot up 10000 bales (aoo lbs
10 the tale) II will certainly DO the lar Gro,
made in the county, the having been far snd
the cultivation that Of any former
year 1he corn crop lis hn., and out e AL dange
from injury The ost upcommonly good.
Sweet poatoes look doe aud will, doobt yield we'll
Tho crop viii he fully average one aud tueee Is
the greatest abundance of peas aud pkins in sd T.
toD to tho slready mentioned to fatsen them in
good time.
Our county ard several adjacent counties have been
exempt from Drought
Very respectfully, your obedient servant
JOHN g. DaNcY
JAMES GoRpoS BESSsrr Editor HERALD.
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From QuslD bee.

EMBARKATfoS or BRITISH TROoPS-RoyAL ASSEM-
TO THE RECIPROc,TY BILL.
QurBKo. Sept 23, 1854.
The Seventy .drst regiment has bcca withdraw FROM
here and embarked for Liverpool to day aud are not -
be replaced. Other troops viii soon follow
The reciprocity bill has received tho Royal assent.
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IN J7h asa

!. III
The above table shows cecr ease frem 1880 Of
3126s $50 oufhes, nearly third, in the New
FL n and com croo Of the preseDt year
The following table nas given In rscaptalation of my
estimated compa, Of yield of cereals for this
year with 1885,
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Fco.n Now orleans.

The BLACK wARHIOR-THE YELLOW FEWER
New ORLEANS sept "a, ls54.
The steamship Black Warrior sails to morrow. fog
Havara and New York, with freight Of 900 bales Il
cotton and $3.50 600 in specie
The deaths BY fever at tie hospital last week eschee
hundred and Atty.
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VERMONT.
FROM GOVERNOR ROBINSON.


BENNINGTON, Vermont sept Z, 1854.
DEAR SR-In reply to your letter of the 4th inst in
res ect he effect of the dr. ought upon tue crops In
this part of the State havs to inform you that hay
about and wheat rye oats aud barley three
quarters Of the ual average yield. Early planted
corn upon good snd viii yield two thirds aud potatoes
half crop. Potato vines, partisularly late planted,
look esh and green tho long :outicu
Incs OF the drought, and wi occa nal sho cs
~ hid I'd ind 9th inst the crops may oxcsed
the above estimate. More potatoes planted this
Than The pest year. and moro rptiug grain was ss~n,
which GILL; TO extent, compensate the deficiency in
the yield
Very respectfully your obedie Mt servant,
JOHN 8. ROBINSON.
J G. BENNETT, Editor NEW YcRK bERALD.
FROM THE SECRETARY or STATE.
MosTfgIEG, sept. is, 1861
SIR-As,er trigept inquiry Of reliable men from the
various counies In the central aud parts Of this
state embracing about thirds Of the state, an
perirg statements, somewhat prepared to rcpls to
your circular soliciting information n ard to the do
ci, pcy Of crops this in Vermont which should
put down as follows -
The hay crop, on the average, is sbout onofourth
less than last year but much better secure that is
supposed thst 1t viii keep much stock through the
winter ard should be placed very general
see Of this crop
Potatoes, though perhaps quarter lees 10 quantity
than Of late years. much superior In q1aiy, and
there berg loss in dry rot after b.y dug 1t Is
believed they viii 10 worth much, aud perhaps yield
qui'e many bushels Of sound Of late years.
0. Corn crop fourth less than average.
Apples one half less than last year.
s. Oats wheat barley, &c . full average.
Fall feel is poor and this will constitute the great
est loss by Drought in Vermont In haste,
D. r. THOMPSON, Secretary of state
J. G. BENNETT Esq Editor Of tho HERALD
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IMPORTANT AGRICUL IURAL INFORMATION.

The Crsps az tho United Ststss- EfFeces or
the Late Drought -acpdcs 40 shv Herald
C1rculsr.
We gradually receiving replies to the circular we
ISSUED from the HERALD oacs la es, part OF this
month directed to ponsibs geo hout the
United states. We publish replies Of IN ,st ion
pcrtance which have como htai inclujag few let
ters which we have already gisea I, iers.
The following is copy OF HERALD Giro lar referred
TO, which was sent by mail to influential ini viduAls
throughout the Union -
CIRCULAR.
New YoRK, Sept. 8 1854.
DyAE Srn--A great drought has afflicted tho country
unprecedented In its du -aton and extent II mast
terially affect financial and iniutri exchanges,
The subs tence o. people, and general pro Gritty
We desire, therefore, SOLICIT from the different
tons Of tho Un.on for the lilo iaorm uou sutheauo
facts OF tho state Of the crops especially OF corn cotton
anu po'stoes, and their pro ,sble yield this
compared with average crop To tois end 20 take
the liberty of addressing you request that you will
Communicate TO this ooBce f,cts AMI es mates
you may be able 10 ana In references great
staples Of your Common th and tho extent and elect
OF tbs drought in tho reduc ion OF your crops.
The fuller your details the better. Please answer at
your earliest convenience and address
J. G. BEvEET,
Editor N. Y. HKRAiD, New York.
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NEW JERSEY.
FROM THE GOVERNOR

sTAIs OF NEw JERSEY -ExEounvn DxrARrrRy1
TRENTON, Sept. I, 1854.
IAasrR-It will afford me pleasure TO obtain and give
you far as from the most reliable sources, tho
information desired BY your note of the 4th init.
des the nforma ion Of great national portancs Ny
present opinion is take whole crops together ws
shsN have this year fair average crop Our gas and
earl, eran harvested before the DR. sught wss good aud
more than An average crop. Potatoes have suffered
most.
Ism resy obliged to you for suggesting this inquiry,
and will be fully compensated BY ipg compendium
for the United States in your valuable paper
have the honor to be- with great respect your most
obet lent servant, ROMAN n. PRICE,.
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DR. Miller, prominent phys clan Of Flat Rock. Il, r.
hon County Kentucs y was recently tound desd ty ~.
aide Of his hnr e. III having bsen kila. W IL vi W.
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RHODE ISLAND.

RHODE ISLAND.
PROM THE SECRETARY or STATE.
sEcRErARy's OFFICE, PROVIDENCE, /
September 90 1854. !
LEAR sRyour circular letter OF the fourth iostant
has been received and am happy to furnish you with
such information relative to the crops In this state II
is in my po yer to give.
The crop Of grass, always important crop to the
farmer and intimately connected with the matter Of
brescstus Is in this State the preseot season unusually
large and has been secured in good order and ition.
ihe crop Of corn has BEEN, ia somc localities, where
the soil b light and dry, what affected by drought
bu the long continued hot weather necessary to tho
growth and perfection Of his plant generally has In
other moist and rich 81 lis fully compensated the injury
done 10 the crop by the drought In rhis State The
drought did not set In eher until the hsd
20 large 10 shade the ground and thereby assd BY
tie right dew enabled to escape to great extent the
bad effects Of the dry weather think that
crop Indian will this State be about average
ore that The bad effects of the atc dry weather upon
This crop win he found evc3 where to have been greatly
overIattd
The postoe crop has Also In very dry ni been soms-
what injured by tae very hot weather and consequent
drousht but the universal freedom from ths this
in this sta'e will think, than make up for
the dsmsge done by the drought Add when take
into consideration the fact that much larger than the
usual quantity were, in consequence Of the high price
Of this article the last year. planted the present season.
c,nnot doubt that there will be moro s,und potatoes
raised and brought market ia this State tho present
yssr han bcre has been either OF thu last Ave years
Tho fine refreshing showers which have sd In this
month Of September has given good start to tae fall
feed and promises to inauro large sup ply OF the article
of fall butter.
Upon the whole, think there Is little danger OF "a
mine this year, and spectators who base their cal
cuations upon such supposon, win be In danger Of
burning their fingers.
Yours very respectfully,
wm. R WATSON. sccry. of state.
SUMMARY OF THE NEW ENGLAND CROPS.
We add the following valuable article from tho Boston
7imes:-
THE oRoPs OF MASSACHUSETTS AND NEW ExGL AND
BosroS, Sep. 2l, 1854.
EDroR or THE BosToS TINES
The Boston Nail of yesterday morning contains the
fol OWING
Mr.. W. T. PHI, In long letter TO the Ngw YoaK
HERALD In reereD to The crops Of csrea grsos tns
untry, puts Gown the of wheat, aod barisy
az two thirds OF average, ard OF tire rte
81 an average. Tbis shows that Mr.. Hill don't know
what be is stslhiog about Wheat aaf barley wore
generally harvested before he drorght hal afec ed
them IN aoy great degree and they are all full average
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WISCONSIN,.


The following circular has been issued by the Secreta
~ of State the Of the Legislature and the
informat obtsined will be embodied and sent to
us for publication In the HERALD II wilt be observed
the circular states that the crops have been good
Wisconsin ths present year
CIRCULAR.
MADISON, Wisconsin. Sept. 10, 1894.
sn-Thsre being general tsilare OF gcain crops In
the United states ~he wisconsin s favored In
her agricultural interest induced b, inquiries FROM
the East 20 attempt to obtain kim ite estimate
of the amount of grein produoea In state tue pre-
sent year. for publication in Eastern papers. sta
Of this sort would extensively noticed through
out the Union, and would attract stentioo from al
eusrers to and advantages Of the stae
Should you with me IN this 0pniou, hope you
win take pains obtain and forward this Office
curly possible, The beat info alton within
your reach, In reply to tho follo~tng qaestions:-
What amount Of VheN was hsrvests this year In
the oistrics you represent
What will probably be tbs amount Of gs.hsredi
8. What The amount of oats aud other geainss
4. What the probab yield Of pota.Oesf
or course only estimate approximsttng the truth
as nearly as possible Il expec Yoar early attention
viii much obligs. Yours, respectfully,
ALEX. T. CRAY, Secretary Of State
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PENNSYLVANIA.

IRON JAMES 0owEN, ESQ.,. FARAER, OF GILMAN
TOWN.
MOUNT AIRY, Germsnto xn, Sept. 20, 1854.
J. G BENNETT, ESQ -
IRAR .rg-To what extent tie drought so much com
planned Of has ured orors In Ia gcoe
rel have Of computing beyon1 tle reports
have In newspapers, al bal and written
muhcaicnsI had from frienos and cortespondsnts
From these al my onssry.t,n in th.s aud a. joia
ing coupies an inclined to the opiuau that
has suffered in Localities fr na drought, but that
owing to larger breadth hsving been planted last
spring &c believe, than pxl tel ecedag srrog
the increase from this will aaake up for
whatever partial iojury the drought may have
soned and therefore, concu 10 there will Dc large
crop Of this In Penny Issos IS tbere wa
kst yearssy average crop before II
1t should be BY somd other drought
1he potatoes have suffered In soms places By The
drought, AMI still more generally by the cchtnuous
cessve b at that prevailed for ss.era da,saa critical
period In the growth Of the croo but how far shsr the
crop will fall yet be but partially suruiaed 1t
is not gathered The potato crop cannot be made up
like the corD from than usual sing been
for, with the ,on Of my neishborhood have
to think that the bro dh Of aud appropriated to
the potatoes In Penn sylvan last sprog less than
that allowed to them the previous The farmers
generally nteAt last fall upon sowing largely Of
that could be scrped toeet apply to tho ain
hence they found themselves in the sp Ing Of
sufficient supply OF for liberal aal potato
planting In tho riDg oats and clsimet the ,st
attenticr-potatoes were neglected badly trested
Whether Krow Nothingm bal anything to do with this
ircivy to ths poa o, because 1t is called Isb can
hardly say but dare to guess that II tust right royal
righteous ncrde who the sands Of the
sea, would Of their maguanimous cemency, abstain
from eating murphies" until nex' summer, It would
be an act Of grace that would all the poor with ua
wonted gratitude In fact such Lent wouli bs
less Of boon than principle OF consciencs
with the heaven born; for II hardly bs posslbls
that q pious out-snd out Knew Nothing can
swallow murphy" without being choksd {,
death for bis infdeity, In deflng himself with the
forbidden vile Irish root. Pardon this dgression whom
was going to say tina. the potato crop will be much
free from rot.
In this vicinity there drought, TIE springs cii
not fall the foliage looked fresher nor tns delds
eener At this season OF ths year than they now do ws
had hsvy rains In the latter part Of July and beginning
Of August many that they interfesd seriously with
the hsrvaoting Of my timothy and oats-the latter was
beaten down that 1t had to be With seythe and
forked into tie wagons Unbound like hay-much of the
oats lost In this way by shasr,sg the asds On
the whole, there Is think fair crop of oats as Of
everything else. except pOta,oss In Pcnasylyani.
Pras excuse for not going moro into de all am
vary buy seeding my winter grain aud preparing for
State agricultural Exhibition to be held next week
at Philsdelphia. Very respectfully yours,
JAMES GOwEN
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IOWA

FHOM I'M SECRETARY OF STATE
SEcaErARy's OYrCE, Iowa
Io.A CRY, sept. IL, 1864
J. 6. SsrErf, Eco -.
DEAH ss In reply to the enquiries contained In yours
of The 5th inst, win give 1t my opioioo that the
crops the State OF Iowa, for the present season, will
be greater than the average of former years. mean
TO the acre, and much larger quantity, much
land has been cultivated this year than any pre-
vious year
More wheat has been Gown this, than any previous
year. and the yield much per than In FORMER
years. A great deal has been planted this
year than any former year, and the yield will douotess
be much greater per Ia Of the southern
tics Of the state. The crops light, 1t In the
central western and northern portions Of toe state the
crop Of corn VIII be very heavymuch heavier per acre
than any former year. and much plante this year
than formerly Potatoes not good; the drought
has injured the crop materially DO not think shall
have average crop per think, however, that
there considerably planted this year than
any former year. but tho yield win be lighter In vie
OF the large immgr this State shalt be able
to furnish but little grain for expectation, ary and
probably potatoes, as our h,me consu npuon viii
probably be equal to the supply, nearly Very
respectfully, GEORGE w. McCLFARY
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KEN rUCKY.


DsaE s-Yours of the 4th making uiries in rela-
Son to tho crops Of this State for days
since and after obtaiciog Al the information could
Of the opinion that there viii not made 10 the
State more than half crop Of such produce as ari-
'cles Of commerce.
Tie drought has been general throughout tie State
with the exception of les shicu acs however
remote from mcroial trading points, aud hence
have but Lit lie effect in the sappiss Of the market
The In the hog and cat growing portions of
State is cut short upon average Of halt 10
places there not being enough tor he most
home demand and consumption Tots wi 40 soubt az.
feet seriously the porx and nesf s. tie to
very eat extent, and produce tghtnss, in the
money marset. / am sat'sh.c. ho thst With q
proper exercise Of economy the better portion Of
farmers may have supply for their wants. whilst
OF the poorer classes may suffer.
The tobacco crop of Kenuosy, which isan article Of
cnaider rable comm roe will not mase more thaa two
thirds Of crop aud have doubt that these 0gurss
viii be considered by many to bs too high The hemp
crop know but little Aoout, but hear great 6es Of
complaint OF it's beiog short 1t will perhaps maze ON
4ahAf to two thirds Of Ac-op
The grass, wheat oat crop excellent, snd the
farmers relying altogether upon th hsy and oa1 to
Aep their stock alive through the winter for the rext
yesrs MARKET 10 consequence of not having suacieot
to fetten for the present The wheat CROP
though goo cne, is not than supply for home
consumption not being article ,f commerce in this
State The potato crop is not Of m ich i'm poance
In this state, though think tao earl, crop good.
hismy opinion that there will be TODD deal Of suit
ferrg emong the classes of the state for the
cessares Of HE ons 'he trading clas tgn'aes
and stri gency in the money market that will no doub
produce a crash r. hard times +" may bs wong IL
my deductions and conclusions, but the tendency o
PruIers Of every description Ia prices ID do~o-
wards 10 this State With most fearful apdiy snd the
opinion Of commercial is taas without soue uafors
favorable change In tho money there will bs
suffering smoDg the trading mon, and consequently
amorg al other classes. Ibm yours, &c,
GRANT GREEN Secretary of state Of Kentucky.
G. Bssssr7 Esq,
Fdtor EEW YORK HIJAID.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-06-15
ron G ,
TAILOR.

mEhObANl AAlbOhs
In Shelters Nep Block, betoeen the TaHmadgs House
and Shefcr's Hotel,
TTASJu Just opened n large and beautiful assort-
M gether with as choice selection Of Cloths, CASH
-lIM meres and Vestings. All of which has been select
ed with great care and with special reference to the
wants and lasts ofthis community.
His long experience in this branch OF business, Is q
sure gnrantee that his stock embraces the choicest and
best variety, and his purchase has been made upon such
terms thathe can sell 1.-THE LoWEST POSSIBLE PRI'
BES,
The public are respectfully requested to call and ex'
SUMMER WEAR,
And is at all times prepared to ommod his old
friends, either with an excellent article Of Ready made
Clothing, or to MANUFACTURE TO ORDER, out o
the best material aud by most accomplished workmen
any style Of garments, FOR Z AND BOYS, in Tho
best and most fashionable manner. He Is confident, II
this respect, that he can give general satisfaction.
His assortment embraces a general variety OF
Liuen Goats, Vestings, Suspenders,
Dress do Pantaloons, Hosiery,
Sack do Cravats, UNDERSTANDS, .
Carpet-bags, together with all other articles usual,
kent in a Gentle man's Furnishing Store, and manufac
tured in the most fashionable styles.
THE ASSORTMENT is ENTIRELY NEW;
Ithas been purchased of we'll established houses Il
the Eastern cities, and piH be acdrraRted, TO be made o
good material and In a durable manner.
He respectfully invites his old customers and other
to call at his new establishment, where he will at al
times be ready to wait upon them with GOOD GOODS A
THE LOWEST RATES. To test his promises, he asks a
examination ofhis stock in trade and ihestyle and quail
ity ofhis manufacture. L. TONG
Lancaster, May 3, 1854.
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TELEGRAPHIC 1RrELLIGENCE.
ArriVni or 1lae NiagMra.

New York, June ia A. M.-The
steamship Niagara from Liverpool on Satur-
day, eth ult., arrived at Halifax at an ear
ly hour yesterday.
No news from the seat of war of a deci-
sive character.
Silestria was hard pushed by the Rus
slams at latest accounts.
Advices from Vienna say negotiations,
looking to an adjustmentOf the present diff
iculties between Russia and Turkey, have
been again offered.
Wheat-In fair demand throughout, with
slight decline from rates current; 12s9d foI
10 lbs for common; in early part of the
week higher prices were paid and the ad.
vance was lost, though market remained
firm; 46s6d for white; 49s for mixed AND
yellow. The following quotations, vary
ing materially from.the above, are from thu
Circular of Milligan q Lampriere-6rs
canal 48s; Ohio 39s; white and yellow.
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E1-Tho following is from the Cincin

Eg-The following is from the Cincin-
natl Times:
Communicable long since, there
q grand railroad opening of the Will
mington and GAINESVILLE road to Lancaster.
Invitations were extended to the press Of
this city, through n ofthe fraternity, who
took pains to notify all the Offices except
the Times. The consequence was, we
knew nothing Of tho excursion until after
the train left the city, and were obliged to
borrow the news we gave from the morn
ing papers. A similar trick was served on
us yesterday, on the occasion of the laying
of the last rail on tho o. ~ M. r. Railroad
to connect it with the Jeffersonvillc and
Indianapolis Railroad.
We would not mention these facts, only
TO explain why ~ have not manifested the
same interest in these opening ceremonies
as the morning papers, as we have no doubt
but the conductors of those excursions sup.
posed their invitation had reached us, and
that we refused TO accept. A petty jeal
ousy towards the TIMES, on the part ofsomC
persons connected with the press, in this
city, induces them to play the contemplate
when charged with such a mission to us, i
by so doing, they can deprive us of a "goot
ITEM" and we would much prefer tina
all invitations be sent through a reliable me
dunn.