Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-09-08


and long drought of this summer, the crops Of the
country generally will fall but litle short of the
average productions. Corn has been more effected
than other grain. The potato crop is however,
throughout the country a failure. We would
suggest TO farmers generally that TO ensure full
and certain YIELD this vegetable should be- at least
once IN eight or ten years, reproduced from the
seed ITSELF In former years we have tried this
experiment, and are assured by friends that ota-
toes raised from our seed perfect in quality
and quantity, while those raised from the potato
itself have failed almost entirely
| While upon this subject we will state how 10
proceed in the reproduction ofthe potato. When
the balls containing the seed are fully ripe, they
should be cut, tied up, and kept during the winter
in warm, dry situation. AT the usual planting
season, drop The seed, widely separated in trench
slightly MANFRED, and cover them lightly, but not
SO deep as the potato itself Keep them free from
weeds and hill them only enough 10 keep the stalks
from inclining TO the ground. When the stalks
are dry in the fall pull them, and you will fndthe
vegetable not much larger than pea. These
should be kept in dry place during the winter,
and in the spring planted in the same manner as
the seed. Three to five years will be required to
bring them to maturity. After the second year
care should be taken to plant them so far apart
| that the different kinds will not run into each
| other. Every seed will produce a different kind
| of potato. M :
| As we have before stated, potatoes raised by
this mode are least liable to suffer from disease or
from the drought
| RECEPTION OF THE OLD DEFENDERS AT ALExAN-
| DRIA.-The citizens of Alexandra are making the
necessary arrangements 10 receive the Old De-
tenders from this city on the 18th The subscr-
| bers TO the dinner have held meeting and APP
pointed, on the part OF the citizens, the military
and the city authorities, committee of arrange
ments, and have adopted resolution requesting
Major Robert Brockett, who commanded in the
war, to call meeting of his old comrades for the
purpose of forming distinct organization under
their own marshal, TO assist in the reception of
the Baltimore Defenders.
DARING ROBBERY AT HAvANA.-An audacious
robbery was perpetrated on the 31st ult, upon the
person of the bishop at Havana, who was seized
| in his audience chamber by two robbers disguised
as priests, who bound him and his secretary with
cords, threatening both with instant death on
making the slightest noise, and then robbed the
bishop of about $4,000. Among the plumber was
dmond ring from the bishops hand. The rob-
bers had not been traced.
PRICE OF PoTAToEs IN OHIo.-At Delaware,
potatoes selling retail at ST. 60; at Spring
field, 81 40; at Cleveland, 81 25 at Lancaster,
81; at Athens, ST. at Gallipolis, rs cents; at
Toledo, 62& cents at Coshocton so cents. The
.Jour1sai complains that SO bushel is demanded
at Columbia.
New AsTERoIp.-On the night of the LIST in
slant, asteroid (the thirty first of the sys-
TEN of small planets between Mars and Jupter)
was discovered by Mr.. Ferguson, with the large
equatorial of the National Observatory, at Wash
ington. 1t is present near Egeria, and is of the
same apparent magnitude as that planet.
BEACON LIGHT KEEPERS APPoINTEp.--At Point
OF Shoals, Virginia, Thomas l.. Kendall, at $500
per annum, and John X. Floyd, assistant, at $500
per annum. AT Deep Water Shoals Virginia, Jos.
ii. Ransom, at $780, and Thomas Rams on assis-
tant al $500 per annum. At White Shoals, Viz
ginia James H. Wilson, at $500 per annum, and
Dempsey M. Crumpler, assistant at $500 per an
mum.
DEATH OF AN EpIToR.-Dr Charles III. Schnauf
fer, editor and proprietor ofthe Baltimore Wecker,
German newspaper, died at his residence on
Front street, Monday afternoon. The deceased
was man Of superior Abilities and has left behind
him memorial Of his talents as a writer, OF at
least dozen works.
HIGHWAY RoBBERY.--Last week Mr.. Hinkston
Of Brooke county, Virginia, was robbed in the
woods near Wellsburg, of $500, by two villains
one Of whom threw him from his buggy, and held
him while the other riHed his pocket.
The LATE EXPRESS RoBBERY-The United
States Express Company has notified the owner
of the money which was stolen from their lnessen-
ger Hamilton, Ohio, that il is ready TO pay the
full amount.
The CRY OF SEBAs ToPoL is guarded by seven
stone fortresses and batteries, mounting in all
about seven hundred guns, besides the feet which
lies anchored in the bay. These Notifications are
all fronting the bay while the land approaches in
the rear unprotected, except by mountains.
MISS HERON IN PHrLADELpHA--This lady made
a decided hit at the Walnut street theatre on
Tuesday night last, in Berram. The house was
packed and though all suffered from heat, no one
left till her performance was ended.
! SIX SLAVES have died Of cholera, it is stated,
within few days, one on the farm Of w. @. Over
ton, esq, eight miles from Richmond, Va.
The Soop Of war Albany was at St. Domingo
city August 10; all well
BERKELEY ELEcnoN.-Last Thursday third
trial for the election Of sheriff took place in Berke
ley, when Barnet Cushwa, the regular democratic
nominee, was elected.
CoseREssroSAL NoNISArror.-Job r. Tyson
was nominated Thursday evening by the Wings
ofibe Second Congressional District, Philadelphia,
after six ballots
sabbath-Day Scenes in Boston.-The Bos-
ton Journal says:
whilst an officer was attempting 10 arrest a
] drunken and noisy IFishmau Sunday, he