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FATAL ACCIDENT Mitch ael Mcperuot who was se yerely
Dju,ed on troay b. horne and cart running against
35 Hammersiy street Coroner Hilton held an inq
upon The dy Of the deceased yesterday Afternoon
sben evidence vas sdduced coing 70 SHOW that the
horse had been ft in insecure manner in the trees
that the animal took fright towards the river
in his conrse coming into collision with the de,esscd,
knf ckiDg him down and injuvng him fa.alv he jary
rendered verdict that the deceased bis eesth by
rupture OF the large inieBtines, from tlOw In the
abdomen from III. whesl Of belonging I, Peter
Rowe while the horse attached to said in the
act Of moving sway he bAyspg be left feeding In the
street in careless ann insec Upon the
renoi ion Of the verdict warrant Issued for the
rest OF Rowe
Found lRowNm The boy Of Augustus HunScrt
who has been miseipg for days, found yester
day foatine in the fasf river pier No II An in
quest was h. d upon the body oy Coroner wilhelm when
appeared that the deceased rosdd in Brooklyn and
worked st No 80 Fulton street. But shown
for bis death MARKS Of viococe wAs percc cptihe on
the body Therefore 10 presumed that he as.i entay
fell owe rbnud The jury rendered verdi that the de-
ceased TO his scath from cause unkn vn TO
them. The deceased was thirty Ave years Of age
suIcDE SHOOTING -assterdsy Coroner wilholm held
40 inqocst upon the body u Luowg Kline nstive Of
GcImapy, who committed suicide At hts residence, No.
VI hsmm' rsleY street, By blospg his brains out With
pistol 1t appears that for time past the deceased
had ben much addicted drinking liquor and that
he came on Wednesday last In drnnkoo state an CON-
ced breafiDa up all is furniture and th At sat
urday IN Gt Of oespondepcy he purchased double bar
relied pistol and going nto his placs6 muzzle
Of tho weapon IL his mnatb pulled the rsgsr and blew
ris brsns out vordct accordingly deceased was SO
years OF sge, and leaves a wiic and family.
IEsTn BY rHE oAvrSo IN or AN ExBASKMgvT - Coroner
Gsmbie bel6 inqtest yestesdav upon toe BODY Of q
named Patrick Kape at the NeR York Hospital sho
10 bis death from r.cei srd by the cayng
in Of ineut, while at work new oow
IN constrnc ion st the corner Of Oak and Catharne
atreets, Verdict "acrdeDtal deavh Deceased 10
yoaru Of age, ana was born in Ircla,i.
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Tie Cusc os C.pI. DO ,votnG,
lto- TIE Peonss iyaoii ioquiter.1
TO TuE PUBLIC.

TO THE rUBLic.
scfne iitberel person, cet'air,y ignorant OF faNs
whrh ed curing the la court martial on Capt
Downing apparently 70 tram bic upon strick
en- Down - uneypo tely 70 the pu lie to hims H. has
c.ceocj IL in not the fact nor was tncrc even :,
shs ow o. proof thar Capt Do~-ng old or could
hn'e received any orey otbcr thsn that shich 10
g'rnatsly bis ue al al transactions board ship CT
war are pubic and must be known to the various Off
Ger. tDgss' in y duties Of the ship
We arr a"tho lied 10 ert tLat IL is Tositve, falls
that capt Dcwpiog bargaoed for OF was offered
orrcsv,d aDy pecuDisry compensation 20. saving tao
life of Adrirst coc reither has re received letter
from that gentleman snce the return OF the James
tie conduct Of Ca Of Downing prompted aud yov.
erned by sense Of hurnniy and duts, believing he
was uDd " coDform to the we'll known sentiments de
clArt6 by the Prcsiceut in hs address that
An erican ciizcns must ne pro'ec cd anyw hera aud
every s re,sible that the numerous Sian .ers
raIn itted to this during the absence OF the
Jame.town may have exerted influence upon his
judges, and dese' majority to iufict sent.pce
relieved by the writer to bc unsupported by evidence
unjust and cruel
THE DOWNING COURT MARTIAL.
The trial 81 Captain downing occupie 4 consider able
matter attracted so me attention but no. az much as 1t
deAerved The charge sgaiDst ca ,tan Downing wa one
Of TIE mo.t disgrsceul that could msde against an
ofeer. is offence in the extrene and by his
cundrct he brought odium upon the American Gag
which will not eradicate in tho minds Of the people
o. south An erica Re made ofa national recep'a
Gle for the money which tho price Of reachery
himself pocRnted o portion Of tue Judas Roli When
Comme c. acted the part o. Arnold and sold him
sen ADO the Vessels o 'ne squadron which no couand
to the oopospg forces of the Argentine Republic the
oonAdentisl assistant Of his treason was Commodore
Do~ ming Of the Uni'ed -tates Navy Our gallant post
captain protected the guilty wretch and In orde to
screen him from the veogeancc which even there me.
psced him he carried the traitor 10 e TO
place OF safety, and made the property Of the Aeri
can govern meot protection and coovcni. for
Who vas lot 10 every Of horor shame per
cenfage Of the treason ncv the reward OF Conn
core Downing for this nefaiozs deed. Tee principal
charge against him before the court martial was his
comp city with 'his affair He has bean found gaity
by court martial and sentence to be cashiered
cefoth let tho 6nrer Of be poioted at Sam
W. Downing deaat captain In the United Navy
Broken dirgrnced he will be object for the hatred
and contempt Of his fellow. citizens.
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crops-the wheat beyond the average n IA Only
the crop that has suffered much BY Drought the
" oe st Of cereals,
the editor Of the Mad had taken the paos to read
my letter TO the NEW YoRK axaAID before relieving him
ssf Of the above paragraph $50 characte rsc OF veil
kDs IN disposition to Hnd fault with every body in
fsi and to bite some one ia particular, ut 10 sst
often - once osy), he would have dis severed that
esuns'sd the crops OF wheat rye and barley in tbs
ih'se southern Ne~ Ecsisnd states at Just asout full
hverge (akng tho cousus returns OF 1880 n basi
~ compsris"n and those in thrre northern
nearly si aver.ge 10 the latter mace alser deduc.
oD, for the reason that ia Ne Hampshire AID Mai.e
he Drought unusually s~vere sod con men ssd a
nrr qbt earle, than In massachusetts aud
kboo. lslsLd, wolfe these Ia tho thres oorthcrn
States usually week two fster IN maturing Heee
is my innate or the whea ard crops sad the re
msrks ADDED to II IN tue NEW YORK BEaALD letter:-
WaEsr AND tYE IN BusHEls
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Esyi,NHJcd for 1854.

The above shows sling OIL ffo,u thu wheat crop OF
1shu OF 1850 sS5 bushe aud from the rye crop of dat
y.sro "a $50 ousbes giving total decrease both OF
= b4,4 bushels or about twelfth. Ih- is not ery
g. ous loss, ana msy have more than pensat
e. ,er BY On Adsr icnsl qnatty Of land cuitivset
The prttebt crops OF peas p@ans, oats barley, snd
buck heat we're ali set down full average,
pared with 'hs census raturns Of che crops Of 1852
~ he corn crop, spoke as foDlows:--
81 think am afe in estimating the Massachusetts,
ctrn crop At 'hrse tourtbs Of average In Maine
aoG New Hsu pshre II has SUFFERED severely aany
ielcs have beer cut for 10 der but this IN un
ususl occurrence there, ns fe~ ia feel of
crop ID the I0nrer regions ting either
70 lose their by drought ea,!y fsost Esti
mating Ii crops Of New H4mpshic- aud Vermont
at two.t irds Msipe at one EaK Msse8nhus Con.
iecticut ana Rhode Island from third to three
fur1hs the quantity raited $780, arrive at the
following estimate for the present compa ed With that
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The folio wing Ia an extract Of letter from Hon Geo.
Goes, Colonial -ecretsry Of rince kdward tisod Mr
Coles ~ ssd to be Grm frir1d to reciprocity and
through his talents and fshuepce the treaty viii ne
doubt be promptly accepted by tno OF Prince
Edxsrd Island He saye:--
The treaty VIII, l hope be In operation this fai,
ns our Legislature is Gated to meet the goth inst
TO give effect II fsr island IL cosc
an5, in the meantime the government hero has e. ven
orders to oil concerned net to moest tho Am srtcan
fisher men, they should he found hsnog w.taio
the three miles prefcribed BY the former treaty and
hope the american goye nment will admit our pr ,tuoA
duty free ibis fall We have las QUO stttats
book allowing a articles therein uamed-shs same sri
ces named tn. reatythe gro With aod produo-
ton CT the UEid taes TO be imported into this isand
the United sfates fr OF duty Oar crops are bstSer
this fall than they have been for yesrs and to ths
time the potatoes arc free from rot and Am In hopes
will entirely escapc.v
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PERSONAL Iutelilgence.


At the Metropolitan Hotel-Hoa. John How Mayor ee
St Louis Mira Gen Kearney and daughter, st. Louis;
Ion Pedro Hernan6ex and family, CubA; Mrs. WIN L
Marcy and daughter lady OF the ssoretsry OF state
Geo Collier ond family, 81 Louis Hon VIM, Perkins;
Conn CaDfsin Steel, United States Armv; Col Rsa,
wcke, II Louis; Hon. D + spencer, Iowa; Col Russell
Alabama; Captsin A Case, United States Army; Drs
Elliott, United States Ar ny; Captain g. wiinamsoa
United Sts'es Navy ~ 8. Lord and family San FAucia
co, ION Ainqul Gomres, C7ba.
From Liverpool, In ship Isaac Wsight--A SMITH LADY
and son; rs 1hurston VIM Smith, smith " Spoonaal
From st Paul de Ioando, in bark sla do Cusa-Nr J
Herr and
For Richmond. &c, In the steannshlp Jameston -r
Hopkins, Egerton, Jswl, W Barry J Cor win.
David Rer nails, LAWS Tripp G Smith, A Hardy 4
hardy, Jr Bishop. u Willismson. J II Hsrnden,
VIM HerndeD, VIM Budd, Jr, Mr. tutchiuson Niles
Amber ano lady, Mr. Joricn and lady W Parsons aud
lady, VIM Wilder, lady and children Mrs Ch ID wick and
three children, Mi y ler. Mrs PciIer Mrs Mcclellan
N Bolts, j Jordan, Morris, George Mssksl,, John
Iishtr, HArtsfotn Mrs Kendall and s'sser, q 1e-
uent Mr. Daii, Hall. Becker mrs Ha yiss Weeks
Mrs Mattt ews tso children. Miss wary No w. Mrs
VIM IDsrsm, : Mott Edwin Ryrcr, A ouuhsm
Phelps and ladv, Mr. Barker and LADY. Mr No on.d
Ward. bss Mcdonald. uiss Ward, Mrs aud Miss wyette
wise Graham Col J y Hclse Moses lean G Dixon n 4
james, Henry hsIries 4 Iodu w Io.g1l, ES Lewis,
Vim Bur opehs, II Huntly aud lady. ! g >imo1ds, n
lavis, Jssis CoInifg Scehi, nert, NINA Ter,
j. Porter, II fHlfweli an lany-50 In the sesrsge
For Charesou in IN. steamship s,uto II Por.
tc2us ard lady, Cutbbett. l. ii thearr, " III
wards, " Jahuson, r. Gaurdaart Mrs % Jacobs Misa
-spdom. Miss Cromsstis, Ssudom II {; t,usr Tooa
H. Toobsy, lady and three obi dren Buros Mr~
2 Bolt, wn Bco,h srd lsdy jos paltsoo and lady n
Steward and laoy, Forsyth, Larhslie.
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Almost q Duel.
AN EDITOR CHALLENGED BY UNITED STATES
SENATOR.


PHILADELPHIA, Sept. "A, 1854,
sharp personal pondence has sstweeu
United States Senator Coo Of this STATE aad Mortc
McMichsel ESQ., editor Of tbe North Aecan in oonse-
quence Of articles published IN thIt paper reaectpg
the city subsciipcn TO the bury and Erie Railroad
having boon obtsirea by false pretences and aers
ton. Mr.. Cooper ADDRESSED note, asking Mr.. McAE-
ehsel il the language applied TO him Mr. u9Nchd II
repiv cenitd TIE right to question hm but he
legally morally ami personally responsible for that -
fer every thing that spfeared in the North american.
Mr Coo, or eens Eoa Y. Cost hnson Of Maryland -
act bis friend ard the bea1e, OF challenge Ae.
Mcuictatl vto asAed days for consia.- -etion A.
the termination OF that tims Mr.. McMchasl de-
c!,red the meeting, the ground that 1t was his
6uty as public Journalist to snimAdvert upon suoh
trna sac,ons ard lie ccud not therefore be hell persoa
ally responsible il is intimatec that the
win te pub shed in Of any fresh attack ia the Nora
American.
BY provision Of the state Constitution the sending oe
challenge IL made msdemsanor to be punished win
f,e ard imprisonm men aud makes he chssngtr inoou-
retent to hold any ofhce cf trust, honor profit
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Io'al for N. Eng. 22.5,s,sas 1s,1ss SOS

To'al for N. Eng .22.5t9s3S 19,l6S sos 1885,, $3.50
The above shows aggregate deficit in the whole
quantity f cereal prooucts Of the present yea
pared With 1860 Of about "a per cent seventh
D@srjy all o. Vii Indian hs production OF
III crop in Ne~ Engiapd increased from is4o to 1850
from v9S SS6 to 800 bushels, nearly SO per
cent Under ornnSrs circuws tances, this would allow
an ipcsae OF dvc per cett per npnum 20 par ceut
for ur year toe crop Of 1850, which would
than cmpensnte Ter cs imssd IA psr cent loss by
w drought against TIL have already auoed to the
scarcity Of labor, &c and tn, HERALD and
the reader 10 make tseir own deducti ms"
1t will be obrnrvad tnat arrived ct the couclu-
son that the Nail suys did not to wit that arly
whole decea Ia tns New &c giaud crops th present
year 10 Indian This shows that the Nd did not
krow what II wat taking about Yours, RESPECTFULLY
W, riII.
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HIarlxefa.

NET ORLEANS. Gept. %, 1854
Our cotton uarle! Is unchanged, with active de-
mand. Miodlrg is quoted at SKc
NEW ORLEANS Scpt. "a, 1854.
The cotton market !, Arm he sales for the wssa
SIC. The receipts fer th. week amounted to II $50
bs es The stock Of American lusive Of snip board
was 40 900 bales klou, dun at ~ rs. Corn hesvy ct
70c q See Mess pork quoted &c Sl5 Lard nrm: foe
kegs lSe Bacon firm, 1t SSc. Rio ccffse, ct Iio .
llAc.
PROVIDENCE, Sept %, 1854.
Our cotton market Is du, aud unchanged ihs We
market is dull, and 6re qualities scarce The sales
Of the week are 81 400 lbs Prnting cloths-hsrs Is
fair cemsnd fcr good cloths bat superior makes are ca
TREY rsglectd, and prices aIs dro ping Sales Of the
week, Al, SO pieces.
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VIRGINIA.
FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE.


ExEcunyE DEPARTMENT, RICHMOND, sept. Q, 1854
DEAR SR-Ths circular addressed to me, dated the
An inst, has been received II had authentic sta
stcs information relative to the state Of the corn cot
ton and potato crop Of this state it woaId afford me
plsssu to give It, General accounts extremely
contradictory; but believe myself, from perusA o.
our inland StNte papers well inforxt af-
fcrded By persons coming from all parts Of the state
having business with the officers Of government that
the fact L. IL you take the line Of railroads runsiog
through Virginia ron north 10 souththat Ia the ich
nd, Trederick sburg ana Potomac and the Redmond
and DAnvile Railroad-to the North Carolina line a.
general rule the weathsr very seasonable and be-
low this line tho seaboard the corn crop Was very
good-more than average crop. There is but little
cotton grown in the sta'c, and tho potato crop,
wfch ID for export is mostly grown In this sectioa 1t
is alo good. From the line thus do snsted you must
deduct all that portion OF Virginia which Is called the
Northern Ke,k, in which the drought very severe
the crop almost entire failure In soma OF
the count in this part OF the State tho farmers are
buying for their years supply and II IL
selling at from four to Eve dollars barrel Ia most Of
the state above the line designated the deoaght has
heen severe and the crcp viii be greatly below
avorogo crop-some say not half crop but suppose
this to be too low estimate.
have thus given you in general vaY, all the infor
NATL bave upon The subject, and while II Is very
ncssre, you welcome 70 It, Very respectfully, &c
GEORGE W. MUNFORD.
J. G. BENNETT, Esq,,
Editor NEw York PHRALD
PROM EZRA FlTZHAMMoN ESQ, FARMER, OF sPoT-
,sYLvANIA COUNTY.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Sept. Is, 1854.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT, ESQ,
= EAR sR In the ERALD Of previous date resd IA
critic in which you earnestly appealed to your readers
Throughout the Union, to furnish with informs ion
CONCERNING the injury account Of ths drought 10
y Irrespective neighborhoods am placed whore
go 90 very generally informed the subject and can
- sisa sasety That the corn crops in own comfy
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DELAWARE.
FROM THE GOVERNOR or THE sTArE.


NEAR STAFFORD, (Del Sept IL, 1854
pxAs sn-In reply to the questions asked in your
mmunica'on Of the 4h instant to the effect the
Drought has had crops in this ststo have TO say
that though have suffered severely, corn crops
about TO turn out much better than expec tel
Owing TO partial rains the side Of ths county
ussox have Jared much bettcr than sny part Of the
psrinsua except perhaps Newoastlo county. In that
county the crop Is csndered fair average Kent
and Sussex may ssscly be dowa third to oos-
fourth short Of avcrsge; and tako the whole penin
sua together (Dcludrg this state the Eastern shore
counties OF Maryland and vryinia) the drought has
boreneo the corn crop at least third Our late po-
Ato crop has farod much than corn CROP It
may be ret down as . total failure. II Is ho yeser
crop but tde cultivated la ,his state except for our yn
end the loss of III croo would have bsen
but lile felt II we had fa crop Of corn Com s our
great staple many OF farmers go~og no other Kind
Of fer sale Oar wheat crop this year exoeot IN
the northern part Of the stats fell least b.
low an average. The msy be said Of the Ess.ro
shore counties OF Maryland Oar crop and Hcst hav
crop proved very good Of late hay have none at all
aud our pastures now bare Of grass seasonabie
rains would yet help our psstur.s.
Plesee send few copies OF the HERALD containing
the information which you may COLES, from all parts Of
the country In regard to the effects Of the drought
Address seaford, Delaware.
Yours respectfully,
J. @. BysrT, Esq. WILLIAM Il. Ross
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OHIO.
OHIO.
PEoH THE SECRETARY OF STATE.


STATE OHIO, SscRs ARY's OFFICE \
CoIUMBrs, Sept III, 1854
Jisss Gos5os BENNETT, ESQ.,,
FDFroR or THE NBw YoRK HERALD:-
ixss sfR-lhis county (Frankin) lies on either side
u the ciotc, which Is rid wned for the extent
and fertility Of m broad bo,to az and productive upland
and Is regarded sst best corr gcowing
counties In the State but does not rank with FORE
uors In the production Of wheat Ths may BE- said
Of ths entire valley TIE mouth the Sci. to at Ports
mouth.
9bc Ene and crops promised well up I, the
wheat barves and AL crops made previous 10 that time
were abundant. Wheat, ~itl the csccption Of very
sev fssds Injured by ~eey, yielded WE'LL al tho small
ersnr wefe abundant, and nay was, perhaps, never
seter scd then the favorable wea her afforded an op
for harvesting all these cross 10 the best pos
sbic scantsgc Then came the drought and from that
period UP TO this time there has fallen ra enough
to peretate 10 the rocs OF anything geable xowth
Corn ny be set down AZ not than half the annual
average yield Broom corn .ige quantities OF which
annually grown In this and neigh boring counties
wi lie the brush Is Arm and Of excellent Quality
will OF prctab turn cut In weight than ooe half
the usual quantity.
Potatoes, PLANTED upon excellent ground that
had boen prepared and worked rts tbs greatest caro-
about three of this vegetable which will produce
szn amount equal to the Ned planted
Hcps abundant and low from I'll. fact that there
but little oorn uron which to fatten them. There
prospect however for plentiful c-or OF mast, but the
dry weather has greatly injured that II ~ill help,
what, however, towards " ntering stock hogs.
Fruit plenty, but SIN I'll and shrivelled by orougbt
Tie remaris pretty generally applicable not
only to s this valley TO the OHIO river but to the whole
of southern Ohio.
The northwestern portion of this state hther-
TO ranking with the best wheat growing region Of the
State, has suffered very seriously from the wsev the
fame may be said o. nearly all the western reserve couu
ties, and al the eastern tier Of countless where there
not more than third Of a crop Of wasat
Summary statement Of the prospects of crops in
ohio:-Wheat. (wtn the exception account Of wee.
VII above nameJ fully average yeld and for the on
tLs State perhaps more than half an average crop.
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NEWS BY TELEGRAPB,
A GO2TNiGAT LATER + ON CALF JasIA.
La.ye Shipments Of Coll for This Port.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM VI sXICO.
~~~~~~~~->~~~~r~>>~~~~~-
THE ISSURGGNTS MARCAI G Oy TJE CAPITAL.
Retreat ~ the Government Forces,
&C., DC, &c.

Two Weeks In w,v News from Ca,ifcrnsa.
ARkIvsL or THE Uei sy;D SrATeS AT GEw 0kLgAHs--
THr GEORGE x1,Urs PsR NEW YORK w,rs
81 500 ,000-IxPORT kNe FROM nxxIoo--ALvAanz
MARCHING on THE CAPITAL.
NV cs.xAss, september %, 1864
The steamship Un,sn States has arrived this pert
from Asp,nwa with the California meals and dstes Of
September aist.
She reports that the ftean,ship George Law wss t.
have sail, from Aspinwau the 18th instant New
York, with eight hunored passengers. the California
aiis and 81 eOc 900 In speciebrought over by the
John l. Stephenson height
The Califor MIA is unmportant
Acapulco dates OF the ffsh Of September TO hAad
by this arrival Alvarez s reported to have entered th
city of Uyutla aud wss pushing forward through tAs
Guerrer iuencir to march upon the City OF Mexico.
The Insurgents bad had two uccessul engags meats
with the sovsrr met. troops, who retiring ths
City Of Mexico.
MARKETS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. l, 1854
Hour improving In vsue Gaiiego beiog quoted ct
$i2 SO Bacon worth l3M e .ts mess porK quoted
at Si3 so lsld IL IA cents, whiskey had dscaod
90 cents,
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M AiNE.

MAINE.
FROM GEORGE N. FREEMAN, ESQ.,, or YORK OOUsry.
YORK Mans, Sept 81, 1854.
DEAR sIR-Having seen circular "a the HERALD Of
the l6th inst, 1t has induced to send you state
ment Of the crops In this section.
The bay crop fair average one aud well ,ured
Corn on high ground mach onched by the drought,
which began to be felt about the 18th July aui contn
ued till the 1st september ~ith the exception OF
two slight showers Not more Than half crop high
ground moist auf good AMI fair crop; seldom
better No wheat this way to speak OF, but barley
COD siderable sown, and excel! mt crop. Beans
good. fair CROP but the drought puched them SONS,
otherwise there would have beea Q very heavy crop.
There is fair crop Of potatoes tais year, pared to
last year those plan,ei early, aud Of early kind.
yielded fair crop; those planted late, and whore ths
drought did not kill the vines have been renovated by
the Ia rains, and there will bs fair average crop. The
article Is cf superior quality to former years Upon
the whole, think hare gooi reason to plain
Of short crops in this section. Yours, &c,
GEO. N. FREEMAN.
JAMES GORDON SSsIr. Esq New York.
P.s.-Applss quite abu adaot but not SO large
scne years, the protracted drought affected them
somewhat. G. NJ L.
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Pay, md email grain evocrsry and ali thai we're
perfected before ,be wheat harvest abandsuI
CsrB not more 'has hs q crcp Pot.,oss, Iesr than
ths qusnit, tintsd al crops not perfected before
wheat harvest seriou siy impsirei
Fruit. il most parts Of the State plenty 10 quantity
but aftriar 10 qualify. 10 consequence II the sxtrsue
drought. Very respectfully yoar obeSicct ssrvsnt,
VT rREylrr.
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(pcty and tboee contiguous to H. viz. I,ro,os
stsfiord and fsqo'er, very short, ac. tn"
many Of the largest farmers In tho our,iss will b.
o npelisd 70 buy corn for domestic The on
the lower Rsppsbannoos In the couniss 1t ueith
snd Il ose lying on ChesapeAse Bay are am o mel
esps'aly very des, they not hav ny sadecd Zoe raio
ubtil their crops n made Hopiog that tness fsss'
may be Of some use to JOu, am very 'ectfu'ly,
EZRA Fl ZaAMMOS.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-25

DUEL AND WEpprNa-.A few days since we
that ouel had taken piscs between young
sho I, o his city and Alexander Peacoch, Of Chicago
rear Alexandria Ky snd subsequently The death OF
hort from tee injnries he had received IL will be
ms mbsed that Peacock kc his escape. and IL not
brown vb,t he had gone; but learn that on
Thursday last be ptuTned to this city aod effected
compromise witt the young lady who the OF
the difficulty sni they were married yesterday Civ.
cif Ndit Gc.cle .~If l6.