Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-06-16

EGrrT.-The cotton culture in Egypt commenced in
ISIS The comparative tabular statement suboned de-
ted at the port of Alexandra aud the countries 10 which
exported, respectively, for period of three wears from
1919 20 500 Oothihciusive would indicate increase in
the culture 10y no means rapid in successive years
THE table shows that the average yearly quantity shin
ped 70 Great Britain 's 2Si52 900 lbs to France
oV2 lbs. and to all countries ~, lO2, 900 lbs)
~ 10 TIE aggregate exported 10 added frotn five IN -;
millions pounds worked in the country liberal est.
mate OF the annual amount OF the cotton crop of Foynt
VIII have been made The factories established by Ne
heinet Ali are II j. stated going rapidly tn ruin The
cotton goods manufactured coarse 0caasn or sol
diers ''nilam' uniform. Much cotton il used also in
making up diyans the usual furniture in Egypt The
Egyptian bale u estimated at Alexandria at 300 bs The
United States Consul General at that port in a despatch
dated the LIST instant from which derived the above
iacts says The new crop is coming in and sup
posed to be little above the average"
CAFAciTY % TIE COrroS BALE.-The commercial stan.
dad Of quantity in the cotton trade is generally the bale
The weight OF the bale, however, il 10y no means uni
FORM Indeed scarcely any weight measure or standard
OF capacity bc considered less So IL varies from
different causes ia different countries and in different sec
tons Of the same country, different periods and ac
Gordng to the differing kinds qualities Of the article
Improvements IN pressing aud packing to diminish
pense in baggng and freight tend constantly TO augment
the weight Of the balo
Prior to 1855 the United States Commerce and Nayi
gniion gave exports Of in pounds only They are
now given in bales well as in pounds the aggregate
amount the year ending June 30 1856 being 1903 400
pnlcs loOs 42I Col lbs-the bale accordingly aver
aging about 43S lbs Some bales however are evident,
ly much heavier aud much lighter than this For
example, the 2lUl3,sO9 lbs. of cotton exported %
France give 44C lbs to each Of the 49, 1913 bales and
the 800 lI lbs exported Austria give l92 lbs to each
Of the 9Ss bales; while the 1921 O7s lbs exported %
Mexico give only go lbs each of the z5gI7 bales In
which they contained.
IN the great cotton Of Liverpool and Hayrc as in
those Of New Orleans and Mobile the article Is almos,
1 hV NOR arfu heel.
nercal men by the bale Thus report on the trade of
Liverpool gives the imports Of into Great Britain
In 1852 at 23J1,3Ss bales THE aggregate Of cotton i'm
ported that year is given in the official report by the
Board Of Trade at 92g7S2445 lbs, the bale averaging
accordingly 39j lbs. each
The annual Commercial "Rcvue" Of IIavre gives the
number Of bales Of cotton imported into France the same
year QSj2l At 300, in round numbers. The "Ta
General gives the imports at 1855 gI7 Oqg lbs the
esaveraging accordingly about4Os lbs. each.
MURDER or 4 WUE BY MIR HrssaxD-G. p Mervin
carpenter has been arrested in Chicago for killing hi.
wife. The subjoined statement Of witness shows il "a
have been a most diaboical murder.
am resident Of this city, brother Of the decea-
scd, and resided with my sister last Monday nOon my SIS
ter Who was about twenty years Of age, her husband
The prisoner go into saloon opposite her house, she had
been trying % stop bis drinking and when she saw him 90
into the saloon she and asked him to come home
he became enaged, and the thing vas the door
burst Open aud prisoner came IN dragging deceased v
The heels he then LEI her 60 and they had some words
and blows we're interchangcd between them he then
threw her down. and put biz knees her breast and both
hands 10 her throat saying "l make you lay still now and
youH never follow me again." in A. went
10 put the babe the bed and the prisoner let her up:
told him " had bullet would put il through him. he
said, you would, would You 9I had hundred wives
would kill them al Il they followed me-" when he had
her down choking her, blood from her mouth, her
face black, and her eyes started from her head; she
wanted 10 help her to her bed did 90 and she stag.
gered a abe went and could hardly saud had bard work
70 got her 10 bed the aay took place about O'Clock
Monday afternoon; she died the next evening.