Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-26
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

SeIunS IL IN the ground having been most pro-
pitious so far, and the drill having been re-
sorteCstO by perhaps ten farmers where one in
that region ever before used such assistance to
starting their crops. The main advantage of
the wheat drill is, that it necessitates much
more thorough and neat preparation of the
land than according to the old system of put
ting the seed in the ground with double-shoyel
plOughs or harrows Properly managed, the
Bickford and Huffman drill, which this year is
universally preferred where it can be obtained,
and also the Seymour drill never fail to deposit
the seed and fertilizer where wanted and TO
cover it rs wanted. Thus, either ensures n
good stand to start with, and that not an
ounce of the fertilizer sown with the wheat is
wasted desideratum absolutely unattainable
past peradventure when planting wheat broad
cast, as heretofore, in the fruitful and beauti-
full region of Virginia named above.
On Saturday last, and yesterday, we noticed
carefully thousands of acres Of drill-sown wheat
that has just come UP, and can safely say not
only that We never before saw such uniform
and thrifty stands in the same tract of coun-
try-but that we never before saw so we'll cul-
tivated, thrifty-lOoking ard promising COM
mencemen:s of profitable crops of the great
agricultural staple of this region. We have
yet to find the first farmer who has awaited
himself of an approved drill this season who is
not more than satisfied, that with less expendi.
ture per acre for seed, for fertilizers, and for
the labor Of planting, he has secured far bet
ter promise Of large yield than he could
have counted on had he planted in the old
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experience with it, as being sure to increase
the crop an average of twenty per centum over
what 1t mi ght be without it. But even if the
increase Of profit through the use of the drill
were but Eve per centum. that difference would
convert farming for bare living into, on the
whole, business so sure to prove profitable, as
that those following it would emulate each
other in the work of improvement much more
than up to this time
AL rejecting and we'll informed persons COM
prehend the importance of the subject, and will
rejoice with US that the introduction of the i'm
proved wheat-drill into general use in the Pied
mont region of Virginia. is doubling the care
heretofore exercised in seeding down land to
wheat there, and promising to do away in
great measure with the effects of the Virginia
farmers late disabilities from tie various in
sect pests by which his labor has been rendered
almost proftless, for the mos, part, for some
years past.
ANTICIPATED INDIAN TROUBLES. -Adyices
have been received here, that an individual
named Buster, when lately crossing the great
plains with drove Of cattle, very unnecessarily
killed woman and child of the Snake Indians,
and fired at the war chief of the tIbe His acts
have greatly incensed the tribe, who up to this
time have been remarkably friendly to the
whites, and have also steadily refused to take
part with the Mormons The anticipation on
the frontier is, that they may now change their
heretofore 80 prsiseworthy conduct: for they are
located within striking distance of the Mormon
infuence- The Interior Department will, of
course, at once do its best to repair the injury
done by the man, Buster
NAVAL CoURTs or ISoUIRY.-To-day, before
Court No /, the defence Of Lieut. Whiting was
read and submitted; and the judgment upon it
having been made up and transmitted to the
Navy u i'ardment, the said Court took up the
case Of exit. William II holland, the trial of
which will be proceeded with tomorrow morn
ing
Before Court No 2 the case of Liut. Morgan
is still being tried. To-day, Assistant Surgeon
Taylor and Surgeon Duval was examined in il,
the former for the Government and the latter for
the applicant.
Before Court No. 2, to-day. the ease Of Capt
Ritcbe being still under consideration Sur
geon billiard, Lieut.. Stevens, Capt. Fender
grast and Capt Hollins were examined
TEE Failures OF THE WEEK.-The last
number Of the independent newspaper recorded
one hundred and twenty-six commercial fall
ures as the result for the week before, of the
panic. 1t is again worthy Of note that they
occurred almost entirely in the so much "more
prudent and thrifty North, > but ten of them
having taken place south Of Masons and
Dixon's line. Five of these were in New Or
leans, and were Of houses dragged down by
their Northern business connections. rather
than by their business in the South
COMMISSIONED Mr. Chas r Queen and
Richard K. Shekell, of Georgetown, have been
appointed and commissioned by the President
as Justices Of the Peace for the District of Co.
iumbia and county of Washington.
APPoINTED.-AndrewJ DENLY, Surveyor Of
the Customs at Norfolk: Virginia. vice Dennis
Dawley, deceased.
RENoyED.-Mr. Stephen Kearney. a watch.
man in the Patent Office, has been removed We
hear
TEE WEATHER The following report of tie
weather for this morning is made from the Morse
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution.
The tine Of observation is about CLOCK a. IN.
OCTOBER 70, 1857
New York, N. .......storming heavily
Philadelphia, Pa-......-. cold and stormy
Baltimore, Hd-. heavy rain, high wind.
Washington. ID. C.-......high wind.
Richmond Nd-.--....-... clear, windy.
fetersbufg, Va cloudy, cool
hatel2b -.----.--..-.-.-.c Clear, PHEASANT.
Win ngton, y Co.. clear, cool.
COLUMBIA C...........cOol.
chAhes'"ir - C.-...-- clear, cool.
1h"S"s'as "a-........... .clear. cool.
AtWashinSton this morning, at 7 O'Clock. the
oa1onlSt-f VS. - ~, thermometer So High
wind fTOm NV