The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-04-08
DEPARTMENT. NEWS.
pEpARrmKSr OF STATE.

DEPARTMENT. OF STATE .r
Letter from Mauritius-We have received an interest
ina letter from correspondent at Maurus in which be
states that up to the FIRST of January last change worthy
If notice had taken place in any Of the laws regulations
# that port nor had any ordinance been promulgated a
ipg in any way American interests The regular trade
Of the island had gone without interruption during the
quarter ending December 81 1885, and the total shipments
of sugar from the island amounted to 57O8s470 pounds
o which 30 COS 500 pounds to Great Britain, 80l
6i2 pounds TO France 1892 34 pounds to Cape of Good
Hone TO- s9e5 pounds 10 Australia, being increase
nearly ten per the amount shipped in the
quarter last year. ls55) Three months ago the planters
looking the increase Of this years crop that of pre-
Ous years. and feeling That could still be done,
Joyous and sangune of coming years Of prosperity but
circumstance had taken place which bids fair to blight all
these fair prospects.
He had already alluded to the system of immigration to
this colony from India by which the supply of laborcrs
was kept up and without which this island with all Its
capabilities and resources would in commercial point OF
yew sink into oblivion. On the twenty-fourth day OF
October last the governorgeneral of British India in
council passed order prohibiting any further imml-
grafton Of the natives of India to Mauriius The rea-
sons alleged for this step were that proper care was
hot takeh Of the health of the immigrants upon land
Ing here and because nearly three hundred imm
had persisted upon Flat island, the quarantine station
where two csrgoes Of Indians landed without sut-
Gent shelter from the weather for fear that they might
communicate cholera to the inhabitants Of the island No
doubt the miseres and suerngs of the Indians there
hid been considerably exaggerated to the Indian govern
ent bit the law had bsen passed. and unless revoked the
interests of Mauritus must suffer delegation from the
local government Of Mauritius to be to India
represent the planters of this island and request had
been made to the Indian government that delegation
might be sent from India to Mauritius to inspect the
quarantine arrangements lately perfected and for
themselves what the real state of the Indians in
Mauritius The importations during the quarter had
not been very considerable, consstiog of machinery
cotton goods iron-mongery and agricultural implements
beer sa provisions, naval stores and various consgn
of sundries fancy goods and preserves from Eng
laud wines, silks, millinery, furniture carriages, fancy
goods preserved fish, meats and vegetables paper clothing
&C. &c. from France; fish, salt meat beanE grain horses
sheep -four, wine from the Cape of Good Hope various
shipments OF unsaleabe goods from Australia where the
markets had been overstocked by England and America
rice wheat oats lard taow, spices medical drugs, CT
gars and clothing from India tea, silks tobacco fancy
ware &c, c. from China cattle from Madagascar CO.
coanut oil and coffee from Ceylon guano from Peru and
lchaboe horses and mules from Buenos Ayres plauks
aud timber from Singapore; and vegetables and pro-
visions from the island Of Bourbon or " R.-Unio
No changes had taken place in the tariff regulations
port dues No direct trade had taken place with the Uni
ted States. Efforts however being made TO obtain
supply of ice from the United States In his opinion was
not at all probable that there would be large trade
between the United States and that island the reoessa
RIGS and uxures of life could be obtained better advan
tage from England, France and the Indc'.
Considerable American prcduce-such rs tobacco and
honrhnds its way here annually but it is only the
make OF Australia and Cape Town get overstocked with
such goods that any shipments made to that port.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
The agricultural Operations Of the Patent Office Per
sons contemplating experiments in the cultivation of the
chua earth almond or cyrerus esculnt dvised to
put no confidence in tho circulated in various
public journals to the effect that this plant is identical with
the nutga cyperus reens fmiliary known to every
cul'ivaor of the SOIL from New York to Louisiana and
Florida The resemblance between these plants is not
sumcent TO deceive any acquainted with the char
a;erstcs of both bu the Chinese suparcaue has been
declared by public journalists to be identical with Guinea
corn and the Chinese yam with the root known MS mani
mgound and by other local names it should create no
surprise that the degree of resemblance existing between the
chu and the nutgrass has led the order of minds to
similar conclusions s..
In the Report Of the Patent Office on Agriculture for
1854 page 3a) the chafa is recommended for cultivation
In the middle and southern States, and directions are
gwen respecting the time and mode of planting &C. and
10 the Report for 1855 page 49, IFS successful culture is
spoken o. and the remark is made that belongs the
SINE genus az the notorious nutgrass but does pos
@ the power of spreading itself like that pest of southern
fields .. ..-# A. ' 9t
4 Letter from fJortda.-Alpbonso Wood, professor CT
b'sany at College Hill Female College Ohio, now on a
Journey of investigation into Florida writes to the Com
missioner Of Patents that the said by the people
mere TO be about three weeks later than usual and that the
uue towering time had hardly yet commenced 10 Georgia
Lie had been very successful however in meeting with bot
anss who had accurate and extensive acquaintance with
e hora OF that section of country and who had devoted
some weeks in making botanical excursions with him
Corn was generally few inches above the ground and
cotton planting nerly over but scarcely any cotton
plants had gcrminaed That was the very heart of the
cotton culture and yet he had seen half as much land in
corn as in cotton.
POST DEPARTMENT
Change Of Mme-The name Of the post Office at
ooVets Place. Centre county, Pennsylvania has been
'nahgea from Showers Place to Rock Spring.
D'conti"md-The following post offices have been dis
continued
greenfield, Wayne county, Michigan
"p'lhgweiF, Wayne county, Michigan
THE TWENTIETH OF MAY-we see by the North Carolina
papers that the anniversary of the Mecklenburg declara
uon oil independence to be celebrated in Charlotte and
proposed to make it gaa-day throughout the State
one Patriotic editor says:
, The first declaration Of American Independence Shall
e sons OF Carolina forget the chivary OF their fathers
u the daughters Of bertys mother remember longer
elegend OF her bridal to the genius of freedom IL
enou1 be fetal day throughout the State and we doubt
mat the descendants OF those noble fathers of the
ou VINO hrst sent out in the of the God of Ma
H helr protest against tyra.ny and oppression, and
e' with their blood would respond with voice
e call which summons them celebrate the deeds and
of heir imm al Jatt ba