Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-09-22

Anv1cr TO THE TuLERs OF THE SoIi--4he re. Ee,
volt in India is TIN harbinger OF famine loo
.niIlions of human creatures VIII neeq III ~
supplies of food from the products oil otner az r.
gions The army OF India, the transpoas i
of tImt army and its supplies, the necessItles
growing out Of the disturbed state OF that greal
SnrIisfs dependencv, will call for much oil our
-,,rnIns beef pork and -four. The last nathea
articles are the product of every year, but peer
requires years of nOnrishment before 1t IS Teauy
for use. Tile wicked, wanton waste 9l oIee!
ing mower, which is the beSetting sin oil asietl7
can farmers, ought to be checked. Every laf nc
al. OUGHT to be required to give an account oil
himself who kills female calf We ought TO
nrcserye every sscow-calf" that is dropped, Tor
five wears TO come BY this method we might
soon have a supply of beef, not only for our
selves, but for any emergency abroad
Beef, mutton, sugar, eggs and butter, inc eN ,
pensive items of life, are shamefully neglected
by the general farming interest OF tue "holS ,
country. Calves are slaughtered without regard
TO sex or the price of food. Mutton IS neglect
cd everywhere, north and northeast. Fleece,
without regard to meat, is the hobby, and farm.
ers prefer 10 make shoes rather than feed "orts
to sheep.
Hens arc left like prairie chickens, to take
care of themselves. y farmer who mas twenty
hens lets them feed themselves ana oGyS OF ~,
goes without eggs. One rainy day devoted 70
giving them shelter, and five minutes to direct
proper food, would give him eggs to eat and
eggs to sell.
Care in making butter is necessary. 1t is
now. as a business, neglected, or, In most IN
! stances, done in so Slovenly manner that u IS
impossible to get a good article at reasonable
rates. An immense quantity of butter IS made,
which has to be sold low, because OF the want
Of care in putting it up for market The lew
careful farmers get large profits, while thou
sands are Disguised with the result of their dali
rieS, who are themselves to blame.
a little attention to these suggestions, would
produce millions of dollars now lost to cur far
mcrs, and would help to make labor light and
the ways of life more cheerful to mnltitudes,-
". j. Post.
assurance on CALIFoRSIA.-The New York
Courier says: The troubles of the Money Mar
ket are in measure lost sight of, in view of
the dcpIorable loss of the steamer Central Amer
iof. The Pecnniary loss to New York is vari-
onsly estimated at $5oo,0OO to $500, 900. The
insurance on gold from California to this port
has hitherto proved exceedingly profitable; and
after paying the present loss, will leave large
balance to profit account. The shipments Of
gold from San Francisco for eight wears have
probably reached $500, 100000. The insurance
which at Is, Ito LondOn) or11 TO New York;
Deduct the present loss 100000
wrIeave a balance 100000
towards future risks.
Tie loss 10y the Central AneFtcd Is, we are
told by Underwriters, the heaviest marine loss
that has ever occurred among vessels bound to
this port. There have been heavier risks, viz:
among the steamers from Havre, which have
in some instances brought cargoes to the value
of two millions. The Cono,viS,ry I,.s-t;s. t..~.
open policies in London gold between San
FranciScJ and New York:
Wells, Fargo $3OO0On
Duncan, Sherman l0uOJn
RObb, Huer 100000
AspnWAl Co. 1OOOO
VIM Hoge 4 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ........ $4,000
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