Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-02-26

the Legislature, there has been three, and we
presume, before it adjourns, there will be more.
On Thursday evening, the proprietors Of the
Hotels gave three magnificent ones, which were
well attended by members of the Legislature,
inhabitants of the towns, and citizens from vari-
Gus portions Of the State Al tile Steamboat
Hotel conducted by the courteous and gentle
manly landlord, Capt. Mullen, there was quite
u large attendance. At about 10 O'Clock, the
party took their seats at table laden with all
the delicacies of the season, and after partating
of the various Injuries which were served up
in a style which could not full to please the
most flsti1ious epicure, the cloth was removed
and the evening was spent in the most agree
/ able manner. There were speeches, tOasts,
| &C., from number oil gentlemen George
| Cummins, ESQ.,, Speaker of the House of Re-
! representatives., Francis Dunlap, Senators Biggs,
! Marshall, Ridgely, Jacob Moore and General
Tighman, made interesting speeches upon
Railroads, and various other subjects connect
ed with the interest and prosperity of our State.
The speech Of General Tilghman was replete
| with matter of the greatest importance. lie
reviewed the difficulty that the friends Of the
| Maryland and Delaware Railroad had to con-
tend with, previous to obtaining the charter
and set forth, in eloquent language, the bene-
| fits which would accrue to the Eastern shore
ana Delaware from it, lie paid high COM
pliment to the members Of the Legislature,
the citizens of Dover, and more particularly
the ladies. John X. McFee, ESD, arose and
gave toast abiding to the g Delaware and
Pennsylvania Railroad" which brought the
originator of this great enterprise, Mr.. Dunlap,
to his feet, who gave Il brief and interesting
history Of the projected rOad-its advantages
to the State, and the benefits which would
flow from it when constructed. The terminus
of the road would be at Delaware City, where
| there is an excellent harbor, bringing the coal
to that place direct from the coal mines of
Pennsylvania, being AZ miles nearer the ocean
| than the city of PHILADELPHIA The diffcultles
! which large class vessels have in reaching
| Philadelphia would be dispensed with--they
l could here have good harbOrand would scarcely
/ be interrupted by suspension of navigation IN
taking their rich cargo ofthe ''bIacf diamonds"
\ to the Eastern markets, where there is always
u ready demand for this commodity. The coal
trade at Delaware City is already IN important
| itcnl--oyer one hundred persons arc daily EN-
| plOyed by two companies. After Mr.. ID. con
cludod the party adjourned with the best feel
| ing and all appeared pleased with the evenings
entertainment.
| PARKg BRNJAMIN.--Those who were so much
gratied with the poem of Mr.. Benjamin on
''FashiOn,'' will he gratfed to learn that he
will deliver two lectures this week. The first,
| this evening, subject, Glove and money!" Il
humorous pc en-; the second, tomorrow even
| ing, Il prose lecture on "MatrimOny." The
fame Of the lecturer, and the attractiycnCsS OF
the subjects, particularly to the ladies, will we
doubt not secure good audience. The lee
lures will be given in the Odd Fellows Hall,
commencing ut o flock.
Committed TO New CAsrLE.-John Guthrie
was brought before Esquire Poulson on We'd
nesday, on charge ofhaving knocked down his
wife with chair, and beating and abusing her.
In default of bail in the sum of $500 he was COM
mitted to New Castle, to await his trial at the
next term Of court. John did not like this and
resisted Constable Massey with all his power,
cursing and swearing, and finally had to be tied
before he could BIO got into wagon to convey
him to prison.
LIFE TENUREs.-The proposed amendment
TO the constitution in relation to life tenures
which had previously passed the Senate, was
on Friday defeated in the House by vote OF
40 for to aglinst-a twO-thirds vote being re-
guired.
INTERESTING EXPERIMENTAL meeting o.
the Agricultural Society of Kent County, was
recently held, when II. B. CourSey made the
following interesting report
AT meeting Of the Agricultural Society il
March last, committee was appointed to OK
pertinent with concentrated manures, in ordel
to ascertain the relative value Of the several
different kinds in market. ! believe | was ap
pointed one of that committee, and to carry on
the wish of tho Society, ! obtained scvera
different kinds Of manures, not all that wish
ed, but all that could get in time. took pal
tieplar care in selecting the ground as event.
) as possible, and herewith report the results o
my experiments:
1st.-l5 rows, 100 hills each, MANFRED in tn
furrow with Allen x Needles super phesphat
; thoroughly incorporated with tho soil quantity
20Tlbs. at % cts. per lb.; cost S5.l1. Amour
gathered 81 baskets.
{ ID lii rows 100 hills pncl. without man
ure of any kind. Amount gathered, 20 bas
kets.
3d.--l5 rows, Pomeroy's super phosphate
: treated as above; quantity, 2OIlbs. ut - cts
; $5.17. Amount gathered, - baskets.
4th.- 10 rows, 100 hills each, Peruvian
gllano, treated as above quantity, l5l lbs, a
% cts, costing S3.T1a. Amount gathered, 2
baskets.
REMARKs.-I had also $50 lbs. of Pacitl
guan0 on corn which looked equal il not super
: Tor to the Peruvian; but the hands got the row
= mixed, in gathering, with the unmanurcd, S
, that l had to throw it out. l was very sOrr
for this, as was desirious of seeing it tested b
= the side of Peruvian.
l would further remark, that do not con
t slider il fair test, of any of the manures; tn
f season was very dry and veryhOt, and corn tina
v was earliest Suffered most, and no part of thu
= State was dryer than that portion Of Murder
kill hundred, lying east of the Delaware ralroa
4 |
/ forward even in advance of the Peruvian guam
f and just at the time il was coming into tasSe
the extreme heat in June took it, and 1t Wa
/, nearly all sun-struck. Tho tassels and uppe
a blades were burnt to crisp. As Il consequence
t the corn could not have made crop even hat
i, the weather that succeeded been tavorabe.-
II By reference to the different experiments
T. will be seen that the Peruvian guano game
-, six baskets, or three bushels, over the unmaT
!. nred ground. This at 60 cts per bushe, wOul
:. be 81 80, which taken from the cost of til
o. guanO, $3.77s, would leave the guano in del
Sl.97, which would be equal to loss Of ahOI
S26 on each ton used, admitting the guanO
havo boon bought at so dollars per ton. Tf
g super phosphate only gave ono basket, whic
. shows loss of about 10 dollars on the eXper
' ment, or very nearly he whole cost Of the a
:, ticle. Neither the manfred nor the unmanure
ground made over one third of crop, which
think the ground would have produced und
=. favorable circumstances, yet | am Statistic
i from my own experiments, past and preSe
q, and from observation, on crops in genera
=, that none of tho concentrated manures tn
"a have come under my observation will pay
- the corn crop on land even but partially il
- proved, though believe it will pay, at 80 do
= lars, on poor land. The reason Of difference
% that land partially improved will make tOle
n able crop without manure, while very po
i land will make nothing without manure, cons
quenty the guano will have the credit OF &
that is made.
&c FOREIGN NRws.-rhe steamship Indian HI
s arrived at Portland, from Liverpool, bringir
y European news four days later. UnexpectC
s difficulties have arisen between Prussia al
Switzerland, respecting the Neufchatel aIlui
.. A general amnesty to all political offenders h
- been decided upon by the Emperor of Austri
l.. and it is said that the Emperor ofRussa W
n, do the same for the exiled Poles. Austria
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