The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-10-07
GENERAL SUMMARY.

1t is stated that private letters from the West
represent the yield of the corn crop as much
better than was expected q month or go back.
The warm weather of the early part of the
month had an excellent effect and there is now
every Indication that we shall have two.thirds
crop, and one that will be in Q condition to
ship. The New York Post says:
:" 1t is notorious fact that our exports of
last years corn were much reduced in conse.
quence of the softness of grain, and that mil
lions of bushels went to waste. The present
yield promises to be of hardness and strength
that will make up the apparent deficiency. A
few weeks of dry, cold weather would still fur
Their improve the grain, and render it q favora
BILE article with shippers. Well informed par
ties believe that, in respect to the quality of the
grain the crop will prove superior to that of the
previous two years.
"The favorable issue of the doubts which
hung about the corn crop some months since is
OF immense importance to our Western rail-
ways. The prospect now is, that the deliveries
of the cereals at Chicago within the coming few
months are likely to be very large, and several
OF the roads are already beginning to reap the
benefit of the increased willingness of farmers
to part with their produce"
Miss Lander's statuette of Virginia Dare,
which arrived in ship Malabar with Crawford's
statue OF James Otis, is unpacked, and can be
seen for the remainder Of this week at the room
of the artist, Savings Bank building, next the
Museum. This beautiful work of art, which is
in Italian marble, of rare delicacy in color and
texture, is about three feet and half high, and
represents Virginia Dare, the first white person
born on the American continent, as she looked
when standing on the shores of the great lakes,
with the surging sound of the waves in her ears,
and vague memories eff her childhood's far-off
home in her heart. She stands on the sandy
beach, her fine head erect, and her folded hands
resting upon the fishing net, which is gracefully
drawn around her for drapery. Indian orna.
ments are on her arms and neck, and q beach
bird, the pet and companion of the young In.
dian maiden, is BY her side. This statue en-
petite ia full OF originality and sentiment, and
We hope ere long to see it reproduced, the size
OF life.-Boston Transcript, Sept. %.
HALIFAX, Sept 29.-Cyrus W. Field, ESQ :,
New York: | bring instruments and regula-
tons for testing and working, on certain days,
when Valentia will be particularly watchful for
signals. 1t is hoped, by establishing q system
of unison between the two stations to get sig.
malls through. The conductor is not broken ;
the defect Is loss of insulation $50 miles from
ValeHtia. 1t is possible, by sending certain
AAA1N Va W aHptONc buS
and thus the difficulty may be overcome for q
time. From the nature of the defect, signals
even at present, may be received at Valenta
from Newfoundland, and not rice oersa Every
thing will be done to restore communication.
Mr.. Brett thinks the cable can be lifted and re-
paired. CIV. LUNpY.
When Cyrus W. Field returned from his brief
trip to Canada, he found more than a thousand
letters waiting for him, most of them from
strangers, asking all sorts of questions, aud
many begging favors and donations to various
objects. he could not be much worse bored,
if he were President.
The possessions of the Hudson Bay Company,
or the territory of the continent over which they
exercise control, contains An area of two mil
lions Eve hundred thousand square miles. How
much is that1 1t is fifteen and half times
larger than the State of California; about
thirty eight times as large as the State of New
York nearly twice as large as the whole Of
the thirty-one States of the Union, and, If We
omit the Territory of Nebraska, is as large -
all our States and Territories combined. About
one fifth of that extent, or more than three
times the size of California, is said to be ct for
agricultural or grazing purposes.