Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-01-15
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

" hen cur report closed yesterday, MIR Olcott, Of
New York, who was addressing the Society on
tue subject Of the acceptance of the report of the
Committee on the ''Sorgho sucre, closed hi,
remarks by advocating its acceptance and the
Feasibility Of cultivation, probably, the Chinese
sugar cane
DIR. Loring, of Massac husetts. replied tbs, he
did not wish the Society to express an opinion
this year that they would have to contradict next
year. He wished to stand uncommi,ted. and not
have the report 60 out unless 1t embodied state
ment Of all the facts elected at the present meet
ing.
Mr. Harlan moved to amend the motion to re-
commit by recommitting the report to the com
mittee with Instructions to combine and curtal
the present session
Mr. Loring agreed to this motion as being SUBJ
stantially what he wished to bring out.
Mr. Byington wished to hear the report read
again, and Il was accordingly read by the Chair,
and when concluded, Mr. Loring wished to know
II the Society was willing To have that report 90
out as complete result of the experiment with
this plant, The report stated that the seed would
Hpen, when planted in May, by September Not
pint Of seed bad been ripened in the entire
State OF Massachusetts last year, and IL any per-
son in that State wished for further experiments
they would have to send of for the seed to plant
Ii would not come to maturity in the State of
Massachusetts. The report stated that that tbj,
plant could be raised as easily and successfully
az Indian corn. Would any one undertake to
certify to that on a one years trial, He could
not from his experience with it. The report said
that 1t furnished wholesome and nutritious
food Tor horses sheep, cattle and swine Was
that so, Had not gentlemen stated i'm this meet
ing that quite the reverse was the case He was
not willing, for one, to commit himself to an
opinion unsustained by facts. If the gentlemen
OF the committee would draw up report based
upon all the facts now elected, he would vote for
1t To be accepted and given to the public
ftermuch discussion upon this point In which
several members partici pdted at some length the
Te-commitment was lost.
Gov Brown, of Mass, moved the previous
question, which was taken and the report was
accepted.
Mr.. Alcott Of n. Y here arose and stated that
the hour was late, and that il was d good time to
do an act Of justice to gentleman who had come
into this meeting to demand it. MIR. Leonard
NTdy lad came To the United States last spring
TO Introduce a variety of sugar cane which he
had introduced into Europe from Caifrara Afri-
ca. He had paid the sum Of $500 for a patent for
making sugar from sorgho and imphee. He had
stayed here nearly whole year, at great ex pense
and neglect OF business. OF this imphee he had
cultivated some sixteen varieties of greater or less
saccharinc richness. The United States Patent
Omce, or rather one OF its clerks, had issued q
private circular, asking that no person should
purchase this patent till they knew the action of
TINS society on the subject Of this plant. In JUS
tice To MIR. Wray who was present, he would
call upon the Chair to invite him to address the
society on this subject
Mr.. ID. J. Brown, of d. c., here proposed to
oucI IrsOlutlOh covering the matter. The
luton referred the subject Of the imphee cane to
committee, with instructions to examine and
report upon the comparative merits Of the soryho
sucre and the imphee; carried
Mr.. w ray here arose md addressed the Society
He protested against the construction which that
resolution placed upon the imphee. 1t acknowl-
edged the superiority Of the sorgho, which was
not the case. Gov. Hammond, Of South Caro-
lima, had certified publicly that after cultiya-
ton of over one hundred acres during the past
year, he found the imphee, or some varieties of
proceeded this far, when
Mr. kimmel, of Md suggested that the sub
Ject Was OF too much impo Ttancc to be taken nm
al this time, the hour being late, and if agreeable
10 Mr. Wray, he would move that its further
consideration be postponed until Tomorrow
morning, at 9h O'Clock. This proposition was
agreed TO. and II was referred
Hon III. +. French, chairman of the committee
on nominations for officers for the Society for the
ensuing year, presented the following list of
nominations:
For President-Gsn T.nch Tilghman, Md.
For Vice Presidents-J. ID. Lang, Me. HF
French, n. III Fred; Holbrook. VT J. Brooks
Mass, b Thueston, X. ! e, Judge Huntingdon
CT; b. Johnson, n: Y, w. +. Robson, n
Bowie, Md, Phillips 81 George Cochr. Va,
ii Bu1gwynn, n. G, F. w. Aston, s. c.,
Richard Peters, Ga, c. c. Clay, Jr., Ala, NJ
". Phillips, Miss ID; b. De Bow, La; Lu-
Holloway, la, w. l.. Underwood XIV H C
Johns, lila + r Barrett, Mo, b. F Edgerton,
wis. A. b. Greenwood, Ark, Michae. Shoema-
ker, Mich ID. l.. Nulee. Fla Hon Guy BRYANT
Texas, lie Grand Byington, Iowa; A C. Brad
ford, Cal w. w. COreoran, ID. C, Manuel A
Otero, New Mexico, A. NJ Rice, MINI, Jos Ii
Lane. Oregon, Anderson, w Territory, John
al Bernheisel, Utah, b IL. Chapman, Nebraska.
Judge Army, Kansas.
Executive Committee-Henry Wager. n Y.
) MeGowan, Pa Josiah Ware. Va, +. Smyth.
N ii To-, Henry Wilson, Ohio, John Merryman
Md, Jas. W. Brown, Illinois
Treasurer-B. b. French, ID C.
Srcrrtary-Ben Per.ey Poore, Newburyport.
Mass.
The nominations were confirmed by ballot and
the Hon. IA. W ager introduced a resolution com
plimeniRg the veteran ex- preside upon leaving
his position a. President of the Society, upon the
great interest which he had always manifested in
The sabJect Of az riculture, and the uniform cour
fesy which he had always bestowed upon the
membeTs Of The Society ia presiding over their
manifOl deliberations.
The resolution Was unanimously adopted and
Mr.. Wilder, in a short but eloquent speech re-
turned thanks for the compliment which had
been rendered.
TO the chair, and made opening address full of
encouragement To the memberS of the Society In
whose deliberations great public interests were
involved. He acknowledged the high favor
shown to him in electing him to preside over
them a. distinguished honor, and a compl-
ment ID the South.
Col. Anthony Kimmel, Of Maryland, then asked
leave To address the chair on subject to which
the attention OF the Society had been called yes
terday, when he was not present, and to which
he had some remarks to make. Ii was in rela-
tion to the resolutions passed yesterday of re-
spect TO the memory of two OF the most distin
yuished members of the society, now decreased
To the memory of the venerable George " p
Custis no one bad more cause to feel and ernIe,s
n last tribute OF love, respect and gratitude than
himsclf. He wished To present Ia the Society
two letters which lie had Ieceivrd from the ven
cradle departed last year in relation to an invita-
tion which had been rendered To him to visit tine
grand CelrtH4fIon at Louisville, XIV last Sep
tembeT. Those letters he asked might he read
and placed on fle lb The paper. of the Society
ordered, aud the chair read the following letters
from the deceased veteran s3TieultuIist
ARLINGTON HOTsE. 18th Aur Isl
Ny DsdT Colonel K,mm, Your very ace Dta-
bile letter came duly To hand. ] had pTeyio,,sIv
received most kind invitation fIom couIDiil,e
OF the citizens Of Louisville to attend the grand
celebration Of the LIST September and also letter
from our worthy Col Wilder, pressing INV 90.
ing TO the sam-. J must reply to YOU my
dear SIR, ~ have done to them, viz: That If liz.
decaying rn~rgirs of an old man in his nth wear
can bear aim up Ia the Effort then shall hope To
have the honor Of taking you by the hand al
Louisville on the LIST Of Sci trmbfr Many and
MOS sincere thanks to you, my dear sir, for YOUR
Kind offer Of aiding and caring for me on the long