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AGRICULTURE.

But few people aware of tho immense falling of in
the staple agricultural products of the older States,
exhibited by the census reports New England for IN
stance in Is4O raised 1000 900 bushels of wheat
but in 1850 sho yielded but 900 o00a decline Of fifty
per cent in ten years The population in the mean Time
had considerably increased There has been consider
bic decline undoubtedly since 1850. The four States Of
Tennessee, Kentucky Georgia and Alabama which raised
IL 900 bushels Of wheat in lS40 raised but 5000
900 bushels in 1850 The number Of sheep in the State of
New York had decreased that there nearly
less than there thirty years ago. Within period
of five years the decrease has been nearly fifty per cent
while the decrease In the number of horses, cows and
swine is above fifteen per cent In 1915 the product Of
wheat 13 80 ITO bushes II has steadily declined
since, and tho product Of the past year did not exceed
5000, 900 bushels. ~ F
The older sections of our country becoming moro
and more dependent upon the granary of the Northwest
for their supplies of leading agricultural products Their
land getting out and unproductivc, and the peo
pie turning their attention 70 manufactures and
In time sciencal agriculture, directed by the
of wealth. will reclaim in almost all of its old
fertility those districts but for the present they must
look elsewhere in measure for the great supplies of The
staff OF life The opening of Territories be-
Saes in the West IL the greatest of blessings to
the old Atlantic States, not only relieving them of
considerable population they we'll spsre but as
ssng to kec ,wn the price Of agricultural products
a reasonable lgure
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The New York Herald makes the following comment
upon the returns Of the banks of that city
Such general increase have not reported for long
time The movement in all departments 10 rapidly en-
argiug and the aggregates, in instances, more
expanded than before. The specie reserve has
reached the amount of thiryfive and hall
millions Of dollars, while the actual deposits upwards
million In of any previous statement In the
absence of any activity in business find the banks in
crcsng their discount line upwards of half million per
week AT this rate by the time trade opens and becomes
brisk the bank loans will be up the highest aggregate
of last year The deposits have up to total never
before anticipated, and this large finds no employ-
ment The investments of the day not pressing on
the market and ordinary advance in prices for the
speculative stocks would absorb but tre of the idle
capital of Wall street II buys another must
SELL so that if finds for his money in pur-
csng sock the other has the proceeds Of such sales in
hand and Is compelled to look about for some way OF
employing it, In the absence Of business, real estate i'm
provemcns speculation in staple articles, &c. this accu
nustion Of money must go Nothing but increase
in value will absorb it, M tsl. 4s ftG HyG5 6g gfta
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debate between Rev. Mr. Franklin and Rev Mr.. Mcr-
ril tho subject of baptism. There high statc
OF bellgercnt excitement, and Mr.. Merrill publicly
presented with gold watch by the party that consdrod
him the victor Hs reverend opponent TO say that
hc expected his reward in Heaven but promptly hisEl
down The revival stopped when the water controversy
commenced A h
LENGTHY WEDDING Tour Mr. Frederick @. Bayies
and Miss Juetta A. IT. jackson married last week
at Waukcsha WISCONSIN, and the happy pair started i'm,
msdateIy on their wedding tour which is TO he tho
plains through Kansas Nebraska, and Utah Territories,
~ California sf4 ~ if d l
IL is stated that within the last twenty two years tho
Raptists in the United States have made clear gain OF
g. 565 curches 224 ministers, and 500 $50 members
being an Of 1886 churches 1872 ministers
and 529 menbcrs The increase for the last ten years
has much greater in the southern than in Che north
ern the greaest increase having been vgnia
Alabama and Missouri
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TIE STADE DUES.
IFrom tho Baltimore American. ]

From tho Baltimore Americana
The attempt in progress by England to secure an abo
ltion of the Sae dues levied all tho commerce
of the river Ebe will be hailed with satisfaction by every
maritime nation. These dues unjust they are spe
ces Of black mail and decided injury to the commerce
Of Hamburger, thus shalnefuy siackled by the Kingdom
of Hanover to which Hamburger is in no way subject
behoIden The matter has been brought before the
British Parliament by Mr. Ricardo, who recently moved
address to her Majesty, representing tho injury to
British inflicted by the tax levied by Hanover
or merchandise and shipping ascending the river Ebe
under the denomination OF the Stadc Dues and
praying her Majesty to give notice of the tcrmina
ton of tho treaty between the United Kingdom and
Hanover of the twenty second of July, 1844.-
In making his motion, MIR. Ricardo described the
delays vexatons and annoyances attendant upon the
tax of the Stade dues, and gave short sketch of
their history Tho collection of the Stade dues dates
back lO38 In l7l5 these dues sold by Denmark
to George l. as Elcctor of Hanover, for Of ESQ.,
O00 This paid out of the taxes Of the people OF
England Moreover, England WIS involved in q war
with Sweden upon the termination of which further
of 900 900 rix dollars was paid To obtain peaccabc
possession Of the disputed teritorcs including the power
Of evyng the Stde Dues For these the duties
English cagoes remitted in tho time of George H.
Toy reposed in the time OF George Ill This led to
protests the part OF English merchants but the empo
son submitted to because it occurred at period when
1t believed that the Congress OF Vienna would set
tie all matters relating to the navgabe rivers OF Germany
The treaty OF Vienna provided for the freedom OF
of all the German rivers, and prohibited all charges
which not equally imposed vessels of all
tries Notwithstanding this, the Hanovcrian govern
mcnt retained the collection of the Stade dues, the
prctext that this sea- not river duty. The New
York Courier thinks tho United States should take tho
lead in this matter the way being plain before
Great Britain could not act under year The editor
truly says thnt it is peculiarly fitting that should
take front rank in breaking up this unjustiable rcstrc-
ton on trade by Hanover, nasmuch the first
bring Denmark to her of duty in the similar op
pressive restriction of the Sound dues We pio-
ncers for commerce in the Of Denmark let III, 20
forward and continue benecent action in the waters
of Hanover. It may here be remarked that resolu-
ton has been moved in the House Of Representatives,
asking for information with regard to the Sae dues, with
view to adopt that will lead to their aboli
ton.
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GRASSROPPERS IN TEXAS.


That the grasshoppers with which portion Of Texas
snow infested aro the Egyptian locustA think there
Is no reason to doubt In tho 10th chapter Of Exodus
they spoken Of as follovs;,es55 s, .tlt ,flg f
'sAnd Moses stretciei forth his rod over tho land
of Egypt, aud the Lord brought an east wind upon
the land all that day. and all that night and when IL
morning the eaAt wind brought the loc'ists And
the locuss went up all the land Of Egypt and rest
cd in all the coasts OF Egylt very grievos they
For they covered the face o the whole earth that the
land was darkced and they did eat every herb Of the
land and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had
left and there remained not any green thing in tho,
trees on In the herbs Of the field through all the land
of Egypt @
watson's Biblical Dictionary uses the term grasshop.
per as synonymous with locust Under te head grass
the locust has its namo from the Arabic verb As1a to
veil because wlIsn they ~ thcy often do Ia great
swarlns, they eclipse the light of tho y
The Encyclopaedia Americana gives the following
count of the grsshopper Of which it says there
era species-those common 10 the eastern and middle
States differing considerably in their habits from the mi
gratory species although occasionally very destructive
1t says: IyftG h99s3p eo 81 tsils s4a iielHH t3
81 The most celebrated species OF g,asshopper Is the
gyilus nrgraovias, migratory locust OF all animals
capable Of adding TO the caIanites Of mankind by de-
sroying tho vegetable products OF the earth the gra
tory loc,st to possess the most formidable powers
Of destruction In Syria Egypt and almost all the south
of ASIA these insects mako their appearance IN ogons
and carry desolation with them, in few hours changing
tho most fertile provinces into barren descrs and dark
enng the air by their numbers. yi th e ~
Happily for mankind this calamity Is frequently
repeated for it inevitably the precursor famine and
its horrible consequences Tho annals Of most of tho
southern Aatic climates filled with accounts of tho
devastaons produced by locnsts They seldom visit E-
rope in such swarms though they occasionally formi
dable 10 the agriculturist Even when dead they ara
still productive Of evil consequences since the putrsc,
ton which arises from their inoonoeivablo number 10
great that it is justly regarded the cause Of Of
those dcsolating pcstenccs which almost depspuiao
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SUPREME COURT oFTHE UNITED STATES

TUESDAY, Nay 1l-No. 60. James H. Suydam plain
tiff in error ps VIM. H, Williamson a dl In to
the circuit court Of the United States for the southern
district of New York Mr. Justice Clifford delivered the
opinion of the court affirming tho judgment Of the said
circuit court in this cause, with costs.
No. l09. Edward Rice, plaintiff In error ps The Min
ncsota and Northwestern Railroad Company In to
writ of dismissed for the want of Jurisdiction
No. llO. Thos Mcguire claimant Of the steamer Go
Iiah appellant, Stephen Card This cause argued
by Mr. Blair for the appellant and by Mr. Doyle for the
appellee. tE14e $780,
Adjourned until Friday morning II o'clock
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The total coinage OF the branch Of the United States
mint at New Orleans for tho month Of April $3.50
ooo Of which $240o0e silver -hafdollars and half
dimes ~ Nia af NNth4i ~ ~ fai 9nf ftw .
WONDERFUL DscovHRy GoLD We learn from
liable gentleman recently arrived from the South, that
in the last few weeks thore has been opened at what is
known as the Puckerson gold mine, about u miles from
Altona, Georgia. vein Of gold Of richness equal If not
superior, to any discovered In this country The
vein has been penetrated at three different points and
hbifs the most aSoisH richness He promised to leave
with us specimen soon he obtained parcel
promised to be forwarded by the owners. Richmond
Wing. M
A now kind of cotton called the rose cotton exceng
In irmness of lint and length Of the staple the kind
dinary produced has been sold IN GaIveton Texas, at
price hbove the market value Of the Mexican Gulf cot
ton Asa new variety IL promises TO ie very decided
improvement slHlI siiil "a sim tsi s,ll gtfla v (
The Chicago Democrat says that labcrcrs IN that city
are not likely to get than six sbiilings day during
the coming season and that hundreds there out
of employment
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, THE FLOODS /! w THE FLOODS!
Ifrom the Now Orleans Bulletin, May 81

tt IFrom The Now oriexns Bulein, May 81 b. ~ )
The conviction forces itself upon us that tho present is
Of the most terrible floods ever known upon the Mis-
sisspp and its tributaries The damage already done is
unqucstonably great and fear tho worst is TO COME
Our columns yesterday and to-day furnish evidences of
the mighty power Of the waters and of their disastrous
effects. Both above and below the city, crevases have
been made and below both sides of the river We
hear that the rice plantations below and many sugar
plantations, both above and below will he for tho time
being seriously injured and the crops to great extent
cut off, So far the city Is concerned do not appre
hend any Immediate danger and yet cannot resist the
impulse to urge the city authorities to guard with n
creased vigilance every point and extend It both above
and below the city Forowarncd, forcarmcd They
should bo in constant readiness to proceed at moment
notice ut any hour Of tho day or night TO any point
where there may be the least Indication of danger Men
and material should be provided beforehand for sudden
emergencies. We understand the the oppo
site side of the river has been abandoned, all hope Of
closing il having been given up In addition to this
another having broken ont the side of
the fver fifteen miles above, it would not IN the
least surprise II the waters Of the two should connect
with each other and nundate the plantations Of st.
Charles and Jefferson The rivers above either
stand or rising and consequently, expect fall
here perhaps for weeks.
II to that the Bell Crevassc has been managed
badly. We think It ought to and might have been
closed at an early day but whether II IL practicable
before the river will fall cannot say. Again urge
our authorities TO sleepe vigilance in guarding this side
of tho river. ah ltaaf tf Yak rr5af.
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NON-COANUNlCANT DELEt4ATES IN EPISCOPAL
llHsaess irt#. CHURCIfES.

warm debate occurred in the Protestant Episcopal
Convention of the Diocese of Massachusetts which nd
jounsd at Boston the 7th inst proposed amend
ment to the constitution that person shall be lay dele
gate who is not communicate Of the church The de-
bate, Of which give the subjoincd sketch,
cuded by laying the proposed amendment till next
year for final action. e T"
Francis j. Parker, of st. Marks church, Boston, op-
posed the amendment.
Rev Or. vinton rector Of ST. Paul schurcl, made an
eloquent speech in support of the amendment arguing
among other things, that other church admitted into
its government persons not members that Christian
professor should be subjected to laws made by those not
communicating and who therefore could not be reached
by those laws that it against the interest religion
that nonprofessors should regulate its administration
Hon. Benz. f. Hnett wished it understood that the
rector did not represent his parish In this. Mr. Halett
who is n lay delegate of ST. Pauls, but not a communi-
can't, proceeding, when DIR. Vnton asked him TO
point out single proof Of the assertion, and said that
the subject had not been brought up dstnctvey at any
church meeting. asa aH'F tiffaN @1H
Dr. Lyman, another lay delegate from ST. PauIs init
mated to Mr.. Hallctt that he fully uncommtted on
the subject and could say he opposed to the
anelldnent.l 4pi st ahi r5s6 4t4F flsafts FN nor
Mr. Hallctt argued that the amendment was inexped-
en in the polty Of the Episcopal Church that
just to the rights Of the iay and people, and uncaed
Mr.. VIM. Raymond Lee, Of Roxbury, called for vote
by orders whenever the question should be put to vote
He supported by other delegates " tliap ~
Rev. James Leeds, Of Salem, opposed the amend.
mcnt.
Henry M Parker Of Boston was In doubt and desired
postponement of tho question although the tendency
of his remarks against the amendment.
Francis 1Tilliard, Of Roxbury, hoped tho question
would mot bc delayed. He spoke in opposition to the
amendment. At .ftfss9 III aalsa gsszsssfrsh
MFR. I. l.. Wakefield, Of. Dcdham, favored the amend
mcnt.
Rev. John Cotton Smith of Trinity church. opposed it,
He ready TO trust this whole matter TO the parishes
He believed they would send but true men, This
amendment if carried would only I've approximation
to the principle involved. a iser III tslsDe0
Mr. Iitcll believed the amendment to be very desi
rabc. W
The amendment rejectesl, tho clergy standing IA
for and 22 against it the parishes for and Is against
Bishop Esstburn expressed his qualification.
gentleman moved the amonl'nent to lay over till
next year, but 10 was laid ON the table. 81 asa, f
The right Of the convention to lay the proposition ON
the table denied 1t TO lay till the
vcnton for action. II taken from the table again
motion not to receive it made and argued on points
Of order h
Ihc motion not to receive was witi,lrawn, and mo
tion to indeiitely postpone the proposition made
and lost-29 to 80.
ttIf Nfe
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A few months ago gang Of countereiten broken
up in Indiana One Of them, DIR. Rogers, was tried
recently When the jury came into court with their
dict, he standing In door upon the opposite side of
the street, and the verdict of guilty
nounccd in court, probably at signal given by
complice, he through alley leading into another
street, and jumping into wagon TO which two fast horses
attached made his escape The whole plan of escape
had been previously arranged and very successfully
carried out
Hon John w NoelI candidate for Congress IN the
7iL congressional district Of Missouri has arranged To
address the people OF every county Of that district The
canvass will commence the nth instant Mt Ironton
Iron County The appointments already published ex-
tend TO the 18th of July.
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The following is a comparative statement of the cond
tion Of the banks Of the city of New York, May and
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Tho House then resumed the consideration of bills on
tho Speakers table their third reading when the bill
to prevent inconyencnt accumulation in the Post Once
Department Of the Postmasters quarterly returns
read third time and passed.
The joint resolution concerning tho nbrogation OF the
Clayton Bulwcr treaty next taken up the question
being on scondng tho demand for the previous question
on the preamble. .s
{, Mr.. WAsHBURNE, cf Illinois, moved that the whole
subject be laid on the table which motion was not
agreed to yeas "a. nays ss.
The demand for tho previous question being sustained
Mr.. M1LLSON, of Virginia. moved that the whole
subject bc laid on the table; which motion not
agreed to yeas 65, nays 1o2.
The question then taken on agreeing to the pre-
amblc, and II was not agreed to yeas ca, nays 90
Mr., BlCKLES, of New York, moved that the resol,i-
ton u referred to the Committee Of The Whole on the
state Of the Union. He thought the House would
concur with him in saying that tho record they
had exhibited for The last few days was the most
conclusive proof to show that the question. was not
correctly understood ip many quarters Of the House
II w@ well understood that negotiations were now
pending aud had been pending for some time under
favorable auspices with view of bringing the two
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

On motion of Mr. BURNETT, of Kentucky the fur
ther consideration of the report from the special commit
tee touching the sale of the Fort Smelling military TO-
servaton postponed from the 18th TO the 10th day
Of the present month.
On motion of Mr.. BURROUGHS, of New York, the re-
port of the select committee the Niagara ship canal
ordered to be printed.
Mr. AVERY of Tennessee, by unanimous consent, in
trotuccd bill for the relief of VIM Deter which
read twice and referred to the Committee Naval AZ
fairs.
Mr. SMITH, of Virginia, asked consent to introduce a
bill to organize the Territory of Nevada
Mr CLEMENS, of Virginia, objected
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by tho fifteenth article of the treaty of Guadalupe Hdnl
go for the payment of claims Of citizens Of the United
States against tho government Of Mexico remains
pended t
On motion by Mr.. MALLORY the resolution which no
submitted yesterday adopted requesting the Secre-
tay OF the Navy to furnish to the senate the result Of
the recent explorations under the command Of Lieut.
A. Craven OF the United States navy To the practi
cabity Of interoceanic communication from the Gulf
OF Daren to the Pacific ocean, by the Atrato and Tran
do rivers ~ F a4N ttt,
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The returns OF the Philadelphia banks present hc ioI
lowing returns compared with those of the previous
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-12-30

"There is Mexico, now disrupted by dissen-
sions at home, and in state of anarchy, lying
prey, ready to be seized by any Power which
may wish to do so. To-day, some Of the press
are charging the Government that, dog-in-the-
manger-like, it will not take charge of her, nor
allow any other Power to do 50. But if bill
should be offered in Congress to acquire it, he
should cote against 1t. Some of the press
also urging the acquisition of Sonora. To this
he WAS also opposed, because OF It's position.
There irds no more chance IF making a STARE
SateIcf 1t, tAaH there ,cds to form one a., the
moon land amer Il. WiM Siaeery. He was also
opposed to the acquisition of Nicaragua. In
expressing these opinions. he was accused of
being uniaithiul to the South; but if his Opin-
ion on this subject made him so, let him be SO
called.
Slavery, said he, should preceie doqUisi-
fioH--t cannot now 90 to Mexico, for by the
law Of that country the slave would be free as
soon as there. But some say that We will take
1t there after the revolution. This, too, is I'M
practicable, ifnot impossible; for, by the acqui-
sitiOn, there will be necessarily annexed peo-
pie opposed to it, brought up to despisei it. Then.
where could be found the spirit necessary to
foster the institution in that country? And
while the right TO the property in the slave
would at all times be in jeopardy, the man from
the North, who owned no such property, could
90 there. and be perfectly safe.