The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-08
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The War Department has issued orders directing
Board OF othcers to convene at West Point on the
llth instant for the purpose of trying to be
submitted by General G.. X. Wheat. The Board
will consist of Major Alfred Mordecai, Ordinance
Department.; Lieutenant John Gibbon Fourth ar
tillery, and Lieutenant g. L. Hartsuff Second art-
lery This gun is twelve feet long; it is something
new, and Is known as the patent acceerating cannon
Its popularity is that it fires three charges of pow
der behind nine pound SHE'LL which will hit at the
enormous distance five miles. The ball or shell
Is SNAPPED like the Minnie rifle ball. All who have
already witnessed its operations seem to be perfectly
satisfied with what it represents
Major D. e. Martin. Quartermaster's Department,
Is ordered to duty at Fort Laramie, Nebraska.
Major f. b. Babbtt, same department, is ordered
TO Washington City, for the purpose of settling
his accounts, when he will be ordered on distant
service.
Captain G. Thorn, and Lieutenant J. B. Wheeler,
Typographical Engineers, are ordered to duty at
Fort Vancouver, Washington Territory. Those
officers are charged with the construction of the
military roads in Oregon and Washington Terri
tories
Assistant Surgeon w. H. Babcock is orderd to
report for duty to the commanding officer at Fort
Columbus, Governors Island.
Colonel j.. P. Taylor, Commissary of Subsistence,
will report for duty in the office of the chief of his
department, Washington City.
Col. Sumner, being the senior officer in the de-
partment of the West of the army since the trans
Ter of Gen. Harvey to the northern department Of
the Pacific, has assumed command of that depart
ment. His headquarters are at st. Louis
Lieutenant Francis H. Baker has been detached
from the U. s. receiving ship Pennsy lvania, and
dered to the U. s. steamer Water Witch.
The steamers Water Witch and Fulton, of the
Paraguay expedition, left the Navy Yard on We'd
nesday morning. They to stop at Barbados,
and thence proceed to Buenos Ayres.
We learn that the L. s. frigate Congress- now at
the Philadelphia Navy Yard,wi be ordered around
here this fall.
A muster of the 9th Infantry which left fort
Bridger, Aug. A, for Washington Territory, showed
tlaff
The following is a list of the officers:
Lieut.. Col. Geo. Andrews; B. l.. Col VIM. Hof-
man; Capt. Winf. 5. Hancock, A. Q. NJ; Assistant
Surgeon John j. Milhan, NJ. D.; First Lieut.. James
r. Q. NJ; Capt.W. S. Ketchum, company G; Capt.
Charles S. Lowell, company B; Capt. Ed. Johnson
(B. NJ company D; Capt. Thomas Hendrickson,
company H; Captain r. W. Foote company C;
Capt. L. A. Armistead, (B: NJ. company F; Capt.
r. B. Garnet, company X; Captain +. F. Flint,
company A; First Lieut.. VIM. P. Carlin, company
D; do. Z. G. Marshall, co. j. do. B. F. Smith, co.
H; do. S. P: Higgins, co. B; Second Lieut.. J. A.
Smith, co. E; do. J. McCleary, C; do. A. B.
Hardcastle, co. b. do. o. H. Moore, co. G do. X.
McLemore, X; do. NJ. Bryant, co. l; do A. J.
Harrison, co. A; do. E. Dillon, co. D.
CRoPs-The weather for the last two or three
weeks has been fine upon the Cotton and To-
bacco crops in all this region of country as the
most eXacting farmer could desire. From every
quarter we learn that the cotton crop of Middle Ten
will be far better than it deemed possible
six weeks ago that it could be. 1t is the Judgment
of many practical farmers with whom have
versed, that if we have frost before the full
in October, will have more than an average
crop of cotton; and some tell us that if to
have frost now, the crop is bound to be at least
half better than it was last season.
The Tobacco crop, which has grown into impor-
lance staple of Middle Tennessee, quite prom
Using. We judge from all we have learned, that
the crop will be more than an average one; and if
frosts hold off for two three weeks, there will be
q hpay Of he has bnan obi al
for several years.
The Corn crop throughout Middle Tennessee is
very large-there are here and there exceptions to
this remark; but as general thing the crop
was never better. Our farming friends, upon the
whole, have no cause for dependency NashrMe
Ne1s, oath alt.
According to an order issued from the Adutant
Generals office the President having determined,
in consequence of the increase of the militia and
other circumstances which, in his opinion, render
it necessary under the act of Congress of March 3,
lS03 to lay off the militia of the District of Column
bia into additional DIVISION brigade, regiment, and
company districts, Brevet Brgadier General 7. S
Jesup, Quartermaster General; Brevet Major J. F.
Lee, Judge Advocate; and Brevet Lieutenant Colo
mel b. s. Roberts, Captain of Mounted Rifles of the
army; and Brig. Gen. X. C. Weightman, Col. W.
B. Randolph, and Col. VIM. Hickey, commanding,
the Volunteers, will form Board, to assemble in
Washington on the 18th instant, or as soon there
after as practicable, for the purpose of taking into
consideration the whole subject and details neces-
sary to carry out this reorganization according to
law and the regulations of the service, and to
make report thereof to the War Department
without delay.
AN AGRICULTURAL CoNGREsS-It is now certain
thatnearly every prominent Agricultural Society
in the United States will be officially represented
at the National Fair, which will commence here on
the 18th, either by its President or some other Off
GERS. Several Societies have also appointed dele
cations among them:
The South Carolina State Agricultural Society,"
Col. A. J. Green, Columbia; DR.. J. r. Sparkman,
Georgetown; Col Ben. Allston, Georgetown Gen.
S. r. Gst, Union Village; and Dr. j. A. Nets,
Clinton.
The Neo York State Society-Gov. j. A. King;
Hon. w. 7. McCoun (President) Hon. VIM. Kel-
ly, Henry Wager and Secretary B. p. johnson,
lex-Presidents;) George Clarke, W. Akenhed, c. S.
Wainwright, Samuel Horne and Francis NJ. Kotch
Esqs.
The Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture-
Gov. Banks, Chairman of the Board) Hon. Mar
shall p. Wilder, of Boston; Judge Marston, of
Barnstable; Maj. Gen. Sutton, of Salem; Secretary
Flint, of Boston; Hon. John Brooks, of Worcester;
G. Atwater, Esq, of Springfield; B. V. French,
Esq, of Braintree.-Richmond Dispatch
The GAINESVILLE (Tenn) Jetiersonian says the par
ties to the following marriage divorced, at the
son County Court, and the wife was granted $500
again come together:
Warried-On Tuesday morning, the l4th ult, by
A. F. Nesbitt Mr.. John Adams to Mrs. Mary A.
Adams, for the second time, all of Yellow Greek,
Dickson county, Tennessee.