St. Mary's beacon., 1858-05-27

seige and capture of Monterey he WAS brevctted
Brigadier General He WAS subsequently Or
irred to join General Scott, and commanded
brigade on the memorable march from Vera
Cruz to the city of Mexico, taking prominent
part III the most important battles.
AT CuntTeras he rendered efficient service,
General ScUtt, IN his official report stating thai
he closely directed the whsle attack ia front
with his habitual coOlness and ability. At
Chapultcpec. aiSo, lie was prominently engaged.
rs also at the fical struggle at the city gates.
Gen. Scott, in Isis reference u the Beien Gate
a.iair, again describes General Smith Is 'cooi.
uneRbarr;lssed and ready and these were dis
tinguisliing traits OF his military character.
After the war was over. General Smith.
who hal been promoted 10 the rank of Mal"r
General by brevet, for his services at Contrc-
ras was ordered - the command of that mill
tary department. subsequently, he held
similar command in Texas. la 1856 he WAS
ordered to Kansas, where he has remained lii
command until quite recently. when he was
appointed to the command of the expedition to
Utah. .'-Phiia. Press
UNITED STATES PRoDUCTs-The following
statistical article upon the agricultural pro-
ducts of the Uuited States, will doubtless
prove interesting TO our agricultural friends,
showing rs it docs. the vast Importance TO the
country of the labor of the huSbandman -
agriculture Is doubtless one of the richest
resources OF a nations wealth aud greatness. 1t
has been 50 in all ages, for the products of aS-
rlculture are the elements of art and manutac-
ture. The number of farms and plantations
is about 1000 900 with la, ,000O,O00 of i'm
proved acres, and 100000, 900 of unimproved
The tar:ES average POO acres each, of the av-
erage value Of $3.50 each, and an average of
$l0O worth of agricultural implements t. each.
The farms generally are the largest in the South
crn States. South Carolina having, among 5000
farms, 1900 OF over 1000 acres each, aud six
teen of over 10000 acres each. The smallest
average is in Maiue-about nucty->cvcn
acres-rangng to about one hundred and in
New York. New Jersy. New Hampshire,
Pennsylvania and Ohio. rising to upwards of
two hundred in Maryland Kentucky and Ten
lima, Mississippi and Louisiana. four hundred
in Georgia, tive hundred in South Carolina,
nine hundred in Texas, anc, four Thousand four
hundred in California. The last two averages
are rather apparent than real. The census
taken Gr IN 1850, shows Inliln C,rn, our na-
live grain, t. bc tie great staple Of the coun-
IF bushels. valued at three hundred millions Of
dollars more than the combined value Of the
three next staples, of Wheat. Cotton and Hay.
The crops are grown from our Northcr:lkto our
Southern limits, aud afford better test than
any other Of the advance Of American til!a9c
In uo State h;Ge it rttru9r;ulcd. Ii, increase
from lS4O t. 1880 was 5G per cent. while the
increase of population was only thirty-tive
per cent. The crop for 1856 WAS estimated at
light hundred millions Of bushcls-nearly d2u-
bic the crop Of 1910. The wheat crop from
1910 TO 1850. increased Only II per cent. In
New England the cultivation during that time
declined fifty per cent. 1t lAnguishcd in New
York, is nearly stationary III the middle States.
but is increasing largely i'll the Northwestern
States. Chicago. which about twenty years
ago imported -four and meal for her own con-
sumption, is n1w the greatest primary grain
market i'll Tic world, rivalng Odessa and
lialatz. Dantzic and St Petersburg. and her
brands of -four are recognized throughout E;l-
rope. Of exports Of br,ai,tufls, wheat is
the principal item. In 1850, the proportion
was $4,000 900 of wheat to only $1,000. 900
Of Indian corn. Our exports Of hreads:uiis
according to Nj Jay. have of late years >ngrl-
larry varied. In Al, owing t. the Irish ia
mine, they rose 10 SOS 600. GOO. They fell
in 1853 to $37 900 900, and ia 1872 to SO
00O, 900, raising again in 1884 to :sG5.OOO, 900;
sinking the next year t. S3S.O00. 900, and
again raising i'll 1857 to $77 7,O0OOOO
PERSONNEL OF CoNGRESS-The House is
Of 24l members including delegates
from : Territories OF these. 22 have gray
hairs aud % nr, bald L wear tuII hrardS