Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-09-13

between September lst, 1903 and 1907, over
. ono 900 bales of cotton Of the value, at $oo
nor hale of about $4,000, 900! the largest
rxnor, in quantity and value ever before made
from ,bc United States The crop Of ls5s-1',
;tsoscc,ta;ucd will amount al least to 3 80 600
balcs which. At the average value OF 800 per
bale, will give an agseSate value oil about
slsI. 800. 900. OF the total supply, American
manufacturers will have taken ,oo,upo bales,
of the aggregate value Of s3',1o''o"o; oil the
, supply Of 1858 -, about lol, "oo halc' De-
lonsed to the stock on hand, on tie lst sep.
TENDER ls5S. This taken from the supply oil
$3.50. 900 bales, leaves @,G+9 .,o paieS' as inc
actual growth of 1859, and which was ue'i'S Fl,
in market prior to September l>t, le''. Inc
aggregate supplies of cotton remaining cli .'','
in this country and in Europe on The Isl l'ls'a.'
were less than they were at the same periou III
1876. Guided by this fact, one would suppose
that cotton in Liverpool should rise instead oil
fall in price. The explanation Is 10 he
found in the apprehension of the large crop
grown the present year. The supposltion IS
that combined with the stock on hand on the
lst instant, the supply for lS59-'G0, will reach
about 100000 bales. Yet admitting that
this should be the case, it will all be required,
aud Mt rcmuneratlve prices, should the peace OF
the world be maintained. Owing to the sup.
plies Of gold from California and australia and
their diffusion among the people, their means
for the purchase and consumption of cotton
goods have been greatly augmented. Cotton
manufactures are also increasing in this coun.
try A. well a. in the North and South of Eu-
rope. The application of cotton TO many new
purposes. and its increased employment III
combination with woollcn and silk fabrics tends
10 augment It's consumption. 1t now enters
largely into the manufacture OF what purports
to be woollcn nanncls. cloths and hosiery. SO
skiful is the mixture made, that it requires
good Judge TO detect the difference.
We have no doubt. that whether the pro-
posed attempt to lay another Atlantic Cable
next wear, shall succeed orr not, that 4 few years
more will witness telegraph communication
around the world. At last accounts the Rus
sian Government were preparing TO extenu
telegraph line from Moscow. 10 the mouth o.
the AMOR River at Nicolcoii, from whence It
can readily be extended across the sea OF
Ochostk to the peninsula OF kamSchatka, nj
Peter Pauloski, and thence by the Alentlan or
Fox Islands, to the Northwest coast of North
America, and proceeding South, unite with
lines terminating on the Pacific coast, about
Vancouycr's Island, and there connecting with
lines leading to Washington, Oregon and Cali
fornia, and the Atlantic States, via Utah, dc.
II appears that contracts were executed IN
this city on the sth inst. by the Western
Union Telegraph Company. the Missouri River
Telegraph Company and the Missouri Kansas
and Utah Telegraph company, by which the
first named have become the controllers OF all
the Telegraph lines west OF st. LOUIS. Ihey
are said to have arrangements IN progress Tor
extending two lines towards the Pacific. One
bv Butteriicd X Co.'S mail route TO California
via Fort Smith, about 300 miles Of which, from
st. Louis, is in working order, and which will
soon reach Fort Smith, 300 miles further. 1hlS
line will soon supply news in about four days
advance of the arrival Of the overland mail ut
It. I.oniS. or reduce its transit between san
Francisco and New York to aboIt lG days
The tai! line is now in operation about 400
miles west of ST. Louis, via Atchlson i'll Kan
cas- These lines being now under the control
of large company and under the supcrintcnd-
ance of Mr.. Charles Stebbins it may reasonably
he cypcc,c,l that in less than two years We
shall have two telegraph lines stretched to the
Pacific. The northern one may ultimately he
come connected with the Russian line via the
Amoor river and north Pacific. thus establish
inc regular telegraph communication around
and over the world, so that should all attempts
to connect Europe and America by way Of the
stormy northern Atlantic fail, the time must
soon arrive when all the cities Of the world will
become connected by grand line connecting
Asia and America via the Alcntian Islands.
The Fair of the American Institute is 10 open
Mt the Palace Gardens, in this city, on the 2lSt
inst. It will present many subjects Of novelty
and interest. Among the most important and
ingenious machines will he Fawkes' steam
plough-thc operation of which will be cxh-
bitel at Hamilton Square. We have examined
model Of this remarkable machine. which we
consider one of the most ingenious c0ntrivances
that ever fell under our observation. II any
steam plough is ut all practicable, this must
meet with success. The inventor seems to
have met and overcome every impeachment that
the most practical and ingenious engineer could
suggest. 1t is locomotive in its character--that
is. il is driven forward on wheels and rollers,
nv high.preSSurc steam drawing after it eight
large p0ughS, each Of which turns over fur
row tapping nicely with that of its mate. On
! fair ground it can plough over eight acres in
I ,lay. Mr.. Fawkes says. that it can work on
| the side of hill rs well as on Il level We
presume. the great field for its useful success
will be on the prairics of the West. We look
upon it as most mportantinvention, an d time
will prove it.
Mr.. Fawkcs is self.taught mechanic and
machnist and native Of Pennsylvania. lie
is comparatively young man of superior &C.
MUS. We have no question but his steam
plough will work admirably OH many planta-
/ tons in Eastern Virginia
The exhibition of machinery generally. ut
the fair, it is expected will be very good
There is also to be combined with it n hortlcul-
tural exhibition and an interesting cxhi.
bition at Hamilton Square Of horses and
cattle In connection with the latter, there
is to he merchants cattle department, on the
English plan, where cattle may be driven in,
bought and sold daily. The adoption Of this
plan, it is expected, will add to the interest OF
the exhibition, and to the pecnniary advantage
of cattle dealers. Liberal premiums are provi'
lcd for the best inventions and improvements
in machinery, and for the best breeds and spe'
cimens Of horses and cattle. The railroads
ccntcring in New York have made liberal ar
rangements for forwarding stock and specimen
for exhibition at the fair, at about half the usual
cost of freight. TUDOR.
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT
Al n meeting Of the Directors the Farmers Rank OF Viz
gina NJ Iynchburg July 18th. 1859, the resignation
VIM Radford Esq. as President and Director oil ih''
Board having this day been rendered ani accepted on me-
,o, NJ I,hp he following resolutions Ecr,