The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-08-13
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THE CROPS AND THE WEATHER


During the past week. chiefly last Wednesday and
thursday general and heavy rain fell in all the
" estern States, extending from Tennessee to Cana
d a, and from the Aeghanes to the Western bor-
uer OIL Missouri; and the greater portion of the
week, the weather continued cloudy and damp
thus causing the water to sink into the earth in
stead OF eVaporating, as would have been the case
mad clear sky and hot sun Immediately succeeded
~. inns rain has produced wonderful change in
Tue corn crop, throughout the West, and caused
.ne grown to progress with great rapidity, owing
10 tne heated state of the EARTH and the great hu-
@miul'y @ OF the atmosphere. The last two days have
oeen cear and dry, but yesterday the indications
were favorable for showers There are nIacas in
this State and Indiana, where the corn is 50 moor
and backward, that it will not under any circun
stances, make over hall crop, but in all good bot
tom corn lands advices are that the cron will
be good. And when we take into consideration
the increased quantity of land planted the present
season, we may safely say the prospects now are
fair for good supply of this important saple fully
one-thlrd greater than last years crop, regards
quantity, though not regards the yield per acre.
This we think, will be obvious when it is remem-
bered that large portion of the best corn lands in
the West, last year lay idle
The potatoe crop, that is the late one will be
poor, and in quality inferior.
The crop of aaxseed is fair, and cleaner than
usual.
We would again say that the wheat crop. as re-
CARDS quantity, is being greatly exaggerated by
our contemporaries at the East There is but little
doubt in our minds, from the information we have,
that the quantity is rather below average, tax
ing the country together and fully one-eighth less
than the crop Of 1857, which in quantity was some
what above an average, though badly injured by
rain while harvesting, which made it inferior as
regards quality. The quality of the wheat this
year Is very superior, indeed, and this has led
many, no doubt, into the mistake that the crop as
regards quantity IS immense. But, notwithstand-
Ing, there will be, we think, large surplus, and
there being no foreign demand of importance
prices cannot rule high, except put up by spec-
ulatIve movement, as the case during the
summer and spring of the present year, and which
has resulted so disastrously to those who were
Ioolsh enough to engage in it.-Cin. Price Cur
rent.
THE KAMDAoTYLUs AaA1N.-We have already
alluded to the curious paper of Dr. Barratt,
onered to the scientific convention at Springfield
Inc singular creature of which it treats-the
hamdactylus sub-humanus, lis thus described
by the reporters of the Springfield Republican, who
document N''
"Ihis sub-homo had nothing of the ape about its
formation. Accompanying this creature was race
OF rumlnant animals. This sub-homo, or man with
three fingers and four toes, between seven and
elght feet high, possessed nearly the perfect form
OF our present period. There is also gigantic an
lmal called 'Cherabousus Monstrosus' three fin
gered OK and a mammferous ruminant, and he
holds IRON these facts that the zoomorphic sand
stone of the Connecticut valley is not the red sand
stone, but is OF the tertiary formation of the middle
Eocene. This formation is full of fossil bones and
is of the same age as the Paris BASIN There are
remains OF these animals in the cabinet of Amherst
College, but not explained or developed. There
was also another animal-the Cheirabousus Para
doxus-most remarkable as having three fingers,
and walking its hands and arms, which were
about as long the human. 1t had hoof behind
and hands before, with the horns turned down
There is also presented the restored figure, from
numerous detailed specimens, which somewhat re-
semble polar bear. The man was often found in
the company OF these animals and lived upon their
milk and calves. There was also the Mageskepter
the great digger whose bristles lie thickly
scattered through the Portland sandstone 1t
Is conJectured that the Digger Indians are in the
line of progression from the Mageskepter. 1t is
also surmised that the term dig in common use,
had its root in that fossil of the EOcene."
We are fain to believe that these pleasant crea-
lures are now extinct. If not, it would pay well
to exhibit them here, with DR.. Barratt as expana-
tory lecturer. The ''three fingered OK would, we
think, excite special atten ton Erening Post
GRAND Trunk RAILwAY.-From the annual report
of the Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada
we learn that the road is completed to ST. Mary's
Z. W., about 724 miles from Portland; thence by
branch to London, p miles, there connecting with
the Great Western Railway Of Upper Canada
From Richmond to Quebec, 96 miles, and from
Quebec to st. Thomas, 40 miles, the road is also
finished From ST. Thomas to River du Loup
about so miles, the construction is progressing. a
railroad from Toronto SO miles long, connects the
Grand Trunk with the Great Western Railway OF
Upper Canada, at Hamilton. The Grand Trunk is
connected with Lake Huron by the Ontario, Sim
coe and huron Railroad, 30 miles long. A large
amount of freight and travel coming from the
Western States, passes over this road. The exten-
sion of the Grand Trunk Railway from ST. Marys,
by Port Sarnia, to Detroit, about l27 miles, is ali
under contract, and will be completed and ready
for use next autumn. The above roads being fin
ished, the Grand Trunk will have direct and indie
pendent connection with the Western States. The
Victoria bridge is nearly completed The abut-
ments and twenty-five of the twenty-four piers are
finished, and the other two under good way
Eighteen of the twentyfour iron tubes CONSTITUTING
the roadway are in place. complete, and the iron
for the other six tubes is at Montreal The bridge
will be finished and ready for the passage of loco
motives and cars next autumn When Completed,
it will be nearly two miles in length. Messrs Ed
mondstone, Allan d Co.'s Canadian line of ocean
mail steamers, running to and from Liverpool, con-
meets with the Grand Trunk Railroad at Portland
during the winter season, and additional wharves
for their accommodation are now being construct
ed. They will arrive and depart fortnightly the
cOminu season