New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-24
TyE Crops IN ILLINOIS AND WIsCON-
sTy-UNIYARIAV CONFERENCE.
S,uoe Of The ". Y. Tribune.

CHICAGO June ~, 1853.
Having iourneyed the past week through alTge
mar, Of Illinois and part Of Wisconsin to attend the
Western Unitarian Conference, fe~ observations
upon the crops and brief account of Conference
NAV not be without interest to the readers OF The
TRIBUNE.
L.svirg Alton on the 18th inst, we passed over the
the Chicago, Alton and 81. Louis Railroad t~o hun
bred and sxty miles through most fertile region, VI
which the wheat and corn fields look IN the noes
promising condition. Thus far the season has been
very propi,iou. fine showers of rain succeeding e"eh
other every week With intervening days OF SUNSHINE
giving rapid and luIuriant growth to all KINDS oi
vegetation. A. the wheat was somewhat injured on
the level prailies Of Hin ia during the past Winter oy
alternate rams aud freezing, the harvest VII mol DC
fuD bu, far better than last yesr The corn crop,
however, promises 10 be very great and everything,
excep, fruit in fhe same proportion. OF peaches
there will be- deficiency owing to late frosts ana ts
Spring which extended to the most southern parts ot
the State The crop in the region OF Alton VIII not be
tenth part great as a-t year, and lis loss vi" De
much felt "a Alton is becoming famous for lts peanes
and a. shipping poiut for the fruit crop Oh thst
region. The apple-uees were not so tnuch rJu'cu,
though some~ hat Affected a. The lrosts came asl o.
they began to bloom.
In our progress northwsrd from Chicago, we were
surprised to find the bsekwaruess of the season, aud
10 learn Of early drouh, which Is now keeping back
kee and Racine, and the interior Of the state have
not been visited with rain. The farmers are IN great
encouragement anu dependency.
At Racine We were shown the rayages OF the insect
and parasite tribes upon the frut-trees Of that place.
In the garden and orchard Of Capt. Knapp Of that
city, we found bis apple, plum, AMI peaIhees greatly
injured by parasites and the curcuho In tins region,
tie appleree- have been infected with bee, covering
the balk OF the tree and the limbs, and extracting the
zap Of the tree 81 that it bearing and finally Dies
These bee resemble the bark OF the tree IN color ana
require close inspection To perceive them. lhey
have the same effect upon the tree that we observe
house-p plants affected in the same way. The remedy
we saw used is an application Of whitewash to the
whole tree, trunk and limbs III which case The remedy
may prove fatal "a the disease. The beautiful
mountain.asb, ornamental tree, is affected by the
same eIemy The cnrculo is destroying all the fruit
of The plun.rees and attacking the cherries and all
suooth- knued fruits. The only remedy seems To DE
20 spread cloth under the tree shake them OF IN the
morning and destroy them-a process 50 troublesome
that but few Will practice il. The thin and stunted
slage about Milwaukee is Il striking contrast with
Southern IlipOis; but the City Of Milwaukee ltsehls
the beautiful have seen n the United States,
Astounding in splendid mansions built OF elay-eoiored
brick. .
The Western Conference Of Unitarian Churches held
il. annual session here this year and closed It's exercises
last evening. Among the PR mlnent men OF me Uni
tartan body Who present, We noticed the rev Dr
Husner Of Buffalo the President Of the Conference,
he Rev James Truman Clark and the Rev. +. +.
Hale OF Boston and the Rev. A. d. Mayo OF Albany,
NY. Able GiscouTs.s we're preached by these gen
temen who also took part IN the deliberations Oh Tue
Conference. Among rhe interesting personages VINO
we're present and participated in the proceedings was
converted Brabulin from HnjeO.tan-s young HIM
doc If 3 Year, of age by the name OF JogGh C9un'
dor Gaugnoly. This young man was converted IN
Unitarian Christianity in Calcutta, where there ~
Unitarian missionary, the Rev. {. H. Dali and was
. M To the United N aies ~ be educ ated for Uataran
missionary III. several times addressed the Confer
ence speaking very good Ell glib, and excited a deep
interest and sympathy by lis sccount OF his CONVEX
sion and the condition of the people Of India HIS
con pexon il very dark, his features Can
cnsan aud his mind intelligent and cultivated. IL was
pleasant 10 how the prejudice AGAINST color van
i-Led AWAY in his presence. Everywhere the young
Brshu in was az Lon or.d guet aud at the social party
given by Mr Isly Of the Uutaran Society, the young
ladies' and many others Of the company, crowded
around him listen to bs conversation, aud 10 show
him their friendly attentions The account he gave the
Conference his ersion his loss of caste The was
born in the highest his leaving of ffiesds ami hone
without being perm ted 10 bid even his mother tare-
well, related with much simplicity AMI ieehng
that many were ed to tear and at the cloc col
lection vas made to assist HIN in his Intended mleson
amounting To $s6 taken on the spur of the moment.
To-day we return 10 Alton over the Chicago, Alton
snd ST. Louis road which is now 10 far better condition
than a lew months ago. Coming mp we found t smooth,
the trains mskrg their lime promptly and everything
Superb ieud,nt Mr. A. ID. Abbott, il imparting new
hfe 10 the management. He has already ordered
epiL for the night rans all accommodation mnch
eded this great thoroughlare between the chief
cities Of the Nor,s and South West. 10. ,.
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