Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-06-29

ton tomorrow, we understand, will be the last
of the Saturday receptions at the Executive Man
son and the President win no doubt soon take
up his residence at the Soldiers Home.
EccENTRIcIrIEs OF THE SEAsoN.-we are told
of extraordinary droughts Of great falls Of rain OF
storms and tornadoes, the past spring and the
present month. In Texas, the drought has been
cause Of alarm, and perhaps yet continues On
one plantation in Alabama, while there have been
refreshing showers around Ii, only one small one
has fallen since February. That may be, also, the
case in parts Of Louisiana, Mississippi and Geor-
gia. Until late in the spring, an almost unparal
leled drought prevailed In Maine other parts Of
New England, the northern part Of New York,
and Missouri. The state Of the crops vary like
the climate. In Minnesota, there never was such
yield, of every kind, is promised the present
year, the aggregate wheat crop will exceed the
average; but In Virginia and some other States ii
will fall short Of it. Upon Indian corn, though
promising, and on cotton, no calculation can be
yet made During June there has been snow in
Rhode Island on the 2lst, and about the same
time destructive hail storms in Virginia and Ma
ryland. These suggestions occur on account of a
letter before us, from Charles county, MARYLAND,
describing the effects Of late hail storm along
the banks Of the Potomac, below Alexandria.
Below Occoquan river, on the Maryland shore we
are informed, Mr.. Richard Posey's 'brag crop,'
was utterly destroyed by the hail storm on Tues
day before the last-''everyth n2 cut down. -
The storm continued along the river, about two
miles inland, doing ga good deal of injury to the
crops near Sandy Point" The day succeeding
the storm, at II O'Clock, hail, in gully, was
picked up, "twenty-seven inches deep" from
actual measurement. "Nota single head Of wheat;
was to be seen in adjacent wheat fields after the
storm. Houses of different kinds were blown
down along the river, near Smiths Point, nearly
opposite the steamboat landing at Aqua Creek.
The weather in that section Of country was so
cool during the week, as to prevent the ripening
Of the wheat and the growing of the corn.
As such statistics are of interest to agricul
turists, they are furnished by
June 20, 1850. A MARYLAND FARMER.
NOts.-We may add to the above that the Pred
mont region Of Virginia has been almost totally
without rain for two months past. Where lin
that section) the corn has been properly planted,
that is, with deep blowing and proper pulver-
ization of the soil, and pastered yet that crop
has not suffered from want of rain, but wherever
1t has been carelessly put in the ground, the
blades are already whiting The yield of wheat
there has been benefited by the drought, as IL
has prevented any appearance Of the rust The
harvest there will be entirely over by tomorrow
evening, and the wheat left by the joint worm
and winter killing (Which together DESTROYED
perhaps half what the crop would otherwise
have been) turns out to be remarkably fine, the
heads being large and the grain everywhere well
filed out. We doubt whether better quality
of wheat was ever grown than that which the
Piedmont region Of Virginia will send to mar
ket this season, though the quantity will be COM
parativelY small. ...
CONFERENCE.-The Senate has confirmed the
following aPpointments:-L. w Emory, of Md ID,
Consul at Acapulco; Jas. Smith, Of Texas, Consul
at Saltillo; L.. ID. Works, District Attorney of
West Tennessee; A. NJ. Vaughn, Postmaster at
Norfolk; Miles Warrington, retired Lieutenant
Of the Navy has been restored to the active list
also, Lieut.. Augustus 3. Baldwin, to the active
list; John A. Driebelbis, Of Cal to be superin-
tending agent for the Indians of the northern dis
trict Of California; James Y. McDunie, of Cal,
to be experimenting agent for the Indians Of the
southern district of California
LIEUT.. WISE TO ACCOMPANY THE JAPANESE
HOME.-Lieut Henry A. Wise will be dispatched
by the Government, in the Niagara, as Master of
Ordnance, to give information to the japanese in
regard to our system Of gunnery He will prob
ably be brought into personal relations with the
Tycoon, and will inspect the japanese fortifca-
tons and defenses.
ACTING SECRETARY OF STATK.-we understand
that during the absence of General Cass from this
city, VIM. III. Trescott, Esq, Assistant Secretary.
has been appointed by the President Acting Sec
rotary of State.
DETAcHED.-An the officers of the u g store
@NANA1 wan VIC CASSPhioH Va TIC OOul-
mander, have been detached and granted three
months leave of absence
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NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. Daniel l.. Braine has
been ordered to the receiving ship North Caro-
lima.
THE WEATHER.-The following report Of the
weather for the morning Is made from the Amer
isan Consolidated Telegraph Line to the Smith
| sonisn Institution. The time OF observation is
ahout