Smyrna times., 1860-04-26

Ara5shed by newspa pers la regard to tie pro .-
pests OF fhe growing wheat crop 10 the chief
granary OF fhe Northwest, are exceedingly
favorable, - that unless the season between
now and harvest should prove remarkably au-
Propitious. and affect wide extent Of territory,
large yield will be realized. In Winconsin,
where farmers have been discouraged in their
effort to grow winter wheat, unusual effort is
making TO get in large crops of spring wheat.
In the Southern States, judging frsm The pres
ent indications, the wheat crop will yield a
fair average; for while there are occasional in.
stances OF great promise, complaints of bad
weather have. until lately, been very frequent.
From Virginia the accounts are very conflict.
ing. The Morristown Inteilig emcer, for in-
stance, says the prospect in Southwestern
Virginia is very gloomy !" while correspon.
cent of the Richmond Dispatch says Buck
ingham will send large crop to market this
fall.
II. J. WALKER was examined on Wednesday
before the Covode Committee. He gavs a full
history of the Kansas affair." and produced the
celebrated 12th of July, 1857, letter of instruc-
tlens from President Buchanan. 1t fully sus-
tsns his course there, and is substa ntially what
rorney and the Douglass men represented it,
lie proves that that the Kansas constitution was
made IN Washington, and was sent out after
Walker had left. The evidence is beginning
10 infringe hard upon the Attorney Ge. .eral
ana Secretary fthe Inter or, whose offices had
hand IN making that constitution, snd the for
mer ofwhom only two days ago denied the ex
istanes of any such letter. The development
made by Gov. Walker has caused considerable
excitement among the politicians at Washing
ton.
A YOUNG MAN named John Shoufer, residing
IN Dalton, Ohio, committed suicide by shooting
himself through the head with rifle. The
only cause assigned for the rash act was, that
ne was in love with young lady, but could
not afford to get married. More instances are
on record of men shooting themselves because
they were married, than because they were
not.
SEVERE DROUGHT AT THE SoUTH.-A severe
and Protracted drought prevails throughout the
south. The Charleston Mercury says: Flow
ers and early fruits, strawberries, etc., in this
section, are crisped and burned up with an at
mosphere varying from 80 to 90 degrees, and
no raIn--Dot even a fall of dow. This drought
seems to be universal throughout the southern
country.
The Denton Journal states that the fshe.
ries In that county are doing moderate busi-
ness-much better than last spring, but not
near SO well as in some past seasons. The
hsherles on Tuckahoe creek are doing much
better than on the Choptank. Herrings are
selling at 80 cts. per hundred. The Susuue-
hanna fisheries are doing but moderate busi
ness.
TIE Passage of the Sunday law by the New
York Legislature has created a great excite.
ment among the lager beer dealers and others
OF New York city. A meeting was held on
Friday evening, preliminary to an organization,
to effect notification of the obnoxious law in
the best possible way.
Tbs Mayors office in New.York is destitute
OF Wood. That combustible material is at
present employed in feeding the political fires
OF adjoining States. Should this Wood be
wheiIy consumed in the coming campaign, we
can only say, "Peace to his ashes !"-M. Y.
Times.
ACCOUNTS ofa black rain 10 Troy have been
travelling through the papers, and the public
cape with wonder. A BLACK REIGN is no phe.
nomenon. There has been an incessant one at
Hayti for some years past, and we may yet have
one at Washington.
1T 10 reported that the language employed by
Attorney General Black in speaking Of the let
ter from MIR. Buchanan to Governor Walker,
led the latter gentleman to send challenge to
the Attorney General, which Mr.. Black refused
TO accept.
The CHARLESTON CONVENTION. are
3OS votes in the convention, no matter what
the number of delegates. The nominee must
have 203 to get two-thirds.
TIE japanese embassy will be placed in
charge of U. 8. naval officer, probably s. F.
Dupont
The number of applications to the State De-
Partment for passports averages two hundred
per week.
The Maryland Constitutional Convention has
appointed State and Presidential electors.