The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-01-10
UNITED STATES AGRlCgLTURAL SOCIETY

Mn III ANNUAL MEEIlNU.
The L. s. Agricultural Society held its ninth
annual meeting at the Smithsonian Institution to
dav.
Eight annual meetings of this association have
been held in Washington city, where gentlemen
from nearly every State in the Union have assem-
bled to discuss such matters as have been presen-
ted at all, calculated to promote the cause for
which the Society was founded. Eight annual
exhibitions have been held under their auspices,
which have added not little towards the increase
of the efficiency of State and local associations
all over the country, also to call together the
most intelligent farmers, mechanics, and followers
ofevery branch Of art throughout the Union.
Under its auspices a Journal OF agriculture has
been published quarterly which furnishes valuable
information to the world concerning the progress
OF agriculture and the mcchan ica arts throughout
the American nation.
The Society is entirely supported by private
contributions.
To-day they met for the first time under the act
ofncorporation. There present at the open-
ing Frederick Smyth Of the New Hampshire State
Agricultural Society; Hon. G. L.. BeaI, of the
New York State Society; John McGowan, of the
Philadelphia Society for the Promotion of
Agriculture; John Merryman, President of the
Maryland State Agricultural Society; Gen. Cal
vert, Of the Maryland Agricultural College; J.
B. Crppen delegate Of the Michigan State Agri-
cultural Society; j. N. Cannon, from Iowa State
Society; Col; Mallory, Of the Kentucky Society,"
and delegations from the Ohio, Massachusetts,,
and Connecticut Societies.
Col. Ware, Of the State Society of Virginia,
was also present.
The President of the Society, Hon. II. Wager,of
New York, being absent from sickness, and no Vice
President being present, the Treasurer, b. B.
FrenGh, Esq, at the request Of the executive com
mittee, called the society to order.
On motion, Col. Ware, of Va, was called to the
chair.
The charter granted by Congress was received
and accepted.
The Treasurer reports that the balance in his
hands in January, 1850, was S3lOG0. Since that
fjn,n ho nod ivn1 from all
making in all S23, 1855. He had paid on account
of premiums at Cincinnati Sl2, 81; account
of bills contracted at the exhibition there (inclu-
ding S2,3GS15 paid to Mr.. McGowan for the pur-
chase of medals sc S00.G1. Total paid out on ac-
count of the ordinary annual expenses SIS S4l.6l
| Amount paid out on account of the ordinary
nuaI expenses Of the society, S4,ll905 in ALL So,
$50 So. Leaving cash on hand, 81 ,0l4,S9.
Of the avails of the exhibition at Chicago in
1859, the sum of SIS, 900 was placed in the hands
| of Ii. Wager ESQ, by direction of the executive
committee for investment. Of that sum he has
paid over to the treasurer during the past year,
S5,493 40, which is included in the receipts above
stated.
The library and reading room was kept open
every day during the year, and the secretary has
attended there every day, except when absent on
business of the society. Three hundred dollars,
in addition to the gas bills, appropriated for
the expenses of the room, for incidental expe nses
and for additions to the library.
OF this, SIS were necessary for postage: S2l
had been devoted to the library; and one hundred
volumes of books had been collected free of
charge.
The secretary's report was referred to the exec
utive committee.
Major French moved in consideration of the
slim attendance, the society now adjourn till to-
morrow morning at ten o'clock. Carried Wash-
ington Star, Jan. 8.
The Milwaukee Sentinel says the wool crop of
Wisconsin, for ls60 is estimated by parties In the
trade who canvassed the State pretty thoroughly,
at million and quarter pounds, against yield
of million pounds in 1859, indicating increase
of rs per cent in the production of this article in
one year.
The South Carolina papers are discussing what
shall be the name of the new confederacv. A cor
respondent of the Mercury suggests "Apaachia"
One in the Columbia Guardian proposes "Colum-
bia." The editor prefers the words "Southern
Confederacy." Virginia paper suggests "Wash-
ington."
The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher delivered lee
ture on the Pilgrim Fathers, at Cooper Institute,
New ork, on Monday evening, in which he eulo-
glzed their character, remarkiHg with emphasis
that he should like to vote for Cromwell as Presi-
! dent of the United States.
| The Richmond Wing of yesterday, in view OF the
national crisis, urges the Legislature not TO make
any appropriations other than are absolutely neces-
| sary for CARRYING on the Government and advises
| that the work on all railroads be suspended at
| once.
| The New York Legislature has bill before
| them. proposing to make many radical changes In
| the present charter of the CITY,
The United States trigate Congress aud the gun
boat Seminole were at Rio Janeiro, Nov. ~.