The national Republican., 1862-08-09
LATE SOUTHERN ITEMS.
GOVERNOR LETCHER,

We have already announced that Governor
Letcher has left this city for Wytheville,
whittier be goes, we learn, to see in person the
condition Of things with reference 10 the troops
Of the State line, authorized TO be raised un.
der Gen. Floyd, and TO render what assistance
intention to demand from the Confederate
Government the Virginia traitors and the vio-
lators Of Virginia laws who have fallen into
its hands. These men have no right to be
treated az prisoners Of war they are criminals
against Virginia, who must be handed over to
our own authorities, to be dealt with according
to our own laws.-Richmond Dispatch
ADVENTURES OF AN ESCAPED PRISONER.
Joseph Cox, who arrived In this city from
Fort Delaware on Tuesday, was captured while
on scout In the vicinity Of Front Royal, on
the 18th day Of May, after having bis horse
shot under him, and was sent from there to the
Old Capitol prison in Washington city. Here
be remained until the 4th day Of July, when
whence he escaped about week after. In bis
escape he was accompanied by Mr.. J. A. Toele,
Of the Ninth Virginia cavalry. The first point
reached by them, after making land, was
Georgetownr Delaware. They passed through
several towns In the same State, but cautious
ly RETAINED from making known their situa.
tions. When they arrived In Kent county,
Maryland, they disclosed the fact that they
were refugees from Fort Delaware, and found
plenty Of friends and sympathizers. Richmond
Dispatch
THE RICHMOND MARKET.
We have more than once taken occasion to
allude to the exorbitant prices demanded for
the necessaries Of life in our markets, particu-
larly the products Of the SOIL A gentleman
who has devoted q number of years to the cul.
tivation Of these articles, furnishes us with the
following startling facts as to what the produt d
of one acre Of ground are worth at the ruling
rates:
Green corn, 81 per dozen, $50 per barrel,
allowing 600 ears to the barrel eight barrels
to the acre Is considered good crop hence
one acre Of roasting ears 10 our market would
be worth $400. Onions, 10 cents apiece,
Sl5, 900 per acre, allowing them TO be planted
in rows three by six inches, besides large
margin for walks; beets, about the same; cab.
bages, 81 per head, 900 per acre, planted
three feet apart; Irish potatoes, So to SIG per
bushel- one,hundred bushels to the acre would
be worth $500 to 81 600 per acre; tomatoes, 81
per dozen, allowing 100 to the hill, the hills
nearly three feet apart, $4,000 per acre. At
four cents per hill, one acre In tomatoes would
produce 5000 worth"
These are really startling figures, and without
making the calculation to determine their &C
/ curacy, we submit them to the public. At or.
dinary prices, from 5000 10 $500 worth Of veg
| etables Is considered Fgood yield per acre.
Cotton planting, the most profitable species of
land cultivation, does not average more than
500 to 5000 per acre-Richniond Examiner,
| Auytst2.
WHISKY.
This article, that used to be dear at 20 cents
per gallon, Is now selling at SO and $l4 per
gallon by the barrel. None is disposed Of ex.
cept on the order Of the provost marshal. The
fact that any sach liquor can be disposed Of at
the prices named above shows clearly that the
people either need stimulants or fancy they
do, to the detriment of their pecunisry re.
sources, Richmond Dispatch.
CONFEDERATE BoNDs.-There Is q great de-
mand for Confeiera bonds In Columbus,
Georgia. Over $4,000 was invested in them
last week. At Macon, Georgia, few days
since, one gentleman purchased $4,000 Of
the Confederate 8 per cent. loan. Richmond
Dispatch An.