The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-22

Marshal firing in the air, AFTER which reconciliation
was elected by the seconds. But, ing thu
strict secgesy exacted and promised by ali parties the
aar got wind and the subject OF ID se IN ali
our salons IL would be ndiserset to mention The cause
10 which II Is aserbed Suffice 1t say that as usual
there was a lady in the csse, and lady very nearly
allied TO one Of the noble dueiss. The Emperor Is said
70 be greatly dispensed wits Bniatinsy for accepting
the cballeige and thus sing BY his example
the duelling mania, which IS already too prevalent
In the Russian army, II ho had killed his adver.
sary the legal punishment would have been less
OF all his titles and Offices and dogra aa.lon to the
ranks, sentence 70 which ROT long since nephew Of
yeinghoT In which the latter was shot but how would
II be possible to degrade field marshal and viceroy
Is moi lmprobable, however, that Bariatnski will be
relieved from his command IN the Caucasus ostepsbly
en- OF his health IN which event place would
DO occupied by Count MoarayieT Amoursky, who has
long beon talked Of for that post and who though per
rior in administrative talent.
10 mako up for the political CAIN. have TO record
considerable stir IL the commercial and Industrial
world Tho brilliant OF the last Loan for which
Baron Stiegtz has been rewarded with the title OF
privy Counsellor and the resumption Of specie pay
eject upon the money market and the tereotypc phrase
Of our exchange reports, drgs rdhi (oncy scarce) is
peny) number Of plans and projects that wore kept
lack during the period OF impecunosity beginning
to venture into light and II our public do not mind they
will be burning their fingers again. they did three
or four years ago among tho more promising schemes
is one for growing cotton in Trans ilensia and the
kirghis districts around Lake Ara the climate OF which
is equally wen adapted to the cultivation Of thar plant
as the neighboring kingdoms Of khva and Kokand
To tho production Of cotton In the latter, and
IN Central Asia generally, first the Crimsan and
the American war has given astonishing impulse.
BY an article in the" Zapis" or"Memors Of the Russian
Central Asia it appears thai 1850 the whole importa
ton OF cotton amounted TO 1893 poods about $50 600
pounds IN 1855 it rose to 1928 pods, gradually
declined after the peace 102 71 in 1889 and last year
probably amounted to 900 pools In addition to this
there Is imported into Western Siberia; but in
Of II roubes in 1851 to 81 SO roubes 10 isSo This
winter the merchants OF Orenburg Asrakhan and Petro
pauoosk have been securing all the markets Of Touran
Turkistan, Bokhara Khiva Assoc, Kartgar, Yukend
Tashkert Bakh, &C. for cotton and it is thought that
not less than half million pools will be imported But
the trade exposed TO great Inconvenience and danger
from the Turcoan robbers who nfest the route attack
the caravans and sometimes overpowcr the escort and
plumber the merchants Of their whole property has
happened two or three times lately and would there
fore be highly desirable to introduce the cultivation Of
cotton into the Russian territory. where it would also
be possible raise better quality by following the
proved methods employed in America
We have had remarkably late spring, the Neva not
having been quite free from ice till the 18th inst Whereas
according to observations made since 1706 the average
time is the 21st Of April, or nearly month
earlier Our climate Is certainly the worst in the
world and it is no wonder the mortality Is higher In
st. Petersburg than in any other city in Christendom.
The navigation has only been open for this last few days
and as yet but small number Of ships have entered
the port Of Cronstadt. We looking forward 70 the
arrival Of the svctana which by the last kilograms had
anchored at Portsmouth the 10TH This is The frgae
which tho English Papers had reported 70 have been
lest with all hands Oh the coast OF Japana rumor that
caused great CONSERVATION here the Svetana being
crack ship and her officers belonging 70 some Of tbs
first families IN the empire. Her commander, Capt.
ivan Bontakor is the youngest OF three brothers
who have al, distinguished themselves in the naval
vice OF their country Tho eldest vice admiral,
captain o. the steamer Vladimir, ths the Crmean
war and the second received the medal Of tho Royal
Geographical Society in London for his survey Of Lake
Aral The Gromoboi, Capt Fsdoroissy, and the Oieg.
Capt Andrcen have also arriy cd ut Shead from the
Mediterranean, and tho GridoD, Capt kopitof, from
the AMOR where she has beon stationed since 1855
squadron wr sail from Cronstadt this summer to rc-
place her and two other ships, the Streck and the
Oprtchirk, which expected homo from the Pacific
Tho.e now five plated vcssos constructing for
the Russian navy-viz: tho frigates Ssbsstopo and
Petr opauloosk, two floating batteries and s.oopwhch
will AL DO in readiness to be sent experimental
trip before the close OF navigation