New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-15
GTNERAL NEWS.

u YdcLtro j. Wet'y much forgotten N
this region. Wclpneuicr Wien CLolt % years ago
Royds Cy Post e. Pc Cd lGndrcd extra carriers Oh
tie 18th of FebEuHy GHd these men delivered tens O.
thousalds Of sLo4y nous ioyeTossagcs. ILon Facn
tines rs these i,syes are caleI,veTe rot only decent
Iut respectful ana some ofthem we're miracle vi art
~ the way of printing. engraving and printing costing
IN some instances as high rs tweuty-E doilars II
vls not uufiequeut, at that dey, 20 convey valuable
presents, jewery and tie like, under the priv
tsge Of the day. But about dozen years hso
tie roughs and Kitchen maids began TO deal IN velen
tines; the winCoNs Ged with horrible carioaircs
as coalse ns GCpIavity could invent cad az cbcap rs
ink could portray. Tie foul ard often obscene things
were sent to eyel body ard 50 disgraccd the name q
che ioy old saint q at cspectafe people fastened
.icn him to obi Won. Now even lie GtIOcious wood
cats cannot find bu, ers and although here and there
slow Of sucd trash may be seen on sale the whole bust
ueso may be counted as among forgotten folies We
doubt Il FIVE hundred valentines Rave been ussQ tbs
year By respectable PEOPLE il Tie city
IL prize case before the United States Dis
tict Court Il was charged ia libel that certain YES
&C. forfeited by of having entered the port OF
Norfolk in violation Of regulations prescribed by tie
Secretary Of the Treasury and the several Intercourse
y ordinations Of the President The cargo was landed
made until the following June. During the iHteyel the
vessel made three four innocent voyages Tac turn.
ing point Of the case was tie question whether
tie vessel, made guilty by the language cf the Ad.
ni,aiy law BY the violation above mentioned. was
tuged by the innocence Of the Subsequent voyages,
coupled with the delay Of the Government in making
the seizure Tie court held the forfeiture complete
y he moment the Of 1t arose, and This cause is
TIE act violating the law. Sentence Of condemnation
ris accordingly pronounced.
The report Of the Depaltmen! Of Agriculture
g., he mouth of January has ius been Issued. The
principal article relates to the cultivation Of the hop
Giant subject which has attracted much attention on
account Of the high price hops have commanded during
tie Fall AID Winter The report sso furnishes series
ii bies showing the average yield per acre and aver
.e prices Of the crops OF 1904 Tho average yield in
Nov York las, year was es follows; Wheat per acre
10 bushels; rye ~ bushels; bsrley u, bushels oats
IS bushels corn. 2ei bushels. The largest product of
sLost IS in ConnecticutlGl bushels to the acre. Of
corn IN Vermont-3e 3 bushels 10 tie nen. Ohio
,ielded 10. bushels of wheat ond 81; Of to the
scfe,
Miss Dckinson'5 lecture lsst evening, at
Cooper Institute-suhject "A 6lsnoe at Our Future
.-.vssa mastery perfor nance, and listened 10
with marked attention By very large Fashionable and
enprecatye audience She bitterly Denounced tie re-
ont peace conference euhgiked Gen Butler as one OF
t,o rst men of the age and demanded that with the
boon Of freedom. right Of suffrage should DO conferred
npon the negro
The joint meeting Of the two houses Of the
New Jersey Legislature. for The election OF United
stts, Senator and State and County officers VIII be
Asd to day The candidates spoken Of for the senator
sslp are John r. Stockton james W. wsn COY Parker