New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-14

TN drv goods market fev months ago coarse fabrics
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thu dry goods market few months ago coarse fabrics
TO be in the stores goods nj the wants OF the
lumbermen; now, finer silks mernos musns faces vel
vets costly ribbons stylish hats and feathers &C., fill the
shops, for now Ottawa is the capital Inc same change
to be noted in hattes and talos establishments for NJ
L. Ps and Government clerks like 10 dress well, ana 10
appear in the right sort of thing
II is plain then that the Ottawa district will not
suffer by the loss Of reciprocity in trade with the uneo
States though | think the West will for it has lost
great part of the demand for -four II has grain and Hour
to dispose of but little lumber
All the vessels in the lake trade buy their supplies in
Canada now and this is not insignificant item. read
that the Northern Transportation Company going to
buy its supplies in the Province this year. and the con-
tract for them will amount to Sloooo or more
COMMODORE ROGERS.
There is some gruning here the dispatch of Commo
dore Rogers from Valparaiso saying that IN not
less than 30 seconds and not more than 80 minutes the
Monadnook could have left only the mastheads OF the
Nunancia above water. This is called " bragg" and !
think the 30 seconds and 30 minutes speech ridiculous but
believe the Monsdnock could have sunk the spanish
vessel in spite Of 40 guns against FOUR or the ter Wou
have made large rents III her hull and the water would
have poured in in way that could not be stopped Then
the fire from the Spanish vessel would be nearly harn-
less Most of the shot and shell would have missed the
low hull Of the monitor or they did strike would have
glanced off And think that the same thing would be
the fishing grounds Of the Provinces, H. unfor-
tunately the Miantonomah should get into hight with
the heaviest wooden fgae in the British eet on me sa-
ton. The latter would DO sunk sure as the United
States frigates were in Hampton Roads in 1862.
Tho United States Navy IS very good one thoG a
and rnen-in vessels and guns-in ammunition ana
foodhe navy excellent Its officers unite GOODNESS WIN
bravery and seamens qualities They are very manly
set OF fellows and are, for all those qualities, the rst
naval offers in tn world though the officers OF the BRIT
ish Navy equal 70 them in galantry do not doubt
that Commodore Rogers is cool calculating brave onicer
and seaman in spite Of the boasu words III his Dispatch
POPULATION OF THB CAPITAL.
The City Council think the Census of the City wrong
thought to be over 600 II is not to be wondered at that
the Council should feel touchy the population Of the
city chosen be the capital, and that they should make
il as large as probability will allow. think Ottawa has
$1,000 people at any rate; and sure they will multi
ply and Increase fast In two years the city may
have $1,000 people, and, III tme it may count 10000
Above this figure il will not likely CO. for there will not be
business support greater population, and the qualiy
Of the country about the city is such to attract set
tiers. Ii will never DO thicky settled. The young men
prefer work AZ getting out timber than TO farm and
farming confined to raising grain and hay, las
feed for stock, and 1--we stock.
THR CROPS.
Tho want Of rain has been much felt by the country
So little rain fell last Fall that water was found III the
soil when the frost left IT, and the Spring being very dry
every crop il parched. Fall wheat, which wa. IN
many places killed by the frost losing its chance OF par
tally reyymg during the present drouth
III rain falls in any quantity. the Spring crops "al
do well and the Fall ones will not be greatly below an
average In places in the West farmers bave had to
plow up their Fall wheat and it urged upon these 10
SOW fax which may be done any time this month.
In this district the staple crops Of oats barley potatoes
etc. will N the drouth does not last much longer be
good average ones. Any article Of food now brings a
good price in Ottawa. Fowl, for the delicate tastes Of
Ministers and their clerks in demand aud the house.
hold Of His Excelency consumes whole broods OF young
turkeys weekly.