The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-08

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me exports n domsssio comnoditis~' Tor the nll
months ending Marco u wsrs sSos, 7ssss>' TOT =
sdsss months ending Hsysh n, Slss ss2 TIT; aad> ~
month ending March 81, s45. LOO The prin6t,>
articles were:-Bssadssuns saol7. $50; cotton. ssl.
A'L7w; cotton manufacturer. $751;. 2sS; gold ans
alive coin, bullion and manufactures thereof 015
lumber and manufactures Of wood 81 AS s54; Petro
isum and oSer OILS Sl677 "a; provisions 2637 Oe7
and turpenne 4l8o 4ol; dlssed spirits $2l5 0SS;
tobacco ana man1fScturss, STA, 100
Tho exports Of foreign merchandise for the three
months ending March 81 81, s9g and for the
month $2.272,los.
The commercial reports, while confsmng the vast
extent Of foreign trade exhibited these sta
tscs, show that tho large proportion Of is done in
foreign bostomA From Bergen, in Norway, our consul
reports the arrival Of but single vessel from the United
Statss consul = LAguayra venexuela reports the
arrival Of but one-tbe Mercedita Our consul
at st. John, Now Brunswick, reports remarkable fall
ing on In tho shipments Of lumber the United States
g compared with the same time last year The
report Of consul at Melbourne, Australia,
shows q, 300 tons Of shipping in port with 933 tons
belonging the United The report or
at Lyons, France, exhibits falling of in purchases
OF silk velvet goods and other articles OF luxury The
extent Of nearly oueha,f compared with last year
The communication from the Hnnseatc Charge d Anares
United States and the port of Bremen compared with
last year. Statistics or tho shipments Of textile
features from the United Kingdom to the United States
exhibit slight increase over last year.
Tho values 81 domestic exports given above,
except specie and bullion, are in currency,
while oil others are in gold The report is
very complete and deserves careful perusal.
Destifution In Georgia.
In Middle Georga the last supply OF corn will he
al hovo
miles for peck Of cornmeal. Many deaths have oc-
Cured from actual starvation.
Eligibility of Jurors in Texas.
The following order has been issued by General Griffin,
commanding tho Department OF Texas:-
GALVESTON Texas, April n, 1867.
The attention Of tho commanding General OF the dis.
trict having been directed to the fact that dis
qualified by law drawn to jurors the civil
person shall be held eligible to serve or to
be sworn In jurymen until be shall have takcn the
following oath (Iere the iron-cad oath is given)-
The Street Car Question in Richmond.
The street car question again to be agtated but this
time in legal way To-day OF Judge Underwood's
jurors attempted ride upon exclusively APP
propraed 70 white people, and when ordered get or
obstinaely refused The conductor called policeman,
who arrested the persistent juror but Of the
peace having been committed he was discharged In
dgnant at this treatment he reported the to
Circuit Court, and instructed by the Judge
mand the names Of the officials This he did, but
refused by the company's clerks. Thus the affair
stands until now complications arise
Gcol0aical Survey Of Nebraska.
Commissioner Wilson, Of the General Land Office, on
Monday transmitted TO Dr. Frederick " Hayden Professor
OF Geology and Mneraogy the University Of Pennsy
vania at Philadelphia who has been appointed to mako
geological Of the State Of Nebraska full nstruc
tsons In regard the survey about 70 be commenced
Dr. Hayden directed to proceed Nebraska FOR this
duty The necessary arrangements be made
and is instructed TO ascertain tho order Succession
rangemeut relative position dip and comparative thick
OF the several and geological formations in
that State g. search for and examine all the BEDS veins
and other deposits Of ores GOALS clays nars peat and
such other mineral substances, a. we'll a. the
fossil rema Of the various formations, and
to obtain chemical analyses Of such OF these
substances, and OF the different varieties OF
Soils It n ay be deemed desirable to ascertain the
elementary constituents thereof determine by careful
barometrcal observations the relative elevations
pressons Of the sase 70 procure and prepare in the
field Of exploration ample collections geology MINER
alogy and palcoontoogy; to illustrate the notes taken
In the field and transmit them to the General Land
Once 70 be embodied in It's next annual report OF the
surveying operations. DR.. Hayden Is directed to COM
bis ators in that portion Of tho State lying south
Of tho Platte that being occupied by the mestones or
the coal measures and to institute careful search
for the localities depths and extent or that vau
able mineral Also extend the explorations along
Missouri river 70 Sioux City, there Is reported
b bed Of coal oucropping from rocks Of the chalk
formation the Omaha reservation, now being sur
veyed into legal subdivisions for the accommodations Of
the Omaha and wnncbago Indians The more settled
portions OF the State being upon the surveyed lands DR.
Hayden Ia instructed to direct his explorations such
regions Of tho country looking to the determination and
location we'll tho extent o. natural In
coal metallic ores hydraulic and common limestone fro
clay, feesone, hagstone marbles &c, that properly
belong the various formations, and which may be Of
immediate 70 tho people OF Nebraska The State OF
Nebraska being chiefly farming country DIR. Hayden
has been instructed 10 the soil and subsoi
give . description Of their adapabtv to particular
crops the best methods OF preserving and
ing their fertility; and large portion OF the State
Is deficient timber, tho introduction Of suitable forest
trecs with suggestions to the OF the soft
best cacu ltcd to promote the growth Of timber, has
been recommended TO hrs attention.
The Partition Of Texas.
Petitions being circulated in Texas praying the
general government divide the State into paris
one 70 he called the Western State OF Texas. The
reason allie the loyalty Of the population OF the
proposed State and the prepondcrance OF
in the other portion.