The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-18

success. for the cure of snake bites.
A gentleman In Washington county. Indiana, has
1000 speckled trout in his 6sh-ponds. sl-
farmer near Nashville, Tenn, has made
$40 Oo0 since the war, principally from the sale Of
A farmer in Wayne county, New York, gath
cred i61 pounds OF potatoes for every pound
planted. of the Early Rose variety.
During the last two years the United States gov
eminent has collected SAG 600 GOO tax from cotton
| grown in the Southern States.
| A strawberry grower in Pennsylvania. this sea-
son. sold his crop on ten acres for 200, he
| picking the fruit.
| The sawmills in Nevada county, California, cut
| 10000 feet Of lumber daily.
| There are 10 GOO persons in London who sup.
port themselves by the PEN
California has more than 10 900 Odd Fellows.
The crop OF cereals In Ohio this year is estimated
| at l4l coo 900 bushels.
| September, 1868, was 047, 1852 bushels, against
| LAB 1893 bushels same time 10 1867.
Ohio has ,4sl COO head Of cattle and 2l00 900
| hogs.
In 1867 the value Of finished iron product of the
Along the Amazon river In South America, the
most productive country In the world, the towns
are supplied with meat -four and dried fruits from
| North America and Europe.
Over $50 900 900 are annually spent in New
| York for drinks.
OF 1900 gas meters recently examined in Co.
| lumbus. Ohio, only 24s were found TO be exact.
Several large vineyards have been planted in
A bsrrel of Bartlett pears were recently sold in
| New York for $45.
In Daviess county, KY, the rabbit and partridge
crop is said to be larger than the tobacco crop.
The aggregate crop OF cereals of the United
| States this season is estimated at 1000 900 900
| bushels, being the largest ever made.
| The society of Agriculture and Arts. Versailles,
| is trying TO domesticate the ostrich 10 France.
| The United States receives s72 900 900 revenue
annually from the duties on tea, c,fee and sugar.
| Holland has commercial marine Of 2237 yes
sells, with an aggregate tonnage Of 542 $50 tons.
The library shelves of the British museum are
about twenty five miles in length. The accession
| Of books is about 20, 900 volumes year.
There are in Paris 800 female printers and fifty
| female proof readers.
The Aston house, New York, pays $4,000 year
for flour and $22 600 for butter.
| Recently, 1910 eels were caught in one day at
-Four Corners. Mass. averaging two pounds each.
On the opening day of the chase. near Paris,
10 500 hunting dogs were entered ct the different
stations,
For ten years preceding l743 the British parlis.
ment granted 100000 to the patentees of Geor
eis, for the encouragement of the culture of in.
dgo and other crops.
A cooperative foundry, established in Roches.
ter. N Y, last year, has proved very successful.
Only SIS 600 was paid in, and the profits for the
first six months amounted to $S392.
In ll6S the society for promoting arts, etc., at
New York, awarded FLO to Thomas Young, of
trees, being 27,l23.
Corn is sold by the acre in Kentucky. field
of corn near Msysville sold for s25 per acre one
near Carlisle sold for $33 per acre, and another
for s22 per acre for the corn and s33 per acre for
the lard.
A farmer in Fayette county, KY, sold twenty
seven acres Of hemp for $1,000.
A ton of cotton seed yields about 30 gallons of
crude OIL
A vessel recently arrived in England from Aus.
traia, with 1000 whole sheep, $500 legs of NUT
ton and 10 tons Of beef, all in fine condition. The
bones were cut out, then the meat was STEPPED in,
pickle, wrapped in clean white cloths packed
closely in barrels and the interstces filed with
seeds or melted fat to exclude the air.
refrigerator car from Chicago arrived at
Providence. r. l.. recently, with 700 baskets
peaches In fine condition.
Rye bread lie said to produce more brain and
pus cle-eppportipg food than wheat.
The Deaf and Dumb and Blind Institution at
Stanton, Va, has 13S students.
The crop OF rice on Cape Fear river, N. c., is
estimated at 80 ,0C0 bushels.
The freedmen's bureau issued 10, 900, 900 rations
during the last twelve months.
Dickens is to receive fs0O0 for his fare well se-
ries of one hundred readings in England.
A dairyman in Vermont made 1873 pounds of but
ter and sold 252 quarts Of milk from one cow be-
tween the 5th of May and LIST September Of this
year.
crsnberriss are g per bushel in Minnesota and
Ex.Queen Isabella is SO years old, weighs 225
pounds, drinks brandy. and is said to be very
homely.
Cstswba grape vine near Paducah, KY. pro-
duced this season 240 pounds Of grapes, which
were sold at 20 cents per pound.
During the Saratoga season OF three months the
visitors at Congress Hall consumed 80, 900 chick
ems, loco dozen eggs, 1900 turkeys. 5000 other
fowls and los 900 pounds of beef, veal, mutton,
lamb, etc.
The police of Boston made 1884 arrests during
the three months ending 30th September.
France has 27O0 900 acres of State forest;
Prussia, 5,070 900 acres; Bavaria, 1862 900 acres;
and Austria, Is 900 acres.
New York State raises 1000. 600 pounds of fax
this year.
There are / ,46s money order Offices established
1t is estimated that $50 600, 900 yards Of printing
cloths are annually produced in the United States.
The value OF the Michigan fruit crop this season
Is estimated at 800 ,0C0.
Lowell, Mass, has 4S3, 900 spindes, and pro-
duees, annually. l24 39l 900 yards OF fabrics.
Fall river has 473 600 spndles, and produces ia.
36t 600 yards of fabrics per annum.
The first day Of the St. Louis Agricultural and
Mechanical Fair, $4,000 tickets of admission were
sold.
The celebrated vineyards Of steinberg were
planted in HI by the monks belonging to the
convent of Elberbank.
There were 1851 cases of boots and shoes ship
ped from Boston to New Orleans during the week
ending Oct 9TH.
Fall River uses 81 sea, 900 rounds of cotton an.
nually, and Lowell uses 80 $4,000 pounds per
aDnum.
During the quarter ending 30th September, &c.
2l5 cases of boots and shoes. containing 225s $40
pairs, were shipped from Lynn, Mass.
The stock Of hides in New York, October LIST,
was $4,000 against IS 900 same time last year.
The emperors Of France, Austria and Italy have
just entered on the twentieth year of their reign.
The receipts of hides in New York for the
quarter ending September Both, were STATS;
OF which, 81 SIC we're from Texas, and 81 1856 from
New Orleans.
Between the let July and 3Oth September Cali.
fornia shipped Y PSI barrels of -four and "A 49l,
500 pounds of wheat.
Distillers in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky
have contracted TO make and deliver during the
coming year, Is 600 barrels Of whisky, at 81 30
per gallon, tax included.
The House for Working Women in New
York, furnishes good board and lodging for So so
per week.
At Plessantvle, Pa, forty eight wells yield over
2500 barrels of oil per day.
firm in Cleveland, ONO. sold 4l6 900 papers Of
pop corn last year.
A farmer near Eaysville, Ky, has this season
J ased on one vine twenty-five pumpkins, sverag-
ing Sc pounds each.
One county in Ohio has produced this season
ESQ 600 bushels of peaches.
The bull-rinQ in Valencia SDain has aaafa for