The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1868-08-21

which makes the difference in the fisher1nan's
string, Tag r r;T l% ',.'"'' - 'T' ''''' ''''
The exports from Great Britain have in
creased three, fold during thslast invent years
l445 iii 1870, e63 500, OPS; in 1850 Ell '367
e8S5sin 1851, ETA AIS, 722 !; in 1863 f7S, 076,-
1854 Yin 1858, SOS, 933, 7S1 in 1854, f97,1s0,-
;,726; in 1865, $95, 1888 085 in 1856, f115,826.
'948 Tin 1857, f122 ,066, 107; in 1858, f116.-
COS, 1855; in 1869, tf130, 411, 500 in 1860,
f135, 1901 ,227; in 1851, E125 1884; in 1862
f12S,092,e64; in 1858, f246, ,345; in 1864
f160, 449 ,053 in 1866, f165 ,835, 1851 in 1866
f2SS,917, 586; and in 1857, f1S1 ,1s3,911.l In
Ia849 the value of the exports of British and
Irish produce to foreign countries was ESQ.,
163,407 in 1867 the total had risen to f131l
303,77O. In1849 the value of the exports of
British and Irish produce to foreign countries
was $50 1853, 407; in 1867 the total had risen
to f131 ,303,7 In 194S the value of the ex-
portsof British and Irish produce to British
colonies was Ella, 6S6039; in 1867 the total
had risen to f49,8S0, a0La aiaoao9 ba3 "
The unexpected and startling nomination
pof Governor Seymour by the friends and sup
0portets Of Mr.. Pendleton, while it compelled
New York's most conspicuous son to surren-
der his own deliberate and resolute purpose
of refusing the high post which the Conven-
ton would gladly-but for its knowledge Of
that purpose +haYe conferred upon him in
It's earliest sessions, at the name time offers
the country striking guaranteed Of the cher
getic unaniniity with which the West md
the East will march together to save the ma
ton by by the ballot now, as of old blythe bayo-
net. n ~, sg g'. :, og ',-l,i ~ t5'nsh nv
.Afew days ago Mr.J O. Matthews who has
q tile yard near Odessa, had his foot caught
by the machinery, and the entire sole torn
from his boot. He escaped with slight
bruise, Inthe same neighborhood, on acres
of land planted in strawberries, and owned
by G. Mandarin there were gathered 5000
were gathered 10000 quarts on II acres
owned by Mr.. Lord were gathering 1000
quarts; 1t acres, owned by Polk & Hyatt,
were gathered 5000 quarts. Making total
of $4,000 quarts, on 81 acres an average of
1854 quarts per acre.
The editor ofthe Cynthiana (Ky) Nesos, in
making an appeal to his Subscribers, who are
in arrearssto pay up, says : eve hope they
will settle without delay. Not that we need
the money-oh, mol Our ink is given to us,
we steal our paper, and we win our printers
wages at seven up So it costs us nothing
to carry on business. Nevertheless, as a mat
sciences, we will take what they owe us, if
they will send It IN Immediately. Is
eAMidland (Mich.) correspondent ola West
ernpaper gives an account of most wonder
flu. electric spectacle which he SAYS occurred
in that neighborhood Numerous flashes of
lightning played at the same timeSin different
parts of the heavens, sometimes crossing one
another's path and at others Shooting to the
earth and then darling back again, One ball
of fire passed through cottage, singing the
occupants and making o ruin of the building
but otherwise producing no casualty likely to
prove fatal. - = 'a!'l 81 si wv ''Ai1
The Portland 0rsegonian, on the day after
the election in Oregon, said: "We are too
big to cry 1--WE speak of the Union parity and
are tooihadly hurt to laugh To discuss the
8 causes of defeat is not SO agreeable as to shout
- for victory. We haven't much to add--ad
dition is not now in our line; it's mostly SUBJ
traction. Yesterday being somewhat rainy
and disagreeable day, the election, so far as
the Union party is concerned is postponed
till November" g - L Sa'=t y Ls''aS7
1'ai On the last day Of June and the first day
of July, $500 freight cars passed through
ed Harrisburg over the Pennsylvania Contra
q Railroad, about l 500 of them being loaded
This will furnish our readers some idea oftht
enormous business done by this railroad.
The work on the Columbia and port De
posite Railroad, as for, as its junction witt
the Philadelphia and Baltimore Central will
7a be finished In about two months. Philadelphia
10 trains via Oxford, will then be run toePor
Q Deposit and to Perryville iano9 & &
t'9'' In Ohio, fruit farmer is planlinga mann
moth orchard, which will consist Of 500
apple, 10000 peach, 5000 pear, 1900 cherry
trees, 1900 chickasaw plums, six acres ounces
twenty acres of strawberries, twenty ac1es o
raspberries, and eighteen acres of grapes
So says the New York Farmer. frre
Paper Money and Forced Currency inflic
athe following depreciations upon the nations
herein named, to wit: Brazil, so per cent.
the United States about 30; Turkey 30 pei
e,cents Austria 10; Russia 12and Italy 1OS
I 5?The total amount ofpaper money put in cir
,culation by these six Powers, is about 81 1000,
100000 Who pays the difference? Look a
the prices of breadstuffs and provisions, ant
4e you may, at least, conjecturel "a
81 1t is said that ST. Croix county, Wisconsin
will raise 100000 bushels of wheat this year
Next year with fair crops, 100000 viii b
harvested. As yet but half the land is undo
The losses by fire in the United States b,
confagration, each of which destroyed $40,
1000 or upwards, during April, are reported
at 50 SOC, 900. For the first four months TIL
total losses by fire in this country have beet
$15, 073, 900, as compared with Gil, 432, 00l
flor the corresponding period last year
FEW people know what an empire Texa
is. 1t would make twenty-five New Hamp
OF more than five New Works, on neal
.ly six Pennsylvania 1t is ncauly three time
as large as the island of Great Britain; an
nearly half as large again as France,
The coal miners in the Lehigh and SchryA
kill ooalregions, have struck for higher wages
refused to work, and banded together, dIre
49, vented others from working. The Marsht
of Schuylkin County isguarding the FURNACE
md collieries in the vicinity of Pottsyillewit
armed men, and q collision appears ;qlmos