, 1869-10-16
Arguments in the Yerger
Habeas Corpus Case.
Trade Statistics for July.
General Thomas Opinion as to the
Value Of Alaska.
Collection Of Foreign Seeds Re-
ceiyed at the Agricultural
Department.

General GapEon, ConniAalonef Of Agriculture
la received notice through MF, Gasia, Minister
rom tho Argentine Kepubltc, that 4 1Arge exhtbt-
Ion of agricultural aad mining implements, from
onsfeen provinces, IL to be held At Cordox&, In
hat republic, IN April. 1sIo. to which ths silen-
Ion Of agr!culiufs! Implement manufacturers IN
Ms country Il called Tie PreSIdeut Of the exhi-
't&iou wftttA that 1s both the French and English
z1pos!t1ons have kettled questions Of the kupet1-
'rttJ oi ouf Feaper1 and mowers, plowa, mills,
,sc-, Al well as the Emalier Implements IN dailJ
lie to thosa Of Ill the n2t1ons, he u de4iroas
hat lnauufActu1es In the United Ssatea
ho1ld forward specimens OF ali their iuplements
As the agricultural and mining tools now used Ia
5oath America arc OF rude description, large
market may he opened there for those made ID
the United States, thus doing good service TO
that country Al we'll a benentta& manufacturers.
soc7H AMERICAN rLASTA
The President OF the Argentine Agricultural
Society wr1tes 10 the Commissioner that he ha4
sent. through The Enited Statca Consul at Bucnos
A3tta, collection Of scedA Of their native plants
comprising such a. arc useful tn arts and
meuta! ones; also tho eeel OF a p!a1t
hugely used there for live fences On account Of s
tborns. 1t grows In the mountains south Of
Duenos AJtes, latitude about ". and may prove 4
valuable acquisition to ZONE parts Of the United
Statea. The President hns also made arrange
.Dcn's for gathering fur the Cordoya Exhibition a
!ul eostse'oa y. naa'G tse'a " .ae pto''nces
t"at Mli nc tspiesea'ea 1uesc' ~ nc sens 70 Ae
ospa'tGene .. sue c4oae " 1nt eau1o'uou' Aan5
OF 'hoses 5nlteutat1S sneh as nave originated III
3hc h'Rhrf 1at1tn"cs OF 1ae Fehablc, II II thought
NJ! prove sA!aao!e aoa *orth OF 1nftoauetlon INTO
the United States.
JAPANESE sEkD5.
The Commissioners also receIsed last
week from japan. rta San Francisco,
o. ~ " seee1ao'e auu o'nAmenth aeeus' maas
" '"cni VI s'eat 'oEu.o ~ cnlaa ~ WV! ~ IN
sspoa' Lucy "e'e !aeAee ~ pceu''a1 auo ea1e'
iu' thahhes' tae "hole ehcioaea ID III cate' net
netlcan5 AeA1ea. EACH nag ls markell IN ooth
eoRasH anu japanese Characters Af. saunders,
SUPERINTENDENT OF Inc PUBLIC Gardch, MIL give au
o1 saem 'r'a'.
" aLAsk1+ +
uene'ai s'co.ee u. lno"aa' na'nE naoe 1nol-
nou aot Hsouseea. ou1lnR Inc pay lummer' aAs
1ust lo1"Moeu hls fepos' 10 aoe HM oe-
Fa1tmtu- IL 1es fel5 olueIen1
vie" OF Inc PURCHASE IEou Tue one presented n1
Ar. Seward lie fa1nAs the principal II not tue
only. pfeeent saae OF 11e new ierf1Ioft II IN inc
eject rs Transfer to the un!sed slater VIII have
uron ioes'n1 TIC hold OF England upon British
to'um'aa aescnHs tne senalhE o. 1esenae ano
eshes e'sfi oncets there Useless expense -
lie tnlhSs Inc nIisarJ rofts snon!d be reduced +;
ae expenses Of eupp'sln8 tne1a anu keeping up
+a| cNh sel,lce WIN YETI ia1 exceed toe revenue
eo1ecsetL Inc Ieffnne9 Eas conssaut burden
10 Hnssla ana sne hela ~ a. great e1rense, Bin
pH ZOE tne oeneas Of Tue FoF company. There
~ no lHooAons} o. any emiE4auon IN saa1 di1ec-
WV ~ tutte ~ W. tue susateak 'nnucemeat los
an1. ~ ailues u sMsso.e mtnet1s asse oeen
oseoseteo "a'en "oula pe5 70 "osk' Inese u
,, p.sn.s u. 1alpsl ana coal, OUT rlen15 o1 eooa
..nd nile. soasn Of tho Te,tos u ~ A'r Tnele .AD has
pcen 10 coan1e In tfaoe On tae part OF our mer-
enAna. INC lew nonsea ensased II u before the
pateaAse atiu continue. Tho fnt tFahe Of the in-
.e1lot muat continue 10 b carried on BY
the ha1isee. a. aa Agricultural region 1t
oas no saae *hasesess Grain cannot Be
4a.0eot ano tue se~ seSelAo'ea toA cAn % pro"
auceo 1ot Il not osed "1thtn rev weess- stock.
taAu1 cAoaot oe call1ea On. ine sopetabun'
oanoe o. sAln ana great lack Q! eon preclude The
idea Of any rrudtahla cultivation Of the aoi.. Tho
report u lengthy and exhaustive, but tho above
are me main polnfa. A. TO the reported aKregu-
!a11uea OF Tue troops thefE, 1nd alleged neglect oi
General Jen- c. Dasis. tho General nnda that The
aceounts tnss nave been circulated are gross
eAA9Seiatione. 1hetQ hase oeen some upubles
Win Inc troops which seemed to call for little
more stringent discipline from the handa
~ N~1>4@@ A1'Ae1 F9A 3VG "MtG kAC4C IN
foundation tor the 6tortes 1toat there was
nothing to jaldty the colostng they received.
IN Army or nxfACL1Kns.
Colonel " J. LeuuAFi, Comptroller Of the State
TreadnrJ for Maryland, publishes IN the Demo-
cfane rapers ct the stAte 1tst Of an officers,
ohef1Es. COLLECTORS Of tA1eE. &c, who are detA1lt-
e1s 10 the state not having closed their accoupts
The list runs back as far as lsss and singular To
say. III, Or pea1iy ouc-half. are men who hare
4J1nt&
Swans treAchery gave the Ssa,e tnta
the hauds Of the Democracy.
There has not been a Republican sarrr1n OF
Tax Collector In Maryland since 1851. aun in eyerv
county ZONE Of the omcsal1 have been t1ereilct IN
eetlipg their accounts.
TIE FRENCH MISSION.
Hon. Euhu d. Washburne, Minister 10 France,
Informs the State Department that his estimate for
the contingent expenses o. his legation for the
present fiscal rear Is ara.n.1 In rn5I. ana h. -
quests thai Congress be asked to appropr1ata tna.
amount.
APPOINTMENT.
Co1one! ". IL Se11cck, Of WISCONSIN. ha. heen
appointed Consular agens At B,adlord, England,
rice Geo. II. ToHies.
ONO Axp cnEsArEAKK cAxA1.
TIE President AID Drec,ora Of the Ohio md
Chesapeake Cana. haye adopted the following
order ut a mce,,rc IN Frederick Ma.
That from and alter the 1st Of November. 1863.
no tssale OF traffic will be allowed on III f.he...
peake ard Ohio cauai On Sabbath t,y, AID INA.
1ocS-lccrcfs Be required 10 close tho locks 1T II
oe!ses no Saturday nights, and to reopen them
Al l. o CLOCK on SUNDAY night.
otk TRADE STATISTICS FOR 1C1v.
%onthly report No. 1, series OF 1s&a-7o. from
the bureau Of StaiAics. now IN rress. shows the
Falue Of domestic exports from the Cnited States
during the month Of July, 1859, 10 have been
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