The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-28

New York is not the only place blessed with
bountiful supply of fruit this year. There is
locality in Michigan known as the st. Joseph
fruit district, which has produced already 10000
bushels of berries, with 80 600 bushels of black
berries yet to be gathered and 800, 600 bushels of
peaches ripening. The sources of supply are set
down by local newspaper as folloWs-
Peach trees. 100000 Ounce trees ....... 5000
Pear trees ......12O 600 Grape vines .. 100000
Plum trees, 10000 Strawberries, acres $3.50
Cherry trees....... 22 900 Blackberres acres 700
Apple trees. ...... $50 900 RaspDeTres acres. 800
A similar development of fruit culture is no.
ticeable elsewhere at the West, and speaks well
for American agricultural enterprise.-N. Y. Sun.
$4,000 Worth of Silverware stolen,
At 9'45 o'clock on Thursday night the Thirty
second Precinct police notified the Central
Office by telegraph that at P. NJ the residence
of Mr.. a. Schauck was robbed of about $4,000
worth Of silverware and jewelry and that no
arrests were made. The particulars of the affair
as given by the telegraph, were so meagre that
Inspector Walling telegraphed back for further
particulars, and received a reply that Mrs
Schauck and servants were at home, and saw
the thieves get out OF u window" Only this
| and nothing more The stupidity of the SER
geant in command at the Carmansvile police
station, whence the despatch came, prevented
the possibility of obtaining any further particu-
| lars OF the robbery last night. 1t was however,
learned that Mr.. Alfred Schauck, the victim is
| a wealthy iron founder, doing business at No.
43O First avenue, and resided at Carmansville.
| 1t Is more than probable that the house was
OF the upper floors and succeeded in making
their escape with the valuable plunder.-N. Y.
World.
BOutwelI's Successor in Congress.
From the Springfield (Hass) Republican, Aug. &C.
Governor Boutwell's successor does not vet
reveal himself very clearly to the voters of the
Seventh district, though some Lowell people
believe his name is Richardson. But which one
of the Richardson's they are in doubt. The
story that Judge Hoar will be a candidate has
no foundation whatever He is wanted in the
Cabinet, and does not wish to leave it. The
President sent for him, yesterday, to join the
| New Hampshire party and he is now in Con-
| cord, N. H., instead of his own Concord, where
he has been quietly spending the last few weeks.
He has an engagement on Saturday to visit his
| predecessor and cousin, Mr.. EVarts at his sum-
| mer home in Windsor, Vt, and so will probably
| be unable to go with Secretary Robeson's party
| to Portsmouth, according to invitation Mr..
| Boutwell, is in GrOton, at work on his annual
| report, and, apparently, will not join General
| Grant in New Hampshire.
Minnesota Wheat Crop.
| The statistician of Minnesota, after careful
tour Of observation through the State, estimates
| the average yield of the present wheat crop at
| 1S15 bushels per acre. In former years the an
nual increase in wheat tillage has been about 80
| per cent. This year it is estimated at 20 per
| cent, and large part of this increase is made
| up by the opening of new farms in newly settled
| districts. Last year the area of the wheat crop
was said to be 9O3, 800 acres-aVerage yield about
| II bushels per acre, and the total product some
thing over 100000. With 20 per cent. in
| crease in breadth, there is, therefore, this year
| about l. 100, 900 acres in wheat, which, with an
/ average return of eighteen and half bushels
per acre, will yield the product of over 2OOOo,00O
bushels