Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-01-02

The agricultural department mas prepared
table, made from estimated and reported crop
returns Tor the season just closed, which puts
the total increase OF the value OF agi icnltuTl
productions for the past year over lln,t AZ the
preceding year at nearly SAG O00,tCO. Tho
Total value OF the diiferent producis = 1878 IS
given at 81, 4sS, $40 566, and iur 1879 it is
81 ,9l4, 49, $50. Statistics are also giy,n show
ing that the increased value OF mining prop
erty and real estate in the United Suites this
year will exceed that of last year by l,OOO,-
OC0, 900.
DR.. Collyer, the chemist OF the sgricul-
tural department, has Just returned from
New England, whittier he went in regard 10
the sorghum and eornstalk sugar project. He
made several addresses before large meetings
of farmers, and reports that there Is already
widespread interest in New England in the
new movement. He thinks that about two
hundred farmers in that section Of the Union
will experiment in sorghum culture and sugar
manufacture on a small scale next year. DIR.
Collyer stated to a correspondent that bis ex-
periments have demonstrated that an acre oil
sorghum will produce as much sugar as an
acre OF the best sugar cane. with this great
advantage for the sorghum, that the latter
plant can be grown from Maine to California,
and from Minnesota to Texas, while the
sugar cane can only be successfully
cultivated in portion of Louisiana.
Again, he said, sorghum may be grown
with as much certainty as Indian corn. In
regard to oornstalk sugar, DR. Collyer said
that the plant is probably one.thild less valu-
able as sugar plant than sorghum, hut is still
susceptible of very profitable working "ln
fact" he said, {" our farmers have been throw
ing away about two-thirds of the value OF their
corn crop for the last hundred years."
Foreign News.
The fiendish King OF Burmah, whose whole
sale murder OF his royal relatives some
months ago will be remembered, is still at
| his bloody work By his order five princesses
were recently put 10 death in the palace al
Maj dalay.
| All Aighanistan is reported to be in arms
against the British, and much anxiety is felt
for the safety of General Roberts force Of
about 5000 troops, which is completely sur.
rounded in the vicinity OF Cabul.
The United States consul at Vera Cruz
/ Mexico, reports the probable shipwrec!l o
the American brigantine Nellie Ware, of New
York, on her voyage thence. Her crew con
sisted of eight men. r....- 1884.
The Rochester IN. " baseball club i
| playing in Havana, Cuba, the first game they
! played being with picked nine Of the bes
local players, whom they defeated by scor
| u twenty -One W beVen.
The finishing stroke to native disturbance
in South Africa has been given by the capture
of the stronghold OF the chieftam Secocoeni
The weather is so severe in Paris that sew
eral persons have died in the streets from coli
and privation.
Part of the crew of the British steamer
Borussia Captain Williams, from Liverpool
for New Orleans, have been landed at Queens
town by the British ship Mallowdale. The
Borussa was abandoned at sea in sinking
condition. The survivors landed at Queens
town are the chief engineer, doctor, boats
vain and six seamen. They were picked NJ
in an open boat by the Nationwide. The
Borussia had $50 passengers, OF which num-
bel los embarked at Liverpool and seventy.
five at Corunna. The crew numbered fifty
four men. Alter leaving Corunna she ex
perienced terrific weather and sprung leak
and the severity of the weather increasing
she was abandoned about $50 miles southeast
OF Fayal The captain and second officer re
main ed in the sinking steamer. The crew
anG passengers embarked in eleven boats
The nine survivors have no hope tor the
other boats, having, before they separated
seen one boat capsize, drowning all the ocrp.
pants. .
dispatch from Winnipeg, British America
states that great restitution prevails among
the Blackfeet Indians, and that twenty-five o
them at one place have starved to death.
The receipt of the news in England anC
Canada that Edison had perfected his electric
light caused quite fall in London and Mon
treal gas stocks.
Ninety eight Nihlists were arrested at {
secret meeting in Kiof, Russia, recently, anC
three political offenders were hanged al
Odessa.
Tho Peruvians and Bolivians are reporte
10 be completely powerless to continue tn
war against the Chilians.
By colliery explosion near Bolton, Eng
!and, eleven men were injured, several ia
tally. ....s.. ... -..a- ..
the abolition OF slavery in Cuba.