The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-02-26
The New Orleans Exposition.
New ORLEANS, Feb. il, 1885.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. il, 1850.
Special Correspondenee-
The old Liberty Bell, the arrival OF
which has been looked forward to, has
come and been located in the Exposi-
tion where everybody can see it. Com.
Bacon, Kansas; Sharf,
Mary land; Fleming. Dal GA Barron,
Louisiana; Kentucky, Pennsylvania
Converse, Illinois; invited Jefferson
Davis to join them at Baouvoir and
accompany the excursion to this city
and take part in the ceremonies Of u e
Bells reception, which was done. Ev-
erything passed off happily, as pleas
ant speeches were made on the Occa
sion,
NEW MEXICO.
P. Langham, United States Com
missioner, not being found, your cor
respondent met N. Spatcier, of Las
Cruces. com mmissioner of agriculture for
the Messilla Valley of the Rio Grande
who was uptiring In his effoIts to give
the reporter information. Though he
had no statistical reports to shew, the
natural products irum that rich section
Of southern New M-xicn speak vol
nss. Some of Ihe Ia 'g-st sweet pO-
tatOes ever seen are here visible 10 the
naked eye, they are AS big as mans
head ouions large aud sound are pro
duced at the rate of 10000 per acre
beets, garlic. and all vegetables thriV
in this climate under the irrigation
process, which ASSURES q good crop
every season. AS for fruit. it Ia as fa
vOrabls as California; it raises apples
peaches, figs aud grapes in profusior
i almost without cultivation. LasCruce'
alone ships thousands of tons Of grape,
to all parts Of the country. T. ]. Bull
Is one of the largest wine manufactur
ers in the southwest. He makes lin.
French or grape brandy that corn
mands ready sale where introduced
His wine cellars furnish some excel
lent brands for exhibition. Mr. Spat
cier states their fruit with which the,
intended to compete with Arkansa
aud California spoiled in transit here
However, he shows ounces of tw'
pounds weight. In agriculture, spec
linens of wheat weighing 65 pound
and going 80 bushels to the acre,
white and solid, sown February 18th
harvested June 18th; on some LAM
beans were planted June 25th, will
yield So bushels, thus producing tw
good crops on same ground In one sea
son. Wild grasses grow luxuriant an
stock prafer it to the cultivated species
As a stock country New Mexico is TO
we'll known to need mention here. 4
great industry is gathering canaigr
for tanning purposes it grows spUL
taneOus "a lot was recently sent
England. where 1t proved invaluable
Gypsum or white sand which max,
fine casts or mOuldings for various pu
poses is sinexhaustible il has been sci
TO Austria for manufacturing. III
mineral display is large aud select.
fact, it is behind no other IN this spe
I ialty. Organ mountains produce Il
: finest grades of silver ami copper Ort
t in the former free silver assaying 81
900 per ton is seen distinctly; coal
8 the mountains is largely mined. Mou
d tain trout and canned goods from r
b ton attract notice. Species of natl
Il wOOd-are shewn. Albuquerque sen
i specimens of schooling from the
r dian children aud ancient relics viii,
9 are interesting. Silver bullion fro
d the Socaro Billings Smelling Wor
b as we'll rs hundreds of similar OF
l. shows the richness of the mines.