Year: 1861

1t was stated yesterday that Wednesday was a
day of considerable excitement in New York, in
consequence of awless demonstrations against GER
tain newspaper Offices. The Express paper OBJ
posed to secession, and in favor of the Union. but
against Repubicanism, and which received
"warning' from the mob, furnishes the following
account of the proceedings:


About two O'Clock crowd of about one hundred
persons surrounded the Evening Day Book office
and camored for 'the flag" "the flag" "sbow
your colors.' No heed being paid to the demand
the crowd commenced hooting and yelling in a fu-
rous STYLE lc few moments an excited mob of
about two thousand persons surrounded the build.
ing. Threats to stone the ediice were freely ban
died about. The police were sent for, and in few
moments a posse OF sixteen men, under the COM
mand of Sergeant Knapp, arrived on the ground


As soon as the police arrived the Times hoisted
their flag, which demonstration was greeted with
loud huzzas by the mob, who constantly on
the increase. The police Immediately stationed
themselves in front Of the Day Book office and kept
the sidewalk free from loungers. The excitement
by this time growing intenser every moment; the
mob kept gradually increasing till almost the entire
space of 7 hitting House square was filed with peo
pie. 1t is but just to say that the mob appeared to
be mostly composed of idle oalers; but very few re-
spectacle persons being in the crowd The
yells continuing, the Sunday Times, whose office is
in the same building with the Day Book, placed
the American flag their windows. The
crowd uncovered their heads and cheered voeifer-
ously.


The enthusiasm was increased the next moment
upon the appearance of the beautiful American
flag from the windows of the Tribune Office. Sew
era private requests were then made to the pro-
prietors of the Day Book to hoist their flag. The
proprietors said they had objection to hoist the
American flag, but they declined to Weld to the
threats of mob. The crowd, however continu-
ing to increase, another posse of police came up
from the second precinct, under Sergeant Cope
land. By this time Capt. Hutchins-was also on the
ground. The police then in an admirable manner
drove ha nd ad intn
a square, so that there was not a single person
within twenty feet of the office.


After few moments the proprietors yielded to
the solicitations of a few friends, who desired them
TO assist in preserving the peace, and hoisted the
American flag. The crowd cheered the flag and
then turned about, running down Park Row with
loud cries towards the Express office.


CROWD IN FRONT OF THE EXPRESS OFFICE.


crowd of several thousand persons came to our
office between andt clock, yelling and scream
ing at the top of their voces-part of them prompt
ed by curiosity and part by mischief. The leaders
seemed to be governed by political hostility, and
took this occasion to manifest their partisan folly.


The rank and file exhausted their energies by
groans and cries. A large body of the police ac-
companied them and lined the sidewalk in front of
the Office. call was made for the flag Of the
country, which had been raised by u.s. even when
Mr.. Lincoln came to the city, and on Monday, on
the proclamation for troops and the law and order
proclamation of the Mayor of the city,


So long the demand was made by a mob, we
did not heed it, and never shall. At the request of
the captain of the police Of the ward, who visited
editorial rooms, the stars and stripes were very
cheerfuly raised.


POSSIBLE REMEDY FOR THE PoTATo DISEASE
The following is from the Christidn Advocate and
Journal. 1t hardly seems reasonable, that half
numbering the seed-at least, making it t'down
sick''-should secure health to the crop. 1t may
be so however, and if it is, the Russian remedy is
important But we have not half as much faith in
it, as in a very simple prescription for growing po-
tatoes which we propose to offer next week. The
''possibe remedy of the Advocate and Journal
is as follows:


In the year 1885, Professor Bellman received
from colonel in the Russian army, stationed in
Siberia sample of new potato, with which he
received two recommendations namely, ''good in
quality, and perfect hundred fold in produce."-
These potatoes accidentally placed on the
back of a stove used for heating the professors
study, where, by some mschance, they were for
COTTON till the planting season arrived. When
discovered, they were shriveed much that it
was thought they would not grow. However
they were planted, and iourished to such a degree
that the two recommendations before mentioned
were found to be verified, and what was more re-
markabe still, although all the potatoes in The
neghborhood and throughout the country were
more or less affected by disease, every potato OF
the new kind was entirely free from disorder. Thi:
induced Professor Beman to adopt the expedient
of drying, and in consequence the entire crop was
submitted before planting time to a high tempera-
ture, which had the effect of charrpg some OF the
potatoes and shrveling the rest. 1t was surmised
at the time that some OF the charred potatoes were
killed. They were nevertheless planted at the pro-
per season, and the charred potatoes grew and did
quite as we'll as those which were merely shrveled
It has been seven years since this first experi
ment, and we learn from foreign exchanges
that it has been followed up every succeeding wear
with great success.


In the year 1856, the potato disease prevailed ex
ensiyev through Russia, yet not one of the profes
sor's potatoes were affected. In 1856 his crop ex
hibited the same freedom from disease, when hi
neighbors were losing all theirs by the rot. Tha
year he began drying those potatoes commonly
raised, and most frequently afflicted with rot, still
the results were the same as when he planted hi
new variety. The digging time of 1857 produced
to the doctor splendid crop of potatoes Upwart
of three acres had been planted with those dried il
kiln, and of the one thousand six hundred bushel
dug from these three acres not one diseased ont
was discovered. In 1858 he erected drying house
with heated floors his estate, and we learn tha
within the past two years similar erections have
taken place on the different estates of the principa
landed proprietors of Russia. Wherein lies th,
virtue of this drying process? In all affected pota
toes even before the disease is visible to the
eye, there is to be found degree of moisture yer,
far in excess of that to be met with in sound pota
toes and this water gradually increases in amount
until the disease makes it appearance. This sbriv
cling process by drying up the water is supposed t.
prevent the rot, which otherwise necessarily fol
lows, and when applied to potatoes already diseas
ed arrests the progress of the Infection and kill
the disease, leaving portion of the potato SCUM,
enough to answer for spring planting We trus
our agricultural readers will not fail this spring O
testing this method for preventing the potato dis
ease.


The Mobile Tribune says the anticipated block
ade ofthat port has lately led to very brisk bust
ness in loading vessels with cotton and other freight
intended for foreign ports. Cotton bein
loaded at the rate of 376 bales day, about II
bales over the ordinary daily rate.


Col. A. R. Lawton, of Savannah, has been az
pointed Brigadier General in the Confederat
army, and took command at Fort Pulaski on Sa
urday. Col. Lawton is graduate of West Poin
ana served with distinction in the war OF l6l2 an
the Greek war.