We don't know how we could any of ue
got along if our old pablio functionary,
wbo has held office almost as long as Bu- ®iU?®Y
ought to be done for Edwards. He ioifted
the Democratic party neurly four years ago,
and has tbe reputation of having converted
Olagett to tbe faitb, and yet be has been left
"standing out in the cold" ail th* time with
out a nibble at the spoils or honore.
For tha data Oily,
firafts aai wtoc.
MISSRS. EDITOIS 1 had the pleasure of
meeting in this oity to-day Mr. Uall, an em
inent Horticulturist and froit grower of Fort
Madison, and took occasion to inquire of bim
the condition and prospeots of the grape crop
la that section. JEle informed me that the
prospeets are reasonably good for a full
crop, and that a considerable amount of
wine—a hundred barrels or more—will pro
bably be made in Ft. Madison and its vicini
ty this autumn. From him I also learn sev
eral facts in regard to the great profits de
rived from grape growing, lie informs me
of one gentleman who last year made ninety
gallons of choice wine off a lot and a half in
Ft. Madison, the lot being 50 ft. in front by.
145 ft. back of another who made 240 gal
lons off* of an acre of another who made
2 barrels of wine off one-tenth of an aore.
