The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-11-02
From Washington.
The correspondent Of the Herald says, in refer
ence to the resignation of STANTON and Of his sue

] The correspondent Of the Herald says, in refer
ence to the resignation of STANTON and Of his sue
cessors:
The impression that Gen. Grant objects to- the he
appointment of Gen. Sherman as Acting Secretary
Of War is entirely erroneous. On tho contrary,
when the retirement of Mr. Stanton was determln-
ed upon the President, anxious to have harmqny O
between the and the ~ mar ne,
partnaent consulted with Gen. Grant as to wnom m
he should appoint. Gen. Grant has had reason a 70
| regret q want Of harmony between hlnaseli u
and Secretary Stanton, and was ANXIOUS ~ ~
remedy the evil and avoid the dlhctlsles III ~
sulting therefom He deslrea fdo gne nos;an be-
cause satisfied Of bis hearty corporation IN tho ne s- e
portant work of reorganizng tho army a. 10 M
Quest Cen Sherman was sent tor :,
Question of rank in the matter Ge1 ha rasgns
only be Acting Secretary Oh wbeh he has not the
ms eu!gnasf gna ~ do;n@ indeed, it is said that he
1IesS @ ot aecan aces the post ad Interim, but ito return
Immediately to the West, N case u III 80
Gen Gsns y james B. seedman nc Cen
aronf e1 and the latter have compared notes on the
of +ha respective duties of the Secretary OF
Way and Commando der-in- Chief and the former ls
satisfied that he would have the cooperation n OF
Gam steedman ifapponted Secretary of War. Tho
Litter has been for some time past strongly urged
upon Mr.. johnson. He is positive man, OF S tine
administrative abilities, and would be an excellent
exchange for the obstinate Stanton.
MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL REPORT.
The monthly report Of Isaac NEWTON, Commits
sioner of Agriculture, presents the, following
The returns of local correspondents, up to tho
first of October verify in oil essential particulars
the statements respecting the crops, contained in
previous monthly exhibits. The condition OF corn
and excessive rains, but the quantity Of the
larger than the largest ever previously chronicled
in the country. In the production Of wheat, next
to corn our most important cereal. our agriculture
has been fof the present fron, NOW
14s, 600 bushels, showing small per centage Of
decreeso, which is fully compensated by the COM
parativey superior quality Of the grain as was Pre-,
dicted in q previous number This ls ~ 0ooipoo
900 Of product in proportion to the increased
population. The dmnution in the South ls h more no.
apparent. The estimates point to less than II o0O
900 bushels in the eleven States heretofore ulile-
ported-a fraction less than ye-tentns OF inc Giop
81 1859. 1T is worthy OF remark III connecson e
with the diminution of the three Pass P ,aas sea,
sons that the wheat crop Of EngaRad has Geeh
likewise deficient since 1864 The California Wneat
harvest Of which te a Rote nss 90on opop is
cessiye For 1860 the product OF this young state
was nearly six million bushels. Now it is seriously
claimed by leading California agricultursts tn that
the surplus for export WI NJ nearly yyo aohpt aa s,
quantity. L. Is eVloeno !mav en1 loo hop
tha T eieesa 1ed psg ps sorgp reported at Bushels
Sav Then ia there we're i've and half bushels to each
Individual. In 1866 the estimates point to FIVE
bushels to each inhabitant. There is no ground
then for apprehensions of scarcity, md little i lie
excuse in the amount OF the crops Tor starVauon
The Weld Of oats is extraordinary and the quality
excellent. Tho indications point to an increase ere
from III, O72 bushels in 1859 to 271 912 Cos in
1866 It is the only crop in the South that II main
Gains an EQUALITY with it's last census exhibit.
Hay is less in quantity than in the previous year
by from one to two-tenths, but Is better in quality
An analysis of the Southern returns up to Ooto-
ber /, docs not warrant q reduction Of the former
Il is too early for the final estimates. The severity
Of the damages from insects ID reported as increas>