The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-16
NEWS FROM ST. DOMINGO.
ENCKE's COMET-INDIAN TROUBLES.

WASHINGTON. August ia son of Secretary
Schofeld is dead at West Point.
statement concerning the Texas cattle dis.
ease, made by j. r. Dodge, statistician of the
department Of agriculture as the res alt of ex.
tended investigation contains the folio wing points:
L. mat the disease is communicated by cattle
from Texas. Florida and 9th er portions of the
gulf coast
2. That snch disease is itself unknown in Texas
or on the gulf coast.
3. That the cattle communicating it are not only
apparently healthy, but are generally improving
IN condition.
ton nearly all die, they never communicate the
disease to others.
8. That either a considerable increase in ele.
vation or a distance OF two or three degrees of
latitude from the starting point is necessary to
develop the virus into activity and virulency aud
q further progress of two degrees of latitude and
few weeks IN time is sufficient to eliminate the
poison from the system.
G. That Texas cattle removed to other mias-
matte sections, as the Mississippi bottoms up to
the 36th parallel communicate no infection to
local herds.
T. That medication has thus far been of no avail.
Mr.. Dodge concludes that the disease cannot
become general and that it cannot exist only
within the movements Of Texas cattle, whicn
could be regulated or suppressed and that it
does not result from travel, but from climatic
disease.
Mrs General Rawlins and Mrs. Senator Trumbull
Land commissioner Wilson issues a circular
csutioning registers and receivers that three Sec
tiOns only can be entered in one township on col
leRe scrip.
Senator Abbott states that over $40, 900, 900 of
Northern capital has been invested in North Ca.
rolina since the war.
1t is now stated that Rosecrans will defer his
departure until October.
Internal revenue receipts 1878 900.
J. Q. Bingham, late deputy collector of the pert
at Richmond, attempted suicide. He stabbed
himself eleven times about the heart and cut his
throat. Little hopes are entertained of his rsco-
IL is stated, on doubtful authority, that Com
missioner Rollins will resign Internationally from
regard to McCulloch's feelings and wishes.
The conversion Of seyen.thirties into five twen-
ties has ceased. They are now worth their face
in currency.
Gen. Thomas f. Ewing is prominently mentioned
for the Alaska collectorship.
The statistical report shows that imports OF cof-
fee, cotton, fax hemp and silk goods, india-rub'
ber oplum paints, salt, soda and tea, have largely
declined and the entries of glass, gums, hides.
precious stones, spices, sugar, TIN, tobacco cigars
and lumber exhibit an increase-the other articles
being in the usual quantities.
Advices from St. Domingo to the 25th ult. re-
port Orgapdo, the Revolutionary leader. within
three miles of Aqua. Gen. CabrOl was with him.
Ii is stated that Baez was to guarantee the Alta
Vela guano and the Samana coal for an English
loan. He continued to open and examine all the
nails and is said 30 have forced the British con-
sui TO op his mail in order to search for revolu
tiOnsry documents.
Fncke's comet was first seen from the naval OBJ
servatory here yesterday morning. Situation
Right ascension hours, declination 80 degrees
80 minutes.
The Indian troubles in Kansas are growing
worse. Seven men were killed yesterday, and
the Indians in large numbers are numbering the
settlers on Solomon Creek. The people OF Ashe
Creek are about cut off without provisions, anc
| are nearly out of ammunition. Gov. Crswford Il
making preparations to organize and arm the set
| tiers for defense.