The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-08-13
By Telegraph.
REPORTED ron THS DAILr AnoU,,

New YORK, Aug, l3.-Reports of crops
BY telegraph from all parts or the country
are, on the whole, quite cheering. The
crop ID larger than last year, on wheat, in
Ohio, Virginia, Kansas, Colorado, Montana,
Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, New York,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maine, Massa
chusetts, Connecticut and New Hampshire.
and the quality is regarded as excellent. In
Georgia, South Carolina and Texas, the re.
ports are not so good, the yield being indif.
ferent In Louisiana, Arkansas, Kentucky,
Mississippi, Maryland, south western and
central Tennessee, Moth Carolina, Delaware.
and Vermont the crop has been an aver
age.
Ga corn the cropis very large and the
quality is remarkably good. The yield, this
year, will be fully One.third more than last
This is especially so in the southern states
In Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia,
Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, Ohio, Nebraska,
Iowa, Wisconsin Minnesota, Vermont,
New York, and Illinois the yield is large
while in Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia,
Florida, South Carolina and other southern
states It will not be more than an average.
Rains injured the crop in New Jersey,
Delaware, Maryland and Missouri
The barley crop will be an average one.
Hay, more than an average crop will be
realized. In New York, Indiana, New Jer.
sey, Delaware and Missouri, the yield is very
large and in excellent condition.
Sugar promises well, but very little was
planted.
Fruits are almost total failure espec-
allay in the middle states, The peach crop
will not be one-half what it was last year
In the extreme southern states it looks bet
ter. In New York, apples look better than
anywhere else.
The potato crop is generally large and
good.
Heavy mildews and lice have killed hops
in Pennsylvania.
NV York, Aug. l3.-An immense mass
meeting Of workingmen was held at the
Cooper institute, last evening, in support Of
the bricklayers strike. Over twenty trades
associations were represented, Will j. Jes.
sup, president Of the Wortngmens Union,
was chairman. Addresses we're made BY
Messrs Ennis, Healey, Fortune and others.
All the speakers advocated the 8 hour law
and favored the cooperative system. A
large meeting was organized outside the
building, which was addressed by several
speakers. The proceedings we're character.
lied by great carnestness and enthusiasm.
MOBILE, Aug. l2.-The democratic meet.
ing and tOrchlight procession last night was
large and enthusiastic. The whole city was
brilliantly Illuminated. Over 5000 persons
we're in the procession, many of them color.
ed. Able speeches by General Battle, Hon.
John Forsyth and c. c. Langdon. Good or.
der prevailed throughout the proceedings.
MONTGOMERY, Aug. l2.-The legislature
took recess this afternoon to the first Mon.
day in October, No action was taken on
the governors veto and it remains to be dis.
posed oil on re.assemblng.
The new state constitution provides that q
registration Of voters shall be had before ev.
cry general election.
The senate today passed the restriction
bill, but the house laid it on the table.
city.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. l3.-Flour 2ss white.
Whead rs Sd. Corn 3js.
FOND DU Lac, Wis, Aug. l3.-Hon. IA.
'~'N 49, - nus bCCli ltlibullHhltu W tOuBFbHf
by the democrats Of the 4th district.
OTTAWA, Canada, Aug. l2.-The minister
OF customs has under consideration, the pre-.
vention Of importation to Canada, Of cattle
from the western states, in consequence of
disease, reported to have broken out among
them.
SAN FRANcIsCo, Aug. l2.-The town of La
Porte, California, was destroyed by fire,
August 10th. Loss estimated at half a mill.
ion.
New YORK, Aug. - AT a meeting of
workingmen last night, the following resou.
ton was adopted
Resoired, That, in reducing the wages of
government employees, Gen. Schofeld, sec.
rotary of wal, has not proved himself friend
to working men, and that if his economy be
the order of the day, it should commence
with the general before it comes down to