The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-07-27

THE Georgia rice crop now bids fair to be
the best that has ever been grown in that
| section.
| THE farmers along the Connecticut river
| say that their grass was never heavier nor
better than II is this season. But on the up
| per Connecticut 1t is also said that the corn
| crop will be an utter failure unless August
and September both prove hot months and
free from severe frosts. Through the entire
/ length Of New Hampshire q stand of corn
| much higher than a mans knees must, VIC
think, be an exceptional thing at the present
time, rather than On ordinary sight.
The apple crop in Maine will be light.
Baldwlns .blossomed lightly, and the Spy
bearers did not blossom at all.
The reports We have Of the crops that
have been threshed in Virginia are not gen
orally satisfactory, the yield being less than
was expected. The dry season has been
favorable for thrcshing, and the wheat will
come to market In fine condition.
In the Northwest, the Chicago Tribune of
the 10Th reports heavy rains the day before,
aud the Cincinnati Gazette of the Goth makes
the same report for that vicinity.
DR. O. J. POWELL, Of Orange county,
| seeded last fall eight bushels OF wheat on
~ acres OF land, together with 1000
pounds of guano. The land, says the Fred
ericksburg Herald, was prepared with re-
markable good care, and had not pebble
large as walnut left on 1t. DR.. Powell has
cut and stacked the crop. There are seven
stacks OF this wheat, which several compe-
| tent judges say will thrash out an average
of 30 bushels eaeh. If so, this will give
| 2l0 bushels to the acre and half. DR..
Powell himself thinks the yield will not be
less than $50 bushels! This shows what
thorough cultivation will do.-Natige VIZ
gi,i1n.
THB Iowa papers speak with some appre-
henslon of the coming crop, but say that
half of last years product Is still held Ia
the State, so that the supply is good. The
land sales In Iowa for the last quarter indi-
cate an increase Of population to the num-
Der OF 1900.
| The Chicago Tribune says that the i'm
| preston is gaining ground that wheat will
| be worth more this fall than past prices
| have indicated; this idea is based on the con-
| viction that wheat has been too low, and
that 1t cannot be kept below $3.50 with an
ordinary crop. sit is computed that less
than $3.50 In Chicago market will not pay
the farmer for his trouble, with gold at 1877,
and 1t is hence argued that the grain can
not be sold for Sl,25." 1t is also said the
increase in the wheat crop will not be equal
to the Increase in the population.
TIE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.-Thc session
of the Grand Lodge of the Knights of
Pythlas was continued on Saturday, Grand
Chancellor Levy presiding, and full que
rum OF representatives of the various lodges
present. After framing constitution for
subordinate lodges, the case of Past Chan
cellor Williams, suspended for bis treatment
of grand officers, was taken up and referred
| to a special committee, who returned a vote
| OF cGnsure, but recommended his reinstate-
ment in office, which report was adopted. A
| committee of five, called the committee of
supervision, was then appointed to visit the
various lodges and give instructions In the
workings Of the order. A committee was
also appolnsed to make preparations for the
reception of the Supreme Lodge of the order,
to meet in March next. One thousand
| copies of the new constitution were ordered
to be printed, then translated into German,
and $50 additional copies printed. Tho
Grand Lodge OF Ohio was organized at Co.
| lumbus on the 9TH instant; that of West
| Virginia at Berkeley Springs on the 9th; that
| Of Kentucky will bc organized this week,
and the preparatory steps are being taken
for tho organization in the States of Louisl-
aua and California. The order Is increasing
very rapidly at present, there being over 800
lodges, IL grand lodges, supreme lodge,
and over 100000 members.
Mn. GREEI ~ must have become very ex-
cited last Sunday night, when he pcnned
the following, which appears in yesterdays
Tribune;
"The World secs 1T to copy from a Jour
nal Of little circulation and less character
the following;
"'It is very clear that the author [of the
article In The Atlantic on the Lobby had not
much to do with Albany legislation, and we
doubt whether he ever saw the inside of the
Capitol, or talked with any man who ever
had seen 1t. Somebody who was on the in
side should write the history Of that great
est oil all legislative struggles; II would make
very exciting chapter. The editor of the
IhiBuNE could furnish several interesting
incidents, haVinJ been secured in the Vdnder-
biz interest 10 90 TO Albany for The purposs of
strengthening ont q SeratOr Who uds crooked
"The statement which | have placed in
Rallies above Is n wholesale fabrication, and
It's author Is habitual and self-proclalmed
liar. have neither time nor taste for deal
Ing with his calumnies in detail. Let this
suffice for them all. II. g."