The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-12-30
Review of Agricultural
Productions.
THEPURChASE OF ST. THOMAS
AND ST. DOMINhO.
Hoar to Resign---His
Successor.
BANKS RECOGNIZES CUBA.

GALVESTON, Dec. 29.-The resul, Of th,
election for governor Is still uncertain. Da
Wis is about 500 ahead, with IS countie,
from which no official returns have bsen re
| ceived. There are no returns of the vote
on the constitution, but il has probably been
carried sImAst unanimously If au elec
ton was held in Milan aud Nevarro coun
ties, it is thought that Hamilton will be
elected, Otherwise Davis has been elected
by several hundred majority. The resul,
in the lst Congressional District 10 uncer.
tain. In the I'd district, John c. Connor il
elected. la the Sd. W. f. Clark; 4th, Ed
win Degener As far as heard from, the
Legislature stands about as follows: Con
seryativeS, lj; Republicans, II, with one to
hear from. In the House, Conservatives,
IS; Republicans 80, with nine in doubt
j. ". Flanagan is elected Lieut.. Governor
by large majority.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-The report of the
Department of Agriculture for the current
month, will contain a detailed review OF
crops for the past eeason. AS 10 corn, the
only states reporting an incressein quantity
are Minnesota, Missouri, Florida, Nebraska,
Kansas, Texas. Louisiana and Iowa give
nearly and average. The principal corn
growing in sections west will average re.
duction Of fully 20 per cent. in yield per acre
With all the increase Of facilities Of farmers
to produce, and the population to consume,
and with an actus! enlargement of aera
under culture, it is certain there il actually
lees corn produced this year than iu 1868.
The cotton crop is a little better yield than
in 1868. The crop is fully three million
bales Of four hundred pounds each.
The potato crop is very large. The great.
est increase is respectively in Kansas, Ne.
braska, Illinois, Iowa, aud Missouri. All
the Eastern States, New York. New Jersey
and Pennsylvania, and all The Western, ex.
cept Minnesota, have advanced in produc
,ion, but the Southern States, excepting
Florida, Louisiana and Texas have reduced
their aggregate.
The sweet potato crop is somewhat less
than an average.
The apple crop was more thar Al average
in the West with the exception Of Ohio,
where a reduction of twenty per cent is in
dicated. Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode
Island made bnt half crop, New Hamp
shire and Connecticut ouly three fourths,
while Vermont made nearly an aversgN
yield. New York aud Virginia suffers fuy
one.teuth reductions. New Jersey, Della
wore, Missouri and Virginia producdd crops
from full to large, and the more southern
States report generally small yield. In
Calhoun county, Michigan, l00,0 bushels,
one. third of the crop, we're frozen, and in
Athens county many thousand bushels were
frozen on the trees. Similar statements
CONS from oil portions of the West
The latest returns with regard TO the to
bacco crop indicate reduction OF one third
in Virginia and Missouri, and oue'sixth 10
Ky, lG per cent. in Michigan, and slight
decrease iu Indiana and Illinois. Massacbu.
sets, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the
States west Of the Mississippi, have some
what enlarged their production A fair
summary Of these returns would seem to
indicate aggregate reduction Of about 20 per
cent.
The revenue officers having again inter
fered with the bankers and brokers in the
collection Of the tax on sales, committee
Of the Board of Brokers from New York
and Philadelphia had q hearing before Com.
missioner Delano to day, for the purpose of
se,tling the question The Commissioner.
after hearing what they had to say. affirmed
his former decision, that the broker was one
who bough. and sold stocks, and that the
banker was merely depository for the
money.
Hoar's resignation will be rendered to the
President shortly after the holidays. Ben
iamin Harris Brewster, OF Pennsylvania, is
named as bis successor. 1t lies between
Brewster and Strong, though the latter
wants Stsnton's place in the Supreme Court.
Gen. Banks writes to friend that he in.
tends to push a resolution recognizing the
Cubans through the House soon after the
bling of Congress. Banks will be
here in few days.
Senator Sumner aud other members ofthe
Foreign affairs Committee, have indicated to
the Administration their decided opposition
to the treaty for the purchase of the Island
ef St. Thomas, and also to the purchase of
St, Domingo or any other part thereof, and
will strongly oppose the treaty for the lease
Of Ssmsna Bay.
The Government has notified General
who IS IN command OF the terrlt0-
ry bordering on Ruperts Land, not to allow
any Interference on the part Of our citizens,
hut 70 obse We strict neutrality.
OTTAWA, III. Dec. 30. The Illinois State
Teachers Association convened here yester
day, with the largest attendance ever had in
the State Between 600 and 500 teachers
are now here. Geo Rowland, of Chcago;New
ton Bateman, of Springfield, and Rev. T. NJ.
Post, Of ST. Louis, delivered addresses yester
dav, upon which various gentlemen comnen
ted.
BLooNrNGroS, Ills, Dec, 29.--Jacob
who was arrested a few days
siuce on suspicion Of being implicated with
the disappearance of DIR. Lampeer, of Che
news Grove, WAS discharged yesterday after
noon, the prosecuting attorney not thinking
the testimony OF sufficient weight to even
warrant an examination. No trace of the