The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-03-15

WASHINGTON, March a. : The
monthly report of the Department OF
| Agriculture for February shows that
prices have increased slightly in most
of the Western and Southern States,
! but very little in the Middle and
| Eastern Stafes-nOt enough to keep
pace with the increased population
in the Atlantic and Seaboard States.
! Nebraska, Kansas. Missouri, Iowa,
| Minnesota, Wisconsin and the Pa
| cIfic coast States exhibit larger IN
! crease. That the nun bers are not
! equal to the demand is shown by q
general, though small. advance in
prices. The increase of males is al so
shown In comparison with The rapid
aggregate pOFu aion, and their range
of prices seem to be higher than last
year. Returns of oxen and other cat
tie point to a positive decrease in
New Jersey, Maryland. North Caro-
lima, Florida, Texas. Kentucky, Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois; a diminUtion
amounting to five per cent. in the lat
ter States. La milch cows, reduc
ton is reported in Texas, Ohio and
Illinois; and IN some of the Southern
States a general increase in the prices
of cattle is reported.
The reduction In the number of
sheep appears to be general, the only
exceptions being Rhode Island. Ten
nessee, Missouri. Minnesota, Kansas
and the Pacific States. The loss can
not be much less than ten per cent.
In some States it is put at fifteen per
cent. or more. The prices Of sheep
have declined slightly in certain sec
tions, aud advanced ini0thers in dis
tIicts where meTino stock mOnopolizes
the sheep walks. The decline IS gen
eral. and some sections heavy.
The returns of swine corr0borate
those of last Fall, showing the com
parative numbers of fattening hogs,
and mark a very decided reduction,
amounting to fifteen per cent. in a
large portion of the Ohio valley.
Prices are largely increased-in macy
States twenty five or thirty per cent.
and not unfrequently fifty or sixty
per cent. A correction Of tables viii
show a marked advance, the result not
only of a reduction OF numbers but of
speculation naturally caused by such
a state Of facts.
WASHINGTON, March 14-There is
authority for the statement that the
representation against the United
States. at Madrid. which recently an
peared in a New York journal, to the
effect that the Minister does not sym
pathize with the republican move
nent in Spain, is not confirmed by
the official and other correspondence
of Mr. Hale
President Grant and his family to-
day occupied the pew set apart for
them in the New Metropolitan Church,
in which he is a Trustee.
Gen. Ames, who has been assigned
to duty in command of the Fourth
Military District, will also retain the
Provisional Goycrnorship OF Missis-
sippi, until Congress acts in the mat
ter.
Judge Pratt of the District Court,
yesterday decided=fltt- pTOceedtpg IN
the Montgomery Street extension
matter null aud void.
An English bark. supposed TO be
the John Bright, laden with lumber
from Port townsend, was wrecked Ia
NOotka Sound. on the Sth Of Febru-
airy. The vessel il a total loss end
all on board supposed 10 be lost. The
disaster occurred near an Indian vii
lage, the residents Of which assert
none escaped. No bodies came ashore.
1t was afterwards ascertained that
two bodies were washed ashore ard
stripped By the Indians. Several arti-
eles were recovered and brought to
! Victoria.
The bark Harvest Queen, from
Humboldt Bay, for San Francisco,
February 7th, is supposed to have
been foundered at sea, and all on
board lost. Nothing has been heard
| from her since sailing.
The reports of the military opera
tions Ia Arizona, for 1868, as pub
lished, show that 81 Indians have
been killed. 81 wounded, aud % cap
tured. The reports indicate that the
war has been carried on vigorously
but the number Of troops was sc
small that the result is unsatisf4c-
tory.