The New York herald., 1870-10-22
WASHING cTON.
Excitement in Political Circles About
Senator Thanksgiving Pro-
clamatiOn by the President
Report Of the Commissioner
of Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 1870.
National Thanl<sgiving.

q people a
pendence on the Almighty, publicly and collectively
10 acknowledge their gratitude for His favors and
merces, and humbly 70 beseecn for their continu-
ance; and whereas the people OF the United
States, during The year now about to end have spe-
eiai cause s 70 be thankful for general prosperity,
foreign war and civt strife;
Now, therefore, be 1t known, that I. Ulysses S.
Grant PRESIDENT OF the United States concurring
IN any similar recommendations from chief magls
trates of states do hereby recommend to all citi-
zenS 10 meet In their respective places OF worship
on Inursday, the 24th day of November next there
10 give thanks for the bounty OF God during the
year about to close and TO supplicate for It's
In witness whereof have hereunto set my hand
ana caused the seal OF the United states to be
Done at the city OF Washington this 2lst day OF
october, IN the year OF our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and seventy and OF the ndepend-
ence OF the United States the ninety-dlth.
T.. S. GRANT.
by the President:
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary OF State.
A Canard-rhc Reported Illness Of Scnntor
Cameron.
The despatch from Baltimore this morning stating
that senator Cameron had been stricken with par
alysis Is vile canard. Tie Senator is at home In
Harrisburg, enjoying his usual good health. The
report took everybody in Washington by surprise,
and caused intense excitement In political circles
The Senator never appeared TO better advantage
than during his very last visit to the national capt.
tai. He bore himself erect, was extremely anable
and unusually active He reached Washington on
Tuesday evening" and proceeded to his old quarters
ut Mrs. Whltney's, on Capitol Hill. The next morn
Ing he out bright and early, paid his respects 10
The President visited the departments and called to
see his friends generally. AS a member OF the Re-
publican Executive Committee he called several
times at the rooms of that organization, ana made
particular inquiries as TO the progress Of the cause
In the Southern States. On Thursday morning he
called upon Colonel Forney and spent long time
with him. and on Thursday evening he invited
the Colonel 10 dine with him, In CON-
pany with General Shepherd, the chairman
OF the Radical Republican State Committee
oi Missouri. the dinner was exceedingly well
served and the General full OF anecdote Of the
old times and in excellent spirits. He talked a
great deal about the President, and particularly
anxious TO have 1t understood that he had no per-
sona hostility to Secretary Cox, and seemed spe-
cially pleased when he heard that Senator Sumner
had expressed strong personal feeling In his
favor He referred with great pride to the fact
he haa acquired the best part OF his early education
IN the printing office, and lamented the death OF
many OF his old associates. He always had the
highest regard for James Gordon Bennett, OF the
NEW YORK HERALD, and other leading journalists.
He parted with Colonel Forney about haf-past SIX
on Thursday evening and showed the greatest az
lection, saying that he expected to 60 south with
him before the session, and expressing the desire at
He left his quarters at twenty-five minutes past
seven on Friday morning for Baltimore, on his way
TO Harrisburg.
The Recent ElectiGns-Both Parties Satisfied.
The National Democratic Congressional Resident
Committee IN circular just issued tender their
congratulations to the democratic and conservative
voters IN the States OF Pennsylvania, Indiana and
OHIO for their recent successes over the republicans,
and they now appeal to the democratic and con-
are about TO be held TO make further and more de-
terlnned efforts In behalf OF their party.
The Republican Congressional Comaittee are re-
ceiving encouraging accounts from the States In
which elections are to he held They say they did
better in the recent elections than they anticipated
or had reason 10 expect when the canvass opened.
The committee continue to send out documents
having despatched 5000 yesterday and quite as many
to-day.
The Mfsssur, Election.
General Sheppard, Chairman of the Regular State
Central Committee OF Missouri, arrived here to-day
and gives an opinion on the political prospects in
his locality. He says the bolters will carry the State
ticket Carl Schurz having drawn or all the German
votes to his side, but that the Congressman will be
returned pretty much OF The same complexion az at
present. II Gratz Brown succeeds Sheppard thinks
he Will be placed in pretty much the same fix as
Walker was in vlrginia-that is, he VIII have to
go over bodily to either.
Base Forgery.
Mr.. Butler, Consul General at Alexandria, has IN
formed the Department Of State that he has in
the New York sun letter over his signature, ad-
dressed to the editor o: that paper which letter he
stigmatZes as forgery. He represents that pri-
vate letter OF his and marked such, has been
reptitously obtained the address and official sigma
ture forged and the text garbled, and that this has
reference is made
Government Receipts and Expenditures since
1855.
The Treasury Department has just issued state
ment Of The receipts and expenditures OF the gov
ernment by warrants from July, 1855, to June 80,
1870, prepared by J. II. Savnl. The total receipts
s6OS2 1885, 900, including s2,742. SIG 900 from
Treasury notes. The net expenditures were
$5s5l. 600. including $780, 900 Tor the redemp
tiOn OF loans and Treasury notes.
Report of the Commissioner Of Agriculture.
The Department OF Agriculture has prepared a
digest OF The reports upon the condition o: the crops
Tor October, from which the following is ex-
tracted:-
THE WHEAT CROP OF 1870
In majority Of the States, and especially in those
IN which this Is prominent Is materially less
IN quantity than lhe crop OF 1862 which was a very
large one, notwithstanding the assertions Of SOME
Groakers ,ro a 1 TO In ahe contrary The reduction is due,
for germinailon and early growth OF the winter
variety, followed by an open and somewhat variable
winter; and, second 10 the drought which pre-
vailed with great severity In the Northern
and Eastern states. This reduction, averaged
from our local returns, appears to be about four
teen per cent. The average quality OF the
crop is better than tnat OF 1869. The Pacific coast
reports variable. Some counties IN California
MAKE the quality superir, while others injury
from rust and nfeuory from the maturity of grain
bllghted by drought. The early sowl fall and spring
grain Of Oregon is good, While thar late sown was
injured by the excessive heat OF summer Among
Che winter varieties Which have succeeded best the
Tappahanock Is prominently named. 1t is fayora
bly, mentioned throughout the South and West aud
has done well among the mountains OF Utah.
THE CORN CROP
OF 1870 unlike those OF the two years preceding IL
full one aud the best one ol the past ten years.
The States or the great corn region incuding those