The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-22
TELEGRAPHIC.
Washington Items-RepOPt OF AgFi-
cultural Department, etc.

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cultural Department, etc.
WASHINGTON, July 21.-Prussian
Minister Gerolt remains here.
The President and family left FOL
Long Branch this morning.
The President has approved the
decision of Secretary Cox, that the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Rail
way has the sole right to construct a
railroad from Kansas across the In
dian Territory to Texas.
[second Dispatch.I
WASHINGTON, July q. = Baron
Gerolt this evening received the fol-
lowing answer from the French Gov
erDment:
THE French Government refuses
to exempt North German steamers
from capture, except those at sea, ig-
norant of war, which may enter
French ports.
The Baron Immediately telegraphed
the above to the Consul General of
North Germany at New York.
The following IS from the report of
the Department of Agriculture for
July. just issued. The condition Of
wheat is above the average in the fol-
lowing States:
Maine, Spring 3 per cent; New
Hampshire, 2; VirQinia Winter, L;
North Carolina. 1 Georgia. 10; Ala
bama. 8; Tennessee, 6; West Vir-
ginia, 3; Kentucky, 3; Kansas, 2;
Nebraska. 2; Oregon, 3. An average
crop is indicated in South Carolina,
Arkansas, and the following States
fall below an average: Vermont,
Spring. 9 per cent; Massachusetts,, 3; !;
New York, II; New Jersey, Winter,
20; Pennsylvania, Winter. 9; Della
ware. 30; Maryland, 30; Mississippi,
II; Texas, 13; Missouri, Is; Illinois,
Winter, 5, and Spring 25; Indiana
Winter, 10; Ohio Winter, g. Michi-
gan. 10; Wisconsin Winter, 10, and
Spring 26; Minnesota, 10; Iowa, Is;
California. 5; Oregon, 4.
The great wheat growing districts
all show reduction In their condi-
ton, rendering it certain that the
crop of this year will be materially less
than that of 1869. Future reports of
the condition at and after harvesting
still show the elements of the ulti-
mate estimate, but the average depre-
citation of 13 per cent. and diminution
in breadth of about 6 per cent, would
make the present estimate about 210,-
900, COO bushels the increase being at
least 100000 bushels.
The increase In the breadth of corn
is greater than the decrease In wheat.
It may be placed at 5 per cent. or
about /, no, 100 acres. There appears
to be very slight increase in New
England. and about 2 per cent. in the
middle States. A decrease in the
cotton States, east of the Mississippi
River, and still larger increase in
the heart of the West 1t is estima-
ted at 10 per cent. In Illinois; 3 in
Indiana; 5 in Ohio; in Michigan; 8
in Wisconsin; 20 in Minnesota: Is in
Iowa; % in Nebraska, and 15 In Kan
sas. Throughout the West the indi-
cations of good crops have never
been so general since the inaugura-
tion of the official crop returns.
The decrease of the average cotton
crop, as indicated by the returns,
average II per cent, and aggregate
nearly 100000 acres. The condi-
ton of crops is favorable, neither the
or bull worm having yet
With an average season,
the present average should give near
~ three and one-half million bales.
The oat crop is looking better than
expected. Its condition is fully up to
the average in about half the States,
including all New England, except
Vermont. New Jersey. Pennsylvania.
Virginia, North Carolina,
Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee,
West Virginia, Kentucky and Oregon.
1t is less promising in New York.
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida.
Texas, and all the Western States, in
which the deficit ranges from 8 to %
per cent.
There is an increase of acreage of
tobacco In Virginia and Kentucky.
Our returns show an aggregate in
crease of about 5 per cent.
The prospect of an apple crop is
good.
The peach crop is good, except In
Illinois and Michigan, where the
prospect is to 10 per cent. below the
average.
Grapes promise abundantly all over
the country.
Third Dispatch.I
w WAsHINGTON, July 2l.-A letter
from Fort Laramie of July 9th, says
Red Cloud states that if his people
90 not MAKE a treaty of peace, he will
leave them" He will send his son
East to be educated.
The President has appointed Capt.
Hall as commander of the Arctic ex-
pedition. VIM. Sherman, Thomas B.
Shannon and Calvin Brown, of Cali
fornia, as Commissioners of the
Southern Pacific Railroad. James
B. Horely, as Surveyor of Customs at
st. Joseph, Missouri.
The Olympic Base Ball Club start,
August 4th. on their Western tour.
The residence Of the late Minister
Paradol is under the guard of the
Marine Corps, subject to the orders
of the French Legation. The body of
the late Minister will be sent to New
York to morrow, for shipment on the
Lafayette. for France. The children
of Psradol will, together with SER
vaults, embark on the same steamer,
on Saturday. NJ. Bertheny informed
Secretary Fish, to night that he had
been instructed to temporarily re-
sume the duties as Minister from
France.