Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-11-25
FROM WASHINGTON.

Washington, d. c., 90. The agricultural
report for November says of the cotton pros
poets, that the frosts have been earlier than
usual in the more northern States, but an ear
lier maturity of the plant is indicated every
where. and the past month has been quite IA
vorable for the development of the maturing
bolts The total production as indicated by
the returns of the first week is made nearly
3,450 600 commercial bales. At that date
apparently % to 80 per cent. of the crop, or
nearly ,OU0,0 900 bales remained to be picked
and subject to the viCissitudes of the wealth
CT which might decrease the final aggregate
by beating storms or slightly enlarge it by a
favorable season for opening and gathering
tine fibre Of the top crop.
The commissioners to investigate the out
RACES on the Rio Grande border, have COM
pleted their report. They spent two hours
with the President yesterday, when he asked
many explanations, taking deep interest.
The commissioners confined their investiga-
ton to a distance of five hundred miles from
the Rio Grande to Rio Grande City, estimat
ing the Americans, included within that limit
to have by Mexican raids suffered to the ex-
tent OF thirty millions of dollars, to say moth
ing Of the murders committed by the Next
cans. They think that if they had continued
the investigation far as FL Passo, it would
have been discovered that the total losses in
GLIDING those caused by Indian raids would
be increased to one hundred million dollars.
They urge protection to the border by an in
crease of cavalry. otherwise a predatory
war will result. The appropriation for the
commission is exhausted, but new one will
tie made to continue the investigation. There
is no doubt but the President will urge
prompt legislation upon Congress
A telegram was received by Acting Post
master General Marshall last night by the
Postmaster Goaaral of Great Britain, stating
that the City OF Brooklyn which left on the
18th inst, with the American and New Zea-
land mails, had put back into Queenstown dis
abled, and these mails would be forwarded by
the Cundard steamer to-day.
| new edition Of the rules and regulations
! for the Improvement of civil service for ap.
plication in New York, has just been issued.
Several members of Congress and other poll
ticians who are opposed to the civil service
| policy. have been referred to the executive
| order issued last April, in which President
| Grant says, "while the right of all persons in
official positions to take part in politics is ac-
knowledged, and the elective franchise is
recognized as a high trus, to be discharged by
all entitled to its exercise whether in the en-
ployment of the government or in private
life, honesty and efficiency, not political actv.
ity, will determine the turns of office"
The Court of Claims are now engaged on
| the remaining adjucated cotton claims filed
within two years after the declaration Of
peace. Since the passage of the proviso re-
terring to the Secretary of the Treasury all
| claims for cotton seized after that day. the
proceeds Of the sale of which has been paid
into the Treasury, twelve hundred claims have
| been filed with the Secretary. The number
is so large that he cannot possibly attend to
them with the particularly they require.
| Hence there is no doubt Congress will either
provide that they be RENTED to the Court OF
Claims or examined and settled by special
| commission.
| Barney Woods, convicted of the murder OF
Mr.. Cheeseman, has been respited ten days,
the time of execution being thus postponed
| until Dee G.