The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1872-10-12
Letter from Washinato,..

WASHINGTON, D. c., October 8, 1872.
The city is wild with excitement over the
news hourly received over the wires, more
especially from Pennsylvania, and from
Ohio, and Indiana. Probably in no city in the
Union has the political canvass been more
talked of than in Washington. Indeed it
is now, as it always has been, a city of polit-
cians and the political fever has never been
greater than in the past few weeks Bets have
been made freely and, of course, the result to-
days contest great deal of money will change
hands. The effect of each telegram is most Wis
IDLY seen, either favorablyor unfavorably, upon
the faces of every one around. The bets so far
made have generally been on the Pennsylva-
MIA State election-on Hertranft and Buckalew,
and the Congressman at large Until within
a week. mostly on Hartranft but since the
wild rumors set afloat by the Greeleyites, that
General II. was losing favor with the people,
few could be fout d willing to wager dollar in
favor of him. 1t is different now since the re-
ports are coming in, and your correspondent,
from private dispatches and others, is willing
now to risk his reputation as prophet, that
Hartranft will fall but little behind his ticket
and the ticket will be elected by, at least, from
$4,000 to 10000 majgssitzz :
get reliable inform alton worth cent to-day.
The reports from Ohio, although coming in
slowly, are most encouraging to the Republi-
cans, and there is manifested but little fear as
to the result. Bets are offered four to one in
favor of 10000 Republican majority, but find
no takers.
From Indiana, the Greeleyites are consoled
with private dispatch from ex Senator Tom
Hendricks, that the reports come in slowly
Nothing decisive and reports to the Tribune
Office that the RAIDS claim the State by 5000
majority.
In the District of Columbia, where by an act
of Congress, making part of its Constitution,
it is provided that an election of Delegates to
Congress and delegates to territorial Govern
ment. shall be held day, much interest is
manifested Until Saturday night, the con-
test has been among three. Since it has mar
rowed down to two, one having Withdrawn in
favor Of General Chapman, regular Republican
nominee, who has been elected by 1000 major
lty.
The jig is up" we here on every turn e.
meaning that Horace can't come in, and now
the only hope OF the Greeley Democratic-reb-
el democrats is to use what little unexpended
ammunition they have left, in the doubtful Con-
gressonal districts.
Fuller reports are received by mail of the re-
cent Georgia election and such that convinces
every loyal man that the KuKlux organiza
tions are still powerful in the South. The Adj
ministration has been solicited to make imme-
diate arrangement Tor the protection ofthe col
ored people at the polls at the Presidential cleo
ton next month. 1t will be done to the fullest
extent possible.
The August and September Agricultural re-
port shows. out of 9l7 counties reporting crops
OF corn, full average, or above in 754 counties,
and below average only in 1863. The great anx
iety of the public however was for the cotton
estimates which were sent through the tele-
graph some days ago. The only cotton state
above average at the LIST of October was North
Carolina. The final conclusion of Mr.. Dodge
the able statistician,is that the present promise
of the crop is about nine per cent. below aver
age.
The fruit crops of the country are generally
good. Apples in New England are abundant
selling in Massachusetts at IA and Is cents per
bushel. On the whole, in spite of local def
ciences the American people will enter upon
the coming winter with very comfortable sup
ply of the fruits of the earth.
An extensive movement is now on foot for
the reclamation of the over flowed lands Of CAL
ifnruia which amounts to about 100000 acres.
This movement has been inaugurated by intel
ligent capitalists upon an extended scale and
its results far, especially as developed in
Sherman Island in the valley ofthe Sacrament
to river, has opened new field for Agricultu-
raj enterprise on the Pacific coast. The val
ne of lands formerly rejected and worthless.
has risen IN some localities to an almost iabd-
lous extent. This is one of the features of re-
cuperated agriculture to which our farming
science must soon direct its attention. The in
creasing population of the world will soon de-
maud a more economic and effective cultiva-
ton in order to provide sufficiency of subsis-
tence for its increasing millions.
Tie New York Financial Chronicle, the most
reliable commercial organ in this country, is
satisfied that the money pressure has reached its
maximum and that gradual relaxation may
be looked for. The benefcient action of the
Treasury Department in throwing out green
backs in exchange for bonds, just at the time
when the manipulators had created the great
est pressure, eased up the whole situation and
thwarted the designs of the money paroles, who
get their living by creating CORNERS" and ar
tiicial stringencies. The howl against Mr..
Boutwells policy. comes from this class pub
lie plunderers exclusively. While he has un-
doubtedly made some mistakes, it cannot be
denied that his administration of our finances
in OF the most difficult crises in affairs,
has been, on the whole, of the most bene6cent
and able character. The summer drain upon
the Eastern banks commenced earlier than last
year and it is now supposed to be near its end.
LIFE.