Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-26

land is placed at leo and every one of the
others are above, viz: Maine, 10S; New
Hampshire, 110; Vermont, 11S; Massachu-
sets, 102; Connecticut, Ill; New York,
LOG; New Jersey, l04; Pennsylvania, 107;
North Carolina, 110; South Carolina, 10S:
Georgia, los; Alabama, LOG; Mississippi,
ll2; Louisiana, 124; Texas, 121; Tennessee,
101; West Virginia, los; Kentucky, 112;
Ohio, ITO; Michigan, l04; Indiana, l10;
Illinois, ITO; Wisconsin, los; Minnesota,
los; Iowa, l07; Kansas, 112; Nebraska, 100;
California, 104; Oregon, 103.
The average for all the States is I08.
The November returns will give the aggre-
gate product upon the total area.
Oats.
The product Of oats is apparently increas-
ed as compared with that of last year by
about per cent, but it will not equal an
aggregate of two hundred and, ,sixty-five mil
lion bushels. The comparison with last year
is as follows: Maine, 119; New Hampshire,
SO; Vermont, 113; Massachusetts,, 95;
Rhode Island, 105; Connecticut, Ill; New
York, 96; New Jersey, 80; Pennsylvania,
100; Delaware, go; Maryland, 78; Virginia,
20; North Carolina, $50; South Carolina,
92; Georgia, 120; Florida, 90; Alabama: 81;
| nAtSelSSippl3 90, IOulclaHf, 1Oo, lSAdS3 l1O,
Arkansas, 107; Tennessee, 124; w. Virgin
ia, SO; Kentucky, 100; Ohio, Michigan, 90;
Indiana, Ill; Illinois, 1l2; Wisconsin, los;
Minnesota, 108; Iowa, 100; Missouri, 122;
Kansas, $50; Nebraska, 136; California,
l03, and Oregon l0l.
Barley.
The barley product is slightly above that
of last year in all the Western States, ex-
cept Missouri, Ohio and Indiana, and is also
increased in Tennessee and Nevada. A
decrease is apparent in all the Atlantic
States. The indications scarcely favor as
large total aggregate as last year. The
principal producing States are California,
New York. Illinois and Ohio. The quail
ty is also below the average in most of the
States.
Rye.
The rye crop appears to be smaller by
2 per cent han that OF last year. The
quality generally is good though slightly
below the average in New Hampshire, YER
mont, Massachusetts,, New York, PenDsyl-
vanis, Maryland, South Carolina, Ohio,
| Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa and Missouri.
Undesirable Immigrants.
The attention of the State Department
is now being called to the abuse constantly
persisted in on the part of petty German
States, of transporting their pardoned mur-
derers and highway robbers to this country.
| 1t is urged that the Secretary should inter
vene to promptly arrest this practice.
Southern Claim for a Burned Baptist
Seminary.
The Southern Claims Commission to-day
considered the claim of Rev. Milton S.
Spirk, of Ohio, proprietor and principal OF
the Baptist Female Seminary at Liberty,
Amite county, Miss, for the burning of
bis college building and large number of
bales of cotton by Union cavalry connected
with Gen. Banks Red River army, and for
forage and provisions taken by the army.
The entire claim amounts to over SIPS 900,
of which more than $4,000 are beyond the
jurisdiction of the Commissioners.
Another "WiId.Cat'' Banking Opera.
tIOn Proposed.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-Appl ication has
| been made to the bank note companies o
New York to have engraved and printed
certificates of deposit, made payable to
bearer, in the similitude of bank notes.
Parties are here to urge this action by the
| Treasury Department. The letter Of the
| law does not prohibit this, but the spirit OF
thes law is believed to be conclusivelg
in opposition thereto. The law designates
| what should be currency, and explicitly
provides that nothing shall be issued in the
shape of circulating medium but nation
al bank notes and legal tenders. Al
PRESENT National banks issue cartifi
Gates of deposit, which are payable tO
Order, but not in form to be used in the
Uay of general circulation. If, then, these
certificates of deposit are commonly issued
bY banks, quite naturally they, as this
FRO position would indicate, are intended as
les for general circulation. By the adop-
tign of the mode now proposed, so called
wildcat banking would be again iuaugura-
ted in its worst possible form. The bank:
from which the certificates are TO enIanatf
would have the sanction of the United
States Treasury TO do business as National
banks although such banks may have given
security only as banker upon the sums
specified. While having, for instance
given security for only fifty Thousand dol
lars, they might issue their certificates o
deposits with impunity to almost a fabu-
lOus amount.
A Little Cabinet UnpIessantness-
SWhat VIII He De- with Him?
It is pretty well authenticated that tht
Secretary of State is not now among the
most popular of the Cabinet Ministers al
the White House. OF course time changes
all things. One year ago, when Mr.. Fist
decided to retire, the President was s.
averse to this change that be caused paper
to be circulated requesting United States
Senators to ask Fish to remain. The con-
| - offa Il fIoi
the President has caused it to be intimateC
TO the head of the State Department
through an intimate friend of botf
parties, that The resignation of the
latter will be accepted whenever it i;
found convenient to tender it. The cause
of this change of friendship, it is stated, j;
the desire of Washburne to return from
Europe. Our French Minister has not
found his position a bed of roses. The
reasons for this repugnance are partly polt-
ical, but largely of a social character. MIR
Fish has long desired to go abroad, but on
" in the capacity of Minister to st. James
If the arrangement can be amicably made
to transfer Schenck to Paris, therswill b.
no difficulty in satisfying this intrigue all
around. This is the latest piece of diplo
matte gossip going the rounds here, and il
\ lS UooCu Ol IIOlO b1dh
Anxiety about the Supreme Court
Special to the Louisville Courier-Journal.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-The increasing
age and infrmities of Chief Justice Chast
are attracting attention to the prospect OF
an early vacancy upon the bench of TIT
United States Supreme Court. II is doubt
ed whether either Justice Chase or Justice
Nelson will be able to take their seat thii
winter. In view of the probable early re
tirement of Justice Chase, Justice Bradley
and Miller are fixing their regards upon the
Chief Justiceship, while Cenkling, Ed.
munds, Carpenter, Frelinghuysen, and
Chief Justice Carter, of the District are up
for the first vacancy that may occur on the
bench. The President sometime since ap-
pointed wholly unfit person to be Judge
of the Court of Claims, excusing himself
by saying that he could soon learn the du-
ties of the Office; and the members of the
Supreme Court bar are uneasy lest the
President should act upon the same mis-
taken idea in creating a Judge of the
United States Supreme Courts