The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-10-26
WASHINGTON.
Cabinet Meeting.

WASHINGTON, October 25.-At q Cab
met meeting to-day Secretary Fish rea'
Minister Bancroft's message relative te
the decision of Emperor William in the
San Juan boundary. The President
and Mr.. Fish were heartily congratu-
lated at the success of negotiations
looking to the settlement of the ques-
tio.s at issue between the United States
and England.
The plain talk of Indian Commls-
sioner Walker to delegations OF the
Commanches and Kiowas, in which he
presented the ultimatum Of the Govern
ment, was approved. After discussion
of the routine business, the Cabinet
adjourned.
The Crops.
The corn crop, according to the Sta
tlstical report OF the Department Of Ag-
riculture for October, promises to be
one of the largest the country has ever
grown. Only five States return less
than an average crop. All the Others
are above 100, and the average of all
the States is 10S. The November re-
turns will give the aggregate product
upon the total area.
The product of oats is abundantly In .
creased as com pared with last year, by
about three per cent, but it will not
equa! the aggregate Of the census year.
The completed calculations may modify
the present aggregate.
The barley production is greatly
above the year in all the Western States
except Missouri, Ohio and Indiana, and
10 increased in Tennessee and Texas.
A decrease is apparent in all the At
lantic States. The indication is scarce
ly as favorable for as large total ag-
gregate as last year. The quality is
also below the average in most OF the
States.
The rye crop appears to be smaller
by two per cent. than last year. The
quality ls generally good.
Customs Receipts.
The following are the receipts from
customs for the week ending October
10: New York, s2,5sO953; Boston,
81, ,lSO,9l0; Baltimore, 81, ,6l3,S5G Phil
adelphia, 81, l,746,29O.
Treasury Decision.
The Secretary Of the Treasury de-
cides, under section five of the act OF
March 3, 1868, that seized goods not
exceeding $1,000 in value may be re-
leased to the claimant by the Collector,
on authority from the department, on
payment of the appraised value and OF
expenses incurred in the seizure, and the
waving Of all claims to legal proceed
ipgs in consequence Of the seizure. Ii
the goods exceed $4,000 in value and
their release is not approved the col
lector must report as liable to the Dis
trict Attorney, but if they do not exceed
$4,000 in value and ifnot released to the
owner they must be advertised and sold,
under sections IL and II Of the act Of
July 8, 1866, and the claimant notified
of his right to contest the forfeiture.
The Southern Claims Commission.
The following cases were before the
Southern Claims Commission to-day ::
Mrs. Annie D. Nevans, Claypool coun.
ty, Mississippi, formerly Miss Lindley,
Of Boston, for plantation supplies to
the value of $36,350. Rev. Milton
Shirk, of Ohio, proprietor and principal
Of the.Baptist Female Seminary, Amite
county, Mississippi, for the burning Of
his college building and large number
of bales Of cotton by the Union cavalry
and for forage and provisions taken by
the army. The whole claim amounts
to over $l25, 900, of which more than
100000 are for damages that are be-
yond the jurisdiction Of the Commits.
sion.