Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-06-25
What Groesbeck's friends
say-Grant still swinging
around the circle.
The Davis and Parker folks
want to meet again.
A Mudd1e of News from
Geneva.
Crop Prospects.

mum pefs. ALREADY all the rooms OF the |
principal hotels are taken, and the iudieA-
lions now are that she proceedings of both |
bodies will be harmonious. the desire Of the |
delegates being to make all sacrifices for |
harmony. 1t seems that the State ticket |
will be com posed of both Liberals and Dem
oorats, and will be appointed by . joint
committee Of conference from each conven-
tion. Senator Trumbull 10 to be here in the |
morning, and other prominen: gentlemen |
will arrive during the day. There is every
Indication that the conventions will be the |
largest held in the State for years. The
GOvernorship is between Trumbull and |
Kerner. The latter is already on the
ground. Col. Wm. R Morrison seems 10 be !
the person most talked of for Lieut. Cover. |
nor.
CINCINNATI, Jene 24-There is no public |
declaration yet from Mr. Groesbeck with |
reference 70 his recent nominato ct New
York, and there probably will not be until
after Judge SIallO's return. which will not
bs until Wed ssday. Mr.. Groesbsek's |
friends have no idea that he will allow him |
self to be used in any way to smbsrrass the |
Baltimore Oon,ention.
NEw YoRK, June 24-Hou. Robert |
Broossvelt has addressed 9 letter to the |
New York delegates to the Baltimore con
vsntIon, giving reasons for supporting
Greeley and arguing that the Democratic |
party will be dissolved if Greeley 10 not en- |
1orsed at Baltimore.
President Grant arrives here to-day and
goes 20 Boston tomorrow.
Ooe more Juror wss obtained to-day in
che Stokes case. Ten are now empannelied.
BOsToS, Jane 24.-It is Understood that
Cham beFlAin, President of the Columbus
Con vsution. has officially notified Judge
Davis aud Joel Parker of their nomination,
and that be 10 to recall the Columbus con
Vsntion TO meet IN New York in July for q
conference.
WAsHISGros, jane 24.-The June report
Of the ssAtisticisn OF the Department of
| Agriculture now in press Is exhaustive in
its treatment of the whsAS statistics, based
| from counties, Of which 1893 indicate an
average condition, 20 counties higher than
an average and 434 O low condition, rang
Jog from one hundred, the standard of
medium prospect, down TO ten, and in q
| few cAses down TO sn entire failure.
The State averages are calculated not
simply from the number Of counties reported,
but from comparative products of sew
eral counties. These 903 reports include
very large proportion Of the wheat area OF
the country. The summary of returns OF
area show y reduction Of two per cent. from
lo7l.
The aoreage OF spring wheat in the States
which grow that variety mainly is represen
ted as follows:
Maine, lG8; New Hampshire, 100; Yer
1873; Minnesota. l0l; Iowa, LOG; Nebraska,
ll3; Oregon, l07; California, where the dis
tIncsion of spring and winter is scarcely
known, reported spring l2O, winter 1870; H.
Einois, where winter wheat constitute two
,hirds of tho crop, gives l0l for winter and
10 for spring; Kansas, where spring wheat
predominA.es, returns l4O for spring and 62
for winter.
The States growing winter wheat are
Connecticut, 95; New York, %; New Jer-
sey, SO; Psnpsylvanis, 80; Delaware, 96;
Maryland, 100; Virginia, 9S; North Carroll.
AIabaDs, $50; Mississippi. 50; Texas, lis,
Arkansas. 90; Tennessee, l03; West Virgin
ia, 100; Kentucky, 81; Ohio, So; Michigan;
90; lndIsna, "a; Illinois, l0l; Missouri, 1872.
The condition Of the predomin2te variety il
New Hampshire, SO; Vermont. l06; Massa-
chusetts, 80; Connecticut, IS; New York
6s, New jersey, 20; PenDsvlvAniA, 10;
t Delaware, 20; Maryland, A; Virgins, IS;
North Carolina, 81; Georgia, los; Alsbama
lis; Mississippi, lO4; Texas, 1T; Kansas
. ITO; Tennessee, III; West Virginia, S5
Kentucky, l08; Ohio, IS; Michigan. IS; In
diana. 85; Illinois, so spriug, l03; Wiscon.
ar. I l..
ri, winter, So, Kansas, los. winter, DC; Cal
ifornia, SO; Oregon, 95; The general aver
age Of the condition for the entire crop IL
/. "a.
. The department estimates for the crop ol
. 1871 was 230 900 900 bushels at ll3 bush
els per acre, considering twelve bushels al
> average field. The condition of the presen
. crops on the first week in June pointed Il
. a product of 22OOO.OOO bushels in 1872
The crops of 1869, which was about six pc
cent above an average, and the largest re-
corded in ten years. vas 2S5, 100000 bush
els, As returned BY the census.
GENEVA, June 24.-All the commissioner
,e on the Board of Arbitration are still absen
: except Davis and Cushing, Of the American
. representation. Nothing has transpired T.
| NeoA61 tuo uOpGb ~
adj nstment of differences between the sw
countries.
New YoRK, June 24.-It is believed
. serious question will arise in the Genev
board in regard to the indirect claims
Arbitrator Adams holds that he indiree
a. claims are within the treaty, yet the tribuns
should decide the question Of their ad dmiss1
biIity, while Sir Alexander Cockburn maiE
rains an opposite opin on.
!. LONDON, June 24.-A special from Genev
h 20 the News denies that there 10 anYtbin
vs TO indicate q prolonged stay of the Englis
L. and American commissioners The Amer
- - cans are hopeful Of a most satisfactory tel
." miua,ion Of the arbitration.
Bancroft Davis go, important telegram
from Mr.. Fish yesterday, wbioh the Ne~
- :. cores poudent has reason to believe 10 70
fual determination Of America. The New
A. commenting on the present arbitration, say
il thinks Horace GresieE's Improving pro-
!. pscts for an election to the presideHc
- Of tho United Siates have spurred Pres
~ dent Grant 10 vigorous efforts to save u
treaty.
liz WASHINGTON, June 24-Contrsry to
lporis ffen GsnsvI, it is ssesr,ainsd from