The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-06-18
WASHINGTON.
Naval Orders.

WASHINGTON, June l7.-Asslstant
Surgeon Frank has been ordered to
temporary recruiting service at Phila-
delphia; Assistant Surgeon B. s.
Mackey has been detached from the
Canonicus and ordered to the New York
Naval Hospital; Assistant Surgeon c.
Buunigg has been detached from the
naval hospital in this city and ordered
to the Powhatan; Assistant Surgeon D.
Dickerson has been detached from the
Powhatan and placed on waiting orders;
Past Assistant Paymaster T. 8.
Thompson has been detached from the
coast survey steamer Bibb and ordered
to settle his accounts; Assistant Pay
master Sanders has been detached from
the receiving ship at Philadelphia and
ordered to the steamer Bibb.
Revenue Appointments.
The following revenue appointments
were made to-day: Gaugers-T. j.
Williams and George J. Martin for the
Twenty.frst Pennsylvania District;
John L. Hurdidburg, for the Second
District of Tennessee. Storekeeper-
W. L. Humphreys, for the Ninth Dis.
trict of 1llinoise.
Payment stopped.
The Treasury Department has stopped
payment of the award of $4,000 to
Waddy Thompson, of Memphis, Ten
nessee, contained in late act Of Con-
gress, for supplies furnished to General
Steele and army 10 Arkansas, in 1864
The Department claims an Offset
against Thompson growing out OF some
irregular transaction with the Govern
ment, and the am ount will not be paid
until a satisfactory settlement is reached.
The Cotton Crop.
The following is brief synopsis Of
the statement of the area and coalition
of the present cotton crop, which will
appear in the June report Of the De.
partment of Agriculture An increase
of cotton area is reported in every
State; very small proportion Of the
country returns show decrease oil
acreage. Planting was generally re-
tarded by the protracted drought, and
the fields planted late experienced some
trouble in obtaining perfect strands, but
the recent rains and new efforts in re-
planting have finally secured strands Of
the average completeness. The per-
centage OF increase in the area, last
years crop being the basis Of com.
parison, is as follows: North
Carolina, 16; South Carolina, 9; Geor-
gia, l2; Florida, 10; Alabama, IL;
Missississippi, 10; Louisiana, II;
Texas, Is; Arkansas, l6, and Tennes.
see, ~. The average increase through
out the Cotton States will approximate
l3 per cent.
The condition Of the plant throughout
the cotton section is very nearly full
average. Separating the Atlantic from
the more Western States, the former
stand little below an average; the
latter is fully up to the standard of fair
condition. The drought which pre-
vailed in April and the first halt Of May
delayed the growth, and the cold nights
in the further north had retarding
effect, but the abundant rains and gen.
eral temperature which followed have
wonderfully invigorated and advanced
the crop. The following figures repre-
sent the condition of the cotton in the
several States, all standing for an aver
age: North Carolina. 96; South Car
olina, 90; Georgia, 96; Florida, 95;
Alabama, 105; Mississippi, 100; Lou
isiana, l04; Texas, 100; Arkansas, 50;
Tennessee, l0l.
Treasury Balances.
The Treasury balances at the close
of business to-day were as follows
Currency, $S,55s,27O; coin, SS4,Sl9,644;
certificates, $24, ,74S,0O0. .'