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WASHINGTON.



WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 1S.--The fol-
lowingi is synopsis of the report of the stat
istician Of the Department of Agriculture
upon the condition Of the cotton crop in
October:
The cotton prospect has undergone no
serious charges since the September report.
Its condition is reduced from 81 in the first
week OF September to 81 in October. In
October of last year the average was rs
which was material reduction from that
Of the previous month. 1t will be seen that
the condition is still placed higher than in
last years report for Octoyer, while the area
according to our June returns was Is per
cent greater. 20 u
The State averages are as follows: Vir-
GINA 81, North Carolina go, South Caro-
lima Sc, Florida Is, Georgia So, Ala bama
81, Mississippi Is, Louisiana Y, Texas S5,
Arkansas IS, Tennessee 90. 80 f
The local disparity existing in the condi-
ton Of cotton is perhaps more marked than
usual. OF the two counties in Alabama
producing most largely, both together yield
ing one-ninth of the cotton in the State,
Montgomery reports 100 and Dallas so.
In Georgia, Dawson, the first ia amount Of
production, returns 100, while Sumter and
Lee, both large producers, give only So. In
Mississippi few prominent counties re-
port a high condition Washington Sc,
Madison 90, Warren 65 and Kinds so,
while Noxubee and Claiborne return 100.
The President to-day appointed ex- Gov.
Lucius Fairchild, Consul to Liverpo oil vice
Thomas A. Dudley, resigned.
TruaBt Boutwell,.
The Secretary of the Treasury has not
yet commenced the preparation Of his re-
port on the finances, nor has he intimated
TO any person whomsoever what recon-
mendations he intends to make.
An Important Case Before the south
ern Claims Commission.
A claim has been partly heard by the
Southern Claims Commission. The claim
ant is Mrs. Anna Fitzhugh, of Fairfax
county, Va. Her farm was occupied alter
nately by the Confederate and Federal
bodies, but she having letter from Gen.
Winfield Scott, asking the army officers, as
personal favor to him, to not destroy her
property, neither side did so. The husband
of the claimant was Gen. William Fitzhugh,
for many years State S'nator of Virginia,
who shortly before the war liberated ali
his slaves and provided for their coloni-
zation in Liberia. Quite a number
Of witnesses were examined to
prove the loyalty of Mrs. Fitzhugh,
although she has the order given her by
Col. Green, then Chief of the Quartermas-
ter's Department, who was also present
during the hearing to-day, stating that the
government needed the wood on her farm,
and intended to Immediately cut it. The
witness stated that on two thousand acres
of her farm fifty cords per acre were cut.
The governments price for standing tim
Der at the time was one dollar per cord.
The claim was for $4,000, which is the
largest in amount that has yet been fled
before the Commission. The Commits
sioners intimated that they had certain
witnesses In rebuttalthat they would examin
and, as the counsel for the claimant had
not concluded their case, another hearing
will be granted.
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DELAWARE.
Queer Cases-NegrOes Suing for the
Right to Pay their Taxes!

Queer Cases-NegrOes Suing for the
Right to Pay their Taxes!
WILMINGTON, Oct. ia series of i'm
portant trials were commenced in the United
States Circuit Court in this city Tuesday.
These trials are upon indictments against
the county officials for preventing the as
sessment of eolored voters under the act
of Congress enforcing the Fifteenth Amend
ment. The first case taken up was that of
the United States against Archibald Given,
Collector of County Taxes, who is
charged with neglect and refusing to receive
taxes from five colored men residing in
Wilmington, by this action and the farther
management of leaving their names off the
assessment so that they could not pay
their taxes, and were therefore, deprived
of their votes. This trial will be concluded
on Friday. Owing to the asserted fact
that a large number Of colored citizens
have been fraudulently left off the assess
ment lists the case excites deep interest.
LArER.-In the trial of Given the jury
returned verdict of guilty on five counts
of the indictment, charging him with max
ing false return of assessments in order
to defraud voters.
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ARKANSAS.
Tine Negro Riot. at Osceola,

MEMPHIS, Oct. 18.-Col. Dsisey, Of Hell
ena, and Hon. Asa Hodges, of Crittenden
county, appointed by Gov. Hadley, of Ar
kansas, to investigate the late riots at Osce-
ola, Ark, are in the city and took the tes-
timony of various parties at Overton's
Hotel yesterday. day, accompanied by
several U. S. Marshals, they will proceed to
Osceola when number of prominent act
Ors on both sides viii be placed under ar
rest and tried for melting riot. Fitzpatrick,
the leader of the blacks, is in this city.
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NEW YORK.
Tweed Turns up Missing.


NEW YORK, Oct. 18.-The Deputy
Sheriff this morning announced his inabil-
ity to find VIM. NJ. Tweed after an all
night search. Ia
A friend of Tweed's stated at the sher-
ifs office to-day that he had gone ont of
the city on private business, but would ap-
pear with his bail to-day to answer the
charge of official neglect against him. 1t
is now known that the new indictments
were found upon the application of Attor-
ney General Barlow, Wheeler and Peck
ham to meet the contingency of the indict-
ments already pending being quashed ow-
ing TO their defective construction.
A Contested WIFI.
7 he viii of the late Judge McCunn was
presented In the Surrogate's Court to-day
for probate, when counsel appeared on be-
half OF the alleged heirs and asked for a
new citation that the will may be contested.
The application was granted. The con-
testants are said to be the children of half
niece of the Judge.
stolen Silks.
Two Of eight cases of goods fSolen in
September from the United States public
stores has been recovered, minus q of the
SO pieces of silk they contained. The
cases were stolen by the authorized agent
of the transfer car man, who confesses to
have received the goods from the delivery
clerk and then stole the vouchers from the
clerks desk during his temporary absence.
The goods stolen were valued at $4,000.
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DIR. STEVENS, a French physician, saw a
butcher killing pig. He observed that he
stirred the blood of the animal, added a
handful Of common SILT to it while stirring,
which Immediately made it crimson, and
the stirring being discontinued, remained
fluid. The change of color awakened his
curiosity. The butcher could give no ex-
PLANTATION of the phenomena, except that it
kept it from jellying and spelling. DR..
Stevens seized vessel, caught some blood,
and made several experiments by put
ting salt into it, and found that
the blackest blood was instantly changed
to bright vermilion by salt. sand" said
he, ahere is q fact that may lead TO prac-
teal rule" He had observed, in case Of
yellow fever in the army, that the blood
drawn was very black and fluid, and, on
adding salt, it became vermilion and re-
tanned its freshness; whereas, putridity of
the blood is one of the characteristics of
yellow fever. BE therefore abandoned the
usual mode of treating it, and gave. his
patients mixture of various salts, and in q
very short time reduced the mortality of
fever in the West Indies from one in five to
one in ffty. 1865 80 assn
d.
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THE HEATHEN CHINEE.
An Awkward Game.
From the New Orleans Times of Oct. 9.

Iue Now OTlcduo IllucS Cl OCL.
On Saturday last Mr.. E. L. Thayer, a
well known contractor, entered the store
of Messrs. Tou 10y & Co., Chinese mer-
chants, on Chartres street, for the purpose
of purchasing several hundred dollars
worth of opium. He had just arrived in
Donaldsonville with two hundred Chinese,
which had been contracted for to Col.
Scott, of the Texas and Pacific Railroad,
and stated the fact in the presence Of one
of the members of the firm, who imme-
diately said he al so had q contract with
Col. Scott for hands. Now, as Mr.. Thayer
knew he had the sole contract, he stated
that fact, when the heather said be would
bet him one thousand dollars that it was
not so. Mr.. Thayer Immediately produced
his money, when the Chinaman said he
would not bet, but that Mr.. Thayer simply
lied on the subject.
At this cool statement, Mr.. Thayer slap
ped the Chinaman's face, and then going to
the Third Precinct Station, surrendered
himself on charge of assault and battery.
Capt. Flanagan on hearing the statement
simply laughed, and told him it was all
right and to go away, when loi in rushed
the Heather and stated Mr.. Thayer had
just robbed him of eight one Thousand dol
lar bills. The charge, TO say the least, was
preposterous, but there being no other
course, Mr.. Thayer was arrested and
locked up.
He was, however, Immediately released
on bail, nearly million of dollars of bonds
being forthcoming in couple of hours, be-
ing furnished by the most wealthy and re-
specialize citizens.
Yesterday the case was brought up be-
fore Judge Macarthur, when 10 and behold,
the heather summoned over one hundred
and fifty witnesses for the prosecution,
when it is self-evident not even half that
number could get into the store where the
robbery is alleged to have been committed.
The witnesses, upon being separated,
were in a fix, each of them swearing to
different statement. This was by no means
satisfactory to the heather.
Calculating to hear each other swear,
and being able to corroborate each others
statements they were "muchly at fault and
chinned Chinese oaths" to perfection. The
case, owing to the number of witnesses,
was continued until tovay, when it will be
up for final trial.
A large number of the most prominent
merchants and bank presidents were also
in court to testify for the defense, swearing
the utter impossibility of such thing.
It is alleged by Detective Person, who is
cognizsnt of the facts, that it was stated by
the heather that the "job" was put up for
the purpose of running Mr.. Thayer's con-
tract with Col. Scott and 30 obtain it for
themselves.
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Monarchist went of first, King Henry
SECOND, Harry Bassett third, the latter be-
ing pulled 70 make trailing race, some
thing new for the champion" as in all
previous races be always made for the lead
as soon as clear opening presented itself.
Going around the upper turn Monarchist
led five lengths, King Henry second, two
lengths ia advance of BAssett, who was
being pulled double. As the horses
ran under the bluff Harry Bassett took
second place, Roe seeming incapable OF
keeping Bassett back, and while going
around the lower turn Bassett shut up the
daylight entirely between him and Mon
archist. The pace up to this moment had
been very slow, but, when Basset came up
and made play Monarchist cut loose, and
they came up the home-stretch racing.
Colonel Mcdaniel was on the track, one
hundred yards from the judges stand, and
as Bassett and Monarchist came up the
home stretch yoked, Mcdaniel called to
Roe, with a wave of his hand, to 90 on.
Roe did go on, and so,did Hayward with
Monarchist, and as they passed under
the string they were running very fast,
Harry B&ssett having his head in front,
King Henry six lengths behind. The mile
was made in 1924. Bassett and Mon
archist then ran around the upper turn as
if they meant business, Harry Bassett' s
neck being in view all the way in front of
Monarchist's nose. They came down and
passed under the bluff in this way, and then
circled around the hill out Of sight for sew
eral seconds. When we saw them again
they were clinched, and there was no diff
ference between them. They were yOked
together, and from the reporters stand
Monarchist only could be seen, Harry
Bassett being on the off side of him. They
rushed on and swung into the home-stretch
like well-matched team, taking stride for
stride, without the slightest deviation in
time, and as the crowd gszed in admiration
of the great contest the horses were near
ing the north end of the Grand Stand.
Bassett had been on the outside all the
way to this point, but now he suddenly re-
linquished his place at the head of Mon
archist, and fell behind him and took the
inside position in the rear. BE was beaten
at this moment, which, being seen first by
the stable boys and trainers, notice was
given to the stand and Club House by the
wells and shouts of the ragged brigade, and
in an instant every one was satisfied that
Harry B2ssett was no longer champion
HAYWARD, when he felt the
situation, Immediately took Monarchist
in hand, and passed the stand
on q strong gallop, making the second mile
in Al. the two miles being in $685., and
then, taking an occasional look behind him
went on with the race, as Monsrchist wan
ted to go without pressure, coming past the
stand at the end of the third mile one hun
dred yards ahead, the time being $780,, and
going on at a good exercising galOp for q
scrape, came home winner of the race by
two hundred yards, in 1885,; Harry Basset
sfcond, fifty yards in front of King Henry
Harry Bassett did not seem much distress
ed when he was pulled up, and did moi
show any sign of lameness, the assertion Of
interested parties to the contrary notwith
standing.
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Counter yVIthout Horses.


BOSTON, Oct. 49, Rev. George T.
Chapman, D. D., died to-day at his resid-
ence, Newburypcrt, aged "a. He gradust-
ed at Dartmouth 1904, and commencing
Theological studies entered the Episcopal
ministry and formed parish at Lexington,
KY, remaining there until 1880. Henry
Clay was one of his parishioners and a
close tie of friendship was formed which
continued until Claws death.
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MEMPHIS JOHEsON CLUE.

Our attention is called to published res
olution OF q johnson Club in Memphis,
purporting to quote Language of the
UNION AND AMERICAN after the nomina
Eion of Gen. Cbeatham." The johnson Club
of Memphis is respectfully informed that
the UNION AND AMERICAN has not since
the nomination of Gen. Cheatham, said
"there seems to us and as We believe to a
majority Of the Democracy of Tennessee, g
peculiar fitness in the selection Of ex-Presi
dent Johnson At this time
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ONE company OF cavalry is detailed 10
guard eight hundred miles OF our Rio
Grand hexican frontier. That fact is sta
ted in the testimony taken before the
Commissioners appointed to investigate
the cattle stealing incursiors Of Mexicans
into Texas. While the pe"r'e of Texas
are left in this unproa cttd condition, there
has been no lack of troops TO send into
the South to arrest and drag white men
from their homes without 'due process of
law" and upon pretexts that are disgrace
TO any country.
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our 81. Louis RaiIroad.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. 1s.-Articles
of consolidation Of the st. Louis and South
Eastern Railroad, Evansville, Henderson
and Nashville Railroad, st. Louis and South
Eastern Kentucky Division, and the Nash
vile, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad.
were filed at the Secretary of States office
to-day.
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The Lost rribe Of Israel.

SALT LAKE, Oct. 18s--Gee. NJ. Smith.
one of the prophetizers and revelators Of
the Church of latter day Saints with a
party has started religious pilgrimage to
Palestine and the Holy City to prove the
connection of the Mormons and the lost
tribes.
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THE Cincinnati Enquirer insists that
when solomon said the way of the trans
gressor is hard, be did not look down the
vista Of time far enough for his vision to
take in Cameron, Hxrtranft and other like
political saints, or be would have made an
exception.
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FOREIGN.
amneutv Reaches Russia.

ST. PErERsBuRe, Oct. 49, The Gar
has issued DEGREES granting full pardon 70
Michael Czaykowski, the Polish general
who, under the title Sof sSsdyk Pasha, TOOK
service in the Turkish army and distln,
guished himself as Commander-in- Chief OF
the Ottoman Cossaeks in the wars against
Russia. gl
A Country without Horses.
TORONTO, Oct. 1S-The epidemic among
the horses has now extended throughout
the Dominion, seriously interrupting the
business Of the country. The street cars
In Montreal have stopped running. In
their stables more than three hundred
horses are sick. The farmers are unable to
bring grain to market. The disease is very
seldom fatal, but recovery is slow.
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made to-day against Democratic election
officer in precinct OF the Sixteenth Ward,
which has always given large Democratic
majority. It is complained that he sold
out the whole precinct TO the Republican s.
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Deasb Of Bisl.op O'COnuer.

BALTIMORE, Oct. lS.--The Right Rev
Michael O'Canner, formerly bishop OF Pitts
burg, died this morning at Woodstock Coz
lege, near this city. The funeral viii take
place from ST. Agnes Church, Baltimore, on
the 23d inst.
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Ray counted 81, 900 seed In the head of
poppy, and 100000 the product OF one
Tobacco plant, Dodars states that the elm
has produced $4,000 seed. The seeds Of
the begonia and the fern confound all at
tempts at calculation.
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The Tullahoma Independent, heretofore
neutral between Cheatham and johnson,
has cone out for the former.
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TEKEEssEE Bonds closed In New
York last evening at IA for the old issue,
and 74ss for the new.
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CoTToS is firm in New York at 1859 for
middling, with a good export demand.
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Condensed kilograms.

-Four inches of snow in Maine.
Ground was broken in Hartford yesterday
for a new State House.
Secretary Fish is ia Washington.
The State fair at Little Rock closed yes
terday. In returning from the grounds,
Thes. E. Thomas was thrown by bis horse
and killed.
The First Virginia Regiment are in Bal
timore to celebrate to-day the anniversary
of the Battle of Yorktown.
The Cuban Ryan says he is getting up
another filibustering party from this coun-
try.
FOREIGN.
Town officials in France are in disgrace
with the government for entertaining GAM
BETA
The report of the German jurisconsult on
the San Juan boundary has been submitted
to Kaiser Wilhelm. ta
Theirs has returned to Trouville.
Heavy rains and high rivers in France.
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Mrs. Charles Schurz is at Wiesbaden in
Germany with her family.
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POLITICAL.
View York.

a New 4erk.r .
New York, Oct. 18.-William j. Have
meyer, in letter to be published so-moy-
row, says it would be ipjudicious fol him to
accept the Reform nomination in view of
the apathy of the people. ~
The National Executive Committee of
the Union League of America will meet at
the Astor House, Tuesday next at noon.
Michael Connaly was nominated by the
Tammany and the Liberal Republicans in
the Ninth District for Congress. John
Hardy was nominated for Congress in the
Ninth District by the Apollo Hall purity.
Bird Takes Summers Place.
BosroN, Oct. 1S-The State Democratic
and Liberal committees at meeting to-
day, decided to substitute E. w. Bird in
plaee of Charles Sumner as candidate for
Governor, and William L. Smith for Lieu
tenant Governor in place of George II.
Stearnes, and Josiah G. Abbott elector in
place of Mr.. Bird. ~ SD
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Outrageous Election Frauds I'm Phil
adolpllia.

NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-The great frauds
in Philadelphia are daily coming to light in
the form of exact information. The fol-
lowing document has appeared in print:
To the Reform Association of the City Of
Philadelphia In the ofici Il count
of votes for Governor in the 18th ward it
is represented that the vote for G DVernor
was as follows:
Hartrsnft. ................... 400
Buckalew..
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GOLD was heavy in New York yester-
day selling down to 112i, the ruling rate be-
ing 112a6ll2I.
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THE GREAT RACE.
MoBarchist and Bassett.
r. thn Nav Vl,rlr laarald-

From The New York Herald.
Purse s., 200, of which $500, with the
entrance money, to the second horse. Four
miles.
NJ. H. Sanford's b. c. Monsrchist, by
Lexington, dam Mildred, 4 years old,
(Hayward) ............
D. Mcdaniel & Co.'S. Oh. c. Harry Bas-
sett, by Lexington, dam Canary Bird,
A years old (Roe) .................. 2
]. McCormack's b. G. King Henry, by
Lexington, dam Tokay, years old
(Barbee). .............. 8
Time, 1884.
THE BETTING.
Monarchist. ...Sl,3 800 1900 3OO5 800
Harry Bassett. 2,625 5000 $500 $50
King Henry....... 1O5 $50 $40 55
Total. $4,000 $3.50 1918 e35
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Majority. 1897
The undersigned, judges of election,
signed no such return or paper, and will
as follows, they having signed the same:
HartTanft.. ................ 1890
Buckalew, 1898
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NEW YORK, Oct. 1s.--A resolutio n was
adopted requesting the New Orleans Cham-
Der of Commerce to fix satisfactor y tare
on Louisiana sugar. WV
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-05-02

- In The Senate xeaday. - .s,aaa-1,.. :.
limit to I'VE minutes for cuch Se1-s,',z - Il
bate upon the appropriation billa ~ ses.sS
in an amended form. There was eoed 6Ss1
of debate, and but little other businsss -
done. In the House, the bill makiue a -.
preparation for . custom house az Rockla.5.
Me-, and the Texas Pacific Railroad mi
were passed. A bill Incorporating tie COM
pany for the erection of the expedition build.
ing for the national centennial celebrafion
was introduced and referred with instruc-
tions to report as incorporators the names Of
two persons from each congress sionai district.
four from each State at large and two from
each territory. The report Of the conferencs
committee on the legislative, executive and
JUDICIAL appropriation bill was rejected, and
the bill recommitted. A large amount Of
concurrent business was transacted.
M inc is mis-represented at Cincinnati by
A. ID. Manson of Bangor and J. 8. Lyford Of
Lewiston. From Connecticut the irrepressi.
BILE Bromly of Hartford and Mr.. Fessenden,
member of Congress from Maine.
The carpet bag despatched by general bag
gage master Clark of tho European and
North American railroad, at 8 A. M. on the
| 18th, arrived at Bangor on its return trip from
San Francisco, Tuesday night, and arrived
at ST. John last night, making the round trip
in nineteen days and twelve hours. II left
San Francisco on the twenty.second, and
contains papers of that State. 1t went via
The Grand Trunk railway and returned via
New York. This is the shortest passage
ever made between the two extremes Of the