The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-20

asrv WASHINGTON, July 10. 1872
The Prospect OF Republican Victory I'm
North CarOlfDn.


Virginia gentleman who has always been re-
garded as a liberal republican arrived here to-day
from recent trip through North Carolina. He ex-
presses the opinion that North Carolina will 90
republican at the coming election by at least eight
thousand majority. He says there is no detection
among the blacks, and did not learn that single
white republican of prominence had given
In adherence to Greeley. He describes the
canvass as being conducted with more re-
ference to national that State politics, and
thinks that party lines as now formed will
remain unchanged until November. He further
says that the democrats are literally supplied with
money, 100000 having been sent to the fugemen
Of that party from New York. Barbecues, mass
meetings. &C., are being held in every county, and
twenty-five fresh speakers from outside the State
are expected to make their appearance in different
sections OF the State.
Senator Pool writes to a friend here that the re-
pubcans will carry the State by 1900. Other esti-
mates are as low as 5,0O0 while others give reason
to doubt the anticipated radical success
The Confederate Archives and tho Plot tn
Burn Northern Citlcs-An Unrepentant
Rebel Pickett.
Colonel John T. Pickett, formerly the Confederate
States Diplomatic Agent for the government of
Mexico, publishes statement showing his agency
IN the sale Of the Confederate archives to this gov
stored in four trunks and duly delivered at the Ex-
ecutive Mansion on the Sd of this month. The docu
ments consist Of the entire archives of the State
Department OF the Confederate States, without the
abstraction OF single piece. The secret service
vouchers, by which many persons Of little note on
this side OF the lines might have been compromised,
did not leave Richmond with these more public
papers, but were faithfully and honorably destroyed
by Mr. BENJAMIN the day ofthe evacuation.
"There Isl says Colonel Pickett, "but one paper,
the perlisal OF which gave me any pain-the report
OF Hon. Jacob Thompson on the operations on the
frontier, &C., the existence of which was unknown
to me until the government officer with whom
lately went to Canada for the documents found 1t.
The publication OF his report" Pickett adds twill
doubtless cause him, with Jefferson Davis and ]. p.
Benjamin, to feel uncomfortable for little while;
but as expect to 90 to neither of them when die
my sympathy shall not be of heartrending charac-
ter, especially as they have all treated me badly
enough in my time; and here must be suffered as
one still faithful to the lost cause to say that wholly
repudiate the policy of attempting to burn North
ern cities during the war, especially democratic
cities, and that l always Indignantly denied the
allegation until I saw Thompson's report. SO let
those three worthless vince, not the noble people
whose cause they butchered These now famous
archives have no political significance whatever.
dare say all good citizens and taxpayers are inter-
ested IN them. In the latter aspects they may save
money to the Commonwealth by defeating the
claims Of those who threw up their caps for JeGer
son Davis and shouted death to the Yankees
during tle war; and now come up here with their
claims and perjure their souls by swearing that
they were always trooiy lo' have no sympathy
with such. The conqueror stripped me of every
dollar, reducing my children to the verge OF want
and degradation and consignng me to nsignin
canoe and endless toll; but If mere expression
OF regret at the part took could insure
the return OF the last cent with compound interest,
would scorn with scOrn unspeakahic to receive it
on those terms. Go not pretend TO have been
'trooly loil' but, as labor under the impression
that the war Is at last, am willing to take
fresh departure and endeavor by the arts OF peace
to relieve the rarity now in power from the care Of
administering the common government any
longer"
Secretary Boutvells Movements.
Secretary Boutwell, Is expected to return to
Washington tonight. He will leave again In a few
days for the North.
Consul General Eutler.
The Washington Chronicle says that the President
In the early part of 1871 gave a peremptory order
for the removal Of George Ii. Butter Consul General
in Egypt, and that sit Is certain he will no longer
disgrace the American name abroad in any Official
capacity"
The following is summary of the July cotton
crop report Of the statstician OF the Department
OF Agriculture The past month has been generally
favorable TO cotton. Limited areas have been
affected by drought, but rains were quite general
during the latter part Of June. On the Atlantic
coasts showers have been so frequent and heavy
since June 90 as to delay cultivation and promote
the growth OF weeds and grass Before that date
season OF comparative drought OF seven or eight
weeks had been suffered in portion OF this
district, while other parts represent the
weather as having been uniformly favorable.
The variation in rainfall during the past
month has been considerable in the Atlantic States
ranging as follows at the stations reported FROM
liz to 1926 inches In Virginia. LIS to $40 inches in
North Carolina, Ia to 3.95 Inches in South Carolina
from LIS to 406 inches In Georgia, from TO
inches in Florida and from 155 to 80 inches In Ala
bama. In the States the Mississippi the rainfall
has been abundant, the lowest records in the seve-
raj States being from to inches and the highest
from as to II inches. In Tennessee the range is
from 2.64 to 1903 inches; in Louisiana from
4.35 TO II inches in Texas from 90 to 60 inches
In Arkansas from I.3 to So inches Tho States
making averages lower than 100, the standard OF
good condition, arc Virginia, North Carolina and
South Carolina in which the average rainfall in
May and June was light, and Arkansas where in
jury has resulted from heavy and unreasonable
rains. In all the other States the averages are
above lo0 The figures representing the condition
are as follows Virginia, o6; North Carolina, %;
South Carolina 81; Georgia. 1ol Florida, lo2; Ala
bama, 1os; Mississippi, 1903; louisiana 103; Texas
1867 Arkansas, IS; Tennessee, 1o4. Taking into
consideration the relative Importance OF the States
In production the general average OF condition
would be about l03 As a whole the July returns
OF the present year present a higher average OF
condition than those OF any previous reports ex-
cept In 1885,
Civil Rights I'm the District of Columbia.
The act recently passed By the Legislature OF this
District enforcing civil rights In all the restaurants