The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-10

son must be ClUZen OF the Onltet
States, that, if of foreign country. hi
naturalization papers must be com
plete.
TIC Tobacco Crcp.
The following relative to the tobac
CO crop has just been issued from tai
Department of Agriculture: The gen
eral average for tobacco in September
YVES about ninety. This crop was above
the average 10 Georgia, Florida, Ala
bama. Texas and Tennesse, and ar
average in West Virginia. In New
England the crop was eightyotwo IN
Massachusetts and ninety in Counecti-
cut. In the former State il opened two
weeks earlier that usual. In Pennsylya-
mia and MARYLAND i; wss seriously in.
iured by the late rains, very greatly re-
ducing its condition aud yield. The
same causes operated IN Virginia and
North Carolina, though to less extent
In many counties the planting was
very late, but with good fall weather
the farmers expected to make good
crop. In Gadsden county, Florida, the
cultivation OF Cuba tobacco has become
quite extensive. In the Gulf States
and Tennessee the crop was quite sue
cessluI, but in the Northwestern and
Pacific the crop was below the average
generally.
The Poiaris InvFstiEatIon.
Secretary Robson, Commander
Reynolds and Captain Howgate visited
the Talapoosa, lying oil the Washing
ton Navy Yard, to-day, for the purpose
Of having preliminary talk with Cap
tain Bu1dington snd his party and to
arrange for the regular Investigation
which will commence, perhaps, to,
morrow morning, and will be conducted
in the same manner and with the same
secrecy as that OF Captain Tyson and
his party. 1t is not expected that any
additional facts regarding the success o
OF the expedition will De sdduced, as 1t
is believed that the scientific results are
now in the possession Of the govern
ment They were probably as fully sci
forth in the memoranda preserved by
Esqumau Joe IS they ever will be, bni
| it is believed that the testimony OF DR..
Bissels will throw additional light upon
the details Of the fatal cruise, while
that OF Captain Buddingtoa, Chester,
the Mate, and Morton, the Second Mate
NAV be useful in addition TO the in
formation already obtained regarding
the navigation OF the Polaris.
Drafts on the Reserve Fund.
The Treasury officials say that owing
to small receipts from internal revenue
and miscellaneous sources, and from the
further lact that no gold is being sold
this month, it will necessitate q draw
ing on the forty four millions reserve
TO the extent OF eight or nine millions,
to meet the current expenses OF the
government.
The Committee on Elections.
The statements which have been
made, that the Senate Committee on
Elections and Privileges had agreed on
a measure changing the mode of elect
ing the President and Vice President,
seems to have been premature. A
meeting Of the Committee was called in
New York several days ago, but up to
last night only four members, which is
less than a quorum, had put in an ap-
pearance. The proceedings of these
four have been merely informal up to
this time. They have had conferences
with several eminent jurists on the
matter, aud Senator Morton, Chair
man of the Committee, is preparing q
draft of q proposition covering the
whole subject, which will be submitted
for the approval OF the committee. Mr.
Hamilton, OF Maryland, who is men,
Der OF the Committee, WAS to reach
New York this morning. His presence
will make a quorum, which enables
the Committee to proceed formally
with its business. OF the other mem
bers OF the Committee Mr.. Alcorn is in
Mississippi fighting Ames, and Mr..
Nipple Mitchell probably prefers not to
leave OREGON for the present.
Signal Station AT Pixies Peak.
The Signal Bureau, as is known,
sometime since established a station on
the top OF Pixies Peake, 1925 feet
above the level of the sea. The station
will be formally opened on Saturday
next with beftting ceremonies.
Foreign Articles for The Worlds
fair.
The Navy Department has consent
el to detail vessel to receive at Tri-
este such arti cles belonging to foreign
depositors at the Vienna Exposition as
they may desire to place on exhibition
at Philadelphia in the Worlds Fair o.
| 1876.
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