The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-07-31
measured; but, if no documents areto be is-
sued, no admeasurement is necessary.

measured; but, If no documents are ITO be is-
sued, no admeasurement is necessary.
Reports of the condition of the cotton crop
to the department of agriculture to July 1st,
indicate as follows: Owing to the causes re-
ported in June the crop is generally from two
to four weeks late throughout the cotton states
Weather unprecedentedly wet, varying from
25 to 35 days, ending about 25th of June. The
area Of cotton planted is sufficient to tax la
Dor to the utmost under the most favorable
circumstances, wet weather preventing work
and stimulating the growth of grass and
Weeds not only caused poor stands and grassy
and otherwise unfavorable condition quite
| generally, but has maze necessary the aban-
donment of large portion of the area
planted, probably nearly enough to bring the
acreage down to what it was last year. Re-
ports, with rare exceptions, are despondent
and picture somewhat gloomy prospect.
Doubtless the majority fall in with the com
mon tendency to exaggeratc the bad effects
upon crops Of unfavorabo weather prevailing
at tho present, and to undervalue chances of
show generally thai favorable weather for the
last ten days of June had the effect to change
the condition somewhat rapidly for the better.
Cotton worms caterpillars and lice bad made
their appearance in small numbers at several
points, but AZ yet have not occasoncd much
apprehension of damage. The average cond-
ton for the cotton states, not counting Vir-
ginia, made up from all counties reported was
S05.
The war department has issued au order
that supplies stores or property of any kind,
procured out of army appropriations, shall
not be transferred in any way or under any
circumstances for the use of Indiana, except
under authority obtained from the secretary
of war, and that any officer violating this or
der shall be charged with the money value of
supplies, stores are properly transferred, and
be otherwise held accountable according to
circumstances.
The plates for the new 30 cent note have
been prepared at the bureau of engraving and
printing of the treasury department, and the
work of printing the new note has been COM
menced, though it will be- probably, some
days before the note will be issued to the pub
lie. The new note will be about one-quarter
of inch shorter than that now in circulation,
and quarter of an inch wider, its dimensions
being 33I inches long by ichcs wide. On the
face of the note, left-hand side is vgnette
head of Samuel Dexter, who was secretary of
the treasury in 1901 and former governor of
the state of Massachusetts,.
The commissioner of customs has just
prepared II report for the use of the secretary
Of the treasury on the amounts of customs
frauds on the government for the fiscal year
ending June 80, showing that they were settled
en- the basis of payments aggregatiug Il, 1872
100. Taking intoaccount the fact that but
comparatively small proportion of the frauds
committed are discovered, the exhibit is truly
Il serious.
The encouragement has decided that no
particular form for presentation of II bona iidc
claim 60 a commissioner of internal revenue
for refunding taxes illegally assossed is necos-
sary to prevent the statute of limitation run
ming against it, but that the presentation of II
claim to collector of internal revenue is not
presentation to u commissioner within the |
meaning of the statute.
The encouragement has decided that the
present commissioner of internal revenue has
no right to open for adjudication claim for
taxes illegally assessed, adjustedand settlodby
one Of his predeces ,ors because, in his opin
ion, such predecessor erred III Judgment
there being no new evidence or facts in the
case.