, 1873-08-11
WASHINGTON,
Protest Of tho Brewers Organ Against tho
Bcor Seizures in Massachusetts,.
Crop Reports from the Agricultural
Department.
Sptcfa! DiApatch 10 Tho Chicago Tribune.
TIE DEER QUESTION IN 4 NATIONAL POINT OF

TIE DEER QUESTION IN A NATIONAL POINT or
VIEW.
WARRINGTON, Aug. 10.-Tho orgnn Of tho
Brewers' AaAociation Of tho Unitod statoB, pub
l1shed here makes worry significant Btutemont
relative to the trial Of fonrseon Gorman reatau-
rant 1eopera in Worcester, hlass, which has just
concluded, and theso fourteen Germans, ovory
ono OF then, In poaso8a[on of n license for which
ho has pad Tho United Statos Government tho
sum Of a20 have been fined I'll Worcester,
Mass, and sont to the House Of Correction for
si1 months, and ordered to find 81, 900 bail not
to violate the antiboor law for one year, because
they have aold formontod liquors. Concerning
these arrests tho Sentinel says:
Massachusetts takes tho fourth rank in the 1ann,-
faoure Of formonted liquors among the sateA Of tho
Union. she ia ouly exceeded by Now York, Penn syl-
tho tlss. nine months of Tho present fiscal yoar s,e
ycar. Il ghe hal been permitted to 60 on up to
tho ist 9l July ast she woa At @ the sa,no rnte Of IN
tic Treasnry ho uniie Ss aes sgr eal t. ' e
an"i nssFest ,s on $ Of or pr cont bonds
ho United States bus rceeivca "S for eSoy bero 81
f,,a e s.. II Tho % government @ ealfs!s @ hsve con;
titus Indirectly eneonraged ] tho ,aanscror S & roaR ona
tho law The question arlses what Ia tho Federal
unlawful IN Massncnuse.ta to mannfscturo nna = sc
hcer the Government cannot legally collect any tnxcH
orai oIcers must 10 returned to hom. is propor
and just to ruin the manufacturers md dealers Of
feraontod liquors. md 10 confscatc shcir hardcarned
property, It must also bo right to do ilo with
thoao engaged in tho manufacture aud Bao Of whisky
and tobacco and any other article. II tho Federal
enuo in Massachussts, let It bo deprived Of the sans
elsawherc, In fact bo starved out.
AGRICULTURAL REPORT.
Tho Agricultural Department. reports TINT tho
probabo wheat yield for 1873 will DO 220, 900, 900
bushole The largest absolute falling of IN
corn is In Illinois, whero thoro is reduction Of
ii por cont. Tho Department reports that tho
flax culture is greatly on the increase in Iowa.
coHau1 APPOINTED.
With reference to tho joint action Of tho stato
Department 1elatiyo to tho appointment Of
American citzonB Of German birth to bo Con-
auls in Germany, it may be stated that Il certain
porson from tho South has recently beon ap-
pointed Consul ut Stutgardt, Germany. to take
TIC p1acc Of Mr. Lauprccht, q Gcrma,l-Amorican
editor.
OFFICIAL EXroRT1oN1srs.
An investigation into Tho conduct of Justices
OF the Pence and Conetablcs in this District
which haa just concluded, shows that these petty
officers have oxacted from tho people Of this
District nearly 3100 900 annually n oxcoBs Of tho
lawful fees: The District Legislature, by a law
passed In favor of these harpfcs lnA practically
nulllfiod all exemption-laws passed by Congress-.
WORD TO NH. JUBsEy.
The Washington Sentinel tho brewors' organ
hore, makoB an attack upon Edward Jusson, of
Chicago. on account Of his recent letters. 1t
says: "We sincerely hope Tint Mr.. Juyacn will
not succeed, by roviyinG religious antiphathios
and jcalousios, In dividing tue Liberals Of CHI
cago, and Thus continue tho infamous rulo OF
the tyrnnncal temperance muckors Of tl,at city.
ue must YET roIslil ~ lttlu lUuSur iu Lie cUld."
ITO tho Itssoeiatcd I+css1
THE CASE Or TilE~y1RdIN1us.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Aug 10.-Thero ie only
one question connected with the Virginius which
III considered Of sufficient Importance to Justify
III examination, namely: Whothor TINT vessel
was, about two ycars ago, sold to one Of tho
South America Republics aa stated ut that timo.
II 20, tho Virginius III now sailing under papers
Of the United States to which sho llaa no right,
and for which oiloneo she would bo liable to cap
ture by our own authorities.