, 1873-06-26
WASHINGTON. ii;
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Interesting Statistics Relative
to the Growing Grain-
+, Crops. =,
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Con. Howard to Do Sued, for Freed
mems Bureau Irregularities.
Over s8,ooo,ooo New Elves Shipped
to the Syndicate Yesterday.
New Congressman. Drawing the In
= creased Salary.
THE ALLEGED MISSING WAR nrConDs.
Spkeidf ,Dfspd&th to Tho CtftdGo Tribuns.


'. THE ALLEGED MISSING WAR nrConDs.
St<eidt Dtspateh to Tho Chicago Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Juno 25.-Aa soon a. tho
announcement WAS made TINT certnin records
Ind been abstraoted from tho War Department
socrotary Bolknap ordered an investigation. It
has been In progress for about o week without
any other result than tho report that, 60 far as
those charged With tho inquiry hnve boon ablo to
ascertain, no recordB aro missing. Ono great
difficulty in tho way OF an Intelligent and
thorough r investigation has boon tho
fact: that. r.. 1t lis. impossible, at this
day for person who was not in tito Department.
during tho 1ate war to. toll what has: or what has
not beon stolen OF: course, whatovor tranHao-
tiona of,this sort took place, wero oonBummatod
long before Cen. Belknap Ind anything to do
with the Department. i Ia only just to him
to say that he had nothing to. do with tho
orls of any other archiyos that may b miss
ing. Notwithstanding tho report just made,
there ard those Who hold roHponsiblo
positions in tho Var Dopartmont undor Stanton
who stu assert that . number Of important prl-
ratio records have boon spirited AMY.
OFFICIAL APPOINTMENT.
II. G. WorthinBton, ex-Miniater to Paraguay,
and who sarvod ono term as Delegate in Con-
grosa from ono Of tho Northwestern Territories,
Charleston, 3. g.; tho, Incumbent Collector hay
ing beou requested to resign. It is understood
this appointment was seconded by tho now Ben
ator from South Caro1ina, Mr.; Patterson.
DRAWING THEIR PAY.
Nearly alt the mcmbors Of tho Torty-third
Oongtoas have. drawn their pay for tho throe
months beginning On tho 4th of March ut the
increased rates Of compensation voted BY tho
Forty-second Congress-. Heretofore menlbors-
cloct could not receive any SALARY until actually
Hworn in, but at tho last Congress- an amendment
was oHofod to ono Of tho appropriation bills by,
Hale, Of blaine, Which provides that upon
a. certificate from tho Clerk Of tho
sees ss sRe tRe eS aha pseo 1ssa
his namo on tho payroll, md no shall bo onti-
tied to receive his salary from and aftor tho 4th.
Of March for tho Congress- for which ho is eloct-
cd. 90 far, no mcmbcE ct tho last Congress,
who has boon re-olected, has rofuHod tho in
creased compensation, not oven thoae who voted.
against 1t and the back salary ut tho same time.
As might be expected. tho new mombsra tako it
without question.
SUIT AGAINST GEN. HOWARD.
! It ia stated TINT the Secretary Of Var, under
advice Of the Attorney Gonorat, has decided to
commence suit against Gen. o. O. Howard for q
certain amount Of money for which hs failed to
Bureau. When tho report Of Con. Vincent on
tsy tsS sss0Vats q w. Slowing S e..
counts wero Of odds and onds, the
for his opinion, as to, whether Howard
should bo proceeded against by court-nartia1, ho
being an ollcor Of the army, or by civil process
It Is understood the Attorney donoral has
decided thst tho latter is the proper method.
THE CENTRAL AMERICAN MISSION.
Con. WitBon, who WIS short tfmo ago np-
pointed Minister to Central America, having
received hts final Instructions from tho State
President at Long Branch, prior to departing for
his post ofduty. After mature delberation, it has
decided to eHtablah tho United States Legation
at San Jose, Costa Rico. that being doomed in
point Of diplomatic rotations, and for other
roaaons, the most important Of the Central
America States. As regards commercial rela-
tions with tho United Stato8 Nicaragua is un-
doubtodly tho most important Of tho Central
American Staten for the survey OF routeB for tho
1Hth1nuB canals in which this Government has
already spent large auns Of money. but as
Gen. Wilaon has 1ettorB Of credonce to all
OF the other States, 1t was considered tho most
advisable, as before mentioned, to locate tho
United Statoa legation in Costa Rico: This Central
American mission ia Il croation Of tho last Con-
greHs, and WAS mado by aboliBhing ali other 1Iin-
istera to those States, and tho consolidation Of
them under one head. Con. Wilson is represent
cd AZ having pretty extensive knowledge OF
probably mainly attained by him after tho close
Of the war, when 1t is said he thought aoriously
Of renouncing this, his native country, to seok
fortune and 1onown In another.
MQNEY-CuUEH 0FFICEHs
On tho 14th OF July several additional Post
Offices in this country will bo designated by the
Department as money-order o11ceB, ut which
postal Honey-ordor business betweon tho Unitod
States and England, Germany and Switzerland,
will be transacted.
SYNDICATE noNDs.
Another batch Of nov five per conts, amount-
ing to upwards Of 90, 600 900, left Now York to-
day In charge Of four Government 8mployes, for
delivery to tho Syndicate at London. This iB
!, mr. fnt pf hat hng 1aa
Hont to the Syndicate since It was givon out at
tho Treasury Department that they had TO-
cotyed all OF tho first nfty millions
sass as wh tsi has ans't oas s e H.
given for sending those additional sums Is that
the denominations of the bonds previously sont
to the Syndicate wero too large for convenient
use, and these latter batohos wero Of smaller
denominations.
lTo the associated Preas.1
AGRICULTURAL REPORT.
WARRINGTON, Juno 25.-The following Is the
official report Of tho condition OF tho wheat
'tThe winter wheat Is mostly harvested. OF
763 counties from which reports have been xo-
coiyod, 2o2 aro above tho average, 1oS average,
aud 881 below. OF 800 counties reporting spring
and o8 hollow. The average winter wheat Is
somewhat increased though many fields have
WHEAT Siun and other ~ ofops. H ii 7ho " aSorage s
e. "s Ind whss5 ssasoay Il Tsf Is s 'sSsy sSyrhmes Is
unusually promising. Tho Indications Of tho
crop Of 1873 are considered at least equal to
thoae Of june, 1872, WHOM tho Department osti-
mated tho prospective crop ut gao, ,ooo, 600 buAh-
OILS. Tho subsequent conditions OF growth
raiBod tho first estimate of tho year. in the all
nuhl report Of 1879, not yot published. to
240 907, ,020 husholB. With equally favorable
conditions tho yield may be safely SGT down at
$50 000, 900 buahols. Insect rayageB, however,
are repnrtAf In Rnrinr Wlaent Indicating BorDuH
loss In some localities.
0ats-An Increased average, and al improved
yield Of oats arc indicated n tho majority Of tho
btates, Tho maximum condition, 1l3, is found
Rye-Twonty-fou Statos report an inoreaBod,
nud fon a do1renaed 1vorn1a flf 1r}nfor rvA