New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-06
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR
NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.


NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.
WASHINGTON, Friday, Dec. s, 1878.
The report OF the Department Of Agriculture for NO
vember aud December shows that the average OK tho
tobacco crop comparison with last year. Is o. Inc
returns make the yield above of 1872 in West Vir
gina, 129; Kansas ll Arkansas. 1903; Virginia l2; IL
linos 1O1 New-Hampshire, New York, Texas and Ore
gon The other States range between 70 In Pennsy
wanna and 90 in South Carolina and Florida. In cond
ton, Connecticut reports average OF 1873; Aassachu
sets. 40; NewHampshre, lls; Vermont, 10; Mary
land, louisiana and Oregon, 1O6 Kansas iO2 Virginia.
Georgia. and,Alabama, 1o1 The other States range be-
tween 100 in Illinois and 81 in Missouri In all the Guf
States there are counties reporting the Gull
tvatiOn OF sugar TO some extent, but
outside Of Louisiana 1t is evident that this pro-
ductOn Is small. The returns marked
the average product OF potatoes throughout the country
per less than last year. As the crop was then
estimated at 1886 900 bushels falling of OF about
bushels is indicated. The sweet potato crop Is
fair both in yield and quality. The quantity OF
hay produced this year is about 100000 tons less than
last when 1t not far from "a 100000 TONS The report
under the head OF Foreign demand for wheat In
Great Britain" that many have supposed that Russia Is
the heaviest contributor TO these supplies; but the
official figures show when subjected anay that the
United States furnishes the largest proportion tine TOTAL
for IS years being 1881 $50 cwt per cent OF ALL
while the proportion for Russia is q. per cent, or
f75G4T7 cwt; Germany, inclusive OF the Duches, up
10 800 contributed II per cent 934S s1 cwt France
per cent. 53l263s cwt and British America. per
cent These prominent contributions with fractions OF
per centages omitted make 81 per cent, leaving but 10
per cent 20 all other sources OF supplies.
THE CASE OF THE STEAMSHIP SAPPHIRE AGAINST
NAPOLEON III.
The OF the steamship Sapphire against Napo-
leon Ill, Emperor OF the French, NOi 1885, from the
Circuit Court OF California today heard IN the Su
preme Court the question OF the construction OF the
opinion OF the Court the previous hearing OF the case
The case OF collision in the harbor OF san Fran
cisco In December, 1861 between the ship Euryale
vessel belonging TO the French Government, aud the
Sapphire. The Court held that both parties being in
fault, the damages should be equally divided,
and the question now to be determined is whether
the damages TO De divided were those 10
the Euryale alone, the damages sustained by both
ships The French Government being the libelant and
OF the damages the Euryae being the
object OF the uei IL here contended by the bclants
counsel Gen Cushing that theirs alone the damages
10 be divided Mr. G. Ii. Goodrich, for the sapphire,
maintained that Its damages were also 70 be taken into
the account and be made subject TO the division ordered
LOOKING AFTER THE FRONTIER DEFENsEs.
Senator Hamilton and the Texas representatives in
Congress have had satisfactory interview with the
Secretary OF War and the Secretary Of the Interior rela
tive 10 the frontier defenses and have received their
assurances Of cooperation in the establishment OF line
of posts ard Geographic communication from the Rio
Grande TO the Red River
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