The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-07-16
WASHINGTON.
Fire at the State Department
CONDITION OFTHE COTTON CROP
RATHER A GLOOMY PROSPECT

WASHINGTON, July lG.-The New
York Herald says Colonel Greene, Of
the Boston Post, has been nominated
for Governor of Massachusetts, on u
straight Democratic platform.
j. NJ. Mayer, a leading and WELL
known Cuban patriot, who, with 9TH
ers, fitted out the Fannie expeditions III
1871 and acted for time as Viee-pres-
ldcnt of the Cuban Republic, ami con-
dcmned last year by Namascda to he
immediately garrotted when caught,
died nj midnight, aged fllty-ilye.
Il. s. Mills, President of the Brooklyn
Trust Company, and well-known, was
crowned wltilo bathing Cony Island,
this morning.
\ fire at the Navy Department this
morning, damaged buildings to the
amount of ten or twelve thousand dol
lars. 1t is thought the greatest damage
was done by water. The Secrctary's
office was completely flooded, and the
Department was rendered unfit for
octupancw Several valuable records
were burnt, hut most Of them can he
replaced.
The day book in the library Of the
Navy Department suffered most,
Nearly all the leaves were damaged by
fire and water The fire was confined
70 the third and fourth stories of the
south wing. Nearly all the records Of
the Bureau Of steam Engineering We're
lost. The Bureau OF Ordinance lost
heavily III records and papers The
printing room was entirely destroyed.
The fire il supposed to have originated
from the accidental combustion Of
chemicals in the Bureau Of Ordinance.
Nearly the whole building was flooded
with water, and ut least half is unfit
for use.
1t is stated that General Bullock, late
of the Frccdmcn's Bureau, has placed
his property in hts wifes hands,
beyond the governments reach.
Reports to the Department Of Agri-
culture of the condition of the cotton
crop for July show that, owing to
causes reported in June, the crop is
from two TO four weeks later through
ont the cotton States. The weather
was unprecedently wet from twenty
five to thirty-live days, ending about
June IS. The area of cotton planted
was sufficient TO tax the available labor
10 the utmost under the most favorable
circumstances, consequently, the en-
cessivclY wet weather preventing work
and stimulating grass and weeds, not
only caused poor stands and grassy
and otherwise unfavorablc condition
generally, but will necessitatc the aban-
donment of n large portion Of the area
planted, probably enough 10 bring the
acreage down to what it was last year.
Reports, with rare exceptions, are
respondent, and picture u somewhat
gloomy prospect. Doubtless most
fall IN with the common tendency 10
cXaggcrate, but the effect of the unfa-
YoInble weather, is to undclTate the
future chances of rccuperation. From
all information it Is inferred that the
crop will more than IN average one.
The condition by figures gives Viz
ginia 10 counties, reported average
condition ut los; two ut l0O, SIX
above, and two below. North Caro-
lima has 10 counties average 9l. South
Carolina has IL counties; average 81.
Florida has 10 counties; average ~.
Georgia has IS counties average ~.
Alabama. has 80 counties average 80.
Mississippi has 80 counties; average 80.
Louisiana has 10 counties; average 50.
Texas has 50 counties average ~.
Two at 100, eight above and 40 below.
Arkansas has % counties; average l0O.
Tennessee has "A COUNTIES; average 81.
CINCINNATI, July l5.-TT There were
five eases Of cholert shmong the con-
yicts, two being fatal.