, 1873-04-25
WASHINGTON.
Payment Of tho May Interest Not
Likely to Bo Anticipated.
a Financier's Representations Regard
ing Gold and Stocks.
Special Dispatah to Tho Chicago Tribune.


Special Dispatah to Tho Chicago Tribune.
JAPANESE LOAN.
WASHINGTON, D. c. April 24.-Information
has been received hero at tic Japanese Lega-
t'on Of tho successful negotiation In London Of
a loan Of $40, 900 for the Japanese Govern
mont. Tho negotiation WAS conducted by Gen.
Goo. B. Williams, formerly Deputy Commission
or Of Internal Revenue here, and Afr. Jonhido,
Japanese Minister of Finance. Tho rate Of in
forest wns fixed at por cent. Offers woro made
to loan 92,000,000 more, but tho Commissioners
wero not authorized to exceed the above amount.
VIRGINIA roLlr1cs
Tho Virginia Democrats propose to bold their
State Convention ut Lynchburg. The Ropub1i-
cans havo alroady announced tho samc point as
tho place at which their Convention shall bo held.
Tho objoot Of both parties is to avoid the Rich
mond influence and cater to tho western portion
OF tho State.
Tho evening administration organ horo closes
an editorial to-day on the continued Indian out-
ragos in tho Woat as foilovs: 1T is timo to
quit fooling.; The enyagcs might as, we'll un-
dorstand, frat ~ last that their soo alternative
on this continent Is civilization or annihlation."
LOUISIANA.
Tho Aamlnistraton has latoly gvSn NOV Or
Louisiana consulted their best intorosta thoy
would submit at once to tho Kellogg State Gov
ornmont No roIief Is expected from the noxt
Congress, as tho Republican party will then havo
groater majority than during tile last session.
WEST POINT VISITORS.
Tho following is announced as tho official List
Of the Doard Of Visitors to tho United Statoe
Military Academy for the year 1878, appointed
HeKown, nIinoia N: h. Thayor, Penn.
aylvania; William T. Early, Virginia Joseph
| Il. Mca1lllon, Maine; H. .: Curtis: Ohio; 4.
T. Alderman, Goorgia; A. L. Chapin, Wiscon-
Ohio; i John ": " Stevenson, Ste ] Kentucky. A. Ap..
pointed BY tho Holso Of Representatives John
gobuFn, Indiana; L. p. Poland, Vermont; 8. s.
TIE MAY INTEREST.
No order has got boen given by tho Hecretary
Of the Treasury for tile pay1nont without robato
| Of tho May interest OIL the public debt from and
| utter tomorrow, the 25th, as han boon done in
acvoral preceding instances, and 1t is probable
| that tho interest will be paid only whom duo on
| tho lst prox.
MONEY AND sTooKs.
Gov. Horny D. Coolsc, Of tho firm of Jay
Cooke l. Co., and brother Of tho Senior member
| thereof, said to-day tint the reaction for the
| better in tho money and stock market was sur
| priBing to him. He novor know quiet in tho
market to DO restored so Quiolly as it has been
Ho is Of opinion tl,at Comparatively little change
| III tho standard OF prices Of stocks and gold
| will occur during tile summon, for tho reason
| that during those months thoy range pretty
ea IT. boyss ssyes by the e Re Of ga T u no S
| May intorost, amounting in round numbers to
$4,000 900, owing to the fact that gold is In
good demand In consequence Of tho unusually
| largo importations, which aro likely to continue
until tho close Of the spring and carly summer
| trade.
70 tho Assoctat<a Ptess1
| PUBLIC LAND HEAULAT1oNH.
| WAslI1N0ToN, April 24.-The Commissioner Of
| Tar hna
| tiona undor tho act providing for tho salo Of
United states lands containing coal, approved
Marcll Inst, aB follows:
any individual OF 81 ycars Of ago and Q oItizou
of tho United States, or who has declared his in
| tention to become such, mny onter by legal sub
divisions my urea not exceeding 1G0 acres. Any
| association may cntor not to exceed $40 acres.
| Any asaociation. if not loss tlan four persons,
in working and improving any coal mine
| or mines, 1nny enter not exceeding GAO acres.
Tho price per aero is $40 whore tho land is sit
uatol moro than Is milcs from any completed
! railroad, and $40 per nero where the land ia
| within 15 nllos Of such road.
! In conflicts when improvements, etc., hnvo
boon commenced subsequent to March last or
shall bo hereafter commenced, priority OF pos
| when tho Inv has been fully complied with BY
oach purity. nero possession, however, with
out satisfactory improvements will not secure
tho contract to tho first occupant when the Rnb-
the law.
| Tho following ii summary Of tho condition
OF the wintor whoat, just issued from tho Agri-
| cultural Department:
On tho first week Of April considerable por.
tion Of the northorn bolt OF tho winter wheat
aroa waa covered with anow. Tho condition OF
that visible gaye promise. of general exemption
tho meteorological ysloisstaaoy Of April. N tic
Middle 6tatoB, D. great improvement upon tho
showing Of Init spring is everywhere conceded
especially IN New Jottssy tsy eRd statoa aat
Maryland is less favorable than last
year, and there arc Indications Of diminishing
|.Area in tho cotton States. although tho aeroago
lis not intcndca to bo given in this report. Miohi-
green md vigorous growth, wioroyor snow Inns
diaappoared to reveal 1t. and Ohio makes far
moro favorable returna than last year In Kon-
tting tic proeont appearance decidedly nnfavor-
liable cast, with Indications OF future improve
|ment aH tho weathor becomes settled.
n n1'; Indiana % and ~; iliinGts , the the oac. %n.
,colored. Tho dry aut.lmn retarded sooding
fnand gornination. and left tho plants too weak
and shallow rooted to endure wdll tho oifeots OF
tho winter'a ohangoa Of temperature. Similar
'but groat Improvement over last year is re:
porod, and q still moro favorable condition OK.
lists In Kansas. In Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa
and Nebraska, rs Is known, worry llttlo wintoi
wheat is produced, bnt full reports aro Eivon oi
such experiments. Tho indications from Calf
fornia all point to anothor yoar Of great abund-
nnco, scarcely d county reporting an unfayorablt
condition. Aa n whole, tho wheat prospect a
itto c1ono Of Tho wintor IL moro favorable than
tho sumo .lato III lB73.
/ F0n VIENNA,
t J. Il, Dodge Of tho Department Of Agricnl
turo, having boon tlcHtgnatod by the PreBidon
orc Of tho Honorary Commissioners to tho VI
enna Exposition, will accept the position as II
MD In hia investigation Of European aatiBtiea
hystemB, and III acquiring increased facilities fo