The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-07-25
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VOLUME VIII.

Reports OF the condition of the cotton crop
to the department of agriculture to July 1st,
indicate as follows Owing to the causes re-
ported in June, the crop is generally from two
to fourweeks late throughout the cotton states.
Weather uuprecedentedly wet, varying from
25 to IS days, ending about 25th of June. The
area Of cotton planted is sufficient to tax la
Dor to the utmost under the most favorable
circumstances. wet we ltheF preventing work
and stimulating the growth of grass and
weeds, not only caused poor stands and grassy
and otherwise unfavorable condition quite
generally, but has maze necessary the aban-
donment of large portion of the area
planted, probably nearly enough to bring the
acreage down to what it was last year. Re-
ports, with rare exceptions, are despOndenE
and picture a somewhat gloomy prospect
Doubtless the majority fall in with the COM
mon tendency to exaggerate the bad effects
upon crops Of unfsvorable weather prevailing
at the present, and to undervalue chances of
recuperation from those effects. Reports
show generally that favorable weather for the
last ten days Of June had the effect to change
the condition somewhat rapidly for the better
Cotton worms, caterpillars and lice bad made
their appearance in small numbers at several
apprehension of damage. The average condi-
ton for the cotton states, not counting Vir-
ginia, made up from all counties reported, was
s9.5.
The war department has issued an order
that supplies, stores or property of any kind,
procured out of army appropriations, shall
not be transferred in any way or under any
circumstances for the use of Indiana, except
under authority obtained from the secretary
of war, and that any officer violating this Or
der shall be charged with the money value of
supplies, stores or property transferred, and
be otherwise held accountable according to
circumstances ...r
The plates for the new so. cent note have
been prepared at the bureau of engraving and
printing Of the treasury department. and the
work of printing the new note has been COM
menced, though it will be, probably, some
days before the note will be issued to the pub
lie. The new note viii be about one-quarter
of an inch shorter than that now in circulation,
and quarter of an inch wider, its dimensions
being 39< inches long by 2 iches wide. On the
face of the note, left-hand side, is vignette
head of Samuel Dexter, who was secretary Of
the treasury in 1901, and former governor of
the state of Massachusetts,.
The commissioner of customs has just
prepared a report for the use Of the secretary
of the treasury on the amounts of customs
frauds on the government for the fiscal year
ending June 80, showing that they were settled
on the basis of payments aggregating 81, ,432,
100. Taking into account the fact that but
comparatively small proportion of the frauds
committed are discovered, the exhibit is truly
a serious one. .t.
The encouragement has decided that the
present commissioner of internal revenue has
no right TO open for re- adjudication a claim for
taxes illegally assessed, adjusted and settledby
one of his predecessors, because, in his opin-
ion, such predecessor erred in Judgment,
thee being no new evidence or facts in the
case.