The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-07-04

COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.

COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.
The closing price of gold in New York, on
the 10Th, was 110 7-S.
The National Cotton Exchange Conven-
ton organized at Atlanta, Ga, on the 10th,
with the following officers: John Phelps, of
New Orleans, President, c. A. Easton, of
New York, Vice-President; John S.. Joaf, of
Memphis, Secretary.
The National Crop Reporter publishes re-
ports from correspondents up to June 1,
which are summarized as follows:
A severe drouth has prevailed in nearly all por-
tions of the country east of the Rocky Mountains
as far as New England, with more or less dam
age 20 the growing crops Ihe a e6ndtlon 6i tne
Iewa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and
Wisconsin was nearly three per cent. above
very high in Iowa, five per cent. above an aver
age, and in the other States below. The average
condition of the oats in the Same States, at the
low good average Missouri Being the only
State reporting an average. In barley there is
small increase in area sown. and in rye slight
falling off. The condition of the tobacco crop in
Kentucky Southern Ohio and Indiana and in
Tennessee, is such as to make the outlook very
bad one. Aside from the late frosts, the bug, the
fy, and other insects, have been very destructive.
the ground being too dry. il seems to be gen.
1ral opinion among growers and dealers that the
to two-thirds of last years crop. Much damage
is reported by the potato bug. which are evident
ly increasing in numbers. Comparatively little
damage is reported by chinch bugs, and no eX-
tensive destruction by grasshoppers
The troubles in the Goa. mines in the vicin-
ity of Nelsonville, Ohio, were reported 10 be
all over on the 18th.
Following is the comparative cotton state
ment for the week ending June u:
1874. 1873.
Net receipts for past week
all U. S. ports. ......... II, AIS l9,05T
Total receipts from Sept.
to date all u. S. ports. 3,6S9, ,53l 3, Al, POT
Exports for past week
from all ports. s........... 2S,146 % 729
Total exports from Sept.
TO date from all ports. 2, ,658, 407 2, ,469, ,565
stock now on hand at all
, ports .,........... ZI4,oOo 2o4, AUS
The suspension of the firms Of Turner
Brothers and R. w. Berry, Wall street brok-
ers, was announced in New York on the 10th.
The former firm state their suspension to be
due to their having made large advances on
Western railroad bonds, especially those of
the Indianapolis, Bloomington and Western
Railway.
Counterfeit coupons of the Central Pacific
Railroad series have been detected in New
York.
The annual session of the Butter and Egg
Association of the United States commenced
at Indianapolis on the 18th.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
A dispatch from Prescott, Arizona, states
that ON May 81 Lieutenant King and his sol
diers attacked band of Apaches camped on
the mesa near Diamond Butte, and killed
nine of them. Eighty-four Apaches, with
their chiefs, had surrendered at Camp Verde.
During school exhibition at Oakland, KY,
on the evening of the 11th, coal-oil lamp ex-
piodsd ON the stage, completely enyelopfng in
flames young lady named Miss Sallie Smith,
who stood near by. The affrighted girl inn
mediately sprang off tie stage, among the
Her father finally succeeded in smothering
the flames, though not in time, it was thought,
to save her life.
At recent fire at Port Jervis, N. Y, a
woman named 0dell. being under the inn
preston that her child was still in the house,
rushed inside the burning building and was
burned to death. Her child was safe outside
at the time.
A horrible crime came to light at Law
renceburg, Ind, on the 18th, the dead and ter.
ribly mutilated bodies OF Mrs. Mary E. Brad
ley and her two daughters, aged respectively
ten and twelve years, being discovered in
their house, two miles from the village. The
family were poor, the husband being COM
mon farm laborer, and there was no clue to
the perpetrator of the crime.
News received from Gen. Custar, at Fort
Lincoln, via St. Paul, 18th, brings informa-
ton of an attack by party of Sioux on the
village of Fort Berthold. The attack was
made from across the river, and the Indians
from the Agency crossed over and engaged
the Sioux. There were some six or seven
killed during the fight. Gen. Custar was in
tending to move on the 21st.
A street fight between two San Fran
cisco editors, De Young, of the Chroni-
Gle, and Napthaley. of the Sun, took place on
the 10Th. Eight shots were fired. Result-a
little messenger boy wounded in the leg. The
combatants were arrested.