The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-14
Latest News from Washington.
Ente Weather Rcport.


WASHINGTON, August Al 4. Mover
! the Middle States and Lower Lake region,
generally higher barometer and lower tempe.
nature, northeast to southeast winds, and
| clear or partly cloudy weather.
Associated Press Tecrram.1
WASHINGTON, August 49, p. M-Du-
i ring Friday, over New England, the press
urc will increase, with north to east winds
and partly cloudy and cool weather.
| Over the South Atlantic and East Gulf
States, stationary or falling barometer. slight
| ~ lower temperature, winds mostly from
| the east and north, partly cloudy weather
and rain.
over the West Gulf States, lower barome-
| winds, aud partly cloudy weather. with pos
| slbIy rain arcas.
Over Tennessee aud the Ohio Valley,
! slightly lower barometer and temperature.
| north and east winds, partly cloudy weather,
and in the former possibly light rain.
| Condition Of the lotion Crop.
| WASHlSGToN, August 49, The August
returns Of the Department Of Agriculture
| show m Improvement in the prospects OF
the cotton crop In all the large cotton states
|
average decline is two per cent. Virginia
| also declined two per cent, Arkansas one
| per cent, and Tennessee six per cent. The
two States last-uamed complain of OK
| trnsivc and severe droughts. North Caro-
lima maintains her July average reporting
a general prevalence Of fine conditions Of
| growth, and no insect dcpredator., except
| lice, in few places. In Lincoln county the
crop was twenty days in advance, the first
| bloom being on July 3l>t. South Carolina
| reports 4 considerable Improvement: while
! Georgia advances her average one per cent;
| Mississippi, TWO per cent, and Florida, six
| per cent. From several counties in these
| States come complaints of local drought. im-
! poycriShinS the growth Of plants. In others
| heavy rains have caused an excessive growth
of weeds, with q tendency to long joints and
small fruitagc. Caterpillars are reported
| in n:auy localities, but they appear
to be generally later in their depreda-
tons than the crops. Several correspondents
| think they are too late 10 damage any but
! top crops. In some counties the bottom
crops are poor, while tie middle crops are
iuXuriant. Where good stand WAS secured
elrly, the crop is generally reported rs bet
ter than for years. Louisiana suffered Sc
verelv from freshet> in the early part Of the
season, reducing her July average to -. The
| disastrous consequences were partly rene
| died by improved conditions Of growth in
| July, but still the crop is II per
cent. below average. In some parishes,
as in East Feliciana, the working
| force OF farm animals was seriously
! crippled by the charbon, ciusirg the crops to
remain unTorkcd ut critical periods. No
| serious inScct-injuricS are fUreSbadowed, and
| the tone OF correspondents is more hopeful.
| Texas increases her high average, showing
| a general and satisfactory Improvement. IN
| scc;s were demonstrating in different quar-
| tiers. but were successfully met. In Con.
tales county large red wasp vas making
war on the farmers enemies, while in Wal
| Ter county ilncks of snail birds never before
| seen were very destructive 10 them. The
| State averages were rs follows: Virginia, IS
Der cent. OF an average crop: North Caro-
| lima. 102 South Carolina. 81; Gcorgia, 90:
Florida, 102: Alabama, go Mississippi, So;
Louisiana, So; Texas, 1O5; Arkansas, s. !:
Tennessee. So.
ATLANTA, GA, August 13.--Priyate letters
from SOUTHWEST Georgia state that III the last
tour, days catcrpilIar> have made their aI-
pcaruucc in large numbers and The FARMERS
are in great fear for the cotton crop.
Washington items.
WAsnIHGroS, August 49, President Grant
declines TO deliver an Grafton ut the dedIca-
| ton Of the Lincoln monument.
+, -. II. de l.ashmutt, OF Buckcyestown.
| Md, is appointed railroad post-oilicc clerk
on the route Of the Baltimore aud Onlo rail-
road from Washington 10 Grafton. Va.
Charles ;. Golf, Of Maryland. is promoted
on the same line from clerk 10 head clerk.
| The West Point Visitors were unanimous
upon coIored cadet Smiths incompctency.
| The opinion Of the Attorney General that
the United States have exclusive jurisdiction
over cemeteries concludes
| ''But if. rs usually the case, the State, in
maxim. the cession or in giving its consent
| to the purchase. reserved the right to serve
and execute lis process upon the land, or an.
neXcd any other like condition. it has been
held that the acceptance of ces>ion Of this
reservation amounts to an agreement on the
part of the United States to permit the free
exercise of such process as being Qt0d hoe its
own process, and upon any other conStruc.
ton the ce>>ion would he nugs;ory and void
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