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THE COTTON CROP OF "a.
The Figures OF the Agricultural Bureau
fen Per Cent. Decrease in Acreage.

The department of agriculture has is
sued its usual June statement of esti-
mates of the acreage of land planted in
cotton for the current year. The esti-
mates are stated in percentages of the
area planted last year; and, therefore,
in order to reach definite result, we
have to take the estimated acreage of
last year, and, from the percentages
given in the department rvPurt, ueIiuce
the estimated acreage for 1874. This we
have done in the following tPble:
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'eThis seat is engaged, /" said pretty
young maid, as / entered car one day.
"To whom?u IA young gentleman"
she poutingly said. "Then where is his
baggage, ] pray?" Her rosy lips opened
like rose buds in spring, her face in deep
bushes was dyed, as mutteTing Grossly:
you hateful old thingl Why, lam
his baggage"
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IN the Catholic chapel of Cas!lebar,
Dublin, a few Sundays ago, Rev. MIR.
Moran having thought proper to substi-
tute for the expected sermon on the gos-
pei OF the day some remarks on the
pending election, was TUdely interrupted
by the adherents of political candi-
date, who cried "Out," /" and rushed from
the building in a body. Many persons
were Injured in the crush.
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ADDITIONAL MARKETS.
BY rELEeRAPH.

GALVESTON, June 25.- Cotton
quiet; good ordinary, l5e; net receipts,
1S2 bales; experts coastwise, 8 bales;
sales, $50 bales.
CHARLESTON, June 25.-COtton
dull; low middling, 154c; good ordinary,
15c ali nominal; net receipts, IS bales
exports to the continent, 1872 bales; sales,
$50 bales.
SAVANNAH, June 25. - Cotton
dull; middliDg, 165c; net receipts, 3Sz
bales; exports coastwise, 592 bales; sales,
10 bales.
MOBILE, June 25. = Cotton dull;
middlings, 1890; exports coastwise, s.
bales; sales, 100 bales.
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BARTLETT.
The Delegates Elect from the Sixth,
Sevenak snd Einth civil Districts.

Special to the Appeal
BARTLETT, TENN, June 25.- Dele
gates for the ninth district = G. r.
Barnes, Sam. Snowden, DIR. Ed. Leake,
w. G. Allen, J. w. Allen.
Seventh District-H. i. Priddy, G.
A. Rose, J. S. Ogleshy, w. Canada,
S. A. Munson, @. NJ. Bartlett, 4. w.
Cole.
Sixth Distinctly. w. Williams, J..
W. Dickey, ]. F. MeCoIlum, Thomas
T. Taylor, W. II. Moncrief, J. q. Can
non. J. w. Alexander, P. A. Taylor,
Ben. Harris.
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TROTTING PARK.

III
l. HE MEMPHIS TROTTING PARK ASSO-
ciaiiOn Will, on the 28th instant, offer q
Purse OF $500, TO be trotted for BY Shelby
county hor e., at their Park on fernando
read. Horses must have been owned and In
Shelby county on and since the first day OF
June, ls74 $50 will be given to the first horse,
500 to the second and $50 to the third. Race,
mile heats TO harness and to rule. Entrance
10 per cent. Of purse, play or pay. Five to
enter a three to start. Entries TO close ten
days iIJln date, at the Clubroom at the Park.
Horses to start promptly at four o'clock pm
jel7 HENRY BROTHERS, Sup't.
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C.B. Ketchum, late superintendent
of the Union Pacific railway, was con-
victed of embezzlement at Omaha yes
terday, and gets one year in the State
prison.
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A mysterious female, who walked
from Omaha to San Francisco, has been
discovered in the latter city. She says
she lives in Illinois, and wants to go
home.
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DoUBTED.-That the near-sighted hen
that ate sawdust, supposing it to be
eornmeal, then laid a neet full of bureau
knobs, set on them three weeks, and
Matched out complete set of parlor fur
niture
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On Tuesday night a large store and
grist mill near Mt. Sinai, Long Island,
was blown down, killing five persons
and seriously iDjuring two.
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1t was intimated, and generally be-
lieved, in Washington last night that
the President has rendered the vacant
postmaster-g -generalship to Hon. Eugene
Hale, of Maine.
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DR.. p. Z. LANGDON, Professor Kings
College, London, is now in Memphis to COM
mand the victim of humanity. Am located
at No. 4 Mulberry street, corner Mulberry and
Beale streets. All chronic and nervous dis
the. disease is or how long standing. Perma-
nent cures guaranteed. VIII remain in Mem
phis for one year 10 give ample proofs OF cures.
Gfiice hours for gentlemen from to u a. m
and for ladies' from i to pm.
DIR. p. r. LANGDON.
Separate rooms for the reception of ladies.
Poor patients prescribed for free of charge.
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The Rhode Island legislature ad-
journed yesterday to meet in January,
when the balloting for United States
senator will be resumed.
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NTEAdBER OF BANNER LODGE s~.-s,...
vi No. III I. o. o. r: You ara sezf,
hereby notified to attend a regular -
meeting this FRIDAY evening 1ls5tss
June 26Ih, at 8 o'clock, for Election Of Officer
for the ensuing term,
c. GROSS, Y. q.
FRED. H. STARR, Secretary. je26
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STORM.
Destructive Wind a1d Rain Storm I'm
ohio and Iaciana-Partfcuiars.
TIFFIN. OHIO.

CINCINNATI, June 25.-The Gazette
special reports a severe storm of wind
and rain at Tifin, Ohio, this evening,
damaging crops, blowing down fences
and UnroOfng houses. 1t was the se-
verest stora ever known in thst region.
II visited McConnellsville at half-psst
one o'clock this evening. Numerous
business houses were unrOOfed, trees.
fences, and even houses We're prostrated.
2 he roof was taken OF Bassman 4 Go :
.oundry and driven through q brick wall.
TIE maTEethouse was unrOOfed. Many
business rlen sustained heavy losses.
No lives lost. The path of the storm
was two and a half miles wide.
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FoRT wAYNE, INpIANA.

Fort WAYNE, June 25.-1'elegrams
from various points in northern Indiana
and southern Michigan, report 8 severe
storm throughout that district to-day,
resulting in much damage to property.
AS far as heard from three persons were
struck by lightning and killed.
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fire communicated to the adjoining
buildings, until the entire west quarter
OF the block was destroyed. Whitney's
block was entirely demolished. 1t was
occupied by ]. w. Littlejohn, feed store;
Thomas McCulloch, produce dealer; d.
Humphreys, saloon, and Gibson & Wy
mOnd's office. Loss fully twenty thou
sand dOllars.
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Office Planters Insurance Company
MEMPHIS, June %, 1874.
~ The annual meeting Of the Stoekhold-
ers OF the PLANTERS assurance COM
PANY for the Election OF Directors, viii be
held at their Office on
Monday, the 6sh day of July Next.
at 10 o'clock am. The election 10 be held be-
tween the hours of 10 am. and pm.
By order Of the Board Of Directors.
te25 wa. GOODMAN, Secretary.
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southern Life Insurance Co.

MEMPHIS, TENN, June s, 1874.
FT7HE annual meetinRof the stockholders OF
i this company viii be held at the ofiiee OF
the com pany on
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ADDITIONAL RIvkR NEWS.

Meteorological Record.
SIGNAL SERVICE UNITED STATES ARMY,
MEMPHIS, Tenn, June 25, 1874.
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Taesday, July 7tb PrOx.,

Between the hours of and o'clock pm. at
this meeting Directors are to be elected for
the ensuing year,
Ie7 BEN MAY, Secretary,
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WHEELING, w. Va, June 25.-Louis
Laner, q resident Of this city, died
almost instantly to-day fVom the effects
Of sunstroke. Thermometer 9ss IA the
ahada
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PoUGHKEEPsIE n. Y, June 25.-The
sculling race between SchaTff and
Ten Eyck took place this morning at
eight O'clock. There was quite q rolling
sea. Scharff kept the lead all the
way around the stake-boat and down
the home stretch to within quarter Of
q mile of the home boat, when Ten
Eyck Tapped Scharff and passed him
amid wild excitement. Scharff's boat
was half full Of water. Ten Eyck won
the race by six lengths in twenty-five
minutes. The distance was three miles.
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71aDf, e could not 3l17 Z d tbs pT9seIl,
and the prisoners were therefoFe epCtied
&. hail Is 4l.a ann nf Gle thlfn.aIad dol.
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Copnngrafsen.

MADISON, IND June 25.-The largest
fire that has occurred in this city for
years broke out this morning in the ex-
fensiye steam coeper-shop Of Gibson &
Wvmond, fronting on Ohio street, be-
tween West and Mulberry. The shop
was only partially destroyed, but the
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The Postmaster -Geherslship =" "Sam
Purdy" SOld-Yaie College Alum
nI-CriminaI Chronicle.
The Auti-PapaI DemoRstrsiiOa-LHm
bermen's COnTeniiOn-POitical
News,
Railway Items-Raee NeWs-Shaeking
Aeeident-DestructiVe Fires
Etc, Etc, Ete,


WASHINGTON, June 25.-The customs
receipts for the week ending June 25th,
were, at New York, 81 ,64S, III; at Phil
sdelphia, $2l6, ,36s; Boston, $50, ,585.
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p {. p y . Illl7sT FUW IIH s8
,z5siA4eu M strength and fdlI welehos
Sold at wholesale aa3 retsii s5..7,a-ol1,,
throughout the United states. ~ deale.ss +,
droceffes AID fa1aIiF Snnafles.
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Inc omeiaI vote OF oregon.

SANFRANCIsCo, June 26.-The follow
ing official vote Of Oregon for congress
man, Ladow, Democrat, 1852; Williams,
Republican, $40; Davenport, Independ-
emf, $3.50.
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 25.-''Sam
Purdy" was sold st auction to-day for
twenty-One thousand five hundred dol
lars. Frank Malone was the purchaser.
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MILAN, June z5.-A fifteen-year
contract was definitely closed here
to-day for putting Pullmsn palace cars
on all trains and lines OF upper Italy.
This covers the great routes of pleasure
travel, via the northern lakes. The
press highly compliments American
progress and the direeE0r-general at
Milan on his enterprising appreciation
of the pubIip wants
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WTLIIA1IsPORT, Pa, June 25.-At
the lumbeTmen's convention to-day
resolutions were passed respecting the
preservation of American forests, and
committee was appointed to furnish sta
tistical reports concerning the amount
Of white and yellow pine and all other
valuable timber in the United States
aud CGna1z, and % iu 0sGigSue Lne dlI-
ferent forms Of stocking timber, with
the view of regulating the supply. East
Saginaw was designated as the place for
holding the next convention, September
Is, 1874.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-03-11
ABOUT TENNESSEE FINANCES.

In answer to our inquiry about the pay
ment in advance of the July interest on
Tennessee bonds, the Union and Anaeri-
can gives US the following facts. 1t Is not
customary to gain so many facts in such a
short space, from the Nashville papers.
We publish the reply, as we shall have
occasion to notice it hereafter. It is as
follows:
About the first of February the Treas
urer of the State found that there was a
large amount of funds on hand. set apart
10 pay the July interest, on which the
State received nothing. He determined,
if possible, to anticipate the payment OF
the July interest, and save the proper re-
bate of interest for the State, to say MOTH
ing of the cost of exchange, express charg
es and other expenses incident to its pay
ment in New York. During February
the amount of coupons cashed was S27,-
S65. The State saved thereon the sum OF
S57s.53 by reason of such payment. Du-
ring the month of March, the financial
officers expect to pay three or four times
as much, and every dollar by June 1st.
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aDxrillt &3'tfRlu Chronicle.
OUR FINANCIAL CONDITION.

some time ago Mr.. Dawes, of Massachu-
setts, delivered speech in the House, Civ
ing a not very encouraging picture of Our
financial condition. We thought then, as
We thought two years ago, OF former sim.
lar effort, that while his motives were
good his figures were sensational-not suf-
liciently considered. Our impressions have
been confirmed by the review of his effort
made few days ago, by Hon. Ellis II.
Roberts, of New York. Heshows that in
stead of our expenditures increasing, they
have decreased the past year over the COR
responding period of last year, by 81, 440,-
534, notwithstanding the extra expense of
$1,000 600, made necessary by the Virgin
us affair. The statement for February
will make this still more favorable. The
Conclusions reached by his speech are that
there is no need of increased taxation or
Of loan to meet our current liabilities. 4
special dispatch to the New York Times
reports part of the speech as follows
Mr.. Roberts thought that Mr.. Dawes
mad unfairly represented the condition of
The National Treasury. This was especial
~ true of the statement which was the
climax OF his speech that, while the eX-
penditures for last year We're $500, 000, 900,
with reduction of the public debt. the
expenditures for this year are S319, 600,
without a reduction Of the public debt.
These 1918, 000,0 900 embraced the sinking
fund, and, had the proper deductions been
made, a decreasing scale of expenditures
during President Grants Administration
would be shown. This scaleis represented as
follows: 1862 S322, 600, OOO1s7O, S309, 600 900;
le71, $500, 900, 900: 1872, S277 900, 900; 1873,
S2900O0 900; 1874, $3.50 DOC, 600. Even adding
the Spanish war excitement expenditure
Of $4,000 900, the expenditures above the
last year were less than So, 100000 Be-
sides, there have been taken from the
Treasury this year already $4,000, 900 for
the sinking fund, and S6,000,OOO in gold
for partial redemption of the loan of 1855.
The financial condition of January and
February lend especial confidence to this
hopeful view. In January the reduction
of the debt was 81, 1S5, 211, against an in
crease in January of last year of S406, 900,
which is a better statement for this year
oy s., 100000. In February the expendi-
lures were less than for the same month
last year, and the reduction of the public
debt was S2,590,000, an amount greater
than the demand upon the Treasury for
the sinking fund.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-03-11

y NASHVILLE correspondent of the
Courier-JourndL, who processes to know
something, has been giving his views on
the somewhat complex subject of Tennes-
see politics. Among other things he says
it is 'rumored" that Gov. Brown is can
didate for the United States Senate. We
remember to have heard such rumor our
selves. The correspondent says:
Unless the Governor positively declines,
however, his warm friends will press him
for the position. He has made a good
Governor, and will go out of the Guberna-
torial chair with more friends than when
he went in. The temperance men object
to him, however, on account of his veto
of the Local Option Law. This class are
now more of power in the State than
ever before, and they will make themselves
felt at future elections.
Speaking of Ex-President johnson, he
says:
OF course Andy johnson Is pue forward
as q candidate for Governor and Senator,
and even for Congress in his district. His
friends are numerous and Jealous, and
will never be quiet until their hero gets a
place. With them it is Andy or row.
Care must be taken in the selection of n
candidate, for if one Objectionable to the
independently or johnson men is taken,
he viii be comfortably laid upon the shelf
in November, just as brave and generous
Frank Cheatham was last election. 1t
will not do to spit in the faces or even
tread on the toes of the johnson men.
There are thirty thousand Of them in the
State; they most effectually hold the bal
ance of power. and they must he treated
with due consideration in making up the
November slate or they will break IL AS
they did last year.
Abiding TO the much talked of "politi-
cal love-feasp' at Bartlett, he says:
The recent meeting and long string of
resolutions adOped in the Shelby county
| (Bartlet.) looks on the face of IL like n
| treaty Of peace between the BOurbons and
independents. 1t was indeed asort of love.
feast, and for few days it appeared as
though the Bourbon hons aud Iadepend-
| ent lambs were 70 lie down together, but
since then there have been sever.
al notes of discord from different
sections OF the State. There are
BourbOns who think that the Inde-
pendents will want too much, and Indie.
pendents who are quite certain that they
| will not get enough I'm the general parcel
! ing out Altogether IL Is likely that there
has been fully as much fuss made about
the Bartlett gathering Is its significance
! demanded. In "A month from now we can
tell more abOutit.
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WASHINGTON ITEMS.

The first case on the calendar to be tried
before Chief Justice Waite involves the
right of State and municipal governments
to tax national bank shares.
It is stated that q resolution will be in
troduced in the House on Monday pro-
viding that the Door-keeper shall employ
crippled soldiers for his assistants, to the
exclusion of all able-bodied citizens.
Mr.. Butler, of Tennessee, introduced a
bill II. r. 2,255) for the relief of William
G. Kyle, of East Tennessee, which was
read a first and second time, referred to the
Committee on War Claims, and ordered to
be printed.
Mr.. Crutchfield introduced bill H. r..
No. 2,256l to enable J. II. Craigmiles, of
Cleveland, Tennessee. TO import certain
marble free of duty, which was read first
and second time, referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means, and ordered to be
printed.
Mr.. Butler, Of Tennessee, introduced a
bill II. r. No. 2,43G) granting pension to
Mrs. Haney WInstead. widow of Riley
Winstead, late of Hawkins county, Ten
nessee, which was read a first and second
time, referred to the Committee on Invalid
Pensions, and ordered 10 be printed.
Eighty cases have been brought before
the United States Circuit Court at Chicago,
one of which having been decided in favor
of the Merchants National Bank OF that
city, wasappeaed by the State ofIllinois, as
test case, 70 the United States Supreme
Court. The Attorney General of Illinois
is here TO argue the case, when II comes
up on tomorrow. The decision settles a
| large number of cases now pending in
! lower courts, and is looked for with much
! interest.
The new ten-cent fractional currency
note is now In pretty general circulation,
and installments of them have been sent
to the several Assistant Treasurers and
! Government depositaries. The new TWEEN
| ty five cent note, also of new design, but,
| unlike the ten.cent note, no larger than
| the issue now in circulation, will be ready
| for issue in the course of few days. These
/ are the first Rotes on which the entire
work Of printing and engraving was done
in Washington.
| Mr.. Farwell. of Illinois, has introduced
a petition in the House, from Professor
Edward Powers, praying TO have the prac-
ticab lily of producing rainfall by the use
Of artillery tested. The petitioner repre-
SCENTS that IL the commonly accepted theory
| that rains can be brought on by cannoDa-
ding l. found correct, there will be a basis
established upon which to found system
! for the prevention Of severe droutbs, with
! their consciousness OF short crops and the
destruction OF forests by fires. The peti-
J ton went % the Committee on Agricul'
J ture.
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THE aRoEsBEcK SCANDAL.

The Hon. VIM. Groesbeck, who defend.
ed Andrew johnson in his impeachment
trial, and who was long talked of as the
Democratic candidate for the Presidency
has recently turned up in most unex'
pected piece of jobbery in Cincinnati. The
Graphic states it thus:
Mr.. Groesbeck was q man of great abiIi-
ties and unsullied character. Few men
stood higher in public estimation, and he
was often spoken of as future candidate
for the Presidency. And yat this man
confesses that he paid Sl2.50O to induce
the City Council of Cincinnati to purchase
certain property from him at q large price
He had not even the excuse of poverty
and can offer nothing in his defense eX-
cept the meaningless phrase that he sin
tended no wrongn
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THE ToRBETT ISSUE:


The Supreme Court at Nashville has now
under consideration the case involving the
validity of the Torbett issue Of the Bank
of Tennessee, or more plainly, the notes OF
the bank issued after the State went into
the rebellion. There has been great trouD
Die in securing competent court. Hon.
+. II. Ewing, who was appointed, de-
clined to serve. Gov. Brown has appointed
Judge David Campbell, Of Franklin, and
John w. Head, of Gallatin. These two,
with Judge Nicholson, will hear the cause.
The points presented by the case are,
First. Shall the assets of the bank be adj
ministered under the deed of trust provi'
ded for by the Act Of the Legislature Of
February 10th, 1866, which prefers the
common school fund and the creditors and
note holders of the bank prior to 9Th May,
1861 or under the charter of the bank
Second. Do the holders of the notes is
sued after the 9Th day of May, 1861, stand
upon the same ground as those holding the
ante -belIuDl issues?
Third. Is Watson, as trustee Of the
bank, bound to receive the issues referred
to as payment for debts due the bank?
The counsel appearing are of the highest
standing. Chancellor East and John
Trimble appear for the of the bank
John Reid and Judge Baxter for the de-
positors; aud fol- the State, Attorney Gen.
eral Heiskell and w. +. Cooper.