The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-05-06

The agricultural department has 70,
eelNel important Reports Oi the cOndi-
lloh 81 The growing crops, The area Ut
lana IN winter wheat this spring II
seven per cent above That Of lasl year
The appearance Of the crops in The
north ana west Is below the average of
last spring. but Ia the south II IL better
The secretary Of the treasury hus
given directions 10 the assistant treas
ufer Ia New York 10 sell $1,000, 900 in
gold during the month of May, Ra fol-
lows One aud u half million dollars
on the first aud third Thursdays aud
one million dollars on the second aud
fourth Thursdays, each,
The bonds called In by the treasury
are llye'twenly bonds, that II 10 say,
coupon bonds, known ~ The fourth
series, net Of February %, 1862, dated
May /, 1862.
The secretary OF the lreasuary hasre.
quesled Treasurer spinner, Ia cOmpll-
ance with the terms Of the third nee
ton Of the net TO provide for the re-
sumption Of specie payments, to eause
legal tenders 10 the amount of - 1885,
llO 10 be Withdrawn from the ayNila-
bic currency Of the treasury, aud re-
deem and destroy the same, being
eighty per cent of the additional olrcu-
latlon Issued 10 banks during AprlLun-
III further redemption under said act
shall he ordered, until the amount of
United States notes outstanding aud 10
be used ~ circulating mediums shall
not exceed S37s,05l,7GO
The tail end Of the greNt l'Arragut
caso has been disposed Of In the su'
prone court, That court held that
they could not 80 behind the award Of
the Hrbtrntors, who were the selection
Of the parties, aud confirmed the de-
clslOn Of the supreme court Of the dis
tIlct Of Columbia, which awarded on
this part Of the eases about $4,000 In
favor OF the officers and men Of l'nrra-
CUTS New Orleans fleet. These eases
have been bitterly opposed by the gov
eminent since their inception, aud
their history will form interesting
reading to the public. Altogether the
awards In these cases will amount TO
over Sl,000,O0O, General
Butler has had charge Of these cases
for number of years. The claims
were originally for about S2,0O0,000,
but by the efforts Of special govern
ment counsel the amount was cut
down about 100000,
The Elgee cotton case has at last
been finally decided, and in u manner
which surprised most of the members
of the supreme court bar. There were
several contrasting claimants for the
proceeds Of five hundred and seventy
two bales of cotton, which were raised !
on J. X, Elgee's plantation, in Louis
lana, and claimed to have been pur-
chased through Elgee's agents, The |
cotton was seized during the war and
sold, and the proceeds placed In the |
government treasury, TO the account OF
the captured and abandoned fund.
After a hard fight, the court of claims
rendered judgment, about two years
ago, in favor OF the claimants for
about $4,000, holding that, under the
laws of Louisiana the sale and delivery
were complete. From this, an appeal
was taken by the United States. To-
lay, the supreme court, by majority
)plHlDu, ucClucu tbc CusC upoh WIG
Of common law, and ignored
he law of Louisiana. Judgment was,
therefore, rendered in favor of the per-
,onal representative Of Elgee for the
sum In the treasury.
The Importance of the decision of
he United States supreme court to-
lay, in the case of the state of Mary
and against the Baltimore and Ohio
will be more fully appreciat-
ID when it is understood that Indirect
y the decree ailirms the right of con-
sress to regulate inter state commerce,
which right has long been disputed
question.
AdviceS from Cuba are to the effect
hat as the rainy season is about to set
n, partial cessation of hostilities may
De expected for The next sixty days,
but it is predicted that it will be the
ull preceding the storm which will
'ollow. Meanwhile it is believed the
Spaniards will attempt to induce the
United States to aid them III the way
If an indirect protectorate, with or
without the consent of the Madrid al-
horities, to prevent further destruc-
ion by the Cuban patriots of property,
n the products of which this country
las vital interests.