The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-26
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SPRINGFIELD, H., Aug. 25.-In the
state board OF equalization, this morning.
Mr.. Warmers resolution, fixing the assess
ment of the state at so per cent. of the
cash value Of the property, came up. Mr..
Derickson moved to make it 40 per cent.
Other motions we're made making it 55
and 65 per cent. All of these were voted
down. and the original resolution was
adopted. Mr.. Whitney voted for 10 per
cent. He and Mr. Derickson voted at last
for so per cent. as a compromise. The
resolution passed by Is yeas to nays.
The board then adjourned till tomorrow
morning
The railroad commissioners have their
work we'll under way, and will probably
row for the extension. The assessment of
cent. lower than last year.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-The depart
ment of agriculture reports the average
condition of spring wheat on Aug. l, in all
states producing it except California, as
$40 per cent. The extremes are 80 in
Wisconsin and Minnesota and 60 in Neb-
raska. The condition of winter wheat is
not reported, except statements that vast
quantities were swept away or damaged in
degrees ranging from serious injury to utter
ruin. The average condition Of corn in all
the states is Sc.
Corn-The higest averages reported are
in Kansas ll0, Tennessee ia, Missouri
lI2, Mississippi Ill, New Jersey and Ar
kansas log, Virginia 1O8, West Virginia
lO6 Connecticut. MARYLAND and Nebraska
los, Pennsylvania and North Carolina lO3,
Kentucky lO2, Oregon l0l, Delaware and
Alabama 100, Illinois SO, New York &C.,
Ohio 9l, Iowa 81, Wisconsin SO, Indiana
and Minnesota SO, Georgia s., Texas S5.
The other states range between S3 in South
Carolina and 90 iu New Hampshire.
Oats-The average condition of tn
country is 9l The states above the aver
age are Mississippi ll9, Texas, Arkansas
and Wisconsin Ill, Vermont los, Connec-
ticut, New York and California lOl, Ore
gon l03, Michigan lOl, New Hampshire,
Pennsylvania, Louisiana and Iowa
are below the average; Kentucky,
Indiana and Nebraska are down tC
63; Kansas is &c, South Carolina and De-.
aware 70, Tennessee II, Virginia rs, Ma
rylaud SO, West Virginia 96, Ohio "a
, Potatoes promise an extraordinary crop.
The average condition in all states, exclu
sive of Nevada, is about lO4.
= Tobacco-Maryland, Virginia, North
l Carolina, Florida and Mississippi repor
considerably above the average, Tennessee
= about per cent, and Kentucky 7 PEI
cent. higher,
.. DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 25.-The Green
back convention called by Moses w. Field
is considered failure, At least ten thnus
and people we've expected, but at the hou
of organization only some six hundred
= were present. w. D. Kelley, Matt Car
a penter, Wendell Phillips, Senator Gordon
NJ Horton, of Illinois. and James Buchan
!. an, of Indiana, we're announced as speak
ers. but only Kelley and Horton are il
, town. The officers of the meeting wer'
n announced and the secretary appointed
e after which Kelley commenced speaking
Is The committee on resolutions repor;e,
= number of resolutions, which were unar
imously adopted, among them the follow
ing:
The government owes to the people a
absolutely safe and uniform currency
. adapted to their varying needs, in amour
and of value not materially different fror
that of other civilized nations; that th
providing of currency for the people
an attribute Of sovereignty, and We d.
mand that the government of the Unite
# States shall perform this duty in such
manner as to furnish the public an amour
= of currency adequate to the business r
: quirements Of the country, and indepel
y dent of the action of banks or private co
porations.
That the enactment Of the last congre
providing for the resumption of spec
payments in 1879 is impossible of exec
ton and disastrous in its effects upon Il
ID business OF the country, and we demar
= it's immediate repeal.
4 That We recommend the organization
= greenback clubs in every state of the Uni
! to carry out the principles set forth in {
' above resolutions.
That we are neither repudiationists 4
! inhationists, but the friends of safe a
reliable currency; that we propose to
- deem the greenback circulation of I
sS. United States at the pleasure of the ho
re- ers thereof in bonds of the United Sta
e.. 4. bearing low rate Of interest. convertil
Us at the pleasure of the holders into gre'
backs, thus redeemlng the original pro
IN ise of the government when it first issu