The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-06-24
AFTERNOON DISPATCHES.
Condition Of the Wheat and
Rye Crops Throughout
the United states.
Visit Oftiie Richmond knights
Tempiar 10 Providence,
Rhode Island.
Maine Democratic STATE Com
VeniiOn- Resolutions
and Nominee.
The nraguayan lscfngecsGi
eli Permission 10 Land.
Payment Oftlie Fnrragut Prize
MOney-The Last Cases
10 be Adjusted.
A Design for Stamping Cigars
Coupons 10 he Attached
10 the Cigar.
Platform Adopted by the GeOr.
gia Democratic state
Convention.
The Pnraguayan Refugees Civ
eli Permission 10 Land.

WASHINGTON, June 23.-The bureau
of agriculture publishes the following
synopsis of the condition of crops:
Winter wheat generally is reported AS
comparatively low. A marked inn
provement is noted since the April and
May returns in the wheat prospects of
the West, Bye promises better than
wheat, yet it may not mature to full
crop. ii is best in the northern New
England and gulf states.
Senator Robinson of South Carolina,
Is here.
PROVIDENCE, r. J., June 23.-The
members of the Richmond Command
cry of Knights remplar were inform
ally escorted about the city to-day, Wis
ting various manufacturing establish
ments aud objects of interest. This
afternoon they departed for home, via
Stonington and New York. The effect
of their visit has been salutary and
gratifying.
BANGOR, Me-, June 23.-The follow
ing is II synopsis of the resolutions
passed by the Democratic State Con-
vention:
The people of Maine, suffering
under the burden of oppressive taxa
ton, demand reform and appeal to all
men without regard to party names or
past differences to unite with them TO
secure this triumph. An effort was
made to incorporate the financial reso-
lutions of the Ohio Democratic Con-
vention, but failed. General Z. W.
Roberts, of Bangor, was unanimously
nominated for Governor. The conVen-
ton then adjourned.
WAsHINGTON, June 23.-No order
has yet been issued by the Secretary. OF
the Navy detailing any vessel TO lol-
low the Plymouth to the mouth OF the
Rio Grande. AS there IL Il sand bar there
with but four feet of water on 1t, II
will be impossible for any vessel of the
navy to ascend the river, besides tnefe
are shifting sand bars in the river, ana
were it possible for vessel to enter the
mouth il would be dangerous to make
the ascent. -Four or five launches can
be carried to the mouth OF the river,
and they with competent crews can be
sent up the river to cooperate with the
army in the suppression OF Mexican
raids.
The acting Secretary of the Treas
ury has to-day telegraphed to the Coi-
lector of Customs mt Charleston to al
low the political exiles who arrived Oh
the bark Perig to land, no good reason
heiug shown why they should he ex-
cluded from this country. The brig Ill
which they were broug Int sailed under
the Oriental flag, and there Is some
trouble in regard to her legal duty i'll
the limited States. The matter is now
under consideration in the treasury
Department. go, oao
a reolisition for thirty-six thousand
dollars on the Secretary ofthe Treasury,
IN nav the remainder of the Farragut
nrize awards. The original amount
was ninety thousand dollars. The sur
nlus will be placed to the credit OF the
Assistant Treasurer for the use of the
prize fund. 1t will be distributes
among four thousand tve hundred
persons heretofore attached to thirty
five or forty vessels of Farraguts Meet,
which made the captures from tpe
Confederates. The aggregate amount
of money derived from such Naval
captures during the late war was ABOUT
thirty-eight millions of dollars, o,
which fourteen million were turned
over to the Navy Pension fund, six,
teen million distributed to captors, and
the remainder consumed In expenses,
etc. The Farragut cases are the last to
be adjusted.
A committee appeared before the
Commissioner of Internal revenue 70
argue the advantages to the govern.
ment of new design by which cigars
shall all bear stamp in lieu OF .n me
general stamp now in use 10 prI.ete.
the national interests. The idea IL 10
have the cigar bear upon itself the eyl-
dence that the tax has been palu W
having a coupon from the box stamped
ON the cigar. The commissioner con-