The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-12-24
LATEST NEWS SUMMARY.
ERaM MASItINGTON.

'Ehe President hasEsent to the 1Senste,
a very large number Of persinations, almost
all of them being appointments made during
the recess, Anon them are the following
Zachariah Chandler, to be Secretary of She
Treasury; Christian Walwebe4l cf Iowa, Min
lister Resident to E,Nad6T; John c. New, OF
Indiana, Treasurer of the United States;
Cuts +. Burnham, of Kentucky, Assistant,
Secretary OF the Treasury; John i. Smith, of
Ohio, Commissioner ~ fndian Affairs These.
! nominations were confirmed by the Senate
at the Executive session.
1t appears from the diplomatic CORES
I pOndence accompanying the Presidents ines
sage that in July hast the Vehezuelan gov
eminent PAID r6 the American minister
twelve tRaasand three hundred and sixty
six iSsihds sterling, being funds deposited
for United States claimants under the awards
of the mixed commission, erd offers monthly
payments in future. The correspondence of
minister Cushing with the secretary of state
eohAnences ON Che fourth OF November, 1874,
but contains no dispatches of recent date.
1t appears from the diplomatic cor
respondence accompanying the presidents
message that in July last the Venezuelan
goyernment7Pai 10 the American miniter
twelve thousand three hundred and sixty
Six pounds sterling, being funds deposited for
UNITED States claimants under the award of
the mixed commission, and offers monthly
payments in future. The correspondence of
Minister Cushing with the secretary of state
commences ON the fourth of Nobember, 1874,
but contains no dispatches of recent date.
The secretary of the treasury has sent
to congress his estimates for the fiscal year
endingJ une 80, 1877, the following being the
total7recapitulation 10y departments Con-
\ gress, S6,95S,4 ,47j; department of justice, S.
s5o,O4o;i executive proper, S7S, 400; depart
ment of state, sl,6OlO95; agriculture, $751;
800; treasury department, III, 193, ,267 war
department, s57,430,499; navy department
S22, ,792, ,426 interior department SlO,594,125;
postofice department S9,s62, IA; grand to-
tai, $3i4,6l2, ,G06.
-- The agricultural report for November
and December saws the November returns
indicate that the corn crop of 1875 was one
of the largest ever grown in the country,
probably equaling the very large crops of
L
/ 1870 and 1872. 1t is at least one-fourth
greater than the crop of 1869. Every sec
| ton of the Union reports some increase. The
potato crop is extraordinary in both product
! and quality of yield. In the districts re-
ported, it is one-fourth greater than last year.
In the rainy section sthe sweet potato crop
suffered in yield and quality from excessive
moisture. In the Gulf States and west of the
Mississippi DE y eld largely exceeded that of
last wear. The quality is about the average.
The cotton crop will pass the limit of four
million bales. New England reports good
hay crop, but in other States the quality
l was much damaged by rains. The November
returns indicate an increase IN the tobacco
yield Of over IS per cent. compared with
last year when partial failure was expert
enced. All the large tobacco States show b
marked increaSe in production, especially
Tennessee and Kentucky. The year has beer
mostly one of disaster to fruit growers. Tht
Luckwhcat crop equals that of last year. An
4 extraordinary increase in the sorghum croF
over last year. is indicated in the Southern
States and in the Mississippi Valley.