The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-01-09
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES
WASHINGTON, Jan. s, 1876
A SPEECH FROM THE PRESIDENT.


After the sercnade tonight at Wizards to Messrs
Fort and Cason conspicuous the House for their ad-
vocaey claims OF The wounded Union soldiers to
Official place and prcferment the crowd and band
of suddenly to the White House, whercupon, after
little and cheering, the President; appeared and
made short speech
Aner expressing his thanks for and qualification at
the compliment he said that he didnt know that he
understood what this call meant. He told by
in the crowd that they old soldiers come
pay their respects that they the Boys Blue
the like.
One voice went into details and announced that they
we're the crippled men.
Appearing 70 get from this last statement the
President went 70 say that they class OF cit
he sympathzed with, and that far lay his
power, be would look after them. 81 can't make
speech you know, 4" said the President He was con.
Guiding when the speech finished for him by
shout OF mo, General, you're better at lighting
Amid the applause and cheers following he bowed him
self Of sight
1t is said that the third term movement contemplaes
revival OF the 'Boys in Blue" excitement and that
the serenades and speeches tonight part OF the
programme TO the ball IN motion.
COTTON REPORT ron DECEMBER
The Statstcian OF the Department of Agriculture has
completed the compilation OF Official returns for the
past month"; and finds correct the general assumption
OF lower yield OF lint In proportion TO seed cotton.
only two States Arkansas and Texas, report larger
proportion than in 1874 The Atlantic States, which
have previously made low estimates OF aggregate pro
ducton. all return smaller yield OF lint TO seed IN
comparison with the previous crop and none Of them
over thirty pounds 70 each hundred pounds OF seed.
The average In all OF the States Is four per
cent This reduction is Attributable In most cases 70
excessive moisture and resultant imperfect develop
ment OF the boil and In some 70 the effects Of early
drought IN preventing full maturity
Cotton grown In fields heavily dressed with CONNER
e,al fertilizers IL found have greater proportional
dcveiopment Of seed than OF lint
The average quality OF the nbre Is somewhat lower
than /. was year. Arkansas and Texas furnish the
only exceptions this statement though the average
depreciation slight in Louisiana and Alabama II Is
greatest In Mississippi and the Atlantic states
The proportion Of the crop gathered the LIST OF
December 90 per cont as reported, as follows
North Carolina 90; South Carolina, e5; Florida % /;
Georgia, %; Alabama, 81 Mississippi IS; louisiana,
So; Texas, o.; Arkansas 70; TENNESSEE, 49,
In Analysing tho monthly cotton reports OF the
the average condition from June 10 October Is made
e3k per cent against SO per In the period Of
1874 This would Indicate a crop Of about t4oo. 500
baIes with equally favorable autumn, and an equal
proportion Of lint The loss Of per cent in the yield
OF lint makes reduction Of 10000 bales, and the all
ference maturing and gathering since October points
70 a further reduction Of from TO per cont with
margin Of i000 900 bales for contingencies anor the
nrst week in December the seasons reports taken To-
getber Indicate a report OF not less than 1850 600
bales noF more than t,i5o,ooo
THE UNION WEBBING
The Treasury Department has decided that the Onion
webbing composed OF Silk cotton and rubber tho silk
not being the component material OF chief vaiuo.