The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-09
Foreign News.
Financial Items.
Foreign and Domestic Markets.
General News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON, Jan. STATIONS are short at Red
Cloud Agency, on account, it is said. or the ex
haustion OF the appropriation. The Indian Com
missioner hopes to avoid trouble by issuing ra-
appropriation to bridge over between now and
the end of the fiscal year.
F. Freund has been elected res'auranteur to
the House. 1t required forty -seven ballots in
committee to settle it.
petition signed oy 1880 Mormon women
prays Congress TO give Utah a State government,
and annul POland's anti-polygamy law. They
fear that their relatives will be for poly
gamy without warning.
Mrs. Catharine G. Sheppard recovered S98OS
from the New York Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany in the United States Court at Baltimore
Mrs. Shepherd was Southern policy hol Ter and
at the close OF the war rendered the full amount
due, which the company refused.
The concentration of vessels at Port ROYAL
B. g., is in pursuance OF general plan OF the
Secretary of the Navy to make that port the
headquarters Of the North Atlantic stations
Among its advantages are a healthful climate
tary intends to have the home squadron larger
than those abroad, because he believes in being
prepared for any emergency which may alise
fc0m the present difficulties in Cuba.
While there il no Official announcement OF the
condition Of affairs between this country and
Spain, 1t is believed in well-informed circles that
the uncertain tenure which Spain has upon Cuba
may cause her to become involved with the
United States, when she sees she can not longer
hold the island, and thus part with it as matter
OF necessity.
Another reason given for odering vessels from
Northern rivers and harbors to Port Royal, is to
free them from ice during the winter ia case of
an emergency it would not do to have them frozen
up. The Shawmut, Dictator and Pawnee are now
at Port Royal, and the Congress and Juniala are
en- route. Other vessels will be ordered to Port
Royal from Northern ports and abroad. The
Marion, now at Pe rtsmonth, and the Vandalia at
Boston, will make Port Royal their initial point
for their West India cruise.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.-The Collector OF Customs
ut New Orleans IL ordered to admit, duty free, a
manikin for Alcorn University, Jackaon. Miss
WASHINGTON. Jan. S.-The Statistician OF he
Department OF Agriculture has completed the
compilation Of the official returns for the past
month, and finds correct the general assumption
OF the lower yield OF lint in proportion to seed
cotton. Only two States, Arkansas and Texas,
report larger proportion than in 1874
The Atlantic States whicp have previously made
low estimates OF the aggregate production all re.
turn smaller yield of lint to seed in comparison
with the previous crop, and none Of them over
thirty pounds to each hundred pounds of seed. |
The average decrease in ali the states il four ner
cent. This reduction is attributed in most cas- 8 !
TO excessive moisture and resulted in the inner |
feet development Of the boil, and in some of the
enects OF early drontn IN preventing full maturity.
commercial fertilizers, is found to have greater
proporilonate develop OF seed than Of lint |
The average quality of fibre is somewhat lou or |
than last year. Arkansas and Texas furnishes
the only exceptions 10 this statement, though |
the average depreciation is slight in Louisiana
and Alabama, 1t is greatest in Mississippi and
the Atlantic states.
The proportion of the crop gathered on the |
first OF December, was ninety per cent as re- |
ported, a. follows North Carolina 80, South |
Carolina 95, Florids 90, Georgia 80, Alabama 81.
Mississippi IS, Louisiana SO, Texas "a, Arkansas
76, Tennessee Is. |
In analyzing the monthly cotton reports Of the |
season, the average condition from June to Octo-
Der is made gs1s per cent, against 50 in the same
period of 1874. This would indicate crop Of |
400, 900 bales, with an equally favoraby autumn
and an equal proportion of lint.
The loss OF per cent in the yield OF lint makes
a reduction Of 176 900 bales and the difference
in maturing and gathering since October points
to further reduction of to per cent, with a
margin Of 100 900 bales for contingencies. After
the first week OF December the seasons repor
taken together indicate q crop of not less than
4, 050. 900 bales, nor more than l5O,t 90 bales.
WASHINGTON, Jan. S-Albert GARNER and Wm.
Sexton played IN exhibition three ball French
carom game Of Billiards tonight in Willard Hall,
which won by GARNER, scoring $50 points.
against Sections 267. Carriers best runs were
20, 81, AZ and AZ. Sections best were 81 and 40.
The exhibition closed with display of fancy
shots by GARNER
The secretary Of the Treasury has addressed
the following letter to the Collector Of Customs
at New York:
"Your letter OF the oh ult. is received; further
relating to the classification Of certain socall.d
striped and fancy Italians which by Department
decisions OF August n, 1874. and August Is,
1874 we're Ied to be liable to duty at the rate 4
fifty cents per pound and IS per cent dd rdlorena
81 manufactures OF worsted not otherwise pro- !
vided for. II
4Ac .u.sti:u having been lately again -.i.ca .