The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-07-17
Washington

/ j AN ALABAMA DELEGATlOSjN WASHINGTON.
/, ssWAsH1NGToN, D. Co. July 16.-John a.
Boush has been appointed appraiser OF
merchandise at New York, 80 ~ =.
Lieutenant w. S. Simmons has been pro
NOTED captain in the revenue marine ser
vice Uice Pease, resigned. ' ,a.;:t.ts -.
= The following viii elicit some authorized
statement: -" A. delegation OF .Alabamiaps,
composed OF 'Messrs.. Reid, Pelham, Harris,
morning. They have been. in the city q good
lwhile.. They claim to be q representation OF
the true. Republican, party in the State, and
on that issue seek to- obtain offices in pre-
ference TO pet-baggeEs.. 'c2a.,.. s-n&F
a., .:,'c II NORTH CAROLINA CONTEST ,'!is.
81 John Nichols, Of Raleigh, IN. c., is here,
Fourth North. Carolina district. Both he
and the present incumbent are Republicans.
Colonel Young claims it under the civil
service regulations; Mr. Nicholls's friends
push him under the Presidents rule that
eight years' tenure does not give q holder
title to a continuance. Colonel P. B. Haw-
kins will, accept the place on condition that
Colonel Toung resigns i This is an, extra
ordinary contest, as3no one Of the .aspirants
charges the others with rascality. s,t,t, ~
- The July returns Of the !, -. =. f'l..,-,,
- t,..f. CONDITION OF COTTON, = @r"Iits
as received in the Department Of Agricul-
ture, covers an. area of..three hundred and
sixty one counties; producing six tenths
OF the cotton Of the United. SeYenty-three
counties Of Georgia areirepresented. The
average condition. OF the whole area is SO
40 per cent, 4 per cent. less than
the average Of ilast.year. 1t is less by : per
cent than the average for 1876, but better
than the condition for 1S74:or 1885, Only
Louisiana gives "a higher average than, in
July OF last year. The State averages are
asfollows: North Carolina, SO; South Car;
olina, ST.; Georgia, SO; s Florida, 95 Ahba-
ma, Oh; Mississippi, so !. Louisiana, 1902;
Texas, 94;f Arkansas, 94;' Tennessee, SO:
The crop is; from ,one to two weeks late.
| In the more northern belt the nights have
been TOO cold, and in many. sections an ex-
cess eli rain has retarded culture, rendered
the fields grassy and the plant unthrifty.
Rains have BEEN general md fong-con-
tinued in Texas; but ane weather is pro-
dueipg r., decided Improvement An over
flow Of the Arkansas river. has e drowned
out'' sixty thousand acres of cotton Low
lands in Tennessee have been destructiyety
Inundated, While. losses have been mainly
from rains, there are localities east Of the
Mississippi that have, suffered from drought.
Insects have as yet done little damage. The
Isotton.worm isT reported troublesome IN
lSFlorida. = / ice are abundant wherever the
plant. has become 'unthrifty from cold nights
| and excessive moisture. Grass-worms are
doing some damage, mainlYin Texas. and the
cotton caterpillar j. reported in Fla Bra
| Zira, Keyaldo, Jasper, and Victoria, in
Texas s. The cotton-biooms inc THE, Gulf
States were reported at several points on
the 10th and 10th OF June; Labor IS gradu-
ally becoming more; efficient, and great inl-
provement' in morale and efficiency is re-
ported in Louisiana -
BEN. WADE WRITES ANOTHER LETTER.
Wade has written letter to the National
Republican. He regrets to say everything
that has ;occurred North sand South, sinee
the publication Of his Painterlletter'ha bat
confirmed him lid the CORRECTNESS of the
sentiment EXPRESSED in that letter. i.ii,i<
Tiutat Daily MAIL TO coLuMBIA..i;' =; 80.
The Postofice Department. to-day, at the
instance of Representatives Harris and
Walker, issued orders increasing the mail
service between Richmond and Columbia,
on James tiyer from ,. tri.seekly tosfxtines
60 CALL FOR BONDS. $50 =,
Acting Secretary McGormick has issued
a call for 10000, 900 bonds, dated July I,
1885. The interest CEASES the 1 lS6t \
Oetoher. Il H. r-tTfti lEOsi3 900 f9ai,tg
=. ciTia VARIOUS rrEMs:ll',5 - 10,
e One hundred thousand tyoulgg. .sliad are
en- en- route for the attahooehie river, Ga.
Fifty thousand will be sent from Gpfrhit
bus, shpported By, the same. Number from
WestPoints ii.g>:i; / 4aIfaH !csit siii.srE,l
General B. T. Butler bought Si5O, 809 new
sour-per-cent. bonds for the National Sol
diers' and Sailors Home, of which be is
president. The subscrip ton TO these bonds
at par, which closed to-day, aggregate S45.-
mn 0oo ffEh IS GLiH - { Ltt:lIj,ti.> ale,'i'
j. Fl. Pierce, marshal ;of the northern
district OF Mississippi, has resigned, to take
effect alst July, The EesisaatIon has been
lake marshal ior the southern district
viii resign to- oblige the President, ntnot
now. ,lhtaia 3l3I1g.iiL tasti.. =. q. r. 49,.
bdz ,-,s3s Fraternizatt0nsp is;,tl.s..f.t
i DELEGATION OF THE ca IEsToN CHAMBER
or COMMERCE. ENTERTAINED IN CINC1N-
= NATI.
CINCINNATI, July. &c., delegation Of the
members Of the Chamber Of Commerce OF
Charleston, S. c., arehefe, and are being
entertained by q committee OF prominent
businessmen OF the Cincinnati Chamber OF
Commerce. Upon being presented on the
floor Of 4 the Chamber, the President ad-
dressed them as follows
eairs .President of the Charleston Cham
5er COZ Commerce,-I am pleased to meet
you and your associates, and as represen-
fafiye5g ne fha Gincii, nj al MERCHANTS Ex.