New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-16
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
THE CONDITION OF COTTON
wAsmNeros. wedne.day Aug. Is. Is7r

WASHINGTON. Wednesday Aug. -, 1877.
The cotton report Of the Department of AG-
riculture makes an unusual showing OF condition for
the month August material decline being appa-
rent from the status in July The general average for
July was nnetythree and fourtenths in August ninety
three No stand higher than in except
those OF Louisiana and Florida The States OF the great
production, especially those West OF the Mississippi
reporting highest condition. Estimates are
as follows North Carolina, eightyelght; south
Carolina, lightweight; Georgia, eighty-nve Flor
Ida ninety three; Alabama. ninety four; Aississ-
ippi, ninety; Louisiana, one hundred and six ;
Texas. nnety-six; Arkansas. ninety-thTee; Ten
nessec ninety. On the Atlantic coast there IA fire.
quent mention Of inferior fruiting In she Carolinas
there much succuence of growth in consequence
OF abundant moisture. In Georgs and Alabama there
has been some injury from drought but the weather has
lately been more seasOnabe II has been too wet in
srt of Mssis.ippi So me Gotten in bottom lands Tip
poh County has been abandoned from this cause. In
Louisiana the promise extraordinary In COncOrdia
Parisb the best crop since 1870 ia expected in Unou
the best since SEQ" The prospect Texas ID mATred
by the appearance Of the caterpillar More than hal OF
cept in few cases the bulk of the crop
destroyed; in Gonzales, sevcnty-hve per cent "a com
plete where preventives were not used Poison
is successfully applied by prudent planters The cater
pillar has appeared IN the Parishes OF 81 Landry Rich
land and Claiborne in louisiana in Perry Wilcox and
COnecuh IN Alabama IN Columbia, Florida and ID
Brooks, Georgia
A SERIOUS OUTRAGE BY SPAIN
The Government has advlces through firm
az Newburyport Mas, OF important communication
received from Captain Atkins of the whaling schooner
Edward Lee OF Provincetown. Capt Atkins says that
after cruising in the Caribbean Sea he Cayron
the south side Of Cuba where the first day after his
arrival he was fred into by gunboat Captain Atkins
reresents that he was first fired into with ball. and after
ward with grapeshot and bombshe, none Of which,
however, were effective The report has been re
erred from apartment 10 The Secretary OF the
Treasury and Secretary sherman has taken steps To
o; the aft ir. Though IntimaOn given 10 the
nationality OF the vessel perpetrtng the alleged outrage
the presumption that II spanish Should decisive
information be received 1t will undoubtedly be subject
ofimpOrtance az the Cabinet meeting next after Official
reports of the character desired shall reach the Treasury
Department
MEXICAN WAR SURVIVORS.
The annual report of the National Ass0cIa-
ton of Mexican War Survivors Just been published
by the Secretary, Mr. A NJ Kenaday. IL inter
sstmg statistics derived from official sources showing
among other facts the whole Of troops employed
nsMexico from each state giving the Of the
eimeptal commanders An estimate is given also OF The
whole number Of SURVIVORS The 400 companies constl-
tnting the forty regiments averaged % each in
the war but only show eight and nye-tenths
each living to-day; and II tine ratio prevails
throughout the whole force, namely lO33 companies.
there would only be $50 still living. The Secretary
demonstrates clearly that the estimates prepared
10 the Oicc by Commissioner Baker, and again
subnitted 10 the Senate Committee last Winter. were
based upon characterization Of the correct ratio adopted
the veterans OF III DY when n
surdy made 20 appear that Onr-haf OF all the
men wEo served in Mexico thirtyOne years ago still
alive The petition for pension u the survivors, which
the unan nous approval oil the House o keprtsenta
tives last Winter will be renewed when the next Con-
0ress assemblies.