The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-07-21
WASHINGTON NOTES.
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Colonel A. u. Wood, chief OF the
consular bureau, will relieve Van Bu-
rem, consul-generaI to Japan.
Minister Osborne has already sailed
for his post in Chill, with Important
instruetiotions with regard to certain
questions In controversy.
A dispatch received from Minister
Washburn, brings the intelligence
that he desires to be relieved from duty
by August. Governor Noyes will there.
fore arrange to reach Paris by that
date.
The Star says a New York lawyer,
named Norton, at present q guest at
the Ebbett house, stated last night he
bad authority TOR the statement, under
the senator's own signature, that Mr..
Conkiing would refuse to endorse the
southern policy of the president.
A million young shad are enr0ute
for the Chattahoochie river in Georgia.
Fifty thousand will skirmish from Co.
lum bus.
General b. +. Butler bought $780,
QUO four Per cent bonds for the Ma
tional Soldiers and Sailors Home, of
which be is president. The home sub
scriptions TO the bonds, at par, which
closed to-day, aggregate 81, 900, 900.
Acting Secretary Mccormick. Issued
call for ten millions Of onds, dated
July |, 1865, interest ceases on the 10th
of October.
j. Ii. Pierce, marshal OF tine north
ern district of Mississippi, resigned, to
take effect ON the slst of July. Resig-
nation accepted.
Mr.. Lake, marshal for the southern
district, will forward his resignation to
obiige the president, but not now. Sec
Rotary MeGreary has returned.
John Nichols, late superintendent
of the deaf and dumb asylum at Raj
eigh, North Carolina, is making an
effort to have Colonel J. ]. Young, the
present collector of internal revenue
for the fourth district OF that state, re-
moved.
There is also another movement on
foot TO remove Collector Powers OF the
second district, whose place the col
ored ex.member of congress wants.
President Hayes said to Kansas
politician, that no political service can
be rendered by government employee
at any time, even though Ii does not
interfere with his duties, as il is his
intention to divorce politics and civil
service, so far as in him lies the pow
er. Sam Ward doesn't believe the
president said NO.
The following from the Star will
| elicit some authorized statements A
delegation of Aiabamians, composed
of Nessrs- Reed, Pelham, Harris and
Knox, called at the white house this
| morning. They have been in the city
good while. They claim to he rep
resentatives of the republican party in
| the state, and on that issue seek to oh
tain the offices in preference to the
carpet-baggers.
Postmaster James Hall, of New
York, has decided upon uniforming
the clerks and other employees of the
posta! service, as well a. the carriers.
The suit consists of q navy blue cloth
or flannel, embellished with gilt but
tons for superink endents. and silver
buttons for clerkH porters, messengers,
etc. These suits are To be furnished hy
the poetoffiee department
AT meeting of the republican state
central committee of Massachusetts
the following named gentlemen ten.
dered their designations as members Of
the committee: Charles IL. Leach
Boston, etstomhonse weigher; William
A. Sermons, collector Boston port
Joseph ). Lewis, formerly OF Lynn
removed from the state; j. Frank Dial
ton, clerk in the eustomhouse; C.. G.
| Dome, postmaster at New buryport
George /. Merreil, secretary TO the
postmaster at Lawrence, Massachu.
sets. The committee voted to hold
the next convention at Worcester GU
the 18th Of September.
| The Juiy returns of the condition of
the cotton, as received by the depart
ment of agriculture, cover an area oil
three hundred and sixty-one. counties,
| producing six-tenths of the cotton O,
the United States. Thirty-five coun-
ties OF Georgia are represented. The
average condition of the whole area Il
ninety-three and fourteenth per cent,
four per cent. less than the average for
1875, but better than the condition for
1874 or 1878. Only Louisiana gives a
higher average than in July OF last
year. The state average is rs fol.
lows: North Carolina So; South Caro-
lima 81; Georgia 90; Florida 95; Alaba-
ma -; Mississippi SO; Louisiana lO2;
Texas 81; Arkansas 81; Tennessee
81. The crop Is from one
to two weeks late In the more
northern belt. The a.ghts have been
too cold. and in many sections
an excess Of rain has retarded cul-
tivation, rendering the fields grassy
and the plant unthrifty. Rains have
been general and long continued In
Texas. but fine weather rs producing q
rapid Improvement. BY an overflow
OF Arkansas river sixty thousand aNoAs
of cotton were drowned out. The
iowlands in Tennessee have been yery
destructively inundated. While the
losses have been mainly from rains
there were some localities east Of thu
Mississippi river that have suffered
from drouth. Insects. as yet, have
| done little damage. The cut worm /.
reported troublesome In Florida, and
lice abundant wherever the plant Ina,
become unthrifty from cold mig hts and
excessive moisture. Grass worms arr
doing some damage, mainly In Texas
The cotton caterpillar is reported In
Harkin, Ataskosa, Brszoria, Uvalde
Jasper and Victoria, In Texas. Cotton
blooms In the gulfstates were reported
at several points, on the 18th and 2Oth
Of June. Labor is gradually becoming
more efficient A great improvement,
in moral and efficiency is reported N
Louisiana.
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