The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-01-12

WASHINGTON.
The Statistican OF the Department OF
Agriculture. in his December report,
makes the corn crop only two per cent.
short OF the great crop OF last year, and %
per cent. greater than the crop OF 1874.
The aggregate, subject to future revision,
4 ae5. Oo0. COO bushels. Less than one
per cent. OF the crop is raised in New
England. scarcely six per cent. IN the Mid
die states. 20 in the southern, "A In the
Ohio basin. and 30 west OF the Mississippi.
me product OF the South is 1O,OOo,WO
bushels greater than that OF last year; that
q INV England 800, 900 bushels greater,
apd{Aere Is less in the Middle and Western
States. The average price Of corn per
bushel Is highest in Massachusetts,, and
lowest in Kansas, 81 and % cents respective
ly.
The bill to establish the Territory Of
Huron. which passed the Senate last week,
proposes to create the new Territory out OF
the northern part Of the present Territory
of Dakota. The present Territory OF Da-
kota contains 80, a32 square miles, and the
new Territory would have an area a about
20 600 square miles. II is 10 be par
allelocram. extending from Mime
sofa on the east, something less than 400
miles 10 Montana on the west. and from the
British Possessions on the north 200 miles
to the boundary Of the remaining territory
on the south. Its population Is estimated
at about 10, 600. 1t Is said that one OF the
best farming regions in the United States
lies in the proposed new Territory.
President Grant, on the 3lst, granted
another interview to a press reporter, thu
substance If which, as published, i as fol-
lows: The President believes that the exist
ing Republican State Governments OF soutf
Carolina, Louisiana and Florida will not b
disturbed. except in the event Of Mi. Til
den's accession to the Presidential chair, Il
which event he Is Of opinion that neither
them could stand "a hours. In regard =
Louisiana, he stated that the order
issued to the military commandant in Is,
had not been modified In any particular
and that the United States troops would
used there, II necessary, to protect life an
property and to preserve the peace.
believed that the Presidential Electors
the three States named had been legal
elected and duly returned. He thought III
action OF the Louisiana Returning Boar
was final and that there could be no apes
from its decision; but adverted to the fa'
that the electoral vote Of that state ha
not been counted since 1856
In regard 10 the counting
the electoral votes by Congress, he believe
that the law and presidents gave to u
President Of the Senate the power 10 ope
and count the votes, but that preceden
also established the right Of either House
object to the counting. In case either Hou
should see fit to object to counting the vot
from any State, II would be difficult 70 q
where il might end, and he very much fea
ed that no final decision would be arrive
NJ before the 4th Of March, when the pre-
ent Executive term ended; in which cas-
in his opinion, the President OF the Sena
would become Acting President, while u
present Cabinet officers Except the Pos
master. General, whose term Of Office
limited by the law,) would continue I'M
their successors were appointed. In co.
clusion, he reiterated his belief that q
States OF Arkansas, Alabama and Mlssi
sippi would have gone Republican by lar
maiorities II the elections there had be-
fair, free and peaceable.
The Senate Committee on Privileges al
Elections on the Goth commenced TAXI
testimony in regard to the disputed Greg
Elector. On the Goth the committee a
journed until the 3D..
Judge Duell, Commissioner Of Patent
has resigned.
The Democratic certificates Of the Pres
dental Electors In Louisiana and Sou
Carolina were delivered 70 Senator Ferry
the ID. No receipts we're given.