The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-08-16
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ii the internal revenue officers OF the Unite
tates, with q very large saving OF expense.

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II the internal revenue officers OF the Unite
tates, with = very large saving OF expense.
THK TOTIL ANNUAL REDUCTION
fade thus far In the rents paid by the Unite
tates for buildings IN public use by the Treasut
department. Is tSsrs52, eno as leases fall In this \
uction will be largely increased.
Contracts for cutting the stone for several OF II
ArRer public buildings were founded upon u
Irinciple OF the Government paying 10 the ca
Factors the cost OF ths labor and material q
loyed IN the cutting. and fifteen per cent. add
hereto. The contract for the erection Of "a
nlilding for tile use OF the etate, War and Nav
apartments was 30 changed as 70 reduce u
S SDD,v over $4,000; 1,.rS GoniTsGts for
puse at Philadelphia and the Custom house
have been modified In such manner &
ill effect a saving OF $4,000. slmilar change
he 10 be made In the contracts OF cut stone fol-
be 81. Louis Custom-house, and extension OF tht
and sub-TreasuTy at Boston. which
ill doubtless be equally favorable TO the GOV
STILL MORE DANGEROUS CLASS
" payments from the Treasury. was for old
laims pending in the Treasury Department, mani
4 them founded upon az pdrie testimony Hnd
believed TO be fraudulent. Many OF these have
'een suspended or rejected, and new
ules in regard 70 such claims have
'een adopted, which will save to the I%reasurJ
arge sums OF money, and I hope Congress may b
disposed at its next session 20 revise the who'll
node OF accounting and paying these claims
Which, In many cases, exposes the Government L
pen and glazing fraud.
l have only cited these principal cases OF ad
reform, which viii DO made 10 extend
o every branch OF the Government, and, ne
will receive the hearty cooperation oil
The only rule In the conduct OF public
business is that which O prudent mar would
IdOpt in his own. The Government ought moi
Q be niggardly and stinEy in public disburse
nat IL does not fairly pay for; but n waste OF pub
ic money not only makes q premium TO office
oldlng, out demOralizes all who are engaged ID
/ A close and careful REIMBURSEMENT Of the civil
hryice upOn the basis otGnIrsnt h.s.=
East Tennessee Crops.
Commissioner j. B. Killebrew, of
the Bureau of Agriculture, has pre-
pared his report Of the condition Of
Tennessee crops and other agricultu-
raj interests during the month of Jul
". 1t could not be surpassed for
completeness and correctness in all its
details, and furnishes information
that is of the greatest value and i'm
portance to the farmers of the State
and those who handle their produce.
Referring to East Tennessee counties
the report says:
During the first half of the month
of July, hot, dry weather prevailed
throughout the State, except along a
strip lying at the western base of the
Cumberland mountains and among
the Unaka mountains in East Tenn.
Crops began to droop for want Of suf
icient moisture, and in many of the
counties the corn crop was irrepara-
bly, injured. After the 18th rains
began to fall, and they were general
from the 18th to the Oath in every
portion of the State except in small
local areas on the highland rim, where
the rain fall va very partial, coming
down in torrents in some localities,
while it remained very dry in Others
In East Tennessee 20 counties re-
port the weather as seaSonable, 3 wet
and 2 dry, those being Campbell and
Union.
The yield in East Tennessee has
gone beyond expectation. Comparing
the June with the July reports, we
find the average for the former month
to be "a, while that of the latter is SO,
Reports from threshers show the
average yield per acre in East Tenn.
to be 81 bushels.
A large quantity of fruit is dried
throughout East Tennessee and forms
one of the staple productions. The
profits of a fruit orchard are very
great, amounting sometimes to $500
per acre.
The average condition of crops, pri-
ce8 of stock and rate of wages from
thirty counties in East Tennessee,
are as follows, 100 being taken as the
average crop:
Apples, 70; peaches, 84!!; pears, 50;
plumS, %; berries, 50; grapes, 70;
garden vegetables, So: cotton, 81;
hay, Ga; wheat, 88; oats, 80; rye, 80;
barley, II; peanuts, 68; hog pros
poets, so; price of cattle per pound,
227-27 cents; price of sheep per head,
S1.42; per centage of sheep killed by
dogs, 76-7; price per head Of horses,
S84 $500; mules, $8S.87; labor per
month, with board, $0.49; without
board, $14.l9.