Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-07-19
latest Eastern News.
Hottest D.y Of the season.

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WASHINGTON, July 1S.-To-day
Is the hottest of the season. Their
mometer at 2 p. NJ. 100 degrees.
Encouraging Crop Report.
WASHINGTON, July 1Sth.-The
July report of the Agricultural De-
partment contains the following
regarding wheat and corn:
Wheat.-In the Southern Attain
tic States the season has been unfa-
vOrable and low returns are made.
Virginia, 81 per cent; North Caro-
lima, IS; South Carolina, 6S; Geor-
gia, rs. In the Ohio valley the
crop is almost unexampled in lux
uriance, the average condition be-
ing: Ohio, liz per cent; Michigan
105, Indiana lis, and Illinois 107.
The general average for the condi-
tion of winter wheat for its entire
breadth is ITO per cent. 1t assures
a larger aggregate than last year
and is generally of superior quail
ty. The extraordinary promise of
last month is continued. In the
spring wheat region of the North.
west, AMI including California,
and the spring wheat of the east,
the unprecedented average of LOG
per cent. is made for the entire
area.
Corn.-There is "a reported de-
crease in the acreage of corn in the
central portion of the great corn
growing district of the West and
an increase in the South and about
the same area in the middle States
as in 1877, slight reduction being
apparent in New York and slight
increase in New Jersey and Penn
sylvania. The beaviest decline is
in Illinois, amounting to about
two-thirds of one million acres or a
reduction of seven per cent. In
some of the adjoining States the
reduction is but one to two per cent.
The increase in Texas as indicated
by the counties reported, is 10 per
cent on two hundred thousand acres.
Louisiana Arkansas and Mississip-
pi make II large advance, the
former State about 100000 acres.
The average condition of the en-
tire crop is 95 per cent. The num-
ber of counties reporting the con-
dition of of corn is 1,072, of which
287 return 100 per cent, 252 above
and 513 below that standard. Very
few counties in the West give a
figure above 100.
An Abscondin. Cash;er Arres'ei.
NEW YORK, July 1Sth.-E. J.
Oakley, the abscondlng Cashier of
the Merchants Exchange National
Bank, after eluding the vigilance
of the authorities for several years,
was arrested to-day on information
given by stranger, who called on
the District Attorney and went
with an officer and pointed out
Oakley.
Iutese Heat im GOtharu.
New Y0hK, July 1S.-The heat
Increases AS the day advances and
has the effect of restricting and de.
pressing business in every depart
ment. At o'clock the thermom-
eter in the shade marked 9So,
driving to the cooling seaside
every one whose labors would per-
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rh- ;sat spell iBroke--rotai Dentns
from sunsir0ke.
CHICAGO, July lSth.-A delight
ful change in the weather and tenn
perature occurred during the early
hours of the morning. The ther-
mometer now registers 100 to SOo,
with u strong breeze blowing fresh
from the lake and the prospects
are for little further uncomfortable
weather. The final reports show
that yesterday the fatal cases Of
sunstroke in Chicago were much
more numerous than on any pre-
ceding day. Forty-one deaths
have been re ported and SO cases
more or less serious.
The New Chinese Embassy.
CHICAGO, July 1Sth.-The Jour-
naPs Washington special says:
Fine and imposing quarters will
be occupied i'll Washington by the
new Chinese Embassy, which, it
is anticipated, will be permanent.
The personnel of the legati IN will
he much more numerous than that
of any other of the foreign lega-
tiOns accredited to Washington.
The legation will mix freely in the
society of Washington and give
elaborate entertainments. The
Embassy will have charge of all
Chinese interests on the North
American continent. Mr.. ID. w.
Bartlett, who has for number of
years been the Washington cores
pondent of the Springfield, Mass,
Republican, has consented to act as
the American attache of the lega.
tion.
BOSTON Wool Market.
BOSTON, July 18th. The demand
for Domestic wool continues quite
active and mans acturers are free
purchasers. There Is no material
ch ,nge in price but very firm
feeling for medium and for fine
fieeces and combing selections. The
tendency Of the market is upward.
AS compared with the prices paid
for new clip at the West the market
here is quite low. Fine dclaine
selections are generally held high
er, the large sales recently having
reduced the stock materially and
some holders are not now disposed
to sell under As cents. California
is in fair demand and firm at 206
80 cents; superfine and pulled are
quiet at 3G@40 cents.
Heai-siIver at ~ Discount.
OMAHA, July 1S.-Intensely hot
weather has prevailed here for the
last eight days, causing four or five
fatal sunstrokes, numerous pros
trations and great deal OF sick.
ness. The mortality has been
greatly increased by the heat. The
thermometer has stood at 100 de-
grees and upwards from day to day
until to-day, when it fell about two
degrees, caused by a refreshing