Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1878-11-23

October reports of the cotton crop give the
following summaries: Alabama-average
decrease in crop as compared with last year
of 81 per cent, but quality superior. Teh-
nessec and Louisiana-average yield about
the same as lastyear. Mississippi-average
yield not quite so good as last year.
The ninth annual Convention Of the Wom-
ans Suffrage Association met at Indianapo-
lis ON the 18th, with delegates from 10 States
present.
There has been n heavy decline in Bonan-
"a stocks caused by the recent discharge of
n large number of workmen in the various
mines.
After consultation with Secretary sher-
man, and as an aid to bring about specie re-
sumption, the New York Clearing house has
decided upon the following plan of action
after January 1, 1879: 1. To decline receiv-
ing gold coins as special deposits, but accept
and treat them only as lawful money. .. To
abolish special exchanges OF gold checks at
the Clearing house. 3. To pay and receive
balances between banks at the Clearing
house either in gold or United States legal
tenders. 4. To receive silver dollars upon
deposit only under special contract to with
draw same in kind. 5. To prohibit pay
ments of balances at the Clearing g-house in
silver dollars, excepting subsidiary coin in
small sums, say under $40. 6. To discon-
tinue gold special accounts by notice to
dealers, 1st of January next, to terminate
then.
The Chicago Commercial Convention,
after considerable discussion, adopted a
series of resolutions denouncing the Union
Pacific Railroad as an extortionate monopo-
ly. and favoring Government aid for the
Texas Pacific and Northern Pacific Rail-
roads.
The National Yellow Fever Commission,
in their forthcoming report, will advocate
the system of national quarantine, under the
direction OF the United States Government.
The Commission are convinced from their
investigations that yellow fever is not in
digenous in the atmosphere in any part of
the United States, and that in New Orleans
it was caused by importation. Whatever
doubt there may be in the case Of New Or
leans, there is no doubt that it was carried
from New Orleans to every other
point. The disease does not seem to
be prevented from prevailing epidem-
ically by distance from the sea level,
as under favorable circumstances for its dis
semination it might prevail in any part of the
United States. Heretofore, ,seaboard quaran-
tines, las far as the Gulf of Mexico is concern
ed (and making exceptions this year in the
ease OF Texas), have been inadequate top pre-
vent the introduction of the disease. The
difficulties of inland quarantine are so many
and so great in cases of towns on the Missis-
sippi River, or in cases OF towns having ex-
tensive railroad connections, as to be almost
practically impossible. With this view Of the
facts, the Commission are Of the opinion that
the only reasonable protection to keep yell
low fever from this country is a system OF
strict national quarantine.
Rev. DIR. De La Matyr, National Congress
man. elect from Indiana, in published in
terview, gives it as his opinion that the Ma
tionals will hold the balance of power I'm the
next Congress, and in that event they should
stand together, WELD their power as a unit
and demand an incorporating Greenback
man for Speaker and a fair proportion of the
appointments and patronage of the House for
the National party. He also recommends q
similar policy in the State Legislature Of In
diana.
A Pullman car on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad on the morning OF the 18th was sci
on fire by the overturning of a kerosene
lamp, the flame communicating to the cur
tains. There were 30 passengers in the car
all of whom escaped in their night clothes
losing their clothing and baggage. The cal
was entirely destroyed. ra
Passenger rates from Cincinnati to the
East have been cut recently by competing
roads to as low figure as $1.00 to New Yorl
and Philadelphia, at which price rebate
tickets were freely offered on the 18th. Pas
sengers from connecting points further
WestgeneraIly get the benefit of this reduc'
tion on through tickets.