American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-07-26

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CURRENT TOPICS.
FARMER MEcuI of England predicts
a general failure OF crops in that coun-
try on account of excessive rains.
The Berlin Official Gazette publishes
the following Ministerial appointments
Maybach, Minister of Public Works, to
be Chief Administrator of the Imperial
Railways; Hoffman, President of the
Chancellory of the Empire, Minister of
Commerce and Trade; Won Pultkam-
mer, President of the Province of
Silesia, Minister of Ecclesiastical Al
fairs; Won Ludous, to be Minister of
Agriculture, Domains and Forests. DR..
Eaik and Dr. Prudential retire with the
title of Minister of State.
MRS. SARAH A. DORSEY of MISSISSIPPI
pi. who died recently at New Orleans,
Jefferson Davis. Tho property includes
two large plantations in the upper part
of the State and an elegant villa at
Beauvoir on the sea-coest, where Mr..
Davis is now soiourning. Mrs. Dorsey
was well known as the author of several
novels, and at the time of her last ILL
ness was assisting Mr.. Davis in the
preparation of his autobiography.
CAPT. M. X. BRowN, Government
Engineer in charge at the jetties, on the
10th forwarded to the Secretary of War
his certificate, that the channel of the
South Pass contained q central depth of
so feet, and that at the head of the
passes there was q navigable chan mel o
26 feet in depth. This makes the full
width and depth required by the Jetty
act, and is q virtual completion of Cap
tain Eadss contract.
The National Greenback- Labor party
of Pennsylvania held State Conven-
ton at Altoona ON the 18th. Henry
Carey Baird was nominated for State
Treasurer, but Mr.. Baird positively de-
clining to run, Judge Peter Watson of
Indiana County was substituted in his
stead. The resolutions oppose the issue
by the Government of any more inter-
est-beasing bonds; declare that the Fed
eral Government only should issue
money; demand the enactment of an
income-tax law; also, law abolishing
the " store-order" or truck system, and
that debts for labor performed take pre-
cedence over all other claims. The
platform further favors protective
tariff and an eight-hour law.
TIE National Greenback party of
Wisconsin held State Convention at
Watertown on the 18th and nominated
. full State ticket, headed by Col. May
Of Vernon County for Governor. The
platform does not differ essentially from
that adopted last year.
july crop reports to the Department
of Agriculture show q slight falling off
in the condition of cotton, as compared
with last months report. Corn crop in
bad condition in all Southern States, on
account Of drought; in Texas not one
half . crop. Northern States generally
report fair crops, while Northwestern
States show q very high average.
Spring wheat is largely affected
by drought throughout the entire
West, but New England reports
are mp to the average, and California
mot much below. There is a very nice
yield of winter wheat throughout near
ly all the Southern Atlantic States, par
ticulariy in Georgia, where sufficient has
been grown for home consumption.
Texas shows q short crop ON account
Of drought and local storms. The
New England States have q good
crop; Middle States below the average.
The small crops of Alabama and Missis-
sippi are in good condition. North
western States give very favorable re-
ports, while the Pacific States are much
above the average. There is decrea=e
in the acreage Of tobacco throughout
the country and the crop is not rp to
the average.
The Pennsylvania Democratic State
OOAAvSAAs-CnS AAIAsA ~ AASOuik oA buC
10th, nominated D. E. Barr of Ale
gheny for State Treasurer, the only
State Office to be filed this fall. The
platform denies the right of the Federal
Administration to use the Army for the
purpose Of supervising or controlling
elections; favors currency of gold and
silver and of paper convertible into
coin; opposes Government subsidies,
etc., etc.
A RERLIN dispatch intimates that the
key of Bismarck's present policy to-
wards the Vatican will be found in a re-
cent speech, in which he said it was
praiseworthy under certain circum-
stances to fight quarrel out to the Bit
ter end but when the ways and means
presented themselves of toning down
the acerbity Of the conflict without af-
fecting the principle ut stake, he would
not deem himself justified in neglecting
such profered opportunity.
THE situation at Fall River remains
about the same, manufacturers and