The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-14
AGRICULTURAL REPORT.

WASHINGTON. January 13.-The agricul!
tural report for December shows that the
corn season closed with marked improve
mentr in the condition OF the crop. The
aggregate of the crop for 1878 is larger than
that OF 1877 by some 10000, 900 bushels.
The oat crop exceeds that Of last year, it
being the largest crop ever raised in the
country: ........ -. ....g
The hay crop is twenty per cent. greater
than last year. 80. 49, ..s.. -,
The tobacco crop has been secured under
exceptionally suspicious conditions Of wea-
ther. OF the large producing States. Wiz
ginia, Maryland, Connecticut, and Massa-
chusetts report improved quality. Twelve
States report the product as compared with
last year las follows: Kentucky 60, Vir-
ginia Is, Missouri Sc, Tennessee 3d.. Ohio
80, Maryland 81, Indiana SO, North Caro-
lima SO. Pennsylvania sc, Illinois so, Con-
necticut sc, Massachusetts, 90.
I ofHE R ITEMS.
WASHINGTON, January 13.-The funeral
obsequies Of the late Hon. Gustav Scaleicher
took place to-day. They were veuy impos-
ing, being similar in character to. those OF
the late Congressman Hartridge. The seat
OF the dead representative in the House was
draped in mourning to-day.
The case Of Benjamin Schull and others
against the United States, in which claim
was set up, under Spanish grant, to H..
900 square miles OF land, embracing twenty
four counties in Missouri and Arkansas,
was to-day decided by the Supreme Court
adversely to the claimants.
The Committee on Ways and Means to-
day agreed by vote OF six to four to Sub
nit bill fixing the following sugar-teFid
rates: On all sugars, syEups, &C., not above
No. 10, Dutch Standard. A0-100 cents per
pound; on all above No. Is and not above
No. Is, Dutch standard, 2 T5-100 cents pei
pound; and on all above No. IT,. Dutch
standard, cents per pound.
Senator Thurman has adore sseG another
letter to Senator Teller, furnishing him WITH
instrument No. 3 OF inform. ton in connec-
ton with the investigation under the Blaine
resolution. .,Ei3.s. s<af1 "
The House Committee on Banking and
Currency have stiledto dispose OF Hevitt's
bill. making gold and silver interchangeable
A proposition was made by Mr.. Ewing thai
on reaching the bill for the repeal OF The
RESUMPTION act, it be SO amended that green
backs be acceptable Fer bonds and customs
also, that no more FOUR percent, bonds Of
sold TO maintain ,spG Gle payments, and Wher
| the sales OF fcur-p S3.000.O0l
| the Secretary OF the Treasury be required
to call in 7six-per cents, giving thirty days
notice instead ri ninety. =. IL, .;s = -
| The House Committee on Foreign Affair
lhave passed resolutions highly eulogisttc @
ltheir late MEMBER Hon. Mr.. Schleicher, ant
hoping that. the balance of the salary tina
liWou1d b.aye been; due this Congress and In
lentire salary OF the next Congress will o!
appropriated 10 the family Of the deceased
| II be War D epaFt tentt has q dispatch say
ing that,the troops .snrrounde the Indian
aying from Fort Robinson, aud Q fight re
i suited, in which number of, the troop
are reported killed. Thirty Indians hav
been Killed thus far. g.sse,s.
Chief Joseph OF the Nez Perces Indians
an interpreter, and Yellow Woh,a chief Q
the same tribe, arrived to-day. They. WI
have an interview with the Gommissione
tomorrow, ~ .tia M. ~, a. sfg- a.IstsH