Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-06-17

and the heavy yield of 1879. The
cereal increase between 1850 snd 1860,
period of great agricultural growth,
| was 43 per cent, as reported
| by the census. The acreage of crops, now for
| the first time given by the census, will in fu'
| ture prevent the misleading effect OF very low
and of excessive production In census years.
| The rapid increase in wheat growing is shown
| by comparison with former enumerations,
the gain being 13 per cent. in the last de-
cade, and 66 and 60 respectively in those i'm
mediately preceding. Ali the States and
Territories except Florida and Wyoming in
clude wheat in their reports. Several States
| on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts show a
diminished production. Seven-tenths of the
entire crop is produced in niue States, in the
Jollswing order of precedence: : Indiana. Ohio,
Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, California, Mis-.
souri,, Wisconsin. There has been for several
years an increasing interest in wheat culture
in all the Southern States, especially in the
region of the Carolinas and Georgia and in
Northern Texas, and there has been dispo-
sition to experiment in more southern por-
tions of the cotton belt, even in Louisiana
and Florida, confined in the former State to
the northern parishes on the upland between
the Wichita and Red rivers. The low yield
in the Southern States is not altogether due
to unsuitable soil or climatic condition, but
to the practice of using the wheat fields for
winter pasture-a consideration often deemed
more important than harvesting the ripened
grain. The season OF 1879 was also excep-
tionally unfavorable in this region, the aver
age yield being but five or six bushels in sew.
eral of these States.
The Annual settlement af the MInfs.
CHICAGO, June 16tb.-The Tri5une's Wash.
ington special says: Z. 0. Leach, account.
Nd Il nf AsnX
Bureau, leave here tomorrow to be present
at the annual settlement of the count and
weigh of bullion and coin on hand at the
Carson and San Francisco Mints. 1t is
stated that there is about SIS, COO 600 in gold
coin and bullion, and over 81, 1000, 600 in
silver dollars and silver bullion to count and
weigh at the San Francisco Mint Repre-.
sentatives OF the Director of the Mint will
leave here during the coming week TO witness
the annual settlements at the Philadelphia
and New Orleans Mints and the assay offices
at New York and at New Orleans There is
over sc. 000, 900 in silver dollars and bullion
to weigh and count at Philadelphia, 81, ,0OO.-
900 in gold cein, $25, 600, 600 in gold bullion,
and $3.50, 900 in silver dollars and bullion,
while at the New York Assay Office there is
over 500, 600 600 in gold bullion alone to
weigh and count.
Application Denied.
WASHINGTON, June 16th.-The Secretary
of the Interior to-day denied the pending re-
quest for stay of the issuance of patent
and rehearing of the controversy concern
ing the Pueblo lands of San. Jose. He
officially informs the Commissioner Of
Mineral Lands that he has carefully ex-
amined the decisions and orders made
by the Land Office and by bis predecessor,
Secretary Schurz, in this case, and finds no
reason to disturb the issuance of a patent in
conformity with the amended survey of
Deputy Surveyor Thompson. The PROPOSE
tion for a rehearipg was for the purpose of
endeavoring to exclude from the patent the
triangular tract known as "the willow
grove" now owned by the Odd Fellows Bank
of San Francisco under a foreclosure of
mortgage, made to secure large loan upon it.
Reported Official Changes General Long
street.
WASHINGTON, June 16th.-The President
has decided to appoint Noah c. Mcfarland
of Kansas as Commissioner of the Land Of
fee, Marshall Dudley of Indiana as Commits
sioner of Pensions, vice Bentley, who is ex-
pected to resign this afternoon. Dudley may
be transferred to the Patent Bureau next fall
at his own request, and Commissioner Marble
be made Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
General Longstreet called on the President
to-day. He will be United States Marshal
for Georgia after July 1st. He has not
Georgia Democrats, but is willing to do all
possible for the Republican party. He does
not consider the prospect brilliant
A Panama Paper on the De Lesseps Canal
Business.
NEW York, June 16th.-The Panama Star
and Rcreia Of June 9Th says of De Lesseps'
course " Frankly we would like to see a
little more accomplished on the Isthmas and
less blowing in Paris about this business. En-
thusiasm in Paris does not go long way in
Panama, in our depressing rainy weather,
and the thousand discouragements common
to new enterprises on SO vast scale. Let
De Lesseps and his managers over the way
psy their engineers and other employees here
better salaries, give them more ample powers
and better opportunity. and more encour.
agenent TO show the stuff they are made of,
and we probably will have canal made in
eight years at the original estimate. The
world will be quite satisfied with that accom-.
piishment, and De Iesseps can well afford
this exercise of his gifts of prophecy, and get
down to that real work of fulfilling his orr
ginal promises"
Shot and Killed by His Cousin.
KNoxvILLE (Tenn.), June 16th.-Yester-
day, near Rodgersville, about 20 miles above
Knoxville, a man named Larkin was shot and
killed by his cousin. George I. Larkin, Dep
uty United States Marshal. Larkin had vi
olated the revenue law, and his cousin went
to arrest him in field. Larkin resisted
the officer, and was shot down. George 4.
Larkin started for Knoxville, but was ar
rested by the Sheriff and taken back to Rodg-
ersville.
Iowa Democratic Conventions.
A..
Convention met this morning, Edward Camp
bell, Jr., in the chair, with Edward Bern as
temporary Chairman and T. o. Walker Sec
! retary. Committees were appointed.
[SECOND DISPATCHJ
DEs MONIES, June 16th.-After recess W.
T. Stow was made President. The platform
has nothing notable except demand for rev.
enue reform, for turning Republicans out of
Office on account of the settled practice of
theft and plunder into which they have
grown, and strong anti-prohibition plank.
Judge l.. G.. Kennie was nominated for Gov
ernor; G. M. Walker, Lieutenant Governor
H. r. Hendershot, Judge of the Supreme
Court; w. Fl. Rutter, Superintendent of
Public Instruction.
Furniture Factory Burned Death OF a
Prominent Lawy r.
CHICAGO, June 16th-A fire this evening
destroyed the great furniture factory of A. p.
johnson, Green street, throwing 150 hands
out of employment and causing total loss
of $4,000; insurance only S27, 900.
Joseph L. Smith, prominent lawyer and
politician of this city since 1869, died this
evening of heart disease. He came here from
Maine, where his father was once Governor
of the State. Mr.. Smith was James G..
Blaine's first opponent for member Of Con
gress, in 1868.
Fatal shooting ARRAY Between Gamble rs
Duke of Sutherland.
DENVER, June 16th.-About noon to-day
James Moon, notorious gambler was shot
and instantly killed by Clay Wilson, another
gambler. The shooting resulted from a
quarrel about woman. Moon threatened
Wilson's life, and to-day started to put him
out of his saloon, when the latter turned and
| fired, producing four wounds, any one of
| which would have caused death.
The Duke of Sutherland and party arrived
here last night. They leave for New York
Saturday.
Lead Works Burned.
BALTIMORE, June 16th.-Adam s. Whites
lead company's works near this city were
| burned to-day. The damage is estimated al
S75, 600 insured for $50, 600.
One Woman Cuts An0ther's Throat.
DANvILLE pa June 16th.-In fight TO-
day among women, Minnie Harris white
cut the throat of Ruth Gwynne tcolored).
The Lady Franklin Bay Expedition.