Fair play., 1881-06-25

agriculture reports great oAWaSe " SoPs
from drought.
TKB Ohm sGresnbaek-Labor Conven-
tion, q .Ge1mbua, ON the 18th, nominated
John 01etx Tor Governor and Charles Jen-
kins for Lieutenaut-G Governor. - -
Ow1xc 70 Violations Of treaty stipula-
tions sxiainy betweenf The Govsrnmeats Of
the United States and Mexico, the Gsverr n
Of Texas has issued a proclanastton wltf :
view Of putting stop to them.
AxorHEx Americas b. $50 K.sra ).
Foxhdl. Aas carried OF . rar nti1.--the
Grand f.ix 4 P.ri.' e 1slv.lsat e ths nns-
hse Dssoy: ihe q wM kr1ss rejoicing
sne seaA ssssiesiA
TIE ,ehaaylyania Greenback State
cens eo6oa met at PottsvilIe ON the 18th and
Aimted r W. Jackson, Of Mercer Coun-
q, for ~state Treasurer. The Greenback
plafforR for 1850 was rcafirmed and adopted.
PAR1SeULARs have been received of
the wreck Of the steamer Tararna, on the
coast of New Zealand. One hundred and
thirty lives were lost Some seventy bodies
have been recovered and buried near the
coast.
TIE deadlock in the New York Leg
islature continued on the 18th, with no i'm
mediate prospect Of q choice for Senators.
The committee investigating the alleged
bribery case had elected no new evidence OF
importance.
ALLISON, the scout, says Sitting Bulls
camp L. about lis miles north Of the border
line, and comprises less than one hundred
persons. Those reds who surrendered last
winter have petitioned for a new agency on
Grand River.
a FLorILLA of barges, carrying 100,-
O00 bushels of grain, has started from Peo.
ria for New Orleans. The shipment was
made - an experiment to ascertain il corn
thu. shipped will generate heat on the trip
and depreciate In grade.
NOTWITHSTANDING the fact that the
Governor Of Utah has given a certificate of
election 10 Campbell, ~ Representative-elect
from that Territory, Clerk Adams has placed
the name Of Cannon upon the roll Of the new
House, his action being based upon the fact
that Cannon received an undisputed majori-
ty OF the votes cast, as certified to by the
aniie6 States Court at Salt Lake.
WHITAKER, the colored West Point
cadet, who was granted court-martial ct
his own request, has been declared guilty Of
having inflicted upon himself ihe injuries
charged upon his fellow students. His
friends are dissatisfied with the verdict,
which they claim is not justified by the evil
dence, and will appeal to the Judge Advo-
cale for a rehearing, or to the President to
set aside the verdic't
Col. JOHN A. WALSH, a star-route
contractor, has begun \ suit in Washington
against Samuel p. Brown. on a $4,000 not G,
which ii is alleged Was given As part pay for
securing the expedition" Of u mail route.
1t is understood that the Government officials
expect TO obtain evidence through this suit
of the connection between the contractors
and the Pest office officials, and the develop
ments are therefore awaited with no little
interest.
THE Illinois State Board of Health
has issued circular to the different health
authorities Of the Northwest inviting them
TO a conference at Chicago, ON June 81, to
take into consideration plan for concert Of
action, in connection with the National
Board OF Health, to prevent the introduce
tion into this country and spread OF small
poX. The prevalence Of smallpox at this
time is noteworthy. 1t Is now known to ex-
ist at seven points in Illinois, and is mainly
owing, it is asserted, to its introduction by
immigrants.
THE Treasury Investigating Commit
tee hsve submitted preliminary report of
evidence against the Custodian's Depart
lpent. They found an organized ring which
has been inexistenco for several Year., and has
been misappropriating money and defraud.
ing the Government. The officials and en-
ployees who were connected with the ring
will be dismissed at once and more COM
pletc and thorough investigation will be or
dered. Tie Committee recommend the
immediate disharge Of Pitney, and Upton,
the Assistant Secretary of the Chief Clerk.
The Secretary of the National Green
back Committee says the Greenback members
Of the next Congress will stand solidly to-
gether on all questions. He says nine mem-
bers of the next House are pledged TO meet
in Greenback caucus and determine upon
ard carry out Greenback policies. These
nine members counted upon are: Ladd and
Murch, Of Maine; Bramin and Mosgrove, of
Pennsylvania; Rice, Hazeltine, Burroughs
and Ford, OF Missouri: and Jones, OF Texas.
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will vote with the Republicans. as will also
the two Readjusters from Virginia.
THE Agricultural Department reports
the acreage Of cotton to be slightly in excess
Of that of last year, little less than one per
cent. The condition is much lower, being 81
this year against 90 last year same time and
96 in 1879. The weather is generally reported
too wet and cold, and the crop consequently
Is very backward. Spring wheat is in con-
dition fully equal to that Of last year, but the
area sown is IA per cent. less. The average
condition Of winter wheat for the whole
country. is placed at IS, the States Of Michi-
gan, Illinois and Indiana showing the low
est average on account Of unfavorable
weather and damage from the eAinch- bugs
and Hessian fly.
PROF. RILEY, Of the United States
chronological Commtssiop, says H. locusts
now. appearing in the Wet md eeuth are
two distinct hroods; one 10 - th1Eteen-year
and the other the seventeensyeallsusts and
this is the first time they ha9D peared in
the same year since 1850. Etsk Riley says
these locusts can not do eny damage except
TO young fruit trsss. IN the limbs Of which
they deposit their eggs. He says fhe notion
that these locusts sting human beings is a
faIlacy; tnat q species Of digger-wasp feeds
on these young locusts, and people have
been stung by these wasps, from which the
belief sprung that the locusts sting. He