Daily Republican., 1882-10-17
NEWS SUMMARY.
POBTMARrER GENERALS RE~
PORT-THE CROPS GENERAL
MIBCELLANE NEWS.

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| The forthcoming report of Second As
sistant Postmaster General Elmer will
show that during the last fiscal year
there were 853, $40 more miles travelled
In the Star Route service than d lring
the fiscal year which ended June 80,
1851, and tfis increase in mileage was
ATTAINED with a decrease in expenditure
OF about 81 767 $50. Tue year 1880 WAS
that in which the average mileage was
tnouRhG TO nave reached its ma -.imum.
1t is estimated by Mr.. Elmer that the
Star Route service for the fiscal year
ending june 80, 1884-for which esti-
mates Will be submitted in his forth
coming report-will cost less than the
service during the current fiscal year
(lS82-83) by about $543, $3.50.
The corn crop of the United States
this year is estimated by the Depar;-
ment of Agriculture at 1000 OO0OC1
bushels. The condition of the crop is
rated very high in the the South and
comparatively low in the States of larg-
est production. The oat crop is esti-
mated at $480,001 200 bushels rye,
10000, 900 barley, $4,000, 900 buc.-
wheat, 11,0OOr 900, and potatoes, 160,-
100000.
The child of the janitor of the Eighth
District Public School, in Cincinnati,
died OF scarlet fever aud was buried
from the basement of the SC loOl build
ing Ou Sunday. Thirteen hundred
children were exposed to the Infection
during last week, but the first knowl-
edge the public had of the disease was
when health officers went to the school
yesterday to disintect it.
The exports of domestic breadstuffs
from the United States during Septem-
ber, 1882, amounted In value to $24,-
500, ,067, against $l9, ,947, 433 during Sep
tember 1881. The exports for the nine
months ending September 30th, 1889,
amounted in value to $134, ,512,779
against SIT ,452, 638 during the cores
ponding period of 1881.
No action in the case Of Colonel
Cockrill, held for killing Colonel Slay-
back, in st. Louis, is expected before
to morrow, the evidence before the
CorOner's jury not being yet ready for
submission to the Court. it is said that
Congressman Hurd, of Ohio, who is a
warm friend of CockrilI, will act as his
advisory counsel in his case.
At Hamilton, Ontario, yesterday,
Judge Sinclair read decision in the
case of Major Phipps, declaring that
he must be held for extradition. The
decision is to be sent to the Governor
General in Council within seven days,
to be acted upon. PRipps' counsel will
apply for a writ of habeas corpus and
appeal from the decision.
2Colonel Thomas Reynodrs, for several
years State Pension Agent of Wiscon-
sin, has beeu arrested on charge of forg-
in pension claims and defrauding the
Government of $4,000. Reynold asserts
that he is innocent and q victim Of
political persecution.
Last Saturday night number of un-
known villains attempted to wreck two
fteiRht trains at ZAni Station, on the
Norfolk and Western Railroad, in
Virginia. They placed a number of sill4
across the rails, but the distractions
were discovered in time.
The Sioux Commission to negotiate
for the cessiOn of part of the Sioux re-
servatiOn in Dakota, left Yankton yes
terday morning for the Santee and
YRnkton Agencies. Rev. L. d. Hinman
goes with the Commission as interpre-
ter.
A general order was yesterday issued
from the headquarters of the army, an
nOunCiDg the retirement, on the 10Th
inst, OF Major General Mcdowell.
General Mcdowell will 20 to his home
in New York.
Sir Leonard Tilley has promised tho
Canadian sugar refners that he will
appoint competent Commissioners to
collect data and examine into the sub
lect of drawbacks upon sugar.
The British ship Bremen, from Liver
pool, ran ashore on the Farallon Islands,
near San Francisco, yesterday morn
ing, during thick fog, and will proba-
bly, be total loss. The crew were
saved.
A prairie fire is reported near Water
town, Dakota, which is said to be "the
worst ever seen" in that regior. A lit
tie girl was caught by the fire and
burned to death.
Adam Knapp, City Marshal of New
Albany, Indiana, was shot and mortal
ly wounded by Samuel Rankin, of Louis
vile, whom he had arrested for drunk
On conduct on the streets.
Richard Gray was mOrtally wounded
in fight with George Larkin,i in Chica-
90, on Sunday night. The cause Of the
lttray was their attachment to ian at.
.raCtive widow"
A. l.. Cooper, money order clerk at
Fargo, Dakota, has been arrested on
he charge OF embezzlIug money order
funds.
Governor Hoyt has designated Tues
lay, The 24th inst, as "a legal holiday in
.his State, Tor observance Of the Bi-cen-
.eunial.
The Queen City National Bank of
Cincinnati has been authorized 10 begin
business with capDrnI Of $3.50, ,Ol0.