Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-11
DOMESTIC NEWS.

ESPECIAL BIZ TELEGRAPH TO THE RKcoRD-usIoS.I
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Caitfornians who got ClerkshIps-R Read
justmenf of Presidential Postmasters.
WASHINGTON, August lOth.-Of the 422
rew appointments to clerkships in the Pen.
sion Office, California gets "a. the names of
the individuals procuring the places being L.
Z. Riley, John w. Watson. VIM Ii. Craig.
EdwinIO. Cooke, George O'Dougherty. All
but Craig In the $500 class-Craig in the
$40 class.
The salaries Of the following California
Presidential Postmasters have been read.
justed: OF grade of 81, 100 in $780, at Bsrk Q
Yuba City, to 81, 200. OF grade of 81, 200,
Benicia and Fresno City, to S1,700 Of
grade of 81, 800, Bakersfield and Ukiah, to
81. 400; Truckse and Buenayenturs, to 81.
500; and st. Helena. TO 81, 700. Ofthe grade
of $1,000, Alameda, Ashburn, Gilroy and
Yreka. to 81. 600; and Eealdsburg and Hol.
lister, to 81, 500. Of the grade of 81 600, Mo.
desto, to 81, 900; Placerville and Watsonville,
to 81, 200. OF the grade OF S1.700, Oroville,
Salinas and Woodland TO 81. 500 Also the
following Napa City, from 81, 200 to 81, 400 !;
Nevada City, from 50. 500 to 81. GOO; Red
Bluff, from 50, 600 to 81, 200; San Diego, from
81. COO to 81. 100; San Luis Obispo, from 81.
800 90 81. 900; and Vallejo, from 50. 100 to
81, 800. The salaries of the Postmasters at
Stockton and Bodie are reduced, the former
from 50. 500 to $500. and the latter from
So. 800 to 81 700. A Presidential, office was
made at Calistoga, at 81, 900. Out of zoos
Presidential offices in the United States in
1880, only nine fell below the grade of 81, 600
at this readjustment. A new Postoffioe has
been established at Del Monte, Monterey
county, CAL, and George Schonerwold has
been appointed Postmaster.
Condition OF the Crops I'm the United
States and Europe.
WASHINGTON, August 10th.-The August
crop returns by the Agricultural Department.
the work of about 6 GOO correspondents, gives
an estimate covering the entire producing
area. 1t is over 800 Of the principal agri.
cultural counties in the United States, upon
the condition of most of the crops now grow.
ing. The condition of cotton has improved
the past month. The general acreage has
advanced from 90 to "a. This is higher by
three points than in August, 1879, and lower
by eight than in August, 1880. The average
OF wheat returns for August relate to the
spring variety. Its condition is higher than
for several years. 1t was SO in 1880, and 81
in 1879 and 1881. It is now 81, against 100
last month. 1t was somewhat late but nearly
ready for harvest OF the date of the returns.
The probable product of winter and spring
wheat, after loss by sprouting after harvest
will slightly exceed 500 coo, coo bushels Elk.
travagant estimates which assume Is TO 20
per cent. are mere assumption, and needlessly
tend to reduce the price of wheat in the
hands of farmers. A special agent.
kept by the Agricultural Department
at London. cables to.dsy: "Wheat in Eng
land promises an average crop of good
quality" In France medium CROP slightly
damaged by rain in its blooming period. In
Germany the recent heavy rains have dete-
riorated the quality and abundance of the
product. In Russia and Austria there are
average crops, and in Hungary Is per cent
above the average. The European prospects
are favorable for medium product, with
some reduction in quality. The condition of
the corn crop is represented by SO as against
" last year. At this date in 1881 an insect
and drought was seen in the reduction of Is
points in the general condition during July,
followed by q greater deterioration in An.
gust. At the present time circumstances are
favorable for a further improvement in most
of the States. The general average condi.
ton of other crops is as follows Oats, 102 !;
spring rye, 100; barley, 95; buckwheat, 81 /;
potatoes, 101 tobacco, 81.
Crop Reports from the West.
CHICAGO, August 10th.-An Eau Claire
wis. special says: The harvest has begun
in earnest. and the reports are all favorable,
barring some damage by chinch bugs to the
lat9 spring wheat and oats. Corn is pro-
crossing wonderfully. and the situation is
the best for years. The loss by last weeks
storm is trifiug.
WATERFOWL fWis.). August I0sh.-The
winter wheat crop, Just harvested, is the finest
HRTsa hn-a L
to that insshock The barley crop is dam.
aged considerably in quantity. Ryes escape
injury, though oats are badly lodged. The
best yield ever known is looked for, Spring
| wheat will turn out well. The benefit to
corn will be more than counterbalanced by
the injury the rains have done to other crops,
Southern Illinois reports say corn has i'm.
proved greatly in condition by the rains, and
other crops are comparatively little injured.
ST. PAUL, August 10sh.-The past two
days the weather has been irreproachable for
the harvest-cocl, breezy and dry. In Da-
kota the barley is harvested and mostly Sc
cured. Oats will soon be ready, and promise
30 to 60 bushels to the acre. Wheat is filling
finely. and some cutting will be done this
| week. In Minnesota the reports continue
equally cheering, and there is no change from
previous estimates. Nothing has damaged
the crop yet. The weather has been perfect
Army News.
WASHINGTON, August IOsh.-Each resi.
ment of artillery is to have two new light bat.
teries, making ten batteries in all. The new
light batteries announced are as follows !:
Battery i, First Artillery, Captain F. E.
Taylor; Battery +, Second Artillery, Cap.
tain Il. b. Williston Battery +, Third Ar
tillery. Captain j. M. Lancaster: Battery
3, Fourth Artillery. Captain F. G. Smith /;
Battery ID. Fifth Artillery, Captain j. B.
Rawles. Captain J. B. Campbell is trans.
ferred TO Battery I, Fourth Artillery, and
Captain M. J. Mile, to Battery II, Fourth
Artillery.
A general Court-martial has been appoint
ed, with General G. g. Augur as President,
to meet at Newport barracks. New York, for
the trial OF Major Joseph II. Taylor, of the
Adjutant-General's Department, on charges
Of conduct subversive Of good order and mil
! itary discipline.
Colonel Barr. military secretary to the
Secretary of War, denies that he has been
rendered. or would accept, the office of As.
sistant Secretary Of War.
The death of Lieutenant Colonel Warren
promotes Major Geo. H. Elliott
Ms]or Lydecker, Engineer Commissioner
OF the District of ColumbiE, is assigned to
additional duty ID charge of the waterworks
of the District, vice Colonel Casey, of the
Engineer Corps, relieved at his own request
a general order from headquarters Of the
army was issued to-day, providing for the
reciprocal crossing of the international bound.
ary line By troops of the United States and
Mexico. in pursuit of hostile Indians.
Steamships for the Pacific Coast.
PHILADELPHIA. August 10sh.-The large
steamers Tacoma and San Pedro, built BIZ
Cramp d Sons for the Central Pacific Rail.
road Company, are now completed. Cramp
has received contract for two new iron
steamships for the Oceanic Steamship Com
pany, TO ply between San Francisco and the
Sandwich Islands, and the vessels are to be
| started as soon as the iron can be cot ready
They are to he 800 feet long, AZ feet beam, &c
feet deep, 2, 800 tons burden, and CAPABLE of
making 14l knots an hour.
To Have National Fair,
WASHINGTON, August 10th.-Tbe Society
of the Army Of the Cumberland through its
Garfield Monument Committee, has deter.
mined to give, under the provisions of the
joint resolution OF Congress of August 5tk.
1882, national fair and bazaar, and an in.
dustrial and art exposition in the rotunda of
the United States Capitol at Washington.
commencing on the 25sh of November and
ending on the Sd of December, the object be.
ing to raise the greatest possible amount of
fuudst to aid IN theerecticn of astatce at Wash
ington, to the memory and honor of Presi.
dent Garfield.
The Efght-Hour Law I'm the Navy Yards
Commodore shufeldt.
WASHINGTON, August 10th. = Secretary
Chandler stated to-day, in answer to an in.
quiry on that subject, that while he proposed
to enforce the eight-hour law in the navy
yards, he would not take any action towards
that end just at present.
The Navy Department is informed that
Commodore Shufeldt, who had just returned
from China, was admitted to the Naval Hos
pital at Mare Island, Cal, on the I'd instant.
No particulars are given. Secretary Chan
dler. speaking of Commodore Shufeldts case,
with reference to his conduct while negoti-
sting the Coresn treaty, said that no infor-
nation has been received by him to Justify
thc duta;I e q I-.1..1i-,-