Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-16
WASHINGTON.
The jeanette neutrality-suspicious. Reports of
the Cotton and Wheat Crops-Increase
of POstOffice Business.

The Jeanette Inquiry-October Reports of
the Cotton and Wheat Crops-Increase
of PostOffice Business.
WASHINGTON, Oct 14.-Lieut. Danen-
hover testified before the Jeanette board
OF inquiry to-day. Witness described
In detail the repairs made upon the hull
of the Jeanette under his supervision at
Mare Island navy yard, and stated the
work was first-cass in every particular.
He thought the Jeanette was as strong as
1t was possible to render her, and that de-
vlatlons from the recommendation of the
first board were Improvements, and added
to her strength. He believed he knew who
was responsible for these deviations, but
did not care positively to state. The ques-
ton was not pressed, though the impress
SION was given that the dev1ations were at
the instance of Capt. belong. Witness
thought the model of the Jeanette not
suited to Arctic cruising.
Ex-senator Dorsey has gone to Hot
Springs, New Mexico. for treatment. His
eyesight is greatly impaired. 1t can be
authoritatively stated that Secretary Tel
Ter is not candidate for reelection as
United States senator.
Special Agent Townsend has gone to
Pine Ridge, Indian agency. to Investigate
the trouble between Agent McGilIicuddy
and the Indians. He will suggest the trans
fer Of the agent to some other point. He
says, however. his financial affairs have
been properly conducted.
Cotton returns of the department of
agriculture for October indicate an unusual
size and vigor of plant and capacity for
large production. The late development
of the fruitage reported, indicating a small
top crop, limit the otherwise extraordinary
prospects. The coincidence appears of the
same general average of condition in
1881 and 1882 for June, July and August
80, 80 and 81 respectively. During August
and September in 1881. the condition fell
from 81 to sc, but in the same period this
season to SO only. This is higher than in
any October for ten years with two excep-
tions-1875 and 1873. Compared with
August returns there is a loss of one point
in Florida and Texas. two in Alabama.
three in Virginia, North Carolina and
Georgia, four in Mississippi and Arkansas.
five IN Tennessee. and six in South Caro-
lima. The figures for Virginia are Sc.
North Carolina SIS, South Carolina So,
Georgia Sc, Florida 50, Alabama SO, Mis-
slsslppj 50. Louisiana 80, Texas 100, Ar
kansas SO, Tennessee so.
October re urns for the yield per acre
Of wheat estimated from the result of
threshing foreshadows the product slig htly
exceeding 500.0O0,000 bushels, and POSSIBLY
reaching 520,0C0.000. The average yield
pear acre appears to be nearly fourteen
bushels and all acreage slightly less than 81
000,0O0 acres. There is reduction of area
in the spring wheat region and a large
bield in the great winter wheat growing
uelt OF the West. Taking the highest fig
yres indicated by these returnes of the
yield. the distribution of the production
/ gives 24S,000,O00 bushels or nearly half the
crop of the United Staes to the six princi-
pal winter wheat states, Ohio, Michigan,
Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and Kansas.
The spring wneat of the Northwest may
make 113,O00,000 bushels. The Pacific
coast crop, which has been persistently ex-
aggerated in commercial estimates can
not much exceed 100000 bushels. The
Middle states produced about 10000
600 bushels. and the Southern states slight
ly in excess of 100000.
The number of postoffices established and
re-established during the fiscal year 1882,
3, 169; offices discontinued, 1,4S2; new post
masters bonds issued, 1,509. From a
number of postmasters' returns re-exam-.
ined and registered and the amount of
revenue represented thereby, it appears
that the increase for the last fiscal year in
number of returns was 5,124; in amount
of revenue S6,566.5 The estimated
amount of postage collected in the United
States on unpaid mail matter received
from other counties exceeded the esti-
mated amount of unpaid postage on mail
matter sent to other countries by 1874, 4O7.
The estimated total postage collected in
the United States mot including registra
ton fees on registered articles) on mails
exchanged with foreign countries is
$1.956,614.
WASHINGTON, Oct 15.-The report of the
director of the mint presents in detail the
operations of the minis and assay offices
during the fiscal year ending June 80,
1882. The imports of foreign gold coin
and bullion the first nalf of the year, were
$40, 200, 230 greater, but during the last half
$28,311 ,047 less than the exports, the net
gain of the year being only S1,779,193.
The total amount of gold deposited was
$66, .653, which was S74,OOO,OOO less
than the preceding year, while silver pur
chashed for coinage and deposited for bars
Woo oOOop Fc.oOV.oco SIcdtSI duu daO0ut-
ed to S33,72O.491. The total coinage was
$11 ,266 ,003 pieces valued at $83,413,4 AZ.
Nearly S1l,000,000 more than
IN any previous year. The
silver coinage consisted of 27,772,-
O75 dollars, and S11,313 fractional coin.
Gold bars of the value of $37 sos, 120 were
manufactured S12,147, 674 fine gold for de-
positors at the New York assay office. Fine
silver bars of the value of $7,769, 1898 were
also made. chiefly at the same institution.
Purchasers of silver for coinage amounted
to 23,627, 229 ounces standard silver at a
cost of $24.l36,942; of gold coin, about
$87,O0O,000 belonged to the treasury.
$104 100000 to national banks, $310.0OO,-
600 to the general public, including other
banks. Of standard dollars S33, 900
belonged to the treasury and T76.OCO,O0O
to banks and the general public. OF the
total metallic circulation $14S, 100000 be-
longed to the treasure, s112, 100000 to ma
tional banks, and $441, 100000 was in gen.
eral circulation.
Ernest King, Esq, editor of the Fall
River. Mass. Sun. editorially mentions
that he was cured of severe rheumatism