Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-05-12

ing to several thousand dollars. b.v,
been misappropriatsd from each com
pany. Dickinson, Of the Law firm O,
Dickinson, Hyde 4 Howe, of Boston
was here yesterday, examining the &C
counts of Clark & Boutwell,, in behal,
OF Boston stockholders. The result O,
tho investigation is not known.
CenaresslenaI.
SENATE.
WAsHnoToN, May fisherman. from
the Committee on Education and Labor
has reported bill to aid in the suppor,
OF common schools, which was printed
and reoommittsd. It provides for the
next five years that there shall bs an
nually appropriated common school
fund of 100000 to aid in tho sup
port OF free common schools, appor-
toned to the several States and Terri
tories according to their number of il
iitsrate population over ten years of
age. An amount not exceeding s Der
cent. of the sum apportioned may b.
used for the education of teachers in
public schools.
Rice, from the Committee on Public
Lands, reported back adversely bill to
shorten to two years the period required
in homestsading.
The House resumed consideration of
the Geneva award bill.
4 Relief Measure.
WAsHNGToS, May 1.-THE Senate by
a party vote, except six Democrats who
voted with the Republicans, voted TO
pay the small claim Of Madison Day for
a lot in New Orleans, purchased by him
under the confiscation act.
omeial Crop Report.
The Committee of the Agricultural
Bureau has prepared q report of the
condition Of winter wheat in the crop
country mp to April 15. The condition
and numbers of live stock are also Civ
en. It appears from the bulletin that
as compared with last year the acreage
in winter wheat planted in Michigan is
LOB per cent, Indiana 10S, Illinois 90l,
Missouri 80, Kansas 63, Ohio l0l, Ken
tucky 1l5. The condition Of corn as
compared with last year in Michigan is
los por cent, Indiana l0h, Illinois 1O2,
Missouri ITO, Kansas ITO, Ohio 81, Ken
tucky 112. Winter rye shows an acre.
age in Michigan of 100 per cent, Indi-
ana 100, Illinois l02, Missouri SO, Kansas
107, Ohio Sc. Kentucky Sc. and in COM
parativo Michigan l04, Indisna 100, ILL
nois los, Kentucky 100. The average
condition for winter wheat filed up to
April l5 was 104, or per cent. higher
than a full healthy standard of growth,
indicating exuberant vitality more
than oountsrbalancing small local de-
fioits of vigor and health. In April,
1881, the average vas s5, area seeded
with drill amounts to 81 per cent, or
100000 aoreB. In winter wheat the
States report thers will be absolute
freedom from the presence of the He's
sian fly. In large portion of the
wheat area reports Of the fly are more
frequent in the eastern portion of tho
Ohio valley than in the western and be-
you'd tho Mississippi. A few localities
on the Atlantic coast report the pros
enos Of the fly, confined exclusively to
the acreage sown in August and early
September. Ono county in New Eng
land is all that has been affected in that
section. A small loss il reported from
few counties in New York and Penn
sylvania, which have bsen comparative
ly free from its injuries. In some coun-
ties there has been some loss; in one
county 20 per cont, from too early seed
| ing. In Wisconsin the loss il estimated
at less than per cent. In Maryland,
Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ala
bama, little or no loss Is reported from
the fly. The most early sown wheat in
Ohio in several counties is reported bad
ly damaged. Very few indications of
the fly are reported from Michigan.
Half the counties Of Indiana report the
insect, but in most Of them the damage
is not material. Illinois is reported ex-
empt from injuries by the fly. Missouri
and Kansas are free. The wheat fields
Of the country show slieht injury sus-
tanned from freezing and thawin0, CON-
pared with last year. Spring is earlier
from two to three weeks, and plants
are from two to four weeks moro ad-
vancsd.
Bu0Als nan In Lack.
CHICAGO, May l1.-Hon. VIM. F. Cody,
Buffalo Bill" passed through town to-
day, on his way to Cleveland, TO attend
to q big land suit in which he and his
family are interested, the trial Of which
begins today. The gaining Of the suit
will bring him into possession Of val
liable tract Of property which belonged
to his grandfather, and which, it was
claimed. vas signed away by the old
man while insane. Should hs succeed
he viii be worth al the way from one
to three million dollars, which will help
him to extend still further his already
extensive cattle raiainc business ct the
North Platte. He stated TO friend
this morning that before the suit was
commenced he had had an offer Of n
compromiss for three hundred thousand
dollars from parties rsprssentinR q
small interest in the property.
~ Cleveland Next oessber.
81. Loun, May 1.-THE Society Of
the Army Of the Tennessee met again
this morning at the Peoples Thsater,
Gen. Sherman in the chair. Gen. Rsy-
nolds, for The committee, reported the
time and place OF the next reunion -
The Sd and ltA Of Ocloher, 1883. the an
nivssaxy ef the battle Of Corinth, at
Cleveland, Ohio.
The following officers we're elected;