Daily globe., 1882-09-23


places the yield of winter wheat at $780,
100000 bushels, and spring wheat at 14O,-
100000 bushels. The September condition |
of potatoes has declined, but prospects are
favorable for g crop of 15o,000,OOO bush
els.
The rates OF mortality at Different ages
in the British army are lower than among
civilians until the soldier attains thirty-fiv
years, after which the military death rate
rises rapidly. Under twenty the average
death rate of troops on home service is
half that sf civilians
Aristarchi Bey, the representative at
Washington for many years past of the
Ottoman empire, has just receiyed from
the king of Portugal the grand Gordon of
the order of Christ, and from the president
of Venezuela the cross of a grand officer
of the order of the Liberator.
The Sutro tunnel, now completed, dis
charges 100000 gallons of hot water daily
from the Comstock mines. This water has
temperature of 1876 degrees, and is con-
veyed through a closed pine fiume to pre-
vent the escape of vapor. After passage
of four miles through the first tunnel it
| loses seventy degrees of heat.
| Some entertain fears of Mormon col
lision with the United States authorities.
The Mormon military forces at Salt Lake
are being increased. Mormondom no
doubt, by an appeal to arms can easily
conquer the United States and establish
polygamy in every state in the realm, un-
| less the conflict should turn out as did that
| between the plucky bull and the locomo-
tive.
It will be remembered that the Rev. DR..
| Cuyler, of Brooklyn, New York, a few
weeks ago preached in the Rev. DR.. Dana's
pulpit in Plymouth church, St. Paul.
1t will therefore be of especial interet to
the readers of the GLOBE to know that his
venerable mother is still living and that she
recently completed her eightieth year, at
Saratoga, where she has been spending the
summer. She is too deaf (from an inherited
family infirmity) to hear her son preach,
but every Sunday morning before church,
he tells her what he is going to preach
about, and gives her an outline of his ser
mon, and then she prays for him in her
room during the hours of service. She was
left widow ffty-fve years ago, when her
son was only four years old.
The Liquor Dealers and Manufacturers
Protective association, of Illinois, in con-
vention at Rock Island, recently, adopted
resolutions to use their best endeavors to
counteract the spread of the doctrine of
prohibition in that state, and to that end
will vote for no candidate who favors
prohibitory amendment to the state con-
stitution.
At their beautiful home in Fremont,
Ohio, according to a correspondent, ex-
President Hayes spends most of his time
reading and writing in his library, and
Mrs Hayes delights in looking after her
poultry yard and the elegant flower gar
den that adorns the lawn. They usually
have some friends or relatives living with
them,and transient visitors and sight-seers
are always cordially welcomed.
1t is announced that the czar has sent
his palace minister to Moscow and the in
terror of Russia to determine, by careful
investigation, whether the time is propi-
tious or not for the coronation. Mean
while preparations at Moscow are still ac-
lively being made, and the city of Kietf
has already provided for the occasion a
massive silver presentation salver, weigh
ing more than ten pounds, with the in
scription: NFrom the mother of Russian
/ cities, 1883."
Sir Garnet Wolseley, commander of the
British forces in Egypt, is very quick and
brisk in his ways, with trim military ap-
tion to change of circumstances. He pos
sesses Napoleon's faculty of taking at a
glance the measure of man and knowing
how best to use his ability. He has sue
ceeded in every position in which he has
been placed. Like Sir Frederick Roberts,
England's other great general, he is an
Irishman from near Dublin. =
/ The tide of emigration from Europe to
this country is one of the marvels of the
age. During the year ending June 30, ac
cording to the official figures, no less than
$4,000 foreigners sought home in the
| United States. For the three fiscal years
| 1880, 1881, and 1882 the arrivals have
| amounted to 1,915,691, or nearly as many
| as the total for the eight years just pre-
vious. This is more than enough to popu-
late any of the thirty eight states of the
Union excepting Illinois, Missouri, New
York, Ohio and Pennsylvania. And the
prospect is that the number of immigrants
during the present fiscal year will be
greater than during the one just closed.
The loss of the entire Egyptian cotton
crop is said to be certain,and there is little
hope of saving the sugar cane. That is
not all, nor the worst. 1t is feared that the
war will prevent the sowing of next years
cereals. The delta of the Nile is a prolific
grain country. The value of the cotton
exported to England in 1880 was between
twenty-four and twenty-five millions of
dollars, and the grain exports footed up
! about one-third as much, comprising
wheat, beans, barley and corn. In small
way Egypt competes with the United States,
but the competition is so very unequal
that this country would hardly feel any
appreciable advantage from the total fail
ure of the Egyptian crops.