Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-12-28
EASTERN.
CrOp Eatimntes.

WAsHINGi on, Dec. I'd. X. Dodge,
slatistician TO the Agricultural Depart
ment, has just completed prelim-
mary estimates of the principal crops
for 1883. II shows potatots, all
roots and oats unusually luxurinnt
Corn, the professor says, is an average
yield per acre the present year Of near
ly % bushels, which is twelve per cent
less than the average yield for a series
of years, or Sol ,00S, S35 bushels. The
whole corn crop grown in 1883 in Mich
igan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Dako.
ia added to half that grown in Ohio.
Indiana, Illinois, Iowa aud Nebraska
would make 100000, 900 bushels, only q
fourth OF the whole crop so that pos.
sible depreciation of forty per cent. 10
all of it would be equivalent to ten per
cent reduction IN value Of the entire
crop. The wheat crop is as
before stated. slightly in ex-
cess of 100000, 900 bushels. Cot
ton products as shown by the Decem.
ber returns are about 6,000. 900 bales.
There will he anoth.r Investigation after
the close of the cotton harvest and ship
ments of the large portion of the crop
and The pre- results will be ap-
preached more nearly than possib G
hitherto.
Decrease in Internal Revcnue.
WASHINGTON, d. g., Dec. 27.-For
the first five months OF the present
fiscal year the total internal revenue
collections were S5l .270, ,43S, being Sll, )
,0Tl less than for the corresponding
period of last yenr. In spirits the total
increase of collections were S2,074,77l.
Total decrease of collection of taxes on
tobacco, 50, 1911, COZ; from banks and
bankers, 81 ,06s, 292; miscellaneous, $780,.
656,23l
Republican Rara Avis.
WAsuNoToN, ID. c., Dec. 27.--John
N. Irwin, Governor of Idaho Territory,
returned to the Treasury of the United
States the draft for $3.50, sent him as
salary for the quarter ended in October
the 30lh He declined also to receive
the salary due him for the quarter endl
ing December 3lst. He states that he
has been unable to attend to the duties
of his office since July lst. and does not
consider that he can conseientiously ac.
cept pay.
a Batch Of Libel suits Dismissed.
WAsnISoToN, Dec. 27.--N. w. Fitz-
gerald, the suspended pension attorney,
appeared in court to-day, in the suit OF
Cohen 4 Sons against him, but, on az
count of the sickness of counsel the case
went over. Immediately afterwards G..
W. Grant, attorney for Fitzgerald, went
into the Clerks office, and by direction
OF his client, dismissed the suits recently
brought against the st. Louis Globe
Democrat for libel and $50, 900 damages,
and against Gen. II. V Boynton and the
Cincinnati Gdmmerciai- Gazette for libel
ana 500, 900 damages; against Fulton, Of
Indianapolis, for slander and $4,000
damages and against Chas. II. Murray,
of st. Louis, for $50, 900 for libel. Hard
ly had these cases been so entered when
A. A. Lipscomb filed suit against Fitz.
gerald to recover $4,000 on Indian
judgments.
Funeral OF Mrs. Etosecrans
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-The funeral
of Mrs. General Rosecrans took place at
ST. Aloysius Church, where requiem
mass WIS celebrated by Rev. Father
Busam Nearly all the members of
Congress now in Washington were pres
ent with their families. The casket,
covered with flowers, was borne by Sen.
ator John +. Miller, General Philip H.
Sheridan Hon. John r. Glasscoek, Gen.
lIoratio Wright, Hon. John. s. Barbonr,
| Colonel Gilbert G. Knafiin, General II.
j. Hunt, and Judge Thomas w. BARLEY.
The remains were placed in vault in
Mount Olvet Cemetery.
a New Political Organization.
NEw YORK, Dec. 27.-An open aii
mars meeting, under the auspices of the
organization known as the Grand Army
of the People. is to be held in Brooklyn
about the 18th of January The con.
stitution and principles of the Army de.
scribe its objects to be the election Of
the President and Vice President of the
United States by a direct vote of the
people, free postage, n government tele.
graph, tax on all incomes over $4,000,
unlimited coinage OF gold and silver,
protection against monopoies and other
radical changes. The organization was
founded last Fourth of July.
Arthur still in New York.
New YORK, Dec. 81. President
Arthur was in town to-day. He at
tended reception at the residence oi
Barton French this evening. The Presi
dent remained during the day at the
house of Charles L. Miller. 1t wa,
stated that he would return to Washing
ton t night.