The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-08-02
Latest Reports from Leading
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The Chicago Tribune publishes a summary Of
crop prospects ia Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin
Dakota, aad Illinois. The Winter wheat har-
vest in Nebraska Is declared to be better than
was ever before known. and the corn crop
never promised better. Throughout Iowa the
prospective Weld Of corn has grown more en-
couTa-inE rs the season has advanced, with an
expectation Of a yield that viii exceed that OF
last wear. throughout Wisconsin there is Ge-
preston among farmers owing to the heavy
rains, which have badly lodged tae small grains.
Favorable reports come from Dakota for al
Eiacs 81 grain, and there is also an improve
ucat throughout Illinois.
Three Thousand persons went to Rocky River
8 resort near Cleveland, Chic, July 2jth, TO sea
a novel contest. 1t WAS extensively advertised
thai tsr0 champion batchcrs joan Mitchell, Of
Boston, and Charles Smith, OF Chicago, would
Kill and dress tWo large Dullecks for Sl.099 q
SIDE and The championship ef the United States
Bets were ab0at even, both men having records
OF less than SIX minutes Mitchell failed Ia
she's IN. having chi three OF his fingers. and he
forfeited has money. Smith then killed and
dressed 2 bullock weighing 1900 pounds in
Just seven minutes and three seconds. Another
match viii be made At some future time.
The binding Of the jctties In the Savannah
River at Augusta, Ga. has demonstrated the
practical utility Of the system ia that stream.
Sandbars that before these jelties were erected
were barriers 10 the passage Of Steamboats, AT
low wafer now lie deep beneath the surface,
and are no longer any impeachment II nayiga-
ton. The augusta Chronicle thinks there is
scarcely any doubt that with q comparatively
small appropriation the Savannah could be
made naylGdble from its month 10 Augusta az
all seasons for steamboats, Of light dranght.
The Boston syndicate OF real estate owners at
Newport has sold 10 John g. Payne OF New
York, al the shore land and some other at the
eastern point, purchased few years ago of the
Gibbs Land Company at four cents per foot.
The largest part of the land has magnificent
view About twenty acres had been sold X
Is believed that the consideration which is
kept secret. is in the neghbo-hood Of eighteen
Goats per foot for the whole, which would be
$4,000.
In a collision some years ago on the Hudson
River. between a Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany Jerry boat and a steamer OF the New York
Steam Transportation Company, John H. Mar
tia received injuries causing insanity He OBJ
tained a verdict for damages against both COM
panies fer 900. Judge Donohne on the 26th
MT. granted an order permitting q compromise,
by waieh the companies are to Pay $4,000,
with interest, and cost of proceedings.
The seney syndicate representing the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad sys.
fblils siflAc purchaser a controlling interest II
the Richmond and DdnvilIe Railroad. By thi;
consolidation over 1000 miles of road, through
highly productive part Of the South, is placed
under one mana cement
A plan for the reorganization of the Union
Iron and Steel Company, of Chicago, has been
formulated fer the consideration of the stock.
holders. The company own large mills at South
Chicago, iron mines IN the MenOninee range
aid other property, valued altogether at S, 000,
coo.
The collectors of internal revenue through
out the country during the fiscal year which
ended June Both, collected Sl44, 553, 1885,