The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-10-19

s,nlo W IormuiaIe ms views, however, ana
would now therefore merely announce his
dissent
The decision will apply to the five civil
rights cases I'm that court based on the first
and second sections of the civil rights act
of March !, 1875. They are respectively
prosecutions under the act for not admit
ting certain colored persons to equal &C.
commodations and privileges In inns and
hotels, In railroad cars and theaters. The
court holds, as stated, that congress had
no constitutional authority to pass the Sec
tions In question under either the thirteenth
or fourteenth amendment of the constitu-
ton. The decision, however, Is held to
apply only to the validity of the law in the
states and not In the territories or District
of Columbia, where the legislative power
OF congress Is unlimited.
The decision Is based on the ground that
| In passing the act congress usurped the
power which belongs exclusively to the
state legislatures. The thirteenth and four
| teenth amendments gave no power to con-
gress, because the former only related to
slavery, which 1t abolished, having nothing
| to do with different races or c0lOrs, and the
| latter Is prohibitOry upon the states only.
and forblds them from making certain laws.
IL they do make them, congress Is empOw-
cred to make laws to counteract their eff
| feet, and this Is all the law congress Is able
10 make on the subject 1t has no author
Icy to directly legislate upon it.
OCTOBER CROP REpoRTs-CoRN.
The October corn report to the depart
ment of agriculture fully sustains the tele-
| graphic summary of September 10 in regard
| to the injuries by the frosts of the Sth, 9th,
and 10th. There were light frosts later,
the most notable being on the 18th In the
northwest The state averages of condition
show the extent of the injury, which was
greatest in Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, and
| New York. There was also severe loss In
| Minnesota and Dakota, and some damage
| In the elevated portions OF Pennsylvania
and WestVirginia, in the northern counties
of Indiana and Illinois, in the least ad
vanced fields of Iowa, but scarcely any in
| Nebraska, and none in Kansas Is reported.
Except few places in northern Kentucy
and Missouri, there is no mention of frost
in any states south of Pennsylvania. The
reduction of state averages is Michigan,
| from GO to as; Wisconsin, from rs to 80;
| Ohio, from 50 to 63; New York, from n to
ST., The reduction Is z points in Illinois
| figures have been materially reduced by
frosts. The loss of condition from drought
| has become more apparent, causing slight
reductions In the September estimates In
many southern states. The general average
| condition Is 7S-6 points less than on Sep
TENDER IA from frost in the north and 2
from drought on the Atlantic seaboard and
! south of the frosted areas. 1t Is points
below the October average of 1852, while
there is per cent. increase In area. 1t Is
| 81 points lower than the October average OF
the census CROP The product of the year
will be close to 1000, 000, 600 bushels, with
more soft corn than last year mostly In re-
| gions that consume their entire crop.
WHEAT.
The returns of the yield of wheat per
acre indicate production of about "a
bushels per acre less than the crop of last
| \ Il, h,.f q. h,,AI ,al. In 10
10 in illinois, and but fraction above 10
in Indiana. 1t is above IL in Michigan and
IL in Minnesota, Iowa, and California. In
Missouri the average Is II bushels; Dakota
and Nebraska exceed 16. and in Kansas the
average is about II. These averages are,
in several states, based on Systematically
recorded results of thrashing. While re-
vision Of the records this season may cause
slight local changes, it is certain the final
average yield will not differ much from 11.S
bushels per acre. The yield will exceed
400, 000, 900 bushels, and may reach 45O, 600,
GOO. The quality is not up to the average
yield.
OATS AND BARLEY.
Oats are a full average of series of
| years, or about 20 bushels for the whole
country. The range of state averages in the
west Is from so bushels in Missouri to Al in
in the northwest. Nebraska and Kansas
have the largest yields. The crop will ag-
gregate about 1909 bushels. The quality
is high, averaging about IS, 100 being the
| standard.
The barley crop will average between
and 2 bushels per acre more than last year,
approximating 10000, 900 bushels. Califor-
MIA, New York, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and
Iowa contribute three-fourths of the whole
product.
POTATOES AND TOBACCO.
The potato crop is in better condition
| than any year since 1875. The average is
SO, while the October averages in 1882 and
1878 were each 80. The prospect Is favor
able for crop above the medium.
The tobacco crop will be below the aver
age in yield. The average condition in
Kentucky Is n, and in Virginia Ga. In
erage in seed leaf states is low. The gen.
eral average Is 81.