The Red Cloud chief., 1884-06-20
WASHINGTON PICK.UPS.

The Cotton Crop-Generat SwaIm-rne
1hter-ocean mite Outrare.-
fo,t-oftice Appropriations.
WASHINGTON, June I2.-Return of cot.
Ton planting made to the DEPARTMENT of
agriculture indicates that the tendency IA
an increase of area was checked somewhat
IN me southwest 10y rain and in Tennessee
Ds low temperature in the planting season.
hepianting was still in progress to some
extent On the Is. of June. even in the lower
iatltudeS. The apparent increase is about
per cent 1t would have been larger with
a better planting season. A comparison az
area with previous crop IS as follows: Viz
ginia, 81; NORTH Carolina. lOl: Sou,b Caro-
ma, loo; Georgia. los: Florida le4. Ma
naiiia, 100; Mississippi, 105: Louisiana. 80:
Texas, lo3: Arkansas, LOG: Tennessee. lO1:
Mis>o0rl, 80. The temperature i'm April
Was io"er man the average throughout the
cotton States. The rainfall was deficient
on The Atlantic Coast, and slightly less than
normal III the Gulf States. but rains were
excessive III May throughout the Southwest
causing oSerflows of the rivers. iu;uring
stands everywhere. and causing a large
amount OF replanting. The latter part OF
NAV WAS warm and clear on q considerable
portion of the Atlantic Coast. causing rapid
growth and aftording an opportunity for
il"inlSh weeNiIng and clean cultivation. In
lie NeSt,tne fields afe grassy and 'chOprang
out Is not Yet finished. The season Is ore
TO two weeks late. and plants are generally
tliIfty and vigorous. The main cause of
s Q relatively low condition is want OF size.
Which a few weeks of tine weather NAV
Remedy. Yet a continuance of bad weather
would DOW bc disastrous. Beyond tile Mis-
Sls>Ippl the general average condition is 81.
against ," In June last year. and :? in lSS2.
Inc hCureS by States are: Virginia. 30:
North Carolina, IS; South Carolina. "a:
Georgia, &c; Florida. 90; Alabama. %, Mis-
S!Ssipp!, 81: louisiana. -: Texas. -: Ar
kansas, s.: Tennessee. o.: Mississippi 90.
The increase in area of spring wheat ap-
pears To be nearly 400, 900 acres. or Q per
cent. No part OF the Pacific coast area is
Included as spring wheat. The largest in
crease Is in Dakota, amounting 10 about AGO.
600 acres Tie condition of spring wheat
averages lol pcr cent, being up TO the
standard in nearly every district. TIE con
dition OF winter wheat continues high: aver
% against - a month ago. IL was a. in
June hast year ami - in 1882. Since the last
report the Illinois average has declined IL
points. OHIO ; and Kentucky ,. lnGiana.
Michigan and some otl.er States show a
higher condition. The averages Of c"ndi-
ton in thu principal States are: New
York. IS: Pennsylvania. 100: MARYLAND. 90:
Georgia, %; Texas. 9S: Kentucky. 90: Ohio.
-; Michigan, al; Indiana. 81; Illinois. 40:
Missouri, 90. Tie increase in area OF cats
X four per cent; average condition. .. Ii
WAS % last year, and lol in June. 1>S2.
The averages are the highest, as is usually
~. aBa. IA. A....e 40, 81. 81. ~
coming up Ia tire standard in all the West
ern States. The general average o. rye ad-
VaUced from -; to %. In barley the aver.
az has fallen from I0l in May 10 ~. 1t
was - last lime and 81 in june. lsN2. IL
II - III New lork. so in PENNSYLVANIA. iGl
in l~ron>ln. 100 ln Minnesota. - in Iowa.
100 in Nebraska and IS in California. These
States usually produce four-Iitii> uf the crol.
GENIEAL SWAIN.
The record ia the Court Of Inruirv in the
case OF General Swain, Judge Advocate
General of tie Army. reports the fac;S -
developed by the evidence. and concludes ~
follows: The court il of the opinion that
while il is not prepared {" say that any
specific act developed hy the evidence j.
actually fraudulent. Vet the evidence does
show a series uT transactions di~rgcdit:i-
bic 10 IN officer of the army. and which
especially demands the seyere>t conGeInna-
ton. when engaged in 10y officers iolGins
high position, and peculiar relations "a All
mlnlStratlOH of Justice III the rn held by
BrigadicrGenera Swain. The Secretary
of War laid the report before the President.
and il WAS decided la order a court martial
for General Swain. The details for tie
court viii be made in a few days.
II DYNAMITE oUrRAGES.
4 cable dispatch received from London
-. -. = IL
der Foreign Secretary stated that reprrSen.
tationS touching the duty Of friendly powers
in regard to dvBaIniterS had been addressed
Ia this Government. but no reply had beer
received. This dispatch was shown Secre
tary FrelinglIuyscn. and he said il seemed &c
refer to representations made by the Coy.
eminent touching recent OuirageS. bat that
the state Department had not received any
thing on the subject from the British Gov
eminent since the commission OF the recen,
dynamite outrage.
TIE I~STFE-pCEAN CANAL
The sum required by Secretary FrcIing.
huySen 10 buy for the Government certain
rights which il Is understood the Nicara-
guam Government has conceded. for the
construction Of an interocean canal. i.
S250. coo. not 5000. 0co rs heretofore reported.
Ii i embodied in a paragraph in the Consu-
lar and Diplomatic bill attached 10 il by the
Committee on Appropriations. Ii was this
PARAGRAPH which Was under discussion ir
the secret session of the Senate. No action
was taken.
TIE P~oST-oFFICE APPROPRIATION.
The conference on the Post-ofice Appro-
priation bill resulted in a disagreement upon
the proposition regulating the compensation
Ia railroads and those relating 10 letters anG
postal clerks. Remaining differences were
ad juSted. The House confcrecS aeceded &c
The Senate amendments in all The more i'm
portant features.
Detected Railroad Men.
I~NDIASAPoLIS- ND, June 12.-SeveraI
days ago ii WAS announced upon the author
i:y Of McSSrS. Talmace and Wade. OF the