Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-06-20
WASHINGTON PICK-UPs.


rhe Cotton Crop-Generai swaim-Ths
Inter-Ocean Canal-Dynamite Outrages-
Post-Onice Appropriations.
WASHINGTON, June 12.-Rettim OF cot
lon planting made to the Department of
Agriculture indicates that the tendency to
an increase of area was checked somewhat
in the Southwest by rain and in Tennessee
oy low temperature I'm the planting season.
Replanting was still in progress to some
extent on the LIST of June, even in the lower
ATTITUDES. The apparent increase is about
per cent 1t would have been larger with
better planting season. A comparison of
area with devious crop is as follows: Vir-
yinia, 50; North Carolina, 101; South Caro-
lima, 100; Georgia, 1903; Florida, l04; Ala
bama, l05; Mississippi, ms; Louisiana, 90; ;
Texas, los; Arkansas, LOG; Tennessee, 101 ;
Missouri, 80. The temperature in April
was lower than the average throughout the
cotton States. The rainfall was deficient
on the Atlantic Coast, and slightly less than
normal in the Gulf States, but rains were
excessive in May throughout the Southwest,
causing overfows of the rivers, injuring
stands everywhere, and causing a large
amount Of replanting. The latter part of
May was warm and clear on a considerable
portion Of the Atlantic Coast causing rapid
growth and affording an opportunity for
thorough wedding and clean cultivation. In
the West, the fields are grassy and ''chopping
OUT is not yet finished The season is one
to two weeks late, and plants are generally
thrifty and vigorous. The main cause of
s relatively low condition is want of size
which a few weeks of fine weather may
remedy, yet a continuance of bad weather
would now be disastrous. Beyond the Mis-
sisSippi the general average condition is 81,
against Sc in June last year, and 50 in 1882.
The figures by States are: Virginia, 90;
NORTH Carolina, 95; South Carolina, 81;
Georgia, 90; Florida, 90; Alabama, 90, Mis-
sissippt, 81: Louisiana, ~; Texas, ~; Ar
kansas S5; Tennessee, o.; Mississippi 90.
The increase in area of spring wheat APP
pears &c be nearly 100000 acres, or o per
cent. No part of the Pacific coast area is
included us spring wheat. The largest in
crease is In Dakota, amounting to about AGO.
600 acres The condition of spring wheat
averages i01 per cent, being up to the
standard IN nearly every district. TIE con-
ditiOn of winter wheat continues high: aver
| age 80 against 81 a. month ago. 1t was IS in
June last year and 90 in 1882. Since the last
report the Illinois average has declined IL
points, Ohio and Kentucky 8. Indiana,
Michigan and some other States show a
! ton in the principal States are: New
York, %; Pennsylvania, 100; MARYLAND. 90
Georgia, 90; Texas, 9S; Kentucky, %; Ohio
81; Michigan, 81; Indiana, 81; illinois, 76;
Missouri, 90. The increase in area of oats
| Is four per cent; average condition, 90. II
| was SO last year, and 101 in June, 1882.
| The averages are the highest, as is usually
the case in States north of the 30th parallel,
coming up to the standard in all the West
ern States. The general average of rye adj
vanced from 90 to 81. In barley the aver
age has fallen from 101 in May to 9s II
was 81 last June and 81 in June. 1882. II
is 81 in New York, 80 In PENNSYLVANIA, 1ol
in Wisconsin, 100 in Minnesota, 97 in Iowa,
100 in Nebraska and 9S in California. These
States usually produce four-fifths of the crop
| GENERAL SWAIN.
The record in the Court of Inquiry in the
case of General Swain, Judge Advocate
General of the Army, reports the facts as
| developed by the evidence, and concludes a.
follows: The court is of the opinion thai
while it is not prepared to say that any
specific act developed by the evidence il
actually fraudulent, yet the evidence does
show series of transactions discredita
BILE to any officer of the army, and which
especially demands the severest condemna
ton, when engaged in by officers holding
|
ministration of justice In the army, held by
Brigadier-General Swain. Tine Secretar,
of War laid the report before the President
and it was decided to order a court MARTA
for General Swain. The details for tn,
court will be made in few days.
THE DYNAMITE OUTRAGEs.
A cable dispatch received from Londor
states that in the British Commons the un
| der Foreign Secretary stated that represcn
tations touching the duty of friendly power
in regard to dynamiters had been addressed
to this Government, but no reply had beer
received. This dispatch was shown Secre
tary Frelinghuysen, and he said it seemed I,
refer to representations made by the Gov
eminent touching recent outrages, but tina
the State Department had not received any
thing on the subject from the British Gov
eminent since the commission of the recen
dynamite outrage.
THE INTER-oCEAN CANAL.
The sum required by Secretary Freline
huysen to buy for the Government certain
rights which it is understood the Nicara
guam Government has conceded. for tn
construction of an inter-Ocean canal, !
S250, 900, not $500. 900 as heretofore reported
1t is embodied in paragraph in the Consu
lar and Diplomatic bill attached to it by tn
Committee on Appropriations. 1t was thi
paragraph which was under discussion i
the secret session of the Senate. No actio
| was taken.
THE PosT-OFFICE APPROPRIATION.
The conference on the Post-office ApprC
priation bill resulted in disagreement upO
the proposition regulating the compensate
20 railroads and those relating to letters all
postal clerks. Remaining differences wei
adjusted. The House conferees acceded {
the Senate amendments in all the more in
portant features.