The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-05-13
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.
WASHINGTON.

President Cleveland has declined the in
yitation to visit Atlanta next month.
The name Of General Benjamin Runkel
has been restored to the pension rolls with
rank OF Major, to take effect April 1, 1884.
The President has appointed William H.
Mcconnell, Of Fargo, Dakota, to be an As
sociate Justice Of the Supreme Court Of
that Territory, vice S. A. Hudson, whose
commission has expired.
Professor G. v. Riley, the entomologist
of the Agricultural Department, has pre-
pared circular announcing that the de-
partment will purchase during the coming
summer such quantities Of silkworm eggs
as may be necessary for the distribution it
is proposed to make for the season Of 1885,
and so far as practicable will purchase
them from American producers. Eggs OF
improved races preferable of French or
italian yellow races) will be bought.
The average condition Of wheat in the
principal wheat growing States Of the
country, according to the May crop report
OF the Department of Agriculture, is as
follows: New York, 95; Michigan, 100;
Ohio, 80; Kentucky, 45; Indiana, 70; Illi-
nois, 42; Missouri, 90; Kansas, 90. The
general average Is 70, instead of II in April,
reduction Of about 0 per cent, reducing
the indicated production Of winter wheat
to about 100000 bushels. The condition
Of rye Is also lower than reported in April,
yet much better than wheat, the average
being SO. The average condition of winter
barley is 50. The moving lands promise a
nearly average crop Of hay, the average of
condition being 92. Pastures looked nearly
as well; condition 90.
The following additional appointments
have made by the President: To be
Minister Resident and Consul General Of
the United States: William A. Lee, Of
Louisiana, to Bolivia. To be Consuls Gen.
eral Of the United States: Ephraim b
Ewing, Of Missouri, at the City Of Mexico;
H. Clay Armstrong, Of Alabama, al
United States: Gustavus Lucke, of New
Hampshire, at Sherbrooke, Canada;
Peter Staub, of Tennessee, at st. Gale;
Henry N. Keim, tof Pennsylvania, al
Charlottetown, p. E. l.; John Strang, Of
New York, at Belleville, Canada; Louis
Nemmil, Of Michigan, at Port Sarnia
John H. Oberly, OF Illinois to be Indian
School Superintendent; Arthur D. Bissell
OF New York, Collector Of Customs at Buf.
falo; Angus NJ. Kuhn, of Indiana, Sur.
veyor Of Customs, port Of indianapolis;
Hamilton c. Jones, District Attorney for
the Western District Of North Carolina.
Board Of Visitors to the United States Mil
itary Academy, 1885; Hon. John Bigelow,
Of New York; Charles r. Goldman, ol
Massachusetts,; General Fitzhugh Lee, OF
Virginia; Hon. George Hoadly, Of Ohio;
James G. Tappan, Of Arkansas; Professor
Edward s. Holden, Of Wisconsin,; George
L. Miller, Of Nebraska. -
A number of Cubans have been in Wash.
ington for several days, and it is stated
that they have interested number OF SEN
ators and Representatives in scheme for
Congress to purchase Cuba. The party
left on the 18th for New York to confer
with a number Of capitalists on the sub.
ject. .....
Major s. c. Lyford, of the Ordinance
Department, and the President Of tn,
Government Board, New Orleans Exposi
tion, died at Washington on the 9th.