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New-York tribune., 1886-08-16
THE QUESTION OF SUPREMACY.
n our cable letter from London ycStcrla

In our CdDlc lctVcI lIOHl l<cuuOH yCSVCl'hil
occurred this paragraph:
The of week and this under various
conditions between the ex, Marjorie and Genesta
more prove In opinion of experts the decisive nteIory
OF the Genes Yachtsmen again saying that an Amcr
can victory the Gaatea which they don't admit TO be
much better would leave the question OF
relative superiority Of English and American yachts st
open They than convinced that the rex IS
better than either the Genesta the Galatea.
Even before the Gcncsta's visit to America
British yachtsmcn were arranging TO hedge y
in case of her defeat. Our cousins over the
sea have a way OF accepting an adverse fate
ungraciou>y by intmating either that some
thing prevented their putting forth their best
effort or that the plizc was not worth the trou-
bic. Were they TO offer the latter statement
As an explanation of their successive failures
to captwc the Americas Cup, they would bc
laughed at not only here but Throughout all
Europe If there is anything an Engl>h'nan
cannot endure it is to be laughed at, 30 that,
while acknowledging that the possession OF the
old taophy is yacht>maas first ambition, they
insist that for various reasons they have not yet
sent Us the best representative OF their model.
The Irex has beaten the Gencsta three times
this season, aud should she capture Sir Rich
ards Cape May Cup, it will have to DC con-
ceded that she i the better sailor. But were
that fact established it would by no means Ic-
open the question of the relative superiority
Of British and American yachts. The lex
has never beaten the Gcncsta so much as the
Puritan beat her over the inside course, ard
even if she had, the only way to reopen a qucH-
ton of championship is to come here and get
The cup. We doubt if ever there was club
composed so entirely Of fair, honorable, sport
loving men who are always rcady to meet an
issue of supremacy as the Ncw-York Yacht
Club The British champion is not selected
over hcc and our yacht,men do not care liz
about what vessel comes over after the trophy
They are quite ready TO sail against the lex,
and being iii that ready-for- anything frame OF
mind, they may be pardoned for feeling that
Engshmcn do not do themselves much credit
by attacking the American claim to supremacy
without backing up their opinion.
The Mayfowel's victory in the race for the
Goelct Cup will not be accepted as final prooi
Of her superiority over the Puritan. II seems
New-York tribune., 1886-08-16

knotty points to SETTLE charges of rate cutting
having been made with especial particularly.
1t is asserted for instance, that the Vanderbilt
roads move 20 much TO Toledo at cut rates that
Chicago shipments are made unnaturally small,
though the traffic is really largo. But all the
parties to the compact, apparently, are charged
with bad faith by others, and the open struggle
between the Baltimore and Ohio and the
Pennsylvania tends to render harmony less
probable.
The markets for products were uncertain and
irregular last week. Wheat first fell from
So 3-S to IS cents, but advanced on export
buying to 81, and aftcrward August closed at
So 3-S cents. Com rose from 80 IL to
81 1-2, and closed at so 1-2, while oats first
declined from "a to 81 5-S, and recovered to
33 Is cents. Cotton declined az eighth, and
oil rose to 81 5-S, fell to 90, and closed at
81 1-2 Refined is selling at 5-S cents, said
to be the lowest price since August, 1857.
The demands of boatmcn have helped some
advance in coal, but the Lackawanna average
of July sales was only 81 93, against 50 81 IN
June So % ir July of last year, and So II
i'll 1884. Copper is strong at 10 IA, but Lon
don has been cmptying tin here at $21 80, and
the recent joyful meeting of steel rail man
ufacturcrs is curiously followed by an announce
ment that an American order for 10000 tons
has been given to an English firm at ~ ID
shings, or $17 90 pcr ton.
The call for bonds is in aneasule justified
by the Treasury statement of cash, which
shows for the week loss of $1,500,O0O gold
and 100000 silver, but gain Of $4,SOO,OOO
legal tendcrs. In two weeks Of August S5.S
per cent of the receipts at the Ncw-YoIk Gus
tom House were legal tenders, only 81 per
cent silver and silver certificates, and only 5.5
per cent gold and gold certificates. The banks
lost $4,000. 900 legal tenders, but as was an
ticipatcd their loans began TO contract. Wall
Succt is asking whether imports of gold may
not make good any loss. But that evidently
depends much upon the question whether Eu-
rope will buy or sell American securities, and
Of late sales have prcdominatcd foreign opcrat-
ors having taken large amounts some time ago,
thereby helping the advance on which they are
now tempted to realize.
New-York tribune., 1886-08-16
MONEY md BUNINESS.

Since the adjournment OF Congress there has
been but orc uniavo'ablc symptom Business
is larger and better exchanges show an in
crease Of nearly % pcr cent at Ncw-lOgk III
spite of a great decline in stock transactions,
and outside Ncw-Yolk there is an increase OF
II per cent the grain movement Is the largest
cyc4 known. and railroad earnings show gen
cral ard satisfactory incica>c the Imports arc
large. but the increase in exports has Of late
been much greater ami speculation has thus far
failed TO block the channel, of lceitmatc trade.
But there is still a possibility Of stnngcncy in
the money market, which results directly from
the continued coinage of silver and the partial
disuse of gold.
The improvement in exports is the great fact
of the past two months. In July the export.
of the principal products officially reported
were
New-York tribune., 1886-08-16

The official return of exports of breadstuf- from
the principal ports. which report in the aggregate
about 0s per cent OF the entire exports OF bread
stuis from the country, is not quite as encouraging
foI July as ii was for jane, but shows a decided
gain nevertheless in comparison with last year.
The exports of wheat and -four were equivalent tn
lO9l5, 1l3 bushels of wheat. against 62s7,57i IN
July OF last year. which is good beginning for the
new crop. Ii may be noticed. also, chat while the
shipments from tho Pacific coast were nearly
90 per cent greater than those of July,
1885, those from the Atlantic coast were
about "a per cent greater. The decline In
New-York tribune., 1886-08-16
A.ewalorls DAILY Gribn,le
BOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
MONDAY, AUGUST 16. 1886.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGN-General Bouianger assaied by the
Count of Paris. - Sectarian strife resumed III
Belfast; many persons said to be killed and
wounded - The Genesta beaten by the lIex
e Russia and the Powers. - Socialist DEM
pnstration in Brussels 60 The new Chliian
Cabinet. - Shifting the charge against Cutting
in Mexico.
DoMrsJIC.-Grcat naval prospects. - Inc
fight for the United States Senate - General
Meade's charges against General Slckies sus-
tanned by General Humphreys chief OF
staff 60 Particulars of the Somerviile POISONING
case. -. Sickening experience Of two families
in boat on the Ohio River -= Alleged attempt
TO poison horses at Washington Park. Chicago
G. Public affairs in New-Jersey. -- MIX
poisoning at Long Branch.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-More trouble in the Cen
trail Labor Union. e. Explanation OF MI.
Peshalrs pmc chases of land at Greenvllle. 60
Big crowds at Coney Island. - Temperance
Jubilee on BlGckwelPs Island.
TEE WEATuER-Indications for to-day: Far
md slightly warmer. Temperature yesterday :;
Highest. s2o: lowest 65o average. 71's'.
New-York tribune., 1886-08-16

The Prince Of Wales has declined to accept tes
timona of plate vaiued ut 81. 800 from the Com
mission of the Colonial Exhibition. Artemus Ward
reported that when he WAS III London they offered
him a dncal coronet a declined to accept it,"
added Aremns. told them 10 give it to the poor
Whether not the Prince of Wales requested tnat
a similar disposition might be made of the test-
monial OF plate is not stated.
New-York tribune., 1886-08-16


Total $50 sG9s29 s2543G247
The minor exports in July OF last year were
$l9,222,s1s domestic and 81, 1928 foreign,
20 that, without increase i'll other items than
those named, the aggregate value of exports
for July would be about S5l, POO, 900, and the
value OF imports, Judging from returns at New
York, can hardly have been much greater.
For two weeks of August exports at New York
show an increase over last year Of s. 200, 900,
or 10 per cent while imports show an increase
Of S. 100000, or II per cent Ii is tue that
no considerable balance i'll favor Of this coun-
try yet appears, and exports of gold might
occur in spite of any improvement thus far
realized, if the movement in securities should
bc adverse. That movement is now so large
that there might easily be a balance on all
accounts Of $1,000, 900 TO be paid TO Europe on
a months transactions, though the merchandise
trade alone would require a balance OF
$4,000, 900 to be paid by Europe. But it is a
long step toward safety to have the merchandise
traffic such as to favor imports rather than cX-
ports of gold.
The speculation in securities has lost some
ground during the past week. evidently on ac-
count OF diSaglc0ncnts between trunk lines
and high rates for money. Illinois Central.
Manitoba Omaha preferred, and Cleveland
Columbus, Cincinnati and indianapolis have
lost from 2 12 to 3 each, Minneapolis and ST.
Louis and Nickel Plate preferred each. and
three Southern stocks, Memphis and Charleston
Chattanooga, and Richmond Terminal, from =
20 PIP each, while the only important ad-
vance is that of Manhattan. Z IA cents. on re-
ports of an increase of dividend. But the de-
cline has after all been slight the average of
sixty active stocks has lost only 30 cents per
share, not a. much as it gained in the first week
OF August. Prices are still very near the high
est reached for several Yeas and the reports
of July earnings arc encouraging. The bare
fact that a. many as siXty-scycn roads report
is a good sign the number is never Large when
comparisons are odiOu. Excluding the Grand
Trunk, sixty-six roads report Il per cent larger
earnings than i'll July OF last year, and their
increase in earnings per mile is from 1878 TO
$415, or 11.2 per cent. The approaching
meeting Of trunk line managers will have some
New-York tribune., 1886-08-16
0mnsemtnte.

mon OpKR. acusr-s-soldlers and sweetheart'.
Sxsyo-s-Erminie
CnxN MUsEE-WaxworkA
ERAsTINA wooDs-Wild West
n anisON SQUARE THBATRR-S30-Heid by the Enemy.
G.pIsON-AyE. AND 59TH-sT-9 q. IN. to IL y. m-Moii'
mac and Monitor Naval Battle
Nrw CENTRAL PARK GARDES-S-Concert
FAINT GEoReB-Fairv Land Concerts.
eTANpARD THEATRE-e-The Maid aud tho Moohshinci'
eTAR RTuRATRs-S-MinstrclS
NALIAcxe-S-FalkA .ux.-
cIH-AyE AND 55TII-sT-9 q. m. to IL n. m.-Ihc NO"
Cyclorama of the Battles of VicksburG
New-York tribune., 1886-08-16
ONLY THE SOUTH HAS COURAGE.

ONLY THE SOUTH HAS COURAGE
From The Austia (Texds) Statesman.
Some week-kueed editors In the Nortn and West OPP
pose the impending war with Mexico. These
pcaceoving Journals affect to be afraid Of taking upon
us hig ana dangerous contract IN the sublncaon
OF our Mexican neshbors: We agdin relterate
and which has been so much commented on III the
Northern press. that Texas alone can whip Mexico as
quickly and elfectualy as IN 1886.
TIE NORTH NOT EXPECTED TO JOIN.
From The MONTGOMERY (Aldl AdvertiseT.
The Mexican GOvernment would De very weak and
foolish to rush into war with the United ates
Inc military enthusiasm OF tHs country would bubble
forth Instant and troops be hurrying with light
thousands Of soh!iers Mexico and every Locality
the anu West would soon pc represented the
Tented field.
OH THOSE WICKED REPUBLICANS
From The Morgan City (La) Free PreSa
The Republican, OF the North arc making serious
mistake IN throwing obstacles in the way OF proper
settlement of the Cutting This National affair
anu should riso above party feelings or prejudice.
THE "GREAsERs" NEED A LESSON.
From The Louisiana tMoD Journal.
There is no otner alternative e tne United states but
able AT TINS time. The greasers should DO taught to
respect our demands.
A PARALLEL TO EIGHTEEN TWELVE.
From The NeW-OrtedHs nmes Democrat
Wo wont 10 war 0Ico Ia Isl2 GU souewnat similar
question TO that involved IN tne Cutting easel aud W,
would be compelled TO resort to force again 10 protect
American citizens against such extra territorial egisla
tion W hether The Power attempting 1t was Mexico o
the strongest European empire.
GUNPOwDER rREFERABLE TO DIPLOMACY.
Prom me Charleston NetDs and Courier
The MrXcans believe tnat tue United states Govern
ut the people or the United states AFRAID
them Iney VII! keep on pehevIhs II until the Uhtet
teach them that The time FOR diplomatic foon.
and Official fiummery Is past.
Mexico afraid OF Mr.. Blaine, because-whether h,
ant II or nOt-ne looked big. and talked nsht. Mr.
Iayn ard - IA manler ahd higher than HIN %
Maine. VIII Mr Bayard plAy the woman take hear
OF grace ana assert MS manhood and tie manhood "
the American people,
The hour has cOme. Where 10 the man Secretary
IA. al 4 lL.lf Fal
of the kosza affair, he VIII fall 50 low thai
ne Will never rise again. Action Action Actonl
New-York tribune., 1886-08-16

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them, postpaid, for 70 cents per month, the a.
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DAILY TRIBUNE wW be sent to any address IN
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New-York tribune., 1886-08-16
VAR TALK IN THE SOUTH.
A RESORT TO ARMS Is INEVITABLE.

From The GdIrsstOn NeWs.
If Mexico refuses to surrender Cutting, as
this Government demands, what tneni Clearly the
American Minister to Mexico must be called home the
Me xlchn Minister Washington must receive lls pass
port and If neither Government recedes from Its POSI-
non The between the two countries must be re-
United 10 the final arbtrament OF arms.
INTEREST IN THE OLD FLAG AND CITIZENSHIP
From The Nep-Oriedas PicdUune.
No doubt some OF the New Englanders VINO wished to
fight about shing grounds on the coast OF Canada or
struggle the question or getting bait there, and the
Millionaire railroad grantees, are not satisfied win the
Presidents Mexican policy; but eve American citizen
who cards OF the Nation who ders Ma
tona above personal gains cannot fail TO under
stand the action Of the United States Government
4, fully Justified, aud when troops the line, n
cross they must, II will Oe in vndlcatOn Of the ag and
the beginning OF policy that will expand the influence
of the greatest Republic in the world, and bring fu
realization the value of its citizenship.
New-York tribune., 1886-08-16

Mr. Bayard is said in Washington to be so much
chagrIned over his part in the Cutting affair that
his retirement from the Cabinet would cause little
surprise 1t IS unfortunate that Mr. Garland is a
less sensitive man than his colleague Otherwise
there would have been a vacancy III the Cabinet
some time AGO.
New-York tribune., 1886-08-16

CONFUSION Is NECESSARY.
From The Washington NsWs.
We owe IL to sei-iespect aud to our future IN
1uence a. Nation that there should be delay com
melting Mexico TO accedc to our reasonable request.
New-York tribune., 1886-08-16

Now that the President has found place for ex-
Minister to Italy and to Austria A. NJ. Kelley,
where he will not be annoyed by newspaper criti-
csms, he ought to be able to send ex-Collector
HrdGen abroad.
New-York tribune., 1886-08-16

There was not free fight in the Central Labor
Union yesterday, but a pretty lively circus
served to keep up the reputation of that body.
Although the resolutions that caused the row
q week ago were brought forward again, the
members had sense enough to adjourn before
an outbreak occurred. So far as the contest
between the knights and the Unions is con-
eerned, temporary victory was gained By the
latter
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-08-18

the production per acre ana tnereoy
rad,1ce the cost of cultivation. The
value and yield Of the crops IN this
vicinity have been seriously dimin-
ished by reason Of the unfavorable
season and lack of proper cultiva-
ton. Nothing short of timely action
and the careful saving of everything
that will satisfy hunger will prevent
want and distress in the near future.
The limited supply of corn, wheat
and oats will necessitate more than
usual efforts on the part of the aver
age farmer to secure all the forage
possible. The present supply, though,
limited, will, if properly housed, aid
much during the winter and spring
and relieve a want that will surely
exist. The Importance Of sowing
during this month and next a full
crop of oats and rye is apparent to
every one. The former sown early
will escape the danger of being win
ter killed, and the latter will furnish
late and early pasture and answer
as a substitute next spring for both
corn and hay.
There being no average surplus
crops this year the farmer should
be on the alert, and to avoid disas-
ter in the future 50 control his eX-
penses as to relieve actual necessl-
ties and avoid the contracting OF
debts and the consequent evils at
tendant thereto.
Yours, &C.,
G.. F. S.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-08-18
DRY DIRT FOR STOCK.

Clean, fresh, dry dirt should be
plentifully used inthe barnyards and
stalls. 1t is not only an excellent
disinfectant and absorbent, but the
animals will use it to wallow in and
clean themselves. The hog that has
acces to dry dirt will be easier to
keep, while lice on the stock and in
the stables may be prevented by it's
use. We do not see howany farmer
can afford to dispense with dry dirt
if he expects either to save or to
utilize the urine that is daily made
by his stock. The dirt will arrest
the escape Of the volatile matter,
especially if a small portion Of chic
ride of lime or land plaster be added
to it. Fresh dirt should be kept in
the pens and yards all the time, as
it is cheap and plentiful.-7he Chris
tidn at Work.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-08-18
CUTTING OATS IN THE MILKY
STAGE.

Where hay is plentiful it is not
easy to persuade farmers that it will
pay to to cut their oats just when
the grain is in the milk. W. say
pay, because when it is considered
that the handling and the threshing
of the grain, and the waste Of straw
(Which is then used as bedding in
stead Of food) calls not only for
labor but expense in several ways
we believe we a demonstrate that
farmers make a mistake in not cut
ting the crop before it is fully ripe,
and here are our reasons: In the
first place, all the nutritious matter
that goes to the grain must pass
from the ground through the stalk:
After the grain begins to fill, and
while it is in the milky stage the in
gradients of the perfect grain are on
their way to the heads, and of course
the stalk being full Of sap, and en-,
tiresy unlike that which is ripe and
hard, contains all the elements hat
are to complete the grains. If the
crop is cut when the grain Is III
the milky stage, the farmer secures
all the nutritious matter OF the
grains in both stalk and grain, which
may be noticed by the succulency OF
the straw after it is cured. If the
crop is treated in this manner, prop
eriy cured, and stored there will be
no necessity for feeding oats at all
while the stock will eat every por-
ton especially if the straw and the
heads are passed through the odder
cutter. Try the experiment OF FEED
ing good clean oats and straw cut
IN this way with the best OF hay
especially to horses and the !:
mails will reject the hay and select
the oats.-Farm, Field and Stockm0"'
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-08-18

-Apropos to the expulsion Of the
French Princes, a lover Of statistics
has drawn up a list of the monarchs
who have come to an untimely or
ignominious end. According to this
authority the world has had 1850
kings or emperors, who have reigned
over "A peoples. Of these 300 were
overthrown, "a were forced to abdi-
cate, 20 committed suicide, % became
mad or imbecile, 100 were killed in
battle, l23 We're captured by the
enemy, 70 We're tortured to death,
154 We're assassinated and 1O8 we're
executed.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-08-18
BLIGHT ON PEAR AND APp,,
TREES.

Editor NeWbern Journal-Sevou,,
years since | received THROUGH th "l
kindness of Rev. James Watson
Hyde county, a very fine seedlinmn.
pear, and by propagating from tb;S'
by grating, | soon had $50 Treas
hoping that [ was going to havo
something rare: fine and proftahIa
but as fast as the trees grew to hrar
ing, or wen before, they were
destroyed by bllghting to such AN
extent as to make it folly to proSn
cute the project further, and as
never like to give up a thing with.
out some fight, [ made some exneri
ments which [ give to the public in
this letter, thinking that pear and
apple lovers may be benefited thereby
even if it causes them some hard
work.
I took portions Of affected bark
sap wood, ETC., and with the most
powerful microscope could detect
no insect life of any kind, but found
a fungoid growth extending from
the outer bark through to the wood
That the multiplication ofthis fungus
changes the fbrous nature Of the
inner bark to a granular structure
when the capillary action ofthe bark
is destroyed, cutting off the proper
transmission Of sap, when death
ensueS.
[ further found evidence to satisfy
me that it is "a native and ever-prcS-
ent fungus, in some respects reSem-
bling ergot in grain; that its home
is in the thick bark in which it null
tiplies, and under favorable circum-
stances usually rainy weather. sends
out it's spores which attack and
destroy the outer branches until all
are destroyed.
After making these observations
my experiments for a remedy were
made thus: [ took such an instru-
ment as sailors use to scrape boats.
sharpened it we'll and peeled the
bark off of affected limbs nearly to
the wood and waited results on the
remaining inner bark this soon re-
sumed it's fibrous texture and was
perfectly healthy, remaining so for
the three years over which my cx-
perience has extended.
[ have never known disease to
return to the peeled portion Of
tree.
I continued to peel other diseased
limbs Of both pear and apple trees
with the same results, curing per-
fectIy the diseased part peeled and
materially improving the general
health of the tree.
| will say just here that apple and
pear blights seem to be identical.
My theory is that deep peeling
cuts into these fungoid plants and
exposes these lower portions to ex-
cessive drying by evaporation, which
kills it altogether. From present
appearances, [ shall never be forced
to loose another pear or apple tree
by blight. Yours truly,
J. A. MATToCKs.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-08-18
ECONOMY AND THRIFT NECES-
SARY.

ELMwooD, n. c., Aug. 10, 1886.
EDITOR PROGRESSIVE FARMER The
present outlook for the farmer is SO
discouraging that there is scarcely
anything to incite him to progress
or renewed efforts. Short crops and
low prices can only be successfully
cambatted by care and the practice
OF strict economy. The watchword
of our farmers should be to increase