The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-11
WASHINGTON.
sir knights ,tiii Linger in Iorcc-cencral
Ncm. Irnm the IcdcIal Cnnilnl.

fun fnrrD and the daN WAS spent n sight
seeing. Half % dozen river excursion in1i'
carried multitude of knights to W.T. Ncr
non and onc boat load started homewar
fff Oh Point Comfort. Norfolk and b1lt
more. A Grand barbecue 40 the ~chuiler
Park. brigade dro- parade of iir National
Guul Of Washington uu tle White lluu-'
rrnuud. This evening. and Mr.. l04au'- rO-
cempu iD ihr sir knights and their ladies
100 Calumet place Tonight were ihe events
of fn-dll.
Tho hmrecu. ai solution rark thi- after
noon attracted large crowd of -.lin-
knights and residents of Washington. Brass
bands were ihefr in priu-inu. aud inc 'n-
nual fest WAS iu full operation Music and
dancing nrr'a il0d. and two immense oxen
were roasted and ciourod. picc"ncM. hi
thc crowd.
Iiir GRAND IN' AAuMENi
of Oboe kni-hi- to-day elected john T.. =.
Goblin. oi Lebanon. pa- grandmother; Hugh
VI. cCurlf. Of 'nruuiyi. Mich. deputy
grand master. and ". j.. l~aac-. of l;ich-
mond \a.. Grand recorder
Iur MINI oONrIANF.
Denver Col.. va- selected 70. the place.
and ihri~rcOnd Tuesday in Auui-i. iSl2. a-
iho time of the nest iricnnial concla'e
ur UNITED STATES STEAMSHIP poirIIN.
Rear Admiral Jouctt has submitted 90 tine
Secretary of thr Navy the report of the
board of inspection on the nIted states
steamship Dolphin ui N.NN orh. The
board found tho vessel iu admirable cOndi-
iIOn. clean and sweet throughout. aud
cNiucing much care and attention 600 ihc
part of the captain and executive officer.
The Dolphin hl~ just returned from 20
"trip around tho world. hut cam Doe made
ready for the -oa in ioW days. n-ihe
past twenty months -lD hats trahrr~Dd a dis
lance of $4,000 knots. and has been under
.intm HuDU hours. purin. This great t0l-
l-e She stopped only TWO hours for repairs.
llc speed Va- increased three knots hN
loauin- ihc bottom 0i fho Vessel. beside ro-
-Iifiu4 ln 70 saving of eiglfl-tWo tons of coal
per dal. Tine board compliments the dr-
-iener~ and builders on thr structural
strength oi thc Dolphin.
THE COTTON CROP.
Ihe cotton reports iur the l-i of October
u tha Department OF Agriculture show
large plant growth. Ncf opening Oi balls
ihr' 200 1uNd condition. and generally fine
weather for picking. lct the plant is every
where reported laic. and fears ARE eNpre--ed
hai FROST MAY seriously shorten ihr crop.
! hc condition i- naturally reported high.
NTH ar'-. r,utiun hN the ma-~ ui Intelligent
~p0ndcni-. THAT the present favorable
appearances are deceptive; that BOO ~ra-0n-
If excessive moisture thn Yield falls helnN
.Nuocfnlinn. while boa those ut drought fhr |
c-uif i~ better than WAS feared. With |
lu carly date of kiliin- frost thr present |
condition will Doe heavily di-cuuniod' with |
dag latter than lhc average. % large crop /
500 N. gathered.
lha crop hl- hcon injured more by moi--
iUr ihlu drought. iuDu-ll some soils 1nd /
lrallfio- have been fNu drt boo september. /
~ uru~ have wrought considerable /
injury. nntw Iih-tandiu- the general Use Ot /
n-rcf powders. and especially west ui Alu- /
elna. complaint Of aduliortion uf Paris |
rreu i~ made in certain quarters. Ihe iDl- /
OWING state percentage, arr presented
ir-inl1. l~. Nuuh tIruiiua. -: south 'Il-
lima. 81: hNDr-ia. -: Florida. 49,: Alabama.
b.. Mississippi. lu: Louisiana. 81. lcNH-.
5. Arkansas. -. IcnnD--ee. -. This makes
general 81 per cent. of iull crop prospect
DO fnr l~t of October. compared With 4-.'
pr cent. ll-t October.
THE GEAIN CROPS.
The Department of ArirWfW reports
ou,J. percentage ol condition OF corn nf
l.l AGAINST gl.1 30 month AGO. and 90 llr ilc
rOp 0i l,-- 900 the i'r-i ol October. c0ndl-
uu Oi potatoes ,5.I against ~6.~ last ocio-
er: 0f NuckuheHt 900 AGAINST N-.l la-f year.
tobacco >N. AGAINST 3d., loo l~~-. The
feiminu1 estimate of 'icid rrr arrs b.
D. l.r NIrff. 100 for Ilf. auG 3D. fNr NIl-
N. lhn past month hl- horn fIiusiNIe
r conn: SLIGHT io-f north y lD
.-r.e-. injured iutH cNln. Hgi fh. p.r ceni-
-O ni dHmI-r WAS generally frri small. a-
lo crnp. .NH- we'll mHfmrl 900 il. 'hnl
Deh nf September. lheGn weather rHm.
lpouW.l. After tl. abundant rains 0f