the caterpillar and boll-worm, while in the 
other counties a loss of one-third of the crop 
from worms Is expected. 
Yndkcnville, Vadken Co., jY. C., October 
to. -Wheal has all been threshed, the grain is 
good,the crop stood too thin on the ground; 
was badly winter-killed. Tbo vield is about 
one-half of an average crop. Oats aDd rye were 
average crons. Com on the bottom lands Lb a 
full average: on uplands twenty per cent ne- 
low. The crop will fall some little below an 
average. Fruit., as a general thing, was a fail¬ 
ure. The late fro*t in May ruined the crop. 
Blackberries about one-half of an average crop. 
The shipment of dried fruit and berrleg will fall 
es of the Quadrilateral, and enabled him to 
make Rome its capital, and to deprive the 1’ope 
of the last vestige of temporal power. It was 
not possible that the Austrian F.mperor, after 
such a series of events, should feel anythlngbut 
dislike for a monarch who had taken from lilm 
two rich provinces, who had dispossessed his 
near relatives of their thrones, and who had for 
years been pictured to him as the arch-enemy 
of his religion. Victor Emanuel Is to-day 
lodged in the ancient palace of the Hapnburgs 
as the Invited guest of Francis Joseph. The 
monarch w ho represents more than any other 
European ruler the modern ideas of popular 
government, and who stamps on his coins 
“ King by the Grace of Ood and by the Sover¬ 
eign Will of the Italian People,” is received as 
the honored guest of t he Emperor who pecu¬ 
liarly typifies the old ideas of legitimacy and 
divine right. Who can say, after this, that the 
world does not move ? 
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seventy per cent below the usual average. The 
t obacco crop will be an average one as regards 
pounds. The quality will not be so good. 
Wheat Is now soiling for (1.40; corn, 65>c.; oats, 
36 to 40c.: beef, 4 to 5c.; bacon, 12)4 to 15c.—J. w. 
WHAT SOCIETIES ARE DOING. 
East Tennessee |1ivl«i<in Fnir.—We are grati¬ 
fied to learn that the Grand Division Fair at 
Knoxville, Term., last week, was * complete 
success, and was largely attended. Over thirty 
counties were represented in people, product*, 
minerals and stock. Our correspondent says: 
“ East Tennessee has turned her back upon the 
' dead past.'and Is now looking hopefully and 
working manfully for a glorious future. Of all 
the Foutb, that division of the State fs more 
rapidly recovering from the devastations of the 
late war. With the most equable climate on 
the Continent, rich In minerals, the fertility of 
t he aoll unsurpassed, her resources for wealth 
unlimited, her people frugal and industrious, 
there is nothing to prevent her rapid advance 
to a glorious future. The stock was iopresented 
by Col. W. 11. Turley’* Arabian colt. Fired by 
Gov. Bowie's celebrated Stonewall, and out of 
an Imported Arabian mare. Gen. J. A. Maboy 
had Ids fine stud of thoroughbreds. Helmet, 
sired by Old r.exlngton, Rohuek and Riot. Col. 
Turley also had his imported Jersey bull. Sir 
Davy, and a duo herd nf Cows, heifers and young 
bulls. Judge O. P. Temple and Mr. Rogers also 
had some fine Jersey a. Devons and Short-Horns 
were also well represented; H <* wore sheep. 
The hog ring was the best and largest ever wit¬ 
nessed in the State. The premium a* the * best 
boar,’ and also the sweepstake premium as the 
best boar of any age or breed, was won by Joe 
Johnston, a voting ten months’ Berkshire, bred 
by Rolfe 8. Saunders, a retired editor, and Is 
one of the finest hogs in the South. He won 
the premium over strong oppos'.t ion. He was 
sirea by Col. Ledbetter's imported British Lion. 
American V»*oclitllon of Short-Horn Breed¬ 
er*.—A meeting of i his Association was held on 
the Indiana Fair Grounds, Oct. 3, when It wan 
resolved, Thai Hie President of the Short-Horn 
Breeders' Associat ion. (Dr. Stevenson.) be au¬ 
thorized to arrange a programme of business, 
and select essayists from the different States, 
who shall prepare essay* to In; read at the next 
meeting oi the Association, to be held at Cin¬ 
cinnati. Arid further, that the essayists so 
selected BhrII notify the President, Mi soon as 
possible, the Buhjent they may have selected to 
write upon, so that he may use them In ar¬ 
ranging the programme, ami to avoid any con¬ 
flict of subjects. 
Wisconsin Siiio Ag. Hoc. The following are 
the officers elect for 1873-4 : Pro*.- Wm. R. Tay¬ 
lor. Ficr-Pm?'*.—Rufus Cheney, Whitewater; 
Geo. E. Bryant, Madison; J. II. Warren, Albany ; 
John L. -Mitchell. Milwaukee; Satterlee Clark, 
Horicon; Eli Httlaon, Oshkoshj J. G. Thorp, 
K&u Claire ; John T. Kingston, Xecedah. Set.— 
W. tv. Field. Madison. Treat. F. J. Blair, Mil¬ 
waukee. 
The Maine 1’omologleal Society Is to hold a 
meeting for the reading of essays and discus¬ 
sion, at Augusta, the 4th Wednesday in January 
next, to continue two days. 
How Foreign Cold Is Converted into Bullion. 
The New York assay office and t he Philadel¬ 
phia mint are engaged in “naturalizing” the 
English sovereigns recently imported Into this 
country, tip to Friday evening the New York 
office had melted into bars of bullion A!d35,O00 
sterling of English sovereigns, the average value 
of which was (4.84:4, and netting In our curren¬ 
cy (3,075,915 gold. The aggregate weight of t Ids 
gold was six tons, all of which was melted in 
five days. Parties depositing tills gold received 
returns from the assay office, and the sub- 
treasury cashed checks for the same. Thus the 
bullion becomes the property of the United 
States and is sent to the mint to he coined in 
Biicb pieces as the Government may elect, after 
which the coin is sent to the Now York sub- 
treasury. The Government has arranged to coin 
these sovereigns as soon as received, and the 
system of giving checks for value received Is 
ascertained to he a great convenience to part ies 
receiving this gold from the other side. It is 
estimated that at least (8,000,000^of English 
gold is now on the way, and il looks*as if more 
would come, as England must not only have 
her supply' of cotton, but a large supply of 
grain, as some European countries, usually 
supplying her deficiency, are this year short. 
England, indeed, needs more grain than can be 
transported by water and rail from the sea¬ 
board, or by the available tonnage across the 
ocean. 
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FOREIGN NEWS, 
iniNcell&neoaa Foreign New*. 
Tbe French Right will propose the prolon¬ 
gation of MacMahrin's term of office — An at¬ 
tack from sea and land is to be made on Carta¬ 
gena .. Pit English emigrants to Brazil have 
returned home.. , Marshal Ibizal lie's trial pro¬ 
gresses. He Is said to tic very downcast in man¬ 
ner.... Large amount-* of specie continue to 
be shipped to America from England .The 
rebel Ueet of Spain was defeated In a two hours' 
engagement on the 12th with the (oval fleet: 
the rebels lost 13, and had 47 wounded .The 
recent election- in France huve resulted In a 
Republican victory. Henry James has been 
returned to the English Parliament — Emigra¬ 
tion agents are to he expelled from Prussia— 
Art bur Orton has disappear id from London.. 
A misunderstanding between Austria and Tur¬ 
key Is reported ...A hurricane has swept over 
the southern part of Havtl . Contreras 'rebel) 
is accused of cowardice by the Insurgents. 
The Pope lias written n letter to the Emperor 
of Germany concerning his policy towards the 
IiOIIl'Ul Cburrh trill miertF won I loti t I. u t I ■ A 
Convention of Ex-Slave*. 
The colored residents of the Indian Territory, 
formerly slaves of the Choctaws, Chiokacaws, 
Creeks, Seminolea and Clicmkees, have recent¬ 
ly held a convention at. Armstrong Academy, 
in the Choctaw Nation, at which they adopted 
a memorial to Congress, asking for equal right* 
in the Territory with the Indians, and to be 
secured and protected in such rights. They ask 
for the sectioning of lauds and t he organization 
of a territorial government such a* the Indians 
consent ed to In the treaty of 1866 a nd advocated 
by Colonel Boudlnot. A delegation was ap¬ 
pointed to go to Washington to carry out the 
views of the Convention. The colored people 
claim to number 15,000 out of 50,UOO producing 
population of tbo Indian Territory, and to raise 
by their labor eight-tenths of the products of 
the Territory. 
CURRENT TOPICS 
Thanknglvlng Proclamation. 
The approaching close of another year brings 
with it the occasion for renewed thanksgiving 
and acknowledgment to the Almighty Ruler 
of the universe of the unnumbered mercies 
which he has bestowed upon us. Abundant 
harvests have been among the rewards of indus¬ 
try. With local exceptions, health has been 
among the blessings enjoyed. Tranquility at 
homo and peace with other nations have pre¬ 
vailed. Frugal Industry is regaining its merited 
recognition and its merited rewards. Gradu¬ 
ally, but, under the providence of God, surely, 
as we trust, the nation is recovering from the 
lingering results of a dreadful civil strife. For 
t hese and all other mercies vouchsafed it be¬ 
comes us, as a people, to return heartfelt 
ami grateful acknowledgments, and with our 
thanksgiving we may unite prayer for i he cessa¬ 
tion of local and temporary suffering. I there¬ 
fore recommend that on Thursday, the twenty- 
seventh day of November next, the people meet 
in their respective places of worship to make 
their acknowledgments to Almighty God for 
Ilis bounties and His protection, and toofferto 
Him prayers for their continuance. In witness 
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and 
caused the seal of the United States to be 
affixed. Done at the City of 'Washington this 
fourteenth day of October, in the year of our 
Lord 1873, and of the Independence of the 
United States the ninety-seventh. 
By the President: U. 8 . Grant. 
Hamilton Fish, Secretary. 
The Emperor replies that he 
proposes to maintain law and order, and he 
osk.-s the Pope to u-e his authority to make 
priests obey the existing laws — .The Mexican 
Congress decrees the separation of Church and 
State.. Cuba has had severe rain storms 
The Monarchist* of France have been to Salz¬ 
burg, to see Count de Chambord— Cork has 
had a great demonstration In favor of Home 
Rule.. Deputies to the National Assembly are 
arriving at Ver-ailies -Admiral hobos has 
been deprived of the command of the Spanish 
fleet at Cartagena The U- 8. steamer Tigress 
has arrived safely at St . John*, from its search 
for the Arctic explorers.. There has been a flood 
In the province of bhunaee, China, which swept 
off 37 villages ... The trial of Uazalne excites 
great interest, and cauae» many Beenes of con- 
lusion in the court .. .Thu Riuperor William 
has been received with great enthusiasm in 
Vienna.Ardverlkle Castle In England has 
been destroyed England ha* blockaded the 
gold coast of Africa.... The river Nova has 
caused great damage at 8t. Petersburg ...The 
new Captain-General of Cuba has left Spain. 
DOMESTIC NEWS, 
THE SEASON, CROPS, PRICES, ETC 
New York Clly aud Vlelnlty. 
The “Free Religious Association" has held 
a three days' session at Cooper Institute — The 
Women's Congress assembled on the 16th at 
the Union Square Theater. Many papers were 
read .Mr. 8. b. Cox hashed n >d to 
Congress to succeed the late James Brooks ... 
A private watchman, John Fitzgerald, was ac¬ 
cidentally shot and Instantly killed on the 15th 
. The racing at Jerome Park has been good.. 
Kate Newton, (Mrs. Backus,) an actress, died 
on the ltth ... The Creodmoor prize* were pre¬ 
sented to the contestant* at the State Arsenal 
on the 15th._The third trial of Stokes began 
on the 15th, a jury having been obtained — .. 
There has been another flurry in M all street, 
with a few failures_The trial of the Eleventh 
Regiment for mutiny has been again post poned 
.The money stringency ha* caused a heavy 
reduction in freights .Theroeht Julia was 
run down by a ferryboat on the 15th, and ex- 
CornmodorsMartin’of Hoboken was drowned . 
.. ltev. Dr. Bellow* has delivered a protest 
against the Evangelical Alliance. ...Therewere 
six failures in Wall St, on the 14th.Oliver 
Johnson, Rev. O. B. Frothinghaui. and others, 
made addresses at the “Free Religious" Con¬ 
vention.. .The Women Suffrage Association 
heldti mimberof meetings!!! Plymouth Church: 
14 States and Territories sent delegates.., .The 
Long Island Saving* Bank of Brooklyu lias 
been robbed of $40,U»»—Mr. Bradlaugh has 
given his third lecture at Cooper Institute on 
English workmen ...Affaire on Wall street im¬ 
proved ou the lttth. Stocks were higher and 
goid was lower, touchiug the lowest point in 
U years—107%. Jay Gould is reported to 
have retired from Wall street The “ Free Re¬ 
ligious” Association lias ended, also the Wo¬ 
men’s Congress Tho breadstuff trade with 
Europe continues good_Mre. Woodhull has 
lectured to an audience of 4.000 .. Gen. X. P. 
Banks has lectured before a small audience. - 
The dry goods trade is uninjured .. Business 
with the Savings Banks is easy .The prosecu¬ 
tion has closed in the Stokes case .The Tweed 
trial Is to commence again, soon. 
Home N«wi. 
The President lias made public his views 
on finance: they are original, and quite sensi¬ 
ble.Tlio Cincinnati hanks have resumed 
payment ... The Evangelical Alliance had a 
hearty welcome In Philadelphia ..A dissipated 
clerk shot himself In Paterson, N. J., recently 
... There were heavy Democratic gains in Ohio 
at the recent elections M. M. Leggett, a stu¬ 
dent at Cornell University, has been kill'd by 
falling down the bank of a creek . ..The Presi¬ 
dent has appointed Nov. 27th for Thanksgiving 
day ... The new Minister from Turkey has been 
presented to the President... The schooner R. 
T. Warren has been wrecked at Deer Isle, Me., 
Condition of the Cotton Crop.—We have a 
telegraphic report of the condition of the cot¬ 
ton crop the first week In October. These tele¬ 
graphic reports of the work of the Department 
of Agriculture, frequently contain error* for 
which the Department Is not responsible; but 
we copy this dispatch because it anticipates tho 
mails: The average condition of the cotton in 
the first week of October, as compared with 
the October reports of 1871 and 1872, stands as 
much higher than that of the former year as 
it falls below the record of the latter. The 
standard crop being a good normal growth, the 
yearly losses from worm* or other casualties 
always Teducc the record below 100, and the 
greatest reduction usually occurs in September. 
The average this year has fallen off from 89 to 
78‘». Since tbe first week inSeptember a larger 
reduction than usually occurs. The general 
average in October of 1871 was 16; it was 82 in 
October of last year. The area was one-eighth 
greater in 1672- and i lie autumn was more fa¬ 
vorable for development and picking, and the 
result, an increase of about 100,000,000 bales. 
The area of the present year was Increased 
about 10 per cent, but a portion of the enlarge¬ 
ment was abandoned and the October condition 
of the crop materially reduced. The season 
must be of average length and comparatively 
favorable for picking to insure a crop equal to 
that of last year. The State averages areas 
followsVirginia- 90; North Carolina, 88; 
South Carolina, 80; Georgia, 82; Florida, 76; 
Alabama, 76; Mississippi, 75; Louisiana, 65; 
Texas, 80; Arkansas, 83; Tennessee, 90; Mis¬ 
souri, 90. The worms have continued their 
PRODUCE AND PROVISIONS 
Receipt*.—'The receipts ot the principal kinds of 
produce for tbe past week ore as follow*: 
lined Fruit*, pkgs. 7.58 Ci Lion, balea. 23,465 
Eggs, bbls. ... 8,476 Hops,bales..... 1,421 
Flour. bbl».. 91,450 Peanuts, bags. 
Wheat, bush.l,T7B,2t».Cut meats, pkgs.... 4,187 
Corn, bush. 943,960 Pork, bbls. 866 
Oats, bush. 156,950, tier I, pkgs. Ill 
Hve. bush. 67,150'Lard, pke».......... 3,48? 
Barley, bush. 115,506 Butter, pkgs. 20,(35 
Malt.oueh.. 18,255 Cheese, pkga- 63,100 
Bonus, bush. . 4,led Wool, hales.. 5oa 
Corn meal, Libia..., 1,052 Gras*, seed, bush... 129 
Corn meal, bags... 656‘Dressed Hugs, No.. — 
Bean* aud Peas.— Exports of beans past week. 
550 bbls.: of peas, 1,275 bush, Light receipts of beans 
at a Lime when buy«rs were forced Into market to 
replenish supplies for actuul use, have sent up quo¬ 
tations, and lor the present the market U firm. Mar¬ 
row* have sold upon arrival- Canadian peas are 
quotable la bOls- at 81.85. with sales of new free: of 
bulk there is no stock. Southern B. E. peas arc dull 
and lower to sell. Green peas unchanged. White 
kidney beans are now in stock and quotable same as 
marrows. , 
The quotationssre:—For new mediums. 84.35@2.0<J 
for prime,and tJ.90&:2.20 for other grades: prlinemar- 
rowfats, #2.90<ai8; other grades, |2.50@2,T5; prime pea 
beans, 82.71*3:2.80; do. fair lots down to *2.3002.60; 
Visit of the King of Italy to the Emperor 
of Austria. 
These two potentates have reeeutly met. the 
former visiting and received as the guest of the 
latter. A correspondent says:—The two mon¬ 
arch* never met before. They have been life¬ 
long enemies. Until lately friendship seemed 
impossible between them. The fat her of Victor 
Emanuel, King Carlo Alberto, engaged, in 1848, 
in a Quixotic attempt to wrench from the house 
of Hapsburg the Iron crown of Lombardy. In 
1859 came the French alliance, and the brief, 
fierce struggle that ended with Solferiuo, Vic¬ 
tor Emanuel, who fought gallantly at Palestro. 
leading his zouaves, sword in hand, was allowed 
by the peace of VUlafranca to annex Lombardy 
to his little kingdom of Sardinia, and t he way 
was opened for the realization of the dream of 
Italian unity. Then followed the expulsion of 
the petty sovereigns of Modena, Tuscany, and 
Parma, all relatives of the Austrian Emperor, 
and long sustained on their thrones by Austrian 
bayonets, and soon alter tbe brother-in-law of 
Francis Joseph, who was scarcely on the 
t hrone of the two Sicilies, had to fly for his life 
before the red-shlrted legions of Gnrilmidl, and 
Vict or Emanuel entered Naples by the side of 
(he revolutionary leader. Finally, the alliance 
with Prussia iu 1366, gave to the “Crowned 
robber,” as it is still the fashion of the ultra- 
montanos to style him, Venice and the fortress- 
