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THE RURAL HEW-YORKER. 
JULY 2 
Betas flf fjrt Meek. 
HOME NEWS. 
on the 2i8tult, Mr. Conkllng made a speech at 
theDelevan House In a conference of stalwarts. 
He opposed any combination with the object of 
electing a stalwart and half-breed. lie thinks 
the stalwarts should stand by their colors until 
Dec, si if necessary. His speech was ovor an hour 
long. But the sensation of the week was the 
withdrawal of Senator Jacobs’ name from the 
candidacy for U. s Senator. Mr. Fowler In with¬ 
drawing Jacoo’s name said it had been stated 
that a quorum voting for other candidates might 
give to one candidate a majority or their 
votes in which case the votes for Jacobs (dem) 
would be ignored, and on these grounds he 
withdrew Jacobs’ name. This caused much ex¬ 
citement and the .Jacobites voted somewhat at 
random. Wm. A. Wheeler's vote Jumped irom 40 
to bo. The- democrats made Clarkson N. Potter 
tnelr caucus candidate. The voting during the 
week has changed hut little, excepting the trans¬ 
fer of the democrats'votes from Jacobs to Potter. 
The report has been circulated that Depew’s name 
will be withdrawal and Frank Blseoek’s substituted 
but it, is probably untrue. Dr. Mary Walker is 
out with an address to the legislature asking to be 
made its choice for Senator. Anything for 
variety 1 
Anotuxk appropriation of $500 ,qoo has been 
made for the Capitol at Albany. The cost ot the 
building was originally limited to $4,000,000, but 
nearly $18,(WO,000 have already been expended and 
good Judges say that $7,000,006 more will be re¬ 
quired to finish it. The people won't mind the 
money If the building don't fall down before the 
workmen leave It 1 
That bribery investigating committee has closed 
its labors »Dd do definite conclusion as to wno is 
the guilty party has been reached, it has proved 
a very Interesting "side-show” to the larger 
" circus” going on in the Capitol. 
Mr. Brady, of star-route fame, has arisen in 
wrath and demanded an Investigation, by the 
Grand Jury, or the evidence against him. Know¬ 
ing that the Grand J ury or the District of Colum¬ 
bia cannot sit beyond July 5th, and that every 
moment ot the time intervening will be occupied 
he la anxloua for vindication. Wait till the proper 
time, then B-rady ! 
Thomas Garfield, an uncle ot the President, was 
killed by the cars near Cleveland, Ohio, on the 
22d Inst. A Mrs. Arnold who was with him had 
her skull fractured but will probably recover. 
The American Association for the Advancement 
of Science will meet at Cincinnati, August 17, and 
will continue In session several days. 
The Regents of the University of Michigan are 
considering the feasibility ot establishing a school 
ot political science in connection with that institu¬ 
tion, the design being to give instruction in polit¬ 
ical economy, international law, constitutional 
law, and the history of political institutions, the 
general Constitution aud history of the United 
States and England, the history and principles of 
finance, aud sanitary law. 
A check for $14,949,062.20 was reoently given 
by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to a 
committee representing 2,tW shareholders of the 
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore road, 
who reside mainly In New England, Nearly $ 2 ,- 
ooo.ooo more will be disbursed among stockholders 
in Philadelphia. The Wilmington road passed 
into the hands of the Pennsylvania on July 1. 
John G. Base, tne poet, in consequence of his 
troubles by death in IBs family, and a railroad ac¬ 
cident six years ago, has become a victim of mel¬ 
ancholy. He will remove from Brooklyn to Albany, 
wnere he will live hereafter. 
Three colored men have taken * 1,100 worth of 
stock in a new cotton factory beln ; organized at 
Augusta, Ga. A colored man, a slave up to the 
end of the rebellion, is, with two or three excep¬ 
tions, the largest cotton planter In Mississippi. 
The assessors’ returns show that the colored peo¬ 
ple are increasing their ownership of property 
with most satisfactory progress in all the South¬ 
ern States. 
And now t he Canadians are dropping down from 
the uncongenial North Into the more fertile lap 
of the l otted States. Last month aooutn,oooof 
them came to stay, and more are getting ready to 
come. 
The colored Republicans of North Carolina com¬ 
plain to the President that they are not given 
offices enough. But this Is not new. This com- 
plaint is chronic among all classes all over the 
country. 
The reduction of interest on the Government 
bODda has been so successfully conducted that 
Secretary Wlndom thinks It will not be necessary 
to a&k Congress for any legislation on the subject 
when it assembles in December. 
Alexander Swift, brother-in-law of the Cary 
sisters, Alice and Phcebe, nas bought the old 
Leary homestead, near Cincinnati known as Clov- 
ernook. and Intends to repair the building and to 
make of the grounds a memorial park in honor of 
the departed and venerated early occupants ot the 
place. 
J. H. Wade has glveu the city ot Cleveland a 
tract oi land valued at $ 500,000 which has been con¬ 
vened Into a park. It will be known as Wade 
Park. 
Hamilton DeBson, a prominent manufacturer of 
Philadelphia, has bought 4,uQO.OOO acres ot land 
from the state of Florida. This is said to be the 
largest purchase ever made by a single person in 
the.world. The tract ot land Is nearly as large 
as the state or New Jersey. The price paid ia un- 
kDOwn. Mr. Desson IntendB to Bettle a large 
number of Immigrants on the land. 
Dr. Joseph Cummings or the Wesleyan Univer¬ 
sity Middletown, Conn,, was recently elected 
President of the Northwestern l 'Diversity, Evans- 
ton, Ill. 
Rev. Howard Crosby D. D. has resigned the 
Presidency of the University of New York. 
Attorney General Johnston of Kansas decides 
that the drinking of wine In church communion 
Is not a violation of the new liquor law, hut that 
adrugglst or other person selling wine for the pur¬ 
pose would be liable to penalty. 
Mr. John K. Buehtel, or Akron, o., was given 
$75,ooo more to the Buehtel College, of Akron, 
making his gift nearly $200,000. 
George s. Merrill, recently elected Commander- 
In-Chief ot the Grand Army of the Rupubllc, says 
the headquarters will be established at Boston. 
Comrade william M. Oliver Is appointed Adjutant 
General. 
The boy evangelist, Rev. Thomas Harrison, after 
11 weeks of earnest labor at Indianapolis, Is cred¬ 
ited with 2.200 conversions, sixteen churches of 
that city are now open for revival work, and the 
use ot the theaters for Sunday services has been 
tendered. 
More than one-tenth of the Inhabitants of tne 
United States live In ten cities—New York, Phila¬ 
delphia, Brooklyn, Chicago, Boston, St Louis, Bal¬ 
timore, San Francisco, New Orleans and Cleve¬ 
land. Nine states have one-hair of the population 
of the country, and less than one-fourth of the 
United States Senators. 
Whittaker’s friends are determined not to let his 
case rest with the adverse finding of the military 
court, it such It Shall too. They claim that the evi¬ 
dence taken does not Justify a vcrdlcL of guilty, 
and they propose to make argument to this effect 
before the Judge Advocate General. Then, if the 
Judge Advocate General approves the fludlng ot 
the court, Whittaker’s friends Intend to go before 
the President and ask ram to disapprove It. They 
make no point on the color question, and will not. 
Jn spite of their efforts It Is likely the finding 
of the court will be approved. 
Brockton, Mass., now manufactures more sew¬ 
ing-machine needles than all Europe combined. 
They are turned out by the million and shipped 
all over the world. The needle made of the best 
ot steel, passes through thirty different bands In 
Its manufacture before leaving the factory ; It Is 
of various sizes and shapes, curved, straight, two- 
eyed (twin holes,) and the cheapest costs three- 
quarters of a cent. 
Advices from Fort Smith indicate that af¬ 
fairs In the Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations 
have reached a crisis. The United States cavalry 
at Fort Sill were ordered to report for duty to 
l ulled States Agent Tuffta at Muskakee on June 
24, to cooperate with the Choctaw militia, under 
Gov. Mccurtain, In removing white Intruders and 
their stock from the Nation. 
The personal effects of the late Vice-President 
Henry Wilson, Including his library, correspond¬ 
ence with prominent men, and household goods, 
are soon to be sold at auction, at Natick. Mass. 
Mrs. Howe, Mr. Wilson’s wire’s mother, who la now 
94 years old, will continue to live at the old home¬ 
stead, and the estate will probably be rented to 
some person who will care for her. 
According to Secretary Blatne, there are more 
than 1 . 000,000 applications for office on me In the 
various departments at Washington. 
Grlscoui, the Chicago faster, has now been with¬ 
out food for 30 days and Is looking bright and 
cheerful. He walked 12 miles on Thursday and 
Friday which Is pretty good for a man who takes 
no food. 
Mr. Justice Matthews, ot the U. 8. Supreme 
Court, has accepted the invitation or the New 
York state Bar Association to deliver the annual 
address before that body at their next meeting in 
New York. 
Among other bequests in the will of the late Ell 
Bates of Chicago, is one of $40,000 ror the erect ion 
of a monument to President Lincoln at the en¬ 
trance to Lincoln Park, In Chicago, and $ 25,000 
donated to the Industrial School. 
One of the great, sights to be seen at Pierre, 
Dakota, on the Fourth will be the great Indian 
grass dance, which will he participated In by a 
large party ot Sioux Indians. After the dance a 
feast in the way ot a whole roasted ox will be 
given them. 
The Natural Bridge tract In Virginia has re¬ 
cently been purchased as a part of a general 
scheme, which Is not yet fully developed, hut 
which contemplates the laying ot an extensive 
park and possibly the establishment of forestry. 
It Is said that eight more mills are to he built at 
Fall River, Mass., this year. 
- * * * 
A Physician’s Report. 
Many physicians are using compound Oxygen 
In their practice, and with remarkable success. 
One of them writes: •• My patient has now been 
under treatment about four weeks. His condition 
at the lime or beginning the Treatment uta a very 
unfavorable indeed ; ho was very feeble, severe 
cough, expectorating pus In considerable quan¬ 
tity ; he suffered with night sweats; all of bis 
friends considered his case as hopeless. Every 
snmptoia has improved ; hie cough Is very tmich 
better; his strength and general appearance has 
improved a hundred per cent.: in fact he has the 
appearance of a new man.'' our Treatise on 
Compound Oxygen containing large reports ot 
cases and full Information, sent free. Drs. Star- 
kky & Palen, 1109 and nil Girard Street, Phila¬ 
delphia, Pa.— Ado. 
FOREIGN NEWS. 
Across the Atlantic, Ireland is still disturbed by 
the Land League agitation. Hundreds of the 
prominent leaders of the movement have been 
Imprisoned under the Coercion Act, but others 
promptly take the place of those arrested. It la 
said that each person imprisoned costa the League 
three pounds, or tlfteen dollars, a week for board, 
as the League supports all its '* persecuted” mem¬ 
bers, being unwilling that they should have to 
suffer from the ordinary prison fare. Ten dollars 
a week are also, It Is said, doled out to the faml- 
1 lee ot poor prisoners. Arrests have been unus¬ 
ually numerous of late In order, It is supposed, to 
bankrupt the League by forcing It to support a 
large number ot prisoners. Parnell and some 
other leaders are coming to this country, however, 
to raise funds for carrying on the work. In Eng¬ 
land the land bill Is still before Parliament with 
no immediate prospect of its passage even by the 
nouse of Commons; should it pass this ordeal, 
however, it is very likely to be rejected by the 
House of Lords, in whioh case Parliament, will 
probably be dissolved and an appeal be made to 
the country by a new election. 
On the continent, the chief matter of Interest 
just now la the condition ot hostile public senti¬ 
ment between France and Italy, growing out of 
the Tunisian "affair." After a few unimportant 
skirmishes between the French ana the wild 
mountain tribes m Tunis, one division of the 
French army approached close to the city of Tunis 
whereupon the Bey submitted and the country 
was virtually annexed to the French African de¬ 
pendencies. This greatly exasperated the Italians 
who had a covetous eye on the place for them¬ 
selves, and on the return of some of the French 
troops to Marseilles the other day a quarrel took 
place between the populace and a lot of resident 
Italians, in which several persons were killed and 
a good many others wounded more or leas severely. 
In the city there are always a great many Italians 
chiedy workingmen, and the popular agitation at 
once turned against these. A erreat, many of them 
left right away, returning home; several factories 
In which others worked were earned down, caus¬ 
ing a loss or about o.ooo.ooo francs or $1,000,000. So 
soon as the news reached Italy counter demon¬ 
strations took place at Milan, Rome, Naples and 
other large cities, and the popular excitement 
demanded war with France The authorities, 
however. 8aw the necessity of promptly suppress¬ 
ing such dangerous manifestations and things are 
" cooling down ” a little. There is still a world or 
" bad blood ” on both sides of the Alps, however, 
and could Italy feel sure of help, If hard pressed, 
she would probably go to war with her powerful 
neighbor. 
-- 
[Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin.] 
The spirit of mortal may not be very proud, but 
we notice It waxes overly profane In some cases 
where rheumatism la the moving cause. We use 
St. Jacobs OR for ours and are happy .—a dv. 
AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 
The following is an Itemized account of the ex¬ 
penses of the Department of Agriculture for the 
fiscal y ear just closing. 
Genera) « Inry luv.nnnt.* 60,200 
Contingent expenses. lo.ooo 
OOUeCUDK agrfcultu rsd statistics ... . ld.oeu 
VuruhHBe aud distribution of valuable seeds... 80,000 
Experimental garden. 7,6oo 
M useum and Uerbori um. 1,000 
Furniture, case* and repair*. 5,000 
library. l.ooo 
LailWatury. 4,000 
Investigating history of insects. &.000 
Investigating diseases of 6\vine. to ,000 
Experiment lu sugar.... 7,600 
Data respecting arid region. B.OCO 
Examination oi wools, etc. 4,000 
Koclamalion of arid lands. 20,000 
Report: on forestry.... 5,000 
Postage. 4,000 
Total 
.*■248,800 
The Importation of American lard la prohibited In 
Hungary. American pork and bacon Dave been 
proscribed for some time.It Is proposed to 
hold an agricultural and mlneraloglcal exhibition 
at Madrid, Spain, in JsS2.*. .A statement was 
published at Winnipeg. Manitoba, last Wednes¬ 
day, by authority of the traffic manager of the 
Canadian Pacific Railway, which gives an account 
of the crops at the different stations on the line of 
the road. It 9hows a very large area ot grain 
sown, amounting to nearly double that of last 
year. The crops are said to be growing splen¬ 
didly, aud aD abundant yield or cereals and other 
products is predicted. The pasturage from fre¬ 
quent showers Is good, and the live stock are In 
an excellent condition. The outlook for dairy 
products Is encouraging aud highly satisfactory.. 
.Mr. Beecher baa petitioned to have the 
suit brought against, him by the Agricultural and 
Mechanical Society of Western Maryland removed 
from the Superior Court of Baltimore City to the 
United States Circuit court. 
Census Agricultural fetalisth-s. 
Tables showing the area and product of cereals 
of the United States and Territories. 
OATS, 
Acreage, BurIioIs, Bushels. 
Htates and Territories 
1889. 
1886. 
1870. 
Alabama. -. 
.'124,581 
3.639,274 
770,866 
Arizona . 
33 
624 
22 
Arkansas. 
164,2118 
2,187,208 
628,777 
California. 
49,947 
1,856,871 
1,750,507 
Colorado.. 
28,016 
640,IU(J 
382,940 
Connecticut. 
36,691 
1,069,766 
1.114,695 
Dakota. 
89,792 
2,331,230 
114,337 
Delaware. 
17,167 
37S.6Uh 
554,380 
District of Columbia.. . 
267 
7.440 
8,500 
Florida. 
47,964 
468.I-.12 
114,204 
Georgia. 
012,350 
6.614,16! 
1,90-1,001 
Idaho. 
18,197 
402,236 
100,119 
Illinois. 
1,959,858 
63,200,250 
42,780,851 
Indiana. 
623.600 
15,600,721 
8,690,409 
Iowa. 
1,507,490 
60,012,141 
21,006,142 
Kansas... 
435,863 
8,160,' 06 
4,097,026 
Kentucky. 
■103,444 
4.6*2.968 
6,020,103 
Koitofua.ua. 
26.882 
229.81)6 
11.782 
Maine. 
78,935 
2,260,575 
3,861,354 
Maryland..-. 
loi.m 
1.704,872 
3,221,643 
Massachusetts. 
30,660 
016,109 
797,OKI 
Michigan. 
636,167 
18.190.493 
8.954,460 
Minnesota. 
617,427 
24.372,762 
10.078,261 
Mississippi. 
198,497 
1,959,620 
H4.OK0 
Missouri. 
968,473 
20,073,458 
16,578,313 
Montana. 
24,691 
000.915 
1411 367 
Nebraska. 
250,809 
mm 
1,477,662 
Nevada. 
5,937 
56,916 
New Hampshire. 
29,434 
l.Olb.oOfi 
1,140,461 
New Jersey. 
8,710 808 
4.009,840 
New Mexico. 
157.437 
67,660 
Now York. 
1,364.171 
87.670.606 
.38,293,625 
North Carolina. . 
499,4)2 
K,981 visa 
8,220,106 
uhio. 
910,388 
28.664.505 
25,347,549 
Oregon. 
151.366 
4.3!*3,;-03 
2,029.909 
Pennsylvania. 
1,8X7,698 
ttt.8-4-.439 
36',478.686 
Uliode Island. 
6.5V6 
159.8.9 
157,010 
South Carol tom. 
Tennessee. 
261,438 
2,717) ,445 
613,503 
408.639 
4.723.930 
4,613,316 
TexoB. 
236.795 
4,868,916 
761,668 
Utah. 
19,514 
417,958 
65.050 
Vermont. 
99.648 
3.742,282 
3.603,430 
Virginia. .. 
563,423 
5,233.081 
6,857,655 
Washington Territory. 
37.94(1 
1,581,951 
255,169 
West Virginia. 
Wisconsin. 
126,931 
1,908,505 
2,413,749 
955.276 
82,911,246 
20,180,016 
Wyoming. 
822 
22,512 
100 
Total... 
16,150.611 
407,970,712 
282,107.167 
BABI.EY. 
Acreage, 
State* and Territories. 1880.' 
Alabama,,..,. 64S 
Arizona. . 43,404 
Arkansas. 191 
California.585,046 
Colorado. 4,120 
Connecticut. 576 
Dakota. 23,oo2 
Delaware. 20 
District of Columbia. 
Florida. 21 
Georgia. 1,501 
Idaho . S.201 
Illinois. 55,278 
Indiana. 16,427 
Iowa. 198,885 
Roman . 24,015 
Kentucky. 20,124 
Isjulsiann. 9 . 
Maine. 11,108 
Maryland. 239 
Massachusetts. 3,178 
Mi cl town. 54,509 
Minnesota . 116,024 
Mississippi. 236 
Missouri. 6,510 
Montana . 1,323 
Nebraska. 1152388 
Nevada . 19,101 
New Hampshire. 8.4H0 
New Jersey. 240 
New Mexico. 3,025 
New York. 350,656 
North Carolina. 477 
Ohio. 67,485 
Oregon. 29,8)1 
Pennsylvania. 23.609 
Rhode island. 715 
South Carolina. 1.230 
T ormoKKC ‘0 . 2/J24 
Texa#.. 5,724 
Utah. 11,247 
Vermont. 10 ,sis 
Virginia. 895 
Washington Territory— 14,68-1 
West Virginia. 457 
W isconsin. 204,323 
Wyoming. 6 
Total.2,005,466 
Bushels, 
1K80. 
6,420 
239.061 
9.342 
13,578,486 
107.341 
12.286 
307,166 
637 
310 
19,396 
274,750 
1.929,093 
883,329 
4,021.473 
300.313 
487,037 
60 
242.185 
6 312 
80.158 
1.204,623 
2.973.061 
3,127 
123.476 
89,970 
1,744,711 
518,530 
77.877 
4,216 
47.318 
7,788,74!* 
4,799 
1,707,161 
920,977 
■138,376 
17,783 
16.6-15 
30,150 
751842 
216.635 
287.636 
14,560 
600,6-12 
10,131 
5.043,202 
131 
Bushles, 
1870. 
5,174 
55,077 
1,921 
8,783,490 
35,141 
26,458 
4,118 
1,799 
"12 
5,640 
72,316 
2,480.400 
356.262 
1,960.779 
98,405 
238,486 
1,226 
658,816 
11.315 
133.071 
83-1,558 
I, 032,024 
3,79.3 
269,240 
85,756 
216.481 
295,462 
105.832 
8.283 
3,876 
7.434.621 
3.186 
J, 715,221 
210,736 
529,562 
33,559 
4,752 
75.068 
44,351 
49.117 
117,333 
7,259 
55,787 
50,363 
1,645,019 
44,149,979 29,761,305 
RYE. 
States and Territories. 
Alabama. 
Arizona.....—.... 
Arkansas. 
California. 
Colorado. 
Connecticut. 
Dakota,.. 
Delaware. 
District of Columbia.... 
Fiorina. 
Georgia... 
Idaho. 
Illinois. 
Indi mitt. 
Iowa. 
Kansan.. 
Kentucky. 
Jsmisiana. 
Maine... . . 
Maryland. 
Massachusetts. 
Michig-ati. 
Minnesota. 
Mississippi. 
Missouri.. 
Montana.... 
Nebraska. 
Nevada. 
Now Hampshire. 
New Jersey. 
New Mexico. 
New York. 
North Carolina. 
Ohio. 
Oregon..' 
1 onnsylvauin.. 
Rhode island . 
Hoilth Carolina. 
lonucsseo. 
Texas.. 
ntah. 
Vermont. . 
Virginia...I 
Washington Territory.. 
West Virginia. 
Wisconsin. 
Wyoming. 
1880. 1870. 
Bushels. Bushels. 
28,495 18,977 
1880. 
Acreage. 
5,840 
3,221 
20,393 
1.366 
29,794 
3,674 
773 
801 
619 
25.859 
373 
192,1,38 
25,400 
102.580 
34,036 
80.679 
213 
2.178 
32,4:40 
21,670 
22,834 
13,637 
m 
46.488 
15 
34,872 
6 
3,217 
106,029 
19 
244,894 
61,936 
29,499 
970 
398.466 
1,270 
7,Ml 
32,406 
3.348 
1,1.17 
6.319 
48,761 
597 
17,279 
169,693 
6 
23.030 
184,068 
20.937 
870.782 
35.972 
5.958 
8,704 
3,070 
101,559 
4,391 
3,121.682 
803.221 
413.181 
676,245 
1.106 
26,568 
288.371 
214,034 
295,440 
215.716 
6.288 
535,458 
430 
424,693 
159 
34.638 
949.104 
290 
2.084.390 
284,998 
389.221 
16,550 
3,682,621 
12.967 
26,987 
166.416 
. 
9.719 
71,733 
224.557 
9.816 
118.181 
2,298,544 
78 
27.645 
26,275 
5,235 
289.067 
10,222 
3,724 
545 
82,549 
1.756 
2,466,578 
457,468 
605,807 
85,207 
1,108,933 
984 
34,115 
307.089 
239,227 
144,508 
78.088 
14,852 
559,532 
1,411 
13,532 
310 
47,420 
566.775 
42 
2.478.125 
352,006 
846.890 
3,890 
3,677,64! 
20,214 
36,165 
223,335 
28.521 
1,312 
73,346 
581,264 
4,463 
277,746 
1,325,294 
Total 
1,844,321 
13,863,632 16,918,795 
The Illinois Legislature has passed a law for the 
appointment of a competent veterinarian, to be 
known as the state Veterinarian or Veterinary 
Inspector, whose services are to be paid for out of 
the State Treasury. He Is authorized to order the 
slaughter of diseased animals, which are to be ap¬ 
praised, and are to be paid for by the state. The 
Governor Is empowered to order the quarantine of 
Infected localities, and prohibit the Importation of 
live stock from certain localities, unless the same 
come provided with certlIIcates of health from 
the Veterinary inspector, Heavy tinea and Im¬ 
prisonment. are Imposed upon any person In the 
State who shall not report lUeuro-pueumonla 
among their cattle, or shall In any way hinder 
said Veterinary Inspector In the discharge of his 
duties.,.Mr. vennor has now Degun "pre¬ 
dicting ” tor July, and under date of June IT 
writes" I regret to have to warn you of a hot 
and stonny July, with frequent disastrous storms 
of wind, hall and rain throughout, those sections 
in which the June storms have been so severely 
relt. The month will resemble that of isso rather 
than 1-ST9.”.A Hall Protective Association 
has been formed at Greeley, Colorado. It Is on the 
mutual plan.An attempt Is being made to 
a number of tine healthy birds to a friend who Is set- 
tntroduce English pheasants among the Rocky 
Mountains, and Lord Money has lately despatched 
tied in that region, it Is now suggested that 
American turkeys could bo Introduced into Eng¬ 
land.The prairie bird might also be accli¬ 
matized there with advantage....The threat¬ 
ened extermination of the famous Alpine flow’er, 
Edelweiss, has led the authorities of various Swiss 
cantons to prohibit the exportation of the plant 
and to allow the gathering ot the full-blown 
flower ouly. 
The Executive Committee or Delaware State 
Grange recently caused an analysis ot a commer¬ 
cial fertilizer to be made, and finding it to fall 
short of phosphoric acid (available), gave notice 
to the sellers of largo quantities of It to Patrons, 
that they should make up the deficiency In fer¬ 
tilizers, and an equal amount additional, or that 
the Grange, being au Incorporated body, would 
bring suit to secure damages. The demand was 
complied with, putting the equivalent of a good 
round sum In the pockets of Patrons.The first 
car-load of now wheat reached Chicago on June 
22 , and was graded "rejected Wluter.".A 
wealthy Californian named Brennan has received 
a government grant, of 84 leagues of excellent land 
in Sonora, from the Mexican government on con¬ 
dition that wlililn live years he will have a colony 
of 600 families on it. until the terms are compiled 
with the title to one-half the grant will be with¬ 
held. The colonistB will be allowed to Import all 
goods for t heir own use free of duty.... 
