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HOME NEWS. 
MONDAY, July 11, 1891. 
Owing to an erroneous telegraphic dispatch 
which waa received just at the moment of going 
to press last week, we reported the death of the 
President, but his rapid decline at that time waa 
simply a relapse from which he recovered. At 
this writing he Is still Improving, though the hall 
ha8 not been extracted, it lies in the vicinity of 
the liver so that recovery will he little less than 
miraculous. The ball passed between the tenth and 
eleventh ribs fracturing the upper edge of the elev- 
enth rib, then probably passing Into and through 
the liver and the abdominal cavity. It la feared that 
the spinal column has been Injured. Mr. Garfield’s 
wonderful powers of endurance, and his strong 
constlt utlon have enabled him to battle with his 
wounds more successfully than a delicately con¬ 
stituted man could have done. 
The assassin—whether a fool or a lunatic, It Is 
hard to say—takes things remarkably coolly. He Is 
vain, egotistical, jealous, revengeful, in fact, al¬ 
most any disparaging epithet Is applicable to htm, 
and his previous history shows that there is a 
weak spot In hts head somewhere. Two or three 
other persons have been arrested, for threatening 
the life of Secretary Blaine and Vice-President 
Arthur. Ail parts of the country and nearly, II 
not quite, all of the foreign nations have been in 
almost constant communication with Washington 
to learn of the President’s condition. The crowned 
heads of Europe, and especially the Queen of Eng¬ 
land, have expressed the deepest sympathy tor 
the stricken family and nation. The latest reports 
this morning announce continued improvement. 
Should the wound Inflicted on the President 
terminate fatally, Gulteau would be tried for mur¬ 
der; but, should the President recover, his assail¬ 
ant could only he tried for having committed an 
assault with intent to kill, the penalty for which 
is prescribed In the following section of the District 
of Columbia code 
Sbc. H60. Every person convicted of man¬ 
slaughter, or of any assault with intent to kill 
shall be sentenced to suffer Imprisonment and 
labor, for the first offence for a period not leas than 
two nor more than eight years, and for the second 
offence for a period of not less than six nor more 
than fifteen yeare. 
On ascertaining this legal provision, a general 
expression favors an amendment to the Federal 
C .institution, making an assault upon the Presi¬ 
dent or Vice-President of the United states, trea¬ 
son and punishable by death. 
Mr. Garfield has (hroughout borne his suffer¬ 
ing and the consciousness of pern with great for¬ 
titude, and even with cheerfulness. The country 
win fully value the manliness of his bearing In 
this period of supreme trial. Should he escape, as 
now seems probable, the gratitude of the nation 
will be Increased by this exhibition of courage 
and self-control. And we may add that general 
sympathy will be felt tor the tenderness and con¬ 
sideration which the President has manifested 
toward htsuntortunate wife, for whom his ap¬ 
prehension has constantly been greater than for 
himself. 
At a meeting of the Chamber or Commerce in 
this city on the ith lust.. It was resolved to raise 
a fund to he kept revested in Government Bonds, 
and the Income thereof to be paid to Mrs. Garfield 
during her life and at her death the principal Is 
to be divided among the surviving children of 
James A. Garfield. The sum of $46,500 was sub 
scribed on the spot, and It Is expected to make the 
fund $250,000. At present about $130,000 have been 
subscribed. 
There is some hopes of an end to the senatorial 
struggle which has been prolonged ad-nauseam, 
at Albany. A caucus was hell on the 8 th 
Inst, more than a majority of the Republican mem¬ 
bers of the Legislature being present. Mr. Depew, 
who has been one of the most prominent candi¬ 
dates for Senatorial honors, sent In his resigna¬ 
tion to the caucus, which was accepted. This ac¬ 
tion on the part of Mr. Depew was quite un¬ 
expected but he withdrew In the Interests of har¬ 
mony. The caucus proceeded to select two can¬ 
didates for the vacancies made by Conkllag aod 
Platt, and ElbrMge G. Lapbam was chosen as the 
caucus candidate for the former’s place and War¬ 
ner Miller tor the latter’s. 
A dispatch from Warrenburg, Mo., says a whole 
boat-load of picnickers, 600 In all. partook of lem¬ 
onade that had been poisoned with acid. Eight 
have died, and a hundred are In a critical condi¬ 
tion. The vender was arrested and will he prose¬ 
cuted. Public Indignation Is excited, and the com¬ 
munity ta in mourning. 
The net earnings of the (Lake Shore and Michi¬ 
gan Southern railway for the year ending J une 1, 
were $3,490,POO, against *4,053 616 the year before. 
The excitement among visitors In the country, 
on tbe Sunday following the President’s attempted 
assassination, who desired to obtain the New 
York papoi s, was intense. On the line of the Erie 
in New Jersey the rush at the stations was extra¬ 
ordinary. The first cry was: “ How’s the Presi¬ 
dent?” and as the papers were delivered nobody 
waited for change. A gentleman reached Paterson 
with three papers In his hand, and as he stopped 
from the train was asked If they were ror sale. He 
j oklngly replied, “ Yes, for 75 cents.” Before he 
finished the sentence they were snatched from his 
hand and a dollar was left In their place, while the 
buyer hurried away. At one Btatlon a newsboy re¬ 
ceived $7 for 13 papers, and at another $9 for seven 
papers. Home people offered $3 and $5 apiece for 
papers. 
The fourth of July jubilee under the auspices 
of the Bl-eentennial Association of Pennsylvania 
came off on tne 4th at the main centennial build¬ 
ing. The event was to Inaugurate the two hun¬ 
dredth anniversary of the landing of William 
Penn and the founding of the commonwealth. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
The exercises consisted of singing and speeches, 
appropriate allusion to the President being made. 
Secretary Hunt has appointed a board of of¬ 
ficers which lno ludee Rear Admiral John Rodgers 
and Commodore W. G. Temple, who will consider 
the following subjects: The number of vessels 
that should now be built, their class, size and dis¬ 
placement; the nature and form of their con¬ 
struction; the nature and size of the engines and 
machinery; the ordnance and armament neces¬ 
sary for each; tho appropriate euui pment, and 
rigging for each; the internal arrangements of 
each, and such other details as may seem neces¬ 
sary and proper and the probable cost of the 
whole of each vessel when completed aud ready 
for service. ThialookBas If out alleged navy is 
to be reinforced. 
On Monday the citizens of BloomlDgton, Til., 
celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the incor¬ 
poration of the city. Senator David Davis pre¬ 
sided. 
It Is said that the special train with Mrs. Garfield 
on board on her way to Washington, had a very 
narrow escape from destruction. While en route 
to Washington the parallel rod on the side of the 
engine broke and tore the side ties to pieces tor 
two mlloa before the train could be stopped. Had 
the engine left the track the oar would have been 
dashed to pieces. Another engine was secured, 
and Mrs Garfield arrived safely at a late hour. 
The public debt was reduced $i<ll,613,483 during 
the fiscal year ended June 39. The debt is now 
$1,840,688.811 or $451,432,023 less than It was ten 
years ago. since 1876 nearly one-third of the debt 
has been paid. 
Tho statue erected over the grave of General 
McPherson, at Clyde, Ohio, will be unveiled on 
July 22 . It Is expected that members of the Cabi¬ 
net, Generals Grant, Hherman and Sheridan, Gov¬ 
ernor Foster and maDy of the officers and soldiers 
who Berved with General McPherson will be pres 
ent. Ex President Hayes will preside over the 
ceremonies, which will consist of a military and 
civic parade, a formal address and several shorter 
speeches. 
Sir Edward Thernton, British Minister to the 
United States, accompanied by Mr. Blaine, pre¬ 
sented his letters of recall to President Garfield 
on tho 9th. Mutual assurances of distinguished 
consideration were given. 
la the American played out ? At the examine 
tlons at Yale College last week all the honors 
were carried off by foreigners, A Jew had the 
best college record, a Dutchman was second, 
while a Chinaman, Mr. Chung, won the prize In 
declamation. 
Mr. Walker Blaine, son of Secretary Blaine, 
entered upon his duties as Third Assistant Secre¬ 
tary of State on Thursday. 
The number of failures during the first six 
months of issi was 2,497. involving $40,000,000, or 
$7,ooo,noo more than In the corresponding period 
last year. 
Three presidents of the United Stales have died 
I n office. H arrlson and Taylor died natural deaths. 
Lincoln was assassinated. Three vice presidents 
hwe b x:ome presidents by tho deaths of the presi¬ 
dents with w’liom they were elected. These were 
John Tyler, elected with William B. Harrison in 
5840; Millard Fillmore, elected with Zachary Tay¬ 
lor in 7848; and Andrew Johnson, elected with 
Abraham Lincoln in 1364, 
Chicago la to have an Inter-State Industrial Ex¬ 
position, commencing September 7 th and holding 
until October 22 
The household goods and personal effects of the 
Ilate Vice-President Wilson, were sold at Natick, 
Mass., last Friday. There was a good attendance, 
tout poor bidding. The highest price brought by 
any one article was $29 for a $100 carriage-robe. 
Grant’s picture sold for fifteen cents; Horace 
Mann’s pocket-knife, $1.60; the manuscript of 
Wilson’s lecture on slavery, $3, and an autograph 
letter, with the signatures or more than t wo hun¬ 
dred famous people. $4.50. 
A new fiscal year having begun the Treasury 
officers are casting up their accounts. One of the 
most significant facts Is that although the ordinary 
expenses of the Government last year were $8,000,- 
000 more than the preceding year, the expendi¬ 
tures show a reduction of $3,000,000 In favor of the 
closing year, owing to a saving of $ 11 , 000,000 In the 
annual Interest charge. 
Fire has made great ravages to the forests of the 
county Lattiblntere, Quebec, the last few days. 
At Narclsse several buildings were burned. At 
Staguplt fl ve houses and barns were burnt; three 
at St. Sylvester. The fire destroyed some stand¬ 
ing grain. 
At Washington, It. Is suggested that to case the 
President recovers there should be a national cel¬ 
ebration to give expression to the popular feeling. 
H. E. Wilson, assistant to Prof. Slone at the 
Cincinnati Observatory, while observing the 
comet saw Its nucleus separate and form two sep¬ 
arate nuclei. Prof, Stone says the two parts are 
1,200 miles apart. 
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** Victory !” 
Under this caption, a gentleman In Iowa, who 
had procured the Compound Oxygen Treatment 
for his wile, writes: 1 am surprised at Jlruitno 
tier so much Improved <n health. When Bhe be¬ 
gan using the Oxygen she could not sit up more 
than tour hours at a time. Could not walk a quar¬ 
ter of a mile. Improved from the first inhalation, 
and now, having used the treatment for six weeks, 
does considerable work around the house, and 
can walk two miles and not be tired. Raises no 
more bloody matter. No cough. Sleeps and eats 
well. All that I can say is, • Thank God and Drs. 
Starkey & Paten.”’ Our Treatise on Compound 
Oxygen, Its Nature, Action, and Results, sent.Tree. 
Drs. Starkey & Paj.kn, 1109 andllll Girard street, 
Philadelphia, Pa.— Adv, 
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AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 
France imported of beeves, cows and calves, 
64,000 to 1879 ; 56,000 in 1880; and 31,000 hitherto 
in 1881.The maker of an artificial rose to 
London deceived a number of practical rose cul- 
turlsts.A Parliamentary return, entitled 
“Evictions (Ireland)," shows that during the quar¬ 
ter ended March 31 .there were 1,732 persons evicted 
of whom 181 were readmitted as tenants, and 737 
as care-lakers...Official returns show how 
vast are the flocks of sheep owned re the Austra¬ 
lian colonics: The New Zealand and Australian 
Laud Company owns 300,000 sheep : Mr. Robert 
Campbell, 330,000; Mr.George Henry Moore, 90,000; 
Messrs. Dalgetiy & Co., 20S,000; Sir Dillon Bell, 
82.000; the lion. William Robinson 63,000; Sir 
Cracroff Wilson, 40,000; Mr. Kitchen, 80 , 000 , and 
Mr. Allan McDean, soo.ooo.In a communi¬ 
cation to the Montreal Witness, Mr. Henry G. 
Vennor, on the 4th Inst., gave some more of his 
weather predictions, as follows: “While here we 
are upon the verge of excessive heat and storms 
of wind, hall and lightning—England and Ire¬ 
land are likely to be swept by heavy rain storms 
and general electrical disturbances. After tho 
25th day I expect, on this side, a cool to cold wave 
with further storms, aud In sections Fall-llke 
weather.”.The Ohio state Board or Agricul¬ 
ture, under date of July 7th, furnishes the follow¬ 
ing. based on reports from over 1,000 correspond¬ 
ents, relative to the percentages, of the condition 
and prospects of crops compared wtth July l, 1880: 
Wheat, 77; rye, 86; oats, 94; corn, 76; timothy, 92; 
clover hay, ttfi; red-top etc. S7; Hungarian, 92; po¬ 
tatoes,86; tobacco. 87; apples, 39; pears, 62; peaches, 
43; plums, 55; grapes, 72. The wheat prospects 
on May l were reported at 35. The loss Is duo to 
the May drought and to the Hessian fly. Much 
of the wheat is thin on the ground, but has loDg 
heads and plump berries. Nearly the entire crop 
of wheat tor Ohio has been secured In good 
weatner and Is In good condition. Seventy-seven 
per cent, of last year's crop of 62 , 000,000 bushels 
as estimated, would be 40 , 000,000 bushels. 
The Mar); Lane Express, (England), under date 
or July 4 , in Its review of the grain trade ef the 
past week says:—“The weather has been unin¬ 
terruptedly fine. Wheat has passed through the 
crlttcalblossoudng period favorably. The general 
condition of the crop appears to be healthier, al¬ 
though the plant is thin on the ground and stunted 
ingrowth. Barley—appearances indicate a good 
crop on the best land, and variable elsewhere, 
oats-prospects had and this crop appears to be 
the worst. A cablegram from St. Peters¬ 
burg on July 4, says the harvest Is expected 
to be very good throughout the Empire. 
New Zealand rejoices on the safB arrival of two 
fertile humble-bee queens out of eighteen shipped 
from Scotland, They were caught and sent on 
ice In a torpid state, and this is the first success¬ 
ful one out of many attempts to import them. 
Hitherto red clover could not thrive there, as It 
could not be fertilized, but the long probosces of 
the humble-bees will effect this object.In 
7878 the hay crop of Maine was valued at $ 12 ,348- 
000 . while the total value Of the crops of corn, 
wheat, rye, oats, barley, buckwheat, and pota¬ 
toes was only $6.59S,167, or about one-half what 
the hay crop was worth. In Massachusetts the 
hay crop was valued at $11,497,650, while the to¬ 
tal value of the crops of corn, wheat, rye, oats, 
barley, buckwheat, potatoes, and tobacco was 
only $3,695,838, or less than one-third the value of 
the bay crop. The othor New England States 
show about the same relatlou as regards the 
value of the hay crop compared with that of the 
other farm crops. .Chill has taken posses¬ 
sion of the Lobos guano islands, and has already 
sold 50,000 tons of guano at $35 a ton to English 
capitalists.Maud 8. trotted near Detroit 
last Monday, making the mile in 2:13>(, beating 
at. Jullen’s time of 2:16 v, . . . one or the largest 
grain elevators in the world has just been com¬ 
pleted across the East River, near South Ferry, 
Brooklyn. It nas a storage capacity of 2 , 500,000 
bushels, and superior transfer facilities and dock¬ 
age for half-a-dozeD vessels, all of which can he 
loaded at, one time. 7t took over a year to build 
It, and It cost nearly $ 2 , 000,000 _ ... According 
to a statement just Issued by Ex-commissioner 
Le Due, the record of matter printed by him is as 
followsPrinted pages, Including bound volumes, 
special Issues, and miscellaneous circulars, 858,- 
361,675: packages of seeds distributed by him 
4,432,828; valuable plants, 673,832; botanical speci¬ 
mens, 17,500 .France pronimta the importa¬ 
tion of tobacco, raw or manufactured. England 
will notr allow her own farmers to grow It. 
The most profitable English crop recorded this 
year is reported in Land (London) to have been 
harvested on a sandy farm of sixty acres in the 
Eastern counties. The crop has already been 
sold for £ 2 , 000 —$ 10 , 000 . it consisted of pheasant’s 
eggs, which sell at from is. tots ed.each —240 to 320 . 
....New south Wales has 35 , 000,000 sheep, aud 
a population of 750,000, according to the census 
just taken. Fat cattle were selling low there at 
date of last advices—April 23—and store cattle 
were unsalable. Late ralos had broken up a 
severe drougnt, and all were hopeful of carrying 
stock safely through winter whose approach was 
already announced by several light frosts. 
Fall-sown grain waa already up in victoria and 
promising well—barring injury from frost_ 
From Adelaide, .South Australia, comes news of 
drought, wltd,occasional light showers—popula¬ 
tion 277 , 000 . crop news fair from New Zealand— 
population of colony 489,561 on April 3d. 
At Cape colony May 2 , all crop reports good. 
Kern county, Cal., reports an Immense crop of 
grapes. Frost hurt the apricots and peaches. 
... .There are 2,000 acres of flax within 15 miles of 
Santa Barbara, cal. A fine yield is certain. 
The hop crop of the Wllliamette Valley, Cal., will 
not amount to more than one-half, w r here the 
yards were overflowed by the floods or the past 
Winter.Fresno peaches are being slapped 
to the San Francisco market thlH year for the (list 
time. Fresno folkB claim U) grow the best peacheB 
In California.,ln Yolo County, Cal , crops 
are going to be moderate. A few farmers have 
concluded to pasture the whole of their farms and 
give the land a rest.Some remarkable sta¬ 
tistics with reference to New Zealand nave been 
contributed to an English contemporary. In the 
stogie province of Canterbury agriculture has de¬ 
veloped In a truly marvelous manner during a 
brief period. In 1876 the production of wheat 
there was 1,770,363 bushels; of oats, 2 888,683 
bushels; of barley, 620,699 bushels; and of pota¬ 
toes 17,895 tons, the total acreage under cultiva¬ 
tion being 1 52.982, Last year the acreage had 
increased to ss9,T29, the products being 6,461,400 
bushels of wheat, 7,776,275 of oats, 1,124.281 of 
barley, and 37,466 tODS of potatoes. Similarly with 
regard to sheep raising, it is satd that there are 
in New Zealand at this moment 12 , 000,000 sheep ; 
a hundred years ago there were twenty-nine. 
There will be no meeting of the New York Horti¬ 
cultural Society in July, and none in August un¬ 
less notice thereof shall be previously given. 
Experience has proved that meetings in these two 
months are very poorly attended.. 
The great st. Louis Fair will give liberal pre¬ 
miums for Short-horn, Hereford, Devon, Polled 
Angus, Polled Galloway, Jersey, Holstein and 
Ayrshire cattle. Polled |Norfolk s will also he ad¬ 
mitted. The following are the premiums offered 
for each breed. 
BUM*. 
Best bull 3 years old or over. $100 
Hecood premium. 50 
Best bull 2 years old and under 3 . 50 
Second premium. 25 
Best buIt 1 year old and under 2 . 25 
Second premium. 15 
Bull calf under l year.: . 10 
Second premium: . 5 
cows. 
Best cow 4 years old and over.. $100 
second premium. 50 
Best cow 3 years old and under 4 . 50 
Second premium . 25 
Best heifer 2 years old and imder 3. 30 
Second premium. 15 
Best heifer 1 year and under 2 . 
Second premium. 10 
Best calf under 1 year and over 6 months. 10 
Best heifer Calf under 6 months. 10 
SWEEPSTAKES. 
Best hull of any age.$100 
Best cow or heifer any age. 100 
HERD PREMIUMS. 
Best herd comprising l bull and 5 cows or heif¬ 
ers over 2 years of age owned by exhibitor.. .$125 
Second premium. 75 
Best young herd comprising 1 bull and 5 heif¬ 
ers under 2 years of age owned by exhibi¬ 
tor . $100 
Second premium... 50 
These premiums, our readers will distinctly un 
derstand, are open to each one of the seven breeds 
named above. 
No barren animal will be allowed to compete 
in breeding classes, aDd In all cases satisfactory 
evidence by affidavit or otherwise must he fur¬ 
nished that the animal has been and is a breeder, 
If not It will be excluded from competition. 
No bull over one year old will be allowed on the 
Grounds without a rtog lu bis nose, or be led 
through the grounds for exhibition without a 
staff. 
The scale of polntB made by the American Jer¬ 
sey Cattle Club will be used In judging of the 
merits of all Jersey cattle entered for exhibi¬ 
tion. 
other than these the rules of last year will be 
adopted. 
A comparison of the receipts of hreadstuffs at 
the port of New York during t.be first six months 
in each year of the last two year’s results thus: 
1380. 1881. 
flour, barrels. 2,145,200 2,632,306 
Corn-meal, barrels......_ 62.600 Ioo.hoo 
Wheat, bushels. 22,573,(100 90,208,400 
Corn, bushels . 26,276,200 30,360,350 
Rye. bushels. o'. 0,750 541,600 
Barley ami malt, bushels ., . 2,733,700 2,596,600 
Peas, bushels. 301,300 140,000 
And of the exports hence, same time, thus: 
Flour, barrels . 
1880. 
... 1,939.100 
1881, 
2.632,850 
Corn-meal, barrels. 
82,100 
106,300 
Wheat, bushels. 
Corn, “ . 
... 28.283,350 
22,316.300 
... 32,168,600 
15,809,000 
Rye. “ 
Barley, . 
... 913,660 
668,000 
... 262,636 
15,100 
Oats, “ . 
283,280 
80,800 
Peas, " . 
... 3v4.500 
159,400 
Cows as well as deer 
sometimes lock horns. The 
Blakely (Ga.) News records a reeent case. The 
cows had been mtsstng ten days and were found 
In a miserable plight. The boras had to be *awed. 
.The Swiss colony recently established at 
“Bernstadt,” Laurel County, Ky., la receiving new 
accessions almost weekly, and seems to he pros¬ 
pering finely. They have bought a large tract of 
hmd, and are, so far, highly pleased with their 
prospects. 
The appended tables give the percentage of 
wheat Imports Into Great Britain and Ireland 
from the United states, Russia and Germany 
during the two past decades: 
,—Percentage of imports from-—, 
Caleudar year. United States. Germany, Russia. 
1861.. 
36 6 
21.1 
15 2 
1862. 
.39.3 
18 5 
14.1 
1863. 
.35.1 
21.7 
18.6 
1864. 
34.0 
27.4 
22.1 
1865. 
. 5 6 
32 6 
38.5 
1866. 
. 2.7 
26.9 
38.6 
1867. 
.12.1 
20.5 
40.5 
1 S6S.... 
.18.1 
18 5 
30.8 
1869. 
.35.0 
16.8 
24.8 
1870.. . . 
,40 0 
10.8 
33.2 
Total for decade end- 
lng 1870. 
,27.1 
20.5 
26.9 
1871. 
.34.0 
7.74 
39.7 
1872. 
.21.0 
9.24 
42.4 
1873.. 
.45.1 
4.91 
21.8 
1874. 
.55.6 
7 3S 
13.S 
1875. 
.45 3 
10 8 
19.3 
1S76. 
,43.4 
5.22 
19. S 
1877. 
.39.3 
10.1 
2 O.0 
187S. 
.58 2 
10 3 
18.1 
1879. 
.60.6 
6.9 
13.4 
1S80. 
.65.4 
2.91 
5 22 
Total for decade end- 
lng 1880. .. 
47.8 
7.45 
20.4 
The latest accounts of the Rugby colony, In Ten 
neusee, differ as to the probable failure or success 
of the enterprise, some making it appear that the 
colonists cannot much longer be ktpt together 
while orher speak very highly of ita condition and 
