JULY 20 
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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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HOME NEWS. 
Saturday, July 22,1882. 
It is general^ admitted now that the strike 
of the laborers in this city engaged in hand¬ 
ling freight for the carriers by rail out of this 
city is a failure. Between one and two thou¬ 
sand men hare been idle for five weeks. They 
have spent their little accumulations, have 
lost the opportunity of earning $75,000, and 
have been taught to live on charity. They 
seem to be losing their temper at the same 
time. The reports of assaults upon the sub¬ 
stitutes employed become more numerous each 
day. It is hardly to be wondered at. The 
money in the treasury of the Union of the 
freight handlers is running low, and the stri¬ 
kers are worried and irritated. For the ben¬ 
efit of all concerned we h ope the end may soon 
come, and that terms that are satisfactory 
may be agreed upon. 
At Garfield. Rensselaer Co., N. Y., recently, 
Henry Nye, while patting Paris green on po¬ 
tatoes, was cau tioned to be careful in its use 
as it was poisonous. Remarking that it would 
not hurt anybody, he swallowed some. His 
condition is critical. 
A horrible case of poison ing by trichinae 
was discovered in the family of a man named 
Wills, living near Milwaukee, Wis, on the 
21st. Some time ago Wills bought at a stock- 
yard a bog which was sick at the time. He 
was told that the animal was badly diseased, 
and warned not to use the meat; but he drove 
the hog home, fattened and then killed it for 
use in his family. Himself, wife and three 
children all partook of the diseased meat. The 
adults were removed to the hospital, and their 
death is regarded as certain in a short time. 
The children are not so badly affected yet, but 
physicians who have examined them say that 
they can hardly be expected to recover. The 
meat, was alive with the parasites, and in some 
portions they could be seen without the aid of 
a glass; and the flesh of the unfortunate per¬ 
sons who ate of the food was literally alive 
with trichinae. 
Alex. Stephens has been nominated for Gov¬ 
ernor of Georgia by the Democrats. The Na¬ 
tional Greenback Labor Convention, held at 
Albany, N. Y. on the 10th nominated Ephene- 
tis Howe of Tompkins County for Governor. 
The death of the widow of President Lin¬ 
coln took place at Springfield, Illinois on the 
16th inst. She had a paralytic shock on Sat¬ 
urday, and survived but a little over twenty- 
four hours. Married in 1S42, at Lexington, 
Kentucky, she was, like her husband, a native 
Kentuckian. Her father was Robert S. Todd, 
a gentleman of social and political promin¬ 
ence in Lexington. Her eccentricities at times 
since Mr. Lincoln’s assassination developed 
unquestionable insanity, and had to be treated 
accordingly. She has hardly been of sound 
mind since the war. Her age was 64. Her 
remains were interred at Springfield. 
Col. Wesley Merritt, 6th United States 
cavalry, has been appointed Superintendent 
of the military academy at West Point and 
will relieve Brig Gen. O. O. Howard, Septem¬ 
ber 1. Gen Howard is assigned to command 
the department of the Platte, relieving Brig. 
Gen. George Crook, who is assigned to com¬ 
mand the department of Arizona in place of 
Brevet Maj. Gen. Oilando B. Wilcox. 
An attempt was made to sell the Wesleyan 
female college at Cincinnati under foreclosure, 
but sufficient bids could not be obtained. 
The Methodists under the lead of Dr. Walker 
and Bishop Wiley have made an earnest effort 
to secure $80,000 with which to save the col¬ 
lege from sale, but only obtained $20,000 and 
abandoned the effort. 
The Prohibitionists of the 14th Congression¬ 
al District of Illinois have adopted a plat¬ 
form extremely radical, demanding the en 
tire prohibition of the manufacture, sale and 
importation, National and State, by con¬ 
stitutional amendment, of liquor; equal suf¬ 
frage; unlimited coinage of silver on equal 
terms with gold, and it dec'ares against special 
legislation of all kinds. Hon. D. H. Hurd was 
nominated for Congress. 
Miss Fannie Parnell, sister of Charles Stew¬ 
art Parnell, the famous Irish agitator died 
suddenly at ** Old Ironsides” in Bordentown 
N. J, on the 20th from paralysis of the heart. 
She was subject to attacks from the heart 
and would frequently lie in apparent trance 
for some time. She is the daughter of John 
H. and Delia L. S. Parnell. She was 28 years 
of age, and was bom in Ireland. 
The British rifle team to take part in the in¬ 
ternational match at Creedmoor will sail for 
New York in the steamer Alaska on the 26th 
of August. They will probably appear in 
British uniform. 
The President has nominated William Hale 
of Iowa, for Governor of Wyoming, and J. 
Schuyler Crosby, of New York, for Governor 
of Montana. 
Mrs. Wilson, with two children, aged 7 and 
9, left her home at Newberry, Mich., on the 
Mackinac Railroad, to visit a neighbor, and 
while going through the woods the party 
lost their way. Five days later another son 
notified his father, who was working 18 miles 
away, and search was made, but ineffectually. 
It was supposed that wild beasts bad devoured 
the whole party. Last Monday, however ( 
they were found by a hunter—the mother 
and one child dead, and, the other child, alive, 
sitting beside the dead bodies. They had 
lived some days on cranberries. 
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As a protection from cold, Compound Oxy¬ 
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"Have not had a cold this Winter, which is 
perfectly wonderful for me.” Another says: 
“ No return of hemorrhage, hoarseness gradu¬ 
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and when / do take cold, it is more easily 
controlled under the use of Oxygen. ” Another: 
“ I feel that it has been a great benefit to me, 
increasing my appetite and preventing me 
from taking cold.” Our treatise on Com¬ 
pound Oxygen, its nature, action and results, 
with reports of cases and full information, 
sent free. Drs. Starkey & Palkn, 1109 
and 1111 Girard Street, Philadelphia, Pa.— 
Adv. 
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AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 
Just now the most important kind of agri¬ 
cultural news is that relating to crops in this 
and other countries; for on the condition of 
these depend the prices farmers ought to get 
for their products, due regard being bad to 
distance from market and other local circum¬ 
stances which properly affect prices. All 
over this and other countries, but especially 
this, wide-awake business men and papers are 
busy collecting information on this subject. 
The mass we have collected from all sections 
during the past few days is so large that we 
can only give here a careful condensation 
as trustworthy as we knowhow to make it: 
All over the country, except in very limited 
areas visited by severe storms of wind, rain or 
hail, the weather in July has been very favor¬ 
able to growing crops. Throughout the South 
it has of late been highly propitious to the 
blossoming of the cotton plants. The crop 
reports from the Western and Northwestern 
States tell us of an immense wheat crop which 
is being gathered as far north as Michigan and 
W isconsin. The condition of the corn crop 
in Illinois has sensibly improved during the 
week. A San Francisco telegram gives still 
further assurance that the surplus wheat of 
Californiafor export will be fully 1,000,000 
tons, or 35,000,000 bushels. Further north, in 
Oregon and Washington Territory, the 
weather has been forbidding, and no greater 
crop than that of last year is expected. 
The greatest change has been in the promise 
of the corn crop. A few weeks ago it was 
generally conceded that the crop would be 
largely short of the average of the last four 
or five years. But the favorable weather of 
the last ten days has made a great change. 
It is now believed that even Illinois, where 
the condition was more discouraging than 
anywhere else three weeks ago, will raise a 
fair crop. In Kansas also where the corn 
prospect was not favorable for an average 
crop two weeks ago, it is now generally con¬ 
ceded that it will be almost as good as the 
wheat crop, which latter is the largest ever 
raised in the State. In Texas the corn crop 
will be so large that shipments are expected 
from that. State to Chicago this year, a fea¬ 
ture which never occurred before. On the 
whole, there is now good ground for the be¬ 
lief that the aggregate corn crop of the Uni¬ 
ted States will be considerably above last 
year’s crop, though not as large as that of 
1880—just what we predicted in our Special 
Crop Number... 
The hay crop, which comes next in im¬ 
portance and value to that of corn, will be 
unusually good and, as an item on that point, 
it may be mentioned that the last published 
report of the Agricultural Department of 
Illinois estimates that the hay crop of that 
State will be equal to last year’s crop, which 
was valued at $24,000,000. This item in re¬ 
gard to Illinois will also hold good for the 
same crop in nearly all the Western States 
proportionately to last year. Of the most 
important of the grain crops—wheat—enough 
is known now to say that if no accident hap¬ 
pens to the Spring wheat before the harvest¬ 
ing—for which it is now about ready—the 
aggregate in the United States will exceed 
that of 1880, which was the largest crop ever 
raised up to that time. Of the Winter wheat, 
which is now coming in bo largely to the 
Western markets, the quality is the best ever 
known, being perfect in almost every respect, 
and on the average 10 per cent, heavier than 
the wheat of last year. The harvest for this 
part of the wheat crop is now nearly over, 
having progressed through all the southern 
portions and begun in Wisconsin and Mich¬ 
igan within the past week. 
The latest cablegrams from England still 
speak in gloomy terms of the prospect for 
harvest. The weather has been very cold and 
wet, greatly injuring all cereal crops and hay. 
Cablegrams from Ireland yesterday morning 
say that the outlook for a magnificent harvest 
has been seriously damaged by heavy rains 
all over the country, and almost entirely 
ruined in the west of the island. The outlook 
appears to be nearly as bad there as a couple 
of years ago, when the charity of the world 
had to rescue the people from starvation. 
There may, of course, be some exaggeration 
in the cabled reports, as great misfortuues are 
generally exaggerated in the fust, moments. 
The London News, a conservative paper, esti¬ 
mates the European deficit in food supplies 
for the current year at 793,000 tons of meat 
and 343,000,000 bushels of grain. The produc¬ 
tion and consumption are thus tabulated: 
GRAIN—MILLION BUSHELS. 
Consumption. Production. 
United Kingdom. 607 322 
Continent... 4,734 4,786 
Europe. 5,401 5,053 
MEAT—TONS. 
Consumption. Production. 
United Kingdom. 1.743,000 1.090,1X10 
Continent. 6,372,000 6,2.0,000 
Europe. 8,112,000 7,319.090 
The following special items of agricultural 
interest, apart from those condensed above, 
are epitomized from telegrams received here 
within the last 24 hours: Boston', Mass.— 
Without excitement or the appearance of gen¬ 
eral activity,the volume of business in wool has 
been liberal in all markets. The position is 
generally reported quiet, and there is cer¬ 
tainly no urgency in the demand from any 
quarter; but manufacturers’ supplies have 
run low, and they are quietly picking up a 
great deal of stock to meet current wants. 
Assortments are now large and attractive, 
and prices are low, compared with rates ruling 
in the interior. The inquiry is running large¬ 
ly on medium wools, and the better grades of 
combing are being kept well up. The condi¬ 
tion of the goods market and the outlook 
for the Fall trade in woolens are improving, 
and all indications point to a fairly active 
market for the raw staple if supplies can be 
brought forward from the interior to sell 
without further addition to cost on the sea¬ 
board. At present this cannot be done with 
the bulk of the Ohio and Pennsylvania clip, 
as growers’ ideas are within l@2e. of rates 
obtainable in Eastern markets. In conse¬ 
quence there is very little doing in those 
States. It is estimated that two-thirds of the 
Michigan clip have been bought up. In for¬ 
eign wools the movement is light. Latest 
cables report the English market dull. Car¬ 
pet wools aboard are quieter, but steady. 
Philadelphia, Pa.: Cotton scarce and 
firm. Wool selling more freely but market 
without excitement. There has been a brisk 
speculative business in wheat at steadily de¬ 
clining prices until Thursday, when there was 
a partial reaction, but the market is still five 
and six cents below last week, and the bears 
talk confidently of a further decline on fuller 
receipts. Exporters have bought quite freely 
for July and August shipment. Oats are 
scarce and higher. Corn is also scarce. Flour 
is weak and dull. Sugar refiners have de_ 
creased production 25 per cent, in order to re¬ 
duce accumulations caused by cautious buying 
pending a settlement of the tariff question. 
The market closes firmer. Dairy and general 
farm products are fairly active. Supplies are 
liberal of all kinds. Provisions are jobbing 
freely at steady prices. 
Cincinnati, Ohio: a marked decline in ce¬ 
reals. New wheat under a pressure of aver¬ 
age daily receipts amounting to 50,000 bushels 
has declined to $1 for ungraded and to $1.08 
for No. 2 red. Flour is in sympathy with it. 
.Louisville, Ky: The week has 
brought less raiu and more drying weather, 
and the crop situation has thereby been cor¬ 
respondingly improved Wheat thrashing 
continues to develop an extraordinary yield 
of fine grain. Local wheat receipts are 
heavy and in good condition. The market 
has declined to 98c@$l. Corn on uplands is 
healthy and thriving, while that on bottom 
lands is backward, but gradually overcoming 
the damage from too much rain. Leaf tobacco 
is brisk at full prices. The produce move¬ 
ment is lively. 
St. Louis, Mo.: This week nearly doubles 
last in wheat receipts, and 2,000,000 bushels 
are expected during next week if prices re¬ 
vive a little, but the market is way down, No. 
2 red cash selling at $1.00. Com receipts are 
increasing on a declining market. No. 2 white 
mixed sells at 85 cents A very heavy barge 
movement of grain is looked for by the close 
of August, and extensive preparations have 
been made by barge lines. Provisions are a 
little higher, but the market is dull. The 
supply of hogs is light and prices are steady. 
Cattle are in very heavy receipt, but sales 
drag and the market is weakening. 
Kansas City, Mo. : Cattle and grain 
trades more active than previously known 
here. Cattle receipts very heavy; values well 
sustained. Hogs very quiet; receipts light; 
prices weaker.. 
Minneapolis, Minn; The weather con¬ 
tinues unseasonably cool throughout the 
Northwest. Considerable rain has fallen 
during the week. In some localities rust has 
appeared ou the blade of the wheat plaut, but 
no serious injury has resulted up to this time. 
The crop, as a whole, promises well. Harvest 
will be one to two weeks late. The oat and 
barley crops are in good condition. We have 
had too much cool, damp weather for corn; 
prospects for the crop are not flattering. 
Hay, being secured, a large crop. There is a 
lull in the arrival of immigrants, but the city 
and neighboring Summer resorts aro well 
filled with tourists and pleasure-seekers from 
the South and East... 
As the season for harvesting the barley 
erdjo is approaching, the size of the Canadian 
crop surplus of 1881 gains in interest. Dur¬ 
ing the nine months ended March 31, 1882, 
the net exports of Canadian bailey amounted 
to 10.335,163 bushels. To this must be added 
778,217 bushels of malt, bringing the total for 
nine months’ exports of Canadian barley and 
malt np to 11,113,490 bushels. A careful es¬ 
timate of the exports from March 31 last to 
June 30, 1882. is made by Mr. Robert Lawder, 
of Whitby, Ont., who places the amount at 
768,620 bushels. This makes the total Cana¬ 
dian barley and malt exports for the fiscal 
year ending June 30,11,9000,000 bushels. This 
is nearly 2,000,000 bushels more than the bar¬ 
ley and malt surplus in Canada in the fiscal 
year 1875-76, when it amomnted to 10.074,578 
bushels. From that year until 1881 82 the 
amount exported annually has ranged from 
6,500,000 bushels in 1876-77 to 9,500,000 in 18S0- 
81. 
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Vegetable Compound is demonstrated by 
every day experience. The writer of this bad 
occasion to step inlo the principal Pharmacy 
of a city of 140,000 inhabitants, and on in¬ 
quiry as to which is the most popular pro¬ 
prietary medicine of the time, was answered, 
that Mrs. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound oc¬ 
cupies a most conspicuous place in the front 
rank of all remedies of this class.— Jotirnal. 
— Adv. 
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Mosses, Grasses, Eggs, Ivory, Hair, &c.— Adv. 
DoN’t Die in the house. Ask Druggists for 
“ Rough on Rats.” Clears cut rats, mice, 
weasels. 15c.— Adv. 
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Humors, Scrofula, Ulcers vanish before 
Dr. Benson’s Skin Cure. Internal and exter¬ 
nal.—Atfu. 
See Johnson & Fields, Racine Fan Mill ad¬ 
vertisement, issue of July 8, page 462.— Adv. 
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Send name and address to Cragin&Co., 
Philadelphia, Pa., for cook book free.— Adv. 
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Burnett’s Cocoatne 
Will save the Hair. 
And keep it in a strong healthy condition, 
because it will stimulate the roots of the hair, 
and restore the natural action upon which its 
growth depends. 
Burnetts Flavoring Extracts are absolutely 
pure.— Adv. 
SPECIALS FROM THE CHIEF CENTERS 
Up to Saturday, July 22. 
St. Louis.—Wheat active; No. 2 Red Fall, 
$1 01% cash: July. $1 01%; August, $1.2, 
September, $1.02% bid, October, $1.01 all the 
year; No. 3 Red Fall, 97%@98%c. cash ; No. 
4 do. 91%(g92%. Corn firm at 77c. cash; 
77%c. July; 74% August; 75% September; 
72 %Oetober; 63% all the year. Oats: 54c. 
cash; 50% bid, July; 36 August; 35%Septem¬ 
ber ; 34% all the year. Hogs in fair demand : t 
shipping pigs at $7.10@7 40; Yoikers at $7.70 
@7 90; packing at $7.50@S; butchers to‘■elect 
at $8,10@8,5Q; stockers at $4.50@6.50. Cat¬ 
tle— market slow and weak; offerings all 
grass Texans; conning grades at $3@4.50; 
good to choice lot of steers brought $4.75@ 
5.25; native cows at $3@4 25; stockers at $3.50 
@4; feeding steers at $4.25@5. 
Cincinnati. —Wheat strong No. 3 Red 
Winter, new, $1.03(^1.05, ?pot;$1.0%@l 06%: 
July; $1.04%@104%, August; $104% bid, 
September; $102%(f/.1 03, all the year. Corn 
in good demand and higher; No. 2 mixed, 81c. 
spot;S0%e. July; ?9%c.., August; 80c., Sep¬ 
tember; 79%@70%c. October; 75%@76c. 
November; 63%c. @68%C., all the year. Oats 
source and firm; No 2 mixed, 59%c. Rye 
dull at 75o. Pork firm at $22.50. Lard firmer 
at $12.87%. Bulk-meats stronger; Shoulders, 
$9.50; Clear Rib, $13. Bacon in good de¬ 
mand; shoulders, $10 50; Clear Rib, $14; 
Clear Sides, $14.62%. Butter choice West¬ 
ern Reserve, 20c; choice Central Ohio, 19c. 
Hogs steady and firm; common and light, 
$6.50@8 35; packing and butchers’ $7 90@8.90. 
Chicago. Wheat —No. 2 Red Winter ac¬ 
tive and firm at $1.08@1.08% cash; $108%, 
July; $1.05%, August; No. 2 Chicago Spring 
