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THE RURAL HEW-YORKER. 
AUG 23 
Wttus of tlje TOcrh, 
HOME NEWS. 
rate some of them, sustained life by eating the 
flesh of their dead comrades. Greely denies 
that be was aware of the matter, but admits 
that some of the men, rendered partly insane 
by starvation, might have turned cannibals. 
The bodies that have been brought home are 
Saturday, August 10. 
The new electric car ou the East Cleveland 
Btreet railway makes eight miles an hour 
with j>erfect ease, and is even more manage¬ 
able than the horse car. It is evident the day 
is at hand when the motor for street cars will 
lie electricity., .There are now about. 
325,000 pensioners of all classes, and of these 
225,000 are soldiers themselves. The re 
mainder are widows, minor children and de¬ 
pendent. parents, Including 1,300 survivors of 
the war of 1812, and nearly 3,000 widows of 
the soldiers who served in that war .. 
Captain Me Murray, of the Texan (State Rin¬ 
gers, sent, in pursuit of renegade Apaches, re¬ 
ports that the Indians were not on the war¬ 
path. and only committed such depredation 
upon stock as was necessary for the preserva¬ 
tion of their lives .The Industrial Expo¬ 
sition to be held in Cincinnati, Ohio, during 
next month, will present many novelties of 
public interest. One of the exhibits is that of 
a Perfect Hatcher, showing 12 apparatus, 
with about 1,000 eggs each, in the different 
stages of incubation; also a number of 
brooders, hovering 5,000 chicks at onetime.. 
....The total assets of the Harrison Bank of 
Indianapolis are about 58(1,000 and the liabili¬ 
ties *600,000..The Virginia Legislature, 
during its recent session, passed 55 Acts for 
the benefit of railroad corporations—to in¬ 
crease their powers or privileges, or to dimin¬ 
ish their liabilities and responsibilities to the 
Htate aud people ....... The Anti Monopolists 
of Nebraska will hold a Stuto Convention at 
the Academy of Music, in Lincoln, Neb., on 
Tuesday, September 9. 1884, to nominate 
Presidential Electors and a State ticket., ... 
....The greatest earthquake that ever gave 
New-Yorkeru something to talk about, occur¬ 
red hero at 2.07 p.m last Sunday. It, appears 
to have extended along the coast from the 
Carolinas to Maine. Many people did not 
notice it specially; others thought the vibra¬ 
tion aud rumbling noise were due to a heavy 
cart passing along the street, or a distant 
explosion, or the dragging of a heavy trunk 
or other weight overhead.(leu. Hazen, 
Chief Signal Officer, has secured the consent 
of the Postmaster General to hoist the cold 
wave ilag on Post-office buildings throughout 
the country, to signal for the benefit of farm¬ 
ers and others the approach of cold waves. 
The flag is white, with black center. It will 
remain in position 21 hours after being hoisted. 
.A mounted police force has been sta¬ 
tioned along the Canadian international boun¬ 
dary, in the North-west, to prevent raids of 
desperadoes. There lias been *4,000 worth 
of valuables stolen. Four horse thieves have 
been lynched.The Cuban insurrection¬ 
ary generals, Maximo Gomez aud Antonio 
Maceo, have finally turned up at New Or¬ 
leans, having been able to escape the Cuban 
officers after months of seclusion.Sec¬ 
retary Folger does not seem to be absolutely 
sure of his grouud iu his recent decision that 
exported whiskies cannot be brought back to 
this country free of duty, as custom house 
officials are ordered to bold for a year all 
liquors seized on their return, instead of selling 
them. The whiskey is taken out of the country 
to avoid the heavy insurance aud bond rates; 
aud as all the storage room in Bermuda has 
been filled, the export is now to Bremen . 
There have been 1,899 unsuccessful ballots for 
the nomination of a Congressman iu Mary¬ 
land .The detective who caused the in¬ 
vestigation Into the frauds iu the Medical 
Bureau of the Navy Department, claims to 
have discovered evidence of similar frauds iu 
the medical service of the army .......Wed¬ 
nesday, *1,250,000 lu gold arrived at New 
York from Europe.Over 50 horse thieves 
have been lynched by cowboys in Montana 
within the last month, and still the work goes 
bravely ou.A consignment of canned 
greeu peas shipped from cholera-infected dis¬ 
tricts iu France, are being sold in Toronto by 
retailers.Commissioner Price, of the 
ludiau office, has tendered his resignation, to 
take effect as soon as his successor can be ap¬ 
pointed .The official returns of emigra¬ 
tion for the month of duly from all British 
ports, published a week ago, give the total 
number of emigrants to America as 21,053, 
Of these 17,217 were bound for the United 
States, aud 1,113 for Canada.Cyrus II, 
Northrop, Presideut of the State University 
of Minnesota, receives a salary of 56,000. The 
Governor gets $8,500 .According to the 
census of 188-1, the population of Toronto in¬ 
cludes 84,819 people of English and Welsh 
origin, 82,177 of Irish, 18,754 of Scotch, and 
2,049 of German.Black Dog was elected 
chief of the Osage uation a few days ago, by 
a majority of 250.It is non- certaiu that 
the survivors of the Greely party, or at any 
said to be merely denuded bones. That of 
Lieut. Frederick F. Kislingbury, second in 
command, which was buried at Rochester, 
New York, last Sunday, has been exnmed, 
and a telegram yesterday morning says: ‘ All 
the flesh of the body had been completely cut 
off from the bones, except on the face, hands 
and feet. The organs of the thoracic cavity 
were intact. There were no wounds on the 
head. Kislingbury's body was eaten by his 
companions.” An official investigation will 
doubtless be mode, Private Henry was shot 
by Greely's order, for stealing the meagre ra¬ 
tions of his starving comrades. He was for¬ 
given three times, but shot on the fourth de¬ 
tection. His body, too, was eaten 
Whv •suffer Pnlnf 
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Drs. Starkey & Palen, 1109Girard St.., Phila., 
the chances are all in favor of your getting 
prompt relief; especially if the pain has its 
origin In nervous derangement. In Neural¬ 
gia. sick headache, and the various affections 
of which these are among the most distressing, 
this new treatment acts with remarkable 
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formation about thiB Treatment — Adv. 
AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 
Saturday, August 16. 
Hog cholera is prevalent in the vicinity of 
Camden, N. J. Large numbers are dying.... 
....The cattle plague is raging at Alexau- 
drettc, Syria.Several cases of contag¬ 
ious pleuro-pneumonla are said to have been 
discovered at Blissville, L. I. The diseased 
cattle were ordered killed..Very unfor¬ 
tunately the date set for the International 
Cattle Convention at St. Louis conflicts par¬ 
tially with that of the Chicago Fat Stock 
Show,the former opening November 17 and 
the latter the week previous. Some bitter¬ 
ness of feeling is shown in certaiu quarters 
over it.The finest botanical gardens iu 
the Western world have been given to the 
city of St. Louis by Mr. Henry Shaw, who is 
now just 84.The Contagious Diseases 
Act of Great Britain has been recently 
amended so that the Privy Council may ex¬ 
empt portions of a country from the prohibi¬ 
tory orders. This, it is said, was intended es¬ 
pecially to apply to cattle from the Western 
States and Territories of the United States; 
but the l’rivyCouucil has taken no action iu the 
premises as yet.According to their an¬ 
nouncement, the commission merchants at the 
Chicago stock ya rds began selling hogs strictly 
on their merits Saturday, all negotiations 
with the packers having failed. It was 
claimed that all the members of the livestock 
exchange adhered rigidly to rule 19, and that 
no shrinkage, or dockage was allowed. The 
bulk of the supplies were sold, shippers being 
the largest buyers, and not over 3,060 hogs 
were left in the pens at the close. Several of 
the largest packers held back, but some of the 
leading establishments were buying without 
shrinkage, and sellers were quite hopeful re¬ 
garding the result........ The Department of 
Agriculture returns for 1883 make the follow¬ 
ing exhibit for the crops mentioned: 
Acres. Yield. 
Wheat.8fyllV*a I2l.0ss.lfi0 
Corn.«8,»>1.HS9 t,IKl.lKi« W. 
Oats.20,324,962 571,302,I'M 
llarlev. 2,319.009 28,058,533 
Kve ... . 2,214.751 50,136,097 
Buckwheat. 857.3-19 7,663,954 
Value. 
$383,619,272 
658,041,185 
187,040,264 
16.800.508 
89,420,428 
6,803,980 
Total.180,533,556 2,629,319,089 *1,280,765,92? 
.When Colorado cattle men “quaran¬ 
tine ” against Texas fever, they do it In ear¬ 
nest. A herd of 2.0u0 head from the suspected 
district was stopped at Pueblo the other day 
by moral suasion and the exhibition of a 
quantity of fire-arms,aud then those concerned 
met and adopted a practical resolution thus: 
“ It is the sense of this meeting that all par¬ 
ties controlling such herds be notified that they 
will not be permitted to enter our couuty until 
after a heavy frost shall have prevailed. Fur¬ 
ther, Carl Stanley, Esq., is hereby delegated 
to recruit and equip a force sufficient to carry 
out the foregoing resolution, and intercept 
any and all such herds.”.Nearly 6,000,- 
000 acres of laud in Germany have recently 
been diverted from the cereals to sugar-beet 
culture. The sugar itself yields a profit, and 
the refuse makes excellent feed for cattle, aud 
hence tends to make the country independent 
as to meat.Last Thursday Governor 
Hamilton, of Illinois, received a dispatch 
from Governor Glick, of Kansas, asking him 
not to issue a proclamation of quarantine 
against Kansas catt le, and saying that he had 
taken measures to prevent the shipment of 
Texas or Southern cattle through the State, 
from which classes alone the infection could 
spread. Governor Hamilton replied, express¬ 
ing confidence in the effectiveness of Governor 
Glick’s measures.Texas, with 1,000,000 
cattle owned by non-residents aod earning 
them $10,000,000 a year, is disposed to 
think it ought to realize from the sixty 
to seventy million acres of State lands 
over which they graze, rental enough to ad¬ 
mit of the abolition of State taxes. 
....The steamship Brookfield finished loading 
at Philadelphia, last Tuesday, the largest 
cargo of grain ever shipped irom that port. 
She took out 124,722 bushels of New No. 2 red 
winter wheat, valued at *116,250. The grain 
was consigned to Antwerp.The increase 
in the value of farm property in Ontario for 
1883 over 1882 was as follows: Farm land, 
*22,450,525; buildings, *30,319,100; imple¬ 
ments, ♦6,492,715; live stock,*19,341.645; total 
increase, $ 78 , 603,985 ......Mr, Parnell’s 
Land Purchase aud Settlement Company have 
made their first purchase in an estate of Kil 
clooney, in the County of Galway, the pro¬ 
perty of the Bodkin family, one of whom for 
for many years represented that county in 
Parliament. It consists of about 3,000 acres, 
and the sum given was *216,000, being about 
twelve years’ purchase on the present, rental. 
... .About 1,000,000 bushels more of grain 
have arrived at Montreal through the canal 
since June 6 than for the corresponding period 
of last year. This result is attributed to the 
reduction of tolls and harbor dues by the Go 
vernment.At Brookvflle, Kansas, 100 
cattle are iufeoted with Texas fever. Eight 
have died at Ellis, und 12 are down 12 miles 
south of Ellis. Quarantine is rigidly enforced. 
.Western New York Is reckoning upon 
harvesting 4,000,000 barrels of apples this year. 
.Virginia's crop of peanuts is estimated 
at 1,000,000 bushels this year !! .The 
Southeastern Indiana Fair, which closed at 
Aurora Saturday, was the most successful 
ever held by the association....Quakers 
from Pennsylvania are settling in Eastern 
Virginia in large numbers, aud their scientific 
method of farming is doing wonders with the 
worn-out tobacco land. It is said that their 
work has caused a large advance in the price 
of real estate all through the region.The 
Government returns of area devoted to sorg¬ 
hum do not indicate any increase except in 
Michigan, Iowa and Nebraska and some of 
the Southern States. It appears to be grown 
as forage for stock more thau formerly. 
French farmers experience difficulty iu secur¬ 
ing harvest hands, hence furloughs have been 
freely granted to soldiers, who assist in gather- 
jug the crops...Myriadsof locusts have 
appeared iu Mexico, and wrought, great dam¬ 
age to crops So far this year New Hamp¬ 
shire has giveD $1,783 in bounties for the de¬ 
struction of “varmints,” over $1,251 of which 
were on “ woodchucks” alone. The town of 
Lynne, Conn., has squandered *183 90 for ex¬ 
terminating 1.729 ground hogs, one bear and 
ten crows, aud other towns nearly as much .. 
....At the recent sale of the stud of Lord 
Falmouth, iu England, Hi yearlings brought 
*91,750, an average of about *5,730. Two of 
the offerings brought $15,000 each. The en¬ 
tire sale amouuted to over *550,000... For 
the seven mouths ending J uly 31, the total re¬ 
ceipts of five stock at Chicago were 974,671 
cattle, 2,643,126 hogs and 486.450 sheep, against 
971,527 cattle, 2,825,282 hogs and 411,879 sheep 
for the same time last year....... It is claimed 
that the Texas cattle drive this year will 
largely exceed 500,000 head.A total of 
285,156 Texas cattle had arrived at Dodge 
City, Kausas, up to July 14.Exports from 
Boston last week included 1,637 live cattle, 275 
live sheep aud 1,549 quarters of dressed beef... 
....British exhibitors will have 18 horses, 51 
cattle, 149 sheep and 81 pigs iu the Amsterdam 
International Agricultural Exhibition, to open 
August 25 ......... About 100 head of Texan 
cattle were on sale at Dodge City, Kansas, a 
few days ago, and prices ranged from $15 for 
yearliugs to *24 for three-year-olds.The 
privileges eujoyod by the Canadian exporters 
in the English markets over their United 
States competitors amounted last year to an 
advantage of over *500,000. ..The dread 
foot-and-mouth disease iu England now exists 
at six centers, distributed over the following 
counties: Cheshire, Leicestershire, Worces¬ 
tershire, the West Riding of Yorkshire and 
Norfolk.On the first day of January, 
1884, the grass-feeding animals within the 
boundaries of Colorado aggregated iu value 
something over *50,000,006; $30,000,000 were 
in horned cattle, *10,(KM),000 in horses and 
mules, and the remainder iu sheep and goat*. 
........ In the first six months of 1884 a total of 
81,016 live cattle were exported from the 
United States to England, against 58,122 in 
the same part of 1883. The totals received 
from all sources iu the English markets were 
respectively 154,060 aud 452,369. Of fresh 
meatsthe United .States furnished416,638cwt. 
in the first six months of 1884, against 376,755 
in the same part of 1888.The estimated 
corn crop of Nebraska this year is 120,000,000 
bushels—nearly 19,000,000 bushels greater than 
last year.Over 100 bushels of 
grasshoppers were captured on one farm in 
New Hampshire. The gatherers received a 
bounty of *1 per bushel from the State. 
In Kansas alone the wheat crop is estimated 
at 40,000,000 bushels, enough, if sold at 75 
cents per bushel, to give *30to every man, 
woman awl child in the State.So 
far as health and thrift are concerned, 
there never was a more favorable year for 
sheep in Texas thau the present.The 
Texas Wool-Grower gives the following prices 
for sheep in that State: At Junction City, 
Kimble County, the general feeling in sheep 
is good, nod from *3 to *3.50 are being asked for 
six pound ewes. At Abilene ewes and lambs 
are bringing *4, dry ewes *3, muttons *1.50 
per head: and in Callahan County good sheep 
sold at *2, being sold at a sacrifice, the owner 
having become tired of the business.The 
Mark Lane Express, in its weekly review of 
t,he com trade, says: Intense dry tropic >1 heat 
has prevailed since August 1, and harvest work 
has proceeded rapidly. Grain has matured iu 
exceptionally good form, and all the earlist 
wheats are now in perfect milling condition. 
Barley aud oat* vary; some districts are ex¬ 
cellent. in others they are poor. Spring beans 
appear to lie an absolute failure. The potato 
crop is unlikely to prove large, but will be 
freer from disease than for rnauy years. 
Throughout the past week new wheats 
have made their appearance in the var 
lous markets in a condition described 
as somewhat phenomenal. New wheats are 
quoted at 36 and 40s. for reds, and 44s 
for whites per quarter. 
.A famous veterinary surgeon was 
summoned by telegram to Scotland a few days 
ago by a well-known lady, to meet the local 
adviser in consultation on the case of her 
favorite pug. He had to travel nearly 500 
miles to reach his destination. 
Higher Prices for flutter. 
All dairymen who use Wells, Richardson & 
Co.’s improved Butter Color, agree that it in¬ 
creases the value of butter several cents a 
pound. It is pure aud harmless, convenient 
for instant use, has no taste or odor, and gives 
a clear, golden richness to the butter, it is 
the very best butter color obtainable, and is 
not expensive. In every state in the Union 
the doinaml for it is increasing.— Adv. 
CROPS AND MARKETS. 
In view of the early resumption of ample 
exports from the United States and Canada to 
Europe, it is desirable that shippers should 
now be in possession of information in regard 
to the crop prospects of Great Britaiu aud the 
Continent. Taken altogether, the account* 
received to date bear a strong family likeness, 
und the following forecast of one largo pro¬ 
ducer is fairly representative: “Last year 
the apple crop iu Kent and throughout Eng¬ 
land was much above the average; this year 
it will be much below the average.” 
France. —Advices from the chief shipping 
ports of France, as well as the interior, indi¬ 
cate an average yield of apples suitable for 
export In the North and Northwest crop 
prospects are noue too favorable; but iu the 
South and Southwest shippers claim a fail- 
export trade for three mouths from the middle 
of August. Canada apples and Rennets are 
well cropped, but Dieudonnes will come down 
light. 
Belgium.— From the apple sections of Bel¬ 
gium reports arc unsatisfactory. The 
abundant crop of lust year bus given place to 
one of limited proportions. The yield of 
early varieties, of which a few parcels have 
already been shipped, will be comparatively 
light, and by the middleof October will be ex¬ 
hausted. The yield of late varieties is reported 
still lighter, aud the quantity for shipment in 
mid winter wifi tie only nominal. 
Holland. —The news from Holland aud the 
Rhino districts is uot encouraging. Corre¬ 
spondents agree that the out-turn will but 
slightly exceed half an average crop. Out of 
late varieties, Bendersw-eets and Paradise 
promise fairly, haviug least suffered from 
night frosts when blossoming. Early apples, 
which cover a small area of ground, will give 
only a moderate yield. 
Germany.— Reports from Hamburg. Stet¬ 
tin, and the interior of Germany, predict a 
short crop of all kinds of apples. While last 
year there was quite a full crop, it is said that 
the growth this year will leave only a small 
amount available for export. 
Portugal.— Shipments of early apples from 
Portugal, which commenced with July, con¬ 
tinue to arrive at irregular intervals, in con¬ 
sequence of quarantine restrictions abroad. 
Prices bear favorable comparison with those 
of last year. Crops are reported good, but ar¬ 
rivals after September will have no appre¬ 
ciable influence on the English markets. After 
due consideration of the whole of the facts set 
forth in the various reports, the impression 
produced and net result obtained for practical 
purposes is: First—That the apple crop of 
Europe, taking it as a whole,will be consid¬ 
erably under that of last year. Second—That 
Fall shipments of American and Canadian ap- 
