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HOME NEWS. 
Saturday, October 11. 
California’s State Superintendent of Public 
Schools has recently decided that Chinese 
children cannot become pupils of the public 
schools, public education being intended, un¬ 
der the constitution of the State, only for 
those who can become citizens. There are 
nearly 1,500 Chinese children in San Francis¬ 
co alone. Over 1500 patents were issued 
by the Patent Office at Washington one day 
last week.Decrease of the public debt 
during September, *12,0-17,039; cash in the 
Treasury, 1425,081,322.The rogue’* 
gallery of the Treasury Department at Wash¬ 
ington includes photographs of over 8,000 
counterfeit makers and “ahovers.” The sub¬ 
jects vary in age all the way from 14 to 70, 
and represent every nationality, even the 
Chinese.Gov. Jarvis told the North 
Carolinians, in a speech the other day, that 
they bad enjoyed this year something never 
before seen since the Declaration of Indepen¬ 
dence—“The State Government run for one 
whole year without drawing a dollar from the 
pockets of the people.” This was accom¬ 
plished by the sale of some unproductive 
public property ..The Baltimore and 
Ohio Telegraph Comuny has made a sweeping 
reduction of rates in New England, which has 
been met by the Mutual Union.Steel 
for shovels and spades, not less than It or 
more than 18 wire gauge, ami costing not less 
than *75 per ton, of 2.240 pounds, may be im¬ 
ported into Canada free of duty by manufac¬ 
turers, until the next session of parliament. 
...Over 150 small wooden houses have 
been built in Quebec, and are being shipped 
to the Panama Canal........There are 50,190 
post offices In the United States, at which, 
during the past year, 24 postage stamps to 
each person was the average sale.A 
syndicate has been formed at Reading, Pa., 
to manufacture steel under the new process, 
winch is to compete with Bessemer. 
The Director of the Mint estimates the 
amount of gold and silver coin in the United 
States on the 1st of October, 1884, to have been 
*815,000,000. Of this amount 1558,000,000 are 
gold. $182*000,000 standard silver dollars and 
*75,000,000 subsidiary silver. This is a gain 
from the 1st of October, 1883. of *35,000,000, 
*13,000,000 being gold coin and*22,00,000 silver. 
....The Supreme Court of the United States 
will meet on Monday next for the October term 
of 1884....The Indians of British Columbia, 
at Metlakehela, are at daggers’ points over 
the quarrels of two missionaries, the Rev. 
Mr. Duncan, who has been there for years, 
and Bishop Ridley, sent out to displace him. 
_Unless steps are taken to prevent the 
smuggling of Chinamen into the United 
States, nearly the whole Chinese population 
of British Columbia will be transferred to 
Oregon and Washington Territory before 
Spring........ Twenty thousand workmen are 
idle in Cincinnati.There are said to be 
1,871,217 illiterate voters in the United States. 
....Vermont school teachers are prohibited 
by law from (.he use of tobacco..For the 
first time in the history of lake navigation a 
cargo of corn has been shipped from Chicago 
to Buffalo during the last week in September, 
at 1% cent per bushel.The manage. 
ment. of the World’s Exposition at New Or¬ 
leans are ubout to close negotiations for 
chartering the steamship Great Eastern to 
carry exhibits of foreign countries to New 
Orleans free of charge.The Commis¬ 
sioners to appraise lands for a State Park at. 
Niagara Falls, Messrs. Paschal P. Pratt, Lu¬ 
ther R. Marsh and Matthew Hale, recently 
made their awards. The land owner* 
asked altogether over $8,000,000. The awards 
give them an aggregate of *1,433,429.50. 
The Twelfth Cincinnati Industrial Exposition 
closed last Saturday; the attendance during 
its 28 days was 827,396, compared with 814,- 
335 last year, and 350,885 in 1882—an increase 
of 13,061 over last year, but 28,489 short of 
the banner year, 1882.For the fiscal 
year ended June 80, 1SS4, the revenues of the 
Post Office Department fell *2,242,613 below 
the preceding year, which is considered a 
favorable showing for the first year under the 
reduction in letter postage, which took place 
a year ago...General Diaz has been 
officially proclaimed President of Mexico. 
....John McCullough, the actor, has arrived 
in this city. He is recovering mental and 
bodily health, but won't be fit to act for some 
mouths.So many curiosity seekers have 
asked to see Guiteau’s bones that Surgeon 
Billings has been compelled to lock the remaius 
in a private room, fearing relic hunters 
might steal portions of the skeleton 
which is as yet uuwired.Mighty efforts 
are being made by the Republicans and Demo¬ 
crats to carry Ohio and West Virginia* The 
elections take place on the 14th; and it is 
generally conceded that the results will afford 
a fair indication of the drift of public opinion 
and of the final issue of the present national 
canvass. St. John, the temperance candidate, 
has written his letter of acceptance. It is 
short, but goes to the point, saying all that 
was necessary to say.Mrs. Marietta L. 
Starr, of California, li8s consented to take 
the second place on the Belva Lockwood 
ticket.The pacer Johnson electrified a 
small number of spectators at the Chicago 
Driving l’ark the other day by making a re¬ 
cord of 8:06%. His first quarter was accom¬ 
plished in 32 seconds, the second and third 
each in 81X, and the last in 31 %. Minnie R., 
the pacer, bitched in a buggy with the runner 
Firebrand, made a mile in 2:03%.. 
....That cranky organization, the American 
alliance, has gone into bankruptcy, the sheriff 
being in search of Candidate Ellsworth. 
The executive committee of the prohibition 
party issued yesterday from Chicago a circu 
lar calling upon the people of the United 
States to observe Wednesday, the 29th, a* a 
day of fasting, humiliation and confession, in 
view of the evils entailed by the liquor traffic. 
...Eight States have already held elec¬ 
tions of their own this year and are practic¬ 
ally out of the fight—their respective majori¬ 
ties are certain to be repeated In November. 
Rhode Island, Oregon, Vermont, and Maine 
went Republican, and Louisiana, Alabama, 
Arkansas and Georgia Democratic,—and the 
former have 17, and the latter 37 electoral 
votes. 
FOREIGN NEWS. 
September, August 11th. 
Across the Atlantic the Parnell ites have 
gained a great advantage in Ireland, by get¬ 
ting the support of the Roman Catholic 
Church. Hitherto this body has been op¬ 
posed to the movement headed by Parnell, 
although the vast body of his adherents be¬ 
long to that religion.In England there 
appears to he a renewal of the trouble between 
the Liberals and Conservatives in regard to 
the Redistribution Bill. Lords Salisbury’and 
Randolph Churchill, leaders of the latter, are 
making bitter speeches against the Govern¬ 
ment’s refusal to introduce the measure at the 
same time as the Franchise Bill. Gladstone 
declares that he will not yield to the “oppo¬ 
sition.” A London Conservative Newspaper 
publishes the draft of the Government’s pro 
posed redistribut ion scheme. The representa¬ 
tion of England in Parliament is increased 
160 and of Scotland 10. Ireland’s representa¬ 
tion remains unchanged as to number, but 
Tralee, Clonmel, Dungarvan, Carlow, Atb- 
lone, Coleraine, New Ross, Ennis, Kiusale, 
Bandon, Youghal, Enniskillen, Mallow, 
Dungannon, Downpatrick and Portarlington 
are disfranchised. The publication creates a 
grea t sensation, and Gladstone is said to be “fu¬ 
rious” because the matter has become public. 
... .Tn reply to the protest of the Powers with 
regard to the suspension of the sinking fund 
in Egypt., England replies that the measure 
was absolutely necessary under the existing 
conditions. Great efforts will be made to cut 
down expenses; the first measure of economy 
being the abolition of the Egyptian army, 
which it. is proposed to replace with a police 
force of 8,000 men. Gen, Lord Wolseley is at 
Wady Haifa, on the Nile, awaiting for further 
news from Gen. Gordon, aud for the arrival 
of all the forces he intends to take with him 
to Khartoum. Col. Stewurt, the friend an l 
companion of Gordon in his dash south to 
Khartoum, attempted to reach Ilougola by 
steamer on the Nile, but the boat grounded; 
and lie and his people were forced to laud, 
where they were treacherously massacred by 
Arabs, who bad promised to guide them over 
land to Dongola.The tone of the French 
press towards England has become much 
milder. France cannot afford to be at enmity 
with her neighbor, and the “newspaper fel¬ 
lers” are recognizing the fact. The Hovas in 
Madagascar are still offering a stubborn oppo¬ 
sition to the French invasion of the country. 
The French have chased the invading Chinese 
bands out of Tonquin, killing their chiefs. 
Last Thursday they attacked the Chinese for¬ 
ces on Loocbuan River, killed 1,000 and routed 
the rest, with a trifliug loss to themselves. 
.Cold weather is lessening the number of 
cholera victims every where. France and Spain 
are now nearly free from the plague, aud in 
the last 24 hours there were only 121 new 
cases and 70 deaths in Italy—most of them in 
Naples. 
Nervous Kxhnusiiau. 
A very large number of persons are suffer¬ 
ers from physical or nervous exhaustion and a 
low state of vitality’, brought on by various 
causes. They are not sick enough to be classed 
with invalids, nor well enough to enjoy 
life, or do any bodily or mental work without 
excessive weariness or complete prostration— 
a most miserable and unhappy condition, as 
thousands can testify. For teds class of per¬ 
sons the new Virilizing Treatment of Drs. 
Starkey & Palen, 1109 Girard St., Philadelphia, 
Pa,, is especially adapted, acting as it does 
directly on the great nervous centres, render¬ 
ing them more vigorous, active, and efficient. 
Send for their pamphlet describing the nature 
and action of this remarkable Treatment. It 
will be mailed free. — Adv. 
AGRICUL TURA L NEWS. 
Saturday, October 11. 
Remember that the next annual session 
of the North American Bee Keepers’ Associa¬ 
tion will be held in the City Hall, in Roches¬ 
ter, New York, October 28 to 30, 1884, com¬ 
mencing at 1 o’clock, p. m. Essays will he 
read as follows: “Nectar,"’ by Prof, A. J. 
Cook, of Mich.; “Wintering Bees,” by W. F’ 
Clark, of Canada; "Marketing Honey," by 
T. G. Newman, of Illinois; “Foul Blood,” by 
D. A. Jones, of Canada. Besides discussion 
on the above topics, much other matter of 
interest will be introduced. Beekeepers 
should make a note of this and be present. 
C. C. Miller, Marengo, Ilk, is the Secretary. 
... .The Buenos Ayres Standard says the sala- 
deros of Uruguay have slaughtered about 
800,000 head of cattle up to the end of June. 
This means $16,000,000 to the country on that 
item alone. To this has to be added half a 
million hides of animals slaughtered for con¬ 
sumption, and the wool and produce of about 
15.000,000 sheep; all this in the bands of about 
500,000 people.W. W. Catbell, a mem¬ 
ber of the Board of Managers of the Indiana 
State Fair Association, has mysteriously dis¬ 
appeared with money belonging to the asso- 
tion. There is suspicion of foul play. 
Seventeen car-loads of tobacco were recently 
shipped from Lancaster, Pa., to San Francisco. 
.Canadian shippers of cattle to England 
are said to have lost $2,000,000 in the past year 
owing to the high prices prevailing in the Do¬ 
minion ......Advices from Northern Illinois, 
Northern Indiana, and Eastern Michigan re¬ 
port heavy frosts last night. No damage to 
crops as far as heard from..Apples are 
so cheap in Wyoming County, N. Y., that 
farmers scarcely care to pick and pack them, 
as the barrels cost os much as the fruit brings. 
The cider and evaporation works offer only 18 
cents per 100 pounds for apples.The 
Irish Executive. Earl Spencer, has sent to the 
Government quite gloomy reports relative to 
the prospects of the coming Winter. Although 
the harvest in Ireland is reported to be good, 
the low prices prevent the farmers from meet¬ 
ing the payment of their rents. Should the 
landlords insist upon t.hcir full legal rights, 
evictions will ensue and crime will revive.... 
.An English florist offered two hundred 
and fifty dollars for an orchid, a huge pitcher- 
plant, green without and crimson within, 
with long, green, wax-like stems, exhibited at 
the fifty-sixth annual exhibtion of the Massa¬ 
chusetts Horticultural Society...On a 
single ranch in Queensland, Austria, 85,000 
sheep perished in the recent drought. On a 
New South Wales Ranch 45,000 perished. 
....The annual wool product of Oregon and 
Washington Territory has increased from 500,- 
000 to 8,000,900 pound* in twenty years, and 
over one-sixth of it is woven there into fa¬ 
brics.Of the 450,000 head of cattle ship 
ped north by rail this year from Texas 800,000 
steers were under two years.The re¬ 
ceipts of cattle at Chicago in September were 
143,518 bead—28,879 headless than in Septem¬ 
ber, 1-883........Amoug the exports from New 
York last week were 835 live cattle, 5,675 
quarters of beef, and 900 carcasses of mutton. 
....For the pHst week the exports of livestock 
and dressed meats per steamers from the port 
of Boston to the English markets were 1,487 
cattle, and 800 quarters of beef ... About 10,- 
000 Eastern stock calves were received in Chi¬ 
cago last month—double the number in the 
preceding September.The Canada 
West Farm Stock Association, generally 
known as the Bow Park Association, has gone 
into liquidation........ The number of hogs 
packed since March 1, according to the Cin¬ 
cinnati Price Current, is 3,345,000 head, 
against 8,100,000 iu the same part of 1883. 
... .The Kansas City Fat Stock Show will be 
held from October 25th to November 1st. 
.... So bad has the sickness among the hogs 
iu a part of Maryland become that it is pro¬ 
posed to quarantine against the counties of 
Montgomery, Frederick, Washington, Carroll 
aud Baltimore. The disease isakin to diphtheria 
....One thousand tons of wheat were shipped 
Wednesday from San Francisco over the 
Southern Pacific to New Orleans, and thence 
to England.Louisiana has a State weather 
bureau of her own. It is particularly valuable 
in the sugar districts, timely notice of the ap¬ 
proach of cold waves l >eing of great importance 
to the planters. Hereafter it will co-operate 
with the United States Signal Service in 
transmitting reports throughout the State. 
.... It is thought that the profits of the Sep¬ 
tember corn “corner,” in Chicago, amounted 
to over *1,500,000.The effects of the 
drought about Piedmont, Virginia, are un- 
paralled. Vegetation is burned up and the 
ground parched to a great depth, which 
makes plowing impossible, and the prepara¬ 
tions for fall seeding are delayed in conse¬ 
quence. The hay crop is destroyed. In parts 
of Southwest Virginia the graziers are driv¬ 
ing their stock into Tennessee for water. The 
small streams are drying up. In many local¬ 
ities forest trees are dying, and numerous 
forest fires are burning.Only two beet- 
sugar factories are in operation in North 
America—one in West Farnham, Quebec, 
Canada, the other at Alvorado, Cal. 
Prices of apples are from 50 cents to *1 per 
barrel higher in Western than in Eastern 
markets. A heavy movement of apples from 
the East may be expected—enough, at least, 
to equalize prices.The next annual 
meeting of the Illinois State Horticultural 
Society is to be held Dee. 9, 10 and 11 at the 
Industrial University, Champaign. A. C. 
Hammond, Secretary, Warsaw, Ill., will fur¬ 
nish premium lists to applicants. 
The firm of Armour, Plankinton & Co., grain, 
of this city, has been dissolved, Phil. Armour, 
the great grain speculator, and John Plankin¬ 
ton, retiring. H. O. Armour has formed a part- 
tnership with Fred. V. Dare, of Brooklyn. 
Mr. Plankinton retires from the Kansas City 
Armour firm also. He is getting old, and pro¬ 
poses to make himself comfortable in his fine 
new housein Milwaukee.Contagions pleuro¬ 
pneumonia now, as during the past five or six 
years, fiuds a bot-bed about Blissville, L. I., 
where a large number of eows are fed on dis¬ 
tillery slops, etc., to supply milk to this city 
and Brooklyn, Last Tuesday. Wednesday and 
Thursday, several diseased cows were slaugh¬ 
tered each flay; aud it is estimated that from 
400 to 500 are more or less affected. A new 
case of the malady has been found at St. 
Charles, Illinois, whither it was brought by a 
Jersey, bought of W. C Clark, of Geueva, 
Ill. A “scrub” caught the disease from the 
Jersey, and both have boon slaughtered. This 
‘'scrub” was the first animal affected in Illi¬ 
nois outside of the Jersey breed. Glanders is 
prevalent at Vincennes, ia. The diseased 
horses have been permitted to run at large, 
and other oases are pretty sure to follow. Hog 
cholera, or a disease like it, is very fatal 
among swine about Dubuque, la. 
See Johnson & Field’s Racine Farm Mill ad¬ 
vertisement in issuo of Oct. 11. Page680— Adv. 
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One of the most interesting exhibits at the 
Indiana State Fair held at Indianapolis, was 
the Champion road machine. This machine 
has many points of superiority which are 
readily seen by those interested. It is easily 
and instantly reversed from right to left hand 
and cau be used as a scoop to shove the dirt 
directly forward. After a four days’trial at 
the Wisconsin State Fair held at Madison last 
month, the committee awarded this machine 
the first premium over all competitors. Peo¬ 
ple who are contemplating purchasing road 
machines should not fail to send for circulars 
and price® of thin machine before purchasing 
elsewhere. It is manufactured by G. W. Taft. 
Abington, Conn.— Adv. 
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CROPS AND MARKETS. 
The Department of Agriculture reports that 
the October returns of corn aveiage higher 
for condition than In the past five years, but 
not so high as in any of the remarkable corn 
years, from 1875 to 1879. The general average 
is 93, which is nearly au average of any series 
of ten years, aud indicates about 20 bushels 
an acre on a breadth approximating 70,008,- 
(XX) acres. The region between the Misdssippi 
and the Rocky Mountain slopes aguiu pres¬ 
ents the highest figures, which, in every State, 
rise a little above the normal standard of full 
condition. No State east of the Mississippi 
returns condition as high as 100. The lowest 
figures are 73 in West Virginia, 74 in Ohio, 
74 in Louisiana, 80 iu Texas, and 83 in South 
Carolina. The reduction was caused, by 
drought. There is complaint of drought in 
the Ohio Valley, and in the Atlantic and Gulf 
States, but it is not sufficiently severe to reduce 
seriously the yield. Little injury has been 
done by frosts. There was frost in Vermont 
on the 25th of August, and in several border 
States about the middle of September, with 
slight injury to late corn. 
The wheat crop will exceed that of last year 
by about 100,000,000 bushels. Thrashing is 
slow and late, with results thus far confirm¬ 
ing the indications of former reports. The 
yield per acre will average about 13% 
bushels. The quality of the present wheat 
crop is generally good, especially in the East¬ 
ern and Middle States. The average is 96. 
The Mark Lane Express, iu its weekly re¬ 
view of the corn trade, says: The autumnal 
weather of the past week has been accompani¬ 
ed by but little rain; consequently good pro¬ 
gress has been made in fall cultivation. The 
sales of English wheat were 78,040 quarters at 
34s. 9d., agaiust 80,019 quarters at 40s. 2d. in 
the corresponding week a year ago. In the 
foreign wheat trade sellers have been firmer, 
although arrivals continue on a heavy’ scale. 
The offcoast cargo trade has been confined to 
the sale of one cargo from Australia. There 
were eight arrivals this week, of which two 
were withdrawn and five remain; 12 cargoes 
are due. The market is slow and dragging iu 
the foreign wheat trade, with rates unchang¬ 
ed. Flour is difficult to move at late rates. 
There is nothing doing in barleys, aud prices 
are unchanged; Mediterraueau is quoted Is. 
dearer. Oats are 6s. dearer for foreign. 
Beans are in large supply and Is. fid. lower. 
Peas unchanged. 
The yield of wheat in Ohio the past season 
