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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
NOV 3 
S^£W5 of t!]C TUcfli. 
HOME NEWS. 
Saturday, Oct. 27, 1883. 
Pension Commissioner Dudley is making a 
good fight against the rascally pension agents 
who have long been accustomed to swindle old 
soldiers and helpless widows and orphans on 
the pension list. Fifteen of the rogues were 
suspended Wednesday, and they, together 
with others, are to be vigorously prosecuted 
for dishonesty.The Naval Advisory 
Board yesterday decided to recommend the 
construction of seven new naval vessels. 
.A telegram from Tombstone, Ari¬ 
zona, yesterday, says that the hostile Apaches 
who remained out since the defeat of the main 
body by Glen. Crook have been utterly routed by 
Mexican troops in the Swisshelm Mountains. 
Remnants of Indians are on their way to San 
Carlas Reservation, where they expect, to be 
fed, clothed, and protected by Uncle Sam.... 
Since September 1 the Post Office Department 
has furnished to postmasters 200,026,164 post¬ 
age stomps, 86,350,600 stamped envelopes and 
74,985,250 postal cards, or n total of 452,271,014 
pieces, of an aggregate value of $8,520,540 
This enormous issue was made upon 114,051 
requisitions from postmasters. 
Intense excitement prevails in the vicinity of 
Lisbon, Dak., over the discovery of gold. H. 
W. (Iriswold of Chicago mode the discovery 
on his place near Lisbon two months ago. He 
had 130 wimples assayed, and the result 
showed from $20 to $250 per ton. The matter 
was kept quiet until Griswold had secured all 
the land in the vicinity. Crowds are leaving 
for the scene of the discovery.The 
total value of the nation’s exports of domes¬ 
tic provisions, tallow and dairy products in 
September was: 1883, $8,600,431; same month 
in 1882, $7,453,784. For the nine months ended 
September 30, 1883, $86,118,648, against. $78,- 
375,969 the same period of 1882, Provisions 
and tallow for the 11 months ended September 
30,1888, $91,447,510; same time in 1882, $81,- 
943,768. Dairy products for the five months 
ended September 30, 1888, $10,232,607, against 
$8,478,511 the same period of 1882.Lord 
Lnndsdowuo, the new Governor-General of 
Canada, was sworn in 10 at a. m. Tuesday at 
Quebec. Much rejoicing, though there was a 
dread that the Irish dynamiters would cause 
trouble or bloodshed. All passed oir peace¬ 
ably, however.The Grand Trunk 
Railway shows a net revenue for the 
year of 201,000 pounds Stirling. 
Edward Earll and William V. Cox, United 
States delegates to the International Fisheries 
Exhibition, announce the following awards: 
The jury awarded 48 gold, 47 silver and 29 
bronze medals, 24 diplomas and seven special 
prizes to the United States exhibitors. The 
United States Fish Commission receives 18 
gold medals. Other gold medals were given 
to the United States National Museum, United 
States Lighthouse Board, and United States 
Signal Service. Gold medals were also given, 
among other citizens of the United States, to 
Prof. David Jordan of Indiana University, 
Bloomington, for works on ichthyology. 
Montana, like Southern Dakota, meditates a 
constitutional convention before it is admit¬ 
ted as a State. It had 85,385 white inhabit¬ 
ants in 1880, and lots of room for more. It 
cast 23,000 votes at the election of Delegate 
in 1882, and has now probably about 75,000 
inhabitants.About 200 persons have 
entered the Civil Service to fill vacancies 
under the new Civil Service rules.Pro¬ 
hibition had 820,608 votes in Ohio, while it 
needed 355,846, or a majority of the 711,691 
ballots cast in the election. With Cincinnati, 
Cleveland and Toledo excluded, the amend¬ 
ment had a clean majority, and, if one man 
in 10 of those who did not vote for it had 
done so, prohibition would have won in the 
whole State. There is something very like 
substance here ...The negroes of Wash¬ 
ington, Cincinnati and San Francisco, held 
mass meetings Monday night to protest 
against the overthrow of the civil rights bill. 
There were 2,000 present at the Washington 
meeting, most of them blacks. Prof. J. M. 
Gregory presided, and Fred Douglass, Col. 
Robert Ingersoll, Judge Shellabarger and 
Rev. Dr. Rankin made speeches. Fred Doug¬ 
lass’s speech was very hitter.Some talk 
of making a Presidential candidate of Judge 
Harlan, who, of all the United States Supreme 
Court Judges, supported the constitutionality 
of the law.I). L. Macpheraon, speaker 
of the Dominion Senate, has been appointed 
Minister of the Interior in place of Sir John 
A. Macdonald.The Washington Terri¬ 
tory Assembly has passed a bill granting 
women the right of suffrage.The South 
sends away nearly all the $356,000,000 a year 
it receives for cotton, for things produced 
and manufactured in the North. Southern 
manufacturers are growing pretty fast, how¬ 
ever.Gen. James B. Steedman, “Old 
Steady,” and “ Old Chicamauga,” they called 
him during the war, because of his bravery, 
died at Toledo, O., last week, after a long ill¬ 
ness from pneumonia, He was Public Printer 
under Buchanan, and after the war was in¬ 
ternal revenue collector at New Orleans. Of 
late years, and at the time of his death, 
he was chief of police of Toledo.... 
Baltimore, having more thau $20,000,000 in¬ 
vested in oyster packing and over 30,000 
persons engaged in the business, is taking 
measures to prevent the destruction of the 
oyster beds in the Chesapeake Bay. It is pro¬ 
posed that the jieriod of rest for oysters shall 
he lengthened and extend from April 1 until 
Oct. 1.Heavy' snow-storms early in the 
week in the Far West. Telegrams from 
Hanover, N. H., and Bellows Falls, Vt., tell 
us snow fell heavily at both places last Wed¬ 
nesday. Here the first light sprinkle for the 
season occurred on Tuesday.The net 
revenue from domestic money order transac¬ 
tions during the fiscal year ended June 30, 
1883, were $311,704, and the receipts on ac¬ 
count of foreign orders were $99,923. 
AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 
Satukday, Oct. 27,1883. 
There is something dreadfully suggestive of 
violence aud ferocity in the report that 70.000 
cattle were killed by wolves last year in Russia, 
and that 5,500 camels, 82,000 horses, 14,000 
cattle, and 130,000 sheep perished by cold, 
snow and disease.The Southern Pacific 
Railroad managers have lately been very 
active trying to get Secretory Teller to act so 
as' to help them to the unearned Texas Pac ific 
land grant, but it appears that he will leave 
the matter to Congress, and there the railroad 
men have little hope. The Democratic House 
is reckoned tolerably certain to bid for popu¬ 
lar favor by declaring all forfeitable land 
grants lapsed, which would dispose of this 
Texas Pacific matter and an Atlantic aud Paci¬ 
fic grant, and perhaps tun ke trouble for the 
Northern Pacific.Prof. Levi Stock- 
bridge, of the Massachusetts Agricultural Col¬ 
lege, lias just been married to Mrs. E. A, 
Strong, of Springfield, Mass. This is his third 
wife.It is Haid that the money paid for 
fertilizers in Hartford County, Maryland, this 
year would have bought all the land in the 
county twenty years ago.Irish-Americuns 
who have visited the old country during the 
Summer report, that the fanning class has not 
been for years in so prosperous a condition. 
The report of Sir Rivers Wilson, Comptroller- 
General of the Savings Banks, just issued, 
eoufirms this. Last year the average of depos¬ 
its in Ireland was larger than in England or 
Scotland, reaching £G Is Id., while in England 
and Wales it was £4 8s, and in Scotland £34s Id. 
per head....It was $20,000, not $25,000, as 
first stated, that Commodore Kitten paid for 
the great pacer Johnston. Bargain closed on 
Wedueeday...,_Near Cherrydale, Kansas, 
$30,000 have just been plowed up by J. C. 
Murphy, who occupies the farm formerly 
owned by the notorious murderers, the Bender 
fain ily. The money is supposed to he the pro¬ 
ceeds of some of the robberies and murders of 
the Benders. Murphy proposes to keep the 
money, but the friends of some of the victims 
assert they can identify same of thu property. 
.Peter C. Kellogg & Co.’s Fall sale of 
Jersey cattle was concluded hereon Wednes¬ 
day. The total receipts for the two days were 
$32,000. Violet Pogis, a heifer, 18 mouths old, 
was sold for $2,000; Weasel, an imported six- 
year-old cow, brought $1,600; Elditha, a seven- 
year-old cow, $1,000; Golden Joe, an 18-months- 
old heifer; $1,000; Primrose Pogis, a year-old 
heifer, $925; Aunt May, an imported heifer, 
10 months old, $850.Orphan agricultu¬ 
ral colleges are about to be established in Al¬ 
geria, to relieve the overflowing institutions 
of Paris, and to give the children a practical 
education which will fit them lor the designs 
France has in view concerning prospective 
colonies.True hog cholera, according to 
the veterinarians of the Department of Agri¬ 
culture and Pasteur, is a fever that never 
attacks the same animal twice. It. is contagi¬ 
ous, being spread h.y bacterial parasites. These 
germs may, by attenuntion.be made to lose 
their virulent qualities, and produce a mild 
affection, acting as a vaccine, which will pre¬ 
vent subsequent attacks. Pasteur promises 
such a vaccine by Spring. 
FOREIGN NEWS. 
Saturday, Oct. 27, 1883. 
Snow fell in Berlin u fortnight ago for the 
first time this season. Potsdam was visited 
by a slight snow-fall some days earlier. 
Cholera still lingers in Egypt. 
Great loss of life has been caused by earth¬ 
quakes in Asia Minor. All the villages on the 
southern coast of the Gulf of Smyrna have 
been destroyed. It is believed that upwards 
of 1,000 persons perished. The survivors of 
the disaster are suffering fearful privations. 
Most of the houses collapsed at the first shock, 
burying their inmates. People who escaped 
became panic-stricken and sought the fields, 
where many are still huddled together in a 
starving condition aud suffering from cold. 
Help for the stricken people is going forward 
from Smyrna. The Porte has issued a notice 
stating that 20,000 persons are homeless and 
pleading for immediate assistance. Among 
t he villages destroyed were Ketoponaya, Reis, 
Dere and Lidja. The last named was cele¬ 
brated for its baths. The British Admiral 
sent assistance to Chesme and Chios. Slight 
shocks of earthquake still continue, and the 
entire region is being abandoned by the panic- 
stricken inhabitants.... 
General Campenon, France’s new Minister of 
War, says he will devote all his energy to 
reform the system of mobilizing the army, 
and that the prospeet of war with Germany 
will lie uppermost in his mind. The remark 
causes a feeling of insecurity in Europe. 
Advices from Altota, Mexico, report the town 
decimated by yellow fever, the deaths averag¬ 
ing 20 a day for two weeks.The situa¬ 
tion iu Tonquin is most serious. If the French 
attack Bacuinh war with China will be inevi¬ 
table. Decisive action of the French forces 
from Hanoi against the Black Flags is impos¬ 
sible. The French garrison at Hanoi is mo¬ 
mentarily expecting 8,000 reinforcements, 
which will furnish an available force there of 
7,000 men. Admiral Courbet, has taken com¬ 
mand and will immediately begin an active 
campaign. Pirates menacing Hoi Phong 
were driven from the coast, by French gnu- 
boats. It is said the French discovered the 
forts at Baeninh are mounted with Krupp 
guns and are too strong to be token by assault. 
Advices from Yun Nan confirm the report 
that the Chinese are assisting the Black Flags 
in Annam, who number 8,000 men, exclusive 
of those in the garrisons at Baeninh and 
Sontay. From present, appearances, war be¬ 
tween France and China seems inevitable 
unless England interposes energetically as 
a mediator.... 
The English Liberal leaders have just hold a 
“ convention” at Leeds, where they adopted 
a “platform" for the party. The “planks’ 1 
of this are: To secure a redistribution of seats 
in Parliament or a re apportionment of mem¬ 
bers, more in accordance with the population; 
to oppose the adoption of minority representa¬ 
tion in special cases; to favor the admission 
of Bradlnugh and lbs abolition of parliament¬ 
ary oaths; to shorten the period required for 
the qualification of voters, extend the hours 
of polling nud impose the expenses of elec¬ 
tions on the constituencies; to include in any 
measure for the extension of the suffrage 
women fit to vote. They are rapidly gravita- 
ing toward American political methods, but 
they are still careful not to nse American 
names for them .The treaty of peace 
between Chili and Peru wus signed at Lima 
Saturday evening. The Chilian troops under 
Gen. Lynch left Lima this week for Barraneo, 
near Chorillas, and Gen. Iglesias entered 
Lima as President of Peru.Corea has 
invited American merchants and manufac¬ 
turers to send exhibits to an exhibition or 
museum to be hold soon at, Kiug-ki-tao. 
■» « • 
Whitman’s Improved (Seeley Patent) Per¬ 
petual Bale Hay Press at the Fairs. First, 
we noticed at the N. Y. State Fair at Roches¬ 
ter the first week in September, that its 
work on the grounds at all times attracted a 
crowd. The challenge of the Whitman Agri¬ 
cultural Co. that they would make throe bales 
to any other press’s two, was not accepted,a ml 
the trial ended by the Whitman’s Improved 
carrying off for the fourth time at this fair 
the first, premium, and this time the gold medal 
of the New York State Society over Dederick 
and all others. Next, we noticed it with the 
same challenge still out at, the Illinois State 
Fair, Chicago. Ill., where the competition 
was still greater, aud again they were victo¬ 
rious, in as far as they sold six or seven presses 
on the grounds and made a sale in every In¬ 
stance where actual work decided the sale. 
Again at St. Louis, with the gold medal of 
the N. Y State Society hung out, they carried 
off the laurels, in one instance making a hale 
over three feet long, weighing over 100 
pounds, in minutes by the watch. The 
Whitman Agricultural Co., St. Louis, Mo., 
who now make this press for the entire coun¬ 
try, may well be proud of its success. A<!v. 
Nevkr give up ? you can find a remedy for 
Heart, Disease. Everyone w ho has tried Dr. 
Grave’s Heart Regulator says it is a sure cure. 
— Adv. ' __ 
CROPS AND MARKETS. 
Saturday, Oct. 27, 1883. 
In a letter to the London Times, Sir John 
B. Lawos expresses the belief that the Eng" 
lish wheat crop will turn out a full average 
of 28 bushels to the acre, if not more. “This 
would make the wheat harvest of the United 
Kingdom, deducting the grain which must be 
saved for seed, equal to about 70,000,000 
bushels. The consumption is, however, more 
than 202,640,000 bushels, so that the actual 
produce of the Boil, even in a favorable year, 
is only equal to a little more than one-third of 
the quantity needed for the people’s food.” 
From 128,000.000 to 136,000,000 bushels of. 
imported gralu will therefore be needed; but 
of this amount Sir J. B. I,awes believes 
.32,000,000 bushels are already in the country. 
The gross imports of wheat, and wheat, flour 
at. its equivalent in bushels of wheat, have 
been from August 25th to October 6th, 1888, 
21,408,881 bushels, against 25,071,803 bushels 
corresponding period in 1882, and 18.166,138 
bushels the corresponding period iu 1881. 
The latest, advices from Paris say the offi¬ 
cial returns of the French wheat, crop giv- 
285,583,000 bushels, compared with 346,000,000 
bust year, reducing the hectolitres to bushels. 
There is still hope for the Virginia Peanut 
crop, which w as reported to he half destroyed 
by the'drought, n couple of mouths ago. The 
late rains which produce the best goobers 
and half the crop, have greatly improved the 
prospects, and already done away with the 
fern's of a “failure ” The consumption has 
greatly increased within the last five years, 
and the peanut trade now amounts to 
$4,000,000 a year. 
Last, year's Florida rrop of merchantable 
oranges amounted to about 330,000 boxes of 
150 each. According to the estimate of good 
judges, the present crop will amount, to 600,- 
(XX) boxes, including choice aud inferior fruit. 
The number of select boxes will probably 
reach 375,000, The Florida Tjmes-Union 
thinks the crops now safe from mishaps, as 
the fruit is turning rapidly and is beginning 
to come forward for shipment. 
The “ visible supply” of wheat has increased 
another million bushels or so during the week 
—now amounting, in round numbers, to 
31,000,000 bushels—an unprecedented quan¬ 
tity in that line. This enormous supply here, 
nud the tremendous quantity on the Euro¬ 
pean markets, coupled with the fact that 
holders are still rushing their wheat, to mar¬ 
ket, readily account for the continued fall in 
prices noticeable in our market reports. 
Moreover, in addition to this visible supply 
here, there are now 18,800,000 bushels afloat 
for Europe, making t he total supply “ in 
sight” 49,800,000 bushels agaiust, 83,097,000a 
year ago, and 44,121.000 in 1881. 
Montreal tellsof a fair crop of apples, which 
sell at. $3 to $3.75 per barrel in that city, 
though choice sorts bring $4 for export. Com¬ 
plaint is made that holders in the West are 
driving away buyers by demanding too high 
prices. 
The New York Times, after commenting 
on the late “ reliable” European crop reports, 
the best of which have beau mentioned here, 
estimates the probable wheat, shortage of 
Europe at 160,000,000 bushels—15 per cent, 
below the average. 
During the past, week an inventory of the 
stocks of wools on hand has been made 
by an Eastern linn, aud it is reported that 
the available supply of domestic wools is un¬ 
precedentedly small in the leading mar¬ 
kets. The stocks in Boston, the chief 
wool market, arc estimated at, u little over 
14,000,000 pounds, while a careful computa¬ 
tion shows only about 5,000,(XX) at Philadel¬ 
phia, the second wool market, in the country. 
An enormous amount of wool must, therefore, 
have already passed into consumption or into 
the hands of manufacturers. 1 ulcss a vast 
quantity still remains iu first bands, it isdiffi- 
eult to see where this year’s clip has gone, 
as no important, accumulation is reported 
from any point iu Hie interior. Holders of 
wool arc very firm. Foreign advices are 
stronger, especially for English combing and 
Australian wools. 
PRODUCE AND PROVISIONS. 
New York. Oct. 27.18SS. 
BEANS aho Peas.— Beans—marrow, crime, >3.45 
&H.30: Beans, medium, prime $8.IIK<£.3.3 i); do. pen- 
$3 HXM.1S; do. red Kidney, 1*33, choice, $5.25; for 
cbm, medlumi, new, B2.av,»2.7l): do. do. old. $2.8564 
2.40: Peus, green, 1SS2. prime, $1,8301.90. 
Brkaoktiikks and PRovTstoNS.—As compared with 
prices n week ago, No. 4 red wheat Is !(e. lower; un¬ 
graded white I* le higher. Rye—Western la Jtfe. 
higher. Corn—Ungraded mixed Is 194 c. lower; No. 3 
la le. lower; No. 21* 14 ( 0 . lower nltont; No. 2 white Is 
j^e. lower In elevator. Oats—No. 3 mixed la tyc. 
higher; No. 2 Isle, higher; No. 1 la Ho. higher; No. 3 
white la lc. higher; No. 2 la He- higher; No. 1 la Jtfo. 
mixed Western Is the same; white Western, ditto; 
white State Is Vie. higher 
Hour and Meal- IT.OCu quotations: No. 2. $2.25® 
S.25; superfine. $3®3,5S, latter extreme; common to 
fair extra State,88.71X44.10; good to fancy do., $4.l3(<ttl; 
common to good extra Western, f'j.JXa i.SO; good 
to choice, $4 H.W7.25; common extra Ohio, $3.71X31.40; 
good, $4,5il®!l mi; good to choice, $5.6(X«ti.50: com¬ 
mon extra Minn., 83.TURt4.S0; clear, ft.tim,til; rye 
mixture. $4.7TwR,9.7.V straight, $3.90i8,ti.?,V patent, $5.!K) 
latter for old: Ht. bains common to fair extra, 
89.7tVlb4.ri0; fair to good. $4.9St&A,5u- good to very 
choice, fS.flhtfllT: patent Winter wheat extra, $S.li0fai: 
city mill ex ira for West Indies, $3.3(1(39.411' South 
America, 83.49fcS 30; Southern flour—i'opinion lo 
good extra. $3.1*1,<,9: good Pi choice, do. $9.05(3 
live (loni- snoot-line $8.65® 3.18; hitler for very choice. 
Buckwheat flour aiding of i 2 *,. Small Iota 
fancy, a* high as $1 A). Feed—lillt. T7J4G59-JV0O.; soft, 
MrtiiXle.: HOIS, MufiSe.; won., $h„ t.09; sharps, fl.lOet 
$ 1 . 2 fl’ Rye feed, wnnKJe Corn meal-Brandywine 
$8.40. Quoted at $3 33® 3.40. Yellow Western, $3013 SO! 
FMCKflOFOlUtN— Wheat N'o.2i hleago,$LlUU, afloat ; 
Ungraded red, 8Sc(„$l 17; No 4 red, we; No. 3 red, 
$1 OOUoU.lfl: Iu store, $1.02 afloat: No. 2 red, 81.I2V4 
Ml.info for rail eert(rtenfe>, $1.IK,<1.14 delivered: 
ungraded while, 9Se<®$l.04; No, 1 red, quoted fl.lti 
and choice white State at 41,17- No, 3 red, seller Octo¬ 
ber. fi.0f>H<%l.O(i4i; rtn - November. $hfl6Vtftl.07hi; do 
December. iUtfihwl.iWT*; do. .January, |t.Uifc(*M3: 
do. February, $1,127*',* 1.14: do. March. Bl.l-Vv do. 
April. 8hl0?4f«l-119V;tio- May,$4 1%. Rve—'W estern, 
t,3<«.i'.skie f Canada ana State. 7w haiu.kv Western 
at 72c.; Canada quoted at 88o, for No. I, and 'etc. for 
No. 2 Haui.i:y “l.w.T Two rowed Smt*\ ?n,,< 
six.rowed <lo KH40SXX;; Canada, SW4M0. Corn— 
Ungraded mixed at 5t®96)4c; No. 8, Mlyei 
55)4e: No. 2. »8MC«.Wty: afloat: No. 7 white, 
Iu elevator; Old White Southern, 63c. afloat; High 
Mixed,S6)if: Yellow, 57c , No 8 mixed seller October, 
9544(3,560: ilo. November. K6Ww,5C4*i" do. December, 
96%®57%c; do. January. 36)4f<c3i)Xe. Oatb—N o. 3 
mixed at 33<„ {iqe- No. 7, 3li ,:U4f,e; No. I quoted 
34k.Ci No. II while. 87c; No. 2, 38® io'-ju: No. 1 quoted 
49c; mixed Western, 82@ H 5c; white do. 37(342c; 
white Stale, 41®4.He; No. 2 mixed, seller October, 
846884(4<*; do. November, 34U«i,84'lio; do. December, 
357 j|® 3 i>e; do. January, 36V4@3*e.; do.May,89> 40 . 
