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THE HAKVEST.
SPECIAL TELEGRAMS FOR THE
"GLOBE" FROM ALL QUARTERS,
The Damage Greatly ExaggeratedThe St.
r.-ial & Pacific and Northern Pacific
Territory la Splendid ConditionThe
Big Crop of LdSt Tear Duplicated Despite
the CroakersA Cheerful Outlook for
Minnesota.
Below we present dispatches from the
maj part of Minnesota and some seotiona
of Wisconsin, showing the condition of the
crops and the progress of the harvests np
to yesteiday afternoon. They present, as
It were, a photograph of the granary of the
world, taken instantaneouslya faithful pic
ture of the harvest fields laid before the
readers of the GLOBE.
An inspection of the dispatches will prove
a source of gratification. All along the line
of the Noithem Pacific voad the wheat is
represented to be excellent condition,
having suffered little if any damage from
the recent unpiopitions weatherwhich in
deed does not appeal to have reached
that section. The yield promises to be very
largo and of excellent quality. In some
sections the baivest is alrendy progress,
and the farmers are well pleased with the
pioduct of their toil. Along the hue of tho
8t Paul & Pacific laihoad some little dam
age has been done by the rains, grain being
aomewhat lodged. It is being harvested,
.however with but little extra labor, and al
though the berry id not as plump as could
be desired, the yield promises to be consid
erably above the average, and will grado No.
1 or a good quality of No. 2. In the south
era part of the State, along the line of tho
Sioux City raihoad theit seems to have
beei nuraeroi I jcal storms that
have lodged lhe giain badly, and
in some sections rust has made its appear
ance. Considuable difficulty is being ex
perienced .n the hai vesting, and it seems
probable that there will be a loss in that
section ol fiom 20 to 23 pei cent, in the
yield. But as the prospect previous to the
torms was unusually bright, there seems to
be no reason to fear but the yield will be
nearly if not quite an average one in quan
tity, and moat average as to quality. From
other sections of the State and from that
part of V* isconsin tnbutaiy to St. Paul, the
repoits aie somewhat contradictory, the pre
pondeiancjof testimony being favorable to
fair ci02 while in some localities tho indi
cations point to an extraordinarily bountiful
yield.
Altogel! or there seemo to be no cuuse as
yet for solicitude The golden gram is be
ing gaineied as speedily as possible, and
Within ten days, with ordinarily fair
weather, Lhe bulk of the crops will be be
yond the possibility of injury from the the
elements, if faimera execute due care in
stacking Tjiking onto oonsideiatior. the m
creased acreage sown, and esti rating the
injuiy fiom all causes at 15 per cent.a
very libeial figurewe aie safe in predicting
that the wheat ciop of Minnesota for the
present ear will fully equal, if it does not
exceed, the erioimous pioduct ot 1877.
hot thei Pacific.
[Special Telegram to the Globe.]
AUDUBON July 26 Ciops all right. Wheat
harvest will be general next week
LITTLE FVLLS, July 26.Crops of all kinds
nplendid The weat crop has not been injured
in any way and is out ot danger.
HAWLEY July 20 Crop* looking well
Weather fane, and farmeis confident of a rich
harvest and the prospect is certainly not un
favorabl
BICE Lcnton county July 26 Harvesting
under full headway. Weather fine and pros
pects goo 1 Grain standing well and in good
condition for harvesting
LAKE PARK July 26 Crops are looking as
well ns one could wish The cool weather has
repaired the damage reported a few days since.
Barley aud oat harvest has commenced.
BELLE PR VIRIE July 26Farmers all busy
euttmg their grain, and have had no draw backs
o far. lh grain all promises to be No 1, and
from twenty five to thirty bushels to the acre.
FAROO July 26Wheat harvest will com
mence next eek. The prospects in all re
spects are altogether snpenoi to those of any
precedirg year, and a most successful and
abundant harvest is certain.
PEHH IM July -6 Barley and rj both cut,
good condition and promising large yield.
The wheat harvest has commenced and will be
general next week. Grain looking splendid,
and a large leld of No. 1 promised
WADENA, July 26 Harvest of barley and rye
has fully commenced. These crops are better
than ever befoie. Barley will yield about
thirty-five bushels pei acre, and rje thirty-five.
The wheat harvest is just commencing. The
yield is good, but hardly equal to that of last
ear na been damaged by hot weathei and
mist. There will be marketed from here be
tween 80,000 and 100/ 00 bushels
St. Paul Pacific
Special Telegram to the Globe.]
BRANCH LINE
CLEAR LAEF, July 26 Farmers say wheat is
turning out good.
MELROSE Julv 26 Ciop prospects at111
good
for a fair crop of wheat
SAUK KAPIDS, July 26 Everybody harvest
ing. Crops turning out well.
ST CLOUD, July 26 Gram of all kinds are
first-claoH. Weather clear and cool.
ST. JOF, July 26 All kinds of crops in good
oondition. Wheat harvest going on lively.
Bio LAKE, uly 26 Crops are looking fine.
Small lots of wheat are already harvested.
ELK ItiVER, July 26 'More than an average
ciop of wheat will be harvested in this vicinity
AVOKA, July 26.Wheat lodged some, but
generally looks well Coin looks well Oats
look the best, lodged some though
ITASCA, July 26.In this immediate vicinity
crops never were better than at present, but
back ten miles, on heavier soil, gram is badly
lodged and some wheat damaged. Small gram
nearly all harvested between here and Anoka.
ALBANY, July 26 Nearly all the farmers in
this vicinity are making preparations to com
mence harvesting Monday. Farmers seem to
be WPII satisfied with then crops so far. The
onlv complaint tbey make is that some
places it is pietty badly lodged.
MAIN LINE.
KIRSHAVEK, July 5i6 Everything looking
well. Oat haivtst begun
HAICOC Iv 26 Ml gram looking well
except oil tch are badly lodged in places.
OHOOKSIOV Tlny26.Grain doing well, Light
,ili.r i
rain this afternoon, but did no damage to crops.
ADA, July 26.Weather favfcracte for gttjh,
which is doing well. Harvest not commenced
yefc.
LITCHFIELD, July 26.Harvesting pro
gressing well. Crops promise good. Weather
pleasant.
CAMPBELL, July 26. Grain ripening fast.
Harvest will begin next weeS. Prospect of
large yield*
DABSEL, July 26.Harvest is progressing
finely. Some farmers short of help. Only an
average yield.
MORRIS July 26.Harvest commenced.
Weather cool, dry and favorable No reports
of any injury to gram *o far.
ATWATEH, July 26.Crops all in good condi
tion. Farmers somewhat behind on account of
harvesters and harvest hands.
DELANO, July 26 Wheat on new land will
be poor. On old land, where it did not grow
so rank, it is better, but has been damaged by
hot weather.
BENSON, JVXJ 26 Harvest has commenced
in earnest. Wheat Btasada well, and seems well
filled out. If there are no tains farmers will
save the grain, and harvest will be pretty wejl
over inside of ten days.
BEOW\8VILLE, July 26.Some sbofrers with,
fair growing weather to day. No report as yti
of anything that might injure the gtain crag,
and all seem h* doing- w^Ur-^
BRECEENRIDGE, July 26Condition of all
kinds of grain good. Harvesting progressing
Splendid weather. A little ravn-fall last night
but not enough to interfere with harvesting.
GLYNDON, July 26 Crops in splendid con
dition in this vicinity. Farmers estimate
twenty to thirty-five bushelB per acre. Will
oominence cutting next week. Heavy rain
yesterday, but no damage to gram.
LONO LAKF, July 26 Wheat harvested as
far as upe. A considerable portion lodged.
The standing gram is well filled and in good
condition. The lodged is damaged, and will
reduce the quality. Other crops are good BO
far as heard from.
HOWARD LAKE, July 20 Harvest well under
way. It is hard to determine at this time the
exact condition of the wheat crop, there are so
many contradictory reports, but it is safe to
say theie will be an average yield The oat
crop is better than last year
WILLMAR, July 26. Prospects for rops fav
orable. Oats better than wheat. There is a
scarcitj of harvest hands. The last few days
of cool weather has helped everything. Think
wheat will turn out good in this section. Some
farmers wi|l be behind in harvesting on ac
count of a scarcity of help.
St. Paul & Sioux City
[Special Telegram to the Globe.]
SHOKAPEF, July 26.Wheat damaged 20 per
cent
LUVKRNE, July 26.Wheat damaged 15 per
cent
OTTAWA, Jul 26.Wheat 10 per cent, dam
aged
SIOUX I ALLS, D. T., July 26.Wheat good,
fair crop.
BEILE PLAINE, July 26.Wheat 25 per cent,
damaged.
BIGELOW, July 26.Wheat, 83 per cent. Corn
good. Oats fair
SERRY, July 2b Wheat [badly damaged
Oats poor. Corn fair.
HERSEY, July 26.Wheat damaged 25 per
cent. Oats and corn fau.
MANKATO, July 25.Wheat 25 per cent, dam
aged Oats lodged badly.
HENDERSON, uly 26 Wheat damaged 25
per cent Oats badly down.
MADELIA, July 26 Wheat 15 per cent dam
aged. Oats damaged badly.
LAMARS, July 26 Wheat damaged 25 per
cent. Oats bad. Coin good.
HERRON LAKE, July 26 Wheat badly dam
aged. Oats, fair. Corn, good.
MOUNTAIN LAKE, July 26 Wheat fifteen bush
els per acre. Othev gram fair
LAKE CRYSTAL July 25.Wheat damaged 80
per cent. Oats badly damaged
SHELDON, July 26.Wheat twelve bushels
acre Oats very bad. Corn fair.
ST. PETER, July 26 Wheat 25 per cent,
damaged. Oat? and barley good.
WINDOM July 26 Wheat about twelve bush
els per acre. Oats light. Co'-n fair.
HOSPES, July 26.Wheat damaged about 40
per cent. Oats fair. Corn quite good.
ST. JAMES, July 26 Wheat 30 per cent, dam
aged Oats badly damaged Flax good
LE SUEUR, July 26.Wheat damaged 15 per
cent. Other grain damaged by lodging.
WORTHINGTON, July 26 Wheat damaged
about 15 per cent. Oats lodged badly. Corn
good.
SIBLEY, July 26.Wheat 25 to 40 per cent,
damaged. Oats and corn fair. Some farmers
claim the damage to wheat will be 50 per cent.
EAST ORANGE, July 26.Wheat 40 per cent,
damaged. Corn neaily a failure. Oats fair
Farmers buying mowers to cut wheat with and
raking with horses.
fBy Mail.
Crops in Minnesota.
Todd County Ai ffu&, Jnlj 24 The rye IB
about all in shock and it IB the largest crop
ever raised in this county.
Benton county Pess, July 28 We are sorry
to learn that rust and smut has damaged the
wheat somewhat in this county.
Litchfield (Meeker county) Independent, July
23 The wheat ciop is safe from rust, blight,
etc., and is rapidly falling before the sickle.
Rushtord Stai, July 25 Wheat this vi
cimtj will not average more than twelve bush
els to the acre So we are informed by those
who ought to know.
Minnesota (Waseca) Radical, July 24 Har
vest has already commenced this section.
Half a crop, say the farmers, but that is a lit
tle too lowsay two-thirds of a yield.
Detroit (Becker county) Record, July 20
Crops the finest ever seen. We hear of no m
jury to crops from the late ram and wind
storm. Harvest will commence in about ten
days
Caledonia Counei, July 25 Farmers feel
pretty bine over the appearance of their grain
fields, and many predict not more than seven
or eight bushels to the acre, while others take
so gloomy a view as to say their wheat is not
worth cutting About half a crop will be the
result ot the harvest, we think
Plamview (Wabashaw county) Nevn, July
24 The recent wet and warm weather has done
immense injury to crops Some pieces of
wheat are scarcely worth cutting. The yield
farmers estimate on various pieces from five to
fifteen bushels per acre, and that of a poor
quality. Barley will all be poor.
Canon Falls Beacon, July 28 Mr. McGee,
who lives seven miles southwest of here, on
West High Prairie, informed us to-day that
wheat is rotting rapidly on farms in his sec
tion. Other farmers report the same condition
prevalent in their fields. The loss will be a
severe blow to the farming community.
Wright County Baqle, July 25 The storm on
Friday night did incalculable damage in pros
trating grain over a large portion of this coun
ty. At Howard Lake a laige amount of gram
will be cut the present week. Some few pieces
are injured by blight,but the main crop will be
good. A large part of the crop of hay has
been already secured, some of it not in first
rate condition owing to the lal rains.
Owatonna Journal, July 25 From what we
are informed in regard to the grain
in the western counties, the farmers in
this vicinity have no reason to complain of
their crops being beaten down by raiU and
wind. We learn that the counties mention
ed the gram is so flattened that in Rome cases
it will be almost an impossibility to harvest it,
~4K
'4 *itt be neeessary to cut a good deal of it by
nand4
New TJlm Review, July 24 The harvest has
fairly commenced. We hear that a great many
farmers are mowing, their grain being too bad%
lv lodged to admit of cutting any other way.
Farmers say that the wheat Crop does not quite
come up to expectations, as the excessively
hot weather the paBt few days, with the ther
mometer ranging from 97 to 107 in the shade,
had a tendency to ripen it too fast, not giving
it time tofillout.
Mazeppa Tribune, July 20 The recent heavy
rams and extremely hot weather have done an
immense amount of mischief to barley and
wheat in this neighborhood. It is safe to say
that the wheat crop will not be anywhere near
in quality what it was last year, and the quan
tity will also fall considerably short, even if
the weather takes a favorable turn from this
time on. We were shown a bunch of fifty wheat
heads one day this week that was picked off a
piece of ground three feet sqnare, all of which
were more or less injured by blight.
Winona Hetald, July 26- Th reports from
the harvest njld this county are somewhat
conflicting, but from the best information re
ceived, it is evident that the wheat in this sec
tion of the Slate is seriously injured, and the
jield will be light. Those fields of wheat which
look promising from a casual sight, upon a
close examination are found to contain large
quantities of grain that is shrunken, the berry
not being more than half developed. In Other
portions the 8fate the harvest may be better,
but Jt is geneudijpffonceded that whatever the
resuHRfejgaay be w/to quantity the quality is
much imfcpor toJEhe*Wheat of last year.
Jg09& J"1
under wHyriTurther investigation and
actual examination of samples from fields in
different localities in the town of Northfield
and vicinity lead to the conclusion that the re
ported damage to the crop has hot been exag
gerated. Finally there is a poor show for the
wheat crop of 1878 in this part of Minnesota.
The crop hereabouts on sandy land, commonly
regarded as light soil is better than on the
richest and best lands. The conclusion of Mr.
Ames on the subject is that, taking the promise
of three weeks ago, or as compared with last
year, the damage is at least 60 per cent.
Dodge County Republican, July 21 It is a
pretty well established fart that the wheat crop
in southern Minnesota will be less than one
third as good as it was last year. We have ex
amined samples from various parts of the coun
ty which samplps represent the average crop in
their tespective localities, and found the straw
dead near the rootB, and heads partly blighted.
We are informed that the straw is crinkled and
tangled in the fields, owing to its dying near
the roots while the heads remained green,
vhich fact will not enly increase the labor of
harvesting, but detract vey much from the
quality as well as the quantity of the grain
The crop some localities is hardly worth
gathering, and a good practical farmer gave it
as his opinion on Tuesday last, that there were
thousands of acres in Dodge and Oimsted
counties that would not be harvested at all.
Preston Republican, July 25 In driving
through the wheat fields south of UB on Satur
day last, we found them in much better condi
tion than was our expectation, considering the
late reports. Our way lay upon the praine high
and dry from the washings of our late rains,
and so far as we are able to judge, the fields
were looking a fair way for giving us a very
good yield As could be naturally expected, on
low wet land it is not looking near so well, be
ing badly lodged, but a considerable of this we
learned was raisine nicely The last few days
has made a wonderful improvement in the
prospect. And as a general thing the wheat
thiough which we traversed stood up, and
where we picked heads they were quite well
filled, the berry being bright and plump. But
very slight damage was noticeable from rust,
and that confined mostly to the leaves
Red Wing Advance, July 24 Harvesting is
well under way. The town is full of harvest
hands this week. Wages are ranging from
$2.50 to $3 00 per day. The alternating show
ers and extreme warmth of last week made sad
havoc with the wheat crop. Up to Wednesday
the prospect was good for twenty bushels per
acre, and now the moat sanguine do not claim
more than fifteen The heat seemed to take
th very life out of the heads of the gram, pre
venting it from filling out, and letarding the
growth of the kernels the lower part of the
heads. The lodged gram constitutes a very
large per centage, the damage from rust
and weevil but little more, the prin
cipal damage being from the cause
above stated Some pieces were far enough
advanced to escape serious damage, but thev
constitute the exception. The loss in the yield
per acre is not the only serious one, for we are
assured that there will be but little number
one wheat, most of it will grade number two,
and some below that.
Glencoe Register, July 25 Harvest hands
are scarce and there is a disposition to take ad
vantage of the circumstanceb by charging kill
ing prices No farmer can afford to pay more
than $2 50 per day to harvest the present crop,
and then some instances, he will pay all he
gets for his wheat. The latest repoits from the
harvest fields rather indicate that farmers have
been more scared than hurt by the hot wave
Parties that came through from the end of the
line in Renville county yesterday all agree
that the crops are in splendid condition, and
that the cool weather is making fine, plump
grain. Our wheat fields, that up to ten days
ago promised so bountiful a reward for
the labor of the husbandman have put on a
most discouraging aspect, and changed golden
hopes into the ashes of disappointment. The
rams and scorching heat falling upon the berry
just as it was beginning to fill has destroyed at
least one-half the promised yield in the larger
portion of the county. In neighborhoods that
were so fortunate as not to be visited with
showers during the time that the "heat wave"
was passing ovei us, the damage has not been
so seiious, yet we think the fields are few that
will yield twenty bushels to the acre, and
many will not go half that, while a very small
portion of the crop will be No 1 what. There
seems to be an impression among the farmers
that late-sown stain will be better.
WISCONSIN.
Repoits fiom Different Points.
[Special Telegram to the Globe.]
MADISOV, WIS. July 26 Farmers St.
Croix county are generally at work at their har
vest. About one^half of them commenced cut
ting on Monday last, but in some localities the
wheat will not do to cut before next Monday.
The damage from smut and rust in some cases
is very considerable, but will not injure the
average crop of the county over 10 or 15 per
cent. The weather this week has been fair,
and should it continue the wheat that is ready
to cut next week will be of much better qual
ity than that cut earlier, as the early cut wheat
will be somewhat injured in quality owing to
the extreme heat and rains of a few days sin e.
It is quite likely that with even good weather
until the harvest is secured that one-half, at
least of the wheat, will fail to go No. 1. From
present indications the average yield for this
county will be about fifteen bushels per acre.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis., July 26.'Harvest is pro
gressing slowly on account of almost daily
rains. Wheat will be a poor yield. Oats pretty
good.
RUSK, WIR., July 26.Harvest is progressing
slowly on account of almost daily rams. Yield
very poor. Will not exceed ten bushels per
acre. A number of acres that will not he cut.
Oats fair.
NEW RICHMOND, WIS July 25.Harvesting
was never more rapidly pushed than it now is.
The yield will fully meet the expectations of
the most sanguine. Wheat is not badly lodged
It ripened very rapidlv. Oats will yield
splendidly. Corn is picking up fast.
THE STATE AT LARGE.
Associated Press Telegram
MADISON, WIS., July 26. The
State Journal will publish crop reports
to-morrow from all sections of the State. They
indicate general damage to all crops by the re
cent rains, followed by excessive heat and con
sequent rust, blight, lodgment and rot of
15 to 20 per cent., but on the previous
condition was 25 per cent, better than the
splendid crop of last year. Farmers can afford
to lose that much and still have profitable erops.
Winter wheat is nearly all harvested. So is
barley. The former in in fine condition, the
latter mostly colored. Oats lodged, but do
ing well. Corn backward, but now growing
finely. WiHbe a fine crop if there is no early
frosts. Rye good. Indications of potato rot
in some places is quite disastrous. On all low
lands the crops are injured greatly. On up
lands very little damage.
*j~* ILLINOIS.
Condition of Grain, Boot* and Fruit:
[Special Telegram to the Globe.
CHICAGO, 11L, July 26.The heaviest
ram of the season occurred here this
morning. It was a perfect deluge. Gut
ters were washed ont, basements filled and the
ai*^-Harvs*is,ftas" w*ft*M iMiisifer.SSbeing
flat country around looked as if it was part of fore the Potter sub-oommittee Thursday, and
the lake. It was of short duration, but while
it lasted it was the rush of many waters. Vege
tation was suffering for the want of water, but
it didn't want it that war. The great staple of
this State, corn, looks puny. Small grains are
generally good. Grass is heavy and of good
quality. The seeding season was too wet for
crops and for the past six weeks it has been too
dry. So you see they hare snffored both ex
tremes. Corn in the market is advancing
rapidly.
On the 1st of July the condition of spring
wheat was not so favorable as on
June 1st, rust, cfawcA bugs, lodging
the-, chief
causes assigned therefor. As for spring bar
ley, thirty-three counties report it promising
as large, if not larger yield than last year.
Oats promise well throughout the State, and
the 1878 crop will correspond most favorably
with the largest crop. In 1875, 75,000,000 bush
els were produced the State. The acreage of
the present crop has been exceeded only three
seasons, 1874,1875 and 1876 From present in
dications the yield will be one of the largest on
reoord. Flax is much better than was reported
last month. Reports come from thirty-one
counties to this effect! The few counties in
which cotton is produced give very good returns
for an average crop. As for tobacco, forty-one
counties show to have improved greatly since
June 1st. Potatoes, an important crop in this
State, have not had a favorable season, and
the comparison with last year's returns are
somewhat lower as to average results. Meadows
give much encouragement. Pastures not as
good as in June. Fruits generally above last
year's figures.
FURIOUS FLOODS.
Illinois Deluged With Water--The Great
est Rainfall Ever Known In Chicago.
AT CHICAGO
CHICAGO, July 26.The signal service observ
er here reports the rain fall last night, accord
mg to the gauge, as over four inches, the great
est on record here in any ouo night. Else
where the northwest, except at Quincy, there
Beems to have been very much less rain. The
damage in the city on account of flooded base
ments cannot be calculated. Among the heav
iest losers are Carson, Pierce & Co a West
Side dry goods house. Their basement was
flooded and goods reported damaged $30,000 to
$50,0U0 Of this amount $10,000 was on car
pets. The post office building, which is under
going repairs, suffered to the extent of many
thousand dollars, the rain coming in from the
roof, drenching the floors and ceilings and
damaging the stock of postal cards
blanks, etc. The military headquarters
in the same building suffered consid
ably. On Milwaukee avenue about thirty
basements are filled with water. The principal
loss there falls on Clement, Sayer &, Co,
clothiers. The Ti ibune edition was delayed two
hours by water in its pressroom. The Grand
Pacific engine room was filled with water, and
the basement on Lake and South Water streets
were overflowed to the great damage of poultry
and culinary stores. On Indiaaa street, east of
Amour street, the water was sereral feet deep.
A strong eaBt wind was blowing during the en
tire time of the storm from 9 P. si. to 4 A. M.
and the water in the lake being forced up high
on the west shore, gave no chance for sewer
outdrams to discharge their contents. As a
consequence, the water, in many cases, sought
outlet in the basements.
AT QUINCY, ILL.
QUINCY, 111., July 26.This city was visited
last night by a heavy ram storms which did
great damage. In the city and vicinity the
injury to the streets amounts to nearly $10,000,
and the damage to private property is much
greater Bridges across the streams in aud
near the city were washed away. Cellars aud
houses were flooded, and in some instances
stocks of goods in stores were greatly injured
by water. One family who weresurrounded bv
the flood were rescued at a late hour last night
boats The ram is believed to be the most
severe that has ever visited this section.
YELLOW JACK.
Fatal Cases at Vichsbnrg Left by a Passing
New Orleans Boat\ igorous Efforts to
Prevent the Spread of the Dread Disease
A Quarantine of New Orleans Boats Es
tablished at Slireveport.
NEW ORLKA*S, July 26.A Vicksburg dis
patch saj Great excitement is caused by ex
aggerated reports ot the prevalence of ellow
fever here. The citv phj sician publishes a
card in this morning's Hei aid, saying A pass
ing tow boat from New Orleans put off two
cases of fever on Wednesday, one of them dying
during the night at the Marine hospital in the
outskirts of the city. The other died to-day.
Another man on the boat who had the fever when
she passed the 25th, died. The boat returned
here to have him buried. The boat, John
Porter, enroute to Pittsburgh, vraR thoroughly
disinfected on return. No other cases appeared,
and the alarm has greatly subsided. Energetic
efforts are being made to thoroughly clean up
and disinfect the city.
SHBKVEPOBT La July 26 By resolutions of
the board of health no boats from New Orleans
will be allowed to enter this port after this
date, 26th of July, until further notice.
THE GREAT WHEAT CORNER.
The Price Still Going Up and Likely to be
Maintained for the MonthOnly Four
Million Bushels in Sight and Twenty
Million Bushels Sold Short for August.
CHICAGO, July 26.Intense interest is mani
fested in the result of the great corner in wheat
now being rnn bjr
Milwaukee and Chicago
commission merchants. The price has been
steadily advancing for two weeks, with a pros
pect of being maintained at present rates, or
at still higher ones, during the
remainder of the month. The visible
supply of wheat is now about four millions,
and it is Btated that the short sales for August
delivery aggregated twenty millions. Mean
while, although some damage has been done to
crops In this section, it is believed by compe
tent judges that no widespread or great injury
exists.
GEN. GARFIELD.
A. Sudden Attack of Vertigo While Bathing:
Nearly Deprives the Republican Party of
Its Ablest Leader.
ATLANTIC Crrr, July 26.Gen. Garfield,
while bathing the surf this morning was at
tacked with vertigo. Representatives Springer
and Hiscock, and Barney, sergeant-at arms of
the Potter committee, were bathing at the
same time. Something peculiar was noted
Gen. Garfield's movements as he left the wa
ter, whn Hiscock and Rainey went to his relief,
conducting him to the bath house, where, by
prompt attention, he was soon rccoveted to
censoionr.ness. ,He was so rapidly improving
that he will to-morrow leave for his home in
Ohio. The Potter committee will make an ef
fort to close their business here to-morrow.
J* 7*Su
BURKE'S BARGAIN.
FULL BISTORT OF THE
CONFERENCE.
roquized
WORJULET
At Which It Was Agreed Hayes Should
Abandon Packard in Return for the
Electoral Tote of LouisianaSherman,
Matthews, Dennison and Foster, Parties
to the Agreement, Subsequently Ratified
by Hayes Himself:
The New Orleans Committee.
NEW ORLEANS' July 26.E. A. Burke was be-
after relating that he went to Washington in
January, 1877, at the request of Gov. Nicholls,
to see what arrangements could be made to se
cure the recognition of the Nicholls govern
ment, he submitted a coDy of the following
telegraphic report, which he made
WASHTNGTOV, Feb 26, 1877 To Gov.
F. T. Nichols, (confidential).We have been
one week arranging a force to compel guaran
tees securing your govt rnment. At a confer
ence to-day and to-night with Sherman,
Matthew B, Dennison, Garfield and Foster, we
assure peace, order, protection of law to white
and black, no prosecution for past pokcal mis
conduct, no immunity for crime. On the
other hand by gradual process such methods aa
wnll result in the fair
government of the Sf
troops, non-interference and revocation of
military orders. As to the Senate it is so close,
and party lines so loosely drawn, that our
friends believe that if Kellogg
and a Democrat present creden
tials on the 4th of March it would
greatly damage Kellog's being seated. Could
we agree as part of this arrangement to let the
long term Senatorship remain now, and call an
extra session about the 10th of March to elect,
and then provided a vote on the admission of
the long term, Senators assure us Kellogg's ad
mission can be prevented. This management
should not prevent the immediate election of
Eustis to the short term Senator. There may
be a favorable action of the President immedi
ately. Gibson sick
(gignedl E. A. BURKE
JNO. LLLIS.
WILLIAM LFVY.
Witness said he visited the House of Repre
sentatives, and Mr. Ellis there stated to him
that he had received a letter from Lamar stat
ing that Matthews, Foster and friends of Hayes
had made a statement in regard to what they
behev ed to be Hayes' views on the Southern
question, and would be his course toward
Packard. He, Ellis, thought it necessary to go
to Columbus, 0., with a view to verify the
statement that had been made Ellis stated
that he had communicated the substance of
the statement to Gov. Nicholls and had
telegraphed to Hayes, asking if
he had been fairly represented by
those claiming to be his friends. Witness dis
agreed with Ellis and telegraphr-d to Nicholls,
stating the ultimate solution of the Louisiana
question to the benefit of his (Nicholls) govern
ment rested more with the strong, powerful
leaders ot the Republican parry than with
Hayes. Witness knew Hayes' policy towards
the South would be conciliatory, but
told Ellis Matthews and 1 outer that he
did not believe there was any man living
strong enough to carry out such a policy in the
face of a united, hostile party, that the friends
of Nicholls did not need any urthei guarantee
or assurances from Hayes personally, but that
they did want and muot have the guarantee of
the strong ladical leaders of the party, that it
was the Shermans, the Gdrfaelds, the Morions,
and men ot that class, whose assurances they
must have, that they would allow Hayes to
carry out his peaceful and conciliatory policy
toward the Southern people. These views
witness had set forth fully conference with
Matthews and others on the 16th, 17th and 18th
of Februarj, and he had announced to them
that it was their determination, unless they
could secure guarantees of the strong ladical
leaders of the Republican party that they
should make a united and determined, effort to
defeat the electoial counti They hid had rad
ical leaders long enough
Witness went on to say that he said to Mat
thews and ex-Gov. Dennison of Ohio, in the
hall of the House of Representatives, substan
tially a follows We are absolutely deter
mined to piotect and defend our State govern
ment, and while we feel that there is no dib
lovalty in it BO fai as the general government
was concerned, that our course exhibited pre
viously had been misunderstood. We had con
stantly sought to avoid clashing with the fed
eral authority, yet we were determined to
defend our government as against
the federal government or anj
bo'y else, who might attempt to Austin
Packard. Therefore, with us an attempt to
inaugurate the Packard government was bound
to plunge Louisiana into anarchy and strife.
Should this come we pieferred to make a nar
tional issue in which our national friends would
be involved as well as ourselves. Matthews
and Gov Dennison then asked witness
whether he had any objection to an
interview with Sherman He said certainly
not and they walked to the finance committee
room of the Senate, wheie they found Sher
man, who said he regretted the position of
affairs in Louisiana and South Carolina. He
was verj much alarmed about them, and want
ed to know what could be done to remove the
difficulties
Witness informed Sherman that the way
to remove th cause was tor the friends of
Hajes to go to President Grant and say to him
that the lemoval of the troops from Louisiana
would not embariass Mr. Hayes' success but
rather facihate his inauguration. Mr Sher
man replied "Major Burke, there is no use
talking about Grant. He is surrounded by
buch influences that we cannot
hope to accomplish anything through
bm." Witness replied that he
had just left Gen. Grant, and read a dis
patch in which Grant said that he was satisfied
that the Nicholls government was the govern
ment that should stand, that his opinion and
sentiments were clearly against the use of
troops and that there would be no interference
with the Nicholls government, that he had not
acted becaube he simply did not want to em
barrass his successor.
Witness father stated to the gentlemen that
if they were sincere they Bhould go to Prebident
Grant and Bay to him that it would not embar
rass his successor, and that the withdrawal of
the tioops from Louisiana would cause a cessa
tion of opposition to the determination of the
count in the House. They agreed to go to
President Grant on the following morning and
make the representations. Gov Dennison,
Matthews and Sherman then said that while
*hey were not authorized to speak for Hayes,
vet they believed the sentiments in Grant's
dispatch mentioned above exDresscd the views
of Gov. Hayes.
Sherman's apprehensions seemed to be with
reference to the treatment of the colored peo
ple, to the abandonment of the Republicans of
the State, and to the policy of the btate gov
ernment towards the Republicans in case the
Nicholl's government should come into power.
The conversation next turned on the ques
tion of two United States Sen
ators from Louisiana Witness suggested
that the Nicholls' government would not elect
its long term Senators at the regular session of
the legislature, but would wait until the cabi
net would be confirmed, and then call an extra
session of the legislature for that purpose.
Witness then suggested a conference of gentle
men who felt that they repre
sented the views of Mr.
Hayes with those representing
Louisiana so that there should be no misunder
standing, and on this suggestion the conference
at Wormley's hotel was held the next night,
the 26th of February. There v ere present at
this conference, Messrs. Matthews, Garfield,
Foster, Sherman, George, Carter, Levy, Ellis
and witness, and ab there was no person active
ly representing South Carolina, they invited
Mr. Watterson, of Kentucky, to be present in
the interests of the latter State.
The conference was held in Mr. Evart's room,
bnt that gentleman wan not present. The con
dition of affairs in Louisiana was" thoroughly
discussed, and the Louisiana representatives
read a statement of the policy of the Nicholls'
government. Upon the other hand, most posi
tive assurances were given by Messrs. Mat
thews, Sherman, Garfield and Foster, neither
one of whom, however, stated they were au-
the fair, full possession of lhe.
spoke from their knowledge of his
views. From their past associations
and from the fact that they were conversant
with his views upon the quession, they assumed
to guarantee that the policy indicated in the
dispatch aforesaid by President Grant, would
be carried out by Mr. Hayes.
A number of dispatches were here read, here
tofore published, in reference to the guarantees
of protection of the law to white and black in
Louisiana, and the understanding that no Sen
ator be elected for the long term until the ex
tra session, and then the following was read
WASHINGTON, D. Feb. 27,1878.In an in.
terview with the President this morning, in
the course of a conversation on the subject of
Louisiana affairs, he stated to me that as soon
as the Presidential count was finished and the
result officially declared, it was his intention to
notify Gen. Augur that the military
orders issued for the purpose of
preserving the statu quo of the
political situation were rescinded, except so far
as simply to require the use of the troops
when necessary for the preservation of the
public peace He authorized me to communi
cate this declaration to Mr. Elks of the Louisi
ana delegation.
(Signed) STANLEY MATiat^ws.
A true copy. WILLIAM L. LEVY
E. A. BUBEE.
To Gov. Nicholls.
WASHINGTON, D. March 1st, 1877
Gov. Nicholls We have the authorized
statement of the President concerning military
orders in writing, and confirmed by the Presi
dent to four different parties. We have the
guarantee of
Sherman,g Dennison,s an
Matthews
Foster representin the view of Gov
of the State by the witbdrlMlJIrTli'l'Hayes, confirming t*S matters submitted to
the caucus, with the action of the caucus com
mitted to writing. Copies exchanged and Bat
wfactory written assurances from Hayes that
he IB correctly represented by his friends here,
Foster and Matthews, from whom we have the
written guarantees. (Signed) ED. BURKE
E J. ELLIS,
WM. M. LFVY.
NEW OBLEANB_, La., March 1 1877.E A.
Burke, Washington Fully understand. No
record of Senators until the 10th
(Signed) F. T. NICHOLLS.
Go slow.
WASHINGTON, Marcn 3, 1877.F. T.
Nicholls, New Orleans (Confidential.) Gen.
Sherman in conversation said Tell Nicholls
for me to go slow," explaining that Hayes
would have great difficulties to overcome, but
that your matters appeared to be working in
the right direction. Gen. Sherman said that
Auger would not mterfer with the execution of
the process of the courts.
(Signed) E. A. BUBEE
WASHINGTON, March 4, 1877 To
Gov Nicholls, New Orleans (Conflden
tiah)We have had an interview with Presi
dent Hayes He assures us his policy will be
conciliatory and requests that an opportunity
be allowed him to remove the difficulty and
prepare the way. He seems anxiouB and ear
nest in the proper direction.
(Signed) R. T. GIBSOU
E. A. BURKE.
Witness here recites au interview that tran
spired between Mf. Hewitt and himself imme
diately after the Democratic convention in
which the Democratic party had agreed that
the court should go on to a peaceable deter
mmation, he said, without delatory objection
I called upon Mr Hewitt at his house, I think
it was the morning following the action of the
caucus I theie asked Hewitt to explain to
me why it was that the national Demoi ratio
party had abandoned Louisiana. He Haul.
Mr. Burke, certainly there is no occasion for
a charge of that kind. There has been no
dispositionno desire of that kind."
I replied at once it is too late to discuss that
question since the action of your caucus last
night It was we 1 known that it was the de
sire of the representatives of Louisiana that
the House should insist upon the condition
tnat Louisiana and South Carolina were to go
free from bayonet rule. We pointed out
to the gentlemen of the House
that our situation was this, that
if we were left to tho
tender mercies of the Republican party of
Louisiana we would have to be forced to either
tiade or fight, that if we traded that the Dem
ocratic party would have two United States
Senators and that if we were compelled to
fight in defense of our State government, there
was danger of plunging the country into revo
lution, but notwithstanding that fact tbey had
adopted the resolution that the count Bhould
proceed without dilatory objections.
Mr. Hewitt replied to me 'Mr. Burke, the
Democratic party cannot afford to take the re
Bponaibihty of plunging this country into
anarchy and Btrife, of upsetting values and
disturbing trade. We have determined to put
the responsibility of this great fraud fairly and
Bqaarely upon the shoulders of the Republican
party, and go before the people four years
hence."
I said "Mr. Hewitt, that is all very well for
you, you may endure it four years, but we
cannot, and it is my duty to say to you, and
you may say to your associates, that if they
think they can have peace and quiet in thin
country with Louisiana and South Carolina
under carpet bag rule, they have
made a mistake We are
as loyal as you or any other class of people, but
we have endured radical rule a long as we can,
and we are determined to protect our govern
ment, at all hazards, against the United .States
troops or any body who seeks to set up Mr.
Packard over us, and I insit that you will go
to your associates and say to them that
with the same consistency that they
voted for the electoral bill to preserve the
country from anarchy and strife, with that
same consistency they can make the condition
that the boyonets are to be taken away from
Louisiana and South Carolina, else the condi
tions of anarchy and strife that they would
avoid would surely follow
Mr. Hewitt assured me of the sympathy of
his associates and himself for the people of
Louisiana and South Carolina, and while he
intimated that his position in the electoral bill
had been such that he could not take a posi
tion in the House accordance with my views
he would make the representations to his as
sociates and they would do what
they could in the interest of
Louisiana and South Carolina, and when
I stated to Mr. Sherman what I believed to be
the controlling views of the Representatives,
I should have stated that what I meant was
that we had impressed these same views upon
members of the House. We bad gone to one
two, three and half a dozen at a time and
made these statements, and tbey
had telegrams and 'etters from
their constituents instructing them
not to oppose them. They said they did
not dare defeat the count, did not dare take
that responsibility, but that they were anxious
and willing to serve Louisiana, and they
thought they could do so by go
ing and forcing the Republican leaders to
give these guarantees. They were willing to
serve us by doing so. That is what I meant in
my dispatches to Gov. Nicholls.
The movement dated from February 16th,
when there were 40 to 42 fihbusterers, and we
sought to swell their ranks, with a view of forc
ing the radical leaders to give these guarantees
We did so swell the ranks until the vote was
at one time 116, which was sufficient to deter
the count from further proceeding. It was at
that period Mr. Sherman sent for me and at
that period these conferences were held.
Mr. Blackburn. Then the expression of be
lief yon gave Mr Sherman simply meant that
by giving these guarantees you were satisfied a
sufficient number would be drawn off from the
strength of the dilatory party in the House as
would enable the count to be completed.
Witness. I was satisfied there was a suffi
cient number of membeis of the House who
were under instructions from their constitu
ents not to oppose tue court, but had gone in
to oppose the court with the view
of securing these guarantees and
who as Boon as they were satisfied that that
purpose was served would cease their opposi
tion and allow the count to go through to a
peaceful determination, and events subse
quently proved that to be trne.
The Hon. E. John Ellis testified regarding
the Wormley hotel conference, and stated em
phatically that there was no bargain, that the
ceasing to filibuster was not insisted
upon by the Republicans who were
at the' conference. Watterson always
steadily opposed filibustering. There was not
the semblance of a bargain at that conference.
The object of the Republicans seemed to be to
interviews with Grant, who promised to issue
an order for the withdrawalto of
the troops as soon as the
electora'lh count was completed. When
Payjnent of taxes the
th
etlle
Nicholls government would be construed into
a violation of the statu quo inaugurated
Grant. The latter perpetrated the only
joke witnesasd ever heard from
him byw relating the story of the
t"!
a temperance societby
3
nme
but did not object to a drop being put in his
soda water unbeknownst to him
EUE0PEAN EVENTS.
THE BERLIN TREATY STILL AN AGI-
TATING SI EJECT.
rord Salisbury Defends the Anglo-Russian
AgreementKussian and Turkish Atro
cities upon MusaulmenBessarabia to
be Surrendered in A ujjustMachinations
Against Austria-Honors to the Colam-t
bia Oarsmen In Pans.
ANOLO-HU33IAN AGHEKMENT.
LONDOV, July 26.In the House of Lords to
night the Marquis of Salisbury, replying to a
question, entered upon a general defense of the
government'*, jrtilicy in concluding the Anglo-
RusFian agreement, which was intended to Dre
vent war in the event of failure of the con
gress, and not to tie the hands of
the goverment during the decision. He
declared the government was under no engage
ments for the future except those which had
been presented before *he House It had never
promised Greece an increase of territory.
TEACUE 8 AND SCHOLARS DROWNED.
Fourteen children and three teachers ?ere
drowned by the capsizing of a boat to-day on
the river Blackwater, near the town of Bailie
borough, Ireland
GERMAN ELECTIONS.
LONDON, July 26.A Berlin correspondent
estimates the results of the election on Tues
day for the German parliament will bo the re
turn of all or nearly all of 144 Ultramon
tanes, Poles Gueldhs, Lorrams and other irre
concilable enemies of the government.
The liberals will probably lose. The regular
conservatives gain about thirty seats, which
will lea.e 145 liberals and 107 conservatives.
The liberals will thus retain the balance of
power.
WARRING ON JtfUSSULMEN
CONSTANTINOPLE, July 26.The British em
bassy has received official reports of the con
tinued wanton destruction of Mussulman life
and property in the PhilHpopohn distnot by
the Bulgarians and Russians.
RUSSIAN LOAN.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 26 The GoU* says
Russia is about to negotiate with the Roths
childs for a loan of four hundred million rou
bles at 5 per cent, the issue price to be 85.
HONORING AN AMERICAN
BUCHAREST, July 26.Captain Greene, an
American military attache, ban received the
order of St Vladimir, for the passage of the
Balkans with Gen Gonrko
COLUMBIA'S OARSMEN.
PARIS, Julj 26 Columbia college held a
reception in the American headquarters of the
exposition building this afternoon.
TO "^RESIST.
LONDON, July 26 Advices from Batoum
state the Sazie are preparing to resist Russian
occupation of that place.
SURRENDER or BESSAHABIA.
BUCHAREST, July 26 Bessarabia will be for
mally surrendered to the Russians in August.
NEWGATE TO BE ABOLISHED
LONDOV, Julj 26 It is stated that Newgat*
prison is to be abolished and the ground b
left for a building Bite
EXPOSITION PRIZEB
PARIS, July 26 The minister of commerce
informed the central committee of the exhi
bition he has decided to reduce the value of
gold medals BO as to double their number,
lhere will now be 150 grand prizes and 2,500
gold medals.
FALSE.
The Spanish embassy denounces as false and
malicious the report that King Alfonso threat
ens to abdidate the throne
HOSTILE TO AUSTRIA.
LONDON, July 26 A telegram from Belgrade
reports the Moscow Pan Sclavist committee has
sent a number of agents Austrian Sclav
provinces and Danubian principalities, and
these agents declare themselves openly hostila
to Austria
TREATY RATIFIED
BERLIN, July 26 All the powers except the
porte have ratified the treaty of Berlin.
NEW CONSPIRACY.
ROME, Julv 26 The Liberlo says political
circles connection is traced between the
Greek protests against Turkish barbarities in
Thessaly, and the appearance of French men
of-war at Pere is The Lib^rto
adds it is thought Italy is
disposed, if necessary, to unite with France
for the advantage of the Hellenic oauseand for
their common interest in the Mediterranean.
WOMAN'S RIGHTS CONGRESS.
PARIS. July 26 A session of the Woman's
Rights congress opened here to-day Martin,
municipal counsellor of Paris, and Mrs. Julia
Ward Howe, of Boston, were elected presidents
of the congress.
THE BLACH HILLS.
Gen. Sheridan and Staff Ofllcers at Dead
wood -Gallant Defence of Treasure by a
MessengerDiscovery of Another Mur
der.
DEADWOOD, D. T., July 26.Gen. Sherman,
accompanied by three of the staff officers, ar
rived here to-day from the military camp en
the Little Missouri. The general, after a care
ful examination of the ground, exprestes the
opinion that a permanent Black Hills military
post will be located at some point between tho
Spear Fish and Roped Creek vallej
Passengers on the coach that arrived from
Cheyenne to-night report that E Smith,
the messenger accompanying the coach, en
gaged a single-handed combat with RIX road
agents, and after the discharge of about fifty
shots on the part of the road agents, and
twenty by Smith, the road agents left without
molesting the coach. Smith's horse wes killed
soon afjfer the commen ement of the firing.
Witnesses praise Smith's bravery and coolness.
Mr. James Simpson, while berrying on the
mountain side to-day, two miles from Dead
wood, came upon a small monnd from which
protruded the foot of a human body. On in
vestigation he discovered a man's body covered
with six inches of dirt. The bo^y was in a
state of decay and nothing was found by which
it could be identified or the mystery ex
plained.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
STABBING AFTBAV AMONG TRAMPS.
[Special Telegram to the Globe.)
WiJiONA, Minn., July 26.Two drunken bar
vesters, John Miller, who hailB from St. Louis
and Jacob Walters, from Sommerville, 111.
quarreled here about noon to-day, and shortly
afterwards Miller stepped up behind Walters
and plunged a large pocket knife into his back
penetrating the lung and inflicting a dangero.
wound. Miller fled, but was soon caught
the police The two men had never met until
to-day. Walters lies very low in the city ho*
pital.
j. X^ PICNIC STABBING
LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 26 At a picnic
Lewis county, Thursday, Thomas and Williai.
MmovTa"nMety"m regard to thTcoMse' Hayes 1 Blankenship were Btabbed death by Danid
would pursue towards South Carolina and and Joseph Morgan. In the melee ten or
Louisiana.
Witness at some length referred to nutnvqu
teen persons were wounded,
under arrest. Joseph fled.
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