The Sun.
London, England, 1870-03-21 00:00:00

THE • SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 21, 1870.

THE WARWICK MEETING.

Last week, albeit the racing was of a diversified charac-
ter, and abundant in quality, was signalised by no event
of importance, except the defeat of The Doctor
by Primrose. This week seven fixtures are
arranged of which two will prove of general interest—
those of Warwick and St. Albans. The first-named
meeting will extend over Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thurs-
day, and will furnish some excellent sport. The great
race of the programme is the Grand Annual Steeplechase
(about four miles) which is run on Thursday. The weights
f 1r this important steeplechase have already been compared.
The most notable point of difference is the improvement in
the position of Pearl Diver, who meets The Colonel, the
winner of the Liverpool Grand National, on 151 b beau
terms. This leads the Field to anticipate The Colonel's
overthrow and Pearl Diver's victory, his most formidable
opponent being The Nun, who is a first-class steeplechaser
and weighted at list. 31b. Bell's Life thinks that Pearl
Diver and The Colonel will make a great race should they
come together, the only one of their probable rivals
at all likely to upset the pair being the Rugby
winner Knockany, who is a finished jumper.
The Sporting Life goes in favour of Pearl Diver, on
account of his favourable " let-in." The Sportman's
prophet remarks : " The Grand Annual Steeple-chase,
which will not be run until Thursday, does not, lam
sorry to notice, promise to be so successful as it has
been of late years, twenty-nine of the forty-eight
horses originally entered having been struck out.
Most of those left in will, however, in all probability
come to the post, and though The Colonel is handicapped
at the top weight, he appears to have such a good chance
that he will very likely be sent to the post. Pearl Diver
also appears to be fairly treated with 12st 21b, while,
among the light-weights, Surney should have a good
chance. I believe, however, that the winner will be found
in The Colonel or Mr. Brayley's best."
The following forecast of the first day's (Tuesday's)
racing is from the Field :—" In the Trial Stakes (one
mile) Sunlight, Seesaw, Vagabond, and the Recorder
have been named, and if Sunlight is brought
out, the race will be particularly interesting.
Doubting the appearance of Mr. Merry's colt at
Warwick, however, we shall vote for Vagabond
on this occasion. Only six horses remain in -the Wil-
loughby Cup (one mile) from the original twenty nomina-
tions, and the best of these at the weights is Champagne
Charlie. In the Handicap Plate (six furlongs), to which
there are twenty-three entries, Belphegor and the Grass-
hopper filly have notbeen overweighted, though if Honesty,
Bst. 121 b., were in his best form he would win. The
acceptances for the Free Handicap Nursery—rather a
strange name to give a race in which only three-year-olds
have been weighted—will not be declared till Monday
evening. As the handicap, however, now stands, those
horses possessing the primary winning chances are Mag-
dala, 7st 51b ; the filly by Lacydes out of Ca,stanette,
7st 41b ; Sunflower, 7st 31b ; and Romance, 7st. And if
the Castanette filly and Romance are found amongst the
acceptances and run, the better of the pair may win. The
Coventry Steeplechase (three miles) would give rise to an
exciting contest, if The Colonel, the Doctor, the Nun,
Q.C., Skirmish, Surney, and Whitehall were to meet. Cal-
culating on the absence of the first three, however, we ap-
prehend the winner will turn up in Q. C. or Skirmish. There
are thirty-two nominations to the Handicap Hurdle Race
(two miles), and the weights range from King's Cross,
12st. 71b., to Maersderwen, lOst. ; Brick, list. 61b. ; New
Zealander, list. ; Xi, 10st. 121 b. ; Vulcan, 10st. 101 b. ;
Ampleforth, 10st. 71b. ; and Silvermere, 10st. 41b., appear
to have been favourably handicapped. The Cheltenham
stable is particularly strong, and if Brick or Xi puts in an
appearance, we do not perceive how the selected one can
be defeated."
Bell's Life discusses the same day's events in this
manner :—" The time-honoured Trial Stakes which, para-
doxical as it may now appear to some, was won by Coro-
nation, then a two-year old, in the same year in which he
carried off the Derby, might have all the interest
of its best days were the whole four engaged
to go to the post. It will be a fine public trial as to
whether Sunlight has reformed his ways should Mr.
Merry send him to the post, and with a run we shall not
look further for the winner, On paper the Willoughby
Cup looks like good thing for Champagne Charlie, and
in the Free Handicap Nursery—an odd title for a
three year old race nothing reads better than
the Castanete filly and Sunflower. It is hard to. say
as yet what will go to the post for the Coventry
Steeple Chase, but anything that faces the starter will
probably have to succumb to Q.C. and Moose. David
Copperfield has not for a long time had such a chance
allowed him as he posSesses for the Handicap Hurdle
Race, and he will probably win unless the stable pin their
faith on New Zealander. The three-quarters of a mile
Handicap Plate will probably fall to Belphegor." The Sport-
ing Life does not think that Sunlight will be brought out
for the Trial Stakes, and therefore awards the prize to
See-Saw. Of the Coventry Steeplechase this paper's
contributor says :—" The Doctor has had so much of it
that he will probably be in reserve, and The Colonel, with
all the weight could beat the remainder, and only in the
absence of the dual hero of Liverpool shall I look for the
success of Q.C. or The Nun. The Willoughby Cup (one
mile), Adelaide or Brambridge will win, and one of 31r.
Brayley's (Soucar or Recorder) the Free Handicap Nur-
sery (three-quarters of a mile). The Handicap Hurdle
Race, Vulcan er Goodfellow looks like, and Veda or
Cheddington the Handicap Plate (three-quarters of a mile)."
The Sportsman awards the Coventry Steepleehase to
Q.C. or the Nun ; the Willoughby Cup to Brambridge ;
the Free Handicap Nursery to Sunflower or Geoffrey ;
the trial stakes to Sunlight or Vagaband.

EMIGRATION CENTRES.

WISCONSIN (CONTINUED).
The route to Wisconsin is through Upper Canada,
crossing from the States at Niagara, and again into
the States at Detroit, in Michigan, whence that
State is crossed to Grand Haven, by the Milwaukee
and Detroit Road, and Lake Michigan by a regular
line of steamers to Milwaukee; or the water journey
may be avoided by passing via Chicago. 'Milwaukee is
one of those growing, ambitious western cities which,
with unbounded resources, have unbounded ambi-
tion. The agricultural value of the country around
it, is shown by the fact that it has made that city the
largest primary wheat depot in the world, and
although Chicago, seated as it is at the head of the
lake, is more central, commanding a wider sweep
of territory, more perfect communication, and a
far larger trade, yet it has not the wealth of grain
grown around. The citizens of Milwaukee are at
this moment making a bold push for the seat of
State Government. They are constructing a Court-
house at a cost of nearly $1,000,000, which the
Common Council have offered to the Legislature as
a free gift, if they will make Milwaukee the State
capital. On this subject an influential paper of
New York justly observes, " Milwaukee may be a
better town than Madison for the Legislature of
Wisconsin to meet in ; but we submit that this is
not demonstrated by the fact that Milwaukee has
a Court-house to give away—to say nothing of the
legal right of the Common Council to offer the ex-
tensive donation." A State so prosperous could
not fail to show considerable railway development.
In 1866 (we regret that we have no complete returns
to a later date) one thousand seven hundred and
thirty-one miles were completed and in full opera-
tion, representing a subscribed capital of more than
$14,000,000. The number of through passengers car-
ried that year was 260,523, and of way passengers,
1,897,053. The tonnage transported was 104,203.
Among the most important roads are the Milwaukee
and La Crosse, Portage, and Superior, with an extent
sion to Fond.du-lac, Green Bay to the Mississippi,
and others projected and since completed. Madison,
the capital, has lines branching in every direction,
and all traverse rich portions of the State throwing
open all the good land, however remote. In that
year there were 17 academies in Wiscons:n, having
90 teachers and 2,200 students ; nine colleges,
having 55 professors and 1,439 students ; also 228
private schools, having 8,000 pupils. In normal
schools to train teachers Wisconsin has taken the
lead in the States, one having been founded in each
Congressional district. The persons between the
ages of 4 and 20 were 352,005, and of these 234,265
were attending schools, 7,879 teachers being em-
ployed, the whole supported at a cost of $1,190,289.
The fund owns 463,463 acres of land; all the moneys
are given in its aid accruing from forfeiture or
escheat, all fines collected for breach of the penal
laws, and all moneys paid as exemption from mili-
tary duty. Wisconsin has provided liberally for
the destitute and unfortunate ; awe are asylums
for the insane, the deaf and dumb, for the blind ;

and besides the State prison there is a reformatory
for juvenile offenders. On October 1, 1866, there
were 177 insane patients ; during the year 95 had
been admitted and 92 discharged, and the cost
was $4;,205. The patients worked a farm, which,
for the last two years, had returned $6,000.
The trustees of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum had
received from the State and other sources 420,678,
and expended $24,070, the attendance being 104
persons. There is also a home for soldiers' orphans,
which after being founded by private gifts was pur-
chased by the State. The Treasury receipts for
1866 were $2,086,458, and the disbursements
$1,874,993. The debt then was $2,282,191, which
has since, we believe, been considerably reduced.
Even during that year the reduction was $410,000.
The real estate aggregated $126,059,296, and the
real and personal property $162,302,153. The
State banks then doing business numbered 19, with
an aggregate capital of $611,000, and an outstand-
ing circulation of $142,557. There were 26 Na-
tional banks, with a capital of $2,780,000. The
eight chief productions were estimated as follows :
—11,629,183 bushels of wheat, valued on the
Lake shore at $23,509,705 ; Indian corn, 13,410,836
bushels, valued at $8,851,143 ; oats, 14,789,660,
valued at $5,180,428 ; pigs, 216,392 head, valued
at $4,868,754 ; butter, 9,999,892 lbs, valued at
$2,280,469 ; eheese, 1,215,801, valued at $215,970 ;
wool, 2,696,354 lbs., valued at $1,176,216 ; lum-
ber, 928,908,651 feet, valued at $3,349,421. Hay
and all kinds of grasses ; _ hops, Bax, and potatoes,

are largely cultivated ; also tobacco, maple-sugar,
molass:s, sorghum, honey, and wax. Orchard and
market-garden produce, and every description of
agricultural industry have been rapidly advancing.
The last census in 1860 showed an enormous in-
crease over previous decennial returns : the aggre-
gate value going over thirty-six and a third mil-
lions of dollars. There are valuable lead mines in
the State of the same beds underlying parts of Ill-
nois and lowa, which extend 0ver2,140 square miles
of Wisconsin. What the product now is we do not
know, but before the Southern Wisconsin R.R. was
completed in 1863, 848,6251b5.0f lead were received
at Milwaukee. Bordering on Lake Superior are
very abundant iron mines, and copper, magnetic
iron, plumbago, while generally the non-metallic
earths abound. There are quarries from which
marble of great beauty is extracted. Manufactur-
ing establishments in 1860 numbered 3,064, the
capital invested being $15,831,581. The raw ma-
terial and cost of production for the year was
$21,406,042, the sale amounting to $27,849,467,
whence a profit was derived of $6,403,425, or up-
wards of 40 per cent. The establishments con-
sisted of boots and shoes, furniture, soap, and
candles, woollen goods, and illuminating gas.
Leather, agricultural implements, iron castings, iron
ore, steam engines, anal malt liquor were also pro-
duced. Even in those days, ten years ago, the im-
provements on the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers, in-
cluding the Portage Canal, were considerable, ex-
tending more than 300 miles, from Green Bay to the
Mississippi. The work had not at that time
been completed, but it had 165 locks, and admitted
vessels greater in size than those which passed the
old Erie Canal, while the work since then has been
greatly improved. Although, as a rule, the Irish
do not readily proceed to the Far West, numbers
have accumulated in the great towns. Milwaukee is
about to publish a daily and weekly Irish paper, but
as there is a good sprinkling of many nationalities,
the mass being Teutonic and Scandinavian, such
States get a broad cosmopolitan feeling, all even-
tually assuming the American type. This tends con-
siderably to give a breadth of humanity and liberality
to the citizens, which is everywhere noticeable, but
more especially in legislation. Indeed what we say
is applicable to all these rising western States,
which, although crude and wanting to an English
eye in the finish and refinement of old countries,
have a warm and pleasant tone of their own, which,
with the energy and progress, atone for all that
may be considered deficiencies. There is a health-
fulness, too, in the atmosphere which imparts
a buoyancy of spirits to which denizens of large
European cities are strangers. The weather in
winter is cold, though the Wisconsin river is not
frozen over four months in the year ; but though
the cold is sharp, just as in Minnesota,it is dry, and
generally still, not felt like that of a raw winter's
day in England. Wisconsin, lying between the
large lakes of Superior and Michigan, much as Mich-
igan does between the lake of that name and Huron,
is less exposed than most of the States to extremes
of temperature. Those who know the position of
Upper Canada, which penetrates into the lakes, are
aware how much milder it is than other parts ; so it
is with Michigan, and so with Wisconsin. The ave-
rage temperature on the shore of Lake Michigan is
6i deg. Fahrenheit higher than on the Mississippi.
Like Minnesota, it is one of the most salubrious of
the States; and it was remarkable during its early
settlement, when many districts are apt to be un-
healthy, for its freedom from disease. This is due
principally to the dryness of the climate ; next, to
the open, well-drained character of the country ;
but even where marshes and forests abound, the
State is not unhealthy, for the swamps are supplied
from springs, and, as they are not exposed during
summer to a burning heat, they do not send forth
noxious and deleterious exhalations. Emigrants
ought to know that some jealousy exists between the
States seeking an increase of population, but in a
far greater degree between the large cities. This is
often shown in an amusing way. For instance, while
Milwaukee is trying to get the State capital removed
to that city, Chicago takes the opportunity to say
that " capital" is what Milwaukee most needs, with
the exception of " business."
This c, mpletes our present ser:es of noticcs
emigration, but we will again have to return to this
subject on receiving the statistics now being pub
lished by the U. S. Land Commissioner, and, what
is still more wanted, the census returns which will
be furnished during the ensuing summer. We
would have even delayed our remarks until we

had received these papers bad we not strongly felt
the necessity of at once giving the information at
hand, for this broad fact is true, that these State
furnish the finest fields for emigration open, pecu-

liarly suited for the settlement-of surplus British
population, and we know that there are few dis-
interested persons in England, that is those not
connected with emigration schemes, ready to tell
the English people the plain truth ; while, on the
contrary, there are thousands whose hatred to the
Union makes them at all tmes ready to pervert
it ; a fact, which considering the folly of America's
attitude towards England, is by no means sur-
prising. —Anglo- American 7 irnes.

was asked for information as to the legislation ne-
cessary to protect American interests in China and
Japan. Mr. Howell offered a resolution which waslnid
over, looking to the insertion in all bills hereafter
reported granting lands in aid of railroads, of a pro-
vision securing the right of settlers on such grants,
&c. The Funding Bill coming up in order, Mr.
Sherman spoke in explanation and advocacy of it.
Mr. Davis gave notice that he would move to re-
commit the bill, with instructions. After an Exe-
cutive Session the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Feb. 25—Bills were
introduced by Mr. Stark weather to encourage the
construction of first-class iron steamships, and pro-
vide for carrying the mails, and by Mr. Hoar for a
system of national education. Mr. Jenckes, from
the Retrenchment Committee, reported a bill
establishing a Department of Justice, which was
recommitted. On the motion of Mr. Sargent,
the Ways and Means Committee were directed to
inquire into the expediency of separate legis-
lation for taxing fruit distillations. On the motion
of Mr. Cessna, the Election Committee were dis-
charged from consideration of the charges against
the loyalty of Representative Hamill, of Maryland,
they not being sustained. Mr. Kelley presented a
petition in reference to the centennial anniversary
of Independence, similar to that presented in the
Senate. Mr. Butler reported a bill for the admis-
sion of Georgia, which was recommittedand printed,
he giving notice that he would report it back on
Tuesday. On the motion of Mr. Shanks, of Indiana,
the cadetship of iuvestigation;was .directed to be ex-
tended so as to include inquiry into the conduct of
army and navy officers in connection with appoint-
ments. The Indian Appropriation Bill was considered
giving rise to a discussion on the Baker massacre and
policy of Government towards Indians. Adjourned.
Feb. 28.—A number of bills were introduced and
referred, among them the following :—By Mr.
Morrill, of Maine, to prevent undervaluation of
imported merchandise ; Mr. Jenckes, to regulate
admiralty jurisdiction and the civil service ; Mr.
Reeves, to exempt farmers from special tax as
brokers ; and by Mr. Starkweather to revive the
shipbuilding interest. Mr. M'Cruyr's resolution
for the exemption of pork packers and others
from manufacturers' tax, came up in order, and
was referred to the Ways and Means Committee,
a clause directing the refunding of taxes already
collected having been struck out. Mr. Palmer
offered a resolution instructing the Banking Com-
mittee to report a law authorizing free banking
on such an issue of 'United States notes as shall
induce the lowest possible reduction of the rate of
interest. The House refusing to second the pre-
vious question, the resolution laid over until next
Monday. Mr. Spink, of Dakota, offered a resolu-
tion declaring for " such a tariff for revenue as
will afford incidental protection for domestic manu-
factures," which was adopted by a vote of 103
yeas to 51 nays. The resolution is copied from the
National Democratic Platform of 1868, and much
amusement was created among the Republican
members by the fact that the Democratic members
generally voted against it. The resignations of Re-
presentatives Golladay of Kentucky, and Dewees
of North Carolina, understood to be implicated in
the sales of cadetships, were presented. The Indian
Appropriation Bill was considered. Mr. Beck
offered a joint resolution.. extending the time for
withdrawal of the distilled spirits from bond to
three years from the date of the entry ; and Mr.
Hooper offered a substitute imposing an a lditional
tax of one per cent. per gallon for each month
following on the first year. Without disposing
of the matter, the House adjourned, after making
Mr. Cullom's Anti-Polygamy Bill the special order
for March 22d.

The details of the loss of the Golden City, Feb.
22, on the coast cf Lower California, have arrived. It
appears she loft San Francisco, Feb. 18, with 400 passen-
gers, and a valuable cargo, including teas just arrived by
the steamer from China. She struck on Point Lazaro, 15
miles from Santa Maria, the country being a barren waste.
The passengers and crew were safely landed, but they suf-
fered the greatest distress, being 22 hours crossing the
desert to Santa Maria Bay, some of them being lost on the
road. The steamer Colorado, from Panama to San Fran-
cisco. then due, was intercepted, but she could not receive
the passengers, except at Santa Maria. Scarcely anything
was saved, and much indignation has been expressed,
though many think unjustly, against Captain Comstock.
Among other casualties reported are there : —On the 28th
ult. a boiler exploded in the rolling mill of the Lackawanna
Iron and Coal Company, in Scranton, Pennsylvanie,which
shattered a building and buried 20 or 30 men in the ruins.
Six women were burnt to death on the 2d instant in the
drying Ncorks at Nepouset, Massachusetts. The building
was an old wooden structure, which appears to have been
set on fire by the furnace, and, as there was no escape, the
women fell victims. A railroad accident occurred in New
Hampshire, March 4, injuring several persons seriously.
The steamer Smidt arrived at New York on the
11th insi., passengers and crew all well, about whom much
anxiety had been felt, as the vessel was forty-nine days
out from Bremen. She reports that her engine was dis.
abled, obliging the captain to make the passage south of
Bermuda. Twelve days were required for repair, and
afterwards he could only run the enginesat half speed. The
Cunard steamer Samaria has caused apprehension for her
safety.as she left Liverpool on the 26th ult. A report was
spread, which reached New York by cable, that the City of
Boston had arrived on Wednesday at Queenstown, and the
news was hailed with rejoicing on both sides the Atlan-
tic. A. private telegram had been received to the same
effect by a leading member of the Stock Exchange later in
the day, which also proved untrue. The greatest indig-
nation was expressed in New York under the impression
that the report was a cruel hoax, and the Associated Press
offered a reward of $5OO for the detection of the perpe-
trator; but we are inclined to bolieve that it was dictated
by a too hasty good nature. Questions have been asked
in the House of Commons about the overloading of the
City of Boston, which proves to be a malicious untruth.
The City of Brooklyn passed the Samaria, although she
was making signals, the captain influenced, we supposed,
by the two eager desire of making quick passages,
no consideration can excuse thus passing a vessel so cir-
cumstanced. thoub

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acquiescence with doctrines
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detest, however righteous principles upheld. That
State, however, supplies an answer to much of what is
written in English
papers on the subject of Northern op •
pression of the
South. No people could be placed in a
eater difficulty than the North after the suc-
cessr
position nthoef greater
arms. To rule by military force was not
only an infringement of the constitution, but against the
s • piri 't of the people ; to withdraw the troops and allow
the majority to govern, was to hand over the newly-en-
franchised race, bound hand and foot, to the tender mercies
of the very element which had maintained the desperate
t against the Union. To abuse the North for
the only means at its command to secure the ob-
jasedcroltipsgtgicnli ntended.for during the War is to ignore the diffi-
cultiesposition ; and the present state of Tennessee
is an n
to those who ascribe malice and tyranny even
totheaoavie
fextremehtre wing of the Republican party. General
Butler, its leader, always asserts that the Reconstruction
Acts stringently enforced are a necessity of the situation ;
declaring that whenever the pressure is removed the
result is the condition of things prevailing in Tennessee,
or in Georgia; where loyalty to the Union is an offence,
which may, at any moment, be punished with assassina-
tion. Even in North Carolina it was reported last Sun-
day that Governor Holden had telegraphed to Washing-
ton for aid to suppress a revolt in Allamance County.
HUMOUR.—A trial in an English Court is thus
described by a Chinaman :-" One man is quite silent,
another talks all the time, and twelve wise men condemn
the man who has not said a word. -Speaking of a mecent
gale in the vicinity of White Pine, Nevada, one miner re-
marked-" Why, it's a reg'lar typhoid ;" whereupon a
comrade patronizing ly remarked to the bystanders, "He's
an ignorant cuss ; he means tycoon !"- In Chicago, the
Rev. Dr. flatfivld,arguing, in his pulpit against the woman
reform, declares "that as many inon suffer from the effects
of a woman's tongue as women suffer from drunken bus-
bands."-A little four year old in Richmond, very fond of
a certain dish, when asked by his mother if he would'nt
like to see an angel with wings, and fly about like his
little dead brother, replied, after a pause, " No ma ; I'd a
heap rather be a hawk, and live on chicken."-A corre-
spondent believes that many of the girls remain single
only because they cannot find money and a brown-stone
house, with a man attached as a coupon.