The New York herald., 1870-02-21

c--ls56 10 lS6l.-> 1892 to 1867
american Foreign Ame,tcan Foreign
Ports Vessels Vessels Vessels. Vessels.
Ss,,,5s,as,, Ss% aSTs; ;......;: 4 = = = =
baltimore. 10 81 40 81
New Orleans. 80. "a 20 an m
San Francisco. !. rs M 10 %
Wnile the building OF ships anu barks, which are
employed chiefly In the foreign trade fen from 373
OF sch0oners, which are generally employed I'm the
coastng trade, quite as prosperous was from
1865 TO 1860.
The falling OF in the building OF large vessels is
further illustrated as follows:-
During the nve years from 1858 to 1858 al per cent
OF our total seagoing tonnage built the coast con.
sisted or ships and barks while during the 1ve years
from 1868 to 1885, only 2s per cent consisted OF ships
and barks. During the year 1855, the most prosper.
Gus year In the history OF American snlpbullding
there were . 800 ships and barks and rs
the aggregate tonnage built baving been 326, 429
tons, while during tho year ending June 3O 1852
schooners built the aggregate tonnage having been
~. 100 tons. II is ascertained, moreover that the
average tonnage Of ships and barks built since the
war has fallen OF ten per cent. The difference be-
tween the numerical expressions OF tonnage under
the Old and new methods OF admeasurement does
not materially affect these results Briggs schooners
and sloops measure numerically less under the new
tnan under the old admeasurement while ships
barks, steamboats, and vessels having closed in
spaces ABOVE their hulls have their tonnage largely
Increased. The aggregate tonnage OF the country
under the new admeasurement ID about five per
cent less than under the old.
Mr.. Nimmo's report occupies sxty-two pages OF
printed matter. He concludes AZ follows:-
At this day, when ocean steam navigation Is
highly advanced and Is rapidly superseding the use
Of sailing vessels between all the large commercial
ports OF tho globe let soc To 1t that we no Longer
suffer the loss OF the pr0nts OF our own commerce.
and the burning disgrace OF being obliged TO subsl.
dze foreign steam lines for the carriage OF own
mails No measures for restoring our commercial
marine can be effective which do not clearly recog.
nze the fact that at this day prosperous steam
marine IL the necessity OF the maritime interests OF
the nation. This ~ an important epoch In the his
tory OF commerce. by means OF the Suez Canal
our trade with the East Indies viii probably
be greatly increased. We also at this time espe
ciaIy Interested IN that great International project
the Darien SHIP Canal which, when completed
Ike the Suez Canal will tend greatly to the deve-
ment OF steam navigation. To hesitate now Is to
surrender entirely. Let us rebuild merchant
navy. Let the nag OF the United States again be
seen In all the large ports Of the world at the mast
head OF our merchant ships--those messengers of
peace-and we shall need but little display OF the
war power abroad In order to maintain the national
honor or TO prove the rights OF American citizens
At this time OF our commercial decline let emu
when twenty years ago she saw the International
shipping OF the world rapidly passing into our
hands. Her course al that important crisis or her his
tory - thus described by Freeman II. Morse United
States Consul 1T London IN despatch to the State
Department lex. Doc, No. 2s3. Fortietn ConHress:
Comprehendins her position shs clearly abso
4pd maintain her maritime prestige might
permanently other hands she therefore
s'o,' % and thorough pras.s. and theo
Without delay aboa. the application of such
attempt 10 rsso". on foreign rs
DS e % +. S s own great
removing as far aa practicable all restrictions against
favorable ssisis.on can asord The whois nasion io
watched m commsci,i marine with care and anxiety for IT
formed ts duty Of guardian and protector with more y
Trade es oe. Boards Parsmensry comm.es nts
giant merchants shpbuildss, engineers and Of
thought and remedies while the
Ss ss 70 10 M
credited and how English trade could be expanded
Let the interests. then manifested in England be
felt BY the people Of the United States and we shall
within lew years retrieve our fallen fortunes upon
the ocean. IL must not be that the ships OF tho
nation TO whom we mainly attribute our maritime
disasters shall continue 10 supersede the American
nag In our own ports and bear on from the prizes
OF our own commerce with other nations. Rather
let US follow thai line OF policy which the President
indicated In his inaugural address-.A PROSTATE
commerce Ia to be rebuilt"
Lands In alifornia-Unwarranted Action OF
Attorney General Hoar.
The action Of Attorney General Hoar IN directing,
At the request Of the Secretary Of the INTERIOR the
District Attorney Of California to use the name OF
the United States for private individual to vacate
the patent issued to the owners OF Rancho Vista
ci0n Guadalupe Rodeo vlego, has caused much
commotion among California landholders now here,
lands in California under United states patents.
Messrs. Poche and Bayerque, representing the for
eign owners OF these lands who have Bought and
sold under this United States patent since 1894 to
the amount Of many millions OF dollars have
presented to the Attorney General through
their Consul, Mr.. Edward L. Goold
brief, which concludes by stating that
the Acting Attorney Generals order to Mr. Latmer
District Attorney for California, should be with
drawn. Mr.. Goold's brief has been referred to the
Secretary OF the Interior. III the Attorney Generals
order shall not be withdrawn immediate steps will
be taken IN Congress to STOP ITS action which II is
capital from lands In California Invested on the
Iaith OF United States patent, and will cause
broadspread destruction In he State The Vlsitacion
rancho lies mostly within the city limits or san
Francisco and mas hundreds OF owners. 1t contains
about five thousand acres and Ii worth many mil-
lions OF dollars.
An International System Of Coinage.
Mr.. Kelley, OF Pennsylvania. OF the Committee
on Coinage, weightsl ana Measures. will, when an
opportunity shall occur call up his bill to promote
the establishment OF an International metrlca sys.
TEN Of coinage ~ follows:-
Whereas certain nations OF Europe have adopted
and have proposed to the rest OF the world coinage
which was originally based upon that system OF
weights known as metrical, but which under the
influence OF circumstances has departed from its In
tended character; ana whereas there IS an assured
ship TO metrica weights will be ultimately returned
to- and whereas the coinage OF the United States
be brought into exact conformity with metrical
weights BY change In its value amounting 70 less
than onethird per centum In the case OF gold coins
therefore,
Be 1t enacted by tho Senate and House Of Repre-
senatves OF the United States OF America In Con-
gress assembled. That the gold hereafter coined by
the United states shall contain for each dollar OF
denominatiOna value one and one-half grams OF
pure god and shsli weigh, for each dollar, one and
two-thirds grains, the proportion Of alloy being thus
kept as one to ten; and that such coins shall have
stamped upon them, IN addition to other devices,
their weight ia grams and the inscription, nine.
tenIns nne.
Cases of Reiapsing Fever.
Two cases OF reapsng fever occurred in Washing
ton within the past week in crowded tenements.
National Temperance Pledge.
Senator Wilson has received numerous letters
asking Ior the form OF the temperance pledge which
the Congressional temperance Society propose
shah be administered throughout the country the
22d day OF February Of the present year. tits a
follows