New-York tribune., 1870-05-27
GENERAL NOTES.

Tho adjournment of the Committee on the
Irregularities in the Methodist Book Concern untii
October was measure Of prudence on their part Dut
1t may also of seryicet TO distant community Inc Inc
neonie OF western state whose Representative IN to
House absent for weeks from his seat ana ms dtes 70
Adjournment OF the Committee from the business whsn
has 80 inerfered with his public duties Perhaps me
stndyng the means of suppressng the Investigation or
Methodist Episcopal management may serve MN IN ty
next Congressional discussion on tIc Oh'"P'O'' Vi
Christianity and Know-Nothlngism
We are rather surprised to learn that an act
authorizing Ogging punishment foreertan oHehscs
was passed in Canada so late as 1869. Nopody was
scourged under IT, however until the 2oth OF May When
mideaged delinquent received twenty ssnes IN b1In LJ
don Ontario. We sorry to hear OF TINS 1or the De
ware people will now take courage ana nOs away vt
complaccntly than ever By the way, We @ gnr
gng in Delaware the other day, reports tha lne SheI
l. mercifu that the blows are very ghty iad on ana
that the foggng is mere farce. II thls pr9Ves any
thing it proves too much for substantially u Is evI
dence that for considerable class OF crimes Delaware
has no punishment at all II the noggng merely fool
ing what a foolish law is that which authorizes 1t.
A somewhat amusing as well as interesting
incident enliyened the Womans Suffrage Convention in
Boston last Tuesday. Mrs s. &. Foster was enlargng
upon the necessity OF working for conversions to the
cause She said that Il was found necessary TO convert
even Mr. william Lloyd Garrison Poor Mr: Garrison k
was on the platform, and the lady klndy iav9red IN nm
40 Years 9 ago he published The Genius Of Liberty
per In Baltimore, he protested against lie acton ~
going
their part" Perhaps you VIII not Deeee ~, MI a
saa SnS nT, can show to you every key
sponded Mr.. Garrison, for was then rnarsee OF , m
Phaisees All can say - ~ y was oyap fbe reat
A report from the State Department to the
House of Representatives gives statistics Of arrivals o
messengers from foreign ports, including immigrants
We deduce from It the following items: More than hall
million OF passengers arrived at our ports In the years
1858 and 1862 the number II IGe a OF all were mm
grants who purposed remaining SeVenty-hVe per ce
sE,s ysa at IN te Gs and in &chga than
per cent; In Maryland about - per cent ana less han
per cent in any other stae Inc rHat Rrtap bV
10000; twothirds Of a came S iT3m Norygay ynq@e
China and British North America furnished about 4 per
cent China being little in excess; switzerland, Den
mark France and Prussia contributed eacn rom nearly
year and half in NewY0rk, about per cent OF Ihe
women and girls reported as servants ahG tne res,
having occupations or the men ana boys, ., & per
aborers per cent 81 per G cent MT MN nm
about 30 cent had no occupation OF te rest
greater part were mechanics ana Wo.kien ia al M
trades The Chinese arriving at Pacific ports are al ac
counted aborers; and While san francisco repo.s m
Orentals coming to stay the statement resPec'h ~
those that have arrived in Astoria oregon Is tnat 'e
country in which they mean to reside y Is China'
The Convention held in Illinois with refer
ence to on amended Constitution for that State has In
corporated several provisions having reference to rail-
roads designed to reform their abuses curb their pow
ers and prevent absorbing tendency OF their monop
oles Statutes regulate the receipt and uehxefy
OF grain and the state control and FIX the tariffs OF
rates transportation both for freight and passengers
The affairs the railroads TO be reported 10 the sae
Auditor must be transfer office In the State
at which all transfers OF stock shall be effected ma
jOrity OF the directors OF railroad corporation must Ds
residents OF Illinois The state determines the rights OF
the stockholders their votes and the method OF voting
Fictitious and watered stock Is prohibited NO cOhso
dation shall effected between parallel roads and any
other consolidation shall be void unless GO days noce
thereof shall be given stockholders The right OF en
nent domain the State shall not be abridged IN respc
TO the property franchises OF these corporaons tel
rolling stock and moVabes shall be liable to execution
and sale personal property; and, in respect to any
claims against them trial by jury shall be held nyloate
These provisions are admirably adapted to the end
sought and will be OF interest to Eastern stockholders
1t WILL however be novel feature II capital shall cease
TO control the subject its investments because OF egs
latye enactments and doubt whether the Intention
In respect the place OF transfers OF stock Will be sue
cessfy carried out The new Constitution will be sub
mtted to the vote Of the people on the 2d OF July next