New-York tribune., 1870-08-09
GENERAL NOTES.

A CORRESPONDENT believes that nepotism, OF
the distribution of public offices among families lies al
of a variety OF the evils OF the BODY pote
To the anxiety keep certain relations and families In
Office he attributes the Rebellion: the defective methods
which delayed its suppresson the majority OF the frauds
that have been peTpetrated State Governments AMI
especially on the national revenue and the demoraza
tion OF gressmen Legislators, and the Judiciary lie
proposes for these evils and 10 overthrow ne
posn that each candidate the coming elections both
for state legislatures and for Congress- shall be required
more relatives by blood marriage from holding office
Of any sort by appointment Pegt as II aS T0ad otS Ge TO
difficult TO enforce them. The men who violated their
pledges about the Income tax for the sake OF Keeping
their friends in office in the department will not
hesitate about sweeping pledge involving the
because more feasible mode of cure for these evils in
properly constructed Civil Service bill.
As one travels Westward one finds more and
more marked the tendency of the people of any given
locality to proclaim, much what the place and its
acquisitions are what they to be. Moreover, they
act upon their expectations and make their preparations
and go throu accordingly and things
upon the grand scale. Thus when the Uniyer
sty OF California recently celebrated its
Oakland received by the Faculty and the Oakland
militia, with Grand Marshal to preside over the pro-
cesson Of Faculty, Regents Citizens GrenadierS Guards,
Zouaves, and superb Brass Band from San Francisco
Everything in the highest style, from the shower OF
boucts upon the orators tOthe comforting of degrees
and the parting address. But there were only three
graduates 1t should be said however tat the name OF
make M any deficiency in numbers: Lucio Marnatus
Tewsbury should be equal to halfa dozen ordinary in
diyduals And the expanded style of Western mstitu-
tons in general stimulates the growth that ultimately
fills them
The expense that the abuse of alcoholic bev-
erages entails upon the public through the medium Of
amshouses prisons etc. was perhaps clearly
illustrated than in the report of Samuel Chpman to Aris
tarchus Champion Of Rochester, N " OF the result OF
his abOrs accumuatng statistics bearing this mat
ter in the State Of NewYOrk Mr.. Champion sustained
the expense Of the undertaking. and Mr. Chapman trav
eed $500 miles in carrying ont the investigations thor
oughy 1t in the early days Of the temperance move
aud the report may be out OF print; but the facts
it narratcs significant enough for reproduction He
shows beyond the power Of contradiction that more than
OF the ordinary State tax absorbed by
the support Of the poor and the administration OF cnl-
nal Justice that more than hrceourths or the pauper-
ism occasoned by ntemperance and more than hye
sixths OF those committed criminal charges in-
temperate Some observations recently made indicate
fact at the present time None however, surpass an in
yestigation made in Hunterdon County: n. j.,
thther directly indirectly because Of intemperance
A wonderful draught of fishes lately glad
dened the loyal hearts of the fishermen of Kings County
Scotia. On day two nets hauled 10000 shad,
and the following day $4,000. The value OF the
fish caught within few days estimated at
$4,000, or when cured for the market, $4,000.
This great success the enyious Canadians ascribe
to the banshment OF the United states fishermen from
the Canadian grounds. A Halifax paper says:-"The
shad reach the mud flats I'm numbers vastly larger than
they have any since the United States fisher
have had the OF fisheries. In 1885, the value
Fundy was ascertained to be Sl35is In two days OF
1870, and In spot under the new regulations, the
catch is valued at $4,000 We confidently expect hear
that the Brer Island fisheries and, indeed those OF all
the noted localities both Of the south and the north
shores Of the Bay have by the result proved the sound
OF the policy of excluding the United states fisher
men. At Brer Island the superiority Of the large we'll
fed goldfish caught In the cold deep water Of that OF
the Bay OF Fundy Is 20 well understood that the United
States Fishermen have been in the habit OF resortng
these fishing grounds in great numbers Ii is here that
the herrngs full OF spawns make their appearance
estthence they To the Grand Mannn about the mid
die OF July, the larger fish following them"
The laws of this State in regard to corpora
tons wisely provide in general laborcr who
work for incorporated association shall have prece
other creditors and special facilities for
dress in OF payment OF his Hence such
q sight Is almost unknown here witnessed week
ago in Augusta, Ca The Port Royal Railroad Is in pro-
Of construction, and the men employed upon it,
principally white had been gathered by George ID. Chap
man & Co. from every part OF the country On an In
tensey hot day large number OF these labOrers
down TO Augusta and blockaded Mr. Chapman's Office
cam0rous for food and pay 1t seems that for some days
they had been supplied with neither and had lived upon
what they could pick up IN the country several of the
sckened in the streets from heat and the want Of
sufficient food. Chapman closed his doors upon them,
and then professed unable meet their wants. A
day OF two afterward additional lot to town In
similar condition, Vowing vengeance against Chapman
From i75 TO 200 Of these negroes Being without
money 10 their passage on the ferry the Sa
yannAh they had 0rcby taken possession OF the ferry
boat aud retained IL unt all had been brought
the river An efficient body Of police prevented the yio
lence to property which threatened when 1t was
found that Chapman had departed and the Mayor the
city, for prudential reasons had everything taken out OF
the Office of Chapman Co, and placed the empty huld
ing under guard The Mayor and other citilens with
praseworthy efforts, procured food for tie stary-
Ing men, sent those requiring medical attend nce 70 the
hospital, finally found work Tor some put ohCrs In the
way of getting IT, and persuaded the rest 20 leave thc
city aud 30 oil to their distant homes