The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-11-10
WASHINGTON.
Enumeration Sfatisties

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7-Monthly report No
IL OF the Bureau of Statistics contains full de-
tails OF the immigration into the United States,
during the quarter ending June 30 1873. and
the year ended the same.
Inc Total number OF immigrants who arrived
at the ports of the United States during the
year ended June 30, 1873 was 459, 1903, of whom
A5.I9z were males and 1S4,O11 females Died
years OF age, 104,627; fifteen and under forty
ward, $685. f'O "
" the total number arrived during the year
80! pa Ia landed at New York, 5s.917 at Huron,
Mich; 81 ,676 at Boston. 20, 962 at San Francis,
co, ,597 at Baltimore, 1904 at New Orleans
and 1924 at Portland.
Standardization England, 74,S01; Ire
land, u, 344: Scotland, 1884; Wales, $40; Jer-
sey Island, 10; Isle of Man, 4; total from the
Austria 5765; Sweden, Il, 1903; Norway, 1924;
Denmark, 4931; Netherlands, 3S11 Belgium,
1176; Switzerland, 3107; France, Il, 1888; Spain,
541 Greece, 875I; Hungary, 1347; Russia, 1850;
Poland, 1888; China, 20,292; Canada, 31,711; ;
Nova Scotia, 1919; Azores, 1161: Australia.
1l40; balance scattering.
Occupations-Profession 1886; skilled, 49,
1922 miscellaneous, 1853, 7l8; not specified, 1865;
without occupation Chiefly women and chill
dren), 234, 439.
Treasury balances.
The following are the Treasury balances to-
day: Currency SO, 34S, 54 special deposits of le-
gal tenders for redemption of certificates of de-
post $10,640,00O; coin $79, OS1, AT, including
S2S558, $3.50 in coin certificates; outstanding legal
tenders 361 1877 ,271.
Southern Claims mission,
The Southern Claims Commission have print
ed volume containing the names of 24,0O0
claimants, together with the respective amounts
Claimed. The amodnts claimed vary from $3.50
to S54, 0U0 and there is of $129 475 in behalf
OF the estate of John Bemis Of La. In all but
few cases the claimants have declaree upon
oath that from the beginning to the end of the
late rebellion, their sympathes were constant
ly with the cause of the United States; that
they never of their own free will and accord did
anything or offered or sought to do anything
by word or deed to injure said cause or retard
its success and that they were at all times
ready and willing to aid and assist the cause of
the Union so far as their means and circum-
stances permitted.
Patent Office.
For the year ending Sept. 80, there were
filed in the patent office 80 1854 applications for
patents including reissues and designs, 2S3
applications for extensions of patents and 519
application for registering of trade marks
There were issued 1917 patents including re-
issues and designs, 235 extended and 765 allow
ed but not issued by reason of the non payment
of the final fee There were 1924 caveats filed
and 475 trade marks registered. The fees re-
ceived from all sources amount to SOL ,626 and
the total expenditure to $699l499. The appro-
priatiOns asked for the fiscal year ending June
80. 1875; is $693, 800.
since the panic money orders through the
Post Office have doubled. The panic had a
depressing influence on the patent office, the
business having decreased.
Bankruptcy Matters.
The Comptroller instructed the assistant
treasurer at New York that the bankruptcy of
the agent is revocation of the agency but
where subsequently to bank ruptcy principal
with the knowledge of the fact appoints a
bankrupt his agent the latter may lawfully
transact any business entrusted to him.
Census i'm 1875.
Secretary Delano will in his annual report
renew his recommendation for a census to be
taken in 1875, the results of which could be
published in season for the centennial celebra-
tio6. He believed authentic Information re-
specting the nations increase in population
and wealth during any term of five years would
we'll repay its cost.