, 1875-01-01

To-day another volume of the great BOOK
Of Time closesand is placed uponthe shelf ny
tie side Of its predecessors Before laying It
nway forever, it will be pleasant to take
rapil view Of its contents. 1t has not been q
year marked by s1ch notable events as have
characterized tho last eight or ten years, rs
there have been no great whrs which glVo
birth to these G, cnts, but there has been
mncl of interest 10 chronicle, much that has
been we'll done, and much that affortls hope
for tho futuro ILe political field has been
busy and exciting in this country. The fall
elections have cllarg rgcd the political aspect OF
tile country, not oily affecting State and Mu-
picinal Governments, but the complexion OF
the Lower House o. Congress. The causes
which brought about this change have been
| sufficiently discussed in THE.Tn1nusE With
| mt further allusion nt tho present time, or
cent to uoto the fact that, in the foil
elections, lilo Republican party rid itself
of Dutleris,n md colTuptionH. During the
wear, disturbances, more or Less violent
iu character, have taken place in Texas,
growing out Of the attempt Of Gov. DAV1a to
seize tho State Government in Arkansas,
from tho struggle Of BnooKs and BAXTER for
tho Gu.urnatorih chair in Mississippi, from
the attempt Of the Democracy to drive TO-
nub}icau officials from their p3aces by Yio-
lenco and in Louisiana, ont Of tho recent
election and the action Of tho Neturning
Board In Texas, tho emeate was short
lived, The Arkansas difficulty has also beer
satisfactorily settled. The Mississippi trouble
, ia in q fair way of settlement, and Louisiana
olone remains in serious difficulties, for which
tho Now Year md Gen. sHEnlDAa may Ind
, remedy. During tho year the President ha
, strengthened his Cabinet by the appointment
D Of Secretaries Ba1sGow and JEWELL, two
q the best executive officers tho country ha
: ever had, The political record OF Englan
was marked by the retirement Of Gt4ADsTos
y and the accession Of D1sRAE11 to the Promie'
+ ship.-a result brought about yer
e largely by tho attempt made by G1ApsToN
3 to force restrictive md coercive temperane
o leeislation upon the people. Having falie
~ In this, GLADSTONE has forsaken temperate
4 and taken up the cudgel In bis private c
# pacity aeniust Ultramontanian In mann
ia which has provoked discussion througho'
10 the civilized world. In Franco, tho situetie
n remains unchanged. MAcAtAuoN ia still
ia tho head Of the Republic, and tho Assomb
,e continues to belch iortA fire and fury, b
" without doing any material da1nago thus II
re- There ore no political changer to note
to Ge1many. The energies Of the Governme
he during the year have been mainly devoted
nd tho enforcement Of the famous FALcn las
CO missed in 1877, and in quelling Ultramonta
no disturbances eugcndered by the Jesults
r., Catholic Bishops. EARLY in the yehr'
ch CAsrE1An Government In Spain was oV
,at thrown by a coup trttas, and Marshal sEnna
We was mala President, Since his election
time has been exclusively occupied In Efforts
,lo nut down Carlism, only resulting, however
eg. partial succcss. IN canada, tho Credit,
o.. Lilier corruptions, growing out OF tho Can
o., Pacific Railroad construction, overthrow
10. Government Of MACDONALD and brou
,o,- MoKENztE into power. There haye been
The usual number Of South American rebelli
'ero and revolutions, and specka Of war in Ar
aels China, and Acheen, but, with these exe
our lions tho great world has not been part
ats. larly disturbed. .-.
ads. In the general business Of this cou'
v there Inns been a perceptibls improven
during the year. During the first sir mo-
ale, business suffered Eeyerely from the ef1ec1
and tho panic Of the previous year, and t
rads were numerous failures in consequence
,oda thouph The totA number Of {AnaxAe du