New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-15

States wac 1912 The Improvement In comfort and
diminished risk OF the ocean traverse grad
ually induced larger movement hut the great
impulse to the exodus which In the Lass
people was given by the Irish famine OF 1914. The
highest rate OF emigration was reached In 1871 when
persons landed; Of these 29,JS at the port
of NewYork Since that wear there has besD gradual
decline in the npm d IN 533 i 5eiI TO 2eGi49 ana
many Al ,l70 from ireland, 1882 from England and
o. m reelI f iv' "a 9 oit,5nI
financial and business depression throughout the country.
Tue movement VIII certainly be ros1lne1 upon revival
OF trade and renewal Of prosperity, THIS emigration
has been large and profitable branch of the carrying
1t has been observed that NewYOrk has never claimed
any ppeminence as manufacturing city, YET
PhiIadelphia. The United States Census OF 1870
showed ina there we're then 1924 establishments VITA
1851 steam engines and 10 Water-wLecls employing
l29,577 hands, at annual outlay ia wages OF S63,-
s2i ,262, and capital Of sl29912 262. The raw mate
product at $500 95l 500. In addition these the ship
building IN theyear ending 30th Of Junl, 1871 CON
prised 20 ,ain and 90 steam vessels, 1876
and 81 bTgeS, total or 1876 vessels, 6f00l tons III -
fact too 0ten forgotten but Of which the increase OF
the great landed property to which ailusi9 mas Den
made, by accumulation alone without ORIGINAL enter
prise since the death OF it, founder III 1876 IS iusu,
railroad brings ts freight 70 this city int does
pay toll add some value to its reai estate
SOCIAL ADVANCE.
Let us now pass FROM the review Of tho commercial
and Industrial progress Of NewNOk to IN examination
of its advance I'm social improvement Before The Rcvo
luton popular education was limited, and chieiy dc
pendent Oh the aid Of churches. Indeed, until It's cen
fury the education OF tho lower classes was regarded
rather as a favor than a night Universal suffrage has
set forever this faey ia the United states, end
have no other advantage 1T has at least the indisputa
bic merit that II comnels capital to educate labor VII
liam smi IA. the historian writing in 1855 says Oar
schools are Of the lowest order; the instructors want IN
stuetiOn and through long shameful neglect oil thc
arts and sciences our speech Is extremely cor
flo. 1.r.1a iu y..
no LONGER In the drplorsDle condition they were ior
merry, aud many them kept 10y reputable Gd a"lt
srboos Tbe fret Tcfion toward general education
in 1891, When the LEGISLATURE, a2pr"rSted
and practical Instruction IN tls state To Jay ~ puc
instruction Of The city Is under the eh'rb' 0i lu -.
Education, who reported the number az schools WITHIN
jurisdiction Dee ~ 1874, ~ 30, held in III oni
females. and gvi. instruction 10 2ji do schoala Tue
systcm j. iaa,h,un u at ~ annual c1-t OF Ssi''JIJ
New-Yok may SAFELY clli'n.c nF1y on iae par. 81
any community, Amgrc}n Co., cgci2i, VITA us ~ 'fhh-
Gem ,n '1Ib c T Tor the Ter brsrh,s Fre
Acalpy Normal Ollcse Tor the cd tioH 81 teachers.
- nautical sHosi. and school Tor the compulsory H.
Tue private institutions Tor instruction in letters,
science Law, medicine. and art must D. iS-td ny III ~
leu,c: enumeration would d. tedious. Columbia
Clloge the University Of the Cy OF NcvNoiS, auG t!c
Rutgers + ;nlr College are The principal Bci'S ihet'
e1oh Icgiuus denomination has ls own school seem.
Inc C.leSs OF Lys!cns and SURGEONS he1d. l" i,' a.
medical COLLEGES. the Law SctD" iha' 81 la"-"lh "a
uncs of Columbia Cpe-ei but every branch O. m''-
tlon has its special institution. Reviewing the whole,
$500 ms lliciNiS l,bip t'iti- ll
dn animal expenditure OF .J,5'5,9l. IL addition u
t4cs. nil institutions uCnrC' ir the state cot max
ing report the auth0ritr- Of tbe STATE, there a.o NJ
M l"us s'hr1i~ 800 instruction "I BON $50 III i'e I,'
departments al ,uoWi, age, some 81 Wucl f" az extern
N1"ti tli7tiiu''' '.o ',"i'O' 'i' " III,
Tor the educton OF tue worhing oa~si Hodti M
zion, which Includes free tuiuon M Engineering ana th'
arts OF design lnd modelling.
The esuIcst organized irary N the CIsy of A"N-NorS
was Cly Library. founded ia Ia lis i""~ .'clt
cas- iiii where the SOCIETY Library organ 49, IN
$40 aud chartered IN l112. va. 80 Kept " 100 81
Tin. ItitfsY ri AL tifN r b. e.
by The Bitten and ifcs,au troops "n ing the war. Ia
1854 (cD. ~ Sir andci i.r o., onio ca ING uis -
cturu O ,u,h yoIumcr belOu- Il 10 the r0ccy D.
hrary. To-day - hu.-r!cs of crt.i"., .lI
nee of " Ieh the Ast1r thc mort valuable con
tsinlug 100 90 volumes rms - Tree hos4i3, Hn"'i
.es L, be oI great equal value, that projected 10y
James LtnoN. Tue bolit. e'ru'll." tfitu les ID. q
M6rcanuie Library follows with l5s."3l and nc Sew
norh society i1oin! j. neAt ID o ei. i"c ~ &
now ga'1ciod, LAS " "iu'Ho ",h't-
ments bound newspapers J." 80" h"nlFI "i &''i''
-turel works cAceeOlu- OO,OOo, ANA includes "a ia,
ant 9ul-i.s and tAc L>uOx NurNch oou,ctiol. IN,
Metropolitan Museum 0I All yet IA !'7 hI"ht!i i't-
t-.tes among ic ttEnu4 c0logtiOn O hrIecaE
.ndqu' aud TIC society If cieculs large pwd"o IA
THE EFwsPArEgs
The first newspaper IN Nc~-ioTs WIS Tie N'o-lo't
G0,sHe established ~ William Brad Ordu lS2j. Darn.
tire war the only Journals Hugh G"nc@'- Fc" ioTh
IercurV RivingtOu hoyai G0>ee and Rob rt-on+ Roy0
Anerlcaa 0osete>r suspended itr the cpatuo Of The
British In 17-4 the newspapers verc TIE Nrri ork
racket and Ihe American AdrohscT puniiacd hy samuel
london me Ne,c lork Ga-,tc Icy shepard kuIoe, ana
Tie IrdcDe,,dt Go.cte, or he Ac'c l0E Jo"''1' rD-
yiyed by John and Elizabeth Holt The fHJcac'f''h
Journal o. Tie Getrdi Adcey'iscr ~ MI@an webster
To-day Eev-York boasts OF 14I newspaper ana pcioii
eais OF which - daily and semi cehy, ls7 We, ks
22 sami-monLhly $50 monthly, biilopt iy, and 10
m, tinIiia
circulation " oyer 5000 copies OF The 10 principal
new spaper4 one has daily circulation Of $4,000 coI''si
The lowest printed IN German, Of 10000 coies Oh The
illustIet papers, KY io@urs 100000 ooct o.
has q We KY circulation OF 100000, "nd "huiA'r oi
10000 One of tEc religion, pacrs ..,N 5000 'oi s
%sish' % w. III p t,r 'ni,e io,
l. ,3020Dl pounds, and tho prepayment oi S-]3''@ L.
CHARITIES.
The charities OF l..WYork conducted On as Tn
rcrla scale. Her cosmopolitan munGccnce IS rroy,rb
ial. T. her the cycs OF su.rng communities cities, ma
tons are inst turned aud in vain ireland In it,
famine France it, floods and desolation. England m
tho suffering ot u manufacturing districts Portland,
Chicago Boston, soourged by hre, have all found ready
and abundant aid in u r day of ir, and at houe hei
charity 4, no les boGutiiul The public PRISONS ho.r
tails %, .mns ansou-es and nurseries "a IN
Der The Commissioners Of Public Caoritic- and tOrrcc
ton made an expenditure last year u - Oh $50 20
The Commissioners " Emigration gave relief 90 ols7l
pcr,nu. ri an expense Of SiGG 1903 -. Beside tbcsc
great pubic charities thcrc are enhoN, ltlN" d'1,l"
toi,s That Tor Improving the COAdltOA OF the Ponr
gave re I'm Is7t 20 . 09l fni-. IhcFt are aitO -
hospitals m the city, OF whehlj nave largo ahd eonod-
Gus bindings. St. Lukcs, tg Roosevelt ana MOUNT SINAI
are prominent exam pies There are rcVcn d.ch~uc~
c.rI among winch II the &owNOik Dsprnsiy, c-i.tn-
li-ied IN 1880, which supplies ~ average oI l1D lI-
fcnis annually. TliVvc Two institutions iGr the doti
and dumb three fOr the bind 1h ~ IN addition 20
religious. educational and caiitib Roman Catlodc "i
gauzatons. n bcngNoient socctcs, 30 trades unions
oul about Other charitable institutions, roiofmator