The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-04-06
STAJJNTON VIRGINIA. THURSDAY. APRIL 6, 1876
Court hold to be inoncratiye

Court lohl to be inoncrative. II, 4sg,
The act OF Congress rroviding for the pro
lection OF vot re- at elections for President,
Vice President an1 members Of Congress are
not referred to in these opinions. and thus fai
remain intact. - Baltimore American.
THIRD CLASS POSTAL MATTER.-The bill
| reporte by Mr.. Hamlin from the Senate Pos
tai Compittee 10 fix the rate of postage on
| third class mail matter, and for other purposes.
provides in its first section that available
matter of the third class shall embrace all
pamphlets, occasional qualifications regular
| publications. devoted primarily To advertising
| purposes. or for free circulation, or for circu
aiion at nominal subscription rates. prices
current, catalogues. ANIMALS, handbills, pms
ters, uisealetl circulars. prOspectuses. books
bound or unbound, book manuscripts. proof
| sheets. maps, prints, ergravings. blanks. flexi-
| ble patterns. samples, merchandise, stnpie
cards. photographic paper, letter envel"pes,
postal envelopes and wrappers, CARTS, plain
and Ornamental paper. Photographic represei-
tations, seeds, cuttings. bulbs. roots, scions,
and all other matter which may be declared
| mai.be matter by law, and all other articles
| nut alb ee the weight prescribed by law which
| are not from their form or nature liable to tie
| stry, tipiace or otherwise iniure the contents
1T sfxf NATL bays, or the perSs.t OF any one en-
gagged in the postal sefvicc.' 1t also provides
! that all liquids. pnisons. glass. explosive ma
! tcrials aud obscene books and papers shall be
excluded from the mails.
| The Seco ID section limits the weight OF pack
ages to four pounds, requires them to be post
| marked. makes them subject to examination.
and pre>cribes the following rates OF postage !:
For all distances not exceeding one thousand
| tliie-. one cent for each ounce 81 fractional
part; for all distances over one thousand
miles, two cents per ounce or fractional part
Hereof.
The next section provides that hostages on
| third class matter Shall be prepaid by stamps;
bur if not fully prepaid, and the sender is
known, he mast BIZ notified, and the amount
dine collected from him. Aud in other ca-es.
Wllcil il has not been tie evident Intention to
,lelerpa!, file package shall be forwarded, and
double the dctici, ncy collected from the party
i,ccising it.
The fourth section allows the names and
address Of sender>. and the word from to
be written or printed on amy package also,
the number and maine Of the articles elclas, d.
or the date to which subscriptions have been
paid.
TIE fifth section provides that transient
newspapers and magazines shall be carried in
tine mails at the rate vi cent for every three
ounces or fractional part thereof, and one cent
for each two additona. ounces or fractional
Finally, it is provided that the act shall take
fleet Oil the first day Of next July.
IMMIGRATION AND TRADE.-'rhe statistics
Of Immigration. contained in the annual
report Of Dr.. Young, chief Of the bureau of
statistics. and which give not only the number
Of innli grants and passengers who came to
this country but also those who went away.
show Il serious decrease in the last two years
II nff nros
Immigration reached its height in 1873, when
520.U0a Passengers arrived, while the departures
numbered $4,000. Since that period the NAM
Der uf departures has uniformly and largely
increased. while the list If arrivals has dimin
shed. III 1875 tile immigrants numbered 295,-
900, and the emigrants 10000 leaving ,is
with Il gain. it is true. nf $4,000, but a gain,
which in few more years may he follnwed by
a loss. 1t is PROBABLY the fact. however, that
Iaborers for the time found them -elves in
excess OF the demand in this country. aud hay
ing bv their connexions other rel ance III
Europe, and cheaper means of living there.
the effect WAS that the human tide flowed back
ward. At the same time it is 10 be reasonably
expected that the present depression OF bus
ine>< will net long continue, and that agrcHl-
tilre, trade an,I manufactures Will soon BIZ
enabled to gi farm hands, workmen and OPP
erativcs greater facility for wages than they
find in Europe. ANA thus Cause the tide OF lfe
and industry to set in again from the Old
World to or shores.
In proportion with the decline of mmigra-
ton has bren the falling off of mportations.
According to DR.. Young. 3l7.970.655 pounds
were Imported in 1875. this amount heing val
nrd at Sid. 59l ASS. decrease from the valua-
ton of tile year before of $4.457, 40. The de-
crease in the amount of gold and silver bullion
aud gold and silver coin was $7,554, 600. Tea
increased slightly. the imp0rtations being val
lird at about Il million dollars more than the
previous year. The various manufactures OF
iron fell off tremendously, in many cases the
impor; atoms OF 1879 not being more than one
fourth those of 1874. III the latter year rail-
road bars or rails Of steel were imported to
II e value of 80, I'll 900, while III 1873 only ST.
S63. 90. were hrouglitiii, ana the majority OF
rfiis import was the residue of orders previous.
ly give. A queer contradiction is seen in the
facts that the import Of sugar decreased ten
per cent, and The value OF precious stones i'm
ported increased over thirty per cent. Kid
gloves. musical instruments, paper and cigars,
all declined. An examination of the totals
shows that in 1874 The. value "f The imports
$685. S6l .24S; in 1873 it WITS sos, 90G l52, being
a decrease OF S4l ,955,O9s.
TOBACCO INSPECTION LAw.-rh ..Le4isla-
tre has repeated the following section of the
Tobacco Inspection law:
No nnnlanufa( tured tobacco. whether stem
med or liiiStrmnirtl, shall he exported or put
OH board of any vessel or boar for that purpos"
unless the same be packed in lingSheatls or
casks ansl unless it shall have been inspected
aud marked or branded by inspectors of tnhac
co ii, the mri,ler prescribed by law. Ii ANY
person shalt ship ur export ANY Tobacco COLI
ttarv to this section, he shall forfeit one dollar
for every pound of tobacco So shipped or eX-
ported. Aud the commanding officer If amy
scIi vessel 9oat which amy such tobacco
is found. shall forfeit twenty dollars for every
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of such tobacco and proper
Tomato sum fora less quantity"
A NOTED FoRGER Observation-Disclosures
detective agency have discovered and arrested
one OF the most notorious foryers in the collll
try, Walter Sheridan, alias Walter Stewart.
,liaS G. Ralstcn. The charge on which he
was arrested aud sent to the fomh> was that
he had taken part in sMiil'inS the New York
Guaranty and Indemnity Company out of
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