, 1879-06-12

The middle column uf figures shows the real
distribution Of panpers: tu last column Shows
whnt eash nationality should have l,ld II tl.elz
Indulgence IND been according to tlIer numbers,
Aunn tho Emerald Isle Stands proudly prr.etnl.
NUT,
VARIOUS CHARITIES.
bclloyue Hospital Is the most important tnstl.
tuition of LIS kind In tlIr country, 80 tnr a.
years show tho reception of l4u Gus cases; y,
were natives, 1!,S9H were Irish; 13,S4J we're
Gcrh,an; auh l5,ll7 were other forcgu-bori,.
Comg'are t1,t proportions with the table above.
Tue Charity, llomcopathic, nnd other hospl-
tails stlow naout illc sumo Irouostous OF foreign
nntt native, and oil gys old ireland tic leading
rank.
Tic only place whesa The matter OF religious
hel!ef In recorded Is at the l.nnnttc ABrlu.,.
Hero tl,o reuurd is from 1877 to 1877, Ell Years
0l these !, 1Gi were natiye-horn, G,S70 were
Irsbt 1,7 German, us English, and 1,sN] other
nutiosaties. Of tho whole number, 1,8SO
were Catholics, 5,Had Protestants, 5t, Hebrew,
alid 4Hs not AsGertalned.
PRIVATE sEcTAn1AN Asr1uHs.
The whole Of the Excise Fund or noney paIl
for ,i1l.or lccnass, Eoca to various private aud
sctni.plbsic institutions VI chnrity. Icsl,Ies q
roltna million III tlollurs from thls fl,ud, there
arc State donations, and often little extra
the King tlscrc was Tn about thirty muuths)
*l0,U00 to si0,000 at a tltne to Roman Catholic
Institutions .alone; for appearance sake about
s150, 0,ooowns gtvcnto Protestant anl Hebrew con-
cerna; This manner Of securing lie blessing Of
the Church {nnl the votes OF Its followerg( led
to tin act forbldtlinE secturtIfl appropriations:
nut slat net ts got around easily BY sseca! TX
csptlons. as, for instnnce, thu ltotnan Catholic
Protcciosy III Westtllestcr County, ,vl,lct, gets
t!lts ycar. already saat)0, 800 from tic Excise
moneys. Tle1l Sister Ire:,es Founding Asylum
Is given 3ee3i ,05s.5o; un1 about SCI, ,0M Voos to
other Of thu church tnBtltutlona. OF tho whole
distribution Of $9s 900 IN the tax lcvs, tho most
it,flexth!y sectat1nn 0t al! creeds gets within
fraction OF $60O, OW,-nearly twu.thstls OF thu
whole amount. .Ntnctccn. Protestant Antl non
fectarlan inatltuuons get tho remaining third.
Probably thts condition ef facta nny furnish
as thus: We furnish the city with criminals, aud
paupers. u.MF cailtdrals, md pyotcctorics, and
keep prisons. n,d AayIunls full, therefore wu
ought to and must have tho lion's share OF tho
money rNiscd for re,lol and punishment. The
argument Ia fair, and the premises cannot hu
denied.
THE EyEn.FA1T1fFuL VOTE.
Thu fidelity Will, which voters Ut Irish brit,
have c!anr to 'tamMnlly Hall liz cue OF tho mar
rcls OF poltienl history. True, they have Ind
good rcasous IN tho shape Of rich contributions
to thrfr ch,rel.ya and schools, md tnnuu,cralc
Offices md HlnecurGs. In the courso os third
Of century,, however, tller0 aro great cliut,gcs
III PARTIES. strongly marked AiyisiDas, mud new
combinations. Tam1nnnY las had her sllarc Ut
these cSpcr!e1stcs. Ordinary alc claims tlc.eu.
tire naturulzc1 vote. but the Gcrllnns now uni
tileN kick over The traces, mud ,theru is nlwnys
more ur less trouble with the nntive.lor,l cleo
tor. but tim trcr-faithtul Irish contingent Is
sure and stoad'ast. II anything could luyu
havo been tic cxpossro Of the enormous thefts
pcrDetrntc1 by Tweed mud his fellow -cousplra-
tors. did the sat,s of Erln warer thrltl Not
hit 81 i. When those exposures were made In
district Of thlS city. Notwithstanding tl,c dis
closures Of his tlIrtte, ramtnany rcsion,tnated
htHl. II WIZ MI au1acous net, hut then tllo
isoss nny grst.ncd, md asked, "W.,at nre you
go!i!: to 90 about; IT." VIII! somc hope Of
lrlsllEal, WIS nut ~ against hlu,-O'1Ionoyan
Rossa. It WIS IN vain. Even no conspicuous
could not draw tho loynI
Irish heart 1rntn Tweed. llu was reelected; llo
got II, 170 Entcs. wsl.lo leossn cyrpt out Of thu
tight with 0,na7,-a lIt,lo morc ttlan half IS
tna.Iy. Now, the voters Registered in that Sun
ale District showed us follows but l!ttle while
later: llG cllttre number on tho books wus
:s.lt0, Of whom I, ,:4 were natives a,lh Il, asss
were Irish. IlIu vote was not heavy, aa It wns
an OF year; but look ut the tEnrcs,-ll,dl:s
Irish y0tcrs, and II ,77u votes Tor man already
cxp0scu MS u thief.
When, utter this cxrosusr, there came tho hot
contest for Sheriff., 'IatnnillIy put VI, Jimmy
lfnyes, ufnl Johu Kelly ul,u .Inhn Autrfssuy uttl
Thur hess for hin. lie got votes. There
were at tl!s time, acc"vtilEs - thu census, very
thu amendment to tue Constitution fosbldlt,l.
appropriations to 6cctar!an institutions waa
htsccly npposcd by IaHmany arA rather tat.lely
suprorted BY tho native uUd tue tiert,lun voters.
Iactu wcrr N,ei3 votes against ft-ouly 6l3 lpss
lhan Lite Tap!nuny rotu for lluyrs.
Thus We aco tn1t 10 lslattur wlnt tho gues-
tioE Or who lhn CauAlatc, the III t.DU0 Irish y,Aus
IL this city are alwuys ut tho service Ut
tho 'famnanv leaders. In tho vury last coinb-
natlau 1t was tl.u Gnrmun objection, that beat
IammIty. 1an.,ary was forred to nat.e
.iusil6tub schell fur Mayor. who rot u0.4S5
votes. Tho representative lrls!ltnan On tlrir
ttckus was Mtlso 'ruunlsy, who was defeated TOR
Coroner; he got 81, 7S! yotts, Of which, doubt-
less, h',o1o AeFg from tl!a l1lsl reserves Of llp
tic party Is unly eoualrd by hta fidelity tu llsu
Church. A. constituency ttAt wu;lld elect
Tweed Aftur his ex n,sllre would eIeet Satan tur
thu lMQrkc0per OF 1Ieayen. It should ta asltip
that Twrcu jelt lho situation too kctuty t0rlanl
hts scat, 10 ha ncFer appeared Ut Albany.