Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-01-09
The Tribune Almanac for 1879.

The Tribune Almanac for 1879 will, we
think, more than maintain the wellearned
reputation of this political annual for valua-
bic information, comprehensive business and
official tables, and complete and accurate cleo
ton returns. Extraordinary care has been
taken in preparing the work; and it is be-
lieved that it will be acknowledged much the
best political annual published in this coun-
try.
In the contents will be found an abstract of
the public Laws passed at the last session of
Congress, which embrace provisions respect
ing the Army and Navy, bankruptcy, the
currency, mail.lettings, pensions to wounded
soldiers and the widows of deceased soldiers,
the Iublic lands, and the Territories. 1t also
gIvts tabular list of the appropriations for
the public service for the current fiscal year,
compared With those for the last fiscal year.
The text OF the Fisheries Award made at
Halifax, and of the Act of Congress on the
subject, complete the record of the diplomat
ic controversy with Great Britain which grew
out of the rebellion.
| An interesting chapter is made up of the
recent Constitutional Amendments made or
rejected in the States of Colorado, Illinois,
Louisiana, Maine, Michigan and Missouri.
The party platforms of 1878 in Connecticut,
Delaware, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Massa-
chusetts, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin, and the Ma
tional Platform made at Toledo last February,
mark the issues passed upon at the late cleo
tion and the relations of parties to them.
/ In the States of Alabama, California, Geor
gia, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Ore
gon and Vermont, United States Senators
have been chosen during the year, and the
record of election and of the nominations in
caucus will be found fully made.
1he lists of officials of the Government of
the United. States contains the names of the
principal executive, diplomatic and judicial
officers, with the residence and salary of each
and the date of appointment. These will
furnish an answer to thousands of questions
during the year.
The tables of trade and commerce show i'm
ports and exports of the United States for the
fiscal years 1876, 1877 and 1878 as to all lead
ing articles, and mark all variations in them.
They give, BESIDES: the total values Of the
merchandise handled, compare the amounts
shipped in American and foreign vessels, and
mark 3he movement of coin and bullion du-
ring those years. Other tables give the i'm
ports and exports for 1877 and 1873, Jy coun-
tries. And the two furnish a clearer view of
the trade of the country than can otherwise
| be obtained. Special tables also show the
variations in expectation Of sAch articles as
breadstuffs. coal, cotton, iron, steel and leath-
er manufactures. agricultural implements, and
| live animals, petroleum and provisions in the
! two years 1877 and 1878, and the increase in
the latter; and the value of the net imports
and domestic exports of merchandise from
| 1860 to 1878, inclusive. Thtse figures are an
index of the prosperity of the country during
| the period named, and are Of great and per-
manent interest and value. COpious tables
| on the revenues and expenditure of the Uni