The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-10-28

NEW YORK, October Is, 1850.
This is year of political surprises. The cleo
tion in Vermont gave the Republicans promise of
making a clean sweep of the Northern States in
November The election in Maine following
showed that the result in Vermont could not be
depended upon as a straw indicating political
drift. The Democrats in fact had encouragement
to deduct from the Maine vote a breakup of the
Republican North that would enable them to
easily elect Hancock. There can be no doubt that
up to the hour of voting on Tuesday the prepOn-
derance of confidence was in the Democratic
camp The betting in sporting circles, sometimes
looked upon as pretty good indication of politi-
cal drift, was in the same direction. Therefore
the result in Indiana and Ohio is in the nature of
another genuine surprise all around. Even sup
posing Indiana to have gone Democratic by a
small majority, the result would entitle the Re
publicans to reenter upon the work of figuring
out percentages they have remitted since the
Maine election. The fight will, of course, be re-
newed hotly for the November field but the Re
publcans will enter upon it with greatly increased
hopefulness
The work of naturalization goes bravely on in
the courts. Every day notices a marked increase
in the number of applications for citizenship
Thus far Germany carries off the palm. Yester-
day, of about two hundred and twenty applicants,
nearly two-thirds hailed from "Faderland." In
the Court of Common Pleas, one hundred and
forty foreigners of various degrees of intelligence
either took out their first papers else were made
full-hedged citizens. In the Superior Court pre-
sided over by Judge Van Worst, siXty-siX pros
pective Americans conformed to the usual prelm-
mary requirements. Conspicuous among them
were a full-grown negro and a cOpper-skinned
Chinaman. Some of the men spoke broken Eng
lish, and Others could not comprehend one word
of the language
There is considerable opposition being developed
in New York to the project for the establishment
of an international park at Niagara Falls. The
basis of the opposition is that the money the State
of New York would be required to pay for the park
must be raised by taxation. 1t is estimated that
New York county would be taxed over S2,0O0,OOO
Kings co6nty about S5O0OOO, and other counties
in proportion, to make up the sum necessary,
should the next Legislature pass the bill for the
purchase of the park The leading opponents OF
the project denounce it as a scheme Of "a few prop
ertv-owners at Niagara and others to make
money On the contrary, some of the most prom
inent men of New York urge that the establish
ment of the international park is necessary in or
der to preserve Niagara and its magnificent seen
cry from the despoiling hand Of speculation.
The "Passion Play" a theatrical representation
of the last days of Jesus Christ earth, will be
produced at Booths Theater on December 9Th,
under the management of Henry +. Abbey. This
will be the first production in New York Of a play
bearing on this subject and the second i'm America
The first representation was given in San Fran
cisco about two years ago. 1t produced profound
impression and was the cause of much heated dis
cnssion. It ran for several weeks, and was then
taken off the stage by its author, Salmi Morse
Thomas Mcguire, manager of the Baldwin Thea
ter, subsequently produced it again. The contro
yersv then became so bitter that the authorities
fearing a breach of the peace put a stop to tn,
performances. This is the same play which i,
soon to be produced in New York. AUGUST.