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, 1880-12-21
PERSONALS,

Tie personal estate OF tito late ex~ShcrIft
SSTsa,410.
tien. sctcnck has fully recovered Ills
health, and says he noror bud lirlght's discago
ef the k!Aneys.
E,nnu Abbott tolls st. Louis reporter
that tho staRo kiss IL "cotd, dim. pAse
fa,ttom, m,--unsattsfaotory, elusive. and olnpty.'
bliss Ablott should yet II new tcs,or 1T once.
Mrs. Jesse Grant has loft n most agreeable
Impression In Washington. sh0 is slender.
wlllowy blonde, young and pretty. with high.
.clcar.cut features, ploaslng sotco, and whining
lnnHnurs.
People In this country will be gratificd to
laar1l thut M, I.oliet bus bcon iredgtug tue Soa
of tinltee aud discovered that 1t contains twelve
ktn1s OF tlsh, Tha country cau uow rcst casy over
Christmas.
Wisconsin newspapers friendly to tho Sem
atosla! ambition Ut Il. ". k0yca oompnro him to
tho late xachRrlan Chandler. Mr., keyca Ia no
Doubt una OF talent, but ho will hardly I'LL
"0la Zach's " shccs.
Senator burnside cntortatns like Prince.
lilo has ruta!ncA hfs sesyants and cook slncu
army days. Tho butter anl vegetables used ut
hts Washington Apnors are made and tAfsed Oh
his Nhodo lslaud farm.
"Can you make useos Christmas story%'
asks pcrson III Lake County. Certainly. We
factory that VIC deal with, just a8 YOU tnAy ses
loot. Wrlte agaln-to somo Other paper.
4 tremendous beating OF gonKs Inns bcon
kept up nRht und day fer weeks In tho house Of
Feux Chang Sung, Chinesa merchant OF sun
Francisco, This bus bccii done to drive out u
devil who has Decn pt.stortux Suuxs pretty wlfo.
Stu says thAt tho Monster hus lustr0us Kreuu
, 1880-12-21

fund sufficient, as TlfR T1.1nuNt: lima many
times Shown, tho royonuo arlsing from tho
Investment Of tic surplus from tito sale Of
public lands nntl from pntent-fces I'll cxcess
Of tho expenses Of tho office will ba rldIcn.
lousIy Inadequate. Tltero nro sound eco
no,nlcal reasons against raising 1argo rcvc-
Mics either from tho public lands or tho
'atcnt-OfElce, and both sources Of supply
will bo temporary. but tho liquor tax pro-
yis1cs a permanent md sufficient revenue
which might be most appropriately devoted
to this purpose. Instead Of few cents per
capita, this tax would givo 81 per capita Tor
nll tho population Of the United States, or 81
per family, or Sla.b0 for each child Ut school
age not now Of, tho rolls. There could not
bc wiser tlse Of the money derived from
tho Indulgence Of tl'a worst appcsttes OF tho
people than Its application to tho instruction
Of the children Of the Nation.
, 1880-12-21

Tie Buffalo Express, III Il two-col u1nn
article OF statistics, yaunts Itself over lilo
business Uf lis "rreek mid thinks tlEat there
Is great deal Of harbor there besides tho
"crcek." 1t prints tho arrivals mud clear
atlccs Of vessels during tho season Of fS90t
tie ngErcgate tonnngu OF tho sane, tic Gus.
toms dues received, etc., ctc., and snakcs
worry llallttsolile showing, which encourages
1t To blow Its horn md exalt ltsclf. While
VIC w0tttl not dtsparago the ancient and COLI
scryatfvo Town oE Buffalo, wo arc neycrthe-
less constrained BY q strict rcgarti for truth
to remark tllnt tll1s 1s not Dotfalo'a COM
n,crce, but the commerce oil Chicago and
other lakc ports. II Is ot1r grain seeking
tho Now York markets Win tic Eric
Canal aild getting into buffalo Greek
from tho foot Of Lake Erie, whero 1t
1nects tllo canalbonts nnd Is elevated
from the vessels witt, them. Buffalo Is sim
ply n dollhouse wllero tolls aro lovietl upon
Chicago grain eli route to New York, New
England, nltl Europe. Chicago capitalists
buy tho grain from tho producers. Our Erain-
tenlers semi out, west TO the Missouri River,
northwest to Manitoba, southwest to the lii.
dian Territory, securing half b million s4l,aro
miles Of territory, purchasing tile grain alul
faytng for 1t. S0mo Of the grain bought by
Chicago dealers goes to Milwaukee on ac-
count of tic inadcquacy OF our warehousfng,
aid Is sent forward from there. aid some
Of 1t goes by rail to Toledo, wI!encn 1t Is for
warlcd by vessels to New York yla Buffalo.
Thu Rruat bulk Of 1t, however, Is shipped vim
Buffalo, whence it goes east by canal, tho
residue going by rail. Tho fun of It Is that
tho Duira1ocs nro complacently hngeing
to themselves tho dclns1on that they
purchase md collect the crops, whereas In
| renltty they only sq1nt Mt tho mouth OF tho
canal anil levy tolls upon Chicago commerce.
Tho statistics which they print correspond
exactly with what VIC ship thore. minus tho
losses Of weight anti leakage. While VIC tlo
| not question tho correctness Of these sta
| tlstfcs, It ut the snmo tlme would only hnyo
l'ccn faIr II the Express had credited Chicago
with having made tic "creek" quite busy
placc. So long as Chicago collects md
| forwards tho produce Duffn1o need not fear
tllat site will not have opportunities OF levy
| Ing tolls tllereon and printing worry handsome
tablcs Of statistics every year.
, 1880-12-21

4 WRITER ii, tic New York SIM believes
that farln-!Hortgages nre not sltcl, gltt~edgGd
Investments rs thry are cot,,i,only repre-
sented to be. The commissions charged for
getting the lna.ls arc enormous. On I'M nd
sa1lce Ut s1,uo3 tile Loan Il Trust Company
retatlls 10 per cent, Or 500; tic sub-ngcIt
tAkes per cent more 0li the orielinl
s,,l1. EcayIng the far1ner but $3.50 for his note
for tle fill amount at 10 per cent. Tic rate
Of Interest u,nter tlIcSe circumstances Is
really not TO- but trlIte over II per cent.
Nnw. while tho agents are realizing thes0
enormous galns they Ilnye strong int[tce-
tncl,ts not to protcct their principals III tho
Last. Tho va1,e Of the la1ltl ii commonly
oyurstntcd. 1l1e mortgngor Is obliged to
answer great number Of frivolous questions
nboat himself al'u his fumily, but Is per-
mEttcd widu latitude lii fixing the
yatnu Ut his properly. Hence greut
suIns Of money have been lonuesl oil
insufficient security, In ono conl.ty II,
the Golden Dclt If Kausns there arc :.:.!So
FIRMS Of ta;0 Mcres each. Of thesc t,tO0 ire
nortgagetl to the total amount 0f 81, 500, GOO.
The farmers ure paying stbO, coo OH land mort
gages a1one, to say nothing Of cllattcl mort
gngus, l,ncliftle notes, store bills, MIL DELHI
a1ieht taXcs. Thu tnxcs nre fronl y TO s per
cent Ill full valuation. which. the Trustees
are required finder uNtl, to make. II there
werc any yacunt public lands, nfne-tcnths
If these nortgaged lands would l'o nban'
tlonctl. uld tho !iortgngees would suffer
heavy less. AS 1t IL, ths far1ners stay OIL
computsInn. Mauy will now away tlle 1T
stant Oklahoma Is thrown open for settle
ulpjtt,
, 1880-12-21

TnE Now York Herald seeks to uutct the
npprelIl,sinns Of drafll-shippcrs III thu East
as to t!,a elect 1T tho completion Of tic New
WGlIand Cus,nl OIL tho course Of trade. 1t
says the result will be the building up If
Uswego rs n receiving point, assd ta!at To ex-
]ort Ernn will necessarily HI, diverted from
New yegk City. hut thu Iausfa!o Comsa..-
rlat Alrcrli*cr .loes'hot sl.arc t!Ils cnnEfort-
ing belief. 1t slst'wH TINT tic eolnputiti0n OF
]asr years lsas not been between HutIulo am!
Uswego, but bctwcen Oswegb and Montreal,
and the Canadian city has completely worstetl
lis v!yal T!.e following table SHOWS slAt tlse
receipts ot Western graln ut Montreal llase
steadlly Increased darIng. tho lust. fifteen
years. willis they lIavo Ms steadiif tiecrcasest
nj UYWeEu:
, 1880-12-21

1r 's tl1lllcnlt tu understand why Judge
HwnyiIoA stIccrssur Ahol III, iii i}hlp tnntt. Mr..
MntfhHHa IL undoubtedly Il EtHAl lnwycr, Init hiA
brief cillGtr III tho erMtu nfil 8trnllX nilyuuGy
oy leryyst@teI cNrrsHey hAse ,,t tNst,iEgtl t.,u
condocu III hts Judgment. ttJ.tn .i.lrt,ttsrr,
The ddlcrttseF h guilty 0f II fnIsellool In
saying that he alyocatea n tlerreclatcl eur
rrncy, rs lso WIS Aar.l-money nla,, alstl n
strons rcsumptlonlst. Int there WIS s1ine-
t'liug ha was guilty of lint should keep
l,l sF tlls Supreme Bunch. liz uctcd
tho part OF u lobbyist or uttorney for Jay
t;ould e. Co. in lighting Tho Thurman
bill requiring the l'uclIle Railways to apply
one1l.astcr If their mex profits OIL tic bul..ls
]oalted to them by the Government. iie
fought ntDst strcnuously fur tho corl0ranla;
lIu could not llnye worked harder aEaliist tic
public Interests n,,ti for tho leatlroal Hing II
lie had ltal slo0,W0 contingent fec depend,
ing u, tho defeat ut tic bill. 'lie exhibited
most nnspeu'lng zeal agllnst the Government
ul!tl III behalf Of that gralat swtndc. tho Pa.
cltic llai!road Syndicate. III tl,at contest lle
showed Himself IL he aUy0ted bo.ty and
bra'ns To the pretcnslons ut ratlroa!l curpora,
tfons. Cnrrylng such views OH the JIcncl,
Stanley Matthews would simply bea railruatl
lawyer I'll the l3rI,tl. to work against the
lhuplu and III detensa Ut railway extortlons,
lle Is chock~full Of itleas about "yestetl
rights" "l,artMoutll DECISIONS" and thu
sacredness vt fel.lal privileges.
, 1880-12-21

THE mystery Of the overthrow Of Kelly,
whom he had succeeded In otcotlnE his tnnn
Muyor Of Now York, 10 thus explained by tho
Nation:
by device tho Tweed Hing resorted to-wo
fnrHet for whit purpbse-tho terms of Il certain
number of tho principal eubordlnatcs tho CoE.
hcfuro the new Mnyor culnca Into ot!lco. Kelly,
whom hu procured tho nomination ind election
Of MIR. Grncc for tho Mayornlty, know thut bis
term In tho ContrullurshIp would gxpr0 before
hts nwn Mayor casnu lutD oic1. but he relied IN
tho innblI!ty Of Mayor Cooper to got anybody
cunlrmcd IN Ills pIace by tho ,lsoarsl OF Alder
until his own Nayor cAuie In on tho lst OF Jan-
ttnry nnu reAppOtntGl hiiu. This expectation
hns been disappoEtcJ4.
, 1880-12-21

THE s,sgar.ca,,c crop If Lnnlstana. Is Iii
excellent condition tl'ls year. There lats
been II large Increase In every spArisl. 0f the
Stnte except onc. Complaints Ut wet weather
nrc very general, but grinding viii be fin
isl,ed early In Janunry. The gathering Ut
tlle cotton crop, on The tthcr tlalt, llas been
set bnek by the frequent rains; nnt though
tl,u receipts up 10 thls time Mt market hive
bpel, as ]nrEu as lust ycar, tlie who'll crop
will bc considerably smaller. Tile Memphis
pap.rs show TINT the November asd DcccMl-
lrr receipts nre no Indication Ut tlie stzH Of
lie tutal GIMP.
, 1880-12-21

THE Senatorial contest i1 Michigan ap-
pears to bc narrowed down to Mr. Congcr, o1-
Gov. nagley, md scnntur DAllwlu. with tho
chances fAvorin8 ono Of tho two last. Michigan
ts fortunate In bnving threo eltch distinguished
names to present for tho position, md, wh!ch-
ever Of tho t11roe mny be ciectcd. tho State
will be ab!y represented In the Upper
House. Without desiring to DO otlelous In tho
ulnttcr. TIE TntnuNE fools constrained to re-
1nark that n tho election OF Gov. nagipy tho
state would 10 peculiarly fortunate. His Itc-
publlcnnlsm is Of the truo and tried BORT Ills
services to tho stntc, publicly anl privately,
haye bccn Of character which richly entitle
htm TO such recognition. His rhl1anthropic
character as u citizen, bis personal bearing. hls
at0rltng qualities OF character, his inllexiblo
huncsty. and his wttlo popularity would combine
to mike him q Benntot of whom tho Stnte. for
which he has lono 60 much, would have every
rclson to bo proutl.
, 1880-12-21

4 r.t:MAnIs.&nt.t: dispatch appeared III T1iE
ClsnAuo Tribune few days since to tho
effect that Il great "Antt-l.Alui " 1.uaguc :"
,nceting wns llcld recently at Monaghan. one
nf tic l'rntestAnt counties IN the Nortl. Of
ireland. presided over BY Lord Rtssmore,
tho heaviest 1nutlinrl III that county, mud
that resolutions werc passed "t'ecfaring MI
equitable settlement OF tho ln5.tI question ab-
sotftciy necessary; n settlement giving laN,l.
tnuts fnlr rent aul tenants protection from
iack.lnnts ntnl capriclol1s cyfct!ons." At tho
first glailen tho actlon If thu meeting, MI
untt-fatmA LcaDnc meeting, won!tt SEEM to
l,c nn a,l,,lnaly, rs It demands from tho Gov
erlirnent and tho lnnuorlts substantially what
tic l.cagncrs rlaim. i dispatch III nur col
nut1ls Of yesterday gives fuller dctails. ex-
pnins tile Ictfol ut this Monaghan anti
League meeting ntul others ri q sfInilar cl,ar-
.eter, md shows that Air. 1'arnef1 Inns
substantially wun tho lalul-ref0rtn
game. This Grunge Monaghan lueet-
1ns wns THO first step laken III
Protestant counties, representing 1,.00, 600
people, by Irish landlords, botl, Liberal al,t
bers or Parliament, fnyorIng what ARE now
known In E,,KlntMl NJ the "rrec rs ~
namely: fair rent. tixity Ut tenure, and free
sales of teasclL0ltl. Tllrse tllre Fs were ,natle
thu platform nf the Protestant Monaghan
meeting, and Nlso ut n meeting Of landlords
| IN Armagh. attOtlcr Protestant cnsnty. Tile
three F's, which Il year nEo woult( meyer even
llnye been considered, nre iaw advocated by
tho L0nttou II'ncs rs the easiest method Of
establishing 4 pt;lsulit proprietary.
, 1880-12-21
TUESDAY, DECEMBER II. 1850.


It. has l,ecn t4r e1istun e} THE Cu,csGo TN1nuSE
to yn,f,ttf,ll, IT Il Pleasant and nntKIcst 1euU te
nonus n la.lfts III Chtcnga and tfs snb,srs tclu
.t,,,I'l ttei, ''nien hnnsc" on Nrm-yeara Ddy.
Ihc idet. hts t,uret pleasant anu 'sefa' oHc. The
,t.yx',*es ,ue,r general. and The *fH of ettri and
4,pte crttibg trs ut "Ncf 1srttrtf. Nfs The dcsfft
o} Tlls Tnluusi h prcseAt IN ftx issue 1f riiau
Ucc. 81. 1887, complete I'M! jt Int u TIC na'aca
NJ I'll ladies' trim bff rtecttc m. The fo'iawtn0 'au
tic therefore y.VIttt tat l1 IN tnicau" tfd uicist'
tn trho ,pta,se lecpi,,U "opcl1 house." ind WfsA
mr,ttnu ptt,tlc 1f he sumo. sr futify TnE TH1Ii'
USE, ur before Thurnt,y. Dec. ~. IN scouting
~ ,.ttsi.cs TIC l1rty {arsa s'."utd he olatrred:
Michigan IrGhMc.
No, fIfa-ifta. Smith flti The Misses Smith,.
, 1880-12-21

TIE New York Gruphto has paid Its first
dividend Of per cent TN captal Etoek Of
$T50,00O. Tho concern carna $lQ0,U00 a year. md
will hurcAfter pAy por cont dividends. hut 1t
lost money heavily through ingenious 1hanago-
nent for series OF yours, md much OF tho stock
was bought up by tho present holders ut from
soven ccnts to Is cents on tho dollar. Many Of
tho Cana,lan stockholders wcre frozen ont by
tho coil spell. Charles II. 0Codsctl bus Ind sole
l,uelncss and editorial control OF tho property
for tho last two years.
, 1880-12-21

1sLAxq1l1'a now j0nrllal Is callnd mi
nleu, III Maitro ".-nelther God nor muster. Tho
boya Gull It out 10 III tho streots Of Paris. Evan
Col. Inxersoll wonll nut enjoy having Journal
Of that nuno hnwkcd about tho struets OF Now
York. "Iforo's yer Notthcr God t,or Muster;
full count tho ahlpwrcck,' would bo n surprise
to tho natives,
, 1880-12-21

ERECTION abuses in Now England aro
shown uy tho Springfield Republican 10 bu Ut thu
must ti1grnnt description nud constantly Ii.
crcastnH. In Vermont. when bennington rait-
ruati ,nngnntu wished 10 carry Il local 4'peiut,"
"Shirkshiro" voters wuro paid 81 apiece to 10
backberry!ng on ofcctton-tlny. It ID estimated
Tint In tho two boston districts this ycnr tho
amount expended was IN tho ncighborhood OF
$4,000. In Il clasc Stetu like Connecticut bribery
itoursl,cs, uni polltfujNns are loss willing to OK
posi- aul stuy It's spread. Tho Hartford Times
asserts TINT "al,out quarter Ut million dol
lnrs was tho sum used in Connecticut for uar-
lcli"; bit, nfter tho fasaton OF orKans It il 81
Icnt concerning tho largo sunA spent by Its own
side. Nothing like thu snuie Ainottnt Of money
was ever brfure expended III tho Nutmeg Stnte
Now 1la.en probably eaw moro bribery than
f1Mrtfprd. Politicians IN tho litter city assert
thut tho prices paid for voters ranged from TO
cents up to $5. This faBt sum WIS also ci1rrctit-
iy reported to hive teen paid at 8ut!icld.' An
instance Is told Of little boss who offered ton men
to one Of the Hartford committees for 70 cnch,
and when told to tako $.o for tho lot. bolted tho
len to tho other party unltccuisch bin 40. No-
plibiIcnnt picture :U0 old fashioned Democratic
bnm1ners who combined unI hc1tl oil until p.
III, ecctlon-day. standing across tho street from
tho polls, a1ll rutuslng to yolo for their own or
aIIy nther party until they rot th0lr " oaeh.--
which they did from tho Democrats. Mon aro
known who regularly combine and sell out
for tho best rrlco. It IL olain,cd 'that COL
orctl vtters hnve to bo bought by tho
Republicans considerably, al tho Irish arc
too largely by tho Democtnts. In New
11umpshiro Mt tho last election votes brought
from Sa5 to SIC, nud both l,urtios bid for ttoni.
Over $4,000 was spent for votes and liquor In
Concord and vicinity. Dlatno ts notorious for
dtsKracefl1I election performances. Tho expense
Of political ca1npnigns has stcadlty itscrcnaet+
and reports Of bribery, dtroet and Indirect, havo
multiplied in tho sumo rntto. 1t ia commonly
reported that tho cost OF mn election In tho City
Of Augustn alone is not less than $10,00o. and
nobody doubts that tho Inst September election
WIS influenced by n considerable fund sent into
tho Btato at tho last moments by tho National
Dumocratc Committee. Tho Democrats do not
deny this, but say TINT 1t WIS only an Offset to
tho bribery practlccd by tho Republicans.
, 1880-12-21

Insist tl1at amy American who wants n ship
must pny DO per cent more for II Mt horne
tllnn he can get ono for elsewhere, aiul then.
when lo is mt permitted tn buy or to llll'i,
there Is wall frotn those who insist on these
laws over tho National calamity an1 loss Of
having no American vessels engngod III tho
forctrfl trntfn.
, 1880-12-21

WHILE tic Democratic etlltors In Jullge
Woods' own judicial circuit (witl,ont exce,,.
su'I, 10 far rs w have obserye&ll appruyeuf
Ills lFomotion to tho Supreme bench ulM
apeak Vt Ills character at.h altaI,,lne,,ts il, tho
highest terms, the nou1bun brethren ut a
llsu.cu fsu1n his field Ut labors witt. e9ual
unaul,nlty 1cnuunco hin us ia u!e.ltocre
1aw.sr" ulul III rarpct-ba9ger.,' 'rlu
Charleston Ncars uald Courier, for instance,
, 1880-12-21
r.~s-a
tIhtrEfils.
1lNSTksEAJ.

III view OF tllesa fucts, 1t will be wiso fur
thu Nuw York Legislature tn, prepare III
timo to meet the colItpe.itlon of tho enlarged
WcIlatu Canal by adopting Tho most liberal
policy townrsl tho l:rle Canal systes,,
, 1880-12-21

Acconu1SQ to tho Bureau at Statistics.
Ohio has 7:.o,Gts hursca antl a0,iu5 mules and
nsAos, Tho number Ut ntlcehotors IL not given,
hut of courso she hasn't NJ many as shu thinks
hprB1lt entitled tu.
, 1880-12-21


-"----~ --"----~
opce Fe n"tr, otto sHn., a'l.' q yHllow tatI. Tia
n,,nnctm,s feto,v rn ,i,r t"s ~. ~ e.s,cF'',Hy
hi,r ~ e'aoaked
,r,.
lho Enpress EuRtnio IS n very WrnIfhv
won,an. Rho tas cstntcs in 1tnnrsry. snaIn e"5
Ffnnec, 8wttzGrland. ftnlY, md Guutn,,I o..
has, bcstdcA, tho product Of savings n,, s,,o, .o
n..os ~" LUG assurances oh tne l'ie VI her Iass
"""p"h"'
a colony Of 100 whito and co,orcd u,,t
,ynv In Monrnp In ,ubnrn n ,vti, ~..' w ~
ruin anvs Inn H. Sas,,en ,..t ea.iu ~. ale'e-
ss ~ "tt ~ ~ Htl part VI lilo culHy
es.t,l, eoas'sts OF ablebodicd white ncn md tho1
ne,v xcc,,tv ru,,,;cotto,, ,,,s ,,, ,
n, 1,ctrnt, on m tb, hnni ~ ,s .'..a s,altca
nmna ts n ,ttra a,a,n, .,n, ~ ,a' w.. .f'4,' col
thurznI In ,,l,,ntn crtlIt IN I.,ta,t ~ ~ h'
This ID Tho mnIllcst ,uerr,cst ,n,,., ,r ~, tpt:
f.hrsttnus ttmc. " ''o R'aa
,,.s',",,.".s.
10y, tho nny brnthor of Horace Drrclcv, fivc,
VII firm near Erie. nnl Is us poor n turu,r M
was tho Rrcht Journalist himself" rhts ,,uylr
~. but woll l'ot you tlaru not trutlu horses with
httn.-Erit fkltIh&.
{;ntnhcttn. ns ,n rtsna IN cnno,. f., A., ..,,
,rn 10 .1cs"r,o1 NJ ,imr.,, T H. t'ts ts'F
dressed III t-|jtting and el,ulby clothes j hut
nftor n few l1lot1lpllts' speaking hu scefs m.
other being; hts fnCc iixtts mp, his Kus,arcs nrp
tellng nnd his y0icu has tho resonant tunps uf Il
| min Of l'ower.
Mfr. {}corea Aurustt1s Snln IA n1,ynro o,,,,,-
c,ntfno soun ,,s.f,,f trnt}. 1,Ia lntnvt n,'''n
! ,nept heinu TINT sharks wifi uuvrr ntt".,,
sw''iiGI ,a,i WY Aeups NY .css moving: VIZ Should
aose ~ III ~ Huoa oA ~ tuo nlai' who
eo'a neap "onns o lesa u'lt sHofA b.
e''..'e t'ie' " ""''4ae ~! n'4u ~ s1op
Lilo daughter Ut Afr. i. L. Barnufn, writ
inT ~ n friend IN 1loston, snys, In substance
| thtlt her fHther's Improvement IL stcudy hut
slew; that hIs prostitution "a stvcru; tint It IL
TINT c,rnplcto rncn,crr Of ,vch strop,, Inv, '' 10
permitted, must 10 tho work Of cousI,trr.,,ts
time.
| ,u,.,, n,,.o+ .>u,.a..
nsIss.'.. - nou s,s. - .''eo.et piuiAlsa
" ". -. -, y. ~" - Hu...e! ~ y n'"aot, a
~ ~ .s', ~. " ~ 49,. 1,osn., -. ;" ntnera. on
| rAg.ln Canal Company huld ont TO him, Gut
Grant may fcol that, If promises nra aa good rs
cA9I1. he is lii k0lprnbY 1ut1nDentIeut uErf.,n,,
, 1880-12-21
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IlkSMf +. tiELf.lu, Agnnt
NASlIIHGEuN;4D C.--tata + strnnk
, 1880-12-21
SOCIETY MEETINGS.

ts1tl.AN Lodge. MI. III. Il. T. i 4. M.-t1GgHlnr
nrrr this tug.t!y Evening ut I'LL shArp for 5nsi-
ms. md wprk. Thr fr!t!tn;y r,rlta!ls ll!siset
ituIt, it Mulltt,..xL L, II. CRANE, SECRETARY.
, 1880-12-21
AMERICAN OCEAN TRAFFIC,

Tint part Of tho report Of tho Wash.
ington bureau Of Statistics relating to
tho commerce of the United States with
foreign countries recites tho now fnuIll-
tNr story 0f Tho teeatiet,ce Of American
pcGan-going vessels nlld tho comparative
Increase Of our trade perfornctl by
fore1gn built n1ul owned vessels. The totn1
Tonnage Of American vessels engaged III tic
forcEn trade Inns fallen from 2,37V3uU tons
In 1s,'J to 1.2l4.4 tons III 1850.
The Commissioner tells tho whole pltlab1e
story III tho figures showing that since lx:t
there has bccn atl Increase III the tonnage
entered at American seaports Of vessels Of
every nationality except OF those carrying
the American tla9. 'rhe tonnngo OF British,
German, Swedish and NOrwegian 1taltan,
French, Spanish, Austrian, Belgian. md
Russian vessels entering American ports hhs
1nrgcly Increased, willie TINT Of American
vessels entering 0t,r OWN ports lAs faascn OF.
This Is n case where thero Is no dispute or
controversy as to tho existing fncts. Tho
foreign conllnerce-tl!at Is. our exports a,tl
Imports with foreign cotntrics--e lf-
teen hundred millions Of dollars year, Of
which tratio over 81 per cont ls carried III
foreign vessels, nnti frnetion over II per
cent only is done In American vessels. The
carrying tra.tc hns during tho Inst twenty
years bccn rcvoluttonizcd rs to the character
of tho vessels cHgugctl in IT.. Steam, iron, and
n,,T 81, 'e e~'' '~&' $~' ''''~o ~ "''>
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A''tho commercial hat'ohs OF Europe l'a'e
oeen out'alhe oceail'eong vessels o1 iron a1as'
steel; Vley llaSe DULL vessels to engage IN
american trade. Tue Fact TINT tic United
s1atcs liau ceased toblii!d slllpsforocean traf-
l!c alnl hn offered seiltro carrying business
10 owllo'l'soesor "o'l'a taKolf.-hntl practically
Hauled dowil It's ing over III merchant scs-
scls,-llns inspired asl tue countries OF Eiltope
10 ontIo 'essels 70 maui mcfchailt!1sc over 'ae
ocean to a'M from TIC United States. Even
OLD Spnt',' anu dlstaht Norway a'lti alncom.
,ncrcial AustFia sta'e nut thelr vessels atloat<;;
to TO flle carrying business for tic great
American Norllbtlc, wl'leh lsns practically
abandoned the business.
Why Inns this change taken place, a1,d why
llas building OF ships for foreign trade been
abandoned III the United States?
ShlpbulldlHg IN tho United Stntes Inns
ceased 10 be profitable. Tho Gust OF building
I'LL ocean ship III this country Is so nallcl, III
excess OF what 1t Is In other countries TINT
, 1880-12-21

Central afM.te Hall,
Corner of ttai,Anl&kL AMI stato streets. Ffcnch
lcr.urs, by Il. anuveur. aub1aut: tHsch1."
, 1880-12-21

JHnrEr1y'n Thentrr.
trnf1nrn street, t1,rrtr 81 MuHrur. EnEnccmeh'
pt ltre'A combination. "Cnllhp."