Morning journal and courier., 1880-12-11

l thrift in Denmark the tobacco monopoly
 and manufacture in France imports at Rou- en from the United States; American goods l in Bohemia; the iron, steel and coal indus tries of Germany American joint trade in
 Liverpool; American manufactures in Ire
 land; the condition of affairs in Ireland, by
 Consul Brooks of Cork; the North Atlantic Ocean carrying trade and our share therein;
 American versus British and Irish bacon and
 hams the railway system of Scotland, an
 exhaustive report by Consul Robeson of
 Leith; British, French and American steam
 shipping; agricultural implements in Rou-
 mania American meat in Russia and the
 tension of American trade in Russia; the To-
 cust egg destroying beetle in Turkey and its
 transmission to the United States; American
 clocks and watches in China imitation of
 American manufactures in Germany our
 trade with Norway; bi-metallism in Germa-
 ny; American provisions in Switzerland.
 Copies of the present number will be for
 warded by the Department of State to the
 principal trade journals, chambers of com
 merce boards of trade, agricultural and
 trade societies of the United States, in the
 hope that these important reports may be
 brought to the immediate attention of all
 those interested in the development of our
 home industries and our foreign trade. Ac-
 cording to the provisions of, the act of Con-
 gress providing for these publications, the
 public at large secure copies at the De-
 pertinent of State at 25 cents per copy, which
 merely covers the expense of printing. It
 is expected and requested by the department
 that the press of the United States which
 has done so much to foster and develop our
 foreign trade, will draw the attention of it's
 readers to such of these reports as may be of
 interest to them.
 An attempt will be made at the present
 session to subsidize lines of American steam
 CTS to run to South American and Brazilian
 ports. There Is not sufficient time before
 the 4th of March to pass separate bill for
 that purpose even if & majority of both
 Houses was committed to it's support When
 the postofice appropriation bill comes before
 the House an amendment will be moved from
 the Committee on Postoffices and Post Roads
 granting certain extra compensation to American lines of steamers for carrying mails between the United States and Brazil and ports of the West Indies. The proposed amendment has not yet been promulgated and the amount of pay proposed to be given per mail is not known. The friendsyof the subsidy scheme say there has been change of sentiment among certain members who have heretofore opposed everything in the shape of public grants to private enterprises The vast increase within the past twelve months of the number of British ships trading at ports of the United States has opened the eyes of legislators as to the nec- essity for improving the American carrying trade.
 Justice Bradley, it is said, has requested Chief Justice Waite to assign him to the Third Judicial district, embracing the States of Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey, now occupied by Justice Strong The Chief Justice will make the change as soon as Jus tice Strong's resignation is accepted.
 It is reported that General Alfred Terry is to be appointed superintendent of the mill tary academy at West Point, and General Miles will succeed Terry in command of the department of Dakota General Terry is not @ graduate of the academy. General Howard will return to his command and settle his business, afterward coming again to Wash ington. It is said that he is booked for an eastern command.
 A private conference of gentlemen inter- ested in the Interoceanic Canal subject was held at the residence of a gentleman in this city this evening. The object of the meeting was to interchange opinions regarding the feasibility of organizing company to con- struct canal over the Nicaragua route It will be remembered that last winter Mir. Menocal, of the navy, obtained leave to visit Nicaragua. He was sent there to represent a number of wealthy and influential citizens who desired to obtain from the Nicaraguan government the concession of right of way for 8 ship canal through the Nicaraguan route. He was successful in his mission fact that the concession had been obtained was made public, the names of the gentlemen to whom the grant had been given were kept secret. It is now known that among the gentlemen named in the concession are Admiral Ammen
 General E. F. Beale, U. S. Grant, jr., Will liam R. Garrison of New York, George w. Riggs, the Washington banker, Howard Pot ter of Brown Bros. & Co.,, N. Y., William H. Barnum of Connecticut and Edward M Cly- mer of Pennsylvania General Grant is in terested in the scheme. and if a company is he will be made president. The publication of the prospectus of the M. de Lesseps company had caused the Nicaraguan people to move more rapidly in the matter than they had originally intended While nothing definite was determined at the meet ing tonight, there is every probability that the Nicaraguan company will soon be organ ized and become powerful rival of the De Lesseps company.
 Congressman Cox will introduce bill pro- viding for reapportionment of Representa- lives just as soon as General Walker sends l the statistics of population to Congress. Re- ] turns of the population from every State in | the Union are now in the census office with | the exception of one district from Texas and | one district from Iowa. Special agents have been sent to each of those districts and their | reports will be received here by the 21st inst. | Mir. Cox will leave the date in his bill blank l 70 be filled by Congress. He says there is no reason why the apportionment should not be | made at the present session He does not an- ,icipate that the Republicans will begin sec 5ional debate on the deprivation of a large | portion of the southern population of suf- frage, if they do he will answer with statis- ,ics concerning civilized bulldozing in Rhode | Island and Massachusetts.