, 1880-02-05

EASTERN STATES.



tonnaIs that nav be- expected to avail iiseN
of TIE Daricn route will amount TO from Two
and half 10 three millions yearly. Iha'
canal will eost ScCo. COO, 600 at least, interest
which would call for an annual ret IN
come for meeting all eIpensespi $40 5,6OJ'UVu.
Nov. ID, L.sseps. carefully considering Wbal
shipping could afford TO pay, f1ss his tolls
a, AZ ptf tcn OF vessel tonnage. Accepting
this excessive rate, his total income upon
three millions Of tonnage would oe S9OUO,-
OOO or sC6O OQ0 sLert OF interest charges,
10 saw nothing Of working expenses. These
ssures are sufficient condemnation Of the
sch,me 10 all threwd inanciers.
A Direet TariH ON Chinese rmpor'a-
lions.
Representative Horace Davis will shortly
Introduce two important revenue bills which
have an interesting bearing upon the CHI
nese question.
The first will provide for an increase Of
the tariff duty on foreign rice from the exist
ing rate Of "a cents per pound to cents
and for changing the 20 per cent nd yalorem
duty ON Chinese nut oil 10 a specific duty
OF % cents per gallcn.
Both Of these articles are consumed entire
ly by the Chinese, and pay very light tax.
The other bill will provide for imposing
another internal tax Of three or four dollars
per pound upon the manufacture IN this
country OF smoking opium from the crude
material The imported manufactured artl-
Gle, worth from ss to $40 per pound, now
pays CT stoms duty of So; whereas crude
opium, which is worth SO or 81 per pound,
pays duty Of only 81 per pound, and as it
takes two pounds of crude material to make
one OF smoking opiur o government
loses 81 revenue on every pound manufac'
tured for smoking purposes in this country.
These enactments would manifestly make
the United States q less desirable place of
residence for all Mongolians who consume
the rice and oil and smoke opium.
Combinations.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.--The Senate to day
confirmed the following nominations to be
ENJOYS extraordinary and ministers plenipo.
tentiary: James Russell Lowell, of Massa-
chusetts, to Great Britain; John W. Foster,
OF Indiana, to Russia; Lucius Fairchild, of
Wisconsin, to Spain; Philip H. Morgan, OF
Louisiana, to Mexico. Consuls Lewis
Richmond, OF Rhode Island, at Belfast;
James W. Silar, of Arkansas, at Mayagueze;
Stephen A. Simonson, OF New York, to &
assistant appraiser for the port of New
York; and DR.. Phillip S. Wales to be chief
of the bureau of medicine and surgery and
surgeon-general Of the navy.
open for Business.
NEW YonK, Jan 27.--The new American
Union Telegraph Co. opened for business
yesterday to Buffalo, Boston, Baltimore and
Canada and intermediate points. The rates
charged were exactly the same as the Wes.
tern Union. The officers said they were not
really ready for business, and would not be
until about the first of March. They had
consented to anticipate that date merely to
accommodate the new French Cable Co.,
which decided to bee in the transmission of
messages to France and the continent yes
terday. The rates asked by the latter COM
pany are also similar TO those of their CON-
petitors.
New York Democrats I'm Battle Array.
New YoRK, Jan. 2.-The Til1enites and
Tammanyites have gone in force to Albany,
each striving to obtain an advantage over
the other in filling vacancies in the State
committee. Urgent kilograms were received
here by rivals, commanding their presence.
Il IL understeod that the two Tilden men TO
be appointed will be Clawsen, the great
brewer, and Harry Havemeyer. The former
will represent the Germans on the commit.
tee. and is regarded as favored by Oswald
Orlendorier, proprietor Of the Staats Zeitang.
Important Recommendation.
Providence, Jan. T.-The governor, in
his annual message, recommends that wom-
en- be given the right to vote On the school
question, and that prohibition take the
place Of the present liquor law. e.
Steamboat Disaster.
New ORLEANS, Jan. T.--The steamboat
Charmer with q 100 bales OF cotton, was to.
tally destroyed by Hre Is miles above the
mouth Of Red River. Eight lives were lost
two chambermaids, two cooks, two cabin
boys, one fireman and one deck hand The
boat and cargo were valued at $3.50, 600.
The c. p. Syndicate.
Il hiss been decided by the committee in
charge OF the Central Pacific syndicate not
10 dispose Of any of the stock atprivate sale.
Applications for 1t amount, in the aggregate,
already to over half the number of shares
on hand, and the committee find it impossi-
BILE 10 reconcile oil the interests concerned
any other way than by aftording each ON
equal chance in free and open market.
The first $1,000 shares will be for sale ON
Thursday, the 18th inst, in the New York
stock exchange, at scale Of prices ranging
from 81 to "a, The starting price is pur.
posely made low in order to give on ample
opportunity for profit to customers.
The Harris Naval Bill
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-The house com.
mittee on naval affairs agreed to report f..
vorably ON the bill Of representative Harris
providing for the reorganization Of the navy.
The ill Is accompanied by an elaborate re.
port, which was unanimously adopted, and
is intended as the iorerunner OF legislation
looking % complete the Organization uf the