New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-05
T5TEsTRJRUyE ALMANAC FOE 1881.

secure absolute accuracy. This animal is generally
sent to press during the last week of the year. The
date of Issue has been deferred this year for single
week IN order that THR ALMANAC might contain an
official record OF the National Census. The follow
ing are among the leading features of The TRIBUNE
ALMANAC FOR 1881:
|. An abstract of the Public Laws of Congress,
passed within the year relating to the use Of the
Army. TO the Conversion of Gold Banks. TO taxa
ton On Tobacco, to the Public Lands to Soldiers
and Sailors Pensions, to Customs the Indians, the
star-route Service of the Post Office Department,
and to the Territories
H. Reprints Of the National Platforms Of the Re
publican the Democratic, the observation-disclosures the
American and the Prohibition parties WITH the lists
OF candidates OF each
Ill. a statement Of the amendments proposed and
made 10 he Constitutions Of vanCus States-includ-
ing Arkansas. Connect Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas. Maine Michigan, Ncw-York, South Caro-
lima, West Virginia, and other States
". The votes on the election Of United States
Senator by the Legislatures OF Alabama, Georgia
Louisiana. Mississippi. Maryland, O4o, Rhode
- and and Vermont, with the votes nominating the
candidates III their respective party caucnso'.
v \ list of the principal Executive, Departmental
Diplomatic and the judicial officers of the United
STATES IN The states and Tcrrt RES with the da;e Of
VI. Tables of Trade and Commerce. showing the
values OF the domestic exports Of the United states,
al the foreign goods and sperie rccAportod rom tie
United states, and OF thc imports into the United
States specifying be amount, entered for Immedl-
arc consumption for warehouse aud for interior
FORTS aud quantities brought in cars and other
land vehicles or IN American vessel. or IN foreign
vessels. Those tables which arc Of great interest
and are ,cruplou-y accurate, cover the fiscal years
$50. I~79 and 1850. and show th' movement OF
gold and silver AMI Of gold and SILVER bullion IN
Tor I,u tradc. Other tables show tne value OI the
imports of .oTogu merchandise aud specie, and Of
the domestic ana foreign exports with every coun-
try on the globe for the fiscal ye1Ts 1879 ard 1850
VII The growth oi ouc railroad mieagc yearly.
since 1-GI with tEe general sui. of railroad oper
atiors. grouped By sections, from 1871 to 1879 AZ
elusive.
Viii Tables giving the lists Of appropriations
mate by Courrt,- from 1879 10 1850 inclusive, a"d
or thc ordinary revenues and ordinary expenditures
ottae rutsd state, from 1870 TO 1850. inclusive,
with an analysis showing wha, proportion Of expcn-
di,ur. g., due to the War of the L Lcon.
TX. The latest Official taurs5 relating 20 foreign
immigration. gold. silver and minor coinage and
sliubui'd.ug ~ the United States.
X Tie fill popular Presidential vote bY States,
fcrIS72 1876 aud l. So and the electoral vote for
1865, 1 -, 1o7G and 1850
NJ Tables showing thc amount Of net iu:crnal
revenue taxation, by States. upon spirits, tobacco,
frrncuted liquors and banks and bankers for thc
K-,al year 1850 and also the aggregate receipt in
each State; a comparison OF such receipts in 1873,
1919 aad 1850 with tho gross collections from 1862
20 1850.
XII rac United States deb, statement Noyem-
her 80. 1850.
NIL. Tables showing tho number of National
banks, their cautal surplus. dividends and earnings
with the perez Iiagc Of the dividends to the capital
and 10 the capital and surplus, from 1869 to 1850
and the amount Of the egal-tcndrr" and National
bank notes IN each year from 1865 10 1850 iuclu-
ave, with the currency price of god and the gold
price of currency at regular intervals between
those dates.
XIV. Full lists Of the present XLYlJhl Congress-
and OF the XLVIIth Congress-, ~ far as chosen
classified go ~ to Indicate tho eXlcL strength Of
each party in each branch.
XIV List Of the Governors cf the States, showing
the length of term OF each salary, the day of the
mex, meeting OF the Legislature of each State, and
~ the next State election IN each. indicating those
in which elections are held bicnniGy; also the
area oil each state, in square miles. the repre-
sentative population OF each IN 1870. and the repre-
scnfation of each in the nouse Of Representatives.
under such census.
XVI. The Tables Of Election Returns give: tl)
The vote of each county III the Uuion for President
III 1850. compared with the like vote cast By it in
1876 (b) The vote cast Tor each candidate for Con-
grcss IN 1880 compared " 'th the like vote cast in
1873 (cl The aggregate vote cast on State officers
chosen at tho latest election. (d.l An analysis
of tho strength of each party in each
branch of tho Legislature of every State
le Calculations OF the percentage OF votes for
each party in each State in 1875 1878 and 1880 re-
suectiyely. w The vote of Connecticut, of New
Jersey and of New-York is gwen both by
counties on President and on State officers, in
1880 and 1876. and also BY WARDS AND
ToWNS. so IN to show everV phase OF
local political change and besides the vote on rs
semby is gwen for each district. (1J The vote of
New-YOrk City is given by Assembly Districts on
President, Judge of the Court Of Appeals, Judge CT
the Superior Court, Justice of tho Marine Court,
Recorder, Mayor and Register
XVII The Census Tables include the population of
each State and Territory ascertaned by the census
Of 1880 compared with the returns for each in 1870
and III 1860 Also, table OF the population of the
sxty-fOur cities of the United States with
population of $4,000 and upward CON-
pared with the population Of each in 1870 aud set
ting forth the relative rank Of each city under each
census Also, the population. by wards, Of the
Cities OF New-York, Philadelphia, Brooklyn and
Boston in 1880 indicating tho growth Of each since
1870 The official figures touching the silk indus
try Of the United States, showing the production OF
each class of finished goods III 1879.
The price of The ALMANAC is % cents, with the
usual discount 10 the trade.
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