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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-31
GENERAL NOTES.

A record Of the "great historic party" II
found on u tombstone IN cemetery at Portsmouth. N
H. which reads Here lie the remains OF -"
kind father an aIectonate husband, a tue Demo
craft"
There is in progress a movement TO make
the divorce laws OF Maine more STRINGENT prompted "
the that pIOporonaey greater number OF divorces
are annually granted that than anywhere else il
New England. In 1873 the divorce rate In Name wa
Tor 1851 inhabitants, while IN MASSACHUSETTS,
Only granted for every 2e96 OF the population
The simplest post-otfice in the world is in
Magellan Straits, and has OcGn established there fO
some years past. II consists OF small cask, wbic, Il
chained 10 the rock OF the cape 10 Straits
opposite Terra del Fuego Each passing ship sends
open the cask and TO take letters out and place
Others The pOst-otce is selfacilng IhereLore
1t under the protection Of the naves oi all IauOne
the sent there Is not one case 10 report ~
which any abuse OF the privileges 1t ahords mas taken
place
Some startling facts in regard to divorce
were gwen 10y the Rev. samuel w. bike, at the last
Monday lecture" in Boston. la Vermont, according 10
reports the proportion Of divorces Is one to every
fourteen marriages: IN Rhode Island, one TO every thr
teen; New-Hampshirc 1t Is large; III Maine 1t has
Increased third in two decades and in Massachusetts,
the heart OF New-Euland, where once divorces wers
granted Tor only Two causes whe they are now granted
nlnr'he COmmJn wealth copying the wees OF Con-
ncclcu Just that State Kidding herself or them
the ratio of one every tyone has CROWN to &c
every II 10 marriages. the number in 1873 being 600
The England granted 2,072 divorces III 1875
In O.iO the twenty live for long time,
and now II Is one to eighteen. No city has mad
reputation than Chicago yet statistics prove that the
raUo divorces to marriages is smaller than in either
N.W-Iaven Hartford Wherever New-Englsnd
influence felt there has been increase The Western
Reserve consisting OF tie twelve northeastern counties
of O.O, Is said contain aNewEngland stock purer
than Is To be found anywhere else, except in "a few
counties IN Maine and here the proportion OF divorces
To marriages eighteen while in tue rest OF the
State nineteen. In Ashtabula County IL is one
to eight, and in Lake County the proportion Of suits
begun marriages O $40 In OF the south.
ern counties peOped by Welsh and Scotch II Is about
one TO fiity II happens that Ia New-Engand the chief
causes separation deseItion aud cruelty Some
the act OF separation SO hastily performed as TO
be shocking Judge reported to have said that he
had parted couple quicker than they had been joined
Couples married tri agreeing Ia appeal 10 he
separated months experience should not show
mat they suited each other. Advertisements
meet the eyes married people TO the effect tnst
divorces quietly obtained and payment may be made
In nstalments. Two men III Vermont found 10 easy to
swap wives by appearing In court and briefly stating
their wishes aud reasons.
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Jnoes TO Advertisements.

AMUsEMFNTs-3d Tdge-6;b column
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Paoe-3d COLUMN
BALLs-3d Pdqe-5tn column. o.. o,,,,r
BANKING HOUSES AND BAf EERs-1h fo0e-oln coiuinn
BOARD AND ROOMs-7h Pdge-6Ih column
BUSINESS CHANCES-7H PGGF q Ia column
BUSINESS NOTICEs-4N Pd1e-ls column
DANCING ACADEMIEs-6h P0g'-2d cOumn'
DIVIDEND NoTICEs-7M PdQe-6in column
DRY GoODs-3d PdQe-5th column.
FINASCIAL-7m Pdge-4 h, 9th and 6th Columns
FURNITURE 81 PdgGih column.
HELP WANTED-3d Pdqe-5th column.
HOTELs-7M Pdoe-6tb column.
INsTRUCTIoS--6m Pdge-2d column.
LECTURES AND MEETINGs-3d PaGe-6'h column.
LEGAL NOTICEs-6h P09e--3i column.
ii ARBLE AND SLATE MANTLFs-7M P0ge-6th coiumn'
MARRIAGES AND DEATHS-5W Pdge-6tn column.
MINING-GM Pdge-6th go umn -, ~ o,
4th, 5th and 9th columns.
MUsiCAI iNs1RUMfSTs-3d Pdo.- column;
NEW PUBLIC ATIoNs-6M Pd0C-1st and 3! columns.
OCEAN STEAMERs-3d PdGe-5th column
REAL EsTATE--6h Pages column go
SITuATIoSs WANTED-MALEs-3d PdGe-4th and 9th
columns FEMALEs-3d Pdge-4th column.
SPECIAL NOTICES -5M PdDc-6ll column.
SIEAMBOATs AND KAILRoADs-6h Pdgc-4th and ON
columns.
TEACuFRs-6h P01c-3d column.
WINTER RrsORTs-7h Page-6th column.
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PUBLIC OPINION.

What the House seems oftenest to lack is
quorum. the Republicans seem 10 control that con-
modify Elmlra Free Press (DeInD
Ben Hill will vote for the retirement OF
General Grant Now isn't II possible TO lind somebody
who could be induced vote for the retirement OF Sci
Hill l-lBostOn Post Dem.l
The designation of Senator Blaine for Sec
Rotary of Stale indicated the purpose OF President Gar
field 10 keep In accord with the thinking. progressive
elements OF tue party and call about him men who
will give strength dignity to his administration ane
for II popular favor and enthusiastic support
(Uuca Herald (Repb
Mr. Forster is the most impiacable of all
the ants and has made himself conspicuous by a1Ter
Using fact at conventions and elsewhere. all
occasions in the most offensive possible respectable
manner.- Buffalo Ex PRESS (Rep.l
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Lyman Trumbull wants the Democrats to crys
taze around tree trade. Well. they crystalli1el
around it sohdly last November that they haven't
thawcd loose yet.
There Is "A suspicion that Sparks is having himself
| Tcy!ciualed for grand final act before the 18th of
March,
Mr.. WatterSon is dong his best to get the Mormon
question into such shape that il can be used by the
Democrats III the Mex Presidential campaign.
The Democratic hunt for policy is about as
ludlcrous the Dutchman's attempt to find his boy
Said the latter: lose my poy. and ven look for
hun fine hm sttin' on de curbst ne. tell him
come home he say he won't lie look at me ; look
at him. begin to cry he begin to cry. He feel very
bad; feel very bad. | tOlo Inn stood up and he
stood mp. put my arms arOun his neck aud ityasnt
him." Tie success of the Democrats in finding
policy - about brilliant. They hunt all around
ior one. and when they think they have found 1t
they consult over 1t ana hold party Weep and just
as they conclude to adopt they discover that after
all 1t isn't the policy they want.
The bursting booms OF some would-be Cabinet
Ministers have frightened nervous people of late
WHO have mistaken them for ear hquahc shocks
If the Democrats propose to seat members of Con-
rIess because they need the money. every tramp in
the country will bc getting upa contested election
case
They don't feel comfortable when they haven't
a campaign on hand in Iowa. Senator Kirkwood
has more than two years longer TO serve. And vet
every newspaper the STAKE Is working itself into u
perspiratOn over the question of his successor In
most STATES the people would be glad TO take an
eighteen mouths rest be!sre they began " discuss
the subject.
The Democrats may not be able to pass their
Electoral bill, but they are giving tho country a
vivid illustration of how service it gets out of
some of lts Congressman.
If the whippng-post is to be revived for wife
bcatcrs BLruum wants 10 know what punishment Is
Ia De mcted out 10 him for beating the Democratic
party.
IL is Observable that there Is unanimous cOndemna-
tons of the proposed charter, as mot beng drawn
III the interests ~ the people," among the class of
CITY OrenOluers no are rec JgnI1ed AZ sinecurlsts
The icc-men and the Democrats are gathering
their third crop for the wlntcr-tho former of zee
aud tine latter of plumbers.
i dorsn'r need much OF gIft of prophecy to fore
tel that 1881 Is to be quiet year IN politics.
That Old aud rusty comparison about going In at
the bg end of the horn aud coming at the little
end was never more justly applied than to the pres.
and il catered with flags hyng aud drums beating.
and Blackburn fDurlshIng his sponge 1t has
reached the llitle end OF tbs horn now, when t IL
hardly able to pass bill: Was there ever such IA
ridiculous finale To so inflated begnningf
Considering the great admir- alton that struck the
Democrats short time ago for the figure $780, It's
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wonder they don't adopt it as q basis for thai,
Congressional appOrtionment.
PERSONAL.

Secretary Sherman was accompanied to Boston bv
his niece Mrs. Miles, and General Miles, The Secre.
tary went to hear &C. The Damnation of Faust.n AZ
Music Hail. before addressing the merchants on tia
Funding act.
Quartermaster-G General Megs has lately written
letter to confirm the statement that Hooker fought
the battle of Lookout Mountain above the clonde.
"Ithought at the time." says General Meigs, thar
the clouds (mists for those who prefer the term,
saved our army good many lives. and was great
assistance to it III carrying the mountain"
William Kemp of Troy. Henry L. Turner, Of
LOwvllle, Robert II. Pruyn, of Albany, Dorman L.
Steele, of Ehnra C. p. Easton. OF Albany, and W.
H. Watson, Of Utica are all mentioned as posi-
BILE nominees to the Office of r. gent of the Uniyer-
shy. Inc Republican caucus for the nomination ia
to be held at Albany Tomorrow evening.
A Western correspondent, who visited Senator
Bruce at his home in Washington, says the furniture
Of bis parOrs is /" rich and elegant. and the books
ictures and other ornaments are of such char
acter and 80 arranged as to denote refined taste as
well as ample means"
Captain Barker, a well-knOwn Maine trapper, is a
thorough backwoOdsman, having spent all bis life
in the Rangeley Lake region, but he IL a reader of
many wise books and man of more than ordinary
intelligence. He has been visiting Boston, and
gave bright little talk on hunting aud trapping
the other day to the boys OF. the Chauncy Hal
School.
Sir George POmeroy COlley. who was recently de.
feated by the Beers at Drakenberg Pass established
a well-deserved reputation during the Ashantee
campaign of 1873 administrator and staff off,
Ger. He served Ill the Caffre War Of 1S5S'60 and
afterward in the China War. When Lord Lytton
was sent to IudIa in 1876 General Coley went wiCh
HIM as his military secretary, and soon afterward
became his private secretary. He went 10 South
Africa IN 1879 rs Sir Garnet Wolseley's chief Of
staff. HIS services in the British Army have been
cognzed by rapid promotions and several decOra-
lions.
Mr. Sturgeon wrote the other day that the most
useful members of a church usually those who
would be doing harmIf they were not doing good
They could not be chips in the pOrrldge-they must
flavor it one way or the other" " In my Young
days" he continued, L feared | said many odd
things and made many blunders, but my audiences
were not hypercritcal. and no newspaper writers
logged my heels; and | had q happy training.
ground III which, by continual practice, attained
such IA degree OF ready speech as now possess
There Is way of learning to preach which can he
compared to preaching itself. Ii you want to SWIM
You must get INTO the water"
SAN Francisco, Jan, 30.--King Kalakaua and
suite arc here Oh their way Eastward.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-31
Neru'Uork U,ilu Gribua,e.
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
MONDAY, JANUARY 81, 1881.
The NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-A conspiracy to dehrone Prince Milan
of Servia has been discovered. - The Beers IN the
Orange Free State have resolved to send horses and
cattle to those in the Iransvaal Republic. -
bill authorizing the construction of AL miles OF
new railroad has been pas ed IN New South Wales.
observation-disclosures from of the saving
banks in this city published. - A fire at
JOhnstown. ~ Y. yes erday, caused loss of
$25. 600. "A -four mil at Madison. Ind, was
burned loss, $l25000. - General Jim Love
died at indianapolis Saturday. - King Kalakaua
is at San Francisco, on his way eastward.
CITY AND SUBCEBAN.-Mr. 1almage proposed a
scheme for reforming the drama yesterday. -
The Downtown Club house damaged by fire.
- The kev. George Muller preached " The
power of Prayer" - Interesting meetings Of the
Irish Land League were held. - Cadet Wait
taker failed to appear at temperance meeting III
Brooklyn at which he to speak.
The WEATHKR.-TKIBUNE local observations in
dictate warmer and cloudy weather, with chances
of light snow or rain, followed by clearing aud
colder weather. Thermometer Yesterday highest.
26c; lowest, 1So; average. 21sso
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-31

The immigration in 1850 exceeded that of
the three years preceding, and was but little
less than that OF the four consecutive years
ending with 1878. A, the largest movement
usually comes III the second quarter Of the
year, 1t cannot be said that the returns for the
third and fourth quarters indicate that fine
movement has spent its force or has even cul-
minated.
Nearly COO, 900 immigrants have arrived in
a single year. The increase of domination
from 1870 to 1850 was 11.5Qi.1S9. wL,ln
the immigration during that tune wos
3,00G, 245, leaving an increase of onIv
S,5sS, 900 due to other causes. This is AN
average Of $4,000 yearly, but the immioro.
ton in 1880 has been nearly 20 per cent Of
that number. In oldcn times. when certain
men and women in this country were valued
III dollars and ceHtS, an able bodied adult w.,s
thought worth more than 81 900. and there
Ii no doubt that the free lahOrcrs who orc
coming from other lands. with their enter
prise, thrift and habits Of inlusiiy add to tLr
net product of this country far more than thc
interest on $4,000 each. IN money value ONLY
therefore, the country is the richer bv more
than 1920, 100000 Tor the Immigration ol
1880. Moreover the amount of money
brought with them by the class of Immigrants
who have been coming for yrar mast
has been larger than u3uli. 1ho.c who
are most familiar with the .ari, c~tim,tc il
at over $50 per- cdpiia. Ii ,,ijs IL 4 correct
estimate, the immigrants Of 1850 BROUGHT
hitler, besides themselves and their rncr..,
industry and producing powcc. nearly
$50, 100000 in gold Of which the returns OF
exports and imports give 10 account.
The most surprising feature of the recent
INN grafton is that more than half Of it comes
from the British doninlons, and $4,000 more
from Canada than from Ireland. III 1850,
out of 5S6.0G9 immigrants, 29G,O25 were
from the British Isles and Canada, but only
81, 794 were reported as coming from Ireland,
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PROMISE OF A NEW SOUTH

It is evident To every unprejudced observer
that great cnange Is taking plae Ia tIe seioh's u
ine people OF the south. Tho bitterness. prejudice as
hostility to the changes wrought by the war whlen were
marked frw ago are disappearing Inere ~
very noticeable aud rapidly increasing usposi,
tion accept The situation IL s ana on TINS OASIS
build a South which shall surpass III wealth, koIy
greatness The old south. The wealth anu in,eas
gcnCe the South, and tho who c0nfol Tue poies
and business Of the South. are IN the pehociauo
party There are, however. two elements VI ..aa ~
lhey are the liberal and progressive eleuens anu saS
Bourbon eln nent The Bourbon element U.s. w nins
been the dominant element Indeed unt ro,y ~ ~
liberal and element was SD krraay AZ
NH Oriy thai IFS influence was hardly apprecsoa ta9
Indications are that before another NauOna pon.sa,
camuaicn opens tins Will control the p0htiosA
and material Affairs OF tha-South
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-31

are the victims Oh tnlS pidC1CV' I" ""
far they are deirauded, and to attain CORE
spending and appropriate degree OF misery
which they do not now enjoy.
The letter we print to-day from Judge A. w.
Tourgee is a rcionder to little book printed
by a sanguinc SOutherner as a reply to "a
FOOLS Errand." Mr.. Royal, however, is merely
the text fer a discussion of many points In
the Southern problem, past and present, upon
which, in Judge TOurgee's opinion, there Is
still much misconceptiOn in the public mind,
both in the North and the South. One OF the
chief of these is as to the extent of the carpct-
bag invasion of the South after the war. The
figures of the census are cited to show that IN
1870, five years after tn" close OF tie war;
there were only 10000 more persons
of Northern birth i'll all the Southern
States than in 1860, before the war.
South Carolina had just 172 more, and
North Carolina 491. In four States the
increase averaged ten persons TO county, or,
perhaps. two and one-half voters. The ac-
ccssion of voters i'll the whole South Judge
ToHrgee estimates at 5000, and in those
States {" there were not less than 10000 State
land county officers, judges, legislators and
" COngTeSsmcn, and at least twice as many
magistrates IN other subordinate municipal
" officers" Evidently the carpet baggerS did
not hold all the offices. The statement of the
number held by them in the writer's own State
shows what Il ludicrGu>ly small proportion OF
the public places were actually in the hands OF
men from the North. Another miScOnceptiOn
was that the Republican party of the South con-
sisted OF "carpet- baggerS" and negroes alone.
This is disposed of in twinkling 10y showing that
there were only three States out of the twelve
where these two elements Outnumbcrcd the
Southern white vote. Judge TOurgee makes
no attempt, of course, TO whitewash the So
called carpet-bag governments of the South,
but he endeavOrs to shOw-and his argument
is well-nigh unanswerable-tha q large part
of the responsibility of their acts belongs TO
the Southern people. In all that he says, his
intimate acquaintance with every side of the
Southern character is not less evident than his
real friendship for the Southern people. 1t is
10y the counsel of such friends, and not by that
of its blind leaders, that the South will
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MAILING OVER A DEMOCRATIC BLUNDER.
Ernnl The IicLaLMrn HsraLh LpenLl

There can be no good excuse to refuse 10
General Grant position OH The retired iist We are
sorry the Southern could not rise above par
spirit III considering this question. They lost AZ
opportunity to rcbukr B0urbonlsn aud stalwhrtisn
solid suu ern this place for General Grant III,
wOrll-rcnOwued soldier, would have besn IKE y
blow III the face Of Northern stdwartism. %o ,
men, but working fO justice. II tile proposition eOuu
be- lett to the people II would De carried Dy an Ss.s
Whrlmug majority, and the Democrats seriously DUH
derrd IN voting u down. But IN voting II down lucy
really Glh defeat Il. They showed soreness ana parry
m rrnees and General Grant Will he placed ON the re-
turl list lust Congress meets. N1ab
pity tle Southern Democrats could net anticipate n'
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amusements ano Hlectinss Go-nisht.

Buou OPERA HOUSE." Orr Boarding House"
BOOTHs THEATRE" Gladiator
DAYS THEATRE" Zuina. ,.o,.x-...oD
HAyERIY's FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE" OnVette. -. >,
HAvERIYs 14TH STREET HtAIEi-, me u,mey oi"'e'
HAyFRIy's NIBLO's ARDEN BACK Nrhhs
MAoIsoy SQUARE THEATRE =" Hazel klrKe."
PARK THEATRE" Olvette
SAN FRANCISCO MINsTRELs
sTAND.RD THEATRE" Drink"
IJSIoS SoUARE THEATRF-' The Creole"
WAIIACK's THEATRE" SclOOl for Scandal"
Aou.RIuM-2 and 8-Circus.
i USNELL's MUSEUM.
NATIONAL ACADEMYOF Observation-Disclosures
No G EAST 23D-sT-EXhlbIun.
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1 YE-IHN LN.NLGRfLLOY.

The report of immigration for the six
months ending December 81 has just been
issued by the Bureau of Statistics, and II
makes some startling revelations. Fn~t. it
aIprar, that the annual report, not yet pre-
Jared. will show that he immigration in 1850
exceeded that of any previous year ia the
history Of the country 10y more than l-",ouO.
Next, ii shows that more than half of the
immigrants are now coming from the
dominions Of Great britain, and yet only one
seventh of them appear 20 come from Ireland.
Hitherto The largest years of immigration
have been 1S.1. 49,, and 1873. In no
other years except 1850, has the ag1cga'c
Of immigrants ever exceeded 100000. I'm
1851, the returns did not separate Immigrants
from other alien passengers arrived, So that
the number Of immigrants proper was less,
though it is unknown how much less, than
the number usually accepted tor that year.
But the record for the four large years, 1872
and 1878 bling fiscal yeas ending Juac 80,
compares thus
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LGCETNE UP MONEY!,

Mr.. Thompson, of the Chase National Bank,
asks whether recent statement OF Treasurer
GIlilan can he interpreted in harmony with
The TRIBUNE's statement that money taken
out of the market "to deposit for the retire
"mcnt of ten or twenty millions of circula-
ton" is "thcrcby locked up until the notes
come in gradually for redemption" If a
reservoir or cistern regularly receives water
at a certain rate, and is drawn from regularly
at a smaller rate per day or per month, any
water suddenly added to the quantity in the
ci>tcr1 will be locked up" in the nature
Of things. The United States Treasury re-
ceiVes III revenue several millions each month
more than it can pay out, under existing laws,
otherwise than for redemption of bonds; 1t
cannot redeem, and. as long as there is pos
Slbility Of refnding, cannot properly purchase
bonds prior to June ! ; therefore suHdly MIL
lions cmptied into the Treasury at tins time
viii Of necessity remain there until June, as
other millions will accumulate, unless bank
notes should come i'll for redemption, or the
surplus revenue now existing Should be eX
hausted by waseful appropriations which are
not likely to pass over Il Presidential Veto
Hence, in broad and true sense, money de-
bank notes must be expected to remain there
" locked mp uhtl the notes come i'll gradually
" for REDEMPTION" whether this money be
held in one form or another in the books of
the Treasury. For this reason We are unable
TO sre that the question prop0unded by MI
Thompson is q" of glcat iinancidl Importance"
Respecting the technical treatment Of this
deposit in the Treasury accounts, Mr.. Gilfillan
says that it &" is not included in the general
fund of the United States, and is kept out
" SIDE Of tie general account of the Treas
"utcr. II is never covered into the Treasury,
&" IL that term Is used III relation To receipts
on Government account, but is kept distinct
upon the books of this office, AID appears,
also. as balances in itcmzcd accounts kept
L" with each bank by which the outstanding
notes were iS,ucd.' We do not see how the
Treasurer could have stated more clearly or
cmphaticllly that the fund consists of money
nat liable to be paid out for maturing bonds,
pensions" or any other purpose for which
appropriations are mad from 4" the gen
crLl fmd of the United States" or
for which 81, cial funds are provided.
III other words, If an appropriation should be
made o; "al money now IN tie Treasury TO
pay bonds, the Secretary could not usc the
bann fund for that purpose; and if an apprO-
plIa ION for pensions should be made. SO large
that /. could not be expended without taking
part of the money deposited by the banks,
the Treasurer would be Obliged to report. be
fore touching that money, "Therc are no
more funds in the Treasury" Bat this
technical question is certainly of no practical
importance il, rs we believe, the expenditures
Of the Treasury during the period under con-
sidcIation cannot amount to as much as its
receipts from ordinary sources of revenue.
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NO BARGAINS.


From Republican organization Of the
naic. effected by bargain ~Ih either MahOne or
David Day the party may beg TO be excnsed Ihe Is
Uuah Ia Dc gained the control or that orKabfa
tOu Justify compact from which the reputation =.
the patty aud he dignity Of the senate would sGn IL
would be great advantage 10 President Giihe'd "
mud a Senate oiginZed III political sympathy wiz
his administration, nd to be able Ia rely upon lno
friendly support W It's committees and It's mJono.
But the president will be O1tter OF without nas
friendly organ ZatiOn, and he will he Il lie ls mate
party 10 any bargain by which IL may be necessary "
allllI rn 4