New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-12
OFFICES AND oFFICE-sEEKERs.
THE DEPARTMENTS STILL SURROUNDED BY APrLI-
cANTs FOR APPoINlMENT-TnE -NEw-YoRK OF
TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUYE.l


FICEs. -
lBY TELEGRAPH TO TRIBUHE.l
WASHINGTON March 1.-THE members of the
Administration ore still very busy shaking hands
with oflce-seekers and other callers. The pressure
is so great that little time is left for the consdera-
ton Of tho regular public business, 1T important APP
pointments which must soon be made.
Mr.. Bancroft Davis will not be John Hays sue
cessor as Assistant Secretary of State; Colonel Hay
will remain at his post for the present, or until his
successor is selected.
There ia hardly State in the Union which has not
presented candidates for every foreign appointment
under the Government. Ex-CongreSsman Monroe is
seeking the mission to Brazil. John Astor. Of New
York, and Henry S. Sanford, of Florida, are spoken
of for the English Mission. Mr.. Shackleford, of
Illinois and John Russell Young are being consid-
cred for the Mexican Mission.
"Who in your opinion, will receive the appoint
ment Of United States Distrct-Attorney for the
Southern District of New-York I" asked TRIBUNE
correspondent of prominent New-York Congress
man last evening.
"Well, Ihave no information on the subject. but
am inclined to think that either General Woodford
or Judge Robertson will be appointed, and l will
tell you why. 1t was due mainly to the efforts of
certain New-York delegates to the Chicago COnven-
ton that the unit rule was broken. The breaking of
that rule resulted in the nomination of General Gar
field believe that, in making appointments, the
President will recognize that fact and choose some
officers from the element in the Republican party
which made his nomination possibility. Now there
il no better or more prominent exponent of that ele
ment in the State of New-York than Judge Robert
son. There are only six or eight important apDoint-
ments TO be made in the State, and this District
Attorneyship is one OF them. If President Garfield
desires TO recognize tho element of which spoke
think he viii be likely to do so in this case and 90
offer. Still he may conclude to reappoint General
Woodford, who is backed by very strong influence"
Senator, who would be likely to know if it were
the President had vet reached no decision in regard
TO any of the important New-York appointments ex-
cept that of Mr.. Pearson. which was made to-day.
IMMIGRANTS AND NATIVE CITIZENS.
INTERESTING STATISTICS FURNISHED BY THE CEN
sUs BUREAU.
WASHINGTON, March 11.--In no State, according
to O census bulletin. does the foreign element equal
the native, although in many it bears q very large
proportion Except in Florida, Louisiana and Texas.
the Southern States are practically without any
foreign element. In the Northeastern States the
moving cause is manufactures OF various kinds and
the mining of coal and iron. The immigrants are
mainly Irish, German and French Canadian, with
some Welsh. In the Northwest agriculture is the
principal moving force. and Germans and Scandina-
vians are the principal natiOnalities drawn from
while in the extreme Western States and Territories
most of the immigration is due to mining. although
agriculture and cattle-raising play very important
part. In thirty-one States and Territories in the
past ten years natural increase has gained upon i'm
migration while in twelve the reverse is the case.
In the United States. as a whole there is relative
decrease of the foreign element to the extent Of 516
on an assumed total native population Of 100, ,00O
showing that in the whole country MS well as in
majority of the States native increase has gained
upon foreign immigration. The increase of the
foreign element has been in New-England where
the growth has been IN the direction of manufac-
lures in Dakota and Oregon, whose wheat-felds
have invited settlement; and in Colorado and New
Mexico, where an extraordinary development Of the
mining industry has taken place since 1871.
TREATMENT OF THE INDIANS.
SENATORS DAWES AND HOAR ADDRESSED BY CITIZENS