New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-23
GENERAL NOTES.

The first number of q new German weekly
newspaper edited and published BY Mr. Charles Lena.
has appeared under the name Of ID" Union II WI aim
to be in harmOny with the best elements OF American
society and TO support American institutions in
opposition to all demoralsing tendencies from abroad
Official figures show that during the year
1880 IO6I9l German emigrants sailed from tue ports
OF Germany and from Antwerp, or more than three
times as many as the preceding year This enormous
increase is In part to the farer prospects which
the general prosperity Of this country has offered part
TO the growing TO military service at home and
IN part, The London Times thinks, 70 the discomfort
which the protection policy OF the Empire has caused
by raising the price of bread and other necesares OF
the poor" The Times does not present any figures 70
Justify argument the edge OF winch IL rather 0iunn
y observing IN the next sentence that at least the COIN
cidence Is striking.
The Japanese are advancing so rapidly In
the principles Of Western civilization that 1t hard TO
keep up with the changes introduced In the Mkados
empire Hitherto prejudice has forbidden to women almost
every kind CT work. but several Of the principal manu-
facturers are now experimenting with female employees
Thus far the result is considered favorable The work
done by women compares well in quality with that
done by men that several new cloth factories are about
70 be built exclusively for the employment OF women
Tne worst OF the case that the women are Kept
ar rork twelve hours ia the day without internlssion
but Intelligent capitalists may lie expected 10 de1eeI soOn
the disadvantages OF oVer"ork
Recent experiences in London have drawn
police London policemen are not allowed to carry nre
arms Of any the authorities are said to D,
unanimously favor Of the present system The LONDON
T,y,oraDh which has been collecting opuions on TIT
subject says that among metropolitan superntenden@
and inspectors the universal voice Is strongly against
any for increasing the defensive equipment
Of the policeman On the other hand. the conviction
nreadpg that ought to be done TO check the
nracTce which rapidly extending among the people
If carrying reVOvers The enforcement OF an oronance
similar 10 that has been found useu In tns Guy
is suggested for London.
A correspondent of THE TRIBUNE, under
do,e of February 49, writes from Appleton, Swift Co..
MINI. "a follows, "There must be much auiety In the
East concerning the people in this section OF the
counry For nearly three weeks we have been shut OUT
from the world 1 send this by large party OF mon
with teams who to-day TO dig out road TO Benon
In this county The country looks like an ocean OF milk
frozen in tempest There has been much scarcity bus
no deaths or suffering reported as resulting from the
seyery OF the Gather The Norwegian snow-shoes ana
sledges are the only trustworthy means OF traDspo
ton and with them experts can skip over the shss
houod country at the rate OF I'VE or SIX miles 81 80
The snow is very hard and about two feet eeep VI s
evel with deep drifts at every place where hhon W
hollow would stop the blizz lrddrtven snow lug In
mometer ranges from 80 10 25o below zero"