Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-08
CAPITAL GLEANINGS,
HOW RAUM MADE IT HOT FOR
FARROW.
Esds' and David DavIs' DInners-
The Story of the Census-The VI ar
velOus Strides of the Past ID scade.


The Story OF the Census-The vi ar
velOus Strides of the Past ID scade.
WASHINGTON, March 6-There is a remnant
of the late fight over the Georgia offices which
would make most interesting reading if it
could be given publicity. l have applied to
| Secretary Folger for it, but he refuses to allow
the aforementioned remnant to be gathered in
by the NEWS correspondent 1t will be remem-
bered that when Andy Clarke was first marked
for death by the Longstreet-A Atkins comtina-
tion that Farrow, ex-District Attorney, was PIT
forward as his successor. That slate was brok-
en- by Raum in letter which is now on the
files of the Treasury Department. Itwas writ
ten to Secretary FOlger lt is the saltieSt kind
of an epistle. 1t gives Farrow such a scoring
as seldom falls to the lot OF any man No
words are spared. 1t attacks Farrow personally
and officially It gives him the worst kind of
a record, both as a man and as an ofhcial-the
latter with reference to when he was District
Attorney. Raum would have no objection to
the letter being printed, but as it was written
to Folger he cannot give it cut without the lat
| ter's consent, which is refused. By that refusal
one of the most interesting official communlca-
tions ever penned viii grow musty on the
Treasury Department files, unless Folger
changes his mind. If he cannot let the country
know what he officially said of Farrow,
Raum at least has the satisfaction of knowing
that his letter broke Farrow'5 proposed pre-
| ferment to Andy Clark's place
THE CHAMPION DINNER GIvERs.
President pro tempore Davis of the Senate
and Capt. ]. B. Eads well dispute the posses sion
of the cake as the champion dinner givers of this
winter in Washington. Judge Davis has
| dined everybody almost. He has run the
| gamut of Senators, members of the
Cabinet officers, and all others generally
| thought to be worthy of being dined. OF
course Judge Davis has some object in this 1t
| can hardly be seen, however what political OBJ
| Ject he could have, for it must be admitted
| that he, of all other prominent men, stands
| the least chance of political exaltation. Per-
haps, however, he thinks he has-many
| other men entertain similar illusions and
gave his dinners to nurse his politi-
| cal ambition. He and Captain Eads
seem to have grasped in its fullest concep-
| ton the truthful axiom that the nearest way
| to any mans heart is down his throat. Capt.
Eads' object in dining people in phalanxes is
apparent. He is a great Schemer, and the
most accomplished lobbyist of the age His
| ship railway across the isthmus is why he feeds
the persons of influence to nine courses and as
many different kinds of wine. He has run
race with Judge Davis in the number of his
dinners, The two were about even until Lent
appeared. Davis then withdrew from the
gastronomic field but Eads keeps right on. He
finds plenty of people who are willing to par
take of good feed, even If it is the season of
Sackcloth and ashes. EadS dimes those who
can assist his scheme. His dinners must have
had some effect, for it is evident that his
scheme has been growing in strength right
along. There is not much chance, however, of
its ever passing Congress. The dinner is rap
idly becoming great factor in national legis-
lation.
INTERESTING FACTS FROM THE CENSUS,
The Census Office has issued the first results
of its work in volume form. The first volume
is full of maps and valua bic information There
is good deal of interesting text in the work.
The general summary of the last census is par
ticulaFly. interesting. 1t says that the first
point OF interest in showing general results is
the great extent of territory which has been
brought under occupation during the last
decade. Not only has settlement spread over
large areas in Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and
Texas. thus moving the frontier line of the
main body of settlement westward many
settlements of the Cordiileran region and
Of the Pacific coast show enormous
acceSsions of occupied territory The migre
ton to the northes stern part of Meine has
widened the seTtled area probably more than
during any previous decade. The vacant
space In the Adirondack region of northern
New York has been practically reduced to the
actual mountain tract. The most notable
change in New England and the Middle States
Including Ohio and Indiana. has been the in
crease IN density of population and the mi
grafton to cities. Throughout the Southern
States there is to be noted not only a general
increase IN the density OF population and
decrease OF unsettled areas, but
OF settlement throughout the whole region,
The unsettled area of the peninsula of Florida
has decreased decidedly, while the vacant
spaces along the upper coast Of Florida aud
Louisiana have entirely disappeared. In Michi-
gan and Wisconain there have been very de.
cided increase of the settled region In Mime
sosa and In Eastern Dakota the building of
railroads and the cultivation OF wheat have
caused rapid flow of settlement, and now the
frontier line of population instead of returning
to Lake Michigan as it did ten years
ago meets the boundary line of the British
possessions west of the ninety-seventh
meridian. The settlements in Kansas snd
Nebraska have made great strides over the
plains, Texas has also made great strides
due both to the building of railroads and to
the development of the cattle, sheep and agri-
cultural interests. Besides the agricultural
causes the mining interest in Dakota has also
built up the territory in population. In Mon
tana there is great extension of the settled
area, which, being due to agricultural in
terests, is found chiefly along the course of the
small part in this increase in settle
ment. Idaho, too, shows a decided in
CREASE from the same causes. The
settlement in the southeastern corner of the
Territory is almost purely of Mormons and has
not made marked increase. OF all the States
and Territories Colorado has made the greatest
stride during this decade. Its increase is the
result OF the discovery of very extensive and
very rich mineral deposits about Leadville
Miners have spread over the whole mountain
region Clll every range and ridge swarms with
Arizona, too, is but just commencing to ENJOY
period OF rapid development. Utah pre-
sents case dissimilar To any other Of the
Territories-a case of steady. regular
growth, due almost entirely to its agricultural
capabilities This is due to the policy OF the
Mormon Church, which has steadily discounte-
nanced mining and speculation in all forms
and mas encouraged in every way agricultural
pursuits. Nevada shows slight eTfansion of
settlenent, due to the gradual Increase in the
agricultural interest. re mining industry is
probably not moe fiourishing in this State
tnaa " "A~ son years ago, and the population
aep--.uent upon it, if anything, less in number.
In California, as attention has become more
and more devoted to agricultural pursuits at
the expense of the mining and cattle interests,
there is a noted tendency to a more even distri-
button of the inhabitants. In Oregon the increase
has been mainly in the section east of the
Cascade range, region which is now coming
to the front as wheat producing district. In
Washington Territory, which in 1870 had been
scarcely touched by immigration, in 1880 it was
found that the valley west Of the Cascade
mountains was toleraoly well settled through
out, while the stream of settlement has poured
up the Columbia into the valleys Of the Wall
Walla and Snake rivers, induced thither by the
facilities for raising cattle and by the great
profits of wheat cultivation. The length of the
frontier line in 1880 was 1881 miles,
The area included between the from
tier line, the Atlantic and the Gulf
coast and the northern boundary is /, 1893 945
square miles, lying between 26 deg. and 4s deg.
north latitude and 81 deg. and 102 deg. west
longitude. From this must be deducted on
unsettled areas-20 800 square miles of which
are in F1orida-89.4 400 square miles, leaving
1309.s45 square miles. To this must be added
the isolated areas OF settlement in the Cordil-
leran region and the extent of settlement on
the Pacific coast which amount in the aggre-
gate to 260,0S5 square miles. making a
total settled area Of 1,569,570 square
miles. The population of the whole country
is So 155. .78S, and the average density of settle
ment 80 to the square mile.
The above gives in general terms the results
OF the last census. There are special features
Of the census of great interest which will, a.
in the past, be properly noted from the
NEWS Washington bureau. Potomac.
The Live Oak and Roland Bluff Rail-