Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-09
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
ROSCOES LAST STAGE TRICK.
The Sexes In the Uensus-DIvIded
Tribute to Fashion and Religion
-PItneY and His Master-The Sem
atOrIaI weakness for WhItewash.

gion. In the whole tier Of States which lie
along the Atlantic coast, wi b the exception Of
Delaware, females are in excess. OF the States
along the Cult there are more females than
males in Alabama and in Louisiana. These
with Tennessee in the interior, are the only
States in which females are in excess. This
excess reaches its maximum in the District of
Columbia. In the Southern portion of this
tier of States the excess is but slight
while In the northern palt 1t is
very decided, showing markedly the
effect of the emigration of the male element
and Of the existence OF manufacture of a
class which especially employ female labor
such as the manufacture of boots and Shoes
Of paper and Of cotton goods. In the Missis-
sippi valley the excess Is slightly on the side of
the males, indicating that the population of
that region is not a normal one, immigration
entering to disturb the natural proportion of
the sexes The most marked cases of the ex
cess of males are in the Territories and newer
States of the West, where settlement is recent,
where immigration is still active, and where
the luxurieS aud comforts of life are greatly
abridged. Especially Is this true in those
States and Territories where mining and cat
Gle raising are the principal occupations OF
these the most marked examples are Montana
Arizona Idaho Wyoming and Nevada, in which
more than two-thirds of the population are
males. New Mexico, although Territory, has
been under different conditions from most Of
the others. 1t has long been settled by per-
mauent class Of farmers and graziers Of Mexl-
| can blood. Utah. too is mainly peopled by
settled community Of farmers having fami-
| lies. The existence of polygamy also goes to
| account for the nearly equal proportion of
females in its territory in spite of its compare
lively recent settlement. In old, settled agricul
| turaI communities the sexes should be
| very equal In number, females being slightly in
excess. The Southern States present the best
example of this class of population. There are
fewer cities in that section; there is little emil
| grafton or immigration. The concentration of
population into cities, the growth OF mantfac-
| lures and the mining industry, immigration
| and emigration, all tend to disturb the normal
| relations of the sexes In New England and
| the Atlantic States there has, since 1870. been
but little change, but that little has been pro-
portional increase of females. In the South
| Atlantic States there has been marked in
crease over 1870 in the relative pro-
/ portion Of males. The cause for this
| change is probably to be found mainly
| among the people resident therein, and not in
| extraneous influences. 1t may with confidence
| be ascribed mainly to the effort of nature to
| restore the normal equilibrium between the
sexes hch was disturbed by the war In the
| States of Kansas and Nebraska and the Terri
| tory Of Dakota the increase of femai ies shows
| the progress toward a settled condition of So
ciety. similar movement is very marked in
most Of the Territories and in California and
| Nevada,
HOW CoNKLNG SECURES NoToRIETY.
Conking is a man OF political theatricals.
| He has, upon occasions innumerable, kept him
self before the public-intensey before the
publicity simply allowing no one to know
| what ne intends doing in matter Of public in
| terest. This has always been a ch tracteristic
| of the naughty New Yorker. By not letting
| where his action was of public interest he has
| secured more newspaper space than many men
| Of greater strength. Ever since Conkling as
| sumed any prominence whatever there have
| been periodical stages in political history
| during which the question. What is he
going to do about itl" has been
| perTlnently prominent. When the Hayes elec
| toral business was on it was reported by those
| who were near Conkling that he intended MAX
| ing a speech, in which he would declare his
| belief that the unlamented and rural Ruther-
| ford B. had not been elected President, and
| should not be inaugurated. OF course this
| created decided sensation, and the Senate
| galleries were day and day crowded by those
anxious to hear the greatest effort of his life
| by Mr.. Conkling. 1t is true he never made that
effort, but he got lots of public attention never
theless. Such is only an example of how
Conkltng has managed to have the
public eye focused on him. There are nurner-
| GUS other instances of the same tactics being
pursued on his part. The latest Is Ia regard to
| the Conkling nomination to the Supreme bench
/ In these wild days or nothing exeti in poll
| tics above another that nomination was of a
prominence which in more stirring times it
/ would not have attained. and Conkling has
got all possible out of 1t. He would tell no one
| whether he would accept or refuse the place
| Some of his friends announced that he would
| accept, others equally positively declared that
ne Wouid uecnne IL. one DAY the newspapers
put it one way, and the next day they were on
| the other tack. But Conkling was the talk of
| the day. Snatched from the obscurity of
his law office on Canal street he became the
leading topic of conversation and Of the news
papers. Even the most shrewd and experienced
| advertising agent could not manage these
things better than Conklipg.
4 PROMENADE CONCERT IN LENT.
There have been this season an unusually
large number of young ladies domicIled at the
| leading hotels. AS consequence the hotel
| hops, which a rule are very nice and very
| pleasant affairs have been very frequent oc-
| curing at shorter intervals than during any
| previous winter. When Lent adVented-I he
| lieVe that is a new word. but it will do-these
| hops were no more. But the young lady life at
| the hostelr1es became restless. In order to DO
something Tor his fair guests several Of the
hotel proprietors have inaugurated a series of
promenade concerts At these concerts the
band plays dance music, and all who choose
to may trip it,. Need say they trip? There is
no difference between the hop and the prone
made concert except that the dancing
rooms are not as much decorated and the
dressing is little more subdued. But the lit
tie promenade concert seems to dispel en-
tirely any conscience priczings that dancing in
Lent is not the proper religious caper.
PITNEY AND SHERMAN.
The testimony which PitneY gave before the
Senate investigating committee;s to-day made
public n part Pthey testified among
action. According to his statement, and upon
the verbal order Of ex-A ssisrant Secretary 6p-
ton and Chief Clerk Power, the Sherman cam
paign bureau in this city was furnished with
500 worth Of stationery from the Treasury
Departmen which was charged as file holders,
that were never delivered When Windom's
Investigating committee got at this file holder
transaction it became necessary to cover the
money into the Treasury in some shape
PiGney visited Mr.. Sherman, who had be-
came Senator again, and wanted him
to Furnish the money to be refunded Sher.
man told Pitney to pay the 500 himself and
rely on his generosity. But PItneV would not
Upton and Power, being also involved, urged
Pitney to pay back the 800. But he would
not. Finally it was agreed to make up the |
money between them But before this was
done Brad Adams and a bookseller and sta
toner OF this city, who had enjoyed unusual
fatness in stationery contracts was Induced to |
turn in the money. He says he got back but I
liJtle over half the money which he paid in,
and that the repayment was made by Sher- |
mans agent. Pitney also testified confirming |
the payment for the John Sherman convention |
lunch, given IN the Treasury building. which |
was made out OF the contingent fund. He also |
testified that the twenty five dollar floral deco
ration placed upon Windom's desk when he |
became Secretary was paid for out of the same |
convenient fund: An also that flowers at the |
rate of $500 or $500 per annum have been sent |
annually to the houses of the different secre- |
taries of the Treasury and paid for out OF the |
contingent fund. This is a brief summary of |
that portion OF Pitney's testimony which has |
become public. The evidence in rebuttal is |
still in the possession of the Senate Committee
All Of Pitney's statements are, however, of /
such a circumstantial character that while
doubtless Senator Sherman has succeeded in
convincing the committee that he is innocent,
he cannot, in view of the testimony, |
convince the average citizen to 1
the same bent of mind. The Senate /
Is close corporation, and in a matter |
OF this kind the rule is that, without reference
to politics. one Senator will stand beside a l
brother in trouble.
THAT DISPATCH
Some time ago the matter Of the midnight /
dispatch of Whitelaw Reid to Pres dent Gar
field was referred to the United States Attorney /
for this district for investigation. Reid charges
that the dispatch, which was originally pub /
llshed in the New York Herald, had been stolen
AS it was received here, it was thought best to /
investigate here. About the only thing that /
has been discovered in regard to ID is that there
Is no law in force here under which such an in 4
vestigation could be made Such a law exists i
in almost every State but there is none of that /
character for the District of Columbia Mr. /
Reid will have to resort TO other means to find /
out how his dispatch to President Garfield got
out" POToMAC
New Railroads In the West.
GALVESTON, March "A Laredo special
says: "The Rio Grande and Pecos Railroad
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