The National tribune., 1882-10-05
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gold Certificates Seen Again on
Wall Street.
A STEAMBOAT H HORROR.
Crimes and Casualties in Va
riouS Sections.

The annual meeting Of the New York clear
ing house association was held last Tuesday,
when the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President, T. d. Iappen;
Secretary, II. II. Nero; Manager, W. A camp ;
and clearing house committee, Benjamin Is.
Sherman, George F. Baker, William i. jenkins,
O. d. Baldwin and Richard King. The man
acer's report showed the transactions for year
to have been SSH, SIC, ,4O6.61; the average
per day for the year being $l56, ,S33, 1892 The
total transactions since the llth of October,
1853. (the date of its organization), have been
S673. .339. .4OI, $500. The total amount of gold
coin used in settlement Of balances since re-
sumption (three years and nine months) has
been S971, ,967, 600; for the past year the
amount of balance was $l,595,GO0 2l527,
of which $25S,5500OO was gold coin;
1895. 100000 clearing house certificates;
Sl0,46O.245.27 legal tenders and changes. The
largest transactions for any one day during the
year were $2I0,7 ,799, ,252.Sl on the Sd of January,
1852
The Tariff Commission had sessions in Rich
mond. September 2Sth, and Baltimore, Septem-
Der 29th and 3Oth. In Richmond arguments
were made in favor of existing or higher rates
on iron ore and peanuts. The Baltimore
session was principally employed in hearings
on the subjects of fertilizers, palmetto fibre,
sugar and iron; the statements being generally
in favor Of special protection. The Commits
sien are now sitting at the Windsor Hotel in
New York city. On Monday J. +. Moore
(''The Parsee Merchant") read a lengthy re-
view of the tariff from its inception to the
present. He submitted a proposed revision
cutting down the rates very materially. Sev-
eral papers on special objects of importance
were read and discussion entered upon. The
Commission is having the testimony printed as
rapidly as possible, and it will be ready for the
executive sessions after the 10th inst, when
the public hearings viii close.
The report of the Commissioner of Education
for 1850 has Just been issued, and contains many
valuable facts. There has been a growth in
the educational institutions of the country that
is as remarkable as it is encouraging. Thirty
four States and eight Territories report daily
attendance in the 5 S,23l educational institutions
of 5s053i2 pupils under the care of 2S2,6H
teachers, of which 1160l2 were men, and 157,-
657 women. Alabama spent the least money
in education for each child of the school age
SO cents, and Massachusetts the most, S14.91:
the total expenditure by the States was $751;
910,239. The beneactions for educational pur-
poses during 1850 amounted to $5513,501. The
report contains 1.176 pages, and gives abstracts
of the school reports Of all the States and Ter
ritories The late appearance of the report is
due to the delay in receiving the mass of ma
terial it contains and its intelligent compila-
tioD.
A statement prepared at the Office Of Sixth
Auditor Ella, of the Pcst-Otlice Department,
shows the gross receipts of the Department for
the fiscal year ended June 80, 1882, to have
been S41 265 3171O, against $50, ,217, ,5l1. 80 dur
ing the previous year, being an increase of
$5,O47, ,S05.55. The receipts from the sale of
postage stamps, postal cards, envelopes, &c,
during the year ended June 30, 1882, amounted
to $50 533 31721, against $3l, ,678 8I2.30 for the
previous year, an increase of 81, ,85i, ,50L9L The
issue of stamps &c, for 1882 amounted to $40,
97S, ,053.42, an increase over the previous year
of $G,352617. These figures, it is thought at
the Department, justify an estimate of about
81. 100000 net revenue for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1882, although the exact figures can
not be given, as the expenditures Of the past
year have not yet been looted up.
At Castle Garden, New York, 1855 immi-
grants arrived last week. This total is higher
than that Of last year at the same date. The
number arrived during the month of Septem-
her is 32,Sl3, and that during September Of
last year was 36,31S, the difference being a
considerable decrease. In the total number of
immigrants arrived during the year, however,
the record still shows a large increase-about
10000 There were 1,O39 steerage passengers
landed yesterday.
On Monday last the secretary of the Navy
issued an order detailing the officers who are
to be employed on shore duty until April,
IsS3. On the same day ninety-two officers
were detached and placed on waiting orders
to carry out the provisions Of the naval ap-
preparation law. After promulgating the or
der Secretary Chandler left for New York
City.
Two fine observations have been obtained at
the Havard Observatory Of the comet, which
almost definitely established that it is one Of
brief period. According to the present data it
must have made the semi of the sun in two
or three hours, or at the rate of 400 miles n
second, and the fact that the suns atmosphere
bustible, unlike mcte0ritcs.
A large and enthusiastic meeting Of business
men was held at the New York City Mercantile
Exchange Oh the Both ult. for the purpose of
securing concerted action in favor Of the abOli-
tion Of tolls on the Erie canal. Many speeches
were made and letters read strongly favoriug
the proposed constitutional amendment TO
secure that end.
The friends Of baseball are very much excl
ted over the exposure Of a compact by which
the possession Of the championship pennant
Of the league clubs was not to be decided by the
scheduled games, but series Of nine games
between the Chicago and Providence teams,
was to settle the question Of superiority.
For the first time since the resumption of
specie payments gold certificates have appeared
on Wall Street, New York $4,400000 in the
denominations of 500 and 500, were sent
from the Treasury on the 2d inst, to As
sistant Treasurer Acton, New York, for his
signature.
Among the stecrage passengers landed at Cas-
tie Garden, Tuesday last, were two Arab mcr-
chants from Jerusalem. The tariff on the
goods they had amounted to over 500, which
Il. A~obs danygrrpd at Day-in0 and threatened