New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-01
GENERAL NOTES.

Agriculture is still the leading pursuit in the
United States. Census Bulletin No. 2SS, just issued
shows vast increase in the number of farms during
past ten years IN 1850 the whole Of farms was
1,4I9.O73; in 1862 2,O44 677 in 1870, 2,6599s5
$780, 4OOs 9O7. The increase in the number of farms
during the decade 1s7O30 81 per cent: in the de-
cade 1s5O6O it Al per In 1870 this had
the greatest number of FARMS but in 1880 third
on the list being surpassed by Illinois and Ohio Farms
are increasing number In the South showing that the
plantations are being divided. Alabama shows an in
crease in numbers equal to lO2 per cent durhg the de
cade Arkansas, 81 per cent; Florida 1895 Georgia. 81
Louisiana 20; Mississippi so; North Carolps, 6S South
Carolina, 81; Virginia, 60
Buffalo celebrates the fftieth anniversary Of
its Incorporation a city with ceremonies Of much in
Monday and Tuesday next Historical services
will be held at St. James Hall Monday evening, at
which the invocation Will be uttered by venerable and
ycnerated clergyman, the Rev. William Shelton, ID. D.
who for many years rector OF St. Paus Cathedral
An address will be made by Mayor Cleveland. and an
Grafton will be delivered by E. Carlton Sprague. on
Tuesday, July A. the laying Of the cornerstone OF i'm
posing Soldiers and sailors Monument on Lafayette
Square II take place. The day the 9Th Regiment
this city, Will he formally received, and there win be
parade OF the soldiers and mere ne classes OF me CITY,
When Incorporated III 1857 tue city had population OF
$500: now il has 10000 population
There are indications that the strike of the
workers IN iron at Pttsburg Will soon end Strikers
Ieechburg have resumed work on terms virtually the
same as those OF last year; and those who were EN-
ployed by the United states Iron and Tnplate Company
at the Demmcr station twelve miles east OF Pitsburg
have opened negotiations with their employers TO
sumo work the same terms Workers in iron at
Youngstown are also DESTROYS of resumiBg work. the
great strike at Cohoes of the cotton spInners and
weavers Of the Harmony Mills still continues. The
strikers are supporting go families Of their num-
bar For several weeks attempts have been made 10
lessen burden by shipping such men aud their
families procure WORK elsewhere.
Apparently the fraudulent medical colleges
stu exist The Health Commissioner OF ST. Louis has
lust received letter from DE-" Jessie Adams Of Chey
enne complaining that diploma issued to her by tho
jefferson Medical College, Of Missouri is Dol recognized
ar emitting her 20 practise medicine No such college
exists. Her letter Ia model of iteracy. she writes
do hope you can help me QUITE for dfty Dollars is
good deal for poor widow to pay out without realizing
anything from It. l have been In this country good
share OF Ii years. Have hospital IN Cheyenne In
the year OF 1867, and not nov allowed To fracns
without bein in Danger of arreste. have crippled
son To suppore AZ have not the means to attend the
COLLEGE and II wssd enable me 10 have any more
success than now have. l am Nachurai Praetsh-
nner Some LQ urng mines will write 10 you ana ask
had told tho ruth and would got VseH Ia uoupis