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THE TIDE OF EMPIRE.
Enormous increase OF ImmIgratIOl
From the Old World.

EFOul tne Otu WOfIu.
New YoaG, April 16-Last week there
marched into Castle Garden 15,OlG immi.
grants, 5,77l more than arrived in the cor.
responding week last year. During May
and June the arrivals will undoubtedly be
25,OOO to $4,000 q week.
"The prospects Of immigration this
year." said Superintendent Jackson to a
reporter, "are simply unparalleled. Judg.
ing from the arrivals SO far, and from our
foreign adyices, we believe this years i'm.
migration will exceed last years by nearly
500, 900 people; that is, the immigration
this year promises to be a third greater
than last year, which means an influx OF
nearly 100000"
"Are there are any new facts relative to
the directious westward in which immi.
grafton is teRding2"
"Only that great many are going to the
southwest. The agents Of the new rail.
roads which penetrate Colorado, New
Mexico, Texas, and other promising
southwestern regions have been busy in
Europe and have succeeded in diyeftipg
to these new countries quite a stream Of
truvel which has hitherto flowed almost un.
brokenly to the west and northwest. These
southwestern roads are the only American
interest that are now making any special
effort to secure immigration. They Gre
doing very well indeed, and we have been
considerably surprised to find so many
immigrants bound for new homes in
Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas.
There is every indication now that large
and rapid additions to the population Of
that section will be made from abroad.
The growth Of the Southwest will doubtless
be slower than that OF the Northwest, but
the Germans and Norwegians are begin
ming to look that way, and the develop.
ment OF that section is evidently going 10
receive great impetus from their incom-
ing. Last year We sent quite 4 good num-
Der OF immigrants 10 the Southern States,
particularly South Carolina, in answer TO
appeals Tor workingmen. So far this sea.
son We have sent no people South.
"ihe reasons" continued the Superin.
tendent, "for the present great activity
in immigration are easilyRpparent Wages
for two years on the continent have been
lower than ever. The partial failure Of
crops has made food high and at The same
time cut off part OF the demand
for faborers. In all the European coun.
tries, particularly in Germany, there are
more workers than work, high food and
low wages. For two years past there has
prevailed in this country the exact reverse
OF these discouraging conditions OF life,
and hence came the revival OF immisra.
tion, which has been growing in volume
for two years, and perhaps will reach its
climax fora while this year. -
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Love and AiIomn1ed snIeIno.

BOLIVAR, O., April l5.-T. ]. Biker, oi
this place, attempted sclf.destruction q lew
nights ago by cutting his throat. He was
found in the morning, unconscious from
the loss Of blood, lying on the floor Of his
room with his throat horribly cut. He is
In critical condition and his wounds may
prove fatal. He is well known in this
vicinity, and was a short time ago fireman
on the Wheeling & Lake Erie railroad. No
cause is known Tor the act, butt is thought
his affections have been trided with by one
OF the iair sex.
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COMING CROPs.
synopsIs OF the Reports 10 the National
Agricultural Bureau.

AkTIcuItuFAI buFcNus
WAsHlSGroN, April ia svpopsis Of the
mi, rnno,, ~ no naro,tmont ~ vi,
At.u '. 'epOt1 VI tno pePf.'nen' VI AsF',
culture upon the area anu condition OF
winter grain shows an increase Of nearly
halfa million acres, or . per cent Estimated
oyea ~ tl,o nror;o,,s oro,, o. oic 0Oo oo,o.
nj, M ST.. |o t'o,'OH. I'Op' -I'o'O'VoO "o'SS'
Inc states showing an increase are;
Ohio, !; Yeptaeky, i; Vest yjr.
pinio 2. Virginia y. Nor+h Co-o,;r.
F.. sS%n,h "sf, sr"rS,,;S. o. N0iH. IH V"n' Gens,,is
10. Flosi,is o. ~ Siahamo 30 WS.a W;asH
s;nn; "A. or;sisro , *. To"S,s % 20, ,s arl'a.s
sat saa n. TecH"sSSc = ~ Aver S~srose a. ;rnrSnse mN
IN co,ton M StS.oS oG ~ nor % cont 1,Ma',n. nSav.se
"hont % 90 oSf % scrsS 80 NortHovn ~ It, A,iOs.,L,
St"tss yTTVy frn,~ Cornsc,iunt 10 W;r,;n;" S ~
area 9,O5S 600 acres which Is abe,,t ( t0S nm
Ncres lcss tb"n IN ISL ST. In ,Ss % WoSiSss law
". "elS' 40 eHSnr ~ ,"i' AZ hiS hesUEu
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WASHINGTON NOTES.
CAPITAL MArrERs OF MOMENT,
A 4a.lrst "uoa.A" rb.t DIan't ran Out-Fos
fixtures Of Laud Grant RAllrOads-A Peep
late South CarOllOa POlltIss-SynOpals
OF the April R.pSrt Of Crops.
Special pt.psteh to the lntelllgencer.

|
WASHINGTON D. O., April 16.-Consid
erable amusement was created here to-day
among Kentuckians by the report thai
ex-United States Attorney G. @. Wharton,
Of Louisville, would call Congressman
John D. White, Of Kentucky, to account
for having. uttered certain accusations
against him (Wharton) in debate in the
House yesterday. White accused Wharton
OF having been removed for oiEfcialcorrup-
ton under General Grants administration.
The fact is that Wharton was removed by
Grant because he was a friend Of Bristow.
Grant offered to reinstate Wharton when
heicarned aii the circumstances Of the case,
but Wharton refused to accept q reap.
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WILMINGTON, Dr., April l5,-Last night
Charles B. 0blinger, said TO be q merchant
OF Lewisville, Ohio, while temporarily in.
sane, jumped from railroad train ai New.
port, this State, and wandered into the
house Of Wm. Hamilton. The latter, sup.
posing the midnight visitor TO be burglar,
shot him, inhicting dangerous wound.
[Atr. 0blinger was iii this city last Thurs
day and ut that time was tailoring under
halluCination and required tho services Of
physician. He was on his way east TO
purchase his summer stock OF goOds.-TEL.
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FIRE RECORD.

CRlssTIEIp, Mp., April 16-seventeen
stores and dwellings, one-third Of the bust.
mess section Of the town, burned last night,
loss $4,000, insurance $4,000. James
Booth, In whose store the fire originated,
was arrested on the charge Of arson.
MILWAUKEE,, April 16.-A fire at Green
Bay destroyed II. Rohr's building. Los
$4,000. Insured in Fire Assurance, Phil.
adeiphia. +. ~ - b
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Mr.. voorhees rulls The LION. TaIl,

NEw 'YoRS, April l5.-The Tribune says
The report that the National Land League
Convention which met in Washington
bad adjourned finally Mt $50 p. n, Of
Thursday, must have been mistake. The
delegates reassembled yesterday in the
galleries Of the Senate, and formed a sym,
pathetic and emotional background against
which Senator Voorhees, displayed liit
great love for Ireland. Hewunts war with
Great Britain, and he regrets that Secre,
tary Blaine was not impeached. Mr.
Voorhees, may not carry the country with
him, but he brought down the galleries.
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Fes dissolution OF the once great house
dAT Stewart 4 Co., Of New York, is
'rneppeej. We do not understand that
tbs concern has failed, but simply that it
v,,Dot doing q satisfactory business (per-
h,v losing business and concluded to
Wind up. The children OF Israel in this
,oputr will waste no tears over this an
poppement. They will recall lIiltOn's
huors hotel elirt and be comforted.
While this elict may not account for the
decline Of the house, yet it was perhaps a
vst Of his general lack Of business Capac-
r. After al, it is great consolation to
hiat that great Roaopolirs in trade cannot
leentalel. Nature made Stewart u dry
gools Einv, but it did not enable him TO
iotiy his business in other and less COM
Tetent hands. Bruins are not transferred.
Tbey cannot pass with property.
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,,,..,. .otrtouotice that some trouble
W." ..'., among the movers for the intro
i.+oa NJ d tie e'ecrtic light into this city.
rr ga,.rn ors o..yn portion Of them i have i've
ISs .s.l,,ys from tie organiaation, but there
w "'1Js obsr, who propose to remain and hold
NJ NJ charter and tie grants secured under
n. 4s st., CiyorIpanees, The committee OF in
..si,,ion, ~ S,. SEAT to Cleveland, came back
,',ss.sj ,s,ts occf the cyiienccof practical re-
SIs nbni.rel TO them there, and We can
Serol no decided reasons on the part OF
an, one for Withdrawing, except perhaps,
n. a. nnric,,oa that inasmuch rs gas is ex-
NJ cheap here, it would be diff
.,lt,o make competing light profitable
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ELECTRIC LIGMT,
Tho brilliant Display OF tho Aurora
BOFenlis,


BOrenlis.
ClScISxArr, April i6.--A very brilliant
display Of aurora borealis has been visi-
BILE here all evening in the northwest, its
rays extending beyond the zenith.
CmcAoo, April lG.-A remarkably bright
aurora borealis was visible here tonight.
Corona was perfectly defined. 1textended
nearly to the zenith. The air is so charged
with electricity that telegraph wires would
not work with batteries connected.
The wires are now in operation between
Chicago aud New York and intermediate
points, Chicago and omaha, and Chicago
and Milwaukee on the strength
Of the atmospheric electricity
without a battery. The wirt
between. Chicago and 81, Paul is closed OF
account Of not warning St Paul to discon
meet their battery. The display at st. Pau
IA reported Us very brilliant.
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MARSHALL, TEX, April 15.-Last night,
as the International train halted near
Troupe Station, some unknown assassin
fired upon the engineer, missing him by a
close shave, and lodging the Contents Of q
double'baFreled gun, loaded with buck.
shot, in the right breast and shoulder Of q
brakeman. The villain escaped In the
darkness. Tho wounded man is still alive.
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YouNa souTnERN nLoons.
Dtsgrasefat Proposition to Purchase
RNmnle NlANoa.

NV YoRx, April l5.-The Tribune says
On March II, the Tribune published par.
agraph about the scandaloas proposition
addressed to "any slave dealer, in Con,
stantinople, bytSo young men of Bruins
wick, Mississippi, who expressed a desire
to purchase for travelling companions upon
% tour in Europe, two young and pre.t,
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LAND GRANT RAILROADS..
The Rights Of the SRme aud the PoaItI
F6ha f1nya.u,,.nuI

Tno 4tlkhtA Of tue name ANA the RoAitiou
OF the Government.
Special Dispatch to the InteIlgencer.
WASHINGTON, April lG-Judgc Taylor,
who has been investigating the subject OF
the 0utanagon Railroad grant as a sub
committee Of the Committee on Judiciary,
yesterday filed his report with the full
committee. 1t takes the ground that the
government has no right to forfeit the
grants to the land grant roads on account
Of uniulflled contracts, except by act oi
Congress or the judiciary; that the mere
fact Of failure to complete the contract
under which the land was bestowed can'
not give the government the right to in
formally oust the roads.
The report also says that any lapse o.
time previous to forfeiture, after failure tc
comply with the contract, cannot affect the
right OF Congress to make such forfeiture
In the case in hand, where tho Original
parties failed to complete the contract and
the road, and other parties obtained char
ter from the State OF Michigan to complete
the road, for the mere purpose o.
wrestling certain valuable mineral
lands in the grants from private
parties who had purchased them
The report recommends that the entire
grant be not forfeited, but that it be left a,
an inducement to the completion Of The
road, and recommends only the forfeiture
of about 10000 acres 10 quit the titles of in
noecnt purchasers. The report will prob
ably be adopted by the full committee, and
is looked upon with considerable interest
as it will probably serve as precedent
in the adjudication ofthe other land grant
forfeiture eases soon TO come up.
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A EInh

Pntt4DE1rHtA, April i5.--The Philadel,
phia Pres says: Stenographer Deyine
whom Speaker Keller has removed, is moi
only one Of the best steaographers In this
country, but is man oil wide information
WHICH makes his reports worth something
His removal is another blunder by Keller
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the entire vote Of the precinct, and ut
another precinct an excess Of thirty tickets
was found. In every bailot-box were
found more tickets than there were names
Of voters on the poll list. The Democratic
triumph at Columbia was hailed with Joy
by Boutbons throughout the State, and In
many places bonates were lighted and
cannon were fired in honor oi the victory,
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mentoi apopular assembly has warmly
been advocated, and they urge the govern.

mentor popular assembly has warmly
been advocated, and they urge the govern.
ment for written constitution.
Such Is, briefly, the reason for the issue
oil che last edtct declaring the establish.
ment OF Parliament. The year 1880 will
be the greatest political epoch In Japanese
history. We have less than ten years be.
fore i comes. The time Is pressing for the
people Of Japan to study thoroughly the
constitutions Of different nations, both an.
cient and modern, and compare them care.
fully, principle by principle. The Govern.
ment shows its perception Of this great i'm
portance Of deep and wide Investigation
into different political theories and systems.
His ExCellency, Hirobumi Ito, the leading
member Of His Majesty's Cabinet, has Just
been ordered to go TO Europe for the spe-
cial purpose ol this great investigation.
"The selection was well made IN him.
For the last twenty-five years or more be
has been warm royaiist aud patriot. Many
times be has risked his life for the sake q
Japan, and several times he has been
abroad to enrich his knowledge"
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LITTLE wASm,xcrox,s SENSATION.


"''Nh"I ANNhIcr NWth hnN DINERS ON q
Charge OF Conspiracy.
WASHINGTON, Pa, April l6.-Excite-
nent about the Savings bank continues,
4'fp6a was issued yesterday afternoon by
Judge Hart on the oath OF the bank Presi-
dent for the arrest Of X. ]. S. Thompson
aad Ruth. The complaint in the eapias
Charges them with being in conspiracy to
rob the bank, The damages claimed arc
$4,000. Ruth gives bail for 5000 and
Thompson $l,5OO. Thompson is wealthy
and represents the Chicago brokers here.
Criminal suit was also instituted against
Thompson and eight Others residing here,
@ain Chicago, for conspiracy, but their
alSts are refused. The hearing will take
la& HC%t Wednesday.
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Victim. Of Gatdrn cl,r nl......

IN. MEMPHIS, April 1.-THE body Of a four.
'io% N ,Sn liIlIc sirl Of Ms, l.. L, Kouns, lost
t? Y @e G,otden City disaster, was recovered
s'oy @S!Ny lli'cen miles below here. The re.
HliinS, H,;N together with those Of the mother
Ton,, E,.n DG shipped tomorrow to Ashland
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,congrensionnt Nnmtnntinn.

INDIANAPOLIS, April l5.-Hon. Stanton
J!Pelle was renominated by the Republi
cans OF the Seventh District Cougressiona
Convention to-day, without opposition
Resolutions OF q highly compllmentar,
nature as TO his public record were adopted
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MARIETTA, o., April l5.-A young couple
in search Of matrimony, named George W,
Athey, Of Gatlipolis, Ohio, and Mary bers.
enger, OF Mason City, W. Va, Arrived here
to-day, but failing 10 procure license,
started for Pennsylvania. It was a run.
away match, with an irate father in pur,
Gnit
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T., ,Eait4nELrmA, April I5.-The grand
yuty returned nine bills Of Indictment iol
Involuntary mSnslaughter against Joseph
,rLtiiyey, owner OF tic Randolph afiils
Ss'eA ~ burned last spring with great loss d
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,hc cool Samaritans o
A we, " -. loias d very commend
Naias ESn' ,in ~ Arranging for a fair fol
.'s'a ss..s,sI .al,'Ir ,as anay Of John Co.'S, an
h'&a'a' o. .5 ,j' so,,Ay coal miner, who
industrious ~ sD' +, b. llys ago from IN Hcci'
tsatia az '.a :, r,.., enough money to pay
ip'.sa.s .s.,,,, !, + i1soa the house Mr. Co.'S
up 'he 'a''t,. e,f, h, ilmiIy some time ago.
BID Sas,' ~, /. h. WAS paying for through
a'5 y 's,l 5.,,,raens h to the building aSso.
I'l! . n We,rstil,c tair wifi be a grand
-
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INUS WORKERS.
The Scale Of Prices Advanced In the
Various DerMrtmentH.

Various departments.
PrrSDrRGn, April l5.-The Amalga-
mated Association Of Iron and Steel Work.
er,ua di.trie; meeting tonight, decided
@alauce The puddIcrs scale to 50 per ton.
Tdeyesent scale, which expires on June
l,bsiN, anil the puddlcrs have been
working At that for the past three years.
EregthiHs eise on the scale has been ad-
uncel in proportion, and n scale for en-
gineeH, fixing their wages ut 1926 per day
on the tao iivc-tenths card, was also
adopted. AConicrence with the manuiac-
teS relative to signing the new scale will
he place ca Monday.
In aaititiOn to the above the following
PHil dispatch is taken from yesterdays
NmLhof AT the district meeting ol
the Ama'gamated Association oi Iron and
See' Workers held here to-day il was de
edd to advance the boilers scale to six
d8laN which will also advance muck
rolling to seventy.tivC cents; also ten cents
PCT ton extra for aII old rail files and taggots
nsle into nisned iron on bar mills; sheet
rolling, dLtccn per cent and some extra on
tpecilities scrapping to two dollars and
twenty.fyerrutsior piles on boards and half
Prce iO' suapping on sand and cinder
bottom, and hour dollars and fifty cents for
sheet iIon and swArf mixed, knObblers
are to paid ior twenty-five hundred and
forty pounds Tor Il ton instead Of twenty.
four hunind and sixty, as it now exists,
4 scale Of engineers, fixing their wages
at three dollars md twenty-five cents per
day on Two and tive.tendls card was also
adopted,
A Conference with manufacturers takes
place Monday.
Twas decided 10 hold our annual pic
mic at Beaver on Saturday, June 5.
WV. MAKTlN,
Secretary Of 4. A, l. and S. W.
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zssTABLIsHED AUGUsT q. 1852.
db GRtslEgftt1r
zI y ro6rILeenth street..

;5,,Ect closed at Pittsburgh
y i'a ,n,ayips ~aip: tendency last week
ID q 'n''SsSs % increased inquiry, but n' nc
nss \ ,,5,,.. a ,'''lI The wool market Eas,
Alsein I's,' II,ss, better tone, 1t looks as
lohs' ',,..s, S,.i I'',, down against the new
aFs', y 's.',Ips,,aIy %. h.ll either:
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Following is the investigation in detail :
The Shipherd examination was resumed.
The following letter was laid before the
committee:
Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-12-19
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL,

J. Mem. Shafter, of Marin county, was in the city
yesterday.
W. L. Woods, of San Francisco, came down from
Carson, New, yesterday.
7. Boynton, of Marysvile, will arrive by the
Southern Pacific overland to-day.
General John Bidwe1 returned to Chico vester.
day afternoon from San Francisco.
W. r. Chamberlain, of Reno, passed through the
city yesterday, en- route to San Francisco
Arie' Lathrop came up from San Francisco yes.
terday, and went to Vina in the afternoon
]. r. Knowlton, Jr., Of San Francisco, passed
through the city yesterday from Carson, New.
Miss Gertie JONES' of this city, will spend the win
ter with her uncle, Eli Dennison, in Oakland.
n. d. Rideout, President of the California State
Bank, will arrive by the overland train this morn
ing.
]. B. Haggin and son made visit to the ranch
known as the Norris Grant and returned home yes
terday.
The Xopos Club held sheet and pillow case party
last evening, which was enjoyed very much by those
present.
The Grover Comedy Company, from New York,
will pass through this city this morning the over
land train.
WE Doau left for orovile on the afternoon train
yesterday, to act as temporary Court Reporter OF
Butte county.
Mari-n Higgs and family, who have been visiting
III San Francisco for several weeks returned to their
home at Biggs' Station yesterday.
The Heiterkeit Social Cub have elected officers as
follows: President, H. Runckel (re.elected); Vice.
President, c. Phleger; Secretary H. Fisher ire
elected) Treasurer H. Guthrie (re-electedD Ser
geant-at-Arms, A. Wheel; Directors, J. Well IL
Stober, ]. Boiler.
Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel Monday, De-
cember 18th: Mrs. NJ. A. Alvord, Denver G. Stuart
Simons, John McConbe, Charles II. Carter William
Cronan, G. A. Grow, S. T. Corbas, J. p Eisenbaeh
| ]. G. Wall, j. X. C. Hobs, San Francisco; P. H. Nc
Grew, VIM. McGelvray, Oakland J T.. Frick, Berke
ley; J. c. Myer, Pleasanton; P. c. Hale, city.
The officers of the National Guard will give a
grand dinser at the Baldwin Hotel, San Francisco
this evening in honor of Governor Perkins The
Governor and Adjutant-General Sheehan went to
San Francisco yesterday, and to day General Tozer
Colonel T. W. Sheehan Major P j. Harney, Major
| d. NJ. Burns Major W. G. Van Fleet and Others
will 60 down, General Cadwalader and staff of Red
| Bluff, viii be present.
| State House Hotel arrivals: L. Wyman Lyman
| Rogers, G. W. Gasking, D r Brownell, R. H. Lee
| San Francisco; S. NJ. Webster, A. L. Webster
Grizzly Flat; T. Hagerty, Tim Hagerty, Marysville
| Francis Oaars, Live Oak l.. Huntington Tahoe
| City; J. Buckner, Isaac Freeman, Elk Grove; H
| Rosenberg, W. A Ladd, Z. J. Bsckley Wm Fry
James Anderson, n. Archer, A. King, Franklin; B
| Burt, Miss NJ G. Burt Amador City; X. Birken
| field, Arno Station o. B. McGranney, II. H. Will
son, sutter county; Sperry Dye, Walnut Grove
| w. Wilder, Tom GFimshaw, Waiter GTimshaw
| Cosumnes; w. W. Hoyt, Diamond Springs; Johr
| Arrow, Bggs Station John Lowell Sacrament,
\ county Ben. Rice, Sam McKeehan, Courtland /; J
| II. Bickford and wife, Newcastle ]. J. Conner w
| = Aheel Ro=eyiile