New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-16
TIE rRLRHNE ALMAN1C.

THE TRIBUNE ALMANAC has been one of the pO-
litical Institutions of the United States. Now. as
in the old days when it was the apple of Mr. Gree
lev's eve il Is without a rival IN its own field; and
under the direction of the Hon. Edward Mcpherson,
Clerk OF the House OF Representatives. II holds its
permanent reputation for accuracy OF detail and
freshness of information.
TuE TRIBUNE ALMANAC for 1888 issued this day,
gives the Official vote upon the election OF every
important state officer chosen In 1882, upon the
election of each United States Senator chosen,
and upon each Repre- sentative aud Delegate elected
70 the XIVIIIih Congress. In this respect the
ALMANAC ia the most complete ever issued. The
record of the election OF United States Senators
gives not only the vote In each House the cleo
tion but the vote in the various caucuses so far as
held This last record covers the States of Alabama,
Georgia. Iowa Mississippi, Oregon. Rhode Island,
and South Carolina.
The ALMANAC contains also tho party platforms
of 1882 in the States Of Indiana, New-York. Ohio
and Pennsylvania, as well rs Constitutional action
IN the states of Colorado. Indiana, Iowa, Michigan.
Missouri Nebraska Oregon, Rhode Island. South
Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin; also
sundry votes In other States Prohibition, Woman
Suffrage and like movements.
The ALMANAC also contains full and accurate
abstract of the public laws passed at the first ses
sion of the XLVIIth Congress, embracing such sub
iects as tho Apportionment or representatives for
the next ten years. legislation on the Army cpd the
Navy on tho Chinese question, on Coinage. Copy
right and Customs on tho Geneva Award. tho regu-
lation of Inning ration on the Indians and Internal
Revenue, on Life Saving. the Passenger act the
yarions acts on pensions. the Post Office, soldiers
nav aud bounty. the regulation of steam vessels.
the reports Of the decisions of the Supreme Court
the tonnage of vessels, aud woolen goods, be-
sides the two acts TO amend the law respecting big
amy in the Territories, and the act for the extern
sion OF National Bank charters. which, III conse-
quence Of their Importance. are given IN full.
The lists OF the Cabinet, Of the principal officers
in the various Executive departments, of the prln-
opal Diplomatic officers and of tho principal Jul
dicial officers Of the United States full and COM
plete. as they stood on tho 10th day of December
ultimo giving besides the active judges, list OF
the retired judges OF each court.
The ALMANAC. besides. contains full list OF the
membership OF the XLVllth Congress. of the Sena-
tors of the XLYlIth Congress 80 far as elected and
of the 10 the ALVlllth Con-
gres5 thi, last list being the only complete yct
pnbH he'd. In these legislative lists the political
relations OF each member are indicated.
The tabular statements of the volume are OF Pc
cuIiar value The tables showing the Exports of the
United States covering the values Of the Domestic
Exports. the Foreign Goods and Specie reexported
from the United States and the value OF the I'M
Doris INTO the United States, give summary of the
entire trade of tho country during the three years
1880 1881 and SS2. comparatively stated so as to
bring out the value in each year of each article OF
trade Among the exports are included the values of
breadstufs, coal, coin, cotton rOn lead leather,
oils PROVISIONS steel, sugar, tobacco, wine. wood,
WOOL etc. The tables further give tho value OF
vessels sold TO foreigners the amount of morchan-
disc shipped in American vessels, the amount
shipped in foreign vessels during each year, and
the entire value of the merchandise exported.
The tables OF imports prepared on the same
pan and specify the amounts entered each year for
immediate consumption. for warehouse AMI Tor IN
terror ports and also the amounts brought in cars or
| other land vehicles the amount brought IN Amerl-
can vessels and tho amount brought in Foreign
| vessels.
Another table shows the amount of tho imports
and exports during 1881 and 1882 with each coun-
| try on the globe aud both tables give the move
mems OF gold and silver coin and bullion during
these years with great Particularly. No more COM
pact presentation Of the trade of the country can
be made than is to be found in these tables.
The recent legislation of Congress for the extern
sion of the charters of National Banks gives special
value to the table, showing the number of banks.
the amount of capital surplus, dividends and total
earnings from September, 1869, to September.
1882, together with the ratios of dividends TO cap
ital and of dividends and earnings to capital and
surplus. Other tables show tho amount OF the " le-
gal tenderp notes, demand notes, fractional cur
rency aud National Bank notes outstanding each
year from 1865 to 1882 together with the currency
price of gold and the gold price of currency during
| each of those years. All tho notifications Of the
currency system of tho country are thus indicated
| in these tables.
| The pending agitation for the modification OF
the Internal Revenue system gives special value "a
the presentation of the facts connected with that
branch of the public service. being the amounts
allied from each branch OF the public service, and
from each State. for the fiscal year