Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-05
Newspaper Statistics.


According to the american NesTSP0per
DIRECTORY for 1855, just issued, the total
If newspapers and periodicals. Of all kinds
published in the United States, the Terri
tories and Canada foots up II, 1e=5, Of Wnlch
334 are published in the Territories Inc
increase in the number Of publications IN
the United states over ISS2 Is 4s4 and ior
the Territories 81. In thTt!-V"O
States there was an increase, a
also In the District Of Columbia
Intbrea states there was a slight decrease,
zbila I'm The three remaining States the
number Of new publications balanced Inc
number Of those suspended.
New York State has total Of l.SSs'-a
gain Of - during the year. The increase
in Pennsylvania is =. Nebraska's num-
Der rose from rs 10 2o1. Illinois from so
70 so4. and Massachusetts from 40 10
-. Texas has : new papers and Ohio
IS. The Territories have 243 weeklies.
instead Of 169 year ago. and
6 dailies as against 4S. the greatest in
crease being in Dakota. IN the United
states and Territories the mOnthlies in
creased from 9-6 10 1854 during the year.
while the number Of dailies was increased
by 66. In Canada the dailies have grown
from q 70 4. but the weeklies remain
about the same in number.
The annual tables Of British merchant
shipping have been published. The total
tonnage Of steam and sail vessels entered
and cleared AT ports in the United King
pared with 5-.949. - tons in 1881. OF the
total tonnage. which is the largest ever
known. 5S.6I0.361 tons were British.
which is also a great increase, the
amount in ISL being only Al Dab, 80.
The second place in the list is occupied
BIZ Norway. with 4.O03. 30 tons. Ger
many is next. with 3,5J4,39j tons. The
United states comes far down in the
list. with only 710.62l tons. The worst Of
1t is that this is the smallest total for
Uncle sam for a generation past. II Is
falling of Of more than 100000 tons from
that Of ISL, the decrease being apparently
steady and regular since 1870, when cur
tonnage in British ports was 1,26j,9O2.
One Of the curious features Of the show
mg is that Of the total tonnage in lSS2 no
less than 43, 246, % tons was steam. and
Of this -. 404,0lj tons are credited to
British owners. In steam bottoms
the United States shows an
increase Of 100 tons over 1881.
The proportion Of national ships to
the total was Il per cent. a slight de-
crease from ISL. but an increase over
every other year. In the United States
only 70 per cent. Of entries and clearances
were native. The total tonnage Of ships
belonging TO the British empire in 1So2
was S,796.Jl1 tons. against S,j7j,5J0 in
1881. In 1SS2 Great Britain built SO, 0j1
tons Of shipping, Of which 115,7776 was for
foreign owners. a great increase over any
previous year. The seamen employed on
British vessels numbered l69,920.
The law to protect primary elections in
New York. which has heretofore applied
only to Brooklyn. and which has now been
extended to all the cities Of the state.
makes il a misdemeanor for any person to
falsely pers0nate or vote under the name
Of another person at such a meeting: to
vote Intentionally without a right to do
80. to prevent others who have a right to
vote; TO wrongfulIy conceal or destroy the
ballots. or commit any other wrong tend
ing 10 defeat the result Of the election.
The demand Of the British authorities
for the extradition Of Sullivan and others
will be strongly fought. Governor Butler
and General Pryor are capable Of giving
counsel for Britain abundant Occupa-
ton. Besides. it would appear 10 be an
open question as to whether the English
view Of the right Of asylum does not
estop Her Majesty's Government from
making demand in this instance.
John Kelly. OF New York. who says the
Democratic outlook for 1881 is exceeding
" bright, does not think Mr.. Tilden is the
man to choose a a standard bearer. He
charges that the nomination Of Grace for
Mayor Of New York city with the loss Of
the state and the defeat of Hancock in
consequence. was engineered by the Til
den faction.
1t is said that the largest fleece ever re-
corded in the United states at public
sheariHg was taken a few DAYS ago at
Lansing. at a meeting Of the Michigan
Merino Sheep Breeders Association. 1t
was from a two-year-old ram, Diamond,
owned by A. I. short. of Coldwater, was
grown in 1868 days and weighed forty-one
pounds and three ounces.
\ Judge of one Of the Ohio courts has
decided the Scott liquor law unconstitu-
tional upon the ground Of inequality and
impairing Of existing contracts. \ lively
contest is promised accordingly.