The National tribune., 1884-04-03
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE WASHINGTON c. THURSDAY APRIL g.

been paid into the fund.- and the full amount
would have been raised. Mr. Schurz requested
that the money should be returned to the sub
scribers. hle9v
In New York, on the night of the 9th ult.,
Gen. Lloyd Aspinwall while coming from
meeting of Post of the Grand Army of the
Republic, slipped and broke his right leg.
Mr.. Gould arrived in New York on the 9th
ult. in his yacht Atlanta. making the run from
Fortress Monroe in eighteen hours.
Mrs Sherwood E. Stratton, mother of the
late Tom Thumb, died at West Haven, Conn.,,
on the 9th ult.
James Mutt, the slayer of Dukes, has gone to
Leavenworth, Kansas, to take charge OF his
r4other's farm,
POLITICAL.
The Iowa House, on the Goth ult, passed the
bill already passed by the Senate, known as the
bucket-shop" bill, to prevent gambling in
grain on margins.
The Connecticut Senate has concurred in the
passage of bill fixing a fine of 81, 900 or one
years imprisonment for the deprivation of any
rights because of race or color.
FINANCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL.
The Bennett-Mackey cable, now being laid
across the Atlantic, is expected to reach Cape
Ann about the middle of April The Com
mercial Cable Company has effected the pur-
chase of the land necessary for the landing at
Rockport at point known as Cape Hedge,
situated almost opposite Hatchers Island. The
main cable will connect directly with all i'm
portant points, while a branch cable will be
laid from Cape Hedge to New York.
The total values of the imports of merchan-
disc to the United States for the twelve months
ended February 30, 1884, were $685., 776, 900,
and during the twelve months ended February
%, 1883, $3.50, 1872 073-a decrease of $67. 555.-
464. The total values of the exports of mer-
chandise during the twelve months ended Feb
ruary %, 1884 were S763, 1876 745, and during
| the twelve months ended February %, 1885,
| 1913, 500, 954-a decrease of S10,494, 100.
For the first quarter of the present year,
| ended on the 3lst ult, the business failures in
| the United States numbered 1896 against Z, 500
| for the corresponding quarter OF last year. The
liabilities for the quarter just concluded amount
| to $i0000,000, as compared with $37, 100000 in
! the first quarter of 1883. In the first quarter
of 1882 the failures were 8, 127, and in the same
period of 1881 they numbered 1.761.
| The inventors convention at Cincinnati, on
| the 26th ult. passed resolutions opposing the
/ passage of any bill by Congress which would
organization was formed under the name oil
The National Association of American III
ventors"
The bill allowing street railroads in New
| York to use the cable system, winch is said tt
have been pushed by an immense and powerful
lobby, including Johnny O'Brien, Silas B
! butcher and others, was killed in the New
| York Assembly on the 9th ult., after an angry
/ debate.
! The Central Pacific Railroad Company ha!
secured control of the Oregon Railway sn(
| Navigation Company, and controlling inter
est, it is said, in all the exViliard corporation
except the Oregon and California Road.
The business failures Of the seven days end
ing on the 29th ult. throughout the countr,
number for the United States 172 and TO
Canada 30, as against 213 last week.