New-York tribune., 1885-01-26
PENNSYLVANIA INTERESTS.
A MESSAGE THAT MEANT BUSINESS.

FgpERAL oFFICrs-CoMMERCE or TIE PORT OF
PHILADELPHIA
lFRoM An OCCASIONAL CoRREsioSDENr OF THE TRIBUNE J
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 25.-The re-appOnt-
mems Of Collector Hrtranft and Postmaster udekoper
give general satisfaction 10 business community here
There was opposition to the latter on political
grounds but both he and artranft have been faithful
and efficient officers and the President has done well IN
continuing them In their positions The alleged indie
uenden papers here that have always during Rcpub-
can rule been ciamoring for nonparsan civil service
appointments changing their tune now and are cvi
IDENTIFY getting ready to come out for clean sweep Of
Republican officials to mako room for Democrats.
But this Is not surprising Nobody but the Innocent
and creduious Mugwump ever expected anything else.
There Ia lack Of Cabinet material In this state.
Randall Wallace, Curtin, Mcclure, Cassidy Pattison
and James P Barr, the veteran editor of the only
Democratic daily in Western Pennsylvania" The Pis6urg
Post are all in the field and can show plenty OF good
reasons why they In every way the available
representative men,
The acton OF Attorney General Cassidy, In gong into
the Senate at Harrisburg recently and threatening that
the Governor would not send in any moro appointments
until some that had been sent the Senate were
connrmed created considerable feeling among the Re
publicans when asked II IL was threat the Attornev
General said that he did not intend 1t threat b1t
that il meant business" The point OF the business
Is that the Governor desires to force through e o
Democratic nominations that he sent in for trustees of
the Hospital for the Insane at NorrisOwn. w.
The Republican City Committee for 1855 has been or
gar ized and the election of W. X. Leeds for
Indicates that vigorous work will he done In the Fehy
ary campaign. The question Of decreasing tho renre
sentaon the nominating conventions ia attrac,,n,
much attention. There IL considerable difference ~,
opnion about IT, On the one hand ii Is serted hat Tho
conventions at present too large and unwleIv
IL il dincult to Ind enough large halls them ~
in Zach division in the city sends dele1at. an,i
that IL the delegates reduced In number thew Will 6
more easily handled by local bosses" IL look. nov ~
N those opposed to the reduction would prevail "
Business Is dull In all lines failures
freaueut and money continues to be very diutoI,
get The banks and the capitalists seem To- be
ing and waiting" The ship building industry .unars a.
severely as others. John Roach says that rdi,ar,
when work was dull at his yards at Chester he ys ~
to a few friends in NewYork who would take enh 0 40
vessel which he would build at his yards to tsaa ~;
workmen fully employed. But recently the heal I, he
could do in that was to get single eighth toten %
Inside lie went ahead himself hows 80 ~
| Is building the vessel, TO keep his men -
| hold them In his employment ~
| The ocean carrying trade seems 10 be pre.,iv a.
pressed at present Rates both for the passcngry & W
freight are lower than have ever been known beioro
The annual statement OF the commerce az M -,
lust completed shows that the total yaue ~ PVi
ported direct from foreign countries was S,I o91 ,na
These goods brought mostly in foreign w. s... ~
though this port has the only American line os E,r.,
steamers. The amount brought In foreign
$40 80 97e and In American vessels 81 $50 400 T,.
total duties collected during the year annuuta ~
Sl239s l31 90, increase over 1883 OF s5Ga 40 s
The exports $36, 500, OF which Amercan yos
sells carried 954 2i2 and foren vessels SJs az 9Ss
During the year 1906 emigrants arrived this port