New-York tribune., 1886-01-18
THE TRIRTNE ALMANAC.


The TRIBUNE ALMANAC for 1SSB-the forty
ninth issue of the series-will be ready for delivery
to-day. The merits Of this annual are 50 familiar
as 10 require merely casual mention of its fdried
and practical contents. The scope Of The ALxANAC
is ns wide as the activities Of the country. and its
pages record with accuracy and compactness the
results OF commercial aud political life during the
past year Few questions can be- asked concerning
either which cannot be answered from ITS com
paotly and judiciousy filled pages
While the figures Of the elections of 1885 are
faithfully and fully presented, the editor. the Hon
Edward Mcpherson, has furnished u great mass OF
general Information. There is complete abstract
of all tho Public Laws passed ut the last session
of the XLVlIlth Congress- including the French
Spo iatiop Act. the Foreign Contract Labor Act,
and the Public Land and Railroad Forfeiture Legis-
lation. The Party Platforms arc given for the
States of Iowa, Massachus New-iork, OHIO,
PcnnsyvanIa aud Virginia, with the Prohibition
resolutions of New-Yurk aud Pennsy lvania. Presi
dent Cleveland's Inaugural Address is gver in full.
The election Of United States Senators in nine
teen States makes an Interesting record. This is
feature peculiar to The TRIBUNE ALMANAC. The
number Of Foreign Immigrants in 1855 is com
pared with the number IN each year since 1874,
classified according to Nationalitlcs.
There are full and accurate lists of the Senators
and REPRESENTATIVES, composing the XLlNth Con-
prcss As an interesting fact those Senators who
have previously served IN the House of Represent
atyes are distinguished from the Others. The prin
cipal Executive. Diplomatic and Judicial officers
follow, with the State Of residence and date of ap-
pointnent and service Of each. The names of the
Foreign Ministers accredited to the Government of
the United States added
The movements of foreign and domestic mer-
chandise are shown during the fiscal years sS4
and 1885. with the total trade, the amount with
each country the value OF the leading articles
imported and exported. and the imports and exports
in specie during 1888. 1884 and 1855. The
amount of duty collected during each of the five
years preceding june 80 1855, on imported mer-
chandse is classified: ~ into articles OF food and
i've animals; (2 articles in crude condition for use
in domestic industry: (3l articles wholly par
tially manufactured for use as materials in MANN
factures and the mechanic arts; (i) articles manu-
foctnred ready for consumption; aud (5) articles
of voluntary uso luAures etc; and the average
for five years of the ad ralorm rate on dutiable
articles with the percentage of the total duty
which was paid by zach class These tables are
valuable analysis of the commercial traffic OF the
country The receipts from Internal Revenue
taxation for 1885 follow; the total receipts from
1890 the beginning of the system to 1885; a COM
parison OF the receipts Of 1884 and 1850 as TO
each article and the totals of all
The debt statement Of November 80 1885. is
presented as prepared by the Treasury Depart
ment under the "new form; and also like
statement prepared by it for the same date under
tho 'old form" This permits a comparison of the
latter with the statement of November 80, 1884,
printed in THE ALMANAC for 1885. statement IL
furnished of the entire gold aud silver coinage Of
;,od S.ot fror -0R tn 1Sg5, tahles show-
ING the production of gold aud silver in the United
States from lS45 to 1884; the Worlds production
OF gold and silver In 1882. 1888 and 1884, and
the distributed ownership of geld and silver coin
In the United States July |, 1885. These tables
have great value in connection with pending propo
sltops In Congress. There are lists OF appropria
tions made by Congress for the last three fiscal
years with comparisons of amounts each year as
far back as 1922 and statement of the Ordinary
Revenues aud Expenditures for 1883. 1854 and
1885. The Bank and Currency Tables show the
number capital, surplus, earnings and dividends OF
National banks since 1869; and the volume OF
Iegol. Tenderr notes, "Old Demand" notes and
fractional currency from 1865 to November /,
1885.
Tho Postage Tables give tho latest rates OF
domestic and foreign postage with the Instructions
of tho Post Office Department under the amended
Postage Act list of the States and Territories OF
the Union contains tho population, areas, repre-
sentation in Congress. capitals names aud politics
of the Governors aud the latest facts respecting
their elections meetings of legislatures. ETC. There
are tables showing the popular vote on the Presi-
dency. by States. since 1864; also the electoral
vote, by States, from the same date. There are
election returns from Colorado. Connecticut, Iowa.
Kentucxy Maryland, Massachusetts. Michigan
Mssissippi. Nebraska, New-Jersey, New-fOrk,
Ohio. Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vlr-
pipia. The vote In the cities of New
York aud Brooklyn is given in great