Evening journal., 1888-12-27
GOSSIPS OF THE CAPITAL.
Points of Interest Concerning
the Census.
NEW CANDIDATES FOR sPEAEzR.

roiEe OF Massachusetts, Farquahar OF Saw
York aAd n1yne of Pennsylvania Ensa
ahc Raeo-Immigratic- for Eovemssx<
long DIstiincc inaugural Excursion
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-genator Hale hasy
received mnuy lettsrs regarding the eleyentli
census and the way the hoVss bill passed az
the last session should be amended in the
senate. Among the suggestions made by the
writer's of these let'srs is that section be-
inserted providing fen the taking Of census I
Of the Confederate scidiera nors living, with
their terms Of service. Twenty 5eo volumes,
besides compendiums, we're the 0utgrogth OF
the cenps Of 1890 Tie house Iill, while IL.
gives 10 She secl~stary Of tho interior dlscre.
tlon in the mattr Of sshedules % inquiriesr
limits disqualification Of the volumas TO seven.
as follows
~ PoPslation and sgeial statistics relat-
ing thereno. (3l RroduFts.of MANUFACTURES.
(3) Mining. a. Agriculture. Cl. A Mortal
ity and vital statistics gl Valua ion and
public Indebtedness a. Statistics relating
70 railroadscorporati0n express, telegraph
and insurance companies.
The bin limits thcexperrss q the CENSUS TO
S@O0OO0O - the masimuna COST exclusive Of
thu printing, engra ring nsaa binding, The
last census cost the government IS, ,sI2, $50,
but this included the rntire cosbof delivering
thu work to the publ y finished and complete
II is thoughtthat the sum of sG00j,000 viii
b. necessary bor the work oraccount Of the
incsense OF p pulationa although, Abe schedule
Of inquiries 70 limited TO sRTcn. II IL be-
hevnd by experts that the population viii
reach $4,000 40, an iHcrease Of 100000
over that OF lhSO A Dthor saauwe Of the
ltl NI.A A. al
superintendent &c the census tao privilege Of
furnishing 70 EHy city, town ormunicipality
a list q the na,aes Ia sak3 city, town or mu-
nicipality at the rate II twenty-five cents
forpaeh 100 Names
AlpTvvision Il made that tho superinten-
dent Of the census ''shall cause 70 be taken
In the same schedule OF iiquiry, the names Of
those who served in the arIay, navy or
marine corps of the Unitah Statasin the war
Of the rebellion, end who Are survivors at the
time Of said inquiry, ami the widows Of
soldiers sailors ormarint ~
The committee will hold a meeting next
month, when Senator Halo will 10y before it
the various letteIzihe has ieceived..
THRRE NEW CAEuIDAT1g FOR ssEAKER.
Three new candidates for the apeakership
Of the Bifty-frst congress are being placed
In thu field by their friends or.by the friends
Of smne other candidates. ghe nep1nan who
seems 70 he the leader Of the trio Is Mr.
Henry Cabot Lodge, OF Massachusetts,. On
several occasions hs has taken a prominent
position in. party councils, and the impression
be made has been universally fagurable.
Some of the shrewda ones, howeyers think
that Nr, Lodges eandidacn is inapired by
one or more Of the bright westernsrs, who
think that the honorshould go 70 their sec
-.
that na active canvass by the young New
Englaader would weaken Mr.. Resd in his
fight
The probabilities Of compromise eandi-
date being the successful one are alpoaay un-
der discussion, and in that connection tho
name Of Mr. John NJ FargEhar, OF Buffalo,
has bofn mentioned He Is regarded as ba-
ing an especially good man tor such. place
He Is credited with possessing agreat dead OF
good hard common sense, while his knOwl-
edge Of the workings OF the house is said to
be Thorough
The third Of the. now candidates Is Mr..
Thomas NJ Bayne, Of Pennsylvania, but his
supporters are doing very little in his behalf
as yet. 10 is understood, however. that the
Pennsylvania delegation will bo solid for
Bayne
IMaIGRATIcN STATISTICS,
During November past % ,fi9 immigrants
came to this country, against - JOS in No
vember, 1881. During the eleven months
| Of the year ended Nov. So 49A5s3 immi-
| grants arrived in this country, OF ABOUT
! ii 900 moro than during the eleven months
of 1887
Og the immigration last month, Germany
furnished $3.50; England and Wales 4,634; (;
Ireland, 2,52j; Sweden and Norway, 1920;
Russia, 2,Qs2; Italy, l2s3, aud Scotland
1O54
Sydney T. Mudd ON Monday served notice
Of his contest on Representative Barnes
Compton, Of the Sixth Maryland district.
for the scat in the Fifty-frst congress. Mr..
Mudds grounds OF c3ntest ara intimidation
and fraud Representative John Baker has
served notice on w. S. Forman. Democratic
congressman-elect in the old Morrison dis
triot of Illinois, that he viii contest his cleo
ton on, the ground Of fraud
LONG DISTANCE INAUGuRAL ExPENsEg
Chairman Britton, of the inaugural com
p raittee. has received a lettQr from a man ia
Dublin. Ireland, and alse, from a man in the
Isle of Wight, stating that arrangements
4 are beiuR made for an excursion from. those
points To the inauguration. They state that
a great many American citizens in tie Brit
l.. ish isles AMI ctners propose 70 take advan.
tage OF this opportunity 10 attend the inau
: guration.
MOVEMENTS or TIRE CRUISE aS
The United STATES steamship Kearsags
y has arrived at Cape ae Verde N her way
: 10 Montaxideo. The Dolphin arrived a
/ AcapaleOa on her way to JapsR, and thu
Yantic arrived at Santiago de Cuba Mon
aay After coaling she will r9turn TO Por
an Prince
! Narrow Escape from holocaust.
YoaK, Pa, Dec 21.-Whis Christina
entertainment wns being hela.in the hall a
I East Prescott, this county, sAe building col
!. I'D aud 200 narsnns fell With the hrnlseI