The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-03
NEW JERSEY IMPORTS.
Figures from the Custom Houses
of the State-That Ship
Canal Project.
Special to the Jersey CilD Ne,os.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 1S92.-rhe Chief
OF the Bureau of Statistics furnishes the
following about the commerce of New
Jersey ports during the month of June
and the fiscal year ending on June 3d.
Port of Newark, va lue of imports dur
ing June, S3,573; exports, s211 1,349; value
of imports for The fiscal year ending June
80, 1904; previous fiscal year, $41 ,695;
value Of exports for fiscal year 1892 ST.
107. $50; 1891. $s1.726.
1t need not be pointed out that there
has been wonderful increase in the ex-
port trade of Newark, as well as a
healthy growth in the business of i'm
ports.
There has been during the same period
Amboy, the following being the figures
for that port:-Value of imports in June,
81, 10; exports, $159. 9.47S. Value of i'm
ports for fiscal year, 1892, s76, 707:
fiscal year 1891, s6S. .6s2. Value of exports
fiscal year 1892, 81, IA, 1886; fiscal year 1891,
81, ,207, 449. The exports of domestic min
eral oils from Perth Amboy are given as
follows: Juue, 1892, 2,176595 gallons;
value, S147,6l0. June, 1891, 1,1SS, 155 gal
Ions; value, SS7. 1877. Fiscal year 1899,
1S,317,652 gallons; value, $1,085,Su; fiscal
year 1891. 1851, ,785; value, 81, 1882.
PENSIONS.
The Senate Committee on Pensions has
been asked to report bill giving pen
sion of $25 month to Clara D. Estabrook,
who was enrolled as hospital nurse in
1868 at the Market Street Hospital in
Newark.
The House has passed a bill increasing
to $50 month the pension OF Ellis Z.
Phipps, late lieutenant Company A,
Twelfth New Jersey.
Senator Mcpherson has submitted to
the Committee ON Pensions the following.
with requests for favoral le action;-Mrs.
Louise V. Bomford, widow of General
James V. Bomford. pension of $50 a
month; Mary D. McChesney, widow of
Thomas M. McChesney, Company M,
Ninth New Jersey, $12 month; Kate S.
Church. whose husband served in a
Massachusetts regiment, $50 month;
CHARLOTTE Cable, husband in revenue ma
rine service. $l2 month. and Eliza Jaue
McWhooi. husband in regular army, $12
a month.
NEW SHIP CANAL.
In connection with the proposed survey
OF ship canal across New jersey, Sen
ator Quay, who has the matter in charge,
has submitted to the Senate in favor
thereof many memorials from CONNER
cial bodies, including the boards of trade
of Trenton, Asbury ParE, New Bruins
wicK. Long Branch and Camden. 1t is
claimed by these organizations that such
a canal would be of inestimable benefit
to New jersey" "fhe proposed canal"
Senator Quay says, sis but 33 IS miles iu
len 9Th, and will follow for about eleven
miles the route of the existing Delaware
and Rarltau Canal. The summit level
will be 30 feet above tide, and
will be reached probably by two
locks at either end of 25 feet
lift each. These, with the two tidal
locks. viii make six in ali. The cube
of material to be removed to give a
prism 80 feet wide at bottom. $50 at sur
face, and 20 feet depth of water will be
about 26, 100000 yards. The physical con-
ditions are believed to be unusually fav-
orable for the enterprise, which is, 9 III
mated TO cost but $l2, 100000. The canal
would not be merely local improvement,
great as that may be; If proved feasible
by the proposed survey, it would be of
value to the whole country" 1t might
be added in this connection chat the Eng
lish city of Manchester is spending over
$50, 100000 in twenty-six foot canal
thirty-iv and one-half miles long, merely
to avoid the terminal and wharf charges
TO Liverpool.
ADJOURNMENT STILL IN THE DISTANCE.
While mauy members aud Senators
have left for home, under the impression
that final adjournment was at hand,
there is, in truth. not much prospect of
Congress getting away before another
week goes by. In fact, the end seems no
nearer now than 1t did week ago. In
the Senate qulle q number of Senators
are prepared to speak on the Anti-Option
bill and there is no parliamentary rule
in that body by which they can be pre-
vented from talking. On the other aaud.
those favoring the dill. and they are the
majority, declare e Congress shall not ad-
lourn until it is passed. Then. too, the
Chicago Fair appropriation hangs fire.
Altogether, it looks as if Congress will
not get away before the middle of August.