Emigration decline hits New York Castle Garden funds
The New York Castle Garden emigration hall faces a drastic decline in arrivals from Germany and Ireland, prompting calls for a $300,000 appropriation. With emigrants year to date around 140,000 versus 266,000 last year, losses threaten to push duties to county authorities. Despite the higher quality of remaining migrants, officials warn the nation loses about $18,900,000 in immediate and future labor value due to reduced inflows. Local items note Thomas Slaughter to California, Smyrna Landing School exhibition, and new ventures in Smyrna and Dover as trains run to Townsend.
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Emigration Commission
Europe
K Kapp
Commission
Germany
K. Y. Herald
Peninsula News Item on Farm Sale and Local Events
The piece notes T. J. Clarks farm of 127 acres near Easton bought by Alex Herron for 810000. It mentions farmers in Trappe district tattering hogs on wheat or maize due to low prices, a Baltimore ladies gift to a Dorchester church, a fight among twenty Negroes in Boston last Saturday, Talbot county tax transfers and abatements for 187 to be moved to January February, and Dr EB Lloyd Howard of the State Board of Health visiting Talbot to inspect the alms house and jail.
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T. J. Clark
Easton
Alex Herron
Trappe
Baltimore
Federalaburg
Dorchester County
General News Tangles of Steamship Trade and Commerce
The era reports City of Peking sailing routes via Magellan and Cape Horn while noting winter navigability of the St Lawrence. Philadelphia workers push a cooperative purchase plan to lower costs. Suez canal revival aids Venice trade. Hartford plans a $100000 industrial school. An iron shipyard opens near St Louis. Boston wool gains value as New York theaters pause on Sundays.
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Peking
Magellan
Cape Horn
Navy
St. Lawrence
Quebec
Philadelphia
Suez Canal
Venice
Hartford Conn
Carondelet
St. Louis
Boston
New York
Timber
U. S
Oregon
Washington Territory
New England
Humbolt
Nevada
Central Pacific
Dval SE
He Flinn
A Sailor's Sleigh Ride
A sailor named John Bates hires a horse and cutter for a city spin. After a rough voyage he claims the cutter foundered in rough seas, starved of insurance, and faces charges of scuttling. Bates agrees to pay, then contemplates buying a tug for Canada woods.
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John Bates
Justice Potter
Crulee
Point Betay
Call
Davy Jones
Canada Woods
No Railroad Passes With Photo ID At Penn State
A legislative reform spreads to railroad travel as passes issued to every legislator in Peony yeas and New Jersey must be accompanied by a photograph. Each renewal requires a copied photo pasted to the ticket, with a railroad photographer sent to Trenton and Harrisburg to take pictures free of charge. Also reported is a French note on straw lightning conductors, where straw wrapped in brass-wire and capped with a copper point served as a simple, inexpensive lightning arrester tried near Tarbes.
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P. Rowell & Co
United States
Dominion of Canada
Park Row
N.Y
Pennsylvania Railroad
Peony Yeas
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Trenton
Harrisburg
Herald
Tarbes
Atrow
Disease Proof Potatoes and Global News Briefs
Report notes no disease proof potato variety emerged after six entries tested across England Ireland Scotland and Wales and a prize was not awarded. Also mentions Prince Albert death Victoria visit notes Jefferson Davis health survey of world rail length two million miles Agassiz monument collections Talbot County liquor dealers meeting December 29 and Russia relations remarks.
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Lord Cathcart
England
Royal Agricultural Society
Ireand
Scotland
Wales
John Neville
West Hoboken
New York
Morney
Queen Victoria
Prince Albert
Jefferson Davia
Vicksbore
Missiesinel
Agassiz Monument
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