Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-06-08
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

Z The following shows one of the or.y
c'uses OF sens1ality degradation and crin
WIN III which this land is now cursed.
VIII YET be found that tobacco has cause
as nuch drunkenness, misery and crime
as rum. What eau be more nauseatine
.nan ior temperate person 10 be shut U
10 room with filthy tobacco chewer
OF smoker or snuff taker !-Heatih Jon,
7 nal. '''
STATISTICS OF ToBACco.-lu 1909
the yearly exports of tobacco from Amer
lca for the last ten years were 1855, 66e
pounds; OF which IL, 26O,659 pounds were
ANNUALLY consumed in Great Britain, aod
H,59o,OO7 pounds in the counties of Eu.
rope. ..->.
10 i7le, the Senate Of srasburg pro
hlblted the culture of tobacco, from an an.
prehension that it would diminish the
growing of corn.
In 1875 Pope Benedict XIV. revoked
the Dill Of Recommendation published by
Innocent because he had acquired the hat
it of taking snuff
In 1882, tobacco was made a local ten
der in Maryland, at one penoy a pound.
In l747, and the two years previous.
there was annually exported to England
from the American colonies, 10000 900
pounds of tobacco, 100000 of which
was consumed in England. The annual
revenue was about $4,5OO,OOO.
In 1853, the king of Portugal farmed
out GU the tobacco trade for about So, 100000.
The revenue Of the king of Spain, from
tobacco amounts to S6330,OO0.
la 1859, the; duties on tobacco in Den
mark, brought in $4,000.
In l77O, the empress of Austria receiv-
ed revenue from tobacco of 100000.
In 1873. the duties. on tobacco, in the
two SIcllles, amounted to $446,O0O
J In l775. the annual export of tobacco
from the United StAtcs, for the last. four
years, was one million pounds, for the
last thirty years, it averaged 100000 900
pounds; of which 100000 were con-
sumed in Great Britain, and 100000
IN the other European countries
Ia 1880, the king of France received
from tobacco revenue of about $780,
900. .....r ....@ .....:.. -
la 1882, the annual export of tobacco
during the preceding seven years war of
the Revo luton, had been 42,378,5O
pounds Ofthe total seven years expor-
tation, 3a, 974 ,949 pounds were CAPTURED
by the British.
ln 1887, the quantity imported INTO
Ireland. was l,877,579; in 1929, Aba
742 pounds.
In 1888, the quantity exported from
the United States, together with The two
previous years, aVerag ed bout 100000 900
pounds. =
In 1920, the quantity Of tobacco crown
IN France had doubled in three years, be-
ing 32,957, 500 pounds.
In 1928, the revenue of tobacco in the
State of Maryland was 1927, 275.
In 1880, the revenue on tobacco and |
snuff ID Great Britain was nearly Sl3,.
100000.
liz 1884, the value of tobacco used in
the United States, was estimated a. Sl6..
100000, of which 100000 were sup
posed TO have been tor smoking Spanish
segars; 100000, for smoking Ameri
can tobacco aud chewing, and 500, 900 for
snuff. ...:~..
Ia 1888, the annual consumption of to-
bacco ia the United States was estimated |
at one hundred millions of pounds valued !
at $20, 100000 cost to the consumers-be-
ing seven pounds TO each individual oftbe
whole population.
La 1910, it was ascertained by a com
mittee appointed to procure and report
statistical information on the subject, tina,
ABOUT l,5OO 1000 persons were engaged ia
the manufacture and cultivation of tobac- e.
co In the United States; one million of
whom were ia the States of Virginia,
Maryland Kentucky. aud Missouri. AL
lowing the population Of the whole coun.
Try to be seventeen millions, it will be :
seen that nearly one tenth are 10 some ,
way engaged in the cultivation or manu- d.
faclure OF this article. The value of the
export during that year was nearly S1O,. ,
100000.
In BANKRUPTcY.-Judge Judson, of Con-
necticut, has decided that bankrupt notices
may hereafter be published in any news
paper the petitioner may designate, provid-
ed the paper is published in the county
where he resides. This is as il should
be, and as is the practice in all ober legal
proceedings. We observe, moreover, that,
in most OF the States, such III the rule in
We think that the Judge
for The District OF Vermont would be do
ing no more than spirit of libraIiIy would
dictate and justice demand TO adopt SINH
lar rule, in these hard times.'- VI. Pa. J
triOt.
The steamship Columbia arrived atthis I
port yesterday morning, in thirteen and
half days FROM Liverpool. She brings no ,
news OF importance. except, perhaps, the