davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-21

BAtTisoES. Jsb 2O-Coon quiet sBd steady MdilIEI 2ss
.oei sssay aDe - Improved desnd Hosatst suPfne 90
-. DO hrtre as 2sU 60 do Family 90 a ~; City Nils
2.rsoe ga IS rs DO Ertra 80 So do Family
nssten hupsfons ~ 1855 90 kIUa IS I31s6s DO Family
- ia - 70 Wheat firm Prime 10 Choice Maryland, vi p6Sl a
r'bhs'lfs1A tmsf AZ . zJ0tl rs Cou seAiy; Prime White
gee VI Yellow. @ayyc Oats Al 5id5sc Rye, tldsl %
hsss Fork quiet Al SEdSy Bacon quiet; Ri Sides loe CsA
Sldsi lie Stouoeu l5ic Hams Igd DC LsTd 5d7ic WAS
A. brm, STOCK scares. at Ella 81 Oh.
PHILADELPHIA Jan ~ Cotton steady Ntdng UplsBt 26Rsl
s tfusT North Western Ei Family s5a So Pennsylvania DO
s51t3 a4t Ohio do, S5 "a - du, PsnusvivaBs
ks 81 2gasl d Rye al CorB~I3mted demand; yellow
<tot5e Oats dull at JG57c BArekeNYOk resed, 81.
..di 20 Petroleum higher Crude 20e ksfned Sole Gro
% seelissed Pfo,ens dau and dIooyHg Whisky advanced
"a. Of ion.bound At 81 vi held at 81 o. .
ALsASr y Jst 2OWhsst dull For Corn there q Ia
e seS Western yellow ani 81 10 Tor old round Yedow. Rye quiet
bag lot at the SnsqubsunA depot sold Barley
very du Nc Tsorowsd state Osls steady with sales o
700 esrlosS Of STATE At CSC. ' . ..| '0''
Sh'cAGo zkIebsngs IO % buying aBi 10 per esst pre-
telE Fouf-spung KStrl 90 75D - 30 Wheat and
aes o. No a. &c No a. 78i 175c 10 the afternoon tie
~t dl ~ 7sH15!e for No cash aud 1sc seller Februs.
a. @ Al lle for No q regular higher aud Gr In
Nc "si nezrrtsh a. u @7s s4 11st and steadY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-21
THE STATE OF TRADE.
IN ~ A l.. . q Iln.-.-


tgSDoS Jan Pol m-Consos opened at sa O mOD.y .rd
"! Tor American securities opened quiet United
si'ervsuy bonds 1861 s6L 1855 old 86a; 1867, s5i;
Fofes Ss stocks steady Erie Railway shares IS, Illinois
fss. 100; Atlantic and Great Western, 26i.
LvErooL Jan 2-l HCooh opens easier bot not quotab'
over hddug Upandt, td Addipg Orleans lid Wheat q
D 4, GENITAL Tor California White.
LoNDoS Jan 2O-Linssed OIL. $50 81 v TIM
PANis. Jau. 20-Tbe bOurse 0pened ReDes 73r
ASTwEV Jan 2o-Petrolsum opened trm
LoSuON jan 2Ol uCOnsol for 91f
tut- states 1--WE bonds 6k for Old 1855 Soef
al; liu2s CsutrAs l3i Atlantic aud Great Western DC
Pam JaD 2J.-Tbe Bourse closed firm Renes 73r. zoe
FAEKToKT Jan Polluted States RvsTNen bonds opened arn
oud unchanged. " =
hhvs Jan Coton opened quiet both spot ass tres
ptln on spot ~ francs 2 Low hddnss aaOat francs
fEAnh,oKf HUned ueny bonds closed aps
81 = fdys for tue issue % G61 - =
AEr"khF Jau Il--Petroieum closed quiet and steady
LoNDQS Jan e-t0 mCousos closed At ai for money and
~ % 1e 5seSus United states Five Twenty bonds 1867 8sI 1865
Cd, Al; I6t %; IenfOfes 8ti SOeis ou XII, Rsi.sv
Shses ~ lpos Csls 1854 Atlantic and Great Western rs
LIVERPOOL jan lOtJ .. mCOtton closed
hddhbg upahds lid Ading Orleans lid sass of Nh. dsv 2 DO
Cumberland Cut - y wv W
LosDoS Jan 2o-Lnseed on dsning; closed At so A. tan
spnS Petroleum quiet al i Y gaoo Ta0W aud
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-21
THE NETWORK HORSE MARKET.


NAVY RK Jan Dung the past week there has little
the market there having been
Of borses Stocks generally low and dealers
Increase them before toe Spring trade when general
al branches 10 looked for In anticipation Of holders
I'm IN maintaining prices, peferrBg to esce.
taet rather than submit 10 reduction Tbs fllov al,
quotations In most merely nominal show the tone
Of msrket Carriage horses teams 500 $3.50
100 10 $500 troe, $500 to 800 nd 800 according 70
eed osisters, $50 % $50 single aud 500 81
aeJ oatsIers 900 to slQ heavy dr.ughI borse. 800
eau 800 10 $50 soge light ducb horses 70 to $40
sud $50 10 $50 work bsrses no
sl $40 S5o family horses S2OO 70 S5Jg French Eorss,
3 10 10 sZp according ~ quality.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-21
RECEIPTS or PRODuCE.


7a6735 bills Flour 400 bales Cotton Com Neal
100 bbI Dat Meal 800 bush Wheat 1890 bush Malt Peas
"a bu Beans 5655 bush Oats 1853 bush Corn 80 hush Re
busb Barley u bush Parsed 81 b.
Petroleum s8 6b PORK lsJ pigs Lard $50 PkgS Cut Meats l3t
pkgs Butter l2 pRs Bgg ~ pkgs Tow sl6 pkgA Cheese
pkgA Beef cog bills WHISKY III Oil CAKE pfg
se Leather 100 pgs Ginseng go bales Wool 26 bbs
bda HIDES, 30 bales Moss pkgs PecGns 24 bags Peanuts
Ptgs Dre Fruits AZ pkgs Tobacco "a bills Copper 0l7 Dresed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-21

,scr their sale direct from the Government The reg
ular rate of discount allowed is:
On amounts of $40 TO 500. 4 per cent
On amounts of $l00 to 81 900, Al per cent.
On amounts of 81 600 and over, al per cent.
Discount is payable in stamps; thus for 500 the
surchaser receives $lO4 Is in stamps.
J. V. i. MoRFORD, Cashier
National Currency Bank, cor. Broadway and Wallst.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-21
THE MARKETS.
Ic,rsuny reported for Tns TArsuSsI

lCar,iury rcpOrted for THS ThIsuSHI
AsHBsPo moderately active and steady sales 10 bb at
81 37l 81 62i. Pearls nomiuAL
COfTONhe market Only moderately active aud though
Prices about before the feeling rather nominal and neither
disposed until d6ne information
obtained in regard to receipts bales (S4t last
ug s6 for consumption for specns
and For future delivery loo bales February FAC
March 2e 50 d. April 25ic 50 do MAY &se; 100 do.
February April 40 MAJ and 100 June on private
IN MAlng We quote nomnaly as ioloNs:
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A CARD.

n GARD
Having learned that there is report in circulation
30 the effect that house had failed, we beg to
assure friends that said report is utterly untrue
A similarity between the name of our firm and that
of another caused the circulation OF the report
alluded TO- L. V. HAUGHwoUT, ~ Co.
ass 400 and 400 Broadway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-21

PBTROLBUMTbe supply small and holders 6rm l8c for
Grade 10 buls. and BE for Refned : ".
Carolina, small yesterday
. and to-day about go ties. have been disposed Of
SUGAkSRAss continue fat Uncertain With holders
orally much Inclined operate than buyers Fair 10 good Rein
ING OiQc for old but be bought considerably
sales Of 500 boxes Havana e Refined dull le for
HArlE
sBBDSThs business G" Seeds dull and prices nominal at
dc for Clover aud S4GS Is for Timothy Rough FIsted
selling 81 81 Calcutta Lnseed fair demand pres
are steady At 81 %. gold.
TBAkN-Tbe market Is quiet bat bu 6i 0l6lc In hhds and
TALLow quisii ia'es 10000 TeI at lOeOis Prime City
bed al lU4c
WHlSKY-Tbere has been fair business WHISKY
nGrke; unsettled the prices advance;
tbA 81 Va; Wood aud Iron Hoop chiefly IRA O
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saIts br Sutton.
n BY HENRY IT, LEEDS L MINER.

HRNRT IT. LEEDs, hrci0neer
BIZ order OFF, W. BURR, RECEIVER and TRUSTEE
EIRGANT ard COSTLY DIAMOND aud SOLID GOLD JEWRLRf
RUBES BMERALDs aud OTHER PRECIOUS STONES, WATCHES
ae SOLD PRREMPTORlLY aud POSITIVELY WITHOUT
RESERVE, TO CLOSE TIE CONCERN at
LEEDS ART GALLERIES."
8l7 .ud sl9 BROADWAY southwest Twelhhst,
THURSDAY 9th; FRIDAY 2sb aud SATURDAY 2h January 7o
lOA O'Clock each DAY and continuing until all 10 sold
I'm this yerr valuable collection will be found the finest etess
DIAMONDS old and mines RuBlES. BMERALDs PEARLS
OPAS STONE CANOES Of the artists mounted In the
artistic manner JRWBLRY Of al desrpop OF the most elegant
style, embracing large assortment OF BRACELETS GoS Se.
enamel ard precious and suberb assortment Of Ola
MOND RINGS RINGS Of the fnest water aud cut Also ladies'
CHlTENRS and LRONTISES gents and ladies' WATCHES Of the
best makers and Gnsh LOCKETs SEAL Rings, sCAhF FlNS
CHAINS the hes: workmanship and tnet gold and oeI superb
Jex.ry incidental to 6r,tcas Broadway establishment -
TERMS-CASH FOR ALL SUNS INDEX 800 OEBk INA
AMOUNT -FOUR MONTHS ISD0RSED NOTES, APPROVED BIZ
THE TRUSTEE. - ., ,,,,,o,r, ,,r,, s,,p
ALL CREDITS TO BE ARRANGED FOR BEFORE THE SALR
The goods will exhibition Galleries as above, Oh and
AFTER MONDAY, Path inst, until sales
Catalogues at Galleries aud ofsces OF the Auetoneeu
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WEST INDIA Markets
DOMESTIC MARKETS

HAVANA Jar 2pKIchsnre London, ~ y rent pr,rr
SIeL4Rgs he United States long sight oursey IA cent
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Sabings Banss.
WILLIAMSBURG SAYINGS BANK.


SOUTH THIRD AND FouRTHSIS,
BROOKLYN, X. d.,
Late Wiiiamsburgh, L. ~ - -.
nIyrnysp AND THIRD EXTRA DIVIDEND MADE By THIS
BANK.
n.nto ar. hereby nosei that semi Interest," VOC rate OF
SIX PBR CENT all snms Of three dollars ana 1pr
thai deposited three months 90 the frat d o. 'nr
,., III h. p.d 10 depooot ifsr Monday January w. bu
AN ExTRl INTEREST will also be paid 81 81. same uMs ~ Ine
rat. of CkNT making sEs fbn I'M PEI
,rnun for Of EIGHT Pkh UNI " An
for the lsii sir month";
ALL FREH FROM GOVERNMENT TAX -.
I, moi called for will passed 10 the credit Of deposo,'
,ripeip.l and draw interest from January l. q,
Deposits mad. before the 10th day OF January VIII ara"
tn, B,nI Oman for dali. Sundays and holiday. Iesped
to 10 oeel n until O'Clock and also on Monday ani
s'aS' ''s''"''' ~ GEORGE PICARD, Prssdsnt
'A SAMUEL W. Tku,Lor. Secretary
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A. MEKwIs AuetIoneer.
DY BANGS, MERWIN g. CO., Broadway, cor
Of Books Work, Art Goods.

I'D hts.s Of Books Work, Of Art F.ne, Good.
Gro. A. LKAvIrT. AuctioBeer.
DOCK TRADE SALE ROOMS, CLINTON
ID HALL. A.torplscs aud EiEhhst kEAVrr SIREBEiGH
LIBRARIES CArALoGUKD AND SOLD
PRIVATE LIBRARY AT AUCTION.
Tuesday and WEDNESDAY EVENINGS jan Is and 10, at y
O'clock sale Of PRIVATE LIBRARY. comprising exceedingly hne
COLLECTION STANDARD and ILLUSTRATED WORKS IN hne
bppg. British Essaysts 1853 vols, large Musee
Roya vols folio; London Art Journal % vos Lonon Punch ~
vols Preots Irving Dickens Carlyle kc he Catalogues ready
Books exhibition - . -.
FRIDAY and SATURDAY EVENINGS Jan % and % sale ola
LARGE COLLECTION ENGLISH BOOKS, BNGRAvINGS &C.,
lust received FROM England. See Catalogue.
DY JOHN II. DRAPER & Co., Auctioneers.
ID The DELAWARE, LACKAWASNA, and WESTERN RAIL-
ROAD COMPANY will SELL
~ 5000 TUNs SCRANTON COAL
, rrbU ,pe,on ON WEDNESDAY 2 r. o'clock at rs
Erehsngeplaee- oAhUEL oLOAN' rtesu1u-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-21
TT'HE ANNUAL MEETING Of !he LAD .n5:'

INN X CleTeh viii be held at the losiau"s POW 'r To
o .p FRIDAY AFTERNOON Jan ~ a. an
noa LII 10 sdsrsOd by Rev d. VAIL ND Rev " Np"s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-21
Situations 5olantcs- -fmalfs.

A YOUNG LADY of German parentage, an
N ACCOMPLISHED pn understanding German engh sud French
desires a suitable SITUATION Apply at 90 tihhs third hoor.
SITUATION WANTED by a German
N general housewors or cook washer and roner
CIV reference Apply At No. Frstst corner Bouery.
CERMAN FEMALE SERVANTS constantly
Utob be found Mrs HILDS GERMAN INSTITUTE III N0rioEss
between Star ton and RTnctou,t
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grades, and
is bag Hsr%a1 here Ry; term. The .nSS Ss
portion offering withdrawn though the balance Of cargo
70: sG' Ro pep Hs.S brought SIS a. snd p1st.
. per @' 5S vessel y II s s Ms sH BS 4dds ISIS
wI.r ano FROM second hands oo mats Java on p. er
easier prices for most grades q: %ssis7 IS
ss Ea t,s 's s 2o IS Is Tor Extra State IS Fsncy
= ss for ,h s," low Sy1 Sss, q s ws E ao Is T
Minnesota and s5 goa sc 20 for CITY Shipping bt,
f. =: 5 ~ :, s. for Panty branG.
Amber Winter Wheat ssts end Wssen SIS 50 for
St. Louis EiTs single, soSs7 50 for DO Double and g. 70
ga So s .R s osss sso S Ss s'
quiet, 80 bS g. $50 IS g for ordinary 70 s01 ID siin
80 So ss SO for FAMILY d. EIy. MiI.nd .oa
Dr.s a, I,s1 ..a "a 20 bis At .. Sss Fancy
% for Corr s.. :sa ~ 1'sa IS o9
qTet state at ~ ~ :, sh, ,se.p Coarse M.s Al
ssods 90 Fine Yelos 81 s7G 81 80: White S2ae4osi COB
FGElGHTS-IO L1erpOO 40 bbs Bone Dust At Is 3D. 200 eae
50 bales Cotton At IL To London Oh CsEOT aO To G
Tow by steamer sos bbs Flour st2A
GRIIS-T1e Wheat market is stronger with hr inqIIi the
Ob. European s5yice. and some statement s. gos
sT' SOM '9s t T chso spH ~ store ana aaos
81 Mvsulee Iaoati 81 q for No in '.orsi - ri
oI x ASs.' Mss S 81 q for White Ohio Whit Gene
STATE al $ie$os barley Ma. AID il 81, demand ID. slc
ssTv the sS.s are he OS bush at Sc for Ohio and Western
sfos Ohio a 62e State AZ 6ld6 IN lot. on per- a9a
ses 81 Corn is better a1d more tete sales
for Damp and UusOund New Western Mixed At
sGg7e o. clospg ropg Southern bite AZ
Yos S9c 81 or do sirs" At se and jersey
lelloW ct CSC a 81 o..
HAY continues active; the receipts still nodea
Shipping and 81 % for Retail lots Rye Straw
selling 81 l0d 81 rs for Long and $50 a for Short
HRMP-MAna is In moderate demand ~ l4.e, gold Olhtf hnd
inactive and nominal -
tlG2c
MOLISsRS extremely dull the sbsenoe OF important sales
unolange though SewOeans there steady tone A.
NAVAL STORES generally quiet, small sales Spirits Turpens
Az dS5e Good Strained Rosn S2dS2 o. Tar is
quiet 49,.
OIAmeeu Lnseed continues duh 9d9 FOR essts and q q
bbS English nominal In Crude Fish Ois there IL
loug doing aud prices unchanged Lard Oh 10 STEADY
q 81 5jc 81 So Other Olls are inactive ,
PROvSONSTrade PORK to-day has been only moderate and Of
market has been somewhat irregular pces
closing those Of yesterdays sales Of 800 bs a. 81 10
SIS for New chiefly the inside "a so for Western
for Clear City; fOr future delivery 2SV ubs
seller March IS Beef continues good demand aud
eadv; bills Sld 10 for PAu Mess and $50 IL
m Beef quiet Western here's some tIss
oHerng quote nomiuA S20dS2S forPme Mess aud SO
for Beef Fans moderately active and STEADY
a. Of bills S3d$32 for Tens, and SR 50GS4 iof
Cut Meats fair deDsud saes Of $50 pkgA PEELED
Gl4tc. and Shoulders at n3Gle Bacon 10 lar
oemsnd sales i for Cumberland Cats Short Ribbed
le Clears also 2ooO Bellies at lSi for
for light Dressed Hogs unchanged At Htgi
m Western llG2e for CITY LAID moderately sve sHes OF
100 bbs and IL l6 0l6tc for Cy lbidoc for
pume steam lTd for Kettle Rendered for future
Hvry fairly sales Of O tea at 10 doe seller
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J. EDGAR THOMSON. Prest Pennsyirania n n. Co
CHAs. L. FROST, Prsst Toledo. PeOna WARSAW K R. Co.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-21

DRUSHES of EVERY DESCRIPTION at No:
ID 32s Ps.rEst. HD'srs BahdinE N l. Al Min HoPPg
factory preeh
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pARTNER. with $50, 600

.estAhlishrd and pfohIah,o hhN'
IAbesal returns will be Eaar,
desired. by mortgage aPsn real
Address h. L W., care hessTA
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MONEY in Bank to LOAN on BOND and
WI MORTGAGE In Ne~-Yot. Brosklyp and New-Jep,y.
sAhL WOOD IT,, lss BrOsdssy Resn No y
7 PER CENT GOLD BONDS
AT 95,
FREE OF GOVERNMENT TAX,
ISSUED By THB
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Mime.
sofa Railroad Company,
FIRST MORTGAGE AND CONVERTIBLE,
AND PROTECTED BrA
LIBERAL SINKING FUND.
INTEREST PAYABLE IN COIN AT NETWORK OR LONDON
PRINCIPAL PAYABLE IN COIN IN FIFTY YEARS
TRUSTEES;

INTEREST PAYABLE IN COIN AT NETWORK OR LONDON
PRINCIPAL PAYABLE IN COIN IN FIFTY YEARS
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-07-15

as to the powers conferred by that treaty to
effect the exclusion of tho Chinese from our
soil. It Is stated, for instance, that the
treaty provides for reciprocity in regard to
intercourse and residence, so that until
China Is thrown open TO unrestricted travel
and residence on the part of American citi-
zens-which Is certainly not the case yet
our Government would be justified, If IL
chose to do so, in excluding the Chinese to
a corresponding extent.
If, however, we examine the provisions
of the Burlingame treaty, we shall find
that-whether 1t be owing to the foresight
and skill of the Chinese negotiators or not
this inference Is not warranted by the
terms agreed upon. The sixth article says
that citizens of the United States visiting
or residing in China shall enjoy the same
privileges, immunities, or exemptions, in
respect to travel or residence, "as may
there be enjoyed by the citizens or subjects
of the most favored nation !" and, recipro-
cally, "Chinese subjects visiting or residing
in the United States shall enjoy the same
privileges, immunities and exemptions in
respect to travel or residence as may there
70 ~, -
Us, ~ .,. -
VIC. ". -, 80, ,,,o,, ~
'n"' Cn'i'" ,""'' go. o'''
sue uooS 'nVoe " "ns IN. -, H.
'"a' we sn"'i s,No o" ,,i - W"
same ,'sn's al" p'''nos's "" 49,, " -:
cprocity agreed upon. If China, therefore,
shou'u uisc','i''''".o "s"i's' oui .''i' ''7
conhp"reu WIN o.nei ,n,7, 49,. ~, 20 q,
pre- our uoNeln u, ~. .rsa,,InnaI .,irit
o"O'o " u' '..,',. -,'1,.'. c.o,s, ,,,o C,,i-
"''' ,,.' i,,s,,,,,,,i,,os ,,rou,od IN
,,1-,, p,,, 900 to,o M suc,, cou-
u ,,n,n, 20 not,o 90 vot On tbe contrary
H. ,,.,,ta,, a,,, r,.o,,o,, ,.os;ao,,s Of China
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-07-15
WHIT R.gILRO.rDs M.TU'E cO.NE.

A recent official report upon the Stats
tics of railroads in this country exhibits
some astonishing results, in the way of ex-
pansion, and transportation of freight. 1.
shows conclusively, what we all know to lie
true, but of the details Of which we have
no conception, viz: thai without railways
this country could not have been settled to
its present extent under one government,
and that there could never have been
1.-THE of the present exchange of crops and
manufactures. Mr.. Henry V. Poor, in his
Railway Manual for the year 1870, states that
there are in active operation in the United
States Il. 2ji miles of railroad, Of which s.
900 miles were constructed the past year At
an expense of sl5O, 200, 900. The greatc,i ex-
tent of line constructed any previous year
was in 1856, when 3643 miles of line were
opened. The tonnage transported by the
railroads of the State of Pennsylvania the
past year was Al ,sl9, 722 tons. The tonnage
of New York railroads was IL 1861 ,G92. That
of Massachusetts railroads was S,0ij,SfS
tons. The aggregate for these three States
alone amounted to ca ,S26,9l2 tons. The
aggregate for the other States could no.
have been less than for the three named
The total tonnage of all the roads was, con
sequently, at least $685. 2l tons. Mr.
Poor estimates the total tonnage of all Tia,
roads at $500 tons per mile of line, or III
900, 900 tons. Deducting from this quanti-
ty As, 900, 900 tons for Implications and for
low-priced freight, the aggregate net mcr'
chandise tonnage would be 72,000,000 tons
having a value $50 per ton, of Sl0,s0O-
900, 0O0-a sum more than four times great
err than the whole amount of the publi'
debt and equal to six times the cost of TIL
railroads. The gross tonnage per head, es'
timating the entire population at 3S,3l5,ON
was CLIO pounds. The value of this ton
mage was $3.50 per head. This inIn1eEis
tonnage and value have been almost Wh5i'
ly the creation of our railroads within ne
past eighteen years. The tonnage of all
the railroads in the United States in 1851,
the date of the opening of the Erie Rail
way, did not exceed 100000 of tons, the
value of which did not exceed $3.50, 100000
The earnings of all the railroads of the
country for that year from freight we're
$40, 1872, l04. I'll past year they were fully
$500, 900, 000-a sum fifteen times greater.
The annual increase of gross tonnage has
averaged Q, 225, Odd tons annually theannual
increase in the value of the same has boon
6OO,OOO,OOO. These figures show the polen-
cy OF this new agency in human affairs.
They explain the immense and unexpect-
ed strength displayed by the nation both
during and since the war, and show how
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-07-15

The bill finally agreed upon authorizes
the issue of two hundred millions of five
per cent bonds, to run ten years; three
hundred millions of four and half per
cent bonds, to run fifteen years and one
thousand millions of four per cent bonds,
to run thirty years. The Secretary is au-
thorized TO borrow gold for Il term not OK
ceoding two years, at two and half por
cent, and only the new national banks are
required to deposit the new bonds.
The confirmation of Mr. Murphy was
stoutly contested by Senator Fenton, who
spoke for three hours against him. Sena-
tor Conking replied to the charges brought
by his colleague in an hours speech, and
eloquently defended Mr.. Murphy. Tho
Hobbies and corridors of the Senate cham
Der were meanwhile crowded with delega-
lions of New Workers, friends and oppo-
nents of Murphy, among whom were sharp
discussions, with some wagers. At last the
doors of the Senate chamber were opened,
aud IL was soon known that the much talk
ed of nomination had been confirmed by a
vote of 4S to 3.
The House devoted the closing hours of
Mondays session to the consideration of
the case of Joseph Scgar who claimed Il
seat As Virginia representative from the
State at large. Virginia has eight repre-
sentatives now ON the floor, and claims to
be entitled to nine, but ~ the districts were
formed before West Virginia was taken off,
there are only eight districts. The House,
by very large vote decided that she was
no entitled to tho additional representa-
tive. Nearly all of the contested election
cases have now been disposed Of.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-07-15
THE GB.vTLB.u.sr FROM CHI
NJ.

The Chinese question renews itself from
time to time, and upon the Pacific coast it
is discussed with much feeling. Senator
Wilson, of Massachusetts, also says that 1t
seems as II capital had conspired to degrade
labor in this country by inundating it with
foreign ignorance. Mr.. Fitch and other
gentlemen in the House were anxious TO
forbid the Chinese TO become citizens. In
New York some representatives of the
trades unions speak of opposing by force
of arms the employment of the Chinese.
Meanwhsle certain facts may be wisely re-
membered. The country needs loborers.
1t can wisely and profitably employ a
great multitude more than it has. The pop
ulation is very largely made up of immi-
grants, and, If we go back little we are
all foreigners. Neither the principles nor
the traditions Of the government, nor the
feelings of the people would authorize the
forcible exclusion of any foreigner honest
ly seeking TO improve his condition by ac-
cepting the invitation ofthis country, which
exhorts all mankind to come here and be
happy.
1t may be assumed, therefore, that the
Chinese movement will continue. The
trades unions may perplex the easy solu-
ton of the question, but they cannot pro-
hibit tho immigration. If this be true two
things are evident. First, that the "cooly
trade"-the enterprises of gentlemen like
Mr.. Koopmanschoop-s be absolute
ly prohibited. The voluntary movement