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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-07-25


And the United States is second only to
which was in 1870, 1859, 10 tons, (which
l,0ss, 1863 was steam tonnage, S5, 126 tons
less than the steam tonnage Of the United
States the same year, which was 1875
095 tons.
While such has been the history Of the
commercial marine of the United States
since 1861, what has been transpiring in
respect to the other interests of the coun-
try? The following figures speak for
themselves: At the close of 1860 there
had been built and put in operation 29, 900
miles of railway, and at the close of 1871
the extent of the steam railway completed
and put in operation was $1,000 miles,
doubling the total amount in eleven years.
The value of this railway property at the
close of 1871 was 80 ,4O0, ,0OO, 600, an in
crease of more than 81 POO, 600, 900 in the
eleven years. The cash value of this So
900 miles OF railway property is more than
seven times the total value of the COM
mercial marine of the United States, and
Severaltim more than the total value of
the entire commercial marine of Europe,
Great Britain included. The amount Of
commerce carried on over these IS. 900
miles OF United States railway in 1871
was not less than l30 900, 600 tons, in cash
value more than $40, 900 ,O00, 900, or more
than three times the amount Of the foreign
commerce of Great Britain in 1871, which
was nearly $4,000 200, ,0OO-- justly the
pride of her people, and tn marvel Of the
world. The United States have more
length of steam railway than the follow
ing nations combined:
Miles
Great Britain, l5As5
Germany, l29U.
RUSSIA, ;0o0
Austria, 4IO
Italy, 3e7
SPAN, 340O
Total ,sss.
And the United States have but little less
than entire Europe, which foots up SO ,OsO
miles.
In the past ten years the aggregate
growth of the country in manufactures
has been prodigious, approximating near
ly to the increase in railways. According
To the recent figures OF the census reports.
| the increase in the number of the product
| i've establishments in the older manufac-
turing States OF the Republic has averaged
| fun 60 per cent, and in the whole country
Is per cent. while the size and productive
power of these establishments are at this
lime much larger than In 1860. Thus the
united productive power Of these estab-
lishmenis has nearly doubled since 1860.
Tie value of woolIen manufactures
was IN 1850. 468 s65 Sc
la lS6s sl7o.@o0oS
states ia 1850 tpoundsl & Go.5lteU
10 ISIS, lT0eoos
manufacture ofcotton and wool in
slaf $50
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-07-25
! MistfQatlspus.
From the Bunos Ayres Standard
UNITED STATES. -
The REVENUE AND FINANCIAL PoLICY o1
THE UNITED STATEs-THE real FAcr.
AS TO THEIR DEVELOPMENT AND Pho
GREss. 4& 5s1 sd5 =

The opinion is fostered industriously in
Europe and South America that the fnan-
clal and revenue policy of the United
States is adjusted on principles 80 errone-
Gus as to have retarded, greatly their in
dustrial and commercial DEVELOPMENT. and
impeded their growth in aggregate wealth..
Undoubtedly fruitful source Of this op-
inion is with the writer's and publicixs OF
Europe, who seldom rightly comprehend
the affairs Of the North American Rapuh-
lie. to WHOM in a large degree it Il an NO.
known land. Frequently are pnbli,hed
isolated statistics, or what purport 70 be
such. with the view TO prove that the pee
pie OF the United States and their elected
agents at Washington are blind to the
correct principles of political ecouomy
and incapable OF comprehending their real
interests in financial and commercial
management The most fruitful cause OF
this erroneous opinion in foreign countries
is the misinterpretation of the history OF
tue commercial marine of the United
States since 1861. The fact that under
their fla. there is less tonnage than there
was eleven years since. is construed sure
" to indicate that the general growth OF
the country has been correspondence re
tarded. The solid facts conclusiyely estab-
iished the incorrectness Of this opinion.
In June, 1861, the commercial marine
OF the United States amounted to 5, 5,5S9,Sl2
rons In June, 1870, the tonnage was
4,246, ,5G1 tons--a loss in nine years OF
about % per cent. in tons, chiefly because
of the destruction by the Alabama, Flori.
da, Georgia, Shenandoah, and other pfrat-
ical craft. while the more proffable use
of capital and labor in other channels of
investment tended to prevent the same ac-
tivity in ship-building as in the preceding
decade. The reduction of the Is Der cent.
of to ge In the nine years 81 eciied doe
not correctly indicate the amount Of cash
value of the tonnage OF 1861 and 1870.
Owing to the increased PROPORTIONAL
amount of steam tonnage and the aug
mented cash value of nearly all classes Of
ship property in the latter period, the real
cash value of the 4,246, ,507 tons OF 1870
could not have been 10 per cent less than
the cash value of 5,539,0i2 tons OF 1861.
Taking into the above estimate the amount
which was put under foreign flags to avoid
the dangers of the Alabama and associ-
ates, and still owned by citizens Of the
United States, the money value of the
commercial tonnage owned by the United
States, at this time will be found not 10
be much less than in 1861.
1t is a liberal concession to the value Of
this commercial tonnage to estimate It IN
1861 at 1856, 900, 900, and in 1871 at s325.-
100000. The commercial marine of the
United States is nearly 800, 900 tons more
than the united amount of the following
great nations Of Europe
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-07-20
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ID / E D.:

On the night of the 18th inst,
at the residence of her father, in
thu :3rd year of her age, MARY
JANE BIGGS; wife of Jos. E.
McCsrty.
And thus, Oh! death, thy shin
iag sickle lie ever moving down
The choicest flowers of our affec
tioas and strewing our hearts with
tho ashes of desolation. Yet weep
not pspeuts, sister, brothers, hus-
band and friends, for your lost one;
iog could you have seen that freed
spirit, as it escaped from the pris-
on house of its mortality, putting
% loo spotless robes of immortali-
ty, unfolding its angel piniOns and
soaring away to that bright celes-
tisl home beyond the reach of sin
and death, We would have cried
ont Oil grave where is thy vic
:agyi Then We would have real
lied, though the hearthstone may
havs lost its most cherished idol
there Is an angel waiting to wei
'eoae You when you have crossed
the cald Jordan of death into tina
rest that remaineth for the re
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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-07-20
NEW oRLEANsCARDS
The Singer Manufacturing
Co.'s New Family Sewing Machine
Sewing Machine Sales for

THE magnitude TO which the Sewing Ma
IL chine business has grown is only sur
passed by the rivalry of the various compel
itors, few of whom are unfamiliar with the
numerous articles resorted to for the com
mendation and sale of the particular ma
chine sought to be sold.
If the number of sales be any criterion of
the merits of the different machines, il can
not be denied that the Singer, owing to the
popularity of what is known as our New
Family machine far surpasses all others,
for We sold in 1871 over fifty-two Thousand
more machines than any other company. as
shown by sworn returns of the companies,
which returns are made under the licenses
granted them by the owners of the sewing
machine patents.
Annarah ra The r,etr,r,n. srnIor
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The Sun for i872.
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To the People of Bossier.

All good citizens opposed to the
election of Grant and the Radical
sieaet in this State, are invited,
ana earnestly requested, to attend
a Mass Meeting to be held at the
Cour. House, in Bellevue, on Mon
dsy the 22nd day of July, to
consider the action of the Balti-
snoss Convention, the propriety of
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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-07-20
stray Sale.

Estrayed before the undersigned, author
Il ity, on the 18th day of July, 1872, by
w. McGregor. and wiz be sold at Belle
we, La, for cash, ts the highest bidder, on
Saturday, the 3fst day of August. 1872, a
PIDED cow and CALI, COW about years
old, marked with swallow fork and underbit
in left ear and under slope in right ear
came to his premises about six months ago
Appraised at $l5.
The owner is requested to come forward
prove property, pay charges, &c.
j. H. LOTION, Stray Master.
July Is, 1872.
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Grover & Bakers
HIGHEST PREMIUM
Elastic Stitch
Family Sewing Machines.

POINTS OF EXCELLENCE.
Beauty and elasticity of stitch
Perfection and simplicity of machinery:
Using both threads directly from the
spools.
No fastening of seams by hand, and no
waste of thread
Wide range of application without change
Of adjustment
The seam retains its beauty and frmness
after washing and ironing.
Besides doing all kinds of work done by
other Sewing Machines, these Machines exc
cute the most beautiful and permanent en-
| broidery and ornamental work.
The highest premiums at all the fairs and
L Exhibitions of the United States and Europe
la re been awarded the
GROVER d BAKER MACHINES,
and TIE work done by them, wherever e1-
hibited in comparison
The Grover & Baker Machine has been
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Alabama, Lou; siaua and Texas, during the
past three wears than all other machines
combined, and it's SHE is greater than any
other.
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Canal street New Orleans, La
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Sfray SGIe.

Estrayed before the undersigned, authori-
II ty, on the 5th day of June, 1872, by j.
n. Platt, and will be sold TO the highest bid
der, for cash at Bellevue, La, on Saturday,
July the 10Th, 1872, Red and White Pided
COW, Calf and Yearling. Cow about 4
years old, and marked with crop and under
hit in left ear, and underbit in right ear
Appraised at sl2 90. ,..'
The owner is requested to/come forward
prove property, pay charges, SC
J. H. LOEToN, Stray Master.
June s, 1872.
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THE SOUTH.
Devoted to the Material Interests of
the Southern Stdtea

Devoted to the Material Interests of
the Southern Statea
A Weekly eight-page paper, published
in the city of New York, by Tardrsw
& Co.. for %, per annum
The South is, in no sense. a political
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sent TO the people of Europe the advan-
tages possessed by the Southern States
of America for residence; for engaging
in the most profitable business enter.
prises; for investment in lands, for
manufacturing purposes; for miningI
for the building of railroads; for farm
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al and mineral resources, Its soil, oil
mate, and productions; its Transports.
ton facilities, both natural and artif-
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and educational adya1pement. ..
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and publication of the current news Of
the day, twill. nevertheless, give such
attention to it and the commercial in
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mony with its main design. Full re-
ports concerning Cotton, Sugar, Rice,
and Tobacco will be included.
In connection with this Office has
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Emigration Bureau. Information Civ
in and correspondence solicited.
All communications should be ad-
dressed to TARDREW & Co.,
81, Park-row, n. z,
P. o. Box, 500.
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RoSSIER PARISH.
New Tax Notice.

4 have been ordered by the Auditor to col
L lect an additional Mill Tax to be
known ar the Redemption Floating Debt
Fund" Even those who have already paid
taxes TO me will have this additional 10 pay.
The State Tax now for all Purposes amounts
TO twenty-one and a half mills on the dollar.
Ny responsibilities are SO great that
dare not be lenient to the tax payers
Every one must pay up punctually, else the
full penalties Of the law will be visited upon
him.
My appointments remain as heretofore,
to-wit:
Red Land, June %, &C
Collinsburg, July 5.
Fillmore, Is, Is
Craps Store, Is
Atkins Landing, Red River, 10, q
Bellevue, July IL, 10, q, 30, 81, Aug. /,
JAS. A. HERON,
Tax Collector for Bossier Parish, La.
June 29th. 1872.
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Vick's Floral Guide for 1879
The American Farmers Advocate,

Published Monthly, at jackson, Tenn
Devoted to the interest of the Farmer and
IL Planter, and as the Organ OF the Agri
cultural Congress, to securing cooperate
effort among the local Agricultural SOcie-
ties of the United States.
The cheapest Agricultural journal in the
country Only 50 cents year in clubs
Single subscription 81 Address
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Notice

ve hsrssy given TO all tax payers of, aud
II for. Boss:er parish, that we. will assess
Ascending 60 law the property of the parish
'Ssr scs month, commencing on the first day
OF August. 1873.
TN. BRADEN, Clerk
Recorder.
B.F. ONEAL, Sheriff.
-JsiJ i3,A. 1877 MIC 3ts
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Stray Sale.

ENstrsyed before the undersigned suthQr-
Il ity, by J. n. Bryan, On the eth day OF
June 1872, a. will be sold for cash on
Saturday, the 18th day OF Sept'r 1872, at
Bellevue, La, q bay horse colt. about 8
years old, branded with diamond on both
shoulders, about '3s hands high; came to his
premises in said parish about one year ago
Appraised at $50 90.
The owner is requested to come forward
prove property. pay chrages, SC
j. H. LOTION, Stray Master.
Bellevue, La, June 9TH, 1872.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-03-01

2Sth, 1871 to amend and reenact section
l OF an act entitled IAN act to prevent the
sacrifice of personal property at forced
sales," approved May 18th, 1870 so as to
extend the time for the operation of said
acts; to authorize the trustees Of the
Lutheran church at Woodstock, Shenan-
doah county, to sell the parsonage belong
ing to said church and to apply the pro-
cceds thereof TO the erection Of another
building, to be used as n parsonage for
said church; to incorporate the Mutual
Benevolent Association of the Orange,
Alexandra and Manassas railroad COM
pany; to provide for a rediyision of certain
counties into townships.
THE DOG TAX.
House bill to authorize the supervisors
of certain counties to impose q tax ON
dogs was taken up, read twice and, on
motion of Mr.. Ward, the rule requiring
the commitment of the same was sus-
pended. ..r
Mr.. Quesenberry moved to insert after
"Bedford' the words Tor any other county
that may choose to avail itself of the pro-
vision" so as to make its application
general to the counties of the STATE.
Agreed to. .l ...
The bill was then read G,iri tune and
passed.
| AUes-Messrs. anderson, OF Rccltbridge; Dcdz
| ley, Boykin, fitzpatrich, Greene, Greeyer
| Grms,ey, Herndon, Hundley, johnson, kikpa
| trick Lakeland, Lewis, Martin, Nieem, Nowiin
| Nutting, Perrin, Pridemore, Quesenberry, Rue
| Roller, Taylor, of Norfolk Taylor, of Loudoun
| Thomas, Ward and Wynne--27.
i N0es-Messrs. Massey, Norton, Robinson ant
| Smith,.
Absent aud not Poting--Messrs. Anderson, o
| Pittsylvania; Cochran, Connally, French, Ora
ham, lolladay, Latham, Lathrop, Patterson
Perrin, Stevens and Terry-l2.
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VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Lingards reopen Norfolk to-
night.
Beverly X. Taylor, policeman of
Norfolk, died on Tuesday. o..
The people of Norfolk and Ports
mouth are pining for the return Of the Lin
CARDS. -. HEeg a err 81
Work has been begun on the Lynch
burg end of the Lynchburg and Danville
railroad.
Prof. Anderson closed out the show
business in Norfolk few days ago, and
proposes to rest awhile.
Patrick Heland (white) and Milly Davis
(coloredD, Of Petersburg, were adjudged to
be lunatics on Tuesday.
The West Virginia Legislature has
passed a bill authorizing The extension of
the corporate limits of Martinsburg.
The "Old Grays," in Petersburg,
have begun to reorganize, and company A
at their last meeting received eight or ten
new recruits. ag
A committee appointed to examine the
farewell Courthouse, report the building
unsafe, and publish card warning the peo-
pie of the county as they value their lives,
to keep out of it. sss.ss. s. II
Mr.. Ii. W. Crittenden, living in the
neishborhood of Rippen, Jefferson county,
| West Virginia, had a number of sheep
| valued at more than hundred dollars
| killed by dogs, a few nights ago.
The Rockbridge Citizen says: On
| last Saturday Judge Mclaughlin received
the gratifying intelligence of the bequest Of
| 8rn nDD ato c,,r ITp,uore;fy Ia, 1cko,.+ I
| Bayly, recently deceased, of New Or
| leans.
MIR. G. II. Dorist, who has been alb
| sent for thirteen years, and never heard
| from in all that time by his relatives and
friends in Wytheville, has just written TO
his brother from Espadra, Los Angeles
county, California, where he is engaged in
mining. I'D -.
The scarlet fever prevails to consid-
cradle extent in Lexington. There are a
number of cases in the Institute, and in the
families OF Mr.. Samuel Vanderslce and
Mr.. E. N. Boogher, the latter losing a
child last week. Cadet j. ID. johnson, of
Mobile, Ala, died last Friday morning
from this disease.
The Winchester Times, from which
excellent paper we frequently get interest
ing items of news, reports the death in
| that city of Mr.. George Barnhaldt, aged
81 years, and Frederick Aulick, aged so
years. The latter was the brother OF
Commodore Aulick, of the United States
navy.
| The Southern Patriot, Marion, Va,
Fayette McMullen, editor, commends
Southwest Virginia to Northern mmi-
! trrants If save. tWa advica n II to n,lif
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This Great Passenger Route is composed of the
Richmond and Danville railroad, Atlantic Mis-
sssppi and Ohio railroad, East Tennessee and
Virginia railroad, East Tennessee and Georgia
railroad, Nashville and Chattanooga eairoad,
and Memphis and Charleston railroad and their
connections Passenger trains leave Richmond
daily ut 9:l6 O'Clock a. m. and 6:05 O'Clock p M,
making close connections ahroughout to
Lynchburg and all stations on A., M and Ohio
railroad, Knoxville, Decatur, Corinth, Grand
Junction, Memphis, ewOrleans, Chattanooga,
Carton, Jackson, yicksburg, Mobile, Dalton At
lanta, Rome, Selma, Macon, Columbus and all
points South and Southwest, Nashville, Column
bus, Chicago, Cairo St. Louis and all points
North and Northwest
Through tickets good until used.
Baggage checked through.
New and elegant sleeping cars on all night
trains.
Good eating-houses, and ample time for meals.
Fare lower than by any other route.
For further information, apply at the Office of
the Virginia and Tennessee Airline Railway,
1925 Main street. or at the Office of the Richmond
and Danvile railroad. 20
r.. F. WALKER.
iy 81 Ht Agent.