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The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-01-28
CRAwFoRp COUNTY.


On Thursday morning, Mrs. Heile-
man, living in the south part Of
MILESTONE township, undertook to
kindIe fire with coal oil. It is the
same sad story; theean exploded and
she fingered only a few hours 10
agony. Her sOH, attempting to put
out the flames, was also severely
burned Paul Widman lost three
fingers by the carelessness Of a
buzz saw. It was a bad jOb.........
Crawford County has sent four JiH
car loads Of clothing and provisions
to the Western suffers, 2 to Topeka
and to Omaha. A special donation
Of Sl3l, 80 in cash was sent from Ver-
non township to Omaha, and SSGS, ,25
to Topeka, special from Sandusky
township. The Receivers report on
hand about $500 in cash and grain, and
also 30 barrels Of flour, which will ill
cars more, making car loads in
all.
The value of contributions already
received, exclusive ofthe pirate dond-
tions, as we are informed by Mr.. Reid,
is about fge thousand siE hundred
dollars, with Cranberry, Jackson,
and Dallas townships yet to hear
from.
A German paper the DetscheT
CouriSr, edited by ]. KiIlian, has
started in Bueyrus.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-01-28
". II. sTOVER,

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. once
Il over W. H. Schlosser & Co.'S Dry
Goods Store. Tifin, Ohio. Residences, Green
feld street, near Heidelberg College.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-01-28
TTFFN EOUsK.

ID P. Myers, Proprietor. Thin. o. Full ac-
Il commodafions for Commercial Travellers
IS well ss for the public generally.
n2-ly
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-01-28
J. ]. MoKY, N. d. LII. cooFER, N. D.
nrnnK rnnnEm
DENTISTS.
DR.P.J.KIKxAmAN
DrO- O. RETLHARz-

Oh. p. J. J.hINNAMAN.
DENTIST, TIFFIN, OHIO. OFFICE over
IL Vollmer & Kirchner's Clothing Store.
Dee. & 1874.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-01-28
HARDIN COUNTY.

The Kenton papers have diseontin-
ued delivery by earrier..-......There
are in Hardin county 12O miles CT
pixies already built, aud II miles more
under contract, and which will soon
be completed. These pixies are well
distributed over the county and give
our farmers excellent roads in every
direction over which to haul their
produce to market. In this respect
Hardin is far in advance of her sister
counties, and the advantages aud i'm
prcvement are largely in excess OF
the eOst.........Talk about carpet-bag-
gers. Dave" Fisher, Of the Demo
erat, has been elected President OF a
Hook and Ladder Co. in Kenton, and
We'll bet he don't know his next door
neighbOr.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-01-28

Homeopathic PHYSICIAN AM
I'll SURGEON, THIN, Ohio. Once hour
from 70 10 A. NJ, and from 2 TO P. NJ
Saturdays from 10 A. NJ. 10 P. NJ. ono
over Suskirk's Grocery Store.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-01-28
- KINNAMAN. M.n.

HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN and Sur
III geon. Once In Kirchner Bleck owe
VOLTS Shoe Store, Mch2S-ly.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-01-28
Ague Cure

For Fever and Ague, intermittent Fever
Chill Fever, Remittens Fever, Duml
Ague, Periodical or Bilious Fever, &C.
and indeed all tho affections which ar1s|
rom malarious. marsh. or miasmafi'
poisous-
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-01-28

NOTARY PUBLIC, Bloomville, Ohio, viii
N give special attention 70 the purchase
and sale OF real estate, eonveyancing, &c.
lllIlca AZ hlE ra.ldanca. In HloomYIIle.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-01-28

CURGEoN DENTIST. once In Empire
y Bfock, over the Pennsylvania Store.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-01-28
GEO. R.LONG. M. D.,

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Green
Spring. Ohio, respectfully tenders his
professional services 10 the citizens OF Green
spring and vicinity, and will give strict at
tention to all professional calls. Once over
Stiuchcorn BIS Store.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-02-13
NAUSEATING

One Of the most disgusting and at the
same time one Of the most humiliating
features of American journalism, recently
developed, is the sycophantic prominence
affected to be given to what is Familiarity
styled Social Gossip" The Jenkins Of
the old world must hide their diminished
heads when brought into competition with
their American cousins The marriage Of
Miss Fitsnoodle, daughter Of the corner
butcher. To Mr.. Fitxdoodle, son of the old
grocer around the corner, is deemed wor-
thy Of a column OF slosh-the style of the
hairpins Of the bride, the brand Of the cot
ton Of which the marriage chemise is made,
the name of the soup plate manufacturer
whose crockery is to adorn her pantry, is
duly chroRieled with a gravity becoming
the orders Of a corps commander. The
gift of a tooth brush, or pair of sleeve
buttons, is considered of sufficient import
ance TO rake the world acquainted with the
name Of the donors, while the sise of the
turkey or the color Of the ham, munched
by the hungry crew, affords material for an
elaborate disqUisition on the peculiar quail
hcation of this OF that caterer t. the public
palate Good taste and good breeding are
alike outraged by this so-cslled journals
tic enterprise, and the sooner it is aban-
dOned the better. The rubbish which
weekly fills the columns of our leading
journals, giving or affecting to give a, Paul
Pry bird's-eye-v,ew Of the social gatherings
Of the upper ten Of those who have more
money than brains-is altogether out Of
place in a country like our own We shall
next expect a minute description Of the
manner in which certain persons pick their
teeth or pair their corns
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-02-13
FOREIGN. .

An important resolution affecting the
wages of the Northumberland miners,
was come to at meeting Of the coal own
ers At Newcastle on Saturday. The miners
are to receive notice of another reduction
amounting to twenty per cent. on soft coal
and sixteen per cent. on steam coal. The
effect Of this decrease will be to reduce the
increase since 1871 to SIX per cent. on soft
and ten per cent. on steam coal. Miners
representatives are to meet coal owners
next Saturday.
cable dispatch from London announc-
es a locke out, on a stupendous scale, Of the
coal miners in South Wales One hun
dred and twenty thousand miners are now
idle
The coal trade still continues fair, the
shipments from this point for the week
ending February I'd, averaged 16l cars
per day Besides this there is a large
amount Of coal taken from the shafts BY
team. Il rGidlcood Journal.
We are informed that the Bituminous
coal producers are all looking forward to
an extensive trade in their particular fuel
during next year. The low rates of freight
from the points of shipment have proved
Of great advantage to this interest the past
season, together with the higher range q
prices for Anthracite.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-02-13
FOREIGN.

The Paris bootmakers union has opened
a gratutious class where all members NAV
improve their technical knowledge The
headquarters Of this society is situated
No. 43. Rue St. Sauveur, and meets on
Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday evenings
Besides this class the bootmakers com
mlttee have succeeded ia collecting a lib
rary of two hundred volumes witch may
be borrowed by members gratituously
Notwithstanding these and other advan-
tages, great number Of journeymen boot
makers have not yet joined the union; but
this is not surprising, for the society was
only constituted in June, 1873.
During 1874, 2O4 ships We built on the
the Clyde, representing tonnage If 264.-
900 tons; and there are at present in course
Of construction about l70 vessels to repre-
sent about i82, 443 tons. While this ton
mage is the largest during the past ten years
by 1900 tons; still the tonnage on hand
is smaller than during any year since 1870,
and the general indications, from both
public and private sources ara, that before
many months 90 over, there will he con
siderable reduction both in price of iron
and ship.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-02-13

Several of the leading coal operators in
the Middle Coal Field were in town this
morning, and held m informal meeting at
the Mansion House. The element seems
to be moving toward resumption. We are
informed that at the meeting Of the NJ. &
L. B. A. of this region, TO be held on Sat
urday next, Feb. 9th, steps will be taken
to extend aid to the members Of the asso-
citation, who may require assistance in
consequence Of the present suspension.
This il noble determination, and highly
creditable to the organization. -Ha=leton
Nelcs, Jan. so.
County Surveyor Gordon transmitted,
on the SOth, his annual report relative 10
the mines Of Rock Island County, Of Gov.
Beveridge. The report states that there
are 3,027 acres Of coal land in the county,
and that the number of acres worked ont
in 1874. The greatest number Of miners at
work at any one time during the year was
914, and the average number employed
was sos. There were produced during the
24O, 462 tons of coal, at an average value Of
~. IL per ton At the mines. The total
value of coal mined il placed At 1921, 666,
and the amount of capital employed in the
mining at 92|6, 400. The number Of
mines worked ia the county is 81. The re-
port says that the number of acres If
workable coal given is not more than one
third Of the area which probably exists in
the county. No loss Of life in the mines
during the year is reported. The coal
interest has suffered from the general de-
preston in financial affairs, and the LINES
in M case have worked to their full capac-
ity. The report concludes a. follows:
There has been some neglect on the part
Of operators in fully complying with the
requirements Of the law in regard to steam
boilers; also in regard to covering the
cages upon which the men are hoisted and
lowered, and in regard to making plats Of
the workings Of mines"
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-02-13

JOLIET, III, Jan. "a.

JOLIET, III, Jan. "a.
To the Editor Of the wonKrSsxAs's ADVOCATE.
see by late issue Of the ADVOCATE you
called attention 10 the necessity u petit
tioning the Legislature to repeal the LaSalle
Black Laws Of our State. hope some
immediate action will be taken in the
matter, for ] consider that law, AS it now
stands, mOnstrous insult 70 the intel
ligent mechanics and workiDgmsn OF Hi
nois. 1t is a disgrace to have il on our
statute books. Such law would scarcely
be borne BY any civilized people in mon
archical countries. Why then tolerate It
in this land Of boasted superior enlighten-
ment and intelligence ! would propose
that you head up such petitions and send
them over the State for signatures land
one here) and | will get it numerously
signed, think, in this town. Our city
has the same disease that is prevalent all
through the country-very little work and
less money, hungry and half-naked Chll-
UACu OuN NuGn VIC arc W uHh6 CnaAAA y
concerts and charity balls series of mer-
riment and rejoicing over the restitution
and misery Of our working classes. How
much christianity, then, in such proceed
ings contrast that with the teachings Of
Christ-the founder Of the Christian reli-
glon-when he said, When thou dee i
thine aims do not 70 into the market place
and sound a trumpet, but let not thy right
hand know what thy left hand doeth, but
do thine aims in secret, and thy Father
which seeth in secret shall reward thee
openly" He expressly says that these
hypocrltes shall have no reward in
heaven.
will explain a little more fully Or
tn 18th, we met st the court house, anC
organized the "Joliet Aid aud Relief AS
ISOLATION" One OF two preachers wanted
to make it church affair, to be fully con
trolled by church officials. After a hare
debate, We succeeded in making it a gen
eral affair The President was elected, -
liberal Universalist, a gentleman E; tn
secretary a regular skintlint Presbyterian
the treasurer, an old three percent.
month Methodist The executive com
mittee was pretty well balanced, but non
too liberal. over four hundred dollar
we're subscribed BY the citizens in tire
days the visiting committee appointe,
for the several wards went to work Som
Of the ladies Of that committee shove
commendable zeal God bless them for III
They made their report. 1t is now tn
oath, and while the people are withou
food or fuel, that money lies i'll the hand
of that treasurer The committee vi
not meet until the evening Of the 25;I
Meanwhile, the poor neighbors are sharin
their children's breao with the hungr
ones but they must lie GA their stra
pallets or freeze for want of shoes an
clothing and all this and more, in tn
country laden with the products Of patul
and skill. How long can these things
SO! Echo answers how long
.. HICKS.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-02-13
STATISTICS OF CIGARS AND T.
BACCO

From the advance sheets Of the yearly
official report Of the tobacco trade. the
following interesting statistics have been
gathered. The report is for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1874, and will be complet-
ed about March l. There was exported
from the United States, Of native leaf to-
baccO, 3l8, 097 ,804 pounds, amounting in
value to $50, 399, I81 During the same
time there was imported into the United
States, and entered for consumption, g.
2l3, $50 pounds Of leaf tobacco, for use in
the manufacture Of cigars, and 50, $50
pounds Of stemmed, or prepared tobacco,
amounting together in value to 81, 332, 548-
Al. During the same time there was i'm
ported into the United States, and entered
for consumption, 845, ia pounds of cigars,
or, at an average Of eleven pounds to a
thousand, rs, 88S, OOO cigars amounting in
value to 5000, 628.79 In the same. pc
Rod there we're manufactured in the
United States, of foreign and domestic to.
bacco, and tax paid, 1,7S0, 961 900 cigars.
Allowing thirty pounds of tobacco for every
1000 cigars manufactured, there was used
53, 428, $50 pounds of foreign and domestic
leaf tobacco in the manufacture If cigars
in the United States. The comparison
shows there were twenty-three domestic
cigars manufactured in the United States,
and the tax thereon paid, for every cigar
that was imported and paid duty during the
same time. close scrutiny reveals the
astounding fact that the average number
of cigars smoked in the United States dur
ing each twenty -four hours is 5, 16S. 600.
The following amounts of duty and taxes
on tobacco and cigars of all kinds were
received by the government for the fiscal
year ending as above Import duty on
leaf tobacco for cigars, gold, 50, 224, 7S7 80 ;
import duty on all other kinds Of tobacco
and snuff, gold, s53, 1s1 IL; import duty
on cigars, cigarettes, etc, gold, 81, 572-
O9l.47 tax on cigars, cheroOts, etc., cur
rency, 50, 1873, 592. "a; tax on manufae-
tnred tobacco, currency, $40, 300, 500. 81 ;
tax on snuff, currency, 81, O3S, AS. 90 tax
received from all other sources from to
bacco, currency, 1870, 32779; total
amount Of taxes paid in currency, $3S, 242, :
S75.62; grand total, $50, 392, 1886. O3.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-02-13
THE CLEVELAND CONVENTION

The Industrial Age does the ADVOCATE
injustice in suppoSing that it believes the
financial question is the only one now
before the American people, or that the
Cleveland convention should confine it's
action exclusively to . consideration Of
that subject But the ADVOCATE believes
and insists that the financial problem 10
paramount to all others, and that upon its
satisfactory solution the minor issues de-
pend. 1t believes further, that the plat
form adopted at Cleveland will embody a
declaration of principles upon which every
farmer and mechanic can cordially unite,
and cooperative effort be secured We
haze read with great deal of pleasure the
resolutions adopted at the Farmers Con-
vention at Springfield, published the
same, and in the main endorse them, but
think they cover or attempt to cover too
much ground. An ounce end half Mimic
bullet, rightly lodged, will bring the mon
arch of the plains to his knees, while the
same weight of lead in sparrow shot will
fail to make even an impression. A sixty
FOUNDER will make breech, when six ten
Founders will fail to make flaw. We also
seriously doubt the policy or propriety of
Juggling in the tariff question, upon which
such diversity Of opinion exists, under
any circumstances. The assistance Of
such men as Kelley, Field, Carey and
Baird, statesmen who honestly be-
lieve that 50 long as american
manufacturers are compelled to pay
three times as mach interest for the use of
money as their EGropeo" cOmPetitors,a pro-
tective tariff is an absolute necessity-is
Of too valuable a character, and represents
too important an element in the present
struggle TO nsedlessly cast it aside. Let us
first secure the legal tender convertible
system, with . reduction of the rate of in
terest to Or 3.65 per cent. and neither
manufacturer NOR farmer will care abawbee
for protsstion or free trade.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-02-13

The following letter, from the pen Of
Alex. Mcdonald, Esq., M. p. for STRAIT
ford, appears in the Glasgow Sentinel Of
January 18th:
Sir, The subjoined circular has been issued
in the following important districts through
out Scotland, On the question Of the condition
of miners houses, a matter that deeply af-
fects the entire community :-StIrling aud
Linlithgow North and South, Fife and
Clackmann, Mid and East IithiAn, West
Calder, Boxburn, Mid-Calder, Starlaw, Shott
Crofthead, Harthill. Hollywood, WilstOwn,
L.arkhall, Lesmahagow. Hamilton, Wishaw,
Airdrie, Maryhill, Johnston, and Killmar-
mock II will be seen that the following dis
T. lets in Lanarkshire have not Vet had circul-
ars:-Gla-gow, Baillieston, Coatbridge, Holy
town, and Clellsnd, with the districts OF the
county Of Ayr. As in every one Of these
places there are houses Of the very worst
description, the drainage bad, and the water
simply abOminable, let me ask through your
columns, parties in these districts to apply
at once to me for circular, which will be
sent at once by return of post. The import
ance of this question the most benighted can
not fail 20 see. Let us have a request from
every miners row or village, and then let uE
have true return; if things be IN \ proper
state and condition, let it he stated for the
credit Of those mine-owners to WHOM they be-
long. Let us have also return Of the tru.
condition of things where the water is i'm.
pure and the drainage bad Il am yours, etc..
ALEX. NJ DoSALD
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-02-13
A Valuable Invention.

Hulyoke Mass Journal says ''We
have been trying for the past year to coax
some water-wheel man to concentrate his
brain sufficiently to get up a wheel OF one
or two man power, which could be run
with economy by a smell stream from the
City Water Works; but after trying several
different kinds Of wheels, we had nearly
come to the conclusion that an investment
in steam was the only remedy, when he
received a call from Mr.. b. +. Perkins,
machinist, Of this city, who requested the
privilege Of trying his wheel on the water
pipes in our office. Of course reasonable
request could not be denied, and the
wheel was placed In position, and proved
to be of sufficient power to run our forty
four inch cylinder press at the rate of six
hundred imressions per hour with perfect
ease, using less than q three-eighth inch
steam Of water, working under the pres
sure Of sixty-fvePounds to the inch. The
wheel is four inches in diameter, and dig
charges its water through an ordinary sink
with one inch waste pipe attached. 1t
gives good steady power, and is Just what
is needed in printing Office and as the
Water Commissioners have q surplus of
water at present, and offor it at reason
able rates, no doubt there will be q mar
ket for just such wheels for some time to
come.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-02-13
How is this for High I

WAsHISGroS. February THE public
debt statement. issued to-day. shows an in-
crease IN the public debt, during January,
Of 81 1897 SO; currency balance, $40. 343, $50,
coin balance, 800, 49,, 0S4 coin certificates.
$24, 655, 300; special deposits Of legal snders
to secure certificates Of deposit, $45. 4O5, 200
outstanding legal-tenders, 1881, OOO, 900
Yes, and February will tell worse tale
The truth If the matter is, no country
upon which the sun Of heaven shines can
long stagger under the load which the
United States Is trying to carry to-day
Until our present iniquitOus financial
system is destroyed, commercisl stagna-
ton and bankruptcy will be the rule and
not the exception But experience is the
best teacher A little more pinching and
starvation little longer closing Of the
mills, factories and mines little more
defiance Of the popular will by our nation
al buffoons, misnamed statesmen, and the
people, realising their position, viii rise
in their majesty, presenting the ultimatum
Reform or RecoIution Let those laugh
who win.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-02-13
I,359,496


A Nova Scotia friend writes that new
coal mine has been discovered at Big River
Broad Cove, Invernsee County, on the
west shore Of the island Of Cape Breton.
The vein is sixteen feet thick, and can be
easily worked without the trouble and ex-
pense of sinking a shaft. The coal is said
to be of superior quality.
The STATE OF TRADE For the period
now under review we have to record a CON
tlnuance of the fairly active business motto
ed IN our last, with no special change in
conducting the sale Of the present receipts
and eutput; there are few Of our dealers
who claim to be sold up on favorite brands
of the family size OF coal
There have been meetings Of the parties
in interest, at various points during the
week, with the view of agreeing upon
basis Tor wages mainly, the adjustment Of
the tonnage and prices current being nee
essarily laid over until this matter is
settled. At Mauch Chunk, on Friday
last, the Lehigh operators met and agree
ed upon schedule reduction of wages, and
this is to be acted upon by the representa-
tives Of the whole Anthracite producing
interest to-day, As it is agreed that unity Of
action is necessary. From conversation
with several parties we think that there
will be no great opposition on the part of
the employees to the proposed reduction,
and that all interests will be harmonized
during the year 1875. We shall no doubt
have lower rates for coal, as it is quite
necessary to stimulate the industries Of
the country .-Sd,crds Coal Trade Journal.
CALIFORNIA COAL.-A very important
article to everybody here as elsewhere is
coal. California, though Astounding in
everything else, has very little true coal
The lignites of some of the counties are
now being utilized, however, and several
new coal mines were opened during the
year. The receipts Of coal in this city
from all Pacific coast sources have largely
increased during the year, save alone from
Bellingham Bay and the Rocky Mountains.
About 325, 500 tons were received in this
city from Pacific coast mines, including
AZ 962 tons from British Columbia The
receipts Of Mount DiAblo coal during 1874
were 203, 255 tens. The production of
California, as represented by the Mount
Diablo mines, has increased So 255 tons.
The deposits at Lincoln arr, if the quality
of coal be all that has been said Of it. of
the greatest Importance to the future in
dustrial development Of the state Other
discoveries were made in the southern
part of the state earlier in the year, but
nothing has since been heard of them. m
in the case with several other localities.
Scientific Press