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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-10-05

and, indeed, the French Government.
in its vast tobacco factories, has carried
the industry very far forward, though
in this country, in our private factories,
we excel 1t IN many respects, especially
in the manufacture of cigars, and cut
tobacco for smoking and for chewing.
But the French rappee snuff, made at
Chateauroux, incontestably holds the
palm. OF smoking tobacco, which is
manufactured by machinery, a single
one of the French factories, that of
Lille, produces 5000 tons a year. All
the French cigars, like those of Ha-
vana, are made by hand. and they are
of very fair quality. In the making of
cigarettes, the consumption of which
in Europe, as i'll this country, has great
ly increased of late years, machinery is
used, and it is likewise employed in the
factories of Havana, New York and
Dresden, which, with those of France,
turn out the main cigarette supply of
the world. The advantage of machin-
cry over hand labor is shown in the
circumstance that one of the French
machines can produce 1000 cigarettes
an hour, while the most skilled work
man can make only $50 in the same
time.
The statistics of the total and indi-
vidual consumption of tobacco in the
leading countries of the world furnish
interesting and suggestive figures.
Fortunately we are able to get them
quite accurately, for the business of
tobacco manufacture is, in many coun-
tries, either Government monopoly or
is under Government supervision. In
Europe the monopoly is in force in
eight different countries, Austria,
France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Rou-
mania, the Principally of Lichtenstein
| (Austria,) and the Republic of San
Marine (ltaly) The manufacture is
under Government supervision in Eng
land, Russia and Turkey, and in the
United States the internal revenue Off
GERS are supposed to keep strict watch
over it. as one of the chief sources of
our revenue. Some of the totals are
enormous. For instance, in Austria
the consumption in 1876 was 31,614
tons, while in Hungary it was $4,000
tons; in France during the same year
it was 81, 435 tons and 32, 100 in 1877;
in Italy in 1876 it was 1920 tons; and
in Germany the estimated consumption
was $4,000 tons. 1t is curious to OBJ
serve how the consumption varies from
one month to another. Thus taking
the observations from two French and
Italian factories, we find that in those
countries it increases in January, the
cold weather; decreases in March, with
the beginning of spring; rises again;
but during the heats of July falls to a
minimum, to rise gradually to u maxi
mum during the cold weather of De
cember.
The following table shows the APP
proXimate average consumption for
several different countries per head and
| npr 1unum.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-10-05

During the past week or two school
of pike have located under the Sacra-
mento and Yolo bridge, and they can
be seen near the surface of the water.
They average about foot in length,
and are so numerous that there is hard
ly square foot of water but contains a
couple of them. They remain in the
shadow of the structure, and lay with
their heads up stream. Every small
fish that comes down the river is in
stantly gobbled up. So complete does
the blockade appear to be, that it is
very improbable that any of the young
fish that are on their way down the
river run the gauntlet and live. 1t has
been suggested that Commissioner
Redding have a few charges of giant
powder exploded among the piratical
fellows, 50 thatthe fish that are matched
above may pass unframed to the sea.
Sacramento (CdL. Record Union.
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-10-05

form a creed, whose professors were to
practice general reciprocity of goods,
were to become responsible for the ed
ucation of each individual child, and
were to wear uniform clothing. -
Rome Cor. London NeWS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-10-05
Incredible Story Of Bravery.

The Schenectady Union of Tuesday
prints the following: a few nights
ago a young lady of this city was
awakened by something passing over
her arm, which she at once supposed
was a mouse. She took no further
notice Of it, supposing it had run away.
In the morning, on taking up the bed,
she discovered the little fellow snugly
resting itself between the sheets at the
foot of the bed, where it had doubtless
hid when frightened by her awakening
in the night. Instead of the customary
scream and half faint, she took her
slipper, and, placing it near the mouse,
he soon took refuge in the toe, when
she closed it, and, putting it into pail
of water, drowned the little intruder"
KEEP your patients alive" said an
old doctor to graduating class of
atm 10, fss1 Il Ii
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-10-05

How much money per head Of the
population is spent by their inhabitants
is approximately deducible from the
amounts realized by tobacco taxation
in some of the countries:
Austria Hungary 81 IA England .....S 81 u
France ............ IS United States. Is
1t will thus be seen that the teach
ings of Elder Trask, who hated tobacco
with a holy hatred and preached
and wrote against it with I'M
ceasing energy, have so far failed to
produce any result. The consumption
of the weed, to the use of which he re-
ferred nearly all human ills, so far from
decreasing, is constantly becoming
greater and grcater.-N Y. Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-10-05

STANFORD, Conn, has young lady
who makes about $40 shirts month.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-02-01

THE case of the State OF Louisiana
against j. Madison Wells. Anderson, Cas-
saaave and Kenner, the Returning Board,
, came before Judge Whitaker's Cours in
New Orleans for trial on Friday last. A
motion was made by their counsel to
transfer the case to the United States Cir
cult Court. which Is presided over by the
notorious Judge Billings, and after the
motion had been fully argued by counsel
on both sides, it was overrulied by the
Court. Other efforts to delay the tIial
we're made, but without success, and on
Saturday when the names OF the four de-
PENDANTS were called in Court to answer
there was no response. The Attorney
General then moved that the bail of the
accused be forfeited and process issued for
their arrest, which was granted. In The
meantime Wells and his colleagues had
taken refuge in the Custom House, under
the delusion that The Sheriff had no right
to enter it to execute the process of
State Court, aud when the Sheriff went
there for that purpose he was refused ad-
mission by the Deputy Collector. After
much alteration, the Sheriff was arrested
by Deputy United State, Marshal and
taken before United States Commissioner
Lane, who released him. The Attorney
General then tslsgraphed to Washington,
and late at uight An answer was received
from the Attorney General of the United
States iustruc:ipg the L. 5. Marshal not to
inter fere with the execution OF the writs
Of the State Court. The Sheriff then went
to the Custom House aud finding Anderson,
Cassansve and Kenner in the Collectors
office, arrested them and took them to the
city prison. Wells was not in the Custom
House when his colleagues were arrested.
On Monday the case was again called,
and as Wells, the chief criminal, who
would have been tried first, had not been
arrested, his whereabouts even yet being
unknown, Anderson wa, put upon his trial
after his counsel had asked for change of
venue on the ground of prejudice against
him, which WAS refused by the Court.
These conspirators against the purity of
tie ballos-b box have learned that Graut is
not President, nor is George III. Williams
Attoiue1 ocuciai, auu tHat Suiteo CtdteS
troops will not now be used for the protec-
tion Of criminals who seek safety in the
New Orleans Custom House. General
Devens, the Attorney General Of the Uni
ted States, deserves great credit Tor prompt
ly iastructing the government marsha.
that he had no right to interfere with the
sheriff in executing the process Of the
State Court. The time for experiments Of
that lawless character passed away when
Grants official term expired.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-02-01

TIE Matthews silver resolution, tha
passage Of which by the Senate on Friday
last 10 noticed else where, was taken up in
the House on Monday and agreed to by u
vote OF 1S7 yeas to 10 nays, being 81 votes
less than a full house. There is said to be
. growing opinion at Washington that
Hayes will allow the silver bill, after it has
passed the Senate, which it certainly will.
to become a law by the expiration OF the
ten days limit. This opinion is based on
the fact that the vote in both houses OF
Congress demonstrate the desire Of tho
people in favor OF the bill. There is just .
bare possibility that Mr.. Hayes may adopt
the course suggested, but as he is known
70 be opposed to the bill in tie shape in
which it passed the House, and as he 10 a
pretty stubborn man, all the chances are
ths. he will exercise his veto power and
throw the responsibility for the passage OF
the Bland bill op Congress.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-02-01

THB join. resolution offered in the House
several days ago by Mr.. Long, OF Allegheny
county, for the appointment Of . commit
tee 10 investigate the Pittsburgh riots last
July, and defeated at that time, was re-
considered on Friday last and adopted AZ
ter having been amended. 1t is also made
the duty of the committee to inquire by
chat authority the troops Of the State
wsre called out, for what purpose, and the
sonduct Of The .ame. No member Of the
cSmmittee can be appointed from Alleghe-
ny county nor from auy county In which
riots took place. The expenses OF the in
vcstigation are not to exceed $4,000, nor
can the committee consume more than
twenty days time in performing its work.
Ii this committee can properly discharge
the weiEhty business entrusted to it and
mako report within the time to which it
il limited, it will be a great Gisappoint-
ment to the Legislature.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-02-01

A VOTE was reached on Friday last in
the Senate of the United States on the res
CLINTON introduced by Stanley Matthews,
silver dollar.of 412f grains as legal tender
10 the payment of all debts. public and prl-
vate, 81. not in ciolation Of the public faith
nsr in deroOdtiOn Of the rights Of The public
sreditors." The vote stood 43 yeas to %
embraced "a Democrats and 10 Republ-
cans. and tho vote against it 7 Democrats
aud Is Republicans. The Bland silver
bill, which is . practical enforcement of the
Matthews resolution, WAS then taken up
and 10 still under discussion.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-02-01
THE LABOR QUESTION.

A secret organization Of the laboring
men, having for it's object the controlling
Of national politics, held session here last
week, which continued for two days.
Every eXertiou has been resorted to TO keep
its proceedings strictly private, but We have
found out enough, through our iu9uisit orial
nose, to warrant us in saying that u daily
watch upon the action of Senators aud
Members is to be kept i'll all matters effect
ing egIslatio ion in the interest of the labor
ing classes. Such information is to be
used. al the time for making nominations
fer Congress, in all Congressional districts,
AS well as in the different Legislatures upon
the elections Of Senators. Several Of is
mem bers openly declare that the organiza-
tion is now sufficiently strong to enable
then to dictate and control both State and
national politics, and that the labor element
will have the balance of power in the next
House.
AN ANALYSIS OF THE SILVER RESOLUTION
VOTE
would perhaps be interesting to your many
readers, and we therefore give it as follows !:
To the 43 votes which were given in favor
OF the resolution there mus. be added .be
four Senator's paired who would have voted
for if, which will make their vote 81, sure
To the % votes given against it must be
added the four Senators paired with the
dOpVe fe1ereQ 10 tour III It's 1ayDT, which
will make the opposition 26 votes strong
Mr. Paddock, who voted against it because
as he said, it put the cart before the horse
announced that he would vote for the sill
yer bill, which makes the silver votes AZ
and the opposition one less, to wit 25
votes. Mr.. Window. y no also voted against
the resolution, said it did no. ind dicate bis
true vote, meaning thereby that lie would
vote for the biU; therefore another vote
must be added, making the silver vote 40
Deducting this last vote from the opposi
tiun will leave them but "a votes, .'all
told" Kellogg, who didn't vote, and is
claimed by the silver men and not claimed
by its opponents, toge her with Ingalls,,
Who was absent impaired and who would
have voted for it had he been present
must be added to the 49 vo;es for it, which
makes just 81 votes for the silver 6iH
Should Sharon remain absent the 81 votes
is moie than 'two-,hiids' vote. If lie
returns lie will undoubtedly Downing a
silver mine) vote for he bill, which makes
in a full Senate So votes, with the opposi
tion baving but "a votes at the very best,
and As twice "a is 4S, it " i'll readily be per
ceived that the resul. will be the passage
of the Bland silver bill in the Senate, over
Mr.. Hayes veto, should he feel SO disposed
by = majority of four votes over the reQuir-
ed "two-thii ds'-the vote being as above,
52 Tor and "a against. ANDERSON.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-02-01

TIM Harrisburg correspondent Of the
Philadelphia Record states that Mayer,
Speaker OF the House, has two sons on it's
pay roll-one as jsnitor and the other as a
page-and that Shurlock, Chief Clerk, has
also put son on his pay roll as page.
These are soandalous instances Of nepotism,
but the Speaker aud the Clerk Are only fol-
lowing the example set them by Grant,
who appointed all his own and his wifs's
relations to office. 1t was one Of the most
odious features Of Grants Presidency. and
Mayer and Shurlook deserve the sessrsst
dsnunciation for having introduced the
custom inro the Legislature and qusrsered
their sone on the State treasury.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-02-01

ALTHOUGH it seems to be pretty certain
that terms OF peace have been virtually
concluded between the Grand Duke Mich
olas and the Turkish Commissio ioners, :hus
ending the most brutal and inhuman war
of the present century, nothing definite or
Seliable has been made public Of their pre-
conflicting speculations in reference to
them. but they were not positively known
In London on Wednesday evening. II
they prove to be what they are represented,
Turkey will not in the future possess any
territory north of the Balkan mountains,
and in Armenia will lose Batoum. on the
Black Sea, rs well as Erzeroum and Kars,
unless within a specified time she paws TO
Russia a war indemnify OF one hundred
millions Of dollars, which, from her wretch
ed financial condition, she will not likely
be able very soon to do. There arc other
stipulaiions. but the full particulars must
he waited for. 1t has been Just seven
mouths since the Russian army crossed the
Danube aud actual hostilties comnenced
and what has the harvest beenP Probably
three hundred Thousand dead men from
b tttls 7nd iiSe the one fourth NJ that
number disabled for life -hourishing vii
ages reduced tn ashes. and fertile provinces
q iis d.so.Ite. SIoi is var.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-02-01

Az act has been introduced into the
Legislature to establish uniform fee bills
in counties not eIeesding $50, 600, Of
which tue Huntingdon GLOBE has this to
say:
I'VE have read It carefully, and can see little
tn IL that merits approval. While some Of The
fees are equitable and just. n large majority
OF them would be cruelty unjRst TO the officer.
The fee bill now In force ia fair one IL not
abused, but the proposed bill is 40 manifestly
unjust to Sheriffs, Prothonotaries. Reg listers,
and particularly to Justices OF the Peace and
Constables, that we can see little In IL TINT 10
sood. The bad so largely predominates that IL
deserves 10 be defeated a. a whole"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-02-01

II the true test Of oratory 10 the effect
produced by speaker upon his audience,
Daniel w. Voorhees, is the most eloquent
man who ever delivered q speech in the
Senate Of tho United States. Mr.. Voor-
hees, during a former somewhat lengthy
service as a member Of the lower branch
OF Congress, firmly established his reputa-
ton as an able, accomplished aud i'm mpressive
speaker. but in recent speech in the Sem
ate he eclipsed himself aud cast the great
est Of all his previous efforts completely in
the shade. He is a devout 1orshipper of
the Rreenback idol, and lately delivered an
elaborate and carefully prepared address
on the financial policy Of the government,
dry aud threadbare subject-one not CAL
oulated to inspire a man with ''thoug hts
tha. breathe and words that burn"-and
yet SO deeply pathetic was the appeal of
The Indiana Senator in favor of the unnum-
bered blessings OF q greenback currency
that a re liable correspondent of a city pa
per AYERS that "a number Of persona,n the
galleries 1ere 50 ocercome that they could
not keep back the tears" Praise SO extrav-
dkaut wan ucNtI bclOr6 bestowed upon an
American Senator, and the tall and COM
manding form Of Voorhees, on the floor of
the Senate pouring forth . resistless tor
rent Of eloquence in defence Of legal-tender
notes, while strong men in :he galleries
we're overcome and bathed in tears, must
have presented a scene long to be remem-
bered, aud one that was worthy of the pen :
Gil of our greatest artist. On important
occasions Daniel Webster was supremely
and grandly eloquent, and his memorable
reply to Hayne i'll the Senate in 1880, or
the heresy of nulliticatior, and in defence
Of the union of the States, is regarded as
one of the finest specimens of manly and
| mpassioned oratory in the Engi ish Ian
! iguags. Yet, although the Sauate huns
with rapture and delight upon his match
less eloquence and his patriotic sentiments
no tears were shed in the galleries such AZ
gushed forth when Voorhees, pronounced
his brilliant eulog ium on the virtues ant
glorios Of greenbacks. In view Of th,
marvellous triumph of Mr.. Voorhees, will
treasury notes for his theme, who can esti
mate the effect his wonderful eloquenc
would produce upon crowded and sympa
thetc galleries, il his subject was glitter
ing and precious gold, the current col
throughout the Christian aud the heather
world
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-02-01

A SUCKER SENSATION dispatch from
bloomington, Indiana, says /: Mr.. Thomas
Minshall, of Dubuque, Iowa, is in Indiana
looking up evidence in the interest of an
extraordinary and immense claim against
the Sovernment, which lie will lay before
Congress in a few days. Mr. Minshall has
been IN the vicinity of Vincennes the last
lew days, aud has III his possession deed
20 the greater portion Of the State of Ili-
mons. made To his great great erandfatb her
and nineteen others at Fort Gage, in 1913,
by ten Indian chiefs
The d ed is an ancient document. and
the signatures of the Chiefs some Of whom
signed 10y cross, and others by the repre-
sentation of fish, bears heads, &c, were
witnessed by Hugh Lord. commanding
the Illinois country" at the time. aud other
officers OF the British army at Fort Gage.
lhe Instrument is very elaborate, the
metes and bounds of the land conveyed
particularly described. The consideration
WAS about two tons of gunflihts, cloth for
Dreech- ciouts, oxen, &c, each article of
carefully set out, aud was acknowledged at
Kaskaskie, before Vicaur Lemerence, No.
tary Public, and recorded i'll record
which Is supposed to be IN England at this
time.
The land decided is in two pieces, one
piece lying above Cairo and composing the
southern part of Illinois, and the Other is
in an irregular shape, 'aking in the western
part OF the State, from Spring field west. a
place opposite the mouth Of the Missouri
river, aud a point on Lake Michigan, near
Chicago, being mentioned.
Mr.. Minshall has been looking up the
family ever since 1856, having know ledge
that such purchase WAS made by his
great-great- grandfather. and now has
family tree AS complete III all its parts as
the tree of consanguiniiy III Blackstone.
tie came into possession OF the deed by
remarkable accident short time ago, hav-
ing found it oeposited in bank as a rare
curiosity. He will soon lay the matter be-
fore Congress, claiming indemnity for the
land, which the Government disposed of TO
settlers, and says there can be no doubt of
his securing it, As he has had the opinion
of eminent lawyers, Coug,essmen and Sen
atorg
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-02-01

TIE Philadeloh ohia Times almanac for
1878 is great improvement on its prede-
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at the same election the vote at the Pres
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postage names Of the officers Of the Fed
eral, State aud Territorial governments
lists oftbe members OF Congress, me ber g
OF the State Legislature, judges of the
different State courts aud their distric:s.
besides many other things Of equal inter
est. 1t is invaluable for purposes OF refer
ence and no man should Le without it.
Price only % cents.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-02-01

A MILLIONAIRE PRIEST Many people
who are familiar with the vast extent
Uf the Denny estate and have always
known the family name as one that has
ever been among the most potent aud most
widely known IN Pittsburg are not aware
that The only surviving SON of the late Mrs.
b. +. Denny is Father Denny, the prefect
of the Roman Catholic Church of st. Ig-
natis, attached to the Loyola College of
the Society of Jesuits in Baltimore, who
by the provisions of his mothers will Se-
comes "a millionaire. Riches SO seldom at
tach To the Clergy that this case will attract
some attention. Rev. Harmer Denny gets
his large share of the estate somewhat to
his surprise, since his mother could not be-
come reoonciltd To his attachment to the
Ca holc Church, and more especially To
his acceptance of tile vows of the Society
of Jesuits. The family, as is known, al @
Old School PIesbyterians. Father Denny
iii his youth travelled extensively i'll Europe
and completed his education in Rome.
where lie acquired the recognition of sew
eral Cardinals and the Holy Father him
self. In London, through the instrument
tality of his warm personal friend, Cardinal
Manning, he entered the ministry of Rome,
but was not fully ordained a Father of the
Jesuits until after the customary years OF
preparation at Woodstock College, in Mary.
land. He is a master of many languages.
and has a wide reputation AZ an accom-
plished lnguist. Besides all this, he is a
thorough scholar in all respects. cultured
gentleman aud a true, Jealous priest of his
Chuich. lie is about thirty-three wears of
age, and distinguished in appearance.
Pittsburgh Dispatch.