The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-04-03

away. Loud cheers He Will re-
turn more in love with his own cOun-
try. Far be it from me to find fault
with any of the European govern
ments. i was well received at their
hands on every side by every nation
in Europe but with their dense DOB.
takes a great deal of government to
enable the people to get from the soil
bare subsistence. Here we have a
rich, virgin soil, with room enough
for all of us to expand and live, with
the use of very little government.
do hope that we long may be able
to get along happily and contentedly
without being too much governed"
EFFECTS OF THE STRIKE.
CUMBERLAND, Mich. 29.-The coal
agents here are very reticent about
the result, if any, of the conference
of coal operators at Baltimore. 1t
was reported from semi-officiaI
source that the coal companies had
decided to Fay no more than 60 cents
ton for mining coal, and extend the
working hours from 8 to II. This
would give the miners chance to
mine five tons a day, which, at 60
cents would give them an income of
SlS per week. AS it is now, they do
not average over three tons per day,
which makes their income about S11
per week. One operator says that so
many of the large spring contracts
have been lost by the strike of the
miners and the uncertainties of trade
that they were not anxious to begin
operations. Coal is very scarce in
Cumberland, and but few dealers
have any at all. Large quantities of
bltuminous coal are passing over the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad, but none
is arriving here except keystone
coal, which is not by any means as
good as Cumberland coal. The best
coal is selling now at SO per ton, and
will probably go I'D to 81 this week
if the strike among the trainmen on
the Cumberland and Pennsylvania
railroad continues. A foundryman
here, who has been short of coal sta
ted yesterday that if he could not get
some by tomorrow he would close
his works. Great complaint has been
made by the merchants of Frostburg,
Homecoming, Mt. Savage, Barton and
other mining cities and towns, about
the strike, which seriously affects ev-
cry branch of trade. Cumberland is
not dependent for her trade upon the
miners, as the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad employs large number of
people; but her trade is affected Sc
riously by the strike, as it causes
idleness on the canal, which helps the
trade of the city considerably.
BULLDoZER BLACKBURN.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-Thpre
Isl a great deal of feeling between
Southern and Northern Democrats
and this has been intensified in the
House over the tariff question. The
passage at the night session of the
House between Coffroth, Union DEM
ocrat, from Pennsylvania, and Black
burn, of Kentucky, of which men
ton was made in these dispatches, is
a fair illustration of this excited
feeling, Coffroth makes an author
lied statement of this encounter,
which may possibly lead to further
The statement I'M
expresses the feeling Of
many independent Northern Demo-
Gratis who are FESTIVE under the some.
what dictatorial spirit of their South
ern allies. The incident between
Coffroth and Black burn is described
by Coffroth as follows: 81 asked Mr..
said Mr.. Coffroth, "if
some arrangement could not be made
to reach vote. He brusquely repli-
ed that he had sent Mr.. Thomas
Turner to the other side Il understood
him to say to my masters') with two
for settlement. He then
said that if we Pennsylvania Demo.
Gratis had done our duty, instead of
turning traitors to our party, the
question would have been settled be.
fore. He denounced Mr.. Randall as
traitor to his party, and said that
the Republicans were running the
House. replied that he knew bet
ter, and that Randall and his friends
were just as true Democrats as could
be found. Words grew hot between
u.s." continued Mr.. Coffroth, "and he
finally denounced me as traitor to
Democracy. l retOrted: "That is
lntrue," and that l had never been
traitor to my party or to my coun.
.ry. He demanded to know if
meant that he had been guilty of
reason. l replied that this was ex.
'ctly what meant and believed. /
'dded that he ought to haye been
ranged for his treason. He threat.
med to strike me, land reminded him
hat two cOuld NAV of thot rama.