The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-01-08

worked to ascertain the authorship Of
the fraud by following every clew
that seemed to lead to its solution.
and fully appreciating your oft re.
peated declaration that Your ssly
wish in the premises was to- ascertain
and proclaim the exact tFWth, I cseenn
that in Justice to all concerned that
the time has come when you should
say the letter was forgery, for with
proofs in your possession there can be
little doubt as to the real criminals.
Very respectfully,
b. g. JAIME.
COMMERCIAL GREATN ESS.
NEW YORK, December 31.-The
Evening Express. in its annnaI re.
view of the past years business Of
the country and the port Of New
York, says; Viewed from bust
nsss standpoint, the year has besna
remarkable @4e-probably the most
remarkable Sm the history o4 the sSun.
try. There has been % gseat revival
in trade, and the YsFguns of legiti.
mate business during the year was
beyond all precedent. This improved
condition & affairs WAS the natural
result Of large crops and good export
demanded for cur products, the
growth Of the cCrntry. the heavy
in stax Of gold fruH Europe. and the
complete restoration Of confidence
growing out Of the success of sDecie
payments. One of the most graft
flying features of 1880 has been the
great falling off in the number of
failures and amount Of liabilities of
suspenRing merchants. The growth
of the country and the largs adtli-
lions to the national wealth during
1880 are ssyikinglY illustrated in thS
products of the soify of which we
ra5seG 40, OK, 900 bushels of wheat,
$500. 900 GOV bushels Of corn, 4l3, 000,.
600 bushels of oats, "a, 900, 900 BUSH
els Of rye, 4O,OOO, coo bushels Of barley
and 6,OO00 600 bales Of cotton, to say
nothing OF the sugar, rice, hemp, hay
and other crops, and the hog and
sseiry products, which yield aa i'm.
nAs"se sUtD Of money in the agYre-
gFzss- In plain wOsds, the United
States row raises enough to feed her
own 50, GeOt 0O0' people anu ao,suppy
the deficiency Of the Balance Of the
civilized world. Nurlng the year
rzors miles 81 TaiEDad have been
built, more consolidation and combi-
nations hawe' bscB entered into. mere
Nancy earned and more interests
and dividends paid than in any for
zser year. Vhs eGsamerce of the
country during she year has made
gaFita pregressr and caused the Uni
ted States to take still higher rank
being now third among the CONNER
/ eiAl nations of the globe"
| CONGRESSIONAL APPORTF0NMENT.
WxsRFNGTON, January 2.-Tha
census st&tist les of Ere population Of
the United States shows that in or.
der ~ prevent either an incrrase or
decrease Of the number of members
i'm the House, the b4ssi+ Of YeITesen-
saties will have to be 6xed ut l60, 00H
ter a member Of the House. This
yatio would make the sunsbeEot mem.
begs Of the nest House EncAiding
the tsrritoriesD 300. Its present NUM-
Der j. 292 Under this, basis Arkan-
sas. California, iowa. Michigan,
Minnesota. Nebr2elsN and North
Carslina would increase their repre-
sensation one member each, and
Kansas and Texas would increase
their Delegations three eseh. The
States that will lose ere Inensber each
are Alabama Connecticut, Tleridar
Indiana, Louisiana. Maine. Mary
land. New Hampshire, Ctsio,. Penn
sylyania, Ehods Island, Tennessee
and Vermont. New York will lsss'
tive members. The Losses are 10 and
gains 10. The West loses two mem.
bers and gains Hiner being q net gain
Of seven. The Sotth g.aine four and
lsses five, including Mary land among
the Southern States, being . Rst less
of enc. The EASTERN and Middle
States lose eight and gain no mem
Der, being loss of eight
The representation Of the VARIOUS
States under the apportnnmeat of
10000 would be as follows: Ala
bama, Z; Arkansas. 5; CALIFORNIA;, s.
Colorado, L; Connecticut, 8; Dela-
ware, L; Florida, L; Georgia, 81
Illinois, 10; Indiana, IL; Iowa, lOs
Kansas, 6; Kentucky, 10; Louisiana,
5;.Mains. 4; Maryland, 8; Massa-
chusetts, II (; Michigan, 10; Mime
ssta. 4; Mississippi, 6; Missouri, 49,
Nebraska, 2; Nevada, 1 New Hamp'
shire. 2; New Jersey, 7 New York,