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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-10-29

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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-09
HARDWARE AND METALS
ouoTArIoHs Toll Az.

QUOTATIONS TO-DAY.
AXEe--Collins, per dozen, q o., Gold Dollar
per dosen %, Diamond Edge, per dozen, 0G
sRILLETs AND LIDs-4sc per pound sugar
kettles, Axe per pound.
SCALES-Fairbanks discount 20 per cont
Howe, discount % percent.
TIN PLATE-I. q. 101l4. per box, co. !. O.
llx20, per box, 8 10; Terne, l4x20, per box, 90;
Tcrnc 2ox2S p.r box, ~ 50.
rINwARE--p,eced. discount so per cent
stamped, discount 50per cent
SOLDERING. l, lbc; No. IL and Ia lsc per
DUCK HORSE CoLLARs--No. L. 25per dozen
HAMES-two loop, 4 70 per pozen three loop
TACKs-in boxes, 100 papers, 2 so por box.
GRUB H0Bs-Per dozen, or railroad picks
per dozen, g so.
MATToCKs-Per dozen, 80.
RUBBER BELTING-Disoount so per cent.
sHovELs AND spADEs-Rowland's, dis.
count 40 per cent Ames' list steel goods, dis.
o)unt 40 and 10 per cent.
HEAVY HARDwARE-6hafts. finished, 90
poles, 10 90 single.roes, wag1ns select , 90 .:
10 o. Hickory axles, 10 90. holsters, I Is
Coupling poles. 70 spokes, xxx, select, IS
Xxx, $50. Sawed felloes X, It's 2, 90.
Bowden shoes. G m. Northwestern horse nails
No. &C 90; 7.E; Q. 90 Bar iron, 20 rate.
PoM ste 20 spJas steel 81 Gas! steel ,o ~ dS Goa
100 90; do open, 20 0o0S0 90 do side springs
top loo 0 .,iS5 o.; do side bar, 100 oo@iso 90 10
phstous. i25 0oaDl50 90. grade side spring.
lao OOes2 CO. do ohntons l5n O0shlD m, bump
sea, bug.les, LIB 00@25o co. platform springs,
ITO 0oeoi20 oG three spring wagons. W ooolih
L. 5lSc; lapanned. barbed wire. Co. galvanized
hayhsd 10
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-09
LIVE STOCK,

A eeltlem- who r,ctnuy visited the stock
yards at Kansas Guy reports that many oi the
sheep found there are badly afflicted with the
scab. Ho regards this disease a. much more
dangerous to sheep than the foot-and-mouth
disease. He u les that such is the opinion OF
the bes flock masters In England. 49,,
The Dominion Cattle company. which has
now nearly 81 200 cate on the 2Si GOO ncres OF
tse Cherokee reservation, which IL leased for
cents an are from tue I'm ted states govern
ment has thus FAR proved DECIDED succ 50
most COS co. br iusnE aIet profit Of 2jl 600
out (which dividend OF 20 per cent has been
declared.
lii reported that the 70 t-andmouih disease
has entirely DISAPPEARED from the animals N.
nned In the government quarantine alton
near Portland, Maine. All the animais afflicted
with Il recovered and the coniagion did IT
pr ad beyond the stock brought from Eng
land
Mr. Z. D. Bell, who resides In that part Of
10 where the disease supposed TO be the foot
and-noutn O. mplrint was reported ~ OK sung
writes thst he visited all the farms from which
reports have been re- elved He found that
many cattle, and more especially calves ana
yearlinzs, h ID di eased feet. |. every Instance
the animals were verg poor IN n'sh ana had
suffered everely from exposure Som, OF them
hsd received no PROJECTION du Ing the winter,
and curing y o Ia ter part OF II hed neen de.
prived OF suitable food. Their feet had been
fr zen. Spi IN several cases iheir hoofs mad
been cracked open. IT. cir hind feet were gen.
era ly IN he worse cond ton, rs In lying Aown
the fore fe were nartly projected by the body
He attributes all Of the firng TO the effects
of the col and think. the animals would ma. 9
been IN good copdit on II they had been well
sheltered ald fed.
QUOTATIONS TO-DAY.
BEEvES-Co.n beeves, 4G4Jsc per 10; fair to
good grass bseves, 8k93kc per pound medium
grass beeves, gSD3Nc por pound.
C0wB-Bs5ren cows q oonH %; Mich cows
y orth Texan eradea 20 O0d5o 90 common to
cir, IS oOS 20 CO. Stock cattle aroud, 100000 OF.
BULLS AND sTAGS-For sausage manu-.
lo6Di6 co; iwo-year-olds, l2'pl5.
rcufnu, mutton. 2x@2kc per pound; stocS
snee 201Aa co.
GOATS-2 SlSa2 rs per hoad.
uO9e-Corn ED. lk@5c
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-09
TRADE ITEMS.

TINE last sttaotlon OF which Grand Rapid
beasts il a new sl2.0U drinking pGlace
Some kind OF disease attacked n dock OF 500
sheep bslonsipg 10 n man In ST. Joe coun'y
Mi higsn causing the wool u drop from To, II
bacis without any apparent cause. lie sold The
entire 10, To man for slOl, who will Kill AMI
render them.
Tsenty-ei ght bridges have been built by Blue
Barb county, Minnesota, siucr 1859. The cost Of
these bridge, piers and approaches amounts TO
s.iool men OF Des Nome, ara urdscided
what 10 do about the new prohibit ~ ,titu'e,
Az v. not ren, wed their leases for another
yesr. Still they have an idea thst something
gill turn up to give then me a1vantsge or at
least q chanc 10 continue their business an
OF er yesr Many OF the business rooms are
renteo, s.d msar moo are fvr rent. Very lew
the UIited stts license. The city quarterly
licens. xtends only to May q hence blu, very
few WI fsl wiling 70 pay $50 % ,ontlaue
license will be paid but by few. AID they will
oontinne ia business up 10 July4
Careful fruitr-issrs r,t'mst. that strawbcrI
yhere they are carefully cultivated and yraper
~ attended &, will average frsm 10 - l2o bush.
els % the acre. At 100 bnshels 10 the acre ut
: enis per quart the crop would be worth wv
= aero.
canvass among the prominent 'ruit-growers
>.sh. wester lake shore shor that tho pros
nect Tor 'ruit hsve 7 ct been be ter tor year.:
m Is rep 'rted III 1t IN enormous deposit OF er-
silent n, 4. ,s.slae has been fund near y Anse,
Min. The d. osit 1. within twenty-five ct OF
sns surfs e Z The grouni and within mile Of
- W hsy rom wgicn poin. Il can be sken
- al inc NV ukon ire great lsk.s:
4 Inc ~ cbesp c .bs Just started In New YORK
q ss,d 10 b. sprinti q isto i'm mediate favor
Sncv are -sudlsy ainted In black and el ow
cr1oys am charge - cent. for each pas,ei ger
SSrSed shcrt N, stances The regular hhck men
~ them ne "Diack and tans." ~ are qui,e
4 eonv' nience. and ct pen,y OF business a, all
An 81 wheu the street ar are owded, as ma
n NONE who ordinarily pst'cnzs the ears
3o,1d rsther pay Is c nts for seat IL the CAP
sns1 COWS for standing r ON In car.
Piobsbiy 1 e l.rsest snf finest perieci plsie
:, - v.r ma ~ IN this country has Just been
6nl.hed Jeie' sorvi le. Ky. i . contains 100
ssl.r- ct y q meas ures by ZIG enc.
eaata sarb.rs, California. recent y two
81 di-cover.d l-rse whale and moored ~ 70
~ Hmm VIII re they ct sbSdt sssune whst
SImtsed 20 be 50 wnrth OF excelle ! oi, on,
x{fc,,onarev '. the soak ne rain 20 toieneo
S{nr IN n FL down on satu ds, l ny cru-h-
The VIVA =, The bsrre. OF j ana ali tne pro-
z~tvs ppilansss y the enter rise
rms u.e III gree and red seems uni, arsh pa
atisnts Negro SD niies as we as me more
II csv dwellings are Tor, 10 ris way;
HE Il a regular craze for fancy pei Al
.f-.s ~ rovl and ~ u gro slne su c's hie
Surhs. s,ne CITIZEN h = pui ms ne n"u'e W =
5,ces-r, d ar " IN st. black tfimufnrh uthe
5r<ct Il Dot By any lnesns disagrees 10 10 'he
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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-09

,rs have not boon suyplled. with tho llghl
uroluct there Ia Therefore prospect
" CONT luous demand. Yea SKINS are
.dvAn'iug ium leg to s.. abOie cd
4 Hight W, ithi, under 35 pounds. r,allz - 5
CO. (. adysuC', or | OS Tor No, l skins. Calf
or cOTdoyun iiuinss arc Va active quest fUle
Il Athers Ao'iyo a. rdyano q rates Hemlock
Sic: N dium. G. aud light welghts ssi, Union
isnu' q sells free NJ The advance; bolies hat
sOi NJ lie ~ the opr ing uf March nov bdng
10 &; nihrr grsd's pfOpoftonhtrly higher, Ok
n sso ady NJ. stocks mod tate In the
ptcsen' act WY In leather sales tanners ere
ia qusndary. he ~ Q is to sell nj present
pr'c,s, hut thee nfr few exceptions-thoss
who believe prices wi oontnue 70 goup eff.
tain II isto muucs IL accuiing 10 those " ho Mt
emptr epac their upper le Their with 10
snuvrs .slned by put Ing their men tn work
ION hour. r uinp hur-s' nay hiss been lost
The az sm,nt was IN :. when the leather mar
im rove, pay would be advanced. ana on
Anniav muriing, 1th lntt, 10 per cent Ia wages
will lc restored.
.uurATIoSe TO-DAY
OAK SOLE LEATHEk-X, heavy Texas,
free " brands 40 a heavy Texas, one brand
20 each siar, SIC; u heavy Texas, two brand.
W each side Sic. x, MEDIUM Texas, fIte oil
brands. 3sc; A, mcdi IN Texas one brand 20
ach lido. Co.; Baltimore oak. free o. brands,
m dium ~ heavy. 30
BuFFALo sLAUGHT ER-Hoat slaughter, |
To 20 IL sides. sc; good slaughter, 10 To 20 !
oounior sole, 26c beli.s. 2oo.
No IS, slayo ullsr,, ~ ~. lncn cation
hacs baadS ] ~. 80 ineh ooiton os.k
osnd; &c. pecs coers o. Inch inch cotton aSc
is-d--S ,raee u aims, So, 49, aece ohsini,
30 7--2--9 gste ohsins, 30. no. hook
lsadr, l. u. I.. ia No. 2, $50, No. !, wen
nslioss rpo lie - No. ., ~es G'iisrr rars.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-09
$50
DRY GOODS,

nj s.sd s,rr tSeir trsde g n Ing The past week,
.alsS INV NJ renertly IA ly ,aualed exnectR.
hos While herr he's be-, u no b ON. trade has
hsen stsaniiy ood aud has ON anr d very IA.
yoraely wi the corr, spondlng week ia year.
Tim. lar. ,lnca ihe beginning OF 1881, the vol
nrn.. ~ al, has shown he amy Increase over
y mnlsin. al hough there is n morted dispts 81.
Unn ,mong many retail mprcha IL ~ buy with
m re Than an : rd nary amount Of lution. In
a. nd 81 a oosire mn heavily AT one time n sres,
NM, metehsnts sie getting into the habit OF
huy.ng in I'm ,iler ouant Ties and visiting the
civ more r,anen,ly than was formerly IN, ir
custom This habit IL confined 10 me- chants
ipv,sy withia a moderate distance of Dalias.
'''"s T.Tinsn ro-pAY.
sptSra-. g,somsns az. Io6i. s. e,louee,tss, 81,
,, nlS = T'.aSaon ~. N.',r,r,sc a tlreo;,.
.,Sh 81 Alien 5I Iibion. sold tx; psnsoay
sond, os resoony , ov ~. ,.io,na,tay innurr.
~ Sinnp a moun =. Iaaraiev Dlns Ana purple
IN. o. no oh "a .. a. hine and green, IL
n AnsHoWy JSiRRoWS MssTICs-Asg,ista. -,
az, i,;,a, usad ,, swift O,cas "a. 81; Htnp,
a,, sE. SIanasle. * 5X: Nstchs-, 81:
's'ny, o., ~ ~ ~. !. 81. Gsor.o. IA sI,'
Nnnreer Ohh- ~; " , I. AZ
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-09

QUOTATIONS To-pA'

QUOTATIONS TODAY.
CoFFKE-Rio fair, i2piso; primo. i1kos
ias; choice, nx@iSS LssuyIN lSci Java. ~ 20.
s oeion d%ess sos isSs s s A''''' s's
sUdARs- Powdered, i0xc crushed, ,ioYc
lana white olarided' SIC yellow clarified, $40
MOL Xssis%L oaisians choice, CO., prime, go
ssrap, sisssSG fiebcilea. iSss2S
ya sae.fs s. ore 'qIs IA. \ nsi sa lSSs p''
0RAcRERs~s soda, (, 6sc, Xxx. exc XXX,
70 Srssin; pS; ginger saSs, % hin. ,,a,.
pound bars, 3 es per box; N.pound bars, COR
cAESLRsS.;saS, iu R' Weight Iss; shor.i.s
0iEssE-w, r; lac full cream. iSci
ROPE io.c basis. Cotton ropo. lsc.
WILL BuCRRTs--4 ooat rs per dosen.
sssSS sSS ; SSanS boz psI
dozen. 2-hoop pals, 2 90 s.hoop. 9 u.s..
TuBs-s nest 9 IS; 9 nest . Is; No. I. . 90
per dozen; No. 2, 8 %; No. q fyo pr dozen
, eownYP-5 60 psI keE o. 9 pounds ias DO
drop, bag. sol@s 10; bucS, q a5S3 %. -,
PlckLEs-Medipm barrel, % k.bairel
Boston mixed h.barrel, $50. Chow-chow y
parrcl, 3 So 2.gsllon pals chow-chow. ! 90
s.gnll1n pals mixed pickles, 80 Glass piui,,
Glass i.galon, 4 10. Glass Her. gallon, $50.
COAL olL-li0 degrees Ore test In barrels,
nc; 40 test oil In cans, 20; lSc degrees hre
M SAcSEa XII eess barrels. 70 90 No X.
barrels. so No. 1 S.barrels, I 90, No. 2 X.
barrels, 7 ". No 2 k-barrols. 2 90. NO. eita,
1 2, 20 2 ki,s; ! % No. ss,e ! o.;
CANny-su. k. IKE = ponud fancy, l5@2oc.
CtDER-Crab apple. ioc: Missouri cider, NO
per gallon. Vinegar. per gall y, 's~2n..
o sTARUh ad a. s9ys, 1 s..r,. % nd SUn
packages. q. 6-pound wood box glais, ~. J.
ponnd paper box glass ~
LYE--Concent.ated; 275en4 ~; .
JUGS--We quote. lilo per gallon Tor giased,
Crooks loo per gallon tor glas,d.
ToMAT0Fs-2pound Eumtens,i H. s-pound
CAIiToiRNiA CANNED GOODS pcachss.
) 00 Aprinots, 2 s5; bleckhorries, so grapes,
z oS pears, ~ pounds. Q co. geges, TX
pounds, 2 9e peas, az pounds, % piums ~
pounds G5 tomatoes, az pounds, %; cur
SMOKING TOBACCO -Gcnuine Duke Of Dur
ham, i-pound packages, Ale; h-porna. ~ ~
pound isc s-peund 81 sssoI. aS o~ ssar ,S IN
per pound: a. God. 2e-A to LEO. PSF pgunoi
ainsot, rnao, 100 per lb Nu;iaesA go 70 u nO pc,
pound; Bat Po.s,h, 500 . sa.b9 par oss~ tg.t.e
per Dos ssidins. American; Is y gss a.ss So.
dimes. French. 9lAs0 per CASE snun estsent
nj. 80; 10 siiG poT cs.o;anos. aa',yt.qi OF S.S.
10 $3.50 pof caro-, anpS nslphs, 20
ID, 81 ~ pof geosa. opvsr Amehoan. gs'
Mushrcou,s ~ rs pos dos; Condemned sns
o. rs 10 o. 90 par o-cc Jolly. w,os glass, sc. per
don; tumhlGy, 5l.sS per doom grown. sae 20,
dossn Id cant, ?L6s per dclen; H. d'nh. SO
per dozen; EItrent, ie;no.i, esc. par dozen, W
tsots. sssorted, $50 per doyes; O,oycsi tyopi9
$50 70 500, rer H.; 0ruGrr rs.sar Csss;-ls,..s.sl
25c. per ID. Backing. (sIrsln asn. scr VI Nie'
ng. iisrnel Ebc DOT dos
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-09
LUMBER AND BUILDING MATERIAL

Building materials were rather mora active,
and lumber at the yards wa again in fair de-
mend Il ehrst cargOof shingles OF the 8, sson
h sjust arrived at Chicago from Manistee, ~
ttsa m barge, the lot coirpri iug large number
of Engh man shingles Lumber merchant' con
tnue to invest considerable Money In pin, lands,
and the prizes paid are generally very high As
an instance oi the ex'r ordinary advance In pine
lands and III handsome profits made by invest.
ofs, may b. stated that a prominent lumber
merchant oi chicago was offered recently sl5
per acre for 40 acres on the Menomin q river
that he purchased IN 1s69 from tho government
o. 81 rs per acre. TIL tract contains 100000
feet OF pine, and Il held at 0 oJy. Another r CT
Of land on q branch n the Menomnee rive' con-
taining $50 sores which was bought some yea
ago from the government or s400 has just been
bought by a Chicago lumber company for sls,-
ooo, Tho land being covered with LUDLOW fee' OF
pine.
sTONE-At the Dallas quarrou. 30 per cubic
foot; lie for foundation; l6o for wall and 2Sc Tor
LUMBER-Yellow Pine. rough. 2 90 per 100
over "a feet Q Is per 100: Dresd aite finishing
clear, $50; common, 25 x ceiling 20 o.; = cell
o ,Gpds lS.se Rs5 per SY iS s 5HaS
| l rs per 100 Poplar dressed fnissiny, 8 90 per
lo0; iding. Q go; ,. ceiling $50 y ceiling, oo;
White pine dressed anishing, Q 10 per 100
siding, lat common, 75 AID commln, o.
sHINGLEs-Veilow pima s soai 90 .nis
/ so: No. s. 425
PLASTER PARIs--Per barrel. 4 Coos 80.
CEMENT FLUES-6 Inch, slnu lnDh. aoc, .
laph ceiling Joint ] 90; 8 inch oap, SOC; inob
drain PiPE-s inoh. $50 par foot linah, ao;
inch, SING 2 inch, t0,y tnoh, SOC.
MIXED PAINT4-Res1y for use and all col.
ors, 25 per gal ALI the tes.sd ana stan.
dard raares are on sale by Dallas dealers,
WHITE LEAD-strctly Purc. 75y6 IS.
WINDOW GLASS-.Sxl0 10 l0x12 S0s i0xll
10 l4x2i $780, 16x24 to 20x2S a75, less ~ per cent
30; Dsn,sor oar lots, 200; por bA-ral, Is;
Daiiaa in lou. 400: Der bushel 2Sc.
HAIR-Per pound, Sd9ko...
POsTS-Oedar. 10 so Bots darc. ID
LATHS- m per f.aT.
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KANSAS CITY MARKET.
KANSAS CRY, April 9.-E ection day; no
session OF the board Of trade.
The Live Siock Indicator reports: Cat
tier -ce'pts, 2 go; active and firm; native
steers, 9l5 10 LAOS pounds average. "a 90 10
SO 10; s,ockers and feeders i4.40 TO IS;
cows, So 90 10 $3.50 Hogs-Rsceip's, 1900;
steady; los, 225 10 $50 nouuds ave- age,
So so TO So II; mainly, So 80 10 20. Sheep
Receipts, 3l5; qniet and unchanged.
NEW ORLEANS MARKET.
New ORLEANS, hrr'l Sous quiet rrd
easier; cnolce, a TO As earn meal easier,
scarce and wanted: hid At SO 20 Pork dull
and lower; s17 so to Sl7 rs Bulk meats in
fnir demand: loag cleai AID clear riN, lower;
Bacon in fair demand; long clear ana
cle-r rib. 10 Bran In fair demsrd and firm-
er; 95 o here unchanged. Sight exchange
or n Wy ,rk. 81 % to las per 81 600 pre-
MUM. Sterling exchange, b. b, 4SS to
4sS l-2
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FISH, OYSTERS AND GAME.

.fhe ash commissioner ere planting 5000 900
white nsh In suskegoB l,ke.
a ssg nav City man catches fish 10 his
flooded cellar.
FISH ssd, sheephead aud Trout i2c New
orleans red snapper l2c: Spanish macker-
Il. i2o. vrosh wafer Dish. dressed loo
n ei nm 4 o. MOL, select, 90 Balrtm 1re Sc
ieci, 6 s0s tsfaeof1a soc Berwicks bay. Is
Der hundred,
1GkMF--Venison and antelope. SOS. Buffalo
Ducks Der dozen . co quail, 20 Wild tur-
Ave- St<3 cg sronse. 20 5snirrels I Sc
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-09
WOOL, HIDES AND PELrRIEs.
aunrArIoNs TO-DAY,

woOL-Eexican. free Of burrs. u@isc; Mex
lcxn impr-cd, lseolsc coarse, le>isc coarse
soa22c nne wool, aocord'ng 10 firi and nc1.
iltion NN22c bury, $3.50 per pound lesS
according 10 burrs.
HIDHS-Prime plump flint 20 us aud mp. l7c
per N: prime Hight and hps lee pr n: culls
bulls and sisrs. 6 9c per ID; dry ss'ied, sa1isc,
according 10 coudition rre.n sal -. ec.
isc seal skins isexss shecr pelts, - per WOOL
16e5c: she<rlinRs, 1o8i6c
TALLOW-Prime tallow. 60 ALLOW eFsasA -
SIC; erase Tellcy 70 browss eeoc.
rrStea fs2N0
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PROVISIONS.

BACON Short clear sides, l2o; Long
Dry SALT = Short clear sides. 1lSy; Long
lear v * less; breakfast Acon, lfn
HAMS-Canvaseed and uncanvassed. l5o.
LARD = Tierce 1ifT haif-nsrrel, 1lkc'
So gound oans lie 20.pound cana. lilo
10 pound cans IKE S-nounf osus. uHc: :.
oo1nd cans r1E
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-09

ic,c<Ss are fixbf. Prices arm. All the cnesP
4 - xee6i.,n ersdss of uppsr hsve been =, q.
NJ 1I,tir OF fhi- sort q coming out OF we vas
W -, n ~ . hst thers 4 h<e teen con'rncen
~ IN ~ nrororfion OF the rather sod here
~ = q rsns 70 the hssten ma
~ /. - ~xl4 s--v~4 a. -~s-o- Suy-
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Attention - cs,ieo t. tns advertisement
AZ Frucsliue IN another column, said 70 be
the createst and most perfect hair res'orer
,vsr discovered. Don't fail to read the sd-
ts.-.-~.2S---.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-03

taxes. I have TO sav that. =, these taxes,
wishthe exception 81 Che tex upon wis
KEY. anxnt rot 20 be aud ai'' not be ned.
Cd Tor revenue II appropriation. are Kept
pithsn reasonable bound. and rigid econo.
~ {. established IN all branches OF TOE
public service. I .sec NJ good season tof
their continuance. Taxes upcr tgricuit,'-
raj productions, although indirectly
iesied. are inconsistent With our aeoe.
raj policy. and tobacco n The oniy one o.
thpsc productions witch has been taNra:
An article which y 10 generally used snu
which adds 80 much 10 the eonicr' o. w
large numbers OF our population "ne ear"
their living by manual TABOR. esano' p.o-
perl. be considered luxury. ni a. the
collection OF the tax 1, expensive sno
troublesome 20 the Government. ana -
e>neeiaIly ohnoxious and iffitstiye 70 snai'
manufacturers, the tax upon tobacco
should. in my judgment, be removed
That paragraph gives reasons eaoasa
why tobacco should no longer be taxed.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-03
The Tax ON Tobacco.

II would seem that there ought TO be no
dlffienity in getting Congress TO repeal the
law taxing tobacco, now that moi only the
President Of the United States but the
Secretary Of The Treasury has recommend.
ed It's repeal. We have frequently had oc.
cssioD 10 express our views on this sub.
jcct. 30 certainiy:is tobacco the only cheap
luxury which a poor man can enjoy that
We are surprised that Congress hiss been
able 10 long 20 refuse 10 do away with the
tax upon II.
Mr. McCrLLocB. the Secretary OF the
Treasury. Ike Mr.. Arthur. the President
81 the United States, Is Republican who
does not 10 a. far ~ mos, Of the leaders OF
the Republican party in advocating the
policy Of protecting American industries.
Mr.. Mc(riIOcH has resided long time in
Euglsnd. lie Is imbued with British
idess. We ARE surprised that be Is even
bisneisIlisi, az be Is though he objects TO
compulsory silver coinage. HI. appoint.
ment 10 the Office be holds Afforded abuu-
dam evidence that Mr.. AKrwcn agreed with
him in his general notion, on pohhco-
economical questions.
Bin TO The tobacco-tax. The secretary
ssys Of n:
~Ia regard to our inseraal'rcsWle
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-03
The Democrats and the Offices

During the presidential canvass the Re-
publican organs and leaders made dcspe-
rate attempts to show that the shibboleth
OF the Democratic party was. ITO the VIC
tor belong the spoils. and that the south
ern Democrats particularly constituted
party OF spoils. The philadelphia Evening
T,iegrogh. in answering the charge a. to
the whole party (Which had no foundationb
makes this good point; "Tbe Republicans
for twenty-four wears had given practical
demonstration OF their faith in that bar.
bsrot,> creed. and therefore they were not
In position TO protest against H. application
by the enemy, who were the vIctors.' The
New York Times, in commenting on the
charge AZ n affects The southern Democrats,
says:
"So far - the South is concerned, the
leaders there will expect only that the fact
of southern birth or southern popularity
shall not be an obstacle 10 the selection oil
appointees TO the Federal ,ersice where lit
ness l. conceded. Unfortunately, this Is
an innovation on the practice in vogue ia
Democratic party management for some
=
4 heavy vote 10 the Democracy, hut II has
given to the councils OF the party
and 81 the nation more than it, fair share
AZ men Of ability and character. That they
have been systematically kept in the back
ground in the party has been unfortunate,
because IL they had been given fair chance
they would have dispelled much of the pre-
Iudice which political timid,ty has fostcrcd
Under Mr.. Cleveland's administration ",
have no doubt that the real leaders OF III,
southern - atts will he enhs,eu.'
The Times comes IN with clear anC
lust statement Of the southern situation
Just where the IeIeTaph'S singing sar
casm leaves OF. aud these two Journal
pretty efiectually dispose OF the thunder o
the organs. As Mr.. MoNrY puts II, In
South il mole interested in good govern
ment than in anything else. She asks onl
that recognition to which she Is entitled =
part OF the Union, and which will be &C
corded 10 any other section. She seek
nothing that she does not merit; nothin
thai Is not her right under the theory O
our Government. Give her this, and Their
can be no doubt 81 the fact that she vii
dispel "much Of the prejudice which polit
Teal iimidity has fostered.'