Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-22

cratic disaffection in the Eighth DIS
trict have been largely magnihed fof
effect, and the originators OF these re-
ports are chiefly Washington people
but the Democrats are up to ell their
schemes, according 10 the best informa-
ton obtainable here, and General Lee
will have comfortable majority II the
Democrats realize fully the importance
OF turning out at the polls this of year.
THE SCOTTISH RITE.
The Supreme Council OF the 33' An
cient Scottish Rite 'Masons now in ses-
sion in the city is very interesting oc-
casion for the members of that high
order. and among those in attendance
are William Ryan, OF the State news
paper; Rev. Hartley Carmichael
Charles A. Nesbit, and w. W. Barrow,
of Richmond. The venerable General
Albert Pike is the grand commander OF
the order. Prominent Masons from ali
parts OF the country are in attendance.
The gentlemen mentioned above are mol
delegates to the Supreme Council, but
are among the distinguished Masons who
are attending the meeting.
TOBACCO IN AUSTRALIA.
The last batch of consular reports Is
sued by the tate Department contains
very lengthy and interesting one from
Consul Griffin, at Sydney, Australia,
and the following extract therefrom
may be worthy of perusal by the peo-
pie OF Virginia and North Carolina, as
1t relates to tobacco:
"The quantity of leaf-tobscco i'm
ported into New South Wales IN 1887
was 3s3,475 pounds; in 1888, 364,SD3
pounds, but in the eleven months oil
1889 the custom-house records only
show an import of 1872, 100 pounds. L
am informed that the reason for this de-
crease is owing chiefly to the imposition OF
an increased excise duty of cents per
pound In 1881 anu the abolition OF the
excise duty in Queensland. Hitherto
the tobacco required Tor consumption IN
Queensland has in the first instance been
imported in the leaf state into New
South Wales, where, being for local
manufacture, il has been admitted on
payment of "a cents per pound customs
duty instead Of 70 cents and an excise
duty Of 30 cents per pound, or a total oil
55 cents per pound.
"There were no manufactures IN
Queensland, and the manufactured 10,
bacco was admitted there on payment OF
a customs duty Of 73 cents per pound.
This year Queensland has imposed Gus
toms duty on leaf tobacco of 81 cents
per pound but no excise duty, conse-
quently it has paid the principal Sydney
manufacturers of tobacco for the Queens
Land market to establiah branch factories
in that colony. They thus gain an adj
vantage of Is cents pound.
every fair tobacco IS grown IN New
South Wales, but it cannot compare with
American leaf. learn from a table pre-
pared by the Government stati-ticl n
that for the year ended Marth ~,
1889, 1888 acres produced 90, i'e
hundred weight Of tobacco; also,
that the total consumption OF man
ufactured tobacco and cigars during lsst
was 2, 963, l49 pounds, of which 2, 074, BOO
pounds were made in the colony out OF
80. 4S5 pounds OF American leaf and
l., 463, sl5 pounds locally grown"
POsT-oFFICE AFFAIRS.
Alliance is the name OF n post-oflice
established in PamlicO county, y. c.,
with Alvin b. Camper as postmaster.
1t is equi-distant from Granstboro and
Bay boro'.
After October 2jth the mail service
from Roxboro' to Winstead, n. c.,
will be increased to six times a week.
Postmasters appointed to-day; Vir-
GINA Rebecca G. Summers, Rochelle,
Madison county, Uice q. A. Summers,
deceased.
North Carolina-G. NJ. Dry, Abe
marie, Stanly county, vice j. K. Burrls,
resigned G. h. Byrd, Ramsaytown,
Yancey county, Uice Q. II. Whitson, re-
signed w. II. Crisp, WEIGH, Graham
county, rice r. j. WEIGH, resigned.
Patents issued: Virginia inventors
William b. Dodge, assignor Of one-hall
TO j. II. Rankins. Stuart's Draft, road
cart Adolphus ID. Goodwin, Salem,
shutter bower Silon A. Henkel. =
New Market, fence-making machine.