Democratic Sentinel, Volume 1, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 August 1877 — FRESH PARAGRAPHS. [ARTICLE]

FRESH PARAGRAPHS.

Wisconsin’s Republican State Convention is called to meet at Madison, Sept. 11, and the Democratic State Convention at Fond du Lac, Sept. 26. The Canadian Labor Congress at its session in Toronto, the other day, passed resolutions advocating a protective tariff, in view of the excessive importation of foreign manufactured goods. The Georgia Constitutional Convention, by a vote of 166 to 15, has repudiated the bonds issued by the Bullock Government during the days of reconstruction. The amount of the bonds is about $8,000,000. The iron furnaces out of blast in the United States on July 1 had a capacity one-third greater than those in blast,and the latter were not worked tff* their full capacity. The weekly capacity bf the furnaces in blast July 1 was 45,832 tons, and that of those out of blast was 63,407 tons. The British Board of Trade has made a valuable comparison of the rates of duty imposed by the fourteen leading countries upon leading British products. The countries that have the highest tariff taxes are in the United States, Russia, Spain, and Portugal. The tariff of the United States is the highest of aH. The convention of iron and steel workers, at Columbvs, 0., on the 7thinst., indorsed the demand made by the railroad employes for the restoration of the late 10 per cent, reduction in wages and a modification of labor rules and orders as just, and denounced every act tenda violation of law and good order. The election held in West Virginia on the 7th inst., to determine the location of the State capital, resulted in no choice, as no point received a majority of the votes cast. A second ballot will, therefore, have to be taken in October, 1878, the date of the next general State election. Clarksburg and Charleston are the competing cities. A leading New Hampshire Republican politician now in Washington reports that none of the Federal officeholders there, who are also members of political committees, have resigned either of their positions. The fact that they have shown no disposition to obey the President’s order is already causing considerable talk among Republicans and others in that State. The official statistics show that in the forty-seven years from 1820 to 1876, inclusive, the population of this country was increased 10,481,940 by immigration. The highest point of this tide was was reached in 1871, when the arrivals numbered 498,823. In the seven years 1870-’76, the immigration amounted to 2,633,761. During the latter period, the increase of the population by births was 5,700,000. A SSO counterfeit on the Third National Bank of Buffalo, N. Y., has appeared, and is described as follows by the new Government Detector : “ Letter Aon upper right hand corner. Dated March 10, 1865. This is printed from the altered plate of Central National Bank of New York. Title and date of issue are all that have been changed on the plate. Note like its predecessor, about an eighth of an inch shorter than genuine. ”

Old Ben Wade has been heard from again. According to the statement of a person who has just interviewed him, Wade says that he does not like the President’s Southern policy any better now than he did last spring, but that he does not propose to allow his hostility to the Southern policy to shake his fidelity to the Republican party, and that he wants all Republicans to aid the party, whatever they may think of the course of the administration. The stock of the Pennsylvania railroad has been watered three times. In May, 1864, a stock dividend of 30 per cent, was made ; in May, 1867, oue of 5 per cent.; and iu May, 1868, one more of 5 per cent. The cash dividends of the company, in addition to the above, have averaged 8 per cent, since 1855. The Philadelphia Ledger quotes the law to remind the directors of the penalty they have incurred if any of the dividends declared have not been earned. The colored people of Cincinnati held a meeting, the other day, to discuss the question of colonization in the West. It was resolved to form a land and homestead society, in order to procure cheap homes and lands in the West or Southwest, and to send out an agent to secure a site and find out terms of purchase. A resolution was adopted discouraging emigration to Liberia as ruinous to life and capital, and advising colored people “to seek the fertile and healthy Western or Southwestern States, where homescan be had easily and cheaply. ” The Berlin (Prussia) correspondent of the London Times asserts that Turkey has recently notified the powers of her willingness to treat for peace on the basis of Count Andrassy’s reform note, but, in view of the recent reverses to the Russian arms in Bulgaria, both Germany and Austria now hesitate to broach the subject to the Russian Premier, Prince Gortschakoff. The moment is deemed inopportune for approaching the Russian bear while he is growling over the serious wounds inflicted by the Turks, both in Bulgaria and Armenia.