Democratic Sentinel, Volume 1, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 December 1877 — Centennial Awards. [ARTICLE]

Centennial Awards.

The Executive Committee of the Centennial Commission have about closed the work of that body. The following is the list of awards, and of the total number of exhibitors, and the percentage to each country represented : Exhib- PerNatlons. Horn. Award*, centagc. United State* 8,626 6,184 60.22 England and Colonic*, including Canada..... 3,266 1,621 48.78 France 1,315 687 63.00 Germany 1,100 605 66.06 Austria 560 294 61.94 Switzerland 322 200 62.11 Belgium 456 263 55.48 Holland 886 195 68.20 Denmark : 76 30 39.37 Sweden.... 494 212 42.91 Norway 227 142 62.65 Italy 811 468 66.28 Egypt 31 21 67.77 Tunis 20 8 40.00 Orange Free State 10 6 50 00 Luxembourg 10 9 90 00 China 71 43 60.66 Japan 814 142 46.22 Sandwich Islands 76 12 16.79 Brazil 705 438 61.84 Argentine Republic.... 880 83 9.43 ChiU 82 41 60.00 Pern 67 8 6.26 Mexioo 304 75 24 66 Spain 2,926 863 39.70 Portugal 1,921 1,008 62.47 Turkey. 1,406 86 6.11 Russia. 742 450 60.64 Venezuela 60 27 67.60 Total 26,936 18,148 48.27 The population of Richmond, Va., has doubled since the war, and her manufactories now number 361. The sales in 1876 reached the sum of $22,424,800, her wheat and corn mills producing $2,857,000, her forty-one tobacco factories $12,038,300, and her iron works $2,082,780. The Circuit Judges in England are now assisted by Commissioners, selected from the bar, who reoeive S6OO, besides a payment pf S6O a day while so occupied.