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VOLUME XXXIX. SEIEIRTS, Bic, . A A AARAAAA AN 4 A NN P Pt great Reductio IN PRICE OF SHIRTS T0 ORDER Made of New York Mills or Wam- sutta Muslin, . Wilh Extra lHeavy Finest Linen, « 1 With Extra Heavy 2d Finest Linen, With Medinm Weight Finest Linen, 3 With Medinm Wi, 2d Finest Linen, § Eitea if Cufs are attached, $2. Our “ Modium Woight” Linens aro as hoavy, and tho Shirts mode from them na good itf ovory particular (tho bosoms and neekbands bein entirely of linon) as 05 per cent o the manufacturers ofidr, oven if thoir prices aro $4 to #6 por dozon highor than thote. —Our ‘* Extra Heavy” Linons look richorand wear fongor than tho ** Modium Weight,””| Ready-Made Shirts In sovoral timos groator varioty of atylos ot White and ¥ancy Goods than offered by any competitor, all of our own manufacture, with Prices Greatly Reduced. ENGLISHOHEVIOT & FRENCH PENANG 8hirts also groatly re- ducod in price. Satisfaction always givon Qr monoy rofundod. WILSON B 67 & 069 Washington-st., Cicago. 09 & 71 Fourtht-st., Cincinnati, 408 North Fourth-sL., M. Loui ARTISTIO TAILORING, Our_8tock of Woclens i3 SUPERIOR in QUALITY and Finish. Wo make them in the most THOROUGH, DURABLE, and ARTISTIO manner. We um&}!z! tho most BKILLED ARTISANS and REMEN, Wo WARRANT gvorv article to hes EX. AOTLY A8 REPRESENTED. Woe nro lnlllnf all our poods as low as an HONEST ARTIOLRE, EQUALLY GOOD, can bo ) rnished, Busineas Buits, £45 upwards. Dusiness Trousors, $10 upwards. Dress Huits, ?5 upwards, Allof BIMON PUR! FABRIOS, and pro. duged in the highest stvie of the art PRICES LOW-—-8T. o, ;i ANDARD the TiIGIL. T CEPROIAT, ATTHNTIO WEDDING TOLLETS. Nimirenito BEDWARD BI™Y, IMPORTING TAILOR, 168 & 1656 Wabash.av., cor, Monroe-st, LAZARUS SILVERWAN, DBANKER, OHAMBER OF COMMERCHE, 18 BUYING AND SELLING Government Bonds, Cook County Orders, City Serip, Contractors’ Vouchers, And aelling Exchange oo Londen, Parls, Frank- fort, Borlla, Hamburg. " Chicago West Park Donds, ‘The interest maturing July 1, 1474 on sbove Bonds will be pad ol miatuFA: On enthtion ;‘ioufel %Qtr counons st the KUKTI ' RATIOGAL RAGK ch tNEY, Bupervisor, ke AN R AN FOR BUFFALOQ. ‘Weatern Transpertatisn Cesipany’s Ntenuers TNTAIN CITY, Capt. James Gion, TURSDAY, JULY 0. AT 7 P. M. BADGER STATHE, Capt. A, Clark, ‘Thurday, July 11, at L B fo wedlats poris, ¥or Tlckets and atatorvoine aply at No. 119 C . NAMP Parson) — EDUCATIONAL. RICITE COLLEGE, Nncine Colleun Includen a Behool of Lotters Belentlfic Mchuol. Thets e Which vre) tor Ci ll‘r or busiue Intellectual iratuing Ly comblued with 1 reliklous eare, nigh culture, T Uratamar sclivol open’ Rept. 3. loys r ol and upwards received in tio Gramina Jiherintarination apply to Nev, JAMES § o Wikl Col o THE BCHOOL a4 dem tull v erdlieient 1 e e oy " 54 ADY: 5 HIOAGO, ILL, Collegiate year, 38 weoks, Begins Sept. 11, 1778, Ll ¥ s Jennings Seminary, Aurors, IIl, fitbune, MARTIN R UNION COLLEGE OF Tatitton, 850 berJear i advauce. For rnu"llnllmu% wic., _De «l M, CUTEBERTS SEMINARY, i T e o foryoune e cluad and esperieniced sugertue butidini, e Lo siventomusio, - Cor! drees Mits. BUGENTA LUTURERT, Frisarmns 't 24 BWARTHMORE ¢ Ten miies from Priladelphio sadree bt Es leatdty edu tas 't o Courees f sty ¥or catulagus, | particulars as (o courgo of study, b Y . EADNI R 1 North German Loyd, ‘The steamers of 3 Compag) 1l v X ; Fof Fited street. HiLmer: New York o bouthsmpion, Letwdon Mavie, "sud Mreiucg, Lixt cabla, §1:secon S0, Wald: Siveraye, 630 correucy” or i a5d passsge sppir to- ¥ (il &'cos su G 2Vowlink Uices, Now X SRR | . National Lino of Steamships. BAILING TWICE A WEKK FHOM New York to Queenstown, Liverpool, and Londen, Lalln passave from 850 Ly $70 ourreucy. Excursion Ickety &L reduced Tules. Bteeruge, §3 Usatts o reat Dritalu aad brelaud. ¥ 2e inlunl“l:n ad Irelaud. f gurther Information apply to B LATO R RS h i ket '\ $A. warranted, cred tHboas paln, Goud Fitllogs at low rgtea DS, AMcCHES: Cor. Clark aud Haudolph-ats. The Greeks Versy much approved the proposition that Batoum should become & Russiun vort, on the condition that it should be frec to the commerce of tho world, and on condition of the comploto dismentle- ment of the fortiNeations, The Turks, as a compenaation, are to retain Bayazid. THE KUSSIANS VALLIANTLY DEPENDED THE OD- addressed to the Dritlsh Premier, but the effort of the Russian Chun- cellor s reported to bhava been the ment of Eurland’s position by Lord Beacons- tion of the Greek frontier lnea—which tho " treaty. There will bo & banquet st tho esatla of FOREIGN. The Berlin Congress Grad- ually Pruning Russia’s Pretensions. Beaconsfleld Admits that En- gland Cannot Demand Further Sacrifices, The Snccess of Schonvaloff Thonght to Depend on an Anglo-Russian Allinnce. Final Adjournment of the Cons gress Set for Tuesday Next. Austria Gets a Slico of Turkey, and Wil Postpons Ocou- pation. Angry---En- gland’s Desire to Buy Cyprus. Gront Oonflagration at Mandalay, Hin- dostan, Destroying 4,700 Housos, TIIE BEAST. DRAWING TOWARD THE CLOSE, Apecinl Dispatch (8 The Tribune. New Yonrk, July 7.—A dispateh from Beslin wnys the Conyresa has settled the basis for the solution of the truublesonie question of Batoum, which, for scveral days, has been threatening at any moment to produce s complete disruption of all the good results of tho session, declaration of Russla's views by rince Gorts. chinkoll, a counter«leclaration wus made by Lord Beaconsfleld, sotting forth Englaud’s feel- Ing regardiog Batoum. Alter a The report of tho Comimnlssion beaded by Prines Hohenlolo, fa- voruble to Russia, was then formally offered. The important subject of the Stralts was not ‘Without Congress referred to in the report. farther discusslon, the JRCTS OF THE WAR, and insisted upon & just recognition of their righta as conquerots to cotnpensation {n monoy, terrltory, or commcrelal concessions. Prince Gortachakofl's speech was supplemented by a few remarks in English by Count Schouvalofl, most masterly address made since the state- fleld, In the first days of tho sesslon. The Greok delegates are furious over tho decisfon of the Congress leaving the propused rectiien- Congress merely declared desirable fn the Inter- ests of European peace—to the Turks. Thoy do not believe in Turkish gencrosity. During TIUE DIACUSSION OF THE GRRDK EX FARTE AR- HANGEMENT, Lord Beaconsfleld opposed the Iellenle claims, and declared ugaln that the Congress had assembled for the purposs of consolidating and strengthening tho Ottoman Empire, and not of further dismemboring it. The Greok delegates threaten « general rising agalost the Turks und & coalitfon of thelr army with the Insurgonts of Thesealy and Epirlus. Indeed, they threaten so much that thelr threuts smount only to bluster. ‘The Berlio Congress will close on Tuosdsy next, after the signotura of the preliminary the Crown Princs at Potsdain on Friday, after which the emnbers will depart, Prince His- marck leaves on Saturday for Kieseugon. POBTFONEMANT, To the Western Associated Press. Viensa, July 7.~The occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has been postponod till Augus to give timy for a restoration of the raflway: and for tho organization of the future adminia- tration of the province, AUTONOMY. DrRLIN, July 7.—It hus been decided to grant autonomy to Western Rowmclls, Epirus, Thessaly and Crete, to ba sccured by Europess control. . BERVIA. Baionavs, July T.~frince Milan, opening tha sesston of tho Bkuptschina, declared ba was satistied with the decisions of the Berliu Con- gresa relatlyu to Servia. ALLIANCE WITH ENOLAND, & Loxpox, July 7.—It 1 declared in Rusafan circles that the prospect of Count Schouvaloft succeeding Prince Gortschakoff depends upon the Count's sbility to inaugurato a policy aime ing at English alllance, & AUSTIIA GETS A SLICE, Bentaw, July 7.—Austria recclves ono alde of the Bayof Antivarl, aud Moutencgro Nicsics. The Powers will insfat on » rectification of the Greek frontler by Turkoy, CONSIDERALLE PROQHESS was made In the Commission to-day on the Batoutn question, A complete settlement has not yet been resched, but It is expected that it will befu to-morrow’s sitting, which precedes the meeting of the Congruss. ENOLAND'S [MFOKTANT MOVE. CONSTANTINOFLE, July T.—~The British Chan- nel squadron has appeared off Cypress. Thil has revived the rumor conceruing the of the tsland by Englaud. Minister Layard 1s reticent on the subject. The Porte, however, declares no contract fu regard to the fslaud bay been concluded. y PRISONERS, Russia aud Turkey have arrived st an under- standing fn regard to the rewurn of tae Turkish prisouers of war, und seversl steamcrs have been dispatched to brivg them to Coustauti- nopie. EXGLAND SATISPIED, Bxnviy, July 7.—Gortschakoff declared at the opeulug of Baturday's sittlog of the Congre: that the Crar, as & proof of his desire to sat- {aty legitimuts tnterests, bad resolved to make Batouru s free port, Lord Beaconsficld sn- buuoced that Eugland could not but be sat- isfled with tne Czar's reassuring resolve. Lord Salisbury warmly advocated the clalms of the Lazis to be protected from so- uexation, Private ncgotiations arc pow procecdiog on this subject, Kussis objecting to baving a warlike Indeveudeut people i the - ediate nelghborhood of her new posseaston. ‘There ara also some slight difliculties o regard to tho dismantlement of the fortifications, Kus- stuus claiming that some of them sre batural features of the ground. BATOUM, Berrix, July 6.—~The fourteenth sitting of tho Cungreas was prolonged tiil halt-past 5. ‘Tho Batoum queation, whicti had been previously dlscussed by the Commission over which Priuce Hohenlobe presides, was the subject uf delibors- tlos, but vo conclusion was reached. The Con- $ross has sgreed tu principlo to thres points . . Geneva, In disgulse, two days ago, an extraordiuary story respecting her adven- tures, after her acquittal at St. Petersburg upon charge of shooting ‘f'repofl, Prefect of Pollce. During the rlot which followed her acquittal, she was seized by some sectetagents of police, who were disguised s medical students, and whe persunded hor they were fricuds. They hurrled her through au unfrequented passage- way to a carrlage standing nesr, and she was driven with them to & louse in the suburbs and to find her way to Geneva. made known to ecrtain Russlan exiles now here, and caused some excitement. L men. They p namely: To maintain the Dardanelles closcd as at present to ships of war; to cede Hatoum to Russia, and make it a free port. There remains the question of dismantling the fortifications and forbidding the Russians to fortify the coast. The anziety to finfab, and the desire to maln- tain the present agreement, however, Is so strong that no doubt Is felt that some compro- mise will bo found by Prince Hohenlohe's Com- rmisalon sufifcing to calm the spprehensfons of thie Powers without infringing upon the Czat's dIgnity. BEACONBPIBLD AND GORTSCIAROPF. ‘There nre frequent Interviews hetween Bea- consfield and Qortschakofl, and the latter open- Iy pays tribute to Lord Beaconsfield's states- maniike qualities. ‘The relations of the Plenipotentiaries are ex- cellent, and the prospects of a happy termina- tion of the Congress on Thursday next are most bopeful, AUSTRIAW OCCUPATION. Loxnpox, July 6.—Telegrams from Berlin and Vicnua aflirm the Porte's consent to the Aus- trian ovcupation was given withvat avy cond!- tivus boing attached. BASSULITCH. HER ARRIVAL IN SWITZERLAND, Ry Cabletothe weiw York Tribune. T.oxpox, July 6.—Vera Sassulitch arrived at Bhe relates where sho found herself detained in A BONT OF NONORABLE CONPINEMENT. At length it was intimated to her that shewas to be transported to Slheria, Lut the sante In- formant told her that for a certain considera- tlon, which she consented to give, ho would. ar- range tor her escape, Sho was provided with an attire of a sister of charity, and, with papers showlng that she was authorized to visit Parls on a mission, she man- aged to CROSS TN RUSSIAX PRONTIER, Her arrival was A supper was given {n honor of Vera Sassu- litch last night, at which sho sat at the right of Huorl Rochefort, 8ho wade a soeech, In whict shc declured she had glven hersell, bodv and soul, to the cause of revolution, aud that, in her oplaion, its triumph was not distant. Tue Rus- slap people, sho sald, WERE FAST NECOMING UNDECRIVED. The blood that had been apitled in the lase war was the last that would be shed fo combats fo- stigated by the amuition of Princes. The next combat wonld be that of the people against Rings. Other speeches at the supper wers of & vlotent character. Tho municipal nuthorities here are uncusy at the presence of Miss Sussu- lltch, and they kavo intimated to her that her carly departure would be agrecable to them. FRANCE. THR BlAlL [By Cable to the New York Herald.] Paris, July 7.—1lla Pcrslan Majesty hos de- parted, and, 1 Judge, was thoroughly tired of the brilancy of Puris. They ¢id not make such strenuous efforts to astonish him as on his first visit, havlog discovered accurately the val- ue of tpresslug bl It was scarcely warth tho powder. Afcer all the attentions lavished upon bim, it was found he vould not Lo swin- dled suy the more readily, but, on the other hand, was preparcd to take all the money he could got for concesalops, and then convede 48 little as possiule; s they wisely con- cluded to give bim & chance of spending his own money this time. A man who went about with diamonds sparklfug on him wss no mmnall attractivn In his way, but ho las cou- trived to leavo many plagasnt memories belind uim, Amung theso fs ono that FParta Is laugbing over. It was MIS PAREWELL MESSAOE To M. VANUYMPECK, the Jaudiord of the Grand Hotel. To him he forwarded s presunt of a superb Cashmere sbawl, and told his messcuger to say, with mauy Orieatal flourishes, that the shawl was forhls wife, or for any otber lady, **in case hy got no wite,” 3, Vanhymberk was 8o unnierel- fully quizzed over thiy that he becamne lnvisible at Ll oflice all this week. THB POUATY OF JULY was duly celebrated here. The proceedings of the day began with s serenade given by Gil- more’s band in front of tha Merald uflice. Then took place the futo at tha Precatalan, at which about 800 persons were present. In the ufter- noon there wero games for the young folks, und then musie b{ the iudetutigable Gilmore uud bils played all the favorite vatlonal Rirs, aud then *Lu Marseillalso,” [nlonorof Benator Kruuz, aud “ God Save the Queen,’ In honor of Mr. Cunliffo Owen, After the dinner a meeting was organized under the Presidency of Mr, 3ty our Chargo O’Affuires. Bpoechiea were mado by Miuister Uuudloe, M. Krunz, Cuulilfe Owen, Commussloser MeCormick, Mr, Gosborn, the Director of the Contennlal, President A, D, White, of Cornetl, and other Professors of the French snd Awerican Republics. AMONG OTHER TOASTS received with cuthusiasm was that of “Queen Victoria'* and “'The Prince of Wales" The celebration wound up with fireworks, The dis- play of tho Btars and Btripes by the extibitors at the Exhibition, aud at tha hotels aud other vlaces frequented by Amerleans throughout the city, was such as to make nll our citizens feel very proud of the occasion, 1nwsoclul way the only notable ovents thls week fn the American Colony were banquets to the Amerle can Commtssloners at the residences of Bonanza Mackay, Prof, White, aud Dr. Thowmas Evans, MR. HENKY M. $TANLEY ts hiere and enjuylog biniself i & quiet wayafter bis spell of hard work. Thare was great feiiclta- tlon amoug the Awerlcans hers over Colimbla's vistory st Heuley on Friday, TUR LOCHE ANNIVRESAT, Dispatch to Londun News, Pamis, June 34.—Tue anniversary of Geo. Hoche's birthday hes beeu cclebrated at Vore asilles yosterdsy and to-dsy by decocrations, H- lumlnstions, snd freworks. To-ulght there Liss been & banquet at the Theatre des Varlutes, the company numbering upwards of 500, though the carly close of the sesstou prevented the ate tendance of as many Seustors and Deputies as usual. The zallery was occupled alter the din. uer by ladies, “aod & Legitimist jour- uslat who Lad crept fu thither was promptly fovited to withdraw. M. &Peruy (s«uuun presided, and, (o fllvmu he tirst toast, " Tho Hualth of Marehal MacMahon, Duke of Magents, President of the Republic,” he con- trasted the present situatiun with (hat ut the lust_suuiversary. He quotcd s passage from the Times on the solldity and working-onder of the Hepublle, wud declured bis contideut belict thut Frauce would never aguin huve to undergo so patutul, though triumpuant, an ordeal as that imposed on her by tue Do Broglie Cabiuet. M. Henri Murtin' (Scoator), who was in- troduced *ss M. “Thicra' auccessor at the Academy, Dext proposed e Coun- ey and M. Coquelin, tue well-kuown uctur, recited some versea oo Hocte. M. Gawbet health was oext druuk, sud be was enthusiasti- cally chetred vn rislug to respund. Alluding to his vfforts on bebal? of France fau the bour of peril, he said ho had pever despaired of hls country. It waa lwpossivle to dispair of 8 laud &6 vizorous, Fich, ferli ted with genjus, woich bad traversed the feld of efviliza- tlon without eclipsce, except those leading up to fucther achlevements, Hu spoks of the Reoubllcan Deputies us the faitbful sud respect- ful delczatos of unlversal sutlrage, thu real couseryutives of urder wud luduairy,tle vesitable MONDAY, JULY 8, 1878. promoters of national prosperity. Without rancour nr undue exultation of victors, they eould ho very clement, and the Government, In racticing clemency, was respanding o the feel- ne of tha majority. Tuere was no trmer clem- ency than that based on the consclousncss of strength and_of never striking unjustly. M. Giambntta applauded thesn ceiebrations as the Iinking together of the civil and _the military spirit, and he extolled Hoche's fldelity to the Constitution, his miid and fraternal disposition, and his firm refusal to allow of any guif being claven between the patriotic party and the army, ‘I'he Republican psrty was now alivays sollcitons for the material snd moral mprovement of the army, and shrank Irom vo sacrifices 10 promote these ends. He commented og the in- creasing importance assumcd by the French in- fantry In proportion as the feudol and aristo- cratle elrment dcclined, and contrasted the present advancement by merit with the old ays- tem of hereditary generals and ten-year old col» onels, The Revolutlonary army, it it made #rance too great, bequeathied her the sentiment of duty snd the principle of unity aud equality, The lrm{nnruml(mj the natioo, and he had never felt any misglving when sonic had count~ ed on it for uppatriotic conduct, Never had he belfeved the flag would ~be auliled by the impress of the 2ith of Mayorthe 1ith of May. The army held aloof from politics, and watched solely over the sccurity of the country, M. Gambetta concluded by urging perseverance in the wise, calm, and prudent policy which had triumphed over the reaction. lrg partics, both singly and collectively, and which had astonished the world by the regener- ation of a France beoéclorth inviolabie, able to to defend hersclf, and with no thouzht of at. tacking others. Hla spcech was loudly cheered, A curt fctter of apolugy_for non-sttendance from the Commandant of Versafiles, who sin- ply pleaded military duties, was somcwhat coldly reccived: whereas, letters from the Prefect and frors M. Lepere, Under-Secrotary of State, which cxprossed sympathy with the gathering, wero applanded. INDIA. A GREAT CONPLAGRATION, Loxnow, July 7.—A dispatch from Caleutta repurts that 4,700 houscs Lave been destroyed by fire {n Mandalay. THB PAMINE—NUSSIAN DIPLOMACY—A MURDER- oUS BRPOY. Dispatch to London Times, CaLCUTTA, June 23.—Reports from Madras are not encouraging. Prices are still risiog, and therels no lmprovement o the Zenersl pros. peets. The total number on reliel works is 125,805, showlng an lucrease of 1,837 over last week, The total number o recelpt of gratu- 1tous rellef is 78,031, an increase of 2,03, Thn reports from Mysore are more favorable. The gross expenditure on the Maidras famine relfef works atnounts to 49,527,004 rupecs. In conncetion with the famine, a painful case ia reported from Bellary. A child aged 7 vears was convicted of murder. ‘Thy Judge stated thut the tale was & sad one of want and misery In the house. The child’s litle sister, the doceased, was at tle volnt of desth from lack of nourishnent, and the wmother was pros- trated by fever and unable to feed It. At Tust, dlstracted by its crylug, the unfortunate woniot suddenly put the chlld Into the arms of the accused, who, by the mother's directions, teok L out aad threw W {ate & well. The Judye recommended & free pardon. Ie Is ouly by _recording these {udividual Instauces of suffering when hru:xim. vrominently furward, as fu the preseut case) that we can, even in the siighitest measurs, falize the terribie ordeal through which the prople of Southern India havo been, sud still hre, pasilug, 1t certainly rather perplexes ordinary understanding tu con- celve In thie case how, on the facts stated, this oor Infant could, under auy possibility, have en gonvicted; but the wuys of Tudlay Justice are often strangely inscrutable to the un- {ultiated. ‘The number of draths fn the Northwestern Trovinces in Aprll tast was 157,820, awralust 78,~ 403 In Apri) st vear: . The vumbers on the re- Itef works buve rsen jcom 10,809 to 83,759, aud the number fu receipl ve_ gratuitous reiic! from 4,759 to 8,3315 1 Uudn, frot 12,705 to 15,901, Authentie nowa fs reported Lo Luve reached Indis that the Russisnsure endeavoring to press an Kmbussy upon the Ameer of Cabul, up to thia time, however, unsuceessiully, A curluus account is reported of the frensy ot & Beluoches Bepoy, st tlyderabad, Belude, who, after shootine bis mistress, whom he bellevea untalthiul, yuietlv Jelt the barracks In the early morutng with 100 rounds of aminunition snd dollberatoly shot uyery person he wet, e wus cventually brought to bay by one of his oftlcers, who shat ‘hlm with airevoiver, but uot belore he had killed ix persoss and daugorously wound- od four others, MEX1CO. WORSE THAN A POTTER COMMITTEE. Crry or Mexico, June H0.—Gen, Joso Marla Mata bas beun appoluted Minister of Forelgn Relutions, und tho appolntnent gives gencral satistaction. (4 fs rutnured that 8cbastian Cainachio will be appointed Minister of Public Works, tien. Hiva Palacio baving become very uvpupulor. ‘The professional revolutionists are becoming very rostless, Gen. Nogrete, who hield the highest military ravk in the Republle, hos resigned, und s openly mentioned os the cuming revolutionary chlef. Uen. Aurelfano Rivera is still keeping oflice, ana is noturious for going abopt amonyg the lower oflicers and dlssei- inating revolutlonary deas. Gon Cunfo Porteones Is doing likewise, Gen. Mejla, Minister of War unider Presidont daurez, liss returned to Mexlco. s return hus hud elfect ol dlsconcerting the fn- ciplent rovolution. It1s believed that Presdent Diuz whi umte with Geu, Meils fu an effort to save the couutry trom auother revolution, Geun, élu]ln will probabiy be a cundidate for the Prest- eucy, GERMANY, TUE ATTEMFTED AoVASSINATION, BenLix, July 7.=The National Gusette says it has been {nfurmed that the Austrian potice huve discovered cireumstances leading to & bellef tiat Noblln ttempt on the Ewmperor's Mo was counceted with the lutrigues of Russlay Sucist- 18ts. DL NOUELING 1s sufilciently recovercd to Lave been several thines examnfucd. It s atitl doubtful whother Lo will suryive bls injuries. Ho says ha plotted 1us erlmo slone, but communicated hils inien- tlou to some acquaintances, who dld not oppose it. Hle present statemcent 1s belioved, TFIRES. AT LIBERTY, IND, CINCINNATL, July T.—The Gazette's Laberty, Ind., speciul reporte tho burniug &t I a. m. of Rude Bros sgricultorul works. Loss, $20,. 0004 insurance, $1,000 each in the Kenton, Ky., Fireman's und Cuoopers’ of Dayton, Mutual Maro & Fire of New Jersey, Royal of Liver- vool, Phentx of Brookiyn, British American & Firo Associadton of Puuludeipbia, AT BUFFALO, Buryavro, July 7.—Crockur's fertilizer works burned, Loss, $100,000; {nsursnve, $30,000, e ———— DECATUR, ILL. Bpactal Diapatch to The Triduna, Dxoatus, Ill., July 6.—The celobrgted man- dawus case bss been declded by Judee N. B, Netson Iv favor of the petitioner, 1t Is a case where Mavor Priest Lad refused to sign the pay- warraut of John A, Brockway, Deputy Mar shal, Thbe Mayor, who was clected by the tem. peraace peopls, removed Brockway on the Gth of April, settiog up as a causo thst thut uilicer’s terw of ofticy had expired with the golog vut of Mayor Chambers, Beven whisky Alderien re- luatated Brockway, orderod warrauts to be lssued for lis back pay, snd refused to vay the demands of the special oflicer. The teluperauce votess of the couuty will nominate county olllcers un the ik fust. ‘Lbue Repub. Micaus have fasted a call for 4 county couvention for thie 97th. The Democrats aud Greenbuckers will also uomiuste couuty oflicers. Lucal potitics are waxing werw. Tho Tempersuce peuple bold the baldoce of power, sod are coull- deut of electing the vutire couuty ticket. e OBITUARY. Cincamnazy, July 7.—FPeter Black, President of the First Natfous! Bank of Loulsyllle, was found dead lu bed thils worulug, Heart-aisesse. PuiLaveiruis, July 7.—The Rov. Augustus J. McCouowy, titicen” years Ctiancellor of this Diocese, ulvd this witeruoon of Brigut's diacuse. Political. Autopsy Revealing’ the The Vendue by Which He Got Hia They Will Investignte a Hear-~ Tho Alexandria Primaries WASHINGTON. True Inwardness of E, L. Weber. Prico from Both Parties, Inerensing Stupldity of the In. credibly Stupigd Inves- tigators, say Remark by Zach Chandler, Furnish Huutou with a Smartiug Ttebuke. The Preparations Which Bherman Is Making to Resume Bpucie Payments, POTTER’S COMMITTEE. ANOTIIER 8ICK ACNEME. Seetal Dispatch to The Tribune, Wisnixagton, D. C., July 7.—Ex-Senator Zsch Chandler, of Michigan, fs here on private busiuness, and it is rumored that he will be sum- moned before the Potter Committee. The story goes that & Loufeanion uverheard Chandler mako & remark in New York, when connected with tue National Republican Committee, that ia to be twisted {n the usual Democratic way to mean that Chaudler has knowledge of the pur- chase of an Elector. The remark having been made (o Chandier's presence that the Demo- crata were attempting to buy Loulstana Elect- ors, Chiandler sofd: “I don't think they can beat wus' This remark s said to hiave been made {n the preaente of a room full of people, In Zach Chandler's famillar, off-hand, jvse way. Toany one ace yuainted with Chandler's easy habit of.speech, it will be mpparent that the Democrats areina great strait if they attempt to bulld any of their {ngenlous thieorica upon this bit of gosslp, The Potter Committee will meet Wednesday, Tt s expected that three of the Sub-Committee will be hiere, and that & considerable additional num- ber of witnesses will be examlued. Yo, un- less LUNTON, OP VIRGINIA, s member of the Sub-Commitiee, s more suc- cessful fn manazpe bis campaign for renoms- {nstlou than he was yesterduy, the Demucrats will not be avle to rely un himn to devote him- self to Tilden's luterests in Washington, when Iils renomination Is impenled In Virrinla, Yes- terday to the primaries at Alesandris, Neale (Hunton's opponent) gained a positive victory, and it is worttt while for ail the Democratic members of the Committeo to notlce that the neople ut the primarles distinetly based their oppusition to Hunton on the fact that he de- vuted ilinself to these pr{ln Tliden Investiga- tlons to the neglect of leglalation which the people of his State deslre, The primories at Alexandria yestenday wers the thest afilctal ree buke by Demuerats to the mewmbers ol their party setive on the Potter Cotmmnittee. MOBE LUMBUG PROMINRS OF REVZLATIONS IN BTONE, Dispated tn Sor York Graohic, Wasmnaron, D, C., July 8.—Tue Democrats liero ure eluted over the results of the Potter Investigating Cowmmitten, so lar as they have been developed. But they say that suine far more startling disclosures are yvet to be mude, involviug President [Tayea binsclf. They elaln 1o be In pussessivn ot every telegram sent tu Loutsians Quring the count of the Electoral vote of thut State, und it is hinted that one of theso messages, adiressed 10 1 certalu membior of Cougress, Is from o very high source fndeed, “and that It urges upon him that the vote of Loulstana, must he sccured at any sucriice aud vost, There aro suld (0 be other incriminating telegrams from promioent epublicans, Lut thls particular oue, It is be. heved, will be most damaging and conclusive. Tue fdea of the managers of the luvestiation Is to sliow that dubtous work waos Ruing on tn Loulstuns concerniuge the count, sud then to produce this tetegraw, which will finplicate uo ess & person, they suy, thau Rutberford B. Hayes. Tue Reputlicans deny thut wny such dispatehes oxist, and will claim, If they are pro- duced, that ehiey are furzeries; but enouwh s Known to show tnat there bs yet a startllog sur- vrise in store for the country. Lhzu Plnkstun's atory I8 yet to be told fu 1ull, She will sweur that certalt distivguhbed Republicans caused her to rebearss her part belure them, swnd coached Ner m the relution of lier patheti: fable. Tut it Is also sald that tho Investigation not been well managed by the Democrats., nis Is conceded here, 1L is belleved by certaln Dumocrats thot the fumous Bhcrinan letter was in Mra. Jenka' possesslon wuen she reached Washingion; that sbe sobd it, sud that shie has deliberately perjured herself by swearlog that sl was tie writer of {t. Leadtug Democrats do not regard the fovestieation with favor, or acarcely with patience. ‘They bejeve thie whule sffulr was instigated trom New York, and thut the purpuse of it is to make the ery of fraud the sole shibboleth for the catnpaign of 1%, and to force the renominatiun of Mr. Tilden. BROKERAGE, MORS OF TIIN MYSTERIES OF LOUISIANA FOL- 1TICS, Speciat Dispaleh to The Tribune, CinciNNaTy, O., July T.—Some interesting fucts bearing upun the rellubility of E. L. Weberas & witness have just been rovelved here from a resuousible sourca fu New Orleaus, A well-known broker of that city will, if given opportunity, testify that bu twice negotistod the sale of Weber as a State Senator, The first vasn was in ronnection with the organisation of the Packard Gencrul Assembly. The Demo- crats wore purticulary angious to secure & break Iu the Packard quorum, aud Piuchback, wishing to wuke 8 polut lor himsell in thu contest for the Seuatorship, co-vperated with thom, s plan was o - buy up enough Republican Benators to make orgsnization lpossible, and then hold them in a body in bls own bouse, Weber, hearfog of the op- purtunity, sent the broker to Pluchback to ne- gotlate terms. The pricu flually sgreed uvon was §2,500, and tbls sum was pald Weber by u prominent Demacrat through the broker, who reserved his commlsston, and thereupon Weber took Limself out of the wuy uf Packard's ser- geant-at-arms. But, presently, an Jopportunity was offered him to scli back aguin atan fn- creased figure, aud he prompily availed bimeelf of it. Kellogi wanted to secury cloction to the United Btates Sepate, aud Packsrd and other Republican leaders werc exceed- iogly anxious to obtaln & quorum. The Republivan Senators were Ju u deciled demand, and 1he broker's services wers awaity valled tuto requistion. ‘The Reputlicun leaders hiad 1o wuney, but they were (. passestlon of State wrip, sud the broker closed 8 burdin at $30,000 {n'this medum, A guorant of Returu. tng-Board metibiers wus made up, Relluzg was elected Lo thy Senate, aud Weber gut s serlp, it 4o wald that proof can be had thut Weber's late testmouy Ju Washington lu support of Aunderson wus bought by a pune of 37,00, the deposit being made fo the hands of & certain well-kvowu broker fo New Orleans. e went ob to Washiugtun ready to aceept o bigher bld frow Sherwan, but falled o Ret it THE COMMUNISTS, SCAPITAL" ON " LABOR. Special Dlwaich 10 The Triduse. Wasainaroy, D. C.,July7.—The bonest work- Ingmen bero are becoming much disgusted with & iaug of adveuturers who eall frequent public wmvstiugs, where they Use most vivlent laoguase suy indulge i extrewte Comugunlstic threats. Bome ol the law-abidlug labor urcauizations bave denounced thew, but thcy stil continue thelr work, snd, ju turn, sttuck those wlo ut- ¢ Ehicage Dailp Tribune, tempt Lo expose them. A week ago tho Capital, which bas truly often procialmed strong Com- munistic doctrines, felt called upon to hold up these trampn fn thelr true lght. To-day, in ro- bly to resnlutions denouncitg it, passed st one of these lawless meetious, I8 characterizes them 23 ‘= set of scusationalists, adventurers, and FLY-HLUWS ON T8 HONEST MEAT OF INLUS- ™Y folsted there by clrcumstances. They aro a set who have never struck a blow ot wurk, and would not If they could, and could not if they would, Being Ignorant of huw to live, save upon otbers, and lacking the shrewdness or chance to bucome capitalists, they attempt to make themselves solid witn the Jess thinking of the masses, and g0 feed on the resuits of their ator.” These sentiinents of the Cupital are shared by the mass of the Inboring element in this ty, and the Indicationa uce that the gaog which Is attempting to support Iteell at their expense, and magnlfy itaclt in the l!fl:l of the Workiog- men's orgautzation of lbe couulry, will be driven out of Washington, RESUMPTION. . 10 RESUMB. Spectal Dispateh 1o The Tribune, WasminaroN, D, July 6.—Reports that the Bccratary of the Treasury contemplates ro- suming specle-payments ut an earlier date than Jan. 1 uext sppear to be well fonnded. The aggiegate amount of coin avallable fur resump- tion purposes to-day is §200.000,000, and green- backs are redecmable fn silver. It i3 sald not to Le the pollcy of the Department to attempt to matetiully increase this arnount before restmp- tion, although It 1n not clearly underatood how Btierman expects to begin resumption with that amount. He also Insisted, however, that re- suinption wouldl be practical with even $100,- 00000, For the first sixty days after resump- tion, the ‘Treasury people ray it s not exvected that the Government will be called upon to redesm more than £10,000,000. Secretary Sherman does not posis tively say tolay whether he contemplates at- tempting resumption Aug. 1 or not, but another Cabluet officer sald thero was oo doubt that the report of resumivg hefore Congress casembles 18 WELL ¥OUNDED, and be thought Aug. 1 might be chosen, Becre- tary Shermun bus loug held that under. the He- sutuption act he has almost anlimited powers, and can even reccive greenbacks for customs By attempting resumption early in the fall, the Treasury Department wonhl huve the Advantage of the fuck thal the moving ol the crups would require the usc of the grest butk of thegreenbucks. PRHTALS, To the Western Associated Press. WastiNotoy, July B.—Becretary Bherman says be bas not decided to anuouice the re- sumption of spccie-payineuts W advagee of the 18t of January next, the time tixed by Jaw. He rays, howsver, sesumption may coine before that thne by natural causes,” or when the vremium on _specks shail disappears that we are now spproaching that point, and that itis the duty of the Government to cimploy all legitl- wmate meaus to produce such results. CONSULAR REPORT LABOR AND WAURY ARROAD—INTROPUCTION OF AMENICAN PltoDU Wasiixatox, July 4.—Johs Wilson, United States Consul at Brusscly, ln o dispateh to the Depnrtment of State, dated June 14, 1573, giv rome hints as to the methods of Introducing Amerfean mavufactures Inta Eurupe. He starts out with the nssertion that prejudice is s greater obstacle than tarlfls or unregulated trade. It is not cuough to Aend abrosd creulsrs and price-lists, Sample depots, with competent agents to make known the character, uscs, and qualitfes of vur fuventions, arc what 8 needed, Patlence and perseveranee on tho part of thess agents ore slso tequired dealings with the people ol ' Egrope. Witn these, suceess {s sure. (nuovations, and espee- ally Amerlean uuovations, sry generally re. pugnant to_Europeans, but ihis prejudice hns already yielded fn a marked degree. Therels uow nodificulty with articles lke flour, bacon, lard, petroleum, sud. brendstufls. Petrolenn met with universal opposition at first, but is now introduced 1nto the homes of tho butter cinsses an well ax awoug the poor. Tudian corn hus yet to overcome u prejudice like that which u féw years ugu wussailed petroleum. The asant ot Belgiui not only fecds himaelf, but is hurse, on coarsebiaekrye brewd, {ndlan corn, sulstantiolly unknowu to him, woutd becheaper and more nutridous. e needs to be taught this, The Lnportation of Lhis graiu hus larzely jucreased In Belgmw., Al thls apolies wit nearly . equal force to our canued fruit, segetubles, sud meats, ‘Theie are constumly overcomiug hostility and prejudiee, and their use s fncreasing in many piaces, Cuumipetent augeuts huve sccured these ends, Similar educa- tivs s weeded 1o lutroduce largely our perfected Btoves, runges, carriages, et The Cotsul, therefure, urzently recom- mends that Ancrican - manufucturors and producers combine and estuolinh ageucivs for the purposs o1 educating ‘Europeans up to the uss of our machines ol products. Combinution would be miore ecunvmical than suparate auencies for different articles, and quiteus elfectual assome experiments huye dem- wnstrated. He s deckledly of the oplulon that Consuls shoutd not be azents, and should Kive unl; divluterested ubd in the business. The United States Cotisul st Copenhagzen, Mr, Heory B, Ryder, seiids to the Departwent of stato s report of alfars in Denmark. As u othier countries, a general staguation prevails, The causes be cnumcrates: First, a seriously untavorably harvest in 3355, 1870, ond 87T second, overspeculution; third, exiremo uncer- tasnty in all European ]mhucn. OI the currency ol Dennark he says: **The clreulation amounts to BLOWLN crowns in paper money. k 2 coln In the hank smounts to shout 85,000,000, The Nutional Bank of Copenhazen 13110 Rty bunk In 1he Kinzdom wllowed toisue paper mouey, ‘Tho notes ol the bank are re- deemable bn zold eolny which bs the lezal-tender, siiver being used a8 @ fractional currPney and o legal tender anly to the umount of t érowns, The cirenlation of guld may be stated st 30,00, Wy, of sllver at 10,000.000, and of copper at 0,000, The colus of Denmark, Sweden, and Norwuyare lewsl tonder in cach vountry. \Waces ato frota 10 10 13 per cent less thau In 1573, while the cost of Jiviug fe a tritte ingher, La- harers earn from 8 to 10 crowus per motith; me- chaules frot 2 to 3 crowns lnhg. Tl cost of livang to & Jubarer 8 from 1to3erowns a day, “There is u lurgo surplus of laboer and uo enploy- ment for it," B Mr. Henry Noble, United States Consular Avent ut Turdn, ftaly, in a dispatch to the De- purtiment of State, of revent date, gives soma Statistics of fabur n that cunutry, yiz.: Dally wages of farm hands, nine nionths, 25 cents per days threo wouths (harvest llmrz 60 to TU cunts per iy, without suintensnce, Wotw sre paid about vne-hall of these rutes. Youths, from 14 1o 18 years old, are paid troia §30 to $34 per su- num, with board, Rallways run by the Nation- ul Government pay thelr englucers from #30 o 13 per wonth; condmon laborers frow 5 to 60 cents per day; chiel couductors, $300 _to $400 per aunuia; statlon masters, $W0 to $1,000. Pensious are prosided to em- vloyes afler a certain nuwber of vears of falthful service, aud 1o their widows case of uovideut or death while on duty. Fe- mules Who guard the crossiugs receive 10 couts uday; ticket-sellers, 20 ceuts; tuele honrs of labor averaging four or five per duy. The vosy ol living for luborers Is about 18 cents ber day, During thu lust tive years both wuges and the vost of “":f have udvanced about 15 per cent. Trade 18 deplorabily dull. Exportatlon of man- ufactured goode uas shnosy ceascd, and watters sceut Lo be gofug from bud Lo wurse, lu Ituly tiere urs olx bapks having the mgut to fusue puper mouney withuut being com- pellud Ly law 10 have suy rederve o eolu.” ‘The crewtation of thess Lauks amuunts to 624,000,000 of fraucs, Includ- Jug Goveruwent uotes and oo, The Govern- JAucnt notes are good forall dues, are legal- tender exvept for dutles ou fports, auld are wuaranteed Dy the banks, For thu gusruntes ho bauks recetvo 4 cousnlssion of elelt ceuts fur cach 100 francs Issucd. The premium on colu (wostly guld) rauges frow Uto 113 per cent, 'The customs receipts bave increased this yuur 80 far over 2,000,000 frsnes, Thy exporta- tiony rewain stutlouary. The wages of sli clussts wre pald b paper monvy. The emploves of thy bauks uie paid from £ to 315 & montis. ‘Tho subject of Jubor aud the cost of it u the miniue districts of England 18 treated 1o an cluburute report from tle Consul, My, Evan K. Juues, ut Neweastle-upon-froe. Tlo save that Ju 1578 there waa u strike of 3,000 wien, lasting twenty weeks, lor nlue bours #s 4 day's work. Ju tlus fustunce Whe stiee was succostul, Frow =g PRICE that time nine houfs became a day's work: cnmuzlmuuncmnnt;{. At that gerlod teatla on the Lanks of the Tyne was at the highs of prosperity. The men at varous tmes teceived adganced waes. mmounte oz to ver cent, duriog those prosperous days. These advances wera then generally secuced by arbitration. Coals doubjsd 1n price, and co ers recelved 9 shillings for six houra' labor. Last sutumn spother sirike of 8,000 men occurred, Inating elght weeks azainst a_reduction of 12i¢ per cent un thet - wages, Capital was succeastul that time, sud the workmen aubmitte:l to the reduction after great losees and aacrifices. Good order pree vailed nnrlnf the atrike of two manthe, During the scasou of prosperity Iarge numbers of age ricultural laborers flocked “to the mines for work. In 1373 the unmber of men working underground was 18,000, When depresslon in the trade came on, 4000 of these micn ecturned to farm work. The number of men working underground now (June, 1878] Is 12&03!. Duriniz the last two snd o half yeara £15,000 have been distributed among men out of cinployment by one sssoclation of sl Nevertheless, sports and games among t! men ars not uncomninno. * The wages of ngrie cultural laborers are 30 per cunt higher In tha northern counties of England than in “the southern. Thus, In the north the weekly wages ara 17 shillings, and io the sonth 11 shil- lings ana 6 pence. In reply to the recent labor eirculars of tho Departtaent of State, Gen. Badcau, the Consule General at London, scnds a report, in which ha states that during the past nveo)'enrl wages have increased gradually about 10 per cent, while the cust of living has Increased abunt 25 por cent. Cluthing {8 about 30 uer cent higher, whilo fuel has not risen In price. Azflcullun‘ laborers get from $2 to &§ per week, lucluding beer; building Iaborers ana gardeners from $4.40 to %310 per wrek; brick- iayers, carpenters, mason,s and engineers trom £5.80 to 8§11 per week; aud cabinetmakers, priuters, und Jowelers from 83 to $12.30 per week, although the best marble mssong and jewelers recelve $14.75. Bootmakers and tallors get from $1.50 to $7.85 T week; and bokcrs from $406 to $.25, wih partlsl _board. Women servants are pald from $70 to 8210 per annum. . Raflway porters and Inborers oo publie works get from $4.45 Lo 812 per week, Renta have risen 80 per cent, and ure, for artisans In Londou, fromn $1.20 to #2.40 per week for ono or two roowss. Labor and trade are greatly depresscd, o change for the better being yet aspuarent. The prevalent strikes are unmistakable indications of a want of commercinl prosperity: und the market for atapls coinmonitivs are very dull, and Jreatly unsettled by war rumors. “Loudon business 18 essentially cosmopolitan in its churacter, NOTES AND NEWS, CITAROES AGAINST DEN NUTLER. Snectal Duapateh to The Tribune, Wasmingion, D. C., July T.—A disahied of- fleer who s au {nmate of tho Natlonal Asylum at Hampton, Va., bas forwarded formal charges againse Gen, Butler as President of the Roard of Managers, to the effect that he forwarded through the matls under bis frank about 100 cuples of T. O. Howe's sneeeh fn the Senate fur virculation among the inmates, he well know- ing fts revolutionary character thut it cast dis - credit on the President, omd fmpugned ana misrepresented his mutives; that, in eirculating tuls ‘astack on - the President, Butler had the active cu-uperation of P T. Woodlln, of Massachusetts, Deputy Guvernor of the Humpton Home. The officer argucs that, v by an act. of Conuress theze natlonal n-yiumc are subject to the artl- cles of war, and as the Peesident iy Commanider- fu-Chlef and ex-oflleio President “of the Board of Munagers, Gen, Butler and Cupt. Woorbin wers gullty ol a violation of the articles of war In clreulating this gross attuck of Howe on tue Presdent. Amongs the present n“mlntments of Borclal Agents of the Treasury Department s that of Gien. Harsy Heth, » Conledetate oflicer, Irom Yirgiola. JBWS IN MONOCCO. To the Wealern dsantlated Presz. WaARLINGTON, July 7.—Tho Scerctary, of 8tuts has tatructed vur Consul ay Taugler: T ropeTals With the Teprestutativ LT Governmentsa o using b feoud ollices in belalt ot oppresacd Israclites, THE LOG-THIRVES, . 8peclal Dirpatch io The Trivune, Wasmsaron, D, C. Julv G~tiovernment agents recentiv returned rrom the Parish of Calcasien, In Acklen's dlstrict, Louisiona, rep- Tesent the actual fuets about the depredatlons upon the Guvermgent timber there s belng more astounlding thau axythiog that bas b vupilsbed, Ju oue place thero were sixt waw-milly’ whose solo occtpation was the w; Tacture of timber framjogs cat from the Gov ment reservatlon, One old thnbermon testitie that partles had been anwazed (n entting thnber from the tioverninent roaervation ur Ity years, Very few mill-owners have taken the trounls to enter or purehase auy timberlauds, and depend exclusivelv upon logs stolen from the Government. The UGovernment agents wern fulluwed everywheru by sples of thu thicves, were shot at, und hothof them cume baclk very much fmpuired fu health on sccount of the climate, UNDERVALUATIONS, The Custom-tHouse Cownalsston {n New York will at least result instimulating the Guvern- muent to discover the causes of undervuluations, The testiouy taken by the Commission with rugard to the Appraisers’ Departmnnt ut New— York Ia suld to be ol a very startlve character, and to show at least priwn facie that thers hase. been an vxtended aystem of corruption, NO SUCH THRING, People atiout the White Houre to«day were quite mdiznant with the reports from WVyoming to the New York Suaaud flérald representing thut Secretary Sherman hud been luterrupted m bis speeen by cries of ¥ How (s Mrs. Jenkst"! and $he ke, and thst the Administration hud genesally been treated with disrespect, Persons o attuched to the Presidenttal party ae Wyowing say that the unly interruption of Secretary Blicrmun wus with recard to Wridhit's foillaton bifl, aad thut there wis mucn cuthusissin to- wards the President, . MBXICO, Persons holding intimate relations with the Admtnistration suy that the Goveruuent is not tnelined to wake trouble with Mexico, nnd that rumors #s tu impending complicatlons origiuate fargely with adventurers und specalators, . LOWISIANA POLITICAL SEUIMENT. Roturning-loard Anderson 13 still bere, sete tling hia account as acting Collectur, Mrs. Jenks and her husband sre also here, and b 1y sald do not contemplate returning to Lotisiana, ‘Thoy still snanitest great futesest u the fuvestl- gation. WAGES IN UEIMANY. “Fhe Departmont of State hus recelved from the United Biates Consul at Bromen a very fuil report on labor and wuges n his district.” For agcleultural labor the pay varies tly, we- vording 6 the ‘mxtlmlu‘ 10 ur remuleness frum manifacturing ceutres, wnid rusges from fi ceuts o sty 1 the seighborhood of Brenen to $lcents u day fu the Lower Ithine Valloy, und 88 low us 15 ceuts In purts of Bilesla. At Bremen, Crefetd, 1 Dusseldorl carpenters, copperimitts, plui achiufsts, and was- onsniths carn from cents duily; sad Alers und shoetnakers from 47 to 53 ceuts dallvy Bukiers and brewees, with board awd ladghyr, from §1.44 to $L14° weekly, and without board trom 00 cents & day to $4.33 2 _week: furm hands sre pald from” $107 to $213 veardy, wiih malnteuance; raflway laboreis from 66 to &1 couts per day, and as hich a8 U0 cents dully for plece-work on tunnels; silkeweavers can earu from $2.15 to 8185 & week per loom; tuctory women, $215, and children '1 aweek. Businiess aud wages are very iow. ugood times wuges urg 80 perceat bizhers Thecost of the necessarivs of fife bas tereused sume 30 per cont in thirteen Years, althoust uow it 1s but little nlrwzr thn tve years ngo. A wau wud wife, with two or thres children, can live I two of tiree rouws i u_poor aud comfortless wunner for $2375 & year, aud to sun- urt such un catablishent s the members Ve [0 Wwark ten o twelve bours llullfl; Loca fusnily of 9iX persous the cost s about §7a week—an ainouwt that fow famllles can earn, a3 the depresafon of trade sud the reduction o time allows few to doa full week's work, sl though wayes ure vowinally a tride bigher than Hve years wigo. The stute of tradu ladeptorabl Factories ure tun nod sales wade ab s luss, ¢ perhiaps, the stlk and. button Industri trude Is somewhat wore prospeivus, e ——— SUMPTUARY, Spactal Dlspaich 1o The Triduxs. DaxvinLg, N, July 7.—~The ordivance pro- hibiting all venders keepiug open un Sunday bas, for the Dryt thwo in several years, been eu- forced tu-day by specisl order of the City Coun- cil. 'Fhe general lnconventence experlenced by caters of beanuts aud fce-creawy and the soks o community, nut 1o wentiol the diliherp, Las Leen fnpcuse, ool the swedring bas been Juud aud pretty geueral. Tho reforwcrs are bappy, sud the bojs correspondingly dejresacds

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