The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-10-18
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
PAxls. September 30. 1888

PAxIs. September 80. 1888
Dosbllsss Al ih,s moment tbs pens Of some score Of
ready wrers" are flying the paper like lightning,
in The vain hope OF catching up with the latest news on
The great question OF the East and sending u 10 Amsi'
"a For myself shrink from the task and decline Tue
responsibility To the matter through all It's a,po
m.c convOu,ions, aud Strengthen Il out into PLAIN.
ward statement within The comprehension OF
.av hooest man. IL impossible We are apparently As
f.r from solution ~ we were three months ago Inc
ovly uev faet We can rely upon IL, that couple OF
s,eamers from each OF The two heeis which have oee
dIv uo6dipx and bobbins al each other al 'he ou.e'
OF Ia DsxAsnsles. have mounied bs straits, ana ae NV
.nchosed in front OF Consanilnope. VINO sem 'o'
,h>w-why they wen-- what they are gong 10 do-ho"
Iosg they are going 10 stsy-~hen al even 'ney arc
h. followed BY The rest OF the feetno unniiiated man
i p,,. :, this moment has the least idea and YET,
an vYinx hese lines il 10 possible hsta fatal despatch
/. running along the no, wires OF the telegraph ahnounc
,ns thai the Sultan has declared war against ne Izar'
.od Thai Iaaes and England, taking SIDES WIN 'ne o
mar. ara preparing The world for European struggle
Tia .konsfeuy which ought 10 Inform US OF Inc
state Of things, is as silent as the grave II has
announced the fact Just mentioned and that Is all
The Emperor and nearly all his ministers are Oh on
their northern pleasure trip. The journals. The Elk
change, and what is called " the public mind are IN
xs,e of great excilemcnt yet the government is 10 all
.ppearance, quite unconcerned. Louis Napoleon Is
doubtless ready for the BEST and prepared or The worst
He knows well enough that hostile demonstration
against Russia would be popular throughout France, ana
therefore be is ready 10 make II; he knows aiso 'ha'
would rouse up the Numbering democracy OF Europe
and therefore he is willing to avoid it, England Is IN
maze and has been playing the old game OF and loose
The ministerial journals Of this county pretend that the
detachment from the feels has steamed up to Con-
san,inorie TO prevent the Turks from waging hken
nan war; and devourng not only each other put all the
foreign residents The opposition journals know bel
teri" And encouraged by the people, cry out mai ihe
FIRST step Is now taken and that the Russian Bear 10
about 70 be deyoured BY the British lion and the French
eagle while Turkey to be left 10 her divided dominion
OF hs Crescent and the Gross!
leave the matter there and turn 10 the more interest
ine question OF bTesd The grain fever. which began TO
sbae a few weeks ago, RACES now as badly as ever.
The panic extends throughout France, and may yet
become European. With the exception Of Spain.
some parts Of Russia, and few Of the Italian
States, the crops have certainly been far below an
average. and the present high prices make the peo
pie trenble for fear OF famine. The government,
however, 10 doubtless right in continually assuring
the public through the Momiexr and by official circu-
las that. though there is good reason for precaaion,
there the least for alarm The statistics of The
Importation into France this year compared with the
las, moi gwen, though il is well known that both
from America and from the Baltic the arrivals have been
far than in 1852. One thing which very
much embaasses al the European the sta
scal publication in the United States the harvest
the stock on band, The sales, be all relied
upon. Here, a in England. and Tor the most par,
throughout Europe they conducted by under the
direct supervision ot the government that the amount
Of the crops, Of the importation, the expectation, and
the consumption and, consequently, of nearly the
stock Asnd. are always known, whereas the private
and speculative statistics of the United States i'm
perfect in every respect Al the preseat moment the
public il considerably occupied Nth the lae
to the American supply which published in England.
II appears from these that the mportaons this
year from the United S,aies into The English
ports up The let OF this month 100 bushels
OF wheat and 1881. pos cwt OF -four, making
over las, years imporiaoas during the period OF
ass sol bushels OF wheat and (ssy) 10000 bbls. Of
aour. There is also unusually large stock nov on
The way; though there is still much uncertainty
sufficient supply, IN view oil the short crops throughout
Great Britain that every cargo nearly is purrhased soai
and the presen, high prices The mpora'ions for the
month ending The 5h instant 1900 900 bushels Of
wheat and Q 500 900 cwt OF flour Prices have been
steadily on The since The lst OF Juae, AT which lime
good wheat-such is selling AT from los TO 10
tents per bushel-com handed only from lis TO 100
esnn The average price of whes, 10 the English
Re, for the last six weeks abou, ISL cenls per
bashsl Barley. % cea,s. Gals. IS cents. Rye, Io2
Il
nonsnt bat the prices in France than proper
donasely high and The commones, bread cannot be sold
profit for LEES than five cents per pound, which,
aderne that there thousands OF persons here who
DO twenty cents per day, and OF thousands
who during this dead season" nothing at all is
certainly very high IL is not be wondered al then
that We continue to have Disturbances The most Sc
nous Thar has taken place this week was at Rheims,
where. the evening OF the 2sd. pacard was posted
up headed, The Dream OF the Night" and ending with
the inscription. death TO the Rich" Bat for the
timely Interference OF the police and the good ssnse OF
some Of the lsborers, who exclaimed. " II we wsh
bread. we must have work and If we wish work we
have tranquility r The affair might have terminated
very serioasy. In PARA thus far have had no Ia.
multi, though there has been no little grunbling
0ns oil The good effects OF The present panic is in it's
relation with free trade, for though few persons ask an
absolute abolition Of the ar6, the protest against duties
on ihe prime necessities OF life 10 all but universal II
Appears from late returns that isl6 Russia has mod
he'd her tand IN respect 10 SIXTY two commodities NOT
way in respect 10 Denmark twenty; the Zoll yeren
Ii Holland. nine Sardinia, forty iour; Turkey, TWEEN
tive, MEXICO. twenty Two; Switzerland. thirty seven
~hle Belgium has reduced or abolished the duties on
hight, and increased them ten Portugal has reduced
pa twenty. and increased thirty Spain has reduced
pa twelve, and increased on seven Austria has reduced
% twenty-five, and increased seven, etc, etc Thus
he world goes on. and the over taxed world is begin
ing 70 breathe \ little more freely
The foessxn papers which have arrived at Paris this
IA, week are almost devoid OF interest, Their Who'll,
sereies are wasted the Eastern question: which
wing worn threadhare, they amase themselves in
cking 70 piecsr. The Vienna Gazette announce. tha,
be Eapsrog rstnrnsd from Olmutz the 10Th to re.