Smyrna times., 1855-07-11
Wages in Germany.

OtItudUfs 10 tift l(c~ IL
partnlent of State, at Washington: ,.-. a$ :,
] "Asto the salaries of clerks and prices of la =
Dor, ! am enabled TO give the 10 lowing rates, Il
furnished by citizen Oft the place: n
The salaries of clerks in banking houses,
$3.50 to $500 per year; in merchant houses,
$500 to 5000 per year. f
Servants i'll baking houses, $l20 to $50 per t
year. G
F. Wages of a carpenter (per day. in summer, d
30 cents net; in winter u cents net; OF ma
son (per day. in summer, 30 cents net; {
in winter ~ cents net; of blacksmith 40
or 80 cents per week, and boarded ; cooper IS
cents per week, and board baker, 40 cents per
week, and board; house servants-women 81
to $40 per month; men at all prices, from
$G and IS down to their board only.
Recently the price oflabor has somewhat ad-
vanced but still there are great number Of
unemploy ed hands. Expert workmen and good
and experienced servants, obtain higher rates
than here stated, but there is vast throng who
cannot get work at rates under these"
(CF The Philadelphia North American no.
tees the rapid development Of the coal trade
of the United States. 1t says The reports
of the business for tie last five months show
II considerable augmentation of the quantity
mined and rought to market, compared with
[ From one region alone there is an access over
, the product Of the first half Of the previous
year of more than one hundred thousand tons
and the prospect IS that the Weld for the COM
u ing months of l1l5 Will be enlarged IN the same
Y ratio. There IS not merely greater activity
g manifested IN our oldest Co!IcrS, but new fields
>, are beng opened. The certain and rcmunc:a-
" ting profits Of the business are inducing cap-
Z tal,sts to invest their mrans in the purchase o
tracts of coal ands IN every section OF the State,
and companies are being continually organI-
zcd with the view OF mining operations.
ST.. Louis, JrIY IA party of seven men,
on route from Fort Union to Fort Sarpy, were
attacked on the lst OF May by band OF Bus
armed SouX, and George Skies, of Quincy.
Illinois, was killed. The remainder Of the
party we've detained sometime by the Indians.
but were finally permitted to proceed, and reach
ed Fort Sarpy. They suffered greatly OH the
route.
"a. The Sioux had also congrcgatcd in treat
o. numbers around Fort Pierre
We learn from Fort Ieavenworth that Nc
Crea, who shot Malcolm Clark. has been com
mitted to jail on the charge Of murder, bail be-
of ing refused.
1t is reported that there has been violent
personal rencontrc in Kansas, between Cover
" nor Rc,dcr and Mr.. Sringtellow, resulting il
the Governor being badly beaten.
o. a correspondent Of the Delaware jour
n0l, in speaking OF the observance of the tourtl
in Wilmington, says:
for Tow Years ago you could not 90 a square
or look IN any direction without beng palne
at the sight of boys and mere lads, reeling in
toxlcutcd through the streets. This was no
IL the case Wednesday, did not see a drum
ken boy or lad IN the entire city nOtwthstan
ding, the city Was thronged with from two I
tire thousand stangcrs. When we reflect OF
the fact that this beautiful scene of sebrei
was maintained despite the outpouring OF som
. four or five taverns, and stores, which have Ii
cense to destroy Their fellow beings who is nc
encouraged to look forward to that glorious da
when our nation shall celebrate lis entire free
dom, not only from the yoke Of foreign despc
tsm, but from that infinitely worse bondage
the reign OF King Alcohol
n1 CLT The liquor dealers of New York propos
on to start a newspa per organ in that city, on I'll
,oh model of the London Times, with a capital
ell SslOO,000. The liquor dealers spend none
nm like water in defense of their business. Ten
,Ic. perance men should intimate their example, :
Dn as giving to support their own cause is COZ
,U- CSTHeu. Hey nave Il lnOJNe SIlnllar 10 Ine oil
b1t y one which induces the rumsellers to Civ
we VIZ. self interest. Every business man h;
mo made money out OF the temperance cause, al
tie, ne shouIu therefore give llDerally lor It's SUI
ten port.
LATER FROM RIo.-Advces from Rio to I'll
NY 22d OF May havO been received ut New o
Ca Ca leans. The Legislature was in session.
~ ~ue- the Chamher OF Deputies project for amen
1S' ing the naturalization was discussed. 1t is pr
oSS- posed 10 reduce the term OF residence requr,
'e' before naturalization to SIX months, and th
seu the documents required 20 be used in the pr
hea cess should cause no expense to the party b.
icu' coming uaturalizad. 1t also proposed TO a
x" ford other facilities, such as that OF alloWr
"'' the foreigner to nakc this declaration i'll h
ny own language.
for IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT-The new law
$40 Massachusetts, aboiShmg Imprisonment f
sent debt, went into operation on the 4th inst
There were nine poor debtors set free by Il
new law, to enjoy their freedom, and cclebra
f the annIver ersary OF their country ind ependenc
(ew Besides the above freed ones, over two hu
sula dred captlves, Imprisoned for nOn-payment
d in fines and costs, were set free by orders fro
and the police court.
no" no" HARD 10 SuIr.--An old woman, writes CT
te'- respondent from LecdsviIle, New York, Il
lse many miles from here, went to the store TO pt
:. s'1t chase some crockery. There was none, howe
: =" er, that quite suited her. There was one
Z, Ae"s that would just be the thing, only they we
ugh I.'s, r,,,iacaI ,n, eortbnnu,,rs desna;r;n,r
pro- Sm,,;nr 81 c,yt;J;o,,S customer
ortly '"'''"s
The TERRITORY OF MINNESOTA is filling
with population so fast that real estate IN t
, ON town of st. Anthony has risen full one hundr
ID by per cent within year past One-haf of I
lrles Hennepin Island was sold last July for $500
4th and since then, SIOOO has been offered TOR Q
entS, undivided fourth OF the same property. L
1000 years ago, $4,000 was the highest offer