The New York herald., 1871-03-28
TIE COAL NI.LRS DIFFICULTIES.
The situation Remains the same.
lFrom me Phlladelphla Ledger. March p. ]

Practically the anthracite coal diflcultes are
almost entirely the same as this day two weeks ago.
The mining and shipping Of anthracite coal are pur
suits Just now OF little importance. Tie little doing
does not increase the supply OF coal Tor domestic
plies before production ceased IL gradually wearing
away. Notwithstanding this the coal market is
have advanced scarcely any: Public attention is
directed to HARRISBURG and TO the legislative
investigation 1,, making there into the cause OF
connected with the several Interests in the trade
representatives OF the miners and workmen, coal
operators and oificers OF the carrying companies
have all been examined, and the Committee on the
Judiciary have made a preliminary report in which
rs recommended the system of .'arbitration'' as a
means OF adjusting the difficulties that NAV now
exist hereafter arise between the miners and
workmen and the coal operators. This recomme enda-
tion has been tested as wise in practse in England.
and would no doubt proqe so here If put IN opera.
tlon in proper spirit. II Is earnestly hoped by all
interests in the trade that the more prominent man
III which the subject now brought TO the atten-
tion OF The worEmen win induce them TO give
interests OF the trade, adopt 1t the cheaper
more satisfactory mode OF redressing griev-
ances. The TWO interests are not antagonistic, as
every intelligent man knows. and all those who at.
tempt to teach differently should be discarded as
demagogues and enemies OF both labor and capital.
As II is well known that all the parties to the strife
heartily sick OF 1t there is reason to hope that
the proposition Of arbitration" may be availed OF
the happiest means OF ending it. Inasmuch as 1t
avoids any yielding OF point contended for,
usually great stumbling block in settling
yond tie intrinsic merit OF the proposition
itself Tomorrow or next day the Judiciary Com.
mttee will hear the parties In the carrying interest,
III speech by Mr.. Gowan of the Reading Railroad,
when the investigation will end. Some Of our con-
temporares are endeavorin9 70 trace back the
acts OF the several parties In the trade to f1nd
the original canse Of the existing trouble, 10 dis
cover The party most culpable. This is dificuit
and useless, were 1t possible. Let the past be
forgotten and arbitration be the beginning
OF new era in the coal trade. The total
tonnage OF anthracite coal reported by the
carrying companies for the week ending on
the year. from LIST of December l560 4l2 TONS show
iD2 decrease OF 115o,l24 tons on the anthracite
tonnage 10 the corresponding time last year. The
bitumlnous tonnage for the week was 3s s26 tons,
and for the year 1874 99S TONS against I43 500 tons
to corresponding date last year, an increase Of
Tor the year, reported by the carrying companies
LOCI, ,694 tons, against 2.859,5Ss tons to same
time last year, showing decrease OF ,o02 1874 tons.
The coal market In this city Is extremely quiet. The
operators have few or no orders, and under close
economy In household nses, aided by mild weather,
the retail trade IS quite light prices ranging from
s. 80 10 50 25 per long ton.
A STORY OF YHE WAg.--There is q romantic story
in the Des Moines lowa Register about an OHIO girl
who went to Nuscatne in the spring OF 1851 aud in
the fail enlisted In the Twenty-ourth Iowa infantry,
In which regiment she served TIL the close OF the
Then she went back 10 her faihers house. where she
was received with open arms, but never said any
Thing about her war history. She invested several
hundred dollars OF her savings In Northern Iowa land
nnd became rich. member OF her own regiment
Jell ~ love with her. never dreaming that she had
Fought and bled at his side, changed was her aT
pearance; but she told him her history and tney
were married. Then she told her father about her
military career and he didn't believe her, but he
visited Des Moines consulted General Baker and III G
records and found that 1t was even so.
BOAT RACE ON TIE HUDsoS-The Poughkeepsie
Press says that Thomas Fearon has accepted the
mile turning race for q purse or from $500 10 a
tirg,D JJle anJ PLACE not yet tAeI