New-York tribune., 1872-05-14

a IN few instances have increased OF remained at the
same rates Tie cost OF many articles OF io1a % h' H
diminished, and frequently moro than Offsets the u
crease in wages. Rents are not lower but rather nu
vanced and this not due much TO an increase IN to
values of property TO excessive taxation ana mi.
tudnous assessments which Obliged TO offset
by advanced rents in order to make properly
remunerative as an investment. ., ,.,.,..
In the prices Of clothing there are reducuohs larry
favorable TO the working people.
THE EIGHT-HOUR SYSTEM IN TIE GOVERNMENT
ARsENALs.
WASHINGTON, May 13.-The Secretary of
War has sent to the Senate reports from the Command
ants Of the Springfield Armory and the Rock Island
Arsenal giving comparative statement showing the
operations Of the EghtHour law. With regard to the
Rock Island Arsenal the Commandant says he believed
II was expected that under tho law the employees
would work more willingly more mteingehuy'
and with more strength and dlspatoh
than under the enhour SYSTEM and that therefore more
work would be done per hour to compensate or partially
compensate the for the loss Of two hours
work This expectation has not been realized at that ar
seha and in this respect the above statement
the cOmpensative amount OF work performed un9er %
the men worked only eight hours per day. tnat
the additional leisure time allowed them would n
generally be devoted reading and study, ana other
wise to the benefit OF their social moral ana mental
conditions, thereby making them better ana uOre Sai
uable worfmen and citizens This expectation mas Deen
narflalv realized I'm the case OF carpenters and me
chancs but has not been realized 10 any conslueF@Vo @
extent in the of masOns ana stOne-cutters. Ihe
leisure time has been generally injury rather than
bepe in the case laboTers. Those in the latter class
have generally houses of their own and their leisure
time in most cases productive Of bad habits than
of good. -
The Commandant OF the Springfield Armory says
careful calculation shows that an average saving OF aDont
$500 per year for gas, for lighting purposes, IS el
fected by reducing the number OF hours from ten 10
eight which saving is principally in the short days OF te
Winter months The total saving in coal and gas Is SOO
per year working da in favor OF the eghthour sy
tem about equal the wages of three workmen or inc
same time. On account of the variable nature and the
amount Of done before and after the introduction
of the eghthour system some le different models OF
guns having been worked since the close OF tho war;
IL is found impossible to give any accurate ana
trustworthy data regarding the costoi work 10y DAY WORK
under the systems except perhaps, that IL IS
believed that the rates of iOremen asst tant loIeme'
inspectors helpers, policemen &c, TO the piece work
men were materially affected by the reduction III TIE
length of the working day.
NINE-uOUR MOVEMENT IN CANADA.
HAMILTON, Ont, May 13.-Several large
manufacturing establishments here have locked out
their employees rather than yield to the Nnehour move
ment. There are about 1000 employees on strike.
TIE SAILORS STRIKE AT SOUTHAMPTON.
LONDON, May 13.-Most of the sailors who
struck work at Southampton have returned to wor and
the strike is now thought to be over.