The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-03-08

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,1,aarent from the volcanic outourses
If French laboring men, is beginning
- hear fruits beyond all previous nope.
The agitation itself, founded Is upon
GROSS anomalies in the English pro-
1.ctive system, can only result in
aa,no CONTAMINATION of labor and capt.
tai. which will ultimately prove .
benefit to both parties. The Ensl'sn
naners are full of the great struggle
now going on. Let us hope that IN
our country this contest may be avo'a-
ed from the commencement by gIea'-
er diffusion Of working capital held oy
the. workmen themselves. .
Count Edenburg, the German WIN
lister Of the Interior, acknowledges
and deplores the tendency Of the Ger
man people to leave the fatherlano,
Int he can find no help for it, anu
he proposes no authoritative meas
ures for it's repression. The enormous
rise in prices of living has not been
accompanied by an equal increase in
the wages of labor, and hence the
working classes are feeling the pres
SIRE in an increased degree. But
what is most serious in this emigration
is. that it embraces large proportion
Of the small capitalists. They are
seriously alarmed at the terrific slaugh-
fer Of the late French war, and are
very uneasy as to the future action OF
the government. The Minister rec,
ommends an increase Of machinery
to supply the loss of labor.
Prussia has not escaped the general
scandal of railroad corruption. Sew
eral iobbing operations have lately
been unearthed in that kingdom, which
Indicate that it is making steady
progress in civilization. The cOrrup-
ton charged is leveled against mem-
bers of the Prussian Cabinet, and the
government has ordered an investl-
CATION. Prussia, however, can hardly
hope to rival the extreme richness and
the Etitilating raciness of our Credit
Mobilier developments.
The anxiety to behold the inangura-
ton procession in this city is shown
by the fact that the owner of two
rooms OF Pennsylvania Avenue rented
them to parties at $500 for seven days,
boarding them at a hotel. These rooms
command a fine view Of theprocessioD.
Single windows will bring from $40
to $50. Money is often more abundant
than discretion in sightseeing.
One of the most interesting chapters
in the report of the Commissioner OF
Education for 1872 is an account OF
school affairs in Finland. The sketch
is by DR.. Felix Heikle, of the univer-
sity in Helsingfors, the capital of Fin
land. The writer says that in mid
summer the days in North Finland
are 1924 hours long. and in the South,
10 hours long, and that the lowest
temperature in mid winter is about
40 degrees below zero. The area OF
Finland is about 10Y 900 square miles
and its population in 1870 was ], 49,
612. 1t is supposed that the country
was settled in 700 AID. by a barbar-
GUS tribe from eastern Europe. In
the 18th century the Swedes conquered
the people and introduced Christianity.
In 1909 the Russians conquered the
country, and it is now separate Grand
Duchy under the present Russian SOW
ereign, the Emperor Alexander. It's
legislature only meets every five years
at least. The oldest school law dates
from 1911. Until 1869 the Lutheran
church superintendent the schools, but
it is now under a separate administra-
| ton Primary instruction is given by
what is called migratory schoolsin the
rural districts. No person is confirmed
by the church unless he or she car
read, nor can he obtain any political
privileges. A knowledge of reading
therefore, is universal. There is ever,
grade of educational institution known
in Europe, and in seven out Of ten O,
the thirty three cities there are insti
tutions for the thorough education o.
females. At the National University
the students are educated free a.
charge. The occupations of the Fin,
are agriculture, stock raisino monr