New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-06-02

coins Austria is just the last nation in Europe,
we would say, for such an assembly TO meet in To
discuss the best means Of assimatng the gold cur
rency Of different nations in country where gold
coin has not been for years except by bankers
and brokers' is a little absurd. The Austrian
rency is fpOssible, in a worse condition than that
of the United States Copper coins of one and five
kreutzers and nickel coins of 10 and 20 kreutzes,
furnish the small change. Everything else is ire
deemable paper money issued by the great national
bank and very shabby paper money, too, of awk-
ward shape and poor material Gold and silver are
articles of merchandise with u.s. and the price Of
gold is daily quoted in the BouTse the range Of var
alton being much less, however, than on
our Gold Exchange. The Austrian coins, ex-
cept such as are locked up in the
banks, have escaped into Germany and
other specie-paying countries, where they
great annoyance, just as the Spanish and English
shilngs used to be in the United States in the good
old days of hard money. 1t will be somewhat aggra-
waiting for the Austrian to read the discussions of
the Coinage Congress about the best coin for inter-
national uses, when such thing as the chink Of
gold and silver has not gaddened their for long
years 1t is suggested in American circles here that
the President should designate some one to repre-
sent the United States in the Congress. He has no
authority Of law to appoint special commissioner;
but he could give credentials to one or more dele
gates that would secure them admission on the same
footing with the representatives Of other nations.
COINAGE MAP
Apropos of the coming Coinage Congress- is a
curious little map, just published in Vienna, called
Coinage of the World" which Classics the nations
of the earth into six groups by variously coored
lines surrounding them, according to the character
of their coin currency. The tables accompanying
the map state that the first group which il the do
main of the gold dollar contains population of
100000 inhabitants. 1t composes the United
States most of the British North American Colonies,
Cuba, Porto Rico, Chill, Uruguay, the Argentine
Republic, British Guiana, Japan, and Malta. The
domain of the silver dollar which embraces Mexico,
Central America, most of South America, Spain,
Egypt the West and North East coast of Africa and
the whole of the Chinese Empire, has
population of $50 100000. The pound ster-
ling is the currency of S5,00O,OOO people
only inhabting Great Britain and Ireland, the
Bermudas, Jamaica, and Australia. The franc cir
culates among 100000 people, in France Bel
GUM, italy, Switzerland, Alsace, Lorraine, and all
the French colonies. The countries using sundry
gold valuations not included in any of the above
groups are Turkey, Modavia Wallachia Brazil, Por-
tueal Persia, and Turkistan, and have population
of G6OO0OOO The last group, comprising countries
whose unit of value is a silver coin of various kinds
other than tho dollar, has 492,OOO0OO inhabitants
It includes Germany, Austria, Denmark, Sweden
Norway Russia, Holland, Greece, India, and num-
Der of minor Asatc aud African countries. Inc
author of the map strongly urges the adoption Of
the gold dollar as the international coin. The
brewers are to have Congress, to which all brewery
owners, master brewers, and malt makers are in-
vited 1t will begin its sessions the 10th of June,
and close on the 2st. The various technical and
commercial questions connected with brewing viii
be in order for discussion
DEVICES FOR OBTAINING MONEY OF THE VISITORS.
The devices of the Exhibition management to
tighten the pockets of visitors provoke much sharp
criticism and satire in the Vienna papers, and are
sometimes resented by the visitors a way that ex
presses their opinion Enthusiastically. The open-aT
concert by Strausss Orchestra was broken up,
the other day, by the indignant audience, who
found, when they arrived on the ground, that all
the space within ear-shot of the music-stand
cuped by chairs for which a gulden each was
demanded. Somebody had got " concession" to
monopolize the space in this way so that the con-
cert advertised as free TO all who visited the Ex-
hibition, could only be heard by paying an extra
halfdolar Music is almost as free as air in Vienna.
There are dozens of beer-gardens and restaurants
where one can hear really excellent orchestra for
the few krcutzers that a glass of beer costs and
the best of military band music can be enjoyed any
pleasant day in the parks for nothing. The people
who went to hear Strauss were, therefore naturally
indignant at the trick and refused 10 pay their
guldens. Finally the clamor became so great
that Strauss and his ppers and iddlers
marched of without playing at all. An
other petty and annoying device of the
management is TO refuse to change money at the
gates where entrance tickets are sold. Somebody
has concession for keeping an exchange office near
each eutrauce where the visitor must submit TO a
shave TO have his money changed. Last Sunday
when the admission price was half gulden, the
cashier refused to take gden for two tickets, and
gentlemen accompanied by ladies had to go 10 the
noney-changer's and return with the exact sum of
10 kreutzers for each ticket wanted The carriage
regulations are also devised to bleed the public.
You leave your carriage at one of the entrance
doors, but when you come out you don't find it, An
Official in uniform politely informs You that 1t has
cone to the Stdndplats But where is the HdndpLdttf
4 quarter of mile away at least. You must send
telegram from an office close by the gates which
costs you 10 kreutzers, and after you have waited
Is minutes in the rain, perhaps the vehicle appears.
But this is not the only imposition You must sub
NIT TO. fellow with a red band around his
cap and numerous brass buttons on his coat
opens the carriage door for you whether
YOU want him TO or not, and of course
must be paid for this superfnous service. Another
catchpenny device is the placing Of chairs in vaIi-
Gus parts Of the buildings and grounds, with no
notice upon them that their use is not free The
yerdant visitor tired of tramping about and gazing
at the universal unreadiness" of the Exhibition,
sinks into one of these seats with disposition to
be grateful for the thoughtfulness of the manage
ment in providing a rest for the weary when
smart girl with leather bag strapped to her waist
pounces upon him, tbrusts paper ticket in his hand