New-York tribune., 1874-08-01
THE STATE OF ITALY.

T.
MISERY OF THE AGRICULTURAL PoPuiAIloS-hla'n
PRICES OF PRovIsIoNs-BRIGANDAGE RAMPANT
ercrry prsA ArFFcrED-rHE PLANS AND HOPES of
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IN THE SILK INDUS
TRY. ,.,
FFRoM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIE ihn' MI
PoIrsIxE. July with the exception Oh GER
tain districts in L0mbardy, Parma, and the Neapoi "
rtorv which have been literally devastated oy tepes'S
Of unprecedented violence there is prospect OF peer
barvess than Italy has boased for years Ihe "nea'
crops every where abundant. the gram no"'y "'
free from blight midew smut and II August prihssa
few heavy showers the maze crops VIII DC 'qua'iy
good But IL this intense heat continues INC 0o'' va"
yther and there will be scarcity IhaVe of'eh ihS'so"
on the fact Italy OF all countries on tne
ia the least disposed social uprisings but the ore"a
riots OF the last month give signs of change IN 'ns re-
spect The agricultural populations have passed rear
ful Winter food being dear and wages no hgher IMAM
heretofore The immense discount on paper money Gu
courages the expectation OF products WHICH "ie "o'
taxed but is unfavorable to Importation
The old patriot, Marquis George Palavicino-apropoS
of the agricultural inqury-writes 10 a deputy
II is tmel Two years since it was decided on, ana
the report If not vet complete HOW can o'I ,han
Iivei Polenta 16 cents per pound Sihce tnen
ID has returned Winter prices. l7t ls ana isi eeus
The utmost laborer can earn is cents Inc Ir r1s
that a family Of man. wife. and three chlluren u',n
seven can exist upon 81 pounds of -four, costing ~
cents salt. II cents; WOOD, 81 cents, anu nsas
for breakfast cents. making his daly eApenses p
Tor food 32 cents and rendering the difference between
his earnings ana expenses cents. Where is the la
borer TO ma these cents unless he steal or begI say
that the wife may $40 in the year ny preparme
fax hemp, or keeping sllkworms Ihere ls nVu s, t t
0eS,cne seam cam SEQ suffice God what contrast
Luxury in excess, above; eXcess oi ,ni,e ~ tho
hair of her sick child TO sell 1t for polentar;
To another who was wfevfne1wy w ~ sbe i excIaimed
must buy polenta; have eaten nothing Tor ~ HOURS
Aud speak of the soil Of Lodi one OF tne most r ~
Italy. The truth has been said IN the hoe ~ a hi,e
may be divided INTO two races those WY rie ,
and those who eat black bread and TINS iaIue 10 U r
th.t my dog refuses II. fortunately OUT pr'I Yen
patient, but everything has limit IN TINS word wen
patience Already the cry OF the peasant rS nf ms cn
pest, advances the social edihce, mined Al lts oua
ton, toterng Hence honest citz,n. III and e
the House shoud not rear 10 disturb g % @ uD Iii T nor
powers that be. crying with loud voice, II you VIII noI
be Just be at least pruient. DO not STRAIN 'Ho w"
Ovcrmuch, else II VIII break!
Paavicino he 1t remembered senator. and as pro-
dictator OF Naples the man of ORDER par erect
Lence regarded Mazzin Crisp, and other radicals as
dangerous men, aud accepted the Kings decorations
which even Mordlni refused. HIS experience OF tne
Lodi country is favorable when compared VITA other
parts Of Italy. Here Tor the hardest labor men earn ~
cents the women 10 cents, and for this they ton rom
dawn to dark, with but two hours rest one o1 the
extra sources from which they exc out a living is Dy
keeping pigs and poultry; especially the wives OF
peasants engaged by the year make good sum which
helps to pay debts at San Michel Last year sucking
pigs sold on an average for - 10 a. and oy December
even s5 This year any be had for 80 cents
or 81 because the poor creatures cannot aord 10 Keep
them with bran at 81 40 and 81 co per sack
The price Of cattle in general has diminished by one
half since last year when the wholesale expectation TO
France and Prussia had given an extraordinary Impulse
to cattle breeding, and in certain districts not single
calf could purchased for slaughter But the price oi
meat has not diminished IN proportion Even IN flor
ence after became The capita. OF ItalT, beer cost
cents per pound ana veal Oi cents Last year beer cost
~aftIp lu u
during the month Of June, 20 ana rs calves we're
slaughtered in excess Of those sau-htcred in the Sae
month of 1873 yet beef and veal stu cost % cents per
luo. TIis makes tle dE renee TO the poor, VINO
never take butchers meat from years END 10 yri.I
end but affects the class of employees and people wi'h
small salaries who scarcely know what 20 feed upon
P1enta even cheap. nauseous diet 20 Ihose VINO
are not used 20 IL macaroni Of all kinds follows the
price of bread which also doubled and a. the bean
crop failed totally and seed fm - 20 20
s2 per sack this years yield is f1r below the aver
age. In small towns and villages. where two or three
butchers ana bakers have monopoly, matters are still
worse Some municipalities. despite the outcry OF
violation OF the principles OF free trade. have applied
the id-that is. fixed prices 70 meat and white ana
yellow dour; but 10 generally happens that the syniIc
and counselors are producers, the cases rare
especially AZ the present moment when the municipal
elections on hand.
In the northern provinces ana 10 Sicily bfe is
n uurl5lIug the Oldcu ponce arc c.titF
parsans maefactors ar, ImpOtent against their
organized forces, and The poor find It their interest %
protect the bUgluds who never molest them ana
frghten away the prOpreOr anu farmers from inspect
iug closely their crops and stables Rarely Is ur
dcrer OF buglnd captured. FOrty-ive escaped from
Casenga last month aud the ringeaders are stIIl at
large Botta the chief Of police At Parma FAnd, Mayor
OF Orvietc the inspector of the moctHd0 I'D sardinia
have assassnated Ind the a-sdssus are 1ndiscov
g1ftz
themselves isolated IN the midst of a hostile or tmd
population without aid Information from tAe CIVIL
functionarie large rewlrl has just been offered Tor
the most noted sc4n 0rglnds br the new PfeIec5 o'
Pilcrmo-Jos VccUzJ C4prIro Piacenzp Rocca, Auseo
Rnaldi. G'oachno di Pasquaic. Antonio Leone
100 per head Tor Antonio LJmb br s0jJ for Lorenzo
Lampiasi. surnamed ths KING; for salvatore Vclorno
and Giuseppe LOmonte. 500 per head Bat such meas
ures are useless No dares TO betrly the ""-dey
ng chiefains. stl less 10 venture into their domains
well knowing that spy's life would NOT be worth an
hour purchase sicily is thoroughly dishrced. -he
fought bravcly for independence from nes' pnt tue
iugratitude with which the Liberals were treated
nearly all the agents 0f the Bourbons retained the
harsh measures adopted suppress rebellion thr enor
mans and unequal taxation 20 which she subject
have aeuated her populations entirely frJm the exist
ing Government. Public works reckcssiy voted are
suspended FOR want OF funds real patriots are dshea
ened ana evil doers escape with mpnn!ty.
Chaos IS king in Italy The Moderate party VINO nave
ruled exclusively for Il years utterly dscredited
A moderate ministry cannot form majority n Par
lament and the ministry fear 10 appeal 10 the country
lest they should find themselves totally defeated. 40
NOT think that this would be the The old Par
lamentary opposition disunited-spit into two us
tnct parties and endless factions. They have issned
two long tumid programmes, which excite not th'
slightest Interest even the prospect OF general eec
ton arouses not the faintes agitation The Lloer''s'
who after 1869 willing TO give CONSTITUTIONAL mon
arcAy a fair trial now give it up dasco They 40
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