, 1875-04-22

puddlers resuming work at the 50 seal
announced. Other mills will also re
sumo tomorrow and it is thought in
short time majority Of the mills vii
be in full operation.
WI1xEsBARRE, Pa, April 18th
miners Of Lehigh and WiIkesbarre coun
/ ties srs fully determined not to resume
work unless their demand for an advanc'
Of ten per cent. is granted. There arr
a thousand men of this company alone
idle, and several thousand more private
operators wLo are waiting the action oi
the companies and miners. No out.
RACES Of any kind have been committed
and there are no fears Of any in this sec
ton at present, unless there should be
an effort to vote upon resumption which
would be prevented at all hazards.
Business is badly prostrated through.
ont the valley ON account Of the long
continued strike. va.i
PH1LAoELPH1A.April l4,-The centen-
ial celebration of the anti-slavery socie-
ty commenced this morning in Concert
Hall. Vice President Wilson called the
Assembly to order and in a short ad-
dress stated the object of the meeting
and the history of the society. After
prayer and singing by the Hutchinson
family, DIR. VIM. Elder delivered an ell
oqueut review of the career Of the soci-
ETY. since its organization.
Bosros, April IA Ten inches ofsnow
fell here yesterday and Is at Fall River.
All trains from the South are delayed.
WAsH1NoToN.A April IA. General Alex.
Shiras. Commissary General U. S. A.
died here this morning.
The President hiss appointed Daniel
A Meader guager for the first California
district.
The Post Office Department is in re-
ceipt of information that parties who
have secured contracts for large num-
Der of mail routes in the Western States
are systematically offering to sublet
them, thereby assuming in effect the po-
sition Of mail route brokers. One parry
in Kansas he's sent out postal cards in
viting bids for subletting specific routes
and stating in printed post script that
he has sixty-fve routes to dispose of.
and will send catalogues on application.
The Department has taken steps to
break up this business. All clerksrin
the Post Office implicated in the recent
mail frauds have been dismissed by the
Postmaster General. The Secretary of
the Treasury writes to the Secretary of
War in response to communication
from the War Department on the 11th
of February, covering copy of letter
of Captain j. B. Campbell, 4th Artillery
on the subject of smuggling in Alaska,
recommending that a revenue cutter be
stationed in the waters Of that country.
Secretary Bristow says the Treasury
Department has not at its disposal a re-,
venue cutter that can be assigned per-
manently to Alaska; but the steamer
Woolcott stationed at Pt. Townsend, W.
T. will be ordered to make occasional
cruises into those waters with the view
to remedy the evil complained of.
LONDON, April IA. Paul Boyuton with
his life saving aparatus in the harbor Of
Bolougne made experiments which were
witnessed by 10000 persons.
Baron Brumiow, Russian diplomat,
died to-day.
The Newmarket handicap was won
to-day by St. Ledger, PeePing Tom Sec
ond and Lord Gowran. third,
LONDON. April 15.-In the House of
Commons to-day there was long and
excited debate on the petition praying
for the dismissal from the Bench Of the
Judges who sat in the Tchborne trial
On the ground of Partially and corrup-
tion, and for the impeachment of the
Speaker of the House Of Commons for
similar reasons. On motion of D israeli
the petition was rejected.
The annual Budget was submitted to
the House tonight by the Chancellor
of the E1chequer. 1t shows that the
surplus of receipts over expenditures
for the fiscal year ending March S1st.
1875. was s593. 1892. The expenditures
for the current fiscal year are estimated
At ELS. 268, 900, and revenues at s75..
6S5. 900. leaving surplus of .417. 600.
The Chancellor stated that these esti>
mates were liable to be changed by
supplementary estimates in connection
with the Irish education measures and
other matters. The only changed in
he proposes re-adjustment of brewers
license and stamps. through which he
expects the surplus to be reduced to
s657 600. Childers said the estimates
were too finely drawn and he anticipa-
ted deficit. The Budget includes the
following plan for the reduction of the
public debt: The charge on account for
debt for the fiscal year ending March
3lst, 1876 is estimated at G27, ,115. 900.
This charge to be gradually increased
until it amounts to s28,000. 900, 1875
at which figure it shall permanently
remain. The yearly surplus which il
not required for the payment of interest
shall be applied to the redemption Of
the debt. Thus in 80 years s213, ,0OO,'
600 of the debt can be cancelled.
ROME. April 15.-Anibal Capalti. who
was created Cardinal in 1868, is dead.
PANS. April 15.-L'Unlverse reports
that Prussia addressed another note te
Belgium in relation to the anti Prussis
pamphlet published in Antwerp.
MoNrHEAL. April 15.- The difficulty
between the merchants. Bank Of. Canadi
and the Detroit and Milwaukee RAILROAD
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