Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-07

10 Tie recent strikes, ne describes
at considerable length the causes which pro-
ducet them, declaring that the financial pol
Icy OF the pastiweiye years he led the coun-
Try from prosp rlty to diversity. Mr..
cur steps," and he suggests that tn gov ern-
ment should take the following steps: Fnst
Give immediate relief to unemployed labor,
either through definite metht is ofhelp given
10 settlers OF unOccuped lands i'm the west
or by great and obvious public improve
mems, which are seen to be necessary } the
prosperity and safety Of the country-such
as northwestern and south we stern rail
road. Second. Restore the silver coinage as
a le gal tender. Third. Adopt q permanent
IOlicy OF public finance, thai shall hereafter
national currency In the interest of the whole
people, and not OF q class. Fourth. Promo
and instruct industry all over the land. by
rounding, under national, state and mu nici-
pal encouragement, Industrial schools of
every kind that can advance skill in labor
Fifth: Adopt tudicious tariff upon all i'm
material in abundance and the labor ready
TO be employed In the product'on. Sixth.
provide civil service as we'll organized and
spec1nc as the military or naval service.
OF preface to these views, "from your past
patriotic life and action, aud from your
pre-: ent wise and conciliating conduct In the
political affairs OF this country, we have
Every reason 10 hope q new and straight
Path OF relief will be found for the manifest
evils under which the country is laborlng."
THE LABOR SrRIKEs.-There is almost a
complete absence OF news from the recent
STRIFE points, which Is evidence that the
troubles are about over, for the present, al
least. THE president of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal Company had a conference
with Gov. Carroll, OF Maryland, yesterday
with reference to the canal blockade II was
considered that the services OF the military
were not yet needed, and that the posse conf
tdus would be sufficient 10 raise the EN-
barge. Even were the canal clear. h owever
no business could be transacted so long as
the present disputes continue in the mining
districts. .'.-On the Baltimore ami Ohio
railroad trains are moving rapidly, and the
capacity OF the company is Ia xed TO receive
and transport the freight presented for ship
ment I'm the coal regions, of Pennsyl
vania the t. oops are still on duty. Trains
are running, but the miners show Little ia
clination for returning TO work. "A slight
speck OF trouble was discernible at Port
johnson, n. j., yesterday, caused by the
arrival OF a number OF Italians who had
been sent from New York TO supply the
places OF striking laborers at the do,ks. Ths
authorities acted promptly, however, and
last night every thing was quiet
SUICIDE TWENTY Years AFTER HIS
FIRST ATTEMPT WAS DEFEATED.-About
twenty years ago Gerard Harbes, a resident
OF Manetto HUI, L l., was falsely accused
for the murder OF Rulif Soorhees, of Plain
Edge, for which crime q Scotc hman named
Thomas Atcheson was Afterwards hanged.
to commit suicide by hanging himself In his
cell. but was cut down In time to save his
life Dy Geo. y. Downing, then sheriff O. the
county. What Harbes failed to do then he
has accomplished now. He was under ex-
animal on before Justice Davis on q charge
OF assault and battery upon Peter Sievers,
one OF his neighbors, on Monday, and at
noon was allowed to &c home to dinner, after
which nothing was seen OF him until Wei
neSday morning, when his son found him
hanging from beam In q corn crib He was
the owner Of . well kept farm Of forty acres,
and was considered we'll In do nOnhflacs
the fear of going to Jail caused him To com
mlt suicide.-[M r. World, eth.