Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-12-08
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Depressed Condition Of British
Trade.
THE REDUCTION IN WAGES.
HUNDREDS ACTUALLY STARVING.

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HUNDREDS ACTUALLY STARVING.
American and German COmpeti-
tiO8.
New YORK, December 7.
European mail advices continue to
bring deplorable evidence Of the depressed
condition Of British Trade. The cotton,
iron. coal and other industries are in q
worse state than ever before since the Cri-
mean war. The newspapers suppress as
far as possible these indications Of trouble,
and the mercantile and financial failures
noted give only a suggestion Of the wide
spread prevailing distress. N the absence
OF cheap and abundant land, THOSE thrown
out of work have no means OF relief
through a resort to farming. Starvation
or charity appear as the only alternatives.
Wages in the cotton. mills have been re-
duced 10 per cent. within a few months,
and a further reduction is threatened.
Under American competition, tho mills
are working an average of two-thirds
of the time only, and many mills have
already entirely stopped. In Blackburn,
out of $4,000 inhabitants, 5000 to 10000
cOttDu ODtIutlNtb dTt III VI Cihpfoy iShss
In Oldham the mills have had almost con-
slant losses during the past IS months.
The Greenacre Spinning Company, one OF
the model ~workingmen's~ companies, which
used to divide 80 per cent, lost Sl0,000
during the last quarter. In Preston, 3li,-
900 spindles are idle. The worst Is yet to
come, and a fearful crisis is anticipated by
or near Christmas. The reduction OF wages
in the commercial and iron trade were
from Is to 20 per cent. during the last
year. The average wages of Scotch miners
is rs cents o day; of Welsh, 80 cents; OF
the Northumberland, 125. At Wolvers-
hampton and other commercial and IRON
c~enters, hundreds are actually starving,
and families are often without food for
days in succession. Similar stories come
from Sheffield. A reliable correspondent
there says: The distress is deplorable
and narrowing to behold. l never
witnessed anything like the present
scarcity and poverty. Sheffield, also, is
feeling the severity OF American and Ger
man competition. A year ago in England
the building trades were comparatively
brisk, in some cases the workmen actually
were on a strike for better wages; now,
| they are glad to get work at even lower
rates than then. The tin mining trade OF
| Cornwall is also in a state of great stagna-
ton. The same is true Of the potteries of
| Staffordshire. No industry is doing well;
the best that can be said Of any is, that
they are working full time, and just man
aging to live. Even the farmers complain
| OF hard times, and of the foreign supplies
of grain and meat, and other staples OF
food which compete with English products.
| Notwithstanding, prices are high; even po-
tatoes being ST 25 to 81 80 per bushei.
Misc sI,aneous Items.
WASHINGTON, December 7.
Sargent is conyalcscent aud rode out to-
day.
subscriptions to the four per cent. loan
to-day were 81 ,452, $50.
Postmaster General Key to-day directed
a letter to be prepared for transmission to
the Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
tives, foreshadowing the discontinuance Of
the postal car service in all parts of the
country on the first of January next, unless
Congress shall in the meantime make an
appropriation to continue it.
The Joint Army Committee has decided
on an army bill, which does not materially
change the fighting force, but changes tae
staff.
Kecnc NIL His Broker.
Chicago, December 7.
Rufus Hatch has arrived from New York
to reinforce Keene. and perhaps they will.
temporarily. make this point their head
quarters. Neither Of the gentlemen have
appeared on Change, and their brokers
are discreetly absent. A New York dispatch
says it is presumed that keene is short OF
Granger stocks, and that for the purpose
of depressing them, he has gone into this
speculation to withdraw a large amount of
grain from shipment. He hopes by this
means to largely reduce the rates OF trans
portation, and thus be enabled to get a
better price for his wheat in New York.
Conkling's
NEW York, December I.
A conference OF Democratic lawyers was
held here lately, to question the compc-
tency of the next Legislature to elect a
Senator to succeed Conk,ing, because the
a-pportionment provision Of the State con
stitution has not been complied with.
New York's Democratic Congressman at
Washington have also had the matter nm
der advisement, and although the law is
explicit that that State must be reappor-
toned every ten years, it is not thought
the senatorial election will be disturbed.
Col. Meachnm's Views ON the I'm Han
Question.
WASHINGTON, December 7.
The Joint Commission, in considering
the transfer OF the Indian Bureau from the
Civil to the Military Department, to-day,
heard the views Of Colonel A. B. Meacham.
He holds that the only solution of the In
dian problem is in civilizing and educat
ing the Indians, that they may support
themselves. In the past rs years he hal
not known a case where disturbances be-
tween the whites and Indians have oc
r,~rn1 Avaont x1,rot1n1t tho hraaEinp nj
treaty By the former.
Gen.. Grant will visit Asia.
WASHINGTON, December 7.
General Grant has finally concluded te
visit Asia before his return to the United
States. A cable dispatch from him to-day
accepting the courtesies offered by the adj
ministration in connection with the in
tended voyage Of the United States steam
ship Richmond to India, China and Japan
In his correspondence with friends in THU
country, General Grant has not before ex
pressed q final determination to carry on
what always has been his desire, to yisi
British India. This will prolong Grant
absence another year.
Fifty Cases Of LeprOsy.
New YORK, December Z.
A Louisiana paper reports nearly, If no
quite, fifty cases Of leprosy in Louisian'
fourche, in that State. all originating will
one person thus suffering, who some twent.
years ago settled on the bayou in Louisian'
Fourche. Legislative inquiry is asked for
seven million People starved q
:, Death.
New York, December Z.
A letter from China states that durinl
the recent famine seven millions OF peopl
died, and five millions in the single prov
ince OF Shansi. The amount Of contribu
tons from the Eastern States, up Il
November last, was S226, 700, which wa
distr ibuted judiciously.
Increase of Immigration.
New York, December Z.