New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-20
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NOTES AND INCIDENTS FROM ABROAD.

| LABOR TEOuBLES-MAILFS rOE me UNITED STATES
VARIOUS TOPICS.
LONDON. April ~. There has been no i'm
proycmcnt in the past week in the condition Of shipping.
Tho depression amounts almost to paralysis, and the
dcstitutOD and suffering Of unemployed the
increase. Public subscriptions are being organized at
Newcastc-on-Tync, at Liverpool Shields and sund
crland for the men.
DISSArTsFACTION or LABORING MEN.
The engineers who strike at sunderland issue
protest in which they say that the employers refuse to
for conference, and decline To discuss any
basis of settlement OF the difference between Them
They say that This is evident attempt 10 force them
into an unconditional surrender and they appeal to the
ira csnions Of Great Britain to stand by them in this
emergency and oppose the arbitrary power OF the
ploycrs.
TIE boot ana shoe trades Of London have joined the
army Of strikers aud are making general demonstration
AGAINST the system of piece work now prevailing he
prospect that this strike will involve the entire hoe
trade ana Will general throughout En- and. The
London workncn have sent ont delegates to The Prov
inces who are trying to induce general cessation Of
work
Advices from Leipzig saxony give the latest news Of
and carpenters strike that country. While
the workmen firm in their demands and work. Is at
>taudstll the employers disposed to offer small
advance in wages if strikers will return to
The latter however refuse to make any such terms and
appear consider Themselves masters Of the situation
AMERICAN MAILS.
The authorities III swansea are attempting 10 hdu'e inc
Government to send the American mails Dy way oi
swansea instead OF through Liverpool and Queenstown
rs Mt present. At n recent meeting OF the Swansea
Irbor Trust sir IIus-cy Vivian stated that representa-
lions mad been made to the Government which showed
that during the last six months hry,N steamers hhd
l'It swansea tof Ne"- lorh' re S''u 9""i''" was |
coa' port on the fn5"'n 'o"SO h'> - ''o .'.i.
am was "lSio's Twelve ho'u' nearer '"' IH''" '.'"'
lie f,.I NTr I'd
lerieh the SUBJECT 10 uie I'oF'pe co''c'"''4 VI 'e
permanent chiefs OF the Treasury
"PIUNGER' WALTON BETTING.
"Pinnger Walton has reapp'"rcd III the EhS''h pe'-
ing rIh4' oaclnS EenHoi lor 'no cay al" 7''u'''"
handicap "lt" large SUMS
ftNp FOR PRINCE ALICE iANihf,
l"e Pu'' "i r'',, Il, ,,',, ',,'- l
.t -, 3D., p.i,,.. ,,i.,, t,,,.,. $40 ia de.jr-
ans og roi.ing q fund of $50 900 to Y25o0oo it is re-
portcd 70 relieve the rt Of the Grand DnAe Louis and
IN a,t,hfsh f.cr,auept fund for thr benefit OF the
s;,,. and sh ,i.r. tI r,,er,r 70 i,in her in con-
trii,',, ,ls ,,uouut II * .t,tol however that the
Emperor is ind posed to open his pockets this extent
TIE DUKE or ArBANY'S COFFINs.
curious Incident happened in connection with the
Duke of Albanys funeral The officer commanding the
detachment o: the seatorth HiShllner' found that MS
men were unable to carry the boly rom tAe windsor
Railway station. The collins were m1oc IN France, AMI
"eFo OF eNt"ordn'iy .tMc@he'' ana size anu "''-n'u
'"o"' ION i"' '''o' "i,"O'' ' M '7
Jhe authorities removed 'lo 'No outer coi'nS "' '
- r,- ana, Pho ,,II o,i t. funeral ,,,,.s.i,n fol
IN ,rl. - ,o,i.. w., ,o..l,,.l ,f,or
NV ,,' Wv
'A' &C. '.''"'' ....... $500 ..-,.,.,.
"C0'Cf1 i'''' - 81 - i - =.
-. ~ t ,..il.r, H., ro,lou before her
,T,,, -, ,l.l co,..c+ ,.,,ls, ri,,t,c IN on,ra Mr.
winch m American tenor. and Mi, Louisa Phillips.
fran, rho paris Conscfvatorp assist her William Back
the novelist Bret Harte, Robert Buchanan the dra-
mati-t and sir julius Benedict, the well known COM