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Year: 1873

In the course OF a heightened visit to several
establishments yesterday, including some OF the
leading companies having Offices In the city, q
representative OF the HERALD heard many state
ments relative to the prospects OF the coal trade
In view OF the present financial embarrassments
From all that could be ascertained 1t appeared
that the leading companies continued to receive
fair supply of orders. The Treasurer
OF the Pennsylvania said that there was
no noticeable falling of although 1t was probable
that before long, when the demand decreased,
many OF the companies would run their mines
on three-quarter time, and Others perhaps. lie
added that the dticulty OF obtaining payments
would naturally suggest more caution III deliver
ing supplies. Up to the present, however, there
had been no perceptible change In response TO
an inquiry, Mr. Quintard, OF the Reading Rail-
road Company, stated that at present there
were more demands than could be supplied The
general depression was, OF course, considerably
showed very little falling OF as compared with


last year. Some actually showed an increase but
they were In the minority. The trade for the past
week has been without special feature. There Is
but one month OF the coal season lett, which dur
ing the same period last year produced 1900, 900
this month Will swell the aggregate Tor the coal
year TO over 900 OF tons, giving an increase
over the anthracite production OF 1872 OF 100000
tons Altogether the effects OF the financial en-
barrassments have not yet been shown to any great
extent regards the coal trade, although there
is no doubt the consumption oil the article.
especially Tor steam purposes, Will be very much
reduced. Up the present there has been little said
about the reduction in the price OF coal, but the
question Is likely to be soon agltated.
Year: 1873

Dull Trade ann Low Fr1ces-TWenty Fer


Cent or Workmen Unemployed.


From the statements OF the principal hardware
manufacturers it seems evident that the panic has
caused decided depression in this branch OF
trade. There are no large manufactures in this
city, most OF them being in Connecticut, and there
is no chance, therefore, that many workmen viii
be thrown out OF employment in this city.


The representatives OF the Wilson Manufacturing
Company said the prices OF hardware and cutlery
were firm, at very low rates. Very little was sold
now as the panic mad knocked them right on the
head.n He thought there could be no further re-
duction OF prices, as they were as low now as they
well could be.


Mr.. r. p. Brun, OF Russell 4 Erbln, in Chambers
street. said trade was nat at present, and there
had been falling of OF fifty per cent in the sales
since the panic Before the panic trade was very
good indeed. The panic


HAD NOT AFFECTED THE PRICES


and the present rates were about the same as
those OF two months ago. This was owing to the
fact tnat the production had been diminished, SO
that there was no surplus stock IN the market.
The only decline, thus lar had been in the raw
material, which had, as yet, Jailed to AFFECT the
manufactured article He thought that the spring
trade (which began in January would be very
dItion lie estimated the number OF
workmen employed In this branch OF trade in the
State OF Connecticut at IRON $4,000 to 1000, and
thought that twenty per cent OF them must now
be out OF work. The nrm employed ABOUT 600 men,
and intended 10 make no reduction OF the rate OF
wages or the number Of workmen. They considered
trade as being in a healthy condition, notwitn-
standing the smaller sales One OF the great DIM
cultes caused BY the panic was the difficulty In
making collections, in which there had been a fall
ing Oh OF from twenty-five TO thirty per cent. Thus
far there had been no suspensions and no embar
easements in this line, which certainly more
than the other trades could boast OF.


The Meriden Cutlery Company said their trade
last month had


FAkLEs OFF yIFTY PER CENT,


but this month IL had already recovered TO some
extent. The principal trouble was in making col
lections. During the next six or eight weeks
people would probably only buy what they re-
CURED Tor immediate use, but they expected q
good spring trade. Thus far the manufacturers
had not discharged their men, as a rule but many
OF them had reduced the hours OF work.


Mr.. Buslck, OF Hoyt, Busick 4 Co., said that but
very little cutlery was being sold now. The shut
ting down Of the factories would necessarily raise
the prices certain articles would naturally be-
come scarce. In this line there generally very
little business done In November and December.
There was no marked change IN the prices before
the panic as compared with the prices OF to-day.
He thought there was very little distress In the
hardware and cutlery trade as compared with
other branches. Thus far there had not been O
single suspension.
Year: 1873

The Worcester correspondent of the
Chicago Tribune writes that Gen. But


ler made this confession to delegate
on the day preceding the Convention :
II ought not to have run this year. 1t
was bad Judgment, but the zeal of
mine enemy hath eaten me up" After
the Convention, he said: Grant dare
not fight me, any way. My seat is Sc
cure in Congress, and [ can go back
there, and make motion to cancel the
back pay measure, and carry it. [ new
er needed the back pay;if the President
did" The New York Tribune suggests
thai doubtless the action of the Conven.
ton has convinced the General that the
people are pretty unanimously opposed
to the back pay swindle, and that he
can best win favor by urging its repeal
Year: 1873

A correspondent of the Nashville Ban
ner says there is a large number of far
mers in Bedford county who care moth
ing about the Granger movement, and
adds.


so far as they are concerned, one or
one hundred Oranges may be establish
ed, as the managers may choose, but
they do not propose to "go in lemons
and get squeezed" Men who have been
blowing all their lives are unwilling at
this late day to pay weekly or monthly
oae In order to be taught how to plow.
Accustomed to vote as they desired, they
are unwilling to be hampered by oath
or obligation on election days. This
class of farmers is by far the largest
and from them the Grangers need expect
no support Upon the whole, am al
together skeptical as to the success Of
the movement in our county. 1t seems
to my mind that before it can succeed
here or elsewhere. to any great extent.
! it must first be disrebed Of its secl ecy.
and the world be convinced that it has
nothing to do with politics or office
seeking. This done, and it may become
an important and useful organization.
Its CRY against mOnopolies, rings. etc,





done.


1t is quite prooable that a considera-
BILE majority Of the farmers Of the State
will take the same view of the subject
as the class referred to in Bedford. Peo-
pie have a lively recollection of Know
Nothingism on the one hand and of the
more recent Leagues on the other and
good many of them will hesitate to
fall in. with any movement that carries
with it the imposition of secret oaths
and obligations. The great aud con-
trolling interest of agriculture can be
best promoted and elevated by broad,
open harmony and concert and without
a resort to secret and oath bound or
CARNATIONS. We say, speed the plough
but let the people touch the Oranges
gingerly until they abolish and discard
the league-room feature.
Year: 1873

There is good deal of coed advice
embodied in this paragraph from the
East Tennessee Echo-ap excellent pa
per recently started at JoEesboro:


We hear every day some of our young
men complaining Of the duIIness Of the
times, the scarcity OF money, the mac
tivitv in business and thousand other
discouragements that confront them i'll
their schemes for the future. Some of
them are talking of changing locality,
and seeking some opening where busi-
ness is more active, money more plenti-
fuI, and times more hopeful. One word,
young man! You are component
part of this country, and ought to pos
sess great deal of energy and perse-
verance. Have you these qualities P
Are you not in great measure respon-
sible for the dullness of the times of
which you complain? How much of
your time are you spending in stool
pigeonry? Sitting in sheer idleness on
door and window sills, retailing silly
chit-chdt from day to day. Is there any
country beneath the sun that would re-
ward you with prosperity, while you
thus employ your time? Success al
ways has, and always will crown the
efforts of the energetic go-a-head Young
man, and allow us to say, that there is
no part of the United States that pre-
sents better field for successful opera
tions for live, active, enterprising young
men, than our own East Tennessee
What you want young man, is to get up
and shake yourself and go to work III
good earnest. This will bring the era
Of good times for which you sigh, and
tits alone will bring it. This you will
have to do, go where you may, or you
will still be grumbler.
Year: 1873

AS an illustration of the widespread
use of certain popular title, it is relat-
ed that gentleman recently stepped in
to a saloon in Denver, and cried out in a
loud, CHEEKY tone, Hello, come, profess
sor, take a drink" Six men sitting in
the saloon at once arose and came for
ward, while bootblack, whose stand
was just outside the door, and pass
ing corn-doctor smilingly accepted the
invitation and stepped in.
Year: 1873

A portable travelling bed which can
be rolled up like shawl in a cylindrical
package about two feet long is one of
the latest inventions of this progressive
age. 1t consists of light hair mattress,
a single or double air pillow, fine
wooden coverlet, carnp-stool, and at
tachments and cords for arranging the
whole contrivance as a hammock.
Year: 1873

Hin affray occurred in a Cottage Grove
avenue car, last evening, that may result
in the death of two men At about 9
o'clock a'drunken man took passage on
a car, and conducted himself in such
manner as to become offensive to the
other passengers, and the driver ordered
him off. He refused to comply with
the demand, and the driver felt called
upon to use force. In the scuffle that
ensued tire car official struck the man on
the head with the car-hOok. The blow
seemed to have no effect, for the drunk
en- fellow followed up the car and hurled
heavy stone at the driver The missile
struck a passenger named s. NJ. Elder. a
conductor on the Michigan Central Rail-
ROAD, residing at Kalamazoo, in the fore
head, producing a dangerous wound.
The injured man was taken to the Office
of DR.. PurdY, in the Otis Block, and
thence TO his boarding house. The
skull is slightly fractured; and it viii be
impossible to determine the result for
two or three days. As soon as the stone
was thrown, the drunken man ran down
Monroe street and escaped. In about
half an hour afterward the watchman of
Potter PalmeT's Hotel heard groans en-
anating from the Monroe-street en-
trance, and on proceeding to the spot
found man lying on the iron sheeting
that forms the ceiling of the basement.
He was so week from loss of blood that
he could not walk, but he was con-
scious, and informed the watchman that
car-driver had struck him with a hook.
He gave his name as John Laydon, and
stated that he roomed at No. 378 Wa
bash avenue, where he was taken. His
head was seriously cat, ana the wound
appears TO be 10 all respects as severe as
that sustained by Mr. Elder he will
be arrested as soon as he is able To leave
his bed.
Year: 1873

A CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS. A horse,
driven by young lady, and ordinarily
very quiet, took fight at a quantity of
lumber, piled in very close proximity to
the highway near the bridge, at Center


Rutland, and rearing up, tipped the car
riage completely over, throwing the oc-
cupants, two ladies and a child, to the
ground, but not seriously injuring either.


Tho horse was slightly injured and,
strange to say, did not run away, but
was easily secured. Bystanders who
witnessed the upset agree in saying that
it was a real miracle that some of the
parties were not killed, as they were
thrown within a few inches of huge
rock The carriage was damaged very
seriously Directly after the upset a
peddler drove up, stopped his cart, and
very kindly volunteered to assist in
righting things, but while occupied
there, his horse took fright and over
turned the cart, scattering brooms, tin
ware and ragbags, proniscuously about,


though the horse was secured before fur
ther damage was effected. Just then a
team belonging to another gentleman,


who was kindly assisting, not relishing
the appearance and sound of tinware fly
ing about, started on brisk trot for
West Rutland, but they were secured
before they had met with any accident.
And so endeth the chapter for one day.
Year: 1873

MDDLEBURY, June IS.


The committee to which were refer
red the questions in connection with the
acceptance of the proposed act of incor-
poration, reported as follows:


I. That the convention accept and
adopt the act of incorporation granted
by the State at the late session of the
Legislature, and that we proceed to or
ganize in accordance with its provisions,
at some time during the present
session.


3 That a committee be appointed to
revise our constitution and bylaws in
accordance with said act, and to report
for the action of the convention at its
session of 1874 and that meanwhile
any clause of our present constitution
and laws inconsistent with the provisions
of the act of incorporation be amended.


g. That at least, for the present year,
in addition to the trustees provided for
in the act, the Fairbanks boards be ap-
pointed as usual. /..-


T. That a committee be appointed to
nominate officers of the convention.


For the Committee,
Year: 1873

for neighbor's, as the house was on fire.
The girl testified that she opened her
aunt's door while she was passing out
and noticed she was on fire, and so told
the prisoner, who ordered her to fee
for life to Mr. Harmon's.


The aged parents of the prisoner were
absent on a visit TO brother in Bangor,
where the tidings reached them. They
arrived home at eight o'clock, prostrat-
ed and frantic. The anguish of this
aged and feeble pair, their cries and
walls, their invocation to Heaven, melt
ed every eye to tears and softened every
heart TO pity. But the day is dawning
"a welcome reminder that this imper-
feet, nocturnal sketch of a bloody and
sickening tragedy must be sent forward
TO its distant destination. The supposed
motive for the deed was a disagreement
about the division of the fathers prop
Year: 1873

suggest itself to every one. American women
have left the field of domestic labor
to foreigners, who consequently set their
own prices, in which the loss OF caste
is apparently considered at good round sum.
The shop-girl in her scant fnery, working her
eight and ten hours day for miserable pit
tance, when she might be luxuriously housed
and fed, and lay by money in bank as nurse
or chambermaid, pays high for her preserved
gentility. But this hackneyed argument
covers but small space If the host
of half starved genteel shopwomen,
teachers. and millners should, as they are be-
sought TO do throw aside their false notions
of gentility, they would but lower Biddys 5
wages and crowd the kitchen with new hordes
of incompetent cooks. Good teachers or
seamstresses they may be; skilled servants
they are not They do not bring TO the easing
of our indigestion any more of what Ihack-
eray calls a genius for vctuals than the Irish
woman, and.they have not even her bones OF
muscles.


Much might be done in alleviatiOn OF the
necessities of these classes of wOmen-wOrkers ii
they would cooperate and form leagues tor mutual
protection. ShOp-girls and teachers have as IN
herent a right to cOalesce, set value on their
services, and use lawful means to COM
mand that value as the Plasterers' or
Printers, Union. But woman has not
yet learned in business matters to be social
animal, nor even to appreciate the laws OF de-
mand and supply which lower her salary as an
efficient clerk and raise that of unable Biddy.
1t will be many years before women will form
A. Il. a. non OIL m
Huence in any way trade; and pending that time
these few occupations will be crowded by every
girl driven out of doors to earn her livelihood,
wages will be low and complaints many. Yet
in the mean time there are dozen handl-
crafts which every industrious matron has
tried for the comfort of her own family before
she reaches middle age which would give her
daughters a liberal support if they chose to
follow them. Success, as well as charity, lies
often at home.
Year: 1873

The CustOm-hOuse managers have concluded
that the Charter as it stands gives the Mayor
altogether too much power. This may sound
like cruel jest, considering that they have
robbed him of everything except the empty
dignity and the grave responsibility of his
Office; but it is literally true An addition to
the Custom-hOuse lobby has gone to Albany
to represent that one serious obstacle to their
perfect success in establishing an absolute
Ring remains and to insist on still further
changes in the clause of the Charter which
regulates appointments.


The gist of the matter lies in this: The
Charter, as at present reported from the Com
mittee on Cities, gives the appointing power
to the Mayor, and the confirming power to the
Board of Aldermen. 1t has suddenly occurred
10 the managers that they had Oveueached
themselves in this, and furnished the Mayor
an opportunity whereby to defeat their whole
project. Having the appointing power, he
might nominate men of such high character and
such recognized ability that the Aldermen cannot
afford to reject them. 1t was pOssible-thOugh
all will recognize its difliculty-for the Mayor
to have selected men wholly above reprOach,
whom the Ring could not have used and yet
dared not refuse. BY such nominations the
Mayor would have put the Ring Aldermen
in their proper attitude before the peo-
pie, and this is precisely what they object
to- The obloquy of a rejection of fitting
nominations would thus be upon the Alder
men, and not upon the Mayor. Seeing this
the Custom-bouse managers have sent direc-
tons to Albany to alter the Charter so as to
give the appointing power to the Aldermen
and the confirming power to the Mayor. The
stale pretense is to be made, as
already insisted upon by Ring jour
nails, that this is in accordance
with the Mayors views and wishes. He was
so ms1epresented inadvertently i'll this journal I;
but, satisfied that it was an error of the re-
porter, we made particular inquiry of the
Mayor, and learned that the contrary were his
views, and promptly SO stated. He has himself
corrected the misstatement over his own sig
nature, so that there is no further excuse for
misunderstanding or misrepresentng him.
The point which the CustOm-hOuse man
ayers expect to make by this change
Is this: the Ring Aldermen will nominate
for the Heads of Departments the persons
elected by the Ring managers. The Mayor
will of course reject them. The OblOquy of
the deadlock which will ensue will thus be
thrown upon the Mayor. The latter cOntinu-
ing firm in his refusal to accept obnoxious
men, the delay of twenty days will
ensue, and then follows the JOINT
convention in which the Mayor will be
a single voice in the impOtent minority of
seven against the nine Ring members of
the Board. These nine can then elect and
empower whom they please, and il is already
notorious that they are committed 20 elect
only those who will please the party dictators.


1t would be impossible to conceive OF
more insulting and dangerous proposition; only
The madness which leads these men to believe
Year: 1873

There is a curious statement IN recent numb.,
of The Chicago Tribune, made TO a reporter OF th,.
paper by prominent impressarO in regard to a lss
prominent "operatic agent" that is 10 say gentle
man whose function it is 20 watch tire interest,
of single performer. and to trouble the peace Of an


the rest of the company. We do not choose to enter
into the merits Of the Misunderstanding between


these two ornaments Of the profession but it may bs
worth whilo to refer to single remark Of the Man.
ager. He complains Of the measures employed BY
the "agenp to influence the judgment Of tia
writers for the press This sort Of talk is stogethsr
too common among people Of that profession.
1t is Of course possible that nercenary person may
sometimes get access for time TO the colamns Of
respectable newspaper but he cannot retain his posi-.
ton an hour after his character is made known. II
managers when they are unjustly treated by critic
who has beensuborned by rival will bring 10 the
journal thus abused some proof of the fact, he viii
receive full satisfaction. If he has no evidence Of
tho kind. perhaps it would be as well for him 10
hold his tongue.
Year: 1873

The Pacific Railroads will be much more
dissatisfied with the solution of the interest
question, as proposed by the House Commit
tee on Appropriations, than they were with
that made by the Senate. The act of 1862
obliged the companies to relinquish all earn
ings for carrying Government freight &c,
the same to be applied on the interest due
the Government on the bonds advanced to
the companies. Five per cent of the net
earnings were also TO be devoted to
the same purpose. The act of 1864
allowed the companies to receive half their
earnings from the Government; that of 1871
gave them the full amount claimed. The
roads now owe about S1O,OOO,OOO on the bonds
borrowed 'FRONT.' the Government. Bonds and
interest at maturity viii amount to $751; 100000,
and no provision whatever has been made
for either interest or principle so far as
known; even the per cent earnings clause has
been lost sight of. The Senate proposed that
the Secretary of the Treasury should withhold
frem the amount due the roads as earnings
enough to pay the annual interest; also, should
restore the per cent sinking fund. 1t Is now
proposed in the House that the Secretary shall
withhold all payments on Government account
until the interest is paid in full nothing is
said about the 8 per cent clause; the presump-
ton is that that is still operative. The roads
have been earning great deal of money /;
there is no reason why they should not pay
the interest due on what they have borrowed
from the Government
Year: 1873

ings throughout the city. Does not Mr..
Macgregor see that this excuse leaves him
under the necessity of explaining why it
happens that he did not employ his forces in
examining buildings in the course of erection
We can better afford to pay for his "ounce
"of prevention than for his "pound of cure y
at least, at this rate.
Year: 1873

The House of Representatives yesterday
pushed through a singular piece of temper
ance legislation. 1t was a bill designed to
prevent the promotion of army officers intem-
pcrately addicted to intoxicating liquors. 1t
is right 10 keep drunkards Gf there are any
in the army from promotion, but is the House
Just now in fit frame of mind to enact
moral obligations for anybody
Year: 1873

The still hopeful Burnham heirs" have sent an
other lawyer England 70 discover the will Of the
old original Burnham They gave farewell receP-
ton TO their attorney in Boston, last Tuesday. but
the festivities not precisely harmonious There
was certain indignant Judge Steele there who
said he had subscribed 800 and wanted it back
again. Ii all you folks, said he, want 10 risk
your money why. do it; tho question is settled nmy
mind want my money back as if 800 was too
much to pay for having such a question as that
settled in his mind What an unreasonable Judge
Steele
Year: 1873

The great scare in regard to diseased mutton has
reached Portland. Ne. But there proved 10 be no
more reason for t there than i'll this city The Arg1
says it was reported that large docks Of diseased
sheep had lately been brought to that city from the
West and that bad meat had been sold. 1t was even
stated that over 10000 sheep suffering from conta-
gious skin diseases have been sent from Illinois and
slaughtered and the meat distributed about the city
which was pretty big story. Nobody knows OF
the arrival of more than lot. and proper precau-
tions have been taken against the distribution Of
any more.