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REDPATI’S ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY
REDUCTION OF PRICE.
N and sfter this issue (Number 313), the price of
Reprate’s Inuvstratsp Weesir will be reduced to
FIVE CENTS for single copies, and to mail subscribers as.
follows:
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This reduction is made because I fiod that the only com-
plaint made about the paper is that its retail price puts it be-
yond the means of the class whom [especially wish to reach
the Lrish workingmen of America.
as
AT HOME.
Now that the hubbub of the elections is over, workingmen
should ask themselves what they are to gain by the election of
the successful candidates? The only things that will help
the people are economy in governmental expenditures ; the
aro)
‘on the shoulders of labor than the Government ; they are cor-
rapting legislation at its source, and they are defiling the
och,
Jay Gould end | his tribe are exacting tribute that will soon
than the rents of Irish landlords.
The power of. ‘his class comes from laws passed by bribery
‘a men, and see, for ore whether
they force the Elevated Railroad to reduce its fares to five
cents. That is the test to be applied to representatives of
any attempts of new meubers to sell out the peo,
The Pitesburg. iron trade is reported to Bo tn a very de-
pressed conditio
The Chicago "Bessem er steel companies intend stopping
work next month, in consequence of the low prices of steel
rails, and the prospect of a reduction of the tariff. By this
step 20,000 men will be thrown out of employm ent,
‘About 1,500 miners are on a strike in the coal pits, near
Pittsburg, for an advance of half a cent a bushel on their
wages.
Pope Barrow bas been elected U. S. Senator in Georgia, to
fill the unexpired term of the late D. H. Hill, and Alfred H,
Colquitt for Me full term, commencing March 4,
By of Trade have decided that the results of the
tal sys!
the Valted States.
proposed to make ree Me., the winter terminus
of the Canadian Pacific Rai
Henry George leckuved a “the Maltbusian theory at Chiek-
ering Hall, on Monday. For slaying dead Samsons, and
teaching a belief in sey steve ghosts in politics, Mr. Henry
George is peculiar, No Americau ever believed in the Mai-
thusian theory any more than America ever will believe in
State ownership of the land.
WASHINGTON.
A dangerous counterfeit of the silver dollar i is being exten-
sively ciren
A special Minister is to be wo to the United States from
Nicaragua to promote the of the act incorporating
the Maritime Canal Compan;
Dr. Collins, of Minneapolis, has arrived in Washington,
and will demand to be represented by counsel before the
Jeannette Board of Ingniry, to investigate why his brother,
Jerome J. Collins, was suspended from duty by Capt. De
Long, and prevented from accompanying Noros and Ninder-
man, thongh able oe fpxions todo so. Some unpleasant
revelations are antici
Cabrera, Stieistee to the United States from Bolivia,
is about to return ae
Ex-Dictator Pierota,
iz hoping that Secretary y Frellinghnysen will invite him to ex-
South American
in his ane
specti
er tis, Y. mnored that the Legation of China in the United
States will shortly be ordered home in consequence of the
passage of the recent Chinese bil!
None of the star route bribery cases will go before the pre-
sent grand jury of the district of Colnmi , the Attorney-
Genera) not having confidence in that ody.
The Attorney-General has given an ‘opinion that all parson-
ages owned by churches or religions § societies must be taxed
the same as any other dwelling b
An extradition treaty between “the , United States and Bel-
gium has been ratified.
John Roach declared before the Congressional Committee
on American shipping that a foreign war would be detrimen-
our interents because of our lack of sbips to carry our
roduc!
Pr The ‘Tracilian Minister at Washington denies the truth of
the rumored hostilities between bis Government and the Ar-
gentine Vonfederation, about a disputed boundary,
f Peru, who is now at Washington, ©
FAMOUS AMERICANS.
hurlow Weed died on Wedne:
x Jones, of Florida, nee “That the victorious party
should ‘keep public contidence by reforming the tariff aud re-
ducing public expenses ¢ and internal revenue.
General Grant nas written an article declaring General Fitz
John Porter exonerated from the charges made against him
in 1862. nu. Grant says that he has studied the question
fully, and that Gen. Porter could not have acted otherwise
than he did. He advocates bis restoration by Congress to his
Position in the army.
ames B. Eads will remain in Washington daring the
wale Whitman every evening crosses the ferry from Cam-
den to Philadelphia in order to enjoy a social chat with bis
friends,
the <opresition in the Senate to the promotion of Genera
Pope t Major General is so great as to render his confirm-
ation donb All the Democrats and some Republicans are
against
‘A relibishop Wood has been ailing for three weeks past
Mrs. Lucy , Earcom, poet, will reside in Beverly, Mass, :
during the win!
Governor. ‘lect ‘Pattison has declined the offer of an escort
tendered him for the ovcasion of bis inanguration.
Gol. Bodine has resigned as Captain’ of the American team
of 1988.
W. Hf. Vanderbilt says his observations during his recent
tour in the West convince him, as do the greatly jucreased re-
turns of his own reilways, thet the country is in a prosperous
and promising condition, 6 does not say anything about
what the public, that pays all the ‘‘ increased retarus” on his
millions of watered stock, thinks on the subject.
Professor Henry D raper, one of the greates: of Apesean
scientists, died at his residence in this city on Mou
overnor-elect Cleveland has resigned the Mayoralty of
Buffalo.
THE EAST.
The 99th anniversary of the evacnation of New York by the
British will be celebrated in this city on Satard
‘Two girls were killed and several persons severely injured
ee a building that canght fire in Providence, R. I., on Tnes-
“Saptain Martin Luther Smith, imprisoned as a lunatic, has
been adjudged sane by expert test
The furmers of Hempstead, L. I. ore, at war with the fox-
hunters who ride over their farms and warn them not to tres-
pass. When the same thing happens in Ireland it is cabled
here as ‘Irish crime.”
‘The barge Saginaw was run down by the Sound steamer
City of Worcester and sunk in the East River, New York.
Captain ‘Taylor, of the barge, lost his motuer, wife and two
children.
he Naval Advisory Board to decide upon which yards shall
ke sold ae on a visit to New York, to inspect the Brooklyn
avy y
The architects of the State Capitol at Albany report that
there is nothing in the condition of the building to prevent its
immediate occupation by the Assembly.
Col. Emil. Frier, Minister from Switzerland to the United
States, was given a reception on Sunday evening by tl
Swiss residents of this city, Col. Frier served with aun
in the Union army during the war, when he returned to
Switzerland d and became an editor and a member of the
Connell of Confederation. Te is the first Minister that Swit-
erland ever had in this country.
rglars are very busy for the past two weeks in Brooklyn.
2262 anniversary of e Janding of the Pilgrims was
celebrated at a onn, ‘Moos.
THE WEST.
‘The St. Louis Ore and Steel Works, employing 8,000 men,
propose to shut down on Dec
‘The workmen of the Steel gad “tron Company of St. Louis
pave consented to have their wages lowered,
"The Federation of Trades and Labor Unions are holding a
session at Cleveland, Obio.
THE NORTHWEST.
‘The railroad war in the Northwest is growing warmer, and
shows no signs of abating.
THE FAR WEST.
Merchants of San Francisco are subscribing largely for Nic-
aragua § Ship Canal
Some 7,400 Taborers ¢ on the Northern Pacific Railroad, with
a following of gamblers and saloon keepers, are approaching
the Flathead Indian Agency. The agent is alarmed at the
approach of this army of ‘* civilization.”
SOUTHWEST.
ants sovercet electric storm ever felt here, occurred on Fri-
graph communication by Jand and cable was
ane ‘lolly “stopped
as
ABROAD.
CANADA.
Tv Toronto customs officials have confiscated copies of
Paine’s theological works, by order of the authorities of
Salmo} on canning is becoming a leading industry in British
caaubia, which bids fair to rival in this respect the Oregon
fisheries.
‘he question of Canadian independence is a live subject of
discussion with the Canadian press, If Canada was not 80
far removed from the ‘*mother couvtry, ” "some of these pi
pers would be pounced wpon for **treasor
6 Canadians, on account of the salt of the vote in
New York abolishing tolls on the Erie Canal, are to abolish
tolls on the Dominion canals and make Montreal an entirely
free porte of shi)
mer Wearmonth, from Quebec, was wrecked on
Staal Taland, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, with a loss of
sixteen
MEXICO.
Denver, Texas and Mexican capitalists have bought 1,000,-
000 acres of lund in Mexico to stock with cattle.
The Mexican National Railroad is being laid at the rate of
one and one-balf miles a day.
CENTRAL AMERICA.
A correspondent in Honduras says that the country is ad-
vancing under the good managewent of President Soto, who
is looked npon as the probable President of the proposed
Central American Federation.
J
‘ [November 30, 1882.
COLUMBIA.
A party of Columbian traders, who ventured up the river
Pataingo 4 the State of Canca, have been killed and eaten
by Jevenetos Indians.
GUATEMALA.
President Barrios has returned to Gautemala. His mission
here, .o gain the mediation of our Government in a boun-
dary dispute with Mexico, was a failure.
PANAMA
The Panama Canal ‘Company are sending an agent to New
York in search of labore:
CUBA,
Captain-General Prendergast has declared San Cayetano,
on the northern coast of the Vuelta Abajo, a port ojen
foreign commerce. ‘The Cuptain-General is an Irishman.
PERU.
The Peruvian prisovers confined by the Chilians are suffer-
ing greatly from chills and fever. The Chilian authorities
mprison persons who cannot raise the money contribution
imposed ont
Vice Montero, of Peru, has issued a proclamation
convoking a Congress to meet at Arequipa on March
ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND.
aa agiand has $34 deer parks, some of which contain as high
are beginning to demand that
these Sverks be turned peop to farming purposes. The aris-
tocracy call these demands “communists.”
Five men were killed and pine injured by the -xplosion of
dynamite works at Lianelly, Wales.
Stafford Northcote, “the gr: rand old woman,” goes to the
Mediterranean for his: health, and Sir R. A. Cross will jendt he
Tories in his abs
At the Durham “Quarter Sessions an old woman, 77 years of
6, was sentenced to ten years’ penal servitude for sealing
articles valued at 15 pence! But the Prince of Wal
nin debt to the fane of fio, 000 at a time, and the dis-
Franchised people must pay it
n Victoria reviewed the troops that have retu-ned from
the Egyptian raid, and proposed the health of Gen. Wolseley
at a banquet given in his hon
It is expected that Parliament w ill be prorogued on Dec 1.
Mr. Kenard, a Tory, has been elected to the House of Com-
mons for Salisbury.
A crank has been arrested for sending a threatening letter
to Gladstone.
Queen Victoria decorated 400 soldiers and sailors at Wind
sor who participated in the recent Egyptian raid. | The fa
‘The liquidation of the City of Glasgow Bank has been fiu-
ished. All I the lepositors received 20 shillings in the pound.
Wn. jaw was sentenced to ten B yenas! penal servi-
tude for threatening the Prince of Wales.
FRANCE.
The French Government have presented to the Cham-
bers a bill ratifying the African treaties concluded by M. de
Brazza.
France is about to send an expedition of 900 m
Southern Tunis, to punish the murderers of Col. Platters: or)
his men, The actual attack will be made next year.
In éonsequence of ‘the treaty concluded by M. de Brazza
with the African Chiefs, a French gunboat vil shortly be
despatched to the
Twenty-five were varested at Lyons on Sunday, charged
with belonging toa revolutionary association.
Several Legitimists in the Department of be Vendee have
received threatening letters from the Anarcbi
France and England are carrying on negotiations in regard
to the treaties concluded by De Brazza with certain African
tentates. gland, of course, will object to the injustice
of annexation of savage land:
e remains of the Tulleries are to be sold at public anc-
tion.
A Paris financial house has dismissed 800 clerks and closed
many of its branch bh
M. raZZvs eaton on the Congo have been ratified by
the French Cham
GERMANY,
‘The Emperor William i a pis speech at the opening of the
Prussian Landtag, urged the abolition of the four lowest
grades of class tax, which press harshly upon the poorer
asses,
The Berlin police are rey trying to suppress socialistic
pamphlets. They have a big contract on hand, while the
people are beld under the present military despotism.
AUSTRI- HUNGARY.
preparing. for the inevitable conflict with Rus:
‘e Chiefs of the Albanian League inthe Balkan Peninsula
bare asked for n
Oop:
re
RUSSIA.
Russia intends to suppress all her embassies and legations
io Germany excepting those at Berlin aud Stuttgart.
Russia has coucluded a new loan of 000.000, which
brings up the total debt to £2,765,000,000. Her debt has ul-
most doubled during the last ten years, and the deficit has
more than doubled.
The Finland Diet has petitioned the Czar to give full liberty
to the press in Finland, and refers to the loyalty and tran-
alley of the Finns in support of their prayer.
M. Giers, Russian Secret of oreign Affairs, has
gone to ‘Germauy to have a talk with Bismarck. Such meet-
ni d to the unfortunate king-ridden people of
Europe. This visit of M. de Giers, the Russian Foreign Min-
ister, to Germany is considered a proof that Russia is making
friendly advances to Germany in anticipation of a war with
Aastris
General Ignatieff denies that his recent visit to Paris was
made with any political object
Seventeen suspected Nitalats have been arrested at Olessa;
the University of Kasan has been closed, and distarbances
among the students have broken ont in several places.
CHINA.
The Chinese Government refuses to give certificates to i
bs
subjects who are not laborers. as provided for i :
eublecte whe are Pi ‘or in the recent
sword seems to have ‘boon *
the occupation of Albania by Austrian |