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Show A KiWiuitiug Talc. New York, 17. A morning pnper savs that nt present there aro between 7, (MX) and 8,000 children, kidnapped IVoni Italy, held in slavery in the Inrge cities of tho Unikxl iSuil-.s, tliis Icily being the great eenlra entry port, i The children arc brought here and' sold daily at private auction, at prices varying from n hundred dollars to four I hundred for boys, and a hundred to five hundred for girls. Where tlte girls arc exceptionally pretty the price;! pri-ce;! rule higher. Two little girls who together play their violins in Wall street, are said to have been 1 tough t by their present owner fur $1,000. Suieo the 1st of April hust 817 of these children have arrived at this port. |