Show a a u A BOUT NOTHING mr george augustus sla who is cutting up america from ilia own standpoint fr f r bariou english paper has already bluffed up many things which other people with 10 enwin nostrils rila either were unab lo 10 scent one of tho most recent remarks that alio english workmen are dressed better and finer thai to lauve met with in certain circles for now nod t ico wo hear voices asserting thal alie rendition of the engli h i i on abo whole better than thatch ahe that not only his clothing ie better but alao his food more abundant and a eliat he lives os legal protection juvenile labor being strictly prohibited aud tho nine hour working day being compulsorily and at hat that tho daiv has a greater tendency to and preserve hie health and general vel fare correspondences in this sense arc to be found in eastern and exchanges and there ia no lack of confirmatory editorial acm mente it is evident that in this matter much falsehood is mixed little truth and as the mixture is pretty clearly compounded many are des and one repeats the yarn after the other tho remark of ajla which has given tho first impulse to the general term and flood of misrepresentations and misconceptions is indeed very superficial and by no means tenable in its generality stil to be truthful we cannot deny that there is a certain amount of truth contained therein if we only try to husk it out tho english workingman a a rule is dressed more substantially viz lie wears warmer and more durable claths cloths for he can purchase good woolens for f moderate price while his american colleague has to pay a good one third more for contemptible shoddy this he does because he is compelled to help to protect by higher prices the hatire manufacturer who again pays him higher wages but it is not all compulsion but a good deal ie free choice the english working man thinks more of suitable and substantial dres the american on the other hand hankers more after nobby appearance and fashionable pattern the former buys hia summer coat hat for a decade the latter buys a new suit every beir or at least every two years on the whole the american workingman expend for himself and his family certainly o MUO I as ho englishman in the single matter of clothing and that he is able to do if ie certainly no of condi tion the talk about the english work ingman enjoying a retter food than the american ia mere bosh and ignorance laboring population of the world ie able to procure tuch nutritious wholesome abundant board at relatively low prices as our workingmen and if ho cannot real ize alio ideal king henry IV of france by haying his chicken in afa sunday pot regularly he at least has a good piece oi meat and something besides than once a jay from one weeks end to he other true it is that t lie dwellings of our workingmen ir large are nono too good but neither do the laborer live in palace in old england there is something about ho more satisfactory legal protection and the efficient and provident anitaray ani tary for the english laborers although it oa 01 in juu tco stated that praiseworthy advance in made in that direction by the municipal authorities of our larger town if wo only look back a decabo and observe the mighty strides of progress we have made in that short period we are justified in latici paling that wo will soon outstrip the most advanced elates of the old world we are a young of which it ie unreasonable to require the well ordered I of coun chobo history reaches back for centuries mr aila and the test of the carping critics should keep in mind one thida and more that are deposited in the saving banke of the single state of new york and to two thiede the of working aen england or for that diat ter aay other country of the world something like this to leaah ol 01 UTAH will feel their water perceptible when learning of mammoth luit like ohp following follo reported m the A case which etu ached a great deal of public attention fifteen year ago is to be once more brought before the house of commons in the form of a petition it i scandal i which the name of the late lord chancellor welbury Wet bury wae mixed up mr leonard edmund the petitioner formerly held the lucrative appointment of the patents under the crown the grievance of which he complains ie hat not a figure or item in hi roved accounts amounting to over i million and a half of public money ha eyer been audited or adjusted lince appointment in 1833 and bat hi claim and allowance arie ng upon accounts to over exclusive of inlet ret or du wages unpaid jlian account alone which also are unaudited amount in lie aggregate to the of in 1808 the court of chancery ordered that an account be taken of all fee and money e received by the petitioner alio hu binco striven in i vain at an enormous ex u to get the decree obeyed he therefore now appeals to abo honeo of mons direct demanding that the hie accounts be taken by the lawful and parviainen parlia inen tiry audit account of audited t and hie long delayed claim adjuster and paid when lyas first opened chargee of were bought again but in late lord justice then vice chancelor explicitly that he was happy to say that the argument anu iba evidence adduced on behalf hafid been u in lip ilip i all tm J f TAKING now is in order with the english people the ap pro achin census ordered by the government which frightens all the venerable old maida out of their wits no terrors for arl pears the great london boap manufacturer who offers to assist gratis in enabling the government to do its wicked work the printed form of the acu ecu to be distributed throughout the kingdom will cost about one hundred thousand pounds with paper damps delivery and all included now mr pel re who has not real bisol his immense fortune by sitting quietly in his etore with his eyes shut appreciates the vast publicity acquired by the census and asks why le should not shire it and bohe prope see to undertake the whole expense of the census document on he selo condition of being allowed to print his advertisement with the woodcut you boy upon the back of the paper it is not stated whether the offer has been accepted but it is generally believed that the government will be afraid ofa wrong application by he public ot tho motto YACHTSMEN are taking an unusual interest in the cup won at cowes in 1851 by the america now comes the information that this yacht has been thoroughly overhauled she was floated alio other day from duffas marine railway at boston in speaking of her improvements her commander capt jas reid a boston branch pilot and a deep water navigator of celebrity said the america has been rebuilt from four strokes below the water line with new top timbers and knees of and ceilings and beams pine the fastenings are ot copper galvanized iron and locust tree nails below deck there are four large slate rooms and four berths all have been finished in ash with polis lied mahogany trimmings she has now the same spars as when ho sailed against the madeleine in 1876 twenty miles from andy hook and badr for Queene the cup in order to remedy a trick that abb america has of running out of water and eft nil the time making a wave like a virginia fenc eshe has been provided with an overhanging of six and half feet capt reid adds that he intends to bring her out in racing trim early the coming season EDWIN BOOTH recently related a pleasant anecdote from he early time of his laurel crowned and world renowned theatrical career lie said that the most genuine compliment he ever received was on the occasion of his playing lago for the first timo at grass valley then a new mining camp the audience who had not seen a play for years were eo much incensed athis apparent villainy that they pulled out their shooters in the middle of the third act and began blazing away at the othello had the tip of his nose fi st volley and mr booth only es by rolling over and over up disappearing through a trap door A speech from the manager somewhat calmed the house but even then mr booch thought it best to pass the night jn the theatre as a number of the most elevated spectators were making strenuous efforts to induce the vigilance corn cittee to lynch the internal sneak ing cuss A NEW is reported of a nuremberg germany chemist entitled Eido graphy it is said to be one that not only furnishes a pleasa ant pastime for ladies but one highly remunerative the art consists of a new method of decorating silks and other fabrics by means of hollow pencils which are charged with a fluid 11 compound the compound hardens instantly on exposure o the air and is furnished in every known color all of which become in lasting as long as the material on which they aro used wood benware and pottery can also bo decorated and glass in the bame manner tho designs and work presenting an unique and handsome ap pui rance already have fabrics decorated in this abw art taken the of embroidery to a considerable extent in germany and france has puzzled a good clever beads and checks have been devised and lisca with mole or the new england stance particularly having tuR ered ore than common ly from the plague have taken and varied precautions against the deluge of itinerant haupers paupers pau pers thus in aben providence R I established it now famous wood yard for tramp the outdoor relief amounted to and 1143 tramps were forced to work in the yard burins the whole of ait year only au train ps ventured near the place while the amount of relief decreased to thi wood yard has proved the bat investment ohp city ever made JUSTICE to be beiji meted out to the who are just now persecuting ahe jews for bleir wealth and superior culture while on anti jew war rages at ber lin an anti german campaign has begun at lealh where the authors aka lately declined to permit rep forin ances in the german theatre and a paper remark that every thing ahal opposes magyar interests must bo exterminated ff necessary with powder tho editor of the philadelphia times who has recently been through the southern states to tako a curvey of the country and people of bis impression he has given interesting reports in his paper from tenn he that the f u dent polk e buoyed and respect ed tha by bonen po nen of all parties the interest her little fortune in tennessee state bonds all cheha is exempted from reau |