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CHILD SLAVERY.
We tako the following from the
Bulletin.
Late telegraphic dispatches have
given hrief attention of the prosecution
ot the Italian Fagin, who for many
months have been trafficing in New
York in the children of hisjeountrjmen.
The following is a detailed account of
the case.
At the trial of Glione, the Italian
padrone, before the City Court to-day,
several Italians from New York and
other places were present. The four
boys testified that they had been in
the country twenty-one months, and
had been kept in a Crosby street den in
New York until they were brought to
Now Haven some time ago; that they
were beaten and kicked unless they
brought in a prescribed sum of money
every night, and were told by Glione to
steal if they could not earn the money ;
that they were also toll by Glione that
their parents would be fined, and they
arrested by the police if they ran away
and that he had a legal write to hold
them. They all said that they would
be glad to be free if the law woo Id give
them their freedom and protect them
from Glione. The contracts under
which the padrone claims the right to
hold the boys were translated and laid
before tin court, and it appeared that
the boys' service had been sold to him
for four or five years at an average rate
of 820 per year, and with provision that
the parents should pay for medical
services, and should forfeit the wages
and a fine of $80 it the boys should run
away during tho time of service. The
recent Italian laws upon this subject
were aim laid before the Court. Signor
Secchi de Casalijeditorof Fccode Ilul'a,
was one of tho witnesses for the State.
he sta'ntc under which Glione has
been indicted was parsed 1854 fur the
purpose of nulitying the fugitive slave
aw, but was never used for thit
purposeJThe penalty is the State Pri.o i
rom two to five yean. The Court held
that Glione is guilty of imprisoning
ree persons with intent to keep them
in a state of servitude.against their w.ll,
and required the prisoner to furnish
bonds for $1,000 tor appearance before
the Jury in October. Failins to
furnish the bond,Glione was committed
to the County Jail. The boys will be
aken care of by the city authorities
uutil October.
The New York Times has
the
bllowiog upon this subjeet :
In reference to tho New Haven
prisoner, Lr. ulione, it is discovered
that he. has changed his name, for
piudential raotives.from Joseph Golono
whivh name is the one supposed to
belong to the little boy Joseph,at present
in safe keeping at Central Patk. Golone
alias Glione, left his residence at No.45
Crosby street, in this city, at tho very
egining of the present movement
when little Joseph ran away, because
ho was afraid that the authorities
would use the story of the child, his
former slave against him. In this
action, however, it would appear he was
safe, for although the entire story of
the barbaraties practiced upon little
Joseph has been printed.tho authorities
show no disposion to do him justice.
Golone is supposed to have fled to
Boston, and, fiding a poor market for
his merchandse, he proceeded to New
Haven, where the Italian citizens had
the moral courage to effect his arrest.
There aro many like him still at large,
and our reporter was given to understand
that proper maans wauld soon be taken
to secure the aid of the Italians in
all the prominent cities of the United
States. It is therefore, said that even
though the padroni here should become
frightened and leave this city, they
stand a better chance of being
arrested when they arrive at their
destination than if they remained
in New York, because through the
apthy of various officials concerned
in the matter, they can remain here
in safety.
To show the violence of tho persecution
against little j Joseph, and the
determination on the part of his enimies
to obtain possession of his person, a
card has been circulated among the
various laborers and keepcrsof Central
Park, offering a reward "of" for his
capture. To their credit it may be said,
however, they have refused to accept
the bribe, and Joseph still remains in
safe hands to become a witness as soon
as the authorities need him.
Joseph, however is not the only
child, who is in troublo and needs
protection. There aro thousands in this
city just as destitute of friends and legal
protection as he is, but unfortunately
they cannot be helped by private
enterprise. The following apvertisements
all of which have appeared in the
daily papers of this city, wiil show
tho impunity with which this inhuman
traffic is carried on, and the utter
disregard the padroni have for
American law :
"Thirty dollars reward will ba pid
for tho return to their pareuts two
Italian boys, Joseph Cherob, aged
eleven, and Frank Brigli;i, aged seven;
both play the violin- Cherob has fair
hair, thin face, cut inupper lip, blue
eyes, corduroy jacket, black outsido
cape, black and white vest, gray pants.
Brijlia has black hair, round, plump
face, black eyes, small teeth, cut on
upper lip, black jacket and vest, and
gray pants, Both boy had on winter
Caps. Send information to Antonie
Ilrilia, No. 45 Crosby street, New
York.
It will be seen that bothboys arc
described a having a cat on iheir upper
lip. Ihis circumstance led to an
i i?c8tigr:tiorj, and it ha been discovered
that but few of the boys are without a
brand of some kind by which they can
bi recognized.
Many of them wore a diagonal cut
on either tho ricrht or left ndo of the
upper lip which has been purposely
mado and sewed up again in a rough
manner, so that the scar will always
remain. Other have thir under lip
split in the centre, and a permanent
scar is secured in the same i
ninner.
These cuts about the mouth a
re itc
most preferable stylo of brand, because
to the casual observer they present
nothing unnatural, as the marks may be
readily faken as tho result of an
accident or a natural hair lip. As all
the slaves, belonging, to diflerent
masters cannot be branded alike, many
will be found to bear the marks,
of a knife or caustic, upon their amis
or other parts of their bodies, and by
this they are recognized. This
inhuman treatment is practiced in this
city every day, and yet with all
publicity that has been given to it
no one in autority has been found to
raise a hand to save the innocent
victims.
progress:
Whether the world is growing better
or worse as it grows older, each will
judge for himself. One delights to believe
iu progress, eternal progress. "Onward,
ever onward," is the inspiring sentiment
which cheers him and bouys him up,
whatever may befall. We believe in
"Progress and Improvement." We
regard it a law of nature. As it is in
the vegetable kingdom, with tho bud,
the flower, and the fruit, so it is with
man; he is ay creature of progress.
First there is a birth, then a youth,
then maturity, and after this comes
perfection in the spiritual nature.
Individuals go up or down, according
to the way tbi-y live; so it is with the
people constituting tho State and
Nation. Certain families " run out;"
tribes and nations also pass away, and
are succeded by those of other blood
and other manners, customs, and ways
of life,
We make progress when we grow in
stature, in intellect, and in grace.
This is according to natural law
and in keeping with tho Divine.
Wells.
SIN WHAT IS IT I
It is sinful to do what we know, or
belive, to be wrong; as, for instanoe, to
lie, to steal, to slander. It is a sin to
deceivo or mislead another to his harm.
There are many sorts, varieties, and
phases of sin, besides those indicated
in the Ten Commandments. Wo regard
it a sin to commit excesses in eating,
in" 'drinking, or in doing anything
which will impair the health of the
body, affect the mind injuriously, or
dwarf tho moral or spiritual sensibilities
Through dissipation ono become the
parent of an imbecile or an idot. By
transmitting consumptive tendencies to
offspring, or by transmitting scrofulous
diseases, a palpable wrong is done, and
8ufferingi3 induced. Is not this sinful ?
Preachers eonfine their rebukes to
what may be called moral sin,
seldom coming right down to our
physical transgressions, such as over
eating, drinking, chewing, smoking,
dosiug, and drugging, which are among
the chief causes of our most serious
winning.
Let u look at thc?o things as they
are. Wo sin agaimt the laws of
health when we breath old and fetid
air, such as is confined in school house
public halls, churches and even private
dwelling houses. We sin when we
jrormandize or cat more than we need :
when wo rob ourselves or others of
necessary sleep ; when we overtax the
minds of children, rendering them
precocious and sickly ; when wo lace
so tightly that wo contruct our lungs
and impair health; when we spoil our
feet, producing corns, bunions, etc., by
tigh boota , when we cause headache
by great wads of false hair, or by air
liht hats; when we go to extremes in
anything whereby we waste vitality
and engender disease. Extreme
greediness is a product of undue
selfishness, and borders on dishonesty.
He who will not do as he would be
done by is not, by any means, a saint.
Each of ns may hold the mirror up to
nature, and if we wish to do so we
may.
"See oursdlres as others ice as ."
Is it not a sin to gamble, and get
K.iin without earning it ? Is it not a
sin to sell rum to one whose appetite
is perverted, and whose mind is too
weak to resist the temptation F Is it
not a sin to seduce or lead one from a
life of virtue to a lfo of vice ? Is not
a peevish, fretful, and ungovernable
temper sinful ? Is not good nature and
a cheerful countenance a duty? Reader,
goon with these questions of self exaraio.
ation and see where you stand? You can
cipher them up, debit and credit,
balance the account, and sco exactly
where you aro. True penitence will
bring pardon, and, when forgiven past
sins, we may start out with new resolves
to lead a new life, in accordance with
higher principles than those of former
times. Wo may overcome besetting sins
Wo may improve. It is our privilege
and our duty so to do. Let us try.
Phrenological Journal.
COODMEN ANli POLITICS.
Everybody talks about political
reform as a good thing, yet tew seem to
recognize the obligations which rest
upon them, as Christains, to give their
personal aid. to the work. Thcro is just
now a lull in the political atmosphere ;
hut, after th6 summer solstice has
passed, tho busy note of preparation
for the fall elections, which is now
going on in a silent way among tho
party managers, will become audible.
and it is of the utmost importaneo that
those who are quietly taking their case
should be forewarned, so asto be for
armed. Tho corruption and rascality which
have organized enormous lobbies in
order to control State Legislatures and
local boards everywhere are matters of
notoriety. After such a rising of the
people as recently overturned tho New
York Ring, many persons seemed to
think they had discharged their whole
duty, and were disposed to fold their
arms and leave matters to take their
old course, forgettiDg that the same
influences which before culminated in
enormous abuses are still actively at
work, and will ultimately bring about
another state of things just as bad,
unless prevented by perpetual vigilance.
The men who a gee their Uvjog by
politics are ever on the alert for oppor
tunities ; they make it their business to
manage the pclitical machine, and are
ready to ride the hobby of reform,
or any other hobby which wiil
!erve their purpose.
And this is not peculiar to New
York city in all the country districts
such men aro at work; and in both city
and country they expect to bring out
candidates for the Legislature of their
own iikiog.
' How is this to be prevented? will
be asked.
'Nominate good
men,
and
the peoplo will elect them," says some
worthy soul, and beseems to think he h;-g
settled tho whole question.
Not long since an excellent retired
clergyman wrote, in answer to the
question : "A City Charter, and how
to get it ?" as follows : "Call a City
Conuention, and let them make it."
The symplicity of the reply was almost
amusing. The idea never seemed to
enter his head that any but the purest
and most disinterested patriots would
compose th .t Convention, the members
of which would have to be chosen by
the same influences which have for
years past sent such delegations to the
Legislature as, with here and there an
exception, were a disgrace to the city.
Nominate cood men. Yes: but
how ? Not simply by publishing their
names in the papers. Tho men who
are elected are usually nominated in
private long before the party Coventions
meet. They nominate themselves for
the purpose of carrying out their own
schemes of aggrandizement. They are
nominated by those who wish to make
tool a of them for their selfih purposes ;
and when a Convention meets it all
seems to be a spontaneous movement,
whereas every man does just what he
has been directed to do, and the
schemes of corrupt politicions move on
like oiled machinery, and no one sees
tho power that controls them. The
wires were all laid long beforchandf
and are pulled by skilled band. Good
men must see to it that good men are
talked about as candidates before the
Conventions meet, and that they are
spoken to as condidatcs Good men
must combine to make their influence
felt. They must resist the blandish
ments of mere politicians, and make
their power felt by prompt, and
decisive action. They must combine
anl hold public meetings, in which the
proper officers shall preside and proper
speakers bo heard. Their combined
power, if they will only unite and insist
upon their influence being felt, will in
many, if not in all cases turn tho scale
in favor of tho right candidates for
office.
Our Legislatures for years have been
proverbially corrupt, and no time should
be lost in this and other States in
laying the foundation for a campaign in
favor of honest men who will go to the
Legislature for the sake of the public
good, and not for the money that is to
to be made out of it. iW Y. Observer,
I see you recover umbrellas, "Yes,
m'm, lot's ot 'em," Old ladyI want
the ono I lost last Monday.
Why i3 a man searching for tho
philosphcrY stone like Neptune?
Because he is a sea-king what never
did exist. ;
Why are coals the most contradictory
articles known to Commerce? Because
when purchased, instead of going to the
buyer they go to cellar.
What requires more phil osphy than
taking thing as they come ? Parting
with things as they go.
READ THIS.
On the first day of January 1873
there were on the globe one , hundred
and twenty eight, thousand
eight hundred and ninety-saven
miles of Railroad, sixty seven thousand
one hundred and twelve ot. trhieh
were .in the Uunited States. lit Our
Government has within its jurisdiction,
five thousand three hundred' "and
twenty seven miles of Railway raore,
than all the balance of the worldjjput
together.
JU
THE COST, EARNINGS, N ) PROF
ITS OF AMERICANRAIROMIS.
The total
cose
ot railroads, tho
operations of which are given, for .the
- - i -
year 1872, is $3,159,423,057, made up
of $1,678,844,113 of capital "stocky
and 1,511,578,914 of various forms of
indebtedness, chiefly of bonds maturing
i --
at distant periods. The capital stock
amounted to 52.15 per cent, and ths
debt to 47.85 per cent, of the total,
cost. The cost of these roads per, mile
was 855,110. The gross earnings for
the year were 8473,241,055; of wnich
8132,309,270, or 28 per .'cenfc was
received for the transportation of
passengers, and 8340,931,785, of 72
per cent, for the transportation of
freight, including under this head" the
mall amount received from "miscel'a
neous sources." The receipts per mile
were $$,259. The ratio of earnings to
population was $11, 7G p.r head."' The
operating expenses for the year .were
$307,480,082, or 95 per cent. ofJ the
e;ros receipts, leaving $105,75-137. or
35 per cent., as net earnings. The
percentage of gross receipts to tho tolal
cost of the road was 15 per cent. ; of net
earnings, 5.2 per cent. The amount
paid in dividends was $04,418,151, or
3 91 per ceut. of the aggregate capital
stock. The balance of net earnings,
$101,33G,222r was equal to 0.70 per
cent, on the aggregate indebtedness of
the roade.
AN 1NCOn5!TSnCV.
The resolutions passed by the Re
publican County Convention on the
24th inst. denounce the back-bay steal
and holds its authors np to infamy, and
yet these same resolutions endorse the
National Administration. It would
seem to the casual observer that what
is sause for the Congressional goose
would be sauce for the Presidential
gan.der. If President Grant had not
signed the bill it could not have be
come a law. As the matter stands, it
has the ugly look of a job in which the
President is compliant in consideration
of the increase of his own salary.
It was a very delicate matter for the
President to sign a bill increasing his
own salary. Tho Constitution of' the
United States, we believe, has a pro
vision preventing the increase off the
Presidential salary during the ter,m of.
the incumbent. Grant's second ilerm
coming on enabled him to evada1 this
provision which the dictates of delicacy
as well as the laws of the landt im
posed. We are of the number of those
who believe that the Presidential sala.
ry should be increased on the ground
of the increased cost ' of living nowa
days. But a President who 'respected
himself would have5 been at tnenjains
to arrange that the increase -'should
take place during the terra of his
immediate snccessor. "
Nothing is more , certain . than that
President Grant is just as guilty aa tho
members of Congress who passed the
bill legalizing the steal, for if he had
vetoed it would have been gathered
to the. limbo of things lost upon eafth.
San Diego World
A western editor, in acknowledging
the gift of a peck of onions frdm a
subscriber, says : "It is suon f fcind
nesscs as these that brings tears to our
eyes." . : ... ,- ,!
Yon will not anger a man so much by
showing that you hate him,, as by
expressing a contempt of him. '