The Great Prune Case

On of the brillimt instances of the marveUöus effoota (rt 6 protectivo tariff in developing dumcstic intclligence is iumUhed by what is known in commercial cheles as " the great prune case." Very largo amounts of primes were imported here two or three years ago, and placed in the govcrninriit I omkd waivhousr. For Bome reason or other, Üke market for theee prnne8 declined and dimini&bed so tbat tliu bulk of them beoonie totaily unsaleable. The ov.nt r left them in bonded warehousu hoping fo a cIkhiit, astil hcy i-nliroly rotted and dacwed and bcoame . .bsolutely Talueless. Tv. asviry cl ina::ils lli.it In' shall willulraw tliem fivm bonded v:u'i-!i"Um' ;ui'l pay the h tv on rlirni, as it' th y whv soumi, orelse ieexport them. 'i'iio owner, ■: o( uijso, dees nol want to witbdiaw thönj andpaydty on them, a they ro totully wortliless. I5ut ho is willing to t-ike th i:i O(rt of the warohousu and dump thtm into thè river provided lie can do -o without pnying duty vn tium. But this intuí ijL'iit ïi'uiisury ol!l'i:;!s will not pennifc The prunea must eithaf be mported, and the dutyftaid on thein, 04 they must be re-exported and prooi furaishfld that t ey have bees tandea and detiveiod ia ih'ö country that they oame trom, or B Die o her oountry. So that in adilition to .ulIl tlic total vah-.r of the pnmtg, the must loso tlte i')-L-ilit and expense of sendintr tlirm back to ILi ml uvj.r, in ijr er toescape tbc ftbsurdities of ourlaw Or ti.e lolly of its iiiteipioln-, wliii'h dec'ar. s tljut the netiv pruaa industry wou d be ruioed ii this unfortunate d aloi- were not b avily mnlcti il fox the crime o I is prunte in rotting m tha f.-H-red pre■ incts of a Kew York lonüVd warehoupo ? Vei-ily, tarifls duvelop native intellifrince as wcli as n itive imlustry. - The London is BwarpwBg witli visitors. - Tl.ere are about 80,000 Germaus now tLeie, abo.it 160,000 French,. about 30,000 of other ojntmentul eotmtrics, aixl iil-:ifc H',000 Amorionns. 'ïhe liotelf, lódging houses, aid boardiug housos aiv doiug an immense iiusiness. The gnde en the Toledo, Mnnroe and Ilolly Ka lroad will be comnletcd by tbu firsfc ot Anafust, and the road in rujining order by October ftx". Pipj iron s ii w mndc il ' ' fafl 33 ■ i' the fa vored portions oi' Ponnpylvania.