American Silk Manufacture

The manufacturo of silk is beconiiug an important iudustry in this country, aud contrary to the general experience in manufactures, it increased in amount and valuo during the year 1875. Last year, the value of this manufacturo rose to over 827,000,000, being above that of 1874 byover 87,000,000. New Jeisey produces nearly $11,000,000 wortb of silks and silk goods of various doscriptions, leadmg the business in the United States. New Yorlf follows with a product of nearly $6,000,000, aud Conneciicut with a product of over $5,000,000. Thero are establishments in flfteen of the States, Kansaa," even, baving made a commencement in this enterprise. It is observable that brond goods and ribbons lignre only at M valuation of $0,000,000, the remaining product being spuu silk, twiets, laces, bñuds and trimmings. Iu drons silks the inoreasa in 1875 over the previoua year was over 12,000. In 1870 our manufactures of silli wero less than one-quarter of tlio amount of foreign proitnctious imported into tliis country, wbilo iu 1875 wc prodüoed silkHumounting in valao to over $2,775,000 more thau tho aggregato vuluo of iinportations.- - Providc.ticc Journal. Thomas Cox, a 'longshoromau in New Orleans, has saved eleven persons froni clrowning during the last two years. Iük lattst exploit was tho rescue of a woman and two boys who hml been npset in a Hkiff somo distiiuce froni the shore, and w.r oft'pcted ct the iniraiut'nt pwü óf liis life, The looal papers ttbn Ui hhu na a "UorüwMlic imi.lcHtt.ype,"