Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-09-13

sey State Gazette contains the suUJoihcu
ing narrative of child Of eight years ola oe,:,s
lost IN the marshes where he renamed uhu'e-
covered and without tasting food, Tor SIX 1ayS
and nights. He had wandered from his schoot
fellows at noon. into.a small wood IN quest o'
wild plums. Not returlliHs.home III the evening"
his parents were alarmed, tie nelghhcrhood was ",
reused, and the most dilgent search was made
and repeated for five days without success. Inc
account continues: 1s';N.
s.Six nights had nov elapsed, and the afflicted
parents retired from their pursuit to shed tears Oh
bitterness; their sorrow heightened by the dread
full uncertainty that hung over the object 81 ther
affections. On Monday noralng the 30th Aug.
two persons in the neighborhood having occasion
to be up before day, min heard what they sup
posed to be the faint cry of child, as If IN pam.
The Intelligence was quickly spread through
several neighborhoods aud upwards OF me hun,
dred and fifty persons from all quarters turned
olt to make a fual effort. After searching the
swamps at the head Of the mill pond, some oil the
party heard low moaning. proceeding from
! some tall white grass, and signal being given
they surrounded the spot When one OF the per-
sons perceiving place where something had ell.
tered. Forcing his way through the grass and
, briars which were quite as hugh as mans head
aud where the water and mud were above his
knees, he discovered, 10 his joyful surprize, the
little sufferer alive; but lying with his lower ex-
tremities in the water; his head and shoulders
being supported by the white grass which he had
pressed down for bed.
HE was immediately conveyed with every
demonstration of heartfelt JOY to lnilaystown.-
On being stripped. he prosecuted spectacle,
the recollection OF which must bring tears
inio the eyes of all who beheld him. Ema'
ciated until the bones nearly projected through
the skin. But enou.h-my heart bleede at the
remembrauce.--It appears that being bewilder-
ed, he wandered into the place where he was
found, and passed the first aud each subsequent
night in the same spot. not having eaten single
.norsei for Sir days aadnighfS.
| The bed the little creature had made tor
himself, was within six feet of the main creek,
and few turns would have carried him into a
wa.ery grave. There is now good reason to be-
lieve that he will finally recover.
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Labor Of Women. have more than once
adverted 70 this subject; and facts have come to
our knowledge within day or two, which induce
US again to take it up.
To say that the wages paid by clothing store
keepers to seamstresses are inadequate to their
support, is but cold and imperfect statement of
the truth. The remuneration frequently given Is
such that the wretched victims to an overgr0wl
system Of competition must starve unless they
| find some other means, honest or dishonest OF
support.
| But our readers shall judge for themselves,
after we have stated the facts Of the CASE
Our informant is a benevolent physician oil
| this city, and the cases came under his notice
| in the exercise of his avocation. He found wo-
men employed in making duck trowsers for a
store not far from Chatham street, at -FOUR
CENTS 4 PAIR; and cotton shirts at SEVEN
CENTS 4 PIECE. The women were asked
if the would procure 4 living,a they confessed
that it was impossible; the utmost which wo-
man could do. by sitting from morning to night,
being, to three pair of pantaloons or one shirt
dav. They were further asked now the prices
were thus reduced; and their reply was, that the
store keeper in question had resolved he would
give no more; and that he sought up emigrants.
or went to the aims house, to have his work done;
if he could not find women in his Beighborhood
willing TO undertake. it at these rates; so that he
forced them to come 10 MS own terms. And that
in consequence, the wages for that species Of la
Dor were reduced nearly to similar rate through
out the city.
This is frightful. Were it not well vouched
for, we should deem it incredible, but that such
things do exist within the bounds of this civili-
zed city of ours any one who will take the trou-
Bile TO enquire may readily convince himself
We have the name of the storekeeper to whom
we have referred, but we refrain from giving it,
because we sec 10 advantage in so doing; and
probably ne is not more beardhearted than many
Ct his neighbors.
Do we require to put it to our readers what
| The influence of such state Of things must be?
1t must surely occur to them ere the question be
asked. 1t can only lead to misery. to vice and
Iimmorality.-Human beings will not consent to
die of hunger; and what alternative is there left
here but dishonOr or starvation?
We not fond of debating remedies; but
surely such facts as these should excite public
attention and public enquiry. Or, are we all
so b'indly and sefishly and engrossingly occupi-
ed in scrambling after worldly lucre, that we can.
not bestow thought on the expressions Of our
fellow creaturcs.-N T. Daily Csntinsl.
-o1H5e5es-
Don Mguet.-This miserable little tyrant is