The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1837-02-11

telligence, &C. &C.
NY The RrSr SuBsRIPrIoS-ac cent apiece, TO ena-
BILE me to carry the Clinton Hall Association before a
Jury of the country amounted yesterday to oNE
HUNDRED AND FIFTY-TWO CENTS. we
expect a prodigious araianche next week over
hundred subscribers the first day will do TO begin WIN
/ shall deposit this Fund in the Chemical Bank A
mong the contributors were several very pretty Ia
dies, heaven protect them!
JAMES GoRpoS BENNETT.
New York, Feb. 9th, 1887.
w.nts-- Flour--Provisions- Public Meeting.
We have stated that great public meeting IS pre-
pairing TO be held week. to take into consideration
the present grievances which press down the INDUS
trous classes in every rank of society, and OF every
department of human life. BY an advertisement IN
this days paper it will be seen that Monday after
iernoon, at o'clock, is the appointed time. This
will only be the forerunner OF series OF pubic meet
ngs that will be held in every wurd of the city The
ball is begun--when and where will II end
Every article of use and comfort has nearly doubled
in price within the last three years. and particularly
during 1886 Throughout the country we see and hear
of meetings held relative to particular articles OF con-
sumption In Maine and Pennsylvania, many meet
ings have been held in relation to the high price OF
flour, and public resolutions have been taken not to
submit the niquity. 1t is time that New ork had
moved and ascertained if public opinion cannot IN
some way be brought to bear on the terrible system
of speculation in four-specuatien IN banks-specu-
iation in provisions in houses-specula
lions in every thing that constitutes thc hecessafies
and comforts Of life.
on
rimes-and in determining how act feel in future
she oppressed classes of society have many examples
and numerous presidents to copy after. The present
high prices in every branch of consumption and utility
have been mainly produced by the secret combina-
tons of the oppressors themselves. Last August,
when il was ascertained that there would be def
cheney of the wheat crops the spectators and capt.
taliss combined together sent their agents through
out the wheat districts and purchased on tme every
bashel of wheat and barrel of -four that could be got
For this purpose the bank spectators aided the flour
speculators with facilities and discounts, while the
mercantile classes paying two and three per cent
for their loans We KIN W and have heard of several
-four and wheat expeditions of this kind, through Ma
ryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Western New
York.
Again in relation to the increased rent of houses,
we learn that during the month of January, several
secret meetings held by parties of house specsla
tors for the express purpose of making the advance
house rents a general and simultaneous movement
throughout the city, and thus to create panic that
houses would be and not TO be got. Many
ants to our knowledge in different parts of the city,
holding of different and distinct landlords, received
notices quit pay larger rent on the same days
and couched in precisely the same expressions. These
notices may be imagined from the following I" pat
tern card which embraces the reasons Of the whole
movement on the part Of the landlords
New-YoRK LIST Feb, 1897
Mn. JOSH SMITH, Jun.
Sir,-The tenament which you have leased of me
for several years past al rent Of S40O have been
compelled TO raise 10 $500 per annum My reasons
for making this rise are the extremely high prices of
provisions, taxes, and all the necessares fife,
geiher with the high assessments made for opening
and widening streets by the Corporation. Tea sugar
beef pork, wine and liquors, which use in my family
are 10 to 20 per cent advanced. cannot give ball
10 my daughters now for less than sl50O-it used to
be only $1,000 including music and chakng the floor
with Cupds and Auroras. Champagne and Chateau
Margaux are both higher than last year. and hardly 80
good least takes third more get comfortably
drunk upon. The venison, viands and canvass backs
used at any dinner parties are all mora expensive
scgars Also poorer and dearer, and billiard tables out
Of all reason. pay for each OF my daughters educa
ton $500 year, at fashionable boarding school,
and they have only oliver through the week-nor
ran take my family to the theatre see Miss Tree
or Madam Augusta, for less than $50 night 10 be
comfortable. Even salvation is mach higher than
formerly, and our holy religion more expensive II
costs third more to build church than ever
tdid. The cushions and carpeting for the pews-the
ornaments for the pulpit and ceing-the columns and
pilasters also higher at fir 1t cost Parsons
are plenty indeed but good quite scarce and dear
New fashions are also coming from Paris every week,
and my wife and daughters put To the necessity Of
new dresses almost every month"; and sometimes once
a week. The narrow sleeves after being in vogue
month, about going out again. THIS will create
additional expense. have also TO pay heavy damages
every six months for my sons frocs, rows, and se-
ducIng maid servanis-to say nothing Of the ex-
pcnses in the fashionable tour 10 Europe or Saratoga
Though the Court OF Sessions seldom impose a fine,
yet lawyers fees are heavy. ! had to pay $500 for
lrumpcry f)r my wife and daughters getu Ladies
Fair with. My wife also makes annual present to
oar clergyman, a very modest pious man. Of patterns
for coats brooches, and two vests besides black Spa
nsh cloak and carpet, which me at least 5000
n year. TO say nothing Of baskets of wine when the
Religious Anniversaries come round / ann extremely
economical in my family and generally give not more
than six soirtes season, but all these absolute neces
ssres of life have increased in price so much in conse
quence of the removal OF the deposes as am inform.
ed by the Evening Star that have To advance your
rent from s4O0 year to s660-a mere trifie which
hope you will have no difficulty in meeting As YOU
have occupied my house for IL years and have been
good tenant shall give you the preference 10 any
mcrc stranger. Respectfully, yours
PETER PAuLDrNo