The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-03-29

not but what it may be almost heretcal to say aught
against it, Nevertheless, we will hazard an opinion
leaving il TO the good of our readers TO Judge
OF its correctness
The custom, we consider not only as utterly use
ess but the circumstances attending il rem
der il worse than useless. For month or two pre-
vious the time every house isconsidered az open
for examinations and families are surprised at their
prayers, their meals, social Conversations with
request from some individual Of the Paul Pry tribe
"to allow him to examine the house" Then it is
necessary that the individual should be shown into
each room, and the whole house and furniture ex :
posed to his view, often much TO the modification
OF the then present occupant. Whole days are thus
wasted by the head Of almost every family, in en-.
deavoring to find suitable residence.
Well, the first Of May arrives, and everything is
turned topsy-turvy, to cledt out and make room for
new corners. The furniture of one is carried out,
and that OF the other brought in, both being consid-
erably damaged by the removal Carmen are hired
at exorbtant prices to transport this furniture; and
at the close of the toilsome moving day, the family
finds itself ensconced in strange habtanon. All the
pleasant little associations that even in walled city
cling around home, and make even bricks and NOR
tar temple of affection, and the hearth shrine Of
love, are thus suddenly sundered, and new ties and
associations must be formed. Hardly is this &C.
compished, before another May day arrives, and
these too are broken.
In addition to this all the exterior arrangements
in regard to residence must be changed-newspa-
pers must be sent to different paces-new grocers
must be found in the vcinity-new arrangements
for going from home to business must be made, and
for while all is confusion. II family is pleased
with residence, why Is it not as well to continue
In 1t for term Of years and thus save all this trou
BILE, time and expense in moving. This is practice
unknown in other cities, and we hope the residents
ofGothamwlll soon abolish it entirely
WAGES OF OPERATIvEs.-Severald days ago we
published an article relative to the wages OF factory
laborers. 1t was by no means intended to include
every single manufacturer in the country. Our
structures were directed against practice that has
prevailed to great extent. We did not assert it to
be the case in every instance and therefore, with
that spirit OF justice which the Herald has always
slduously maintained, we take pleasure in giving
certain facts which we have obtained from MIR. j.
F. Winslow, ofthe Albany iron works.
1t appears that at this establishment there are en-
ployed something over 200 persons, all males, and
two-thirds of them adults. During the IL months
ending LIST January last, the gross amount of wages
$7 and the amount of store accounts against
the workmen for tho same period was SIS, 665
the balance, over ffty-seven thousand dollars was
paid in cash. The store attached to the works was
established more for the convenience Of the persons
employed than for the protexpected to result from it.
and the profit realized from it just a per cent.
upon the years business. The men exercise entire
freedom in trading at the store-no compulsion is
used to cause them to favor it; and many of them
trade elsewhere; and as to making them tender of
"orders on the store" in payment OF their wages,
no such currency" is known amongst them.
Its always more pleasing to exculpate than to &C
cuse. We have no doubt, however, that many Of
the larger manufacturing establishments are also
exempt from the charge of paying their hands in
orders upon the stores but still the practice does
stto greater or less extent, throughout the manu-
featuring districts of the Union, and il demands i'm
mediate and radical reformation.
NEW YORK Posr OFFrcE-We are continually
receiving communications from our subscribers in
the State OF Connecticut, complaining of the nom
receipt Of the Herald. Subscribers in Greenwich,
Westport, and other towns, say that the paper
which is mailed in the New York Post Office on
Saturday, does not reach there till the Thursday
following, although there is daily mail to those
places from this city. In fact, we receive more
complaints from that State alone, than we do from
all the rest o. the country. We can assure sub
scrbers, that the mailing department of the Herald
is attended to most thoroughly; and if they do not
receive their papers, the fault lies with the Post
master in New York. We are informed that there
is great neglect connected with the Eastern dis
trihutng tables" and that probably is the cause Of
our paper not reaching our subscribers in proper
season. Will the Postmaster General keep an eye
on the New York Postmaster, and occasionally str
hi m up3
GERMAN IxMIGRArroN-We have received the
annual statement Of the German Society OF this
city, which makes US acquainted with seve.
raj items Of interest and Importance. An
idea may be Termed Of the astonishing increase Of
immigration from Germany, by a comparison Of the
tables gwen by the Society in this annual statement.
On making this comparison. it appears that in
the year 1874 the number Of German emigr ants
who arrived In New York, was II, 799 persons In
the next year, however, 1916, the number was
SOsl2: showing an astonishing increase.
The efforts Of the Society are directed to the gul-
dance, counsel comfort and care ofthe poor, the at
f1cted, and the needy from among tn large multi
tude Formerly the chief care of the Society was d.
rected to those who elsick in this city it rarely hap
pened that employment could not be found for all who
were willing to work. But we deeply regret to find
that in three months Of the past year, such
cured, where able bodied men, willing to work,
could get no employment. This is a melanc holy
picture Of European misery, which we deeply regret
to learn has thus like gangrene or pestilence,
crept ur country.
The Society wisely recommends the laborer who
has NO regular trade, to 60 and work in the country
There are also other valuable recommends ions,
and information relating to the object of the soce-
ty, which we recommend to all the friends of
humanity to encourage and appreciate by practical
co-operat ton.
Very LATE rR ON HAyANA-Rv the sh,p Adelaide