Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-03-11
THE WAGES OF

That seamstresses and tailoresses, in all our
great cities, are inadequately paid, has long been
known to the benevolent. But that the prices
received by these female operatives were SO
miserable as they really are, few we suspect,
have believed. The Philadelphia Bulletin Of
Saturday contains an appeal to the public from a
committee appointed at a meeting ofthe seam
stresses OF that city, to aid Them in establishing
a ready-made clothing emporium Of their own,
SO that they may sell their own work, and re-
ceive all the profits accruing from their own la
Dor. We extract the following facts from their
appeal:
A great many of US are American widows,
with feelings which will not allow US to become
a public charge-but what can we do? We
cannot starve in this our natiue land-nor can
we live under the open sky. We are industrious
and willing to work, but paid as ae are, ae can
not get enough TO support life. If we must be-
come beggars, we would become so in a body,
and entleat our whole community to make one
effort for US, and IT this is successful, we shall
be able to take care of ourselves. Our indus
try will become productive, and thousands
yet unborn W i'll derive benefit from it. We
would commence our enterprise prudently and
on a small scale. Our object is to form ourselves
into an Association--te open a shop, and
to become our own employers but we are too
poor without assistance, to take the first step.
To show the oppression under which wehave
every year, we suhjoin a list of the prices actu-
ally feceived--and, which under the present sys-
tenn we have no power to change.
Thick heavy mems satinet coats, each 37I TO
Is cts; heavy blanket coats, so to GIL cts;
coarse flushing coats, 81! to SO cts; linen sack
coats, IS to 40 cts; pants. extra full trimmed,
double milled cassimeres, 37A to so cts; pants,
summer, 10 to Is cts; pants, %satinet, full trimmed,
Is to rs cts; vests, all kinds, IS to so cts:
shirts and drawers, (fannel) 8 to 12A cts; shirts,
linen and muslin. 16 TO SO cts.
In many cases, the trimmings furnished are
insufficient to make up the garment, and have
to be furnished by the addresses themselves
Can any w6waa find bread for her children at
such prices?
UNFoRTUNATE TuMBLE.-But a short distance
this side of Plainville, says the Cincinnati En-
quirer, there is a hill about 100 feet in height.
which has been cut down in order to obtain a
level for the Little Miami Railroad, which is To-
Gated within a few yards of its base. Its side
fronting the road is nearly perpendicular. On
the top OF this hill, a few days ago, MIR. Elan
Ward was engaged with a pair of horses and a
"oSoh AiouHiS "oou. ne WIS lOdQlnS MS Wa1-
on from a pile that stood near the brink, when
one of the horses was startled by a rabbit that
jumped along in front of them, and he COM
meneed backing, forcing the other along, and in
despite of the efforts of Mr.. Ward to prevent it,
the wagon pitched over dragging the horses after
it. Then commenced a rough and tumble
match of a fearful kind. First The wagon was
uppermost and then the horses, and then their
position Was changed, until they finally reached
the foot OF the hill. The result was, that the
wagon was a perfect smash, one of the horses
was killed, and the other being freed from the
harness, to the astonishment of the owner, lump
ed up and ian off, escaping the terrible tumble
entirely unhurt, The whole distance of the roll
was upwards of one hundred and thirty feet, as
the traveller can see when passing along in the
cars.