The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-01-12


paid to the work people BY the army clcthers and con-
tractors are thus given Calico shirts, which take from
TO eight hours day 10 make, 4d, eight cents
Thus, woman who works from fourteen to sixteen
hours day, makes only sixteen cents-say sd per day,
or eighteen cents, as In some cases, high AID
per shirt is given--and the amount will stand thus Six
Out d this she is compelled to pay first for room Is
3D. for candles, 3D.; for thread, Adm all 2s lod-
clear Is Sd per week for her living and clothing and
this after working from sixteen to eighteen hours per
day. We annex the prices Of some other articles
Parry colored overalIs Os 3D.
(say 70 % II hours 70 make two pair
can make ono in III hours) Is "a
@Msss work from 1uss il the morning III, 10 at
sight, 70 make two pars.) -,
Haversacks, coarse duck. from It'd. 0s. lAd
Great coats, each Us oil.
Ditto. for artillery, with strap behind 0s 5td.
Ditto, for marines Us pa.
says that be conducted by who knew the trade
well, to hard working woman, living In one OF the
close feied courts running out OF Gayslnn Lane Her
statement was as follows:
~ make the soldiers and jackes, and the un
dress white also the police trousers the railroad cord
trousers and acke and The pensioners, trousers for shs
finer cloth than the other They take day each
e "s L ss ssaa II night aass
trousers are SID per pair can make two pair IN day
ss lie Hs ss
are Cd EACH and they take much thread the trousers
as AND Ill way with double
About half the thread is found us; that there j. about
pmsy % sill, The railroad iSss YG are paid
and sa as Ia.
Them only lately The soldiers nave TO pay g. for ,ronsers
used 70 be = 3D. they Is. Id The pensioners
trousers are 3D. pair but there's work IN them than
trousers ID; pair The soldiers lavender summer
GSs aa are sd aud / anything more g, trouble hsF h
oyeras Tor the horse soldiers are the worst OF all they
there's twelve ames round ,e oa,ch pece Oh tha
the most scandaous work that done. The seams
TO be- Them the worst work Of all. Upon average
a. Al kinds q work, suppose could earn Is day 4
any work at and often stand sui quite as
long lrs not farhing more than IS. week thai can
thread candle and firing to be taken away and tha, comes
70 Is week for coal CANDLE and wood and 3D. for thread
she he as
Ing y said There sir there is the things we have been
70 1--we The last thing pledged was his uowet-aes
mason sirto get and sugar take TO him TO the
should get very comfortable II hadn't been for his
illness we should have done very WE'LL him and me to-
He also visited man who worked at the posmen's
and mail coachmens coats. He lived in attic,
cats meat shop the pureus Of Drury Lane He
sitting al work. segged, board and the follow
ing is an account of the Interview
.Tve worked at post work, both post and mail"
said the mani stitching away AZ the soldiers coat You'll
do something, though just get Of bread get IS
for mail coachmans mail guards coatall y one-that
for ff' sa and waisssoa
every one that can make them they must be good hands
make and waistcoa and must work fourteen hours
every day TO do that There Is yard. Of lace on mail
ed that makes the and wascoat heavy
great deal Of work for little money. The master finds
3D. for each garment, and will Id night for
candle and a. only e, firing j must have
receives Is ID for making the red altogether. ping
@ a.a only 81 aad % If
work about 81 clear per week. working II hours every
"I evil OF contracting and competition among
the contractors that suffer for Mans labor goes mar
They get believe, Ad. of these red III
the warehouse they would not give II ne I'd have to give
TSsy s Is s
by It. I've made fremen's we'll The present
same work zach coat would take two days"
Still another case-that OF young girl, whose sad
story is thus told:
81 make moeskin get I'd and Sd. per pair
menti week. When am fully empoyed get from Is
and au In
wee. clear Blu, iherss coal 70 pay ios gu, Of this and
When 1a S TX as aus Been
dreadiully slack SO we are every winter oil OF US sop-
The week before last had but two pairs 70 make ali The
week so that only earned Is clear For this last month
Taking with another, all the year round, don't
make above 3s clear money each week My mother Is
widow. upwards OF % OF and seldom has days
work. Generally In the week she Is employed pot
scourngthat is cleaning pubcans pots She is paid Id
dozen for that and does about four dozen and halt
that she gets about Is Cd in the day by IL For the
she s dependent upon me- ~ years Of age the 18th
OF this month We together, keep the Two OF
from Is Sd s. each week. Out OF this have TO pay
Is and there remains s. 3D. 10 Is 10 lind both In
food and clothing IL Is, OF course, impossible for us 10 live
upon IL, and the consequence Is Obliged 70 bad
way. | have been three years working at sop work"
Yet another and still more touching is detailed
follows II is indeed tragical:
81 used TO work sopwork the shirt workthe fine,
fuli-6onted white shirts got 2td each for 'em. There
six button holcs four Of stitching the front,
and the collars and wristbands stitched well by work
ing from o'clock in the morning Till midnight each night,
might be able TO do in the week. These would
bring me In 7hd for my whole weeks labor Out OF this
the cotton must be akcn and that odd every week,
with was single, and received little help from my
friends still was impossible for ve was forced
TO 20 out of night TO make out my living. had child.
and Il used TO cry Tor food could not get living
for him and myself by my needle, went into the streets
and made out living in that way. used TO make pin
cushions ann fancy articles. Sometimes should be
all night In the rain, and sell nothing at all-me and my
child together and when ddn't get anything that way,
used 10 sit In shed, for too fatigned with my
baby TO stand. and poor COULDN'T have even
winter, legs my side. We down the step
OF door. was trying TO make my way 70 the work
house. but weak couldn't get any further. The
my shoes. Ii had been showing all day,
and and my boy In 1t. We hadnt tasted any food
the morning before and that go, in another persons
they sent when they did such thing All this
time / struggling 10 give up prostitution. L had