The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-11-05
New York Corresponding
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that denotes ,ieimpofiant stakes to he played
for Or the one hand. semployineni for
80 600 mechanics for u number OF wears
md on the other, the total destruction Of
every thing like work for this great mass
The feeling among the working men, in all
The lower countries, (runnng 10 the High-
Lands Of the lludson) il, that their work is
very precarious and al least 10 900 OF them,
now empoyed in stone YARDS. quarrics, &C..
rxrnct 10 be thrown ont Of work before the
first day Of January. In hat event, the
State is the only resource left for them 10
fall back upon and The election about to
take place will decide whether that resource
shall be left open to them, or not. Nlcchan.
ical labor has been nj a premium in this
State, for the last year and a half; but at
the present moment, the signs of universal
slacAnoss and falling of in the demand for
labor, is everywhere exhibited. This fact
our laborcrs are well aware Of: and they will
show. by their votes, mex. week, that they
will sustain that party which will sustain them
As an evidence of this, the Seventh Sena-
torial District, which generally gives from
] 800 10 $500 Democratic majority, will
pretty surely give a small majority for the
Wing State ticket; or, al least, for the
Wing Canal Board.
II was announced, some time ago, that
Col. Benton was preparing notes Of bis pub
lie experience for publication; but believe
il IS not generally known that Martin Van
Buren, is engaged in writing record Of his
career. 1t will not be printed until after his
death. A friend, who has had peep al
some parts of the man dscrpt, assures me, rs
| ,plooJ I eboplI kaya roa1,l, a,,.o.ol tb.,
it is full of revelations Ms 10 The private ma
| nGuverings and wire-workings Of the Lo-
| co'oco leaders, for the last twenty years
| and when the little Magician" does shuttle
of this mortal coil, and his historical and
biograJ hical writings come 10 light, great
deal oil "noise aud confusion may be an
ticipaIed. Perhaps Prince John may lay an
injunction upon the publication il it seem
likely 10 conflict with his personal aggrsn-
dizement. While mentioning books-n-cm-
bryo, l must not forget TO tell you, that Fitz-
Greene Halleck. tie distinguished wit and
poet, some of whose poems are admitted,
even by the surly British critics, TO be the
finest things in tho English language. is now
occupying himself, in his native Town OF Gull.
ford, Conn.,, in writing The memoirs Of bis
life and times. lie has been leader in
fashionable and literary society, for the past
thirty years; he has Travelled much, both in
| Europe and America he is intimate with
most OF the eminent men Of the present gen.
Grafton, as he was with those Of the past
and, if he wiU, he can make the most delight
full book Of the kind, thar we have ever had.
1t will be far better worth the reading, than
either Benton's or Van Buren's.
shall have to devote few paragraphs 10
your fair readers. A subject has come up,
in which they are particular, interested
The subject is je,ceiryi and ii is presented
in the ntcrIogative form, thus How much
jewelry will good taste permit lady to wear
in public?
This question has been raised among the
ladies' Of the beau monde, by one of their
number appearing at the Opera, lately, be
decked with some thirty thousand dollars
worth Of jewclry. Her head was SO cove r.
ed with diamonds that it looked like clus
ter Of stars; and it quenched into undistin-
guisbed nothingness the pretentious toilets il
its vicinity. OF course, such thing ba:
caused vas, deal OF talk among our FASH
ionablc ladies'; and as The agitation viii
doubtless extend 10 the utmost bounds o
womandoni, have taken pains, for the ben
eft Of your lady readers, 10 CLEAN some in
tcrestihg information on jewelry in general
from Messrs. Ball, Black & Co., whose cs
adjustment bears about the same relation t,
similar stores that the koh--noor, Ga fac
smile of which they have in one OF thei
windows,) bears TO other diamonds aud whit
NAV, therefore, be considered good auihorit!
on such matters.
Messrs. Ball, Black & Co. informed m.
, that they sometimes sci! sets of jewclry woril
s25,000. Such sales are rare. Sets WORT
$4,000, or $4,000, are more frequent.
sold while from $4,000, Ia 5 10 600, is Offer
paid for necklace, bracelet, breast pin AM
, ear Jewels saw some beautiful $1,000
sets of jewery. and some ladies watches, 70
which the modest sum of 5000. each, VIII
: asked also rings and breast pins at the 10,
price of $780, each. | also saw article
not worth more Than a sixpencc piece all
$ | noticed tina, persons buying them were a
politely treated ana appeared as happy, a
il those who spent their money by thousand,
: Gold card cases, set with diamonds. were I
q be had at $500 and beautiful things til,
| are for lovers to present to their sweetheart,
Speaking Of lovers aud sweelhearis remind
me that Messrs b. b. & Co. told me tina
' they often sell from five thousand to te
/ thousand dollars worth of bridal present
per week. The honeymoon season, wh;c
lasts The year round in New York, is thei
harvest lime.
= Alas that many Of these costly gifts, be
}. slowed, in the fulness of manly affection
q, upon the happy and beloved sweetheart c
bride. should be sacrificed. in after years, b
L the disconsolale and widowed mother, I
buy bread for her furnishing children; bl
- such is often the case. Pardon me, fa
!. reader. for thus abruptly forcing such dii
+ mai thoughts upon You. 1t is well TO be T:
~ minded, sometimes, that the cosilest gsu
q thar ever eltered in royal dadem cann'
:, always shield us fl ON misfortune and sufle
a ing, and that the only pearl that can shed
). quenchess lus,re upon iie's pathway, is ii
!. Z" Pearl oil great price
;. When Queen Victoria chooses 10 "con
= OUT" she can put on fifteen millions oil dc
y crown. The Koh-i-noor is valued a, ,t
y millions of dollars; but have seen bett'
n looking diamonds than il, at Ball, Black
a." Co s. In fact, .he Kohi.noor is a humbu
- like most Of the boosted greatness Of
:, owner. doubt whether il could be sold f
~ one tenth Of its nominal value. For n
!, part, prefer diaes to diamonds-only gi'
:, me enough OF them.
America will, before mary years, supp
all creation with the necessaries and luxurI
- of life. She already does fair business
" supplying articles of necessity and the cor
/" forts and luxuries will soon follow. NJ
y Steers, the builder Of the Yacht Americd,
. said 10 be constantly receiving orders fro
= Europe, for yachts aud clipper ships.
70 has already more work on hand than
. knows how TO dispose Of, and is obliged
danl,na t,.attnu Nj
., :" Cormiek is reaping golden harvest with
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