The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-20

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What y Dsang 1sr ths Rslas6 - ~ Psss--
ThsusAnas n . Starving 0eaae-TAs Bast
sade ~ ths city IN the worst Csndaessa, -.
10 hardly possible to realize the actual amount
restitution in Cur city produced by the present dsprs-
ed state Of al kinds Of business In yesterdays Head
pubhahsd tahls showing the number Of trsdssusn.
Aborsrs and women out Of smploynent but lzys It
appears It l. far below ths agrsgsts Of thoss VIA -
now IN need Of even the nsosssarss Of life. Soma a
these may b enabled TO struggle along for few weeks
longer, with the ssnstancs Of their more fsrtunat
friends and Aeighbors but what win ths great majority
do In the mesatms-how are they to sabsist sorzs,
means are not innsdiatsly devised their rssfS We
estimated the number in want Of work At twenty hos
sand and II to this add al who are dependant upc
them, allowing to each family Of four persons, the
number win be augmented to enc hundred thsussad.
OF these the majority hail. are 10 b found I. ths
Eleventh, Seventeenth, Fourth and sixth wards
In view Of the great amount Of destituton sxisne n
AL these localities have been informed that Il n ~
intention Of several benevolent individuas to sstah
relief associations similar to that opened ON Monday lat
in the Seventeenth From the description No nave
Of the Seventeenth ward soup Kitchen it il evsnt that
establishments Of the kind be conducted Ct COM
parsvely trains expense. Every perssn living in the
ward whose means win permit are expected to eoutx
stores wherever they b. obtained in The most con-
vsnisnt stuatsns, to be rented a storsous ana
disbutag ocss In those streets running parallel with
the East river should think they would b. most need
In the best Of timss their inhabitants sppsar
to be in adesttute condition.
We omitted from the list Of trades published yesterday
the founders who have suffered perhaps a severely -
any On the west side Of the city nearly all the foun
dries have discharged onehaN of their hands, % that
there Is at present between four and Eve hundred out
Of employment. while the rest are not working
full time. As . general thing, however, We
may state that the mechanics on the west or nsgth
side arc In better condition than those inhabug tho
side east Of the Bowery Some idea may be formed Of
the state to which the majority Of them have been ~
duced from the fact that they ready accept any
kind OF work. Yesterday morning had instance OF
this at our ONCE Being in want Of porter adver-
tsed for one, and at very early hour there NJ
less than one hundred applicants for the situaton.
large number ofthese tradesmen, and men Of re-
spectacle appearance. some Of whom said they wore
willing to do anything at which they could even make
subsistence The only exception find to this IL that
presented BY the cauker who refuse to work for less
than three dollars, their employers having decided to
give them no more than two dollars and half in con-
sequence Of the depression in business We are glad to
hnd too that the number Of plumbers ont Of work not
10 great we supposed it does not exceed two hun
dred
We have said that the depression has affected
every business either or less, and one Of
the strongest proofs that can be given OF this
IL to be found in tho great falling Oh which
has taken place In the consumption Of all kinds
Of confectionery. In fact, we have been credibly
informed that several cake bakers and candy shops have
failed and that only those who have large capitals can
survive the storm It may also be mentioned here that
vorv few of fho hal he hsv~
and several which to be given have been postponed
till the arriv1 Of better times. This reason how
ever why those that intended for benevolent pur
poses should not succeed, and among them II may b
well to call particular attention to that Of the Tao'
Protective Union, which win be held 1t the CITY Assem-
bly, Rooms on Tuesday evening next.
The dirt cartmen, who number about one thousand.
and who are to great extent dependent upon building
operations for subsistence, also among the susr
er nearly twothirds Of them being out Of employsat
Mary Of these poor fellows have been compelled to
sell their horses, their only means Of substance,
while others, hardly able procure food for thsm-
selves, win be forced to follow their example A
yet We have not heard that the other cartmsn have
been affected very ssrisusly though thsy cannot whsn
every enc complaining expect to escape unsettled
The business Of the hackmsn II also In very bad con
dton, and We were told that about ons-hfth q the
hacks have been Withdrawn from the stands whis the
drivers have been discharged. The omnibus business
mas s,so lost considerably, but not 20 much - might
It is somewhat Of relief, after snumsratng these
u he e1 ss that the
cent with the prospect Of stin further reduction
Many houses vacant account Of the inability Of
and IN the course q month At least 4 Is expected that
houses which last Msy could mot be had for less than
ave hundred dollars can be obtained for little
The following Communication shows that the me-
ch.nies are determined to DO ,onsthins for them
lied, and conducted in orderly and legal manner
may do much towards alleviatng the present conditions
OF the impoverished mechanics and trsdesmen Of
no THE PARK.
Nxw YoRK, Dec. 10, 1884,
At meeting Of mechanics lately thrown ont Of en-
ployment It WAS unanimously moved and carredfhAts
meeting Of mechanics and aborng msn be held in the
Park on Thursday afternoon, the 22d nst At O'Clock
to petition the Common Council to commence the new
City Hall and other public works ct early day.
to give work to the Thousands that much in need
Of and to take deporabe state into consideration
and to adopt such measures a. may lessen the hard
ships Of the present winter.
JOSEPH ROSE, Chairman
NovELrY IRON WORKS.
NEW YORK. December 10, 1854 :
10 THE mrToR or THE NEW YORK HERALD.
As various statements in the papers, and elsewhere,
have led TO reports that discharged large pro-
portion Of men, feel called upon state that the
number Of has not bean recently reduced bat
that We are working % many have ct any
time during the last six months and are working them
the full number Of hours per day. Very respectfully
yours, STTILMAN, ALLEN kC0.
committee has been appointed by the Mayor Of Ten-
ton, N J., to receive subscriptions and dispense relies
to the suffering poor Of the city.
relief committee has also been appointed in Rich
mond, Va.
THE POOR OF JxRsHY CITY.
Measures being taken for the relief Of the poor or
the city, there being many in need Of aid The ladies
are getting up concert to raise funds for this purpose
and citizens are about establishing soup house under