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

NEW YORK, December ID, 1854.
10 THE mrroR INV YORK HERALD.
Az various statements In the papers, and elsewhere,
have led TO reports that have discharged large pro-
number Of has not bean recently reduced bat
that We are working % many men have at any
time during the last six months and are working thsss
yours, STTLLLAN, ALLEN kC0
committee has been appointed BY the Mayor Of Tren-
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 JERs1Y CITY.
Measures are 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
the charge Of Dr. Gardner who has voluntssped his
vices. The Almshouss IL full.
TIE IRON BUSINESS or BALTIMORE.
[From the Baltimore American, Dec ISL
more least ts industrial department siows the All
eoute stagnation Of the business when compared with
its Psosps:ts some q. or eight months ago In the
month OF April last there were twenty largo estab
shments besides number Of smaller ones both il the
production and working Of ron all OF which were pressed
At that time there were engaged about three thousand
men, fully half Of whom had families dependent upon
but then prosperity and hspPnss At the
strangely different now. OF that three thousand msn
who then had care for the procurement Of employ
ment because Of it, abundance hero at the present
time not moro than thousand retaining their places
and many Of them ON half work, or on reduction Of
pay. There has not been in any Of the other indus
trial branches Of trade great failing on ~ In
this, but this alone has brought many families
to the most precarious condition Of life. One thou
sand At least Of those thrown out o. employment
are men Of families and allowing four persons to each
family win make aggregate Of vs thousand persons
who obliged to seek livelihood BY other mcans
which Is found very dcul At this time, because Of the
stagnaton Of al the industrial trades Of all the iron
manufacturing establishments in the city there not
than two who retain and employ the usual num-
closed work perhaps mot more than two days
of the week. This unhappy state ef affairs comes at
season when most greatly to be dreaded but thus far
the weather has been mild and much Of the desttut,o
and suffering has been avoided, which would have taken
place had the weather been The approach
ing advent of the year. IL Is hoped wi bring With
II pleasing aspect of affairs restore con6dence
and again put tho wheels Of the Industrial car n motion
There Is piece OF advice which 10 would be well for
the working to take, and that is take whatever can
obtained At present. without regard to established
pay, for half loaf is Infinitely better thar no bread
We have known OF several instances within few davs
where men actually refused employment because thew
could not command the pay more prosperous
such an idea at this time is foolish one and
adherence to II can only work misery III
There no doubt that better state Of things win come
about and then the demand for high wages win be more
reasonable The necessities OF life are high and money
must tc had to obtain them, which impossible with
out work Let economy be tho rule, and when tho
winter has passed, joy viii come with the spring