The daily union., 1854-12-19

SuFrHR1Se IN New YoRK--In late number of the New
York Courier and Enquirer the editor thus audes to the
state Of the suffering poor of that city:
3Hundreds of good needlewomen begging with un-
fed mouths for work House of Industry where in-
dustry is almost at stand for lack of materials There
is one pretty we'll known at the Five Points there is
other less conspicuous at No 100 West Sixteenth street.
under the management Of of the first ladies in social
standing in the city, and there local establishments of
the same kind in New York and Brooklyn. All these
beseged by the destitute for work. and all in want of
work for them. The industrial schools and Childrens
Aid Society institutions fixed upon the same great
principle capable of aordng great relief
and permanent benefit to the unfortunate classes"
The editor also dwels the present suffering of the
mechancs-the thousands out of cmployand the painful
state of mind which employers subject to in their
deavors 10 raise money to pay their men:
aNobody can afford to build ships in these times and
as the first consequence, hundreds of shpwrghts
thrown the verge of beggary Where two supcrluous
hats coats dresses anything ese are usually in
manded now when rich merchants will confess that they
can hardly get money for marketingW
About the same time the article which have quoted
from appeared in the Courier there also appeared in the
New York papers glowing account of private residence
which had just then been finished for of the million
aires of that city The suboined extract taken from de-
scription Of this republican palace will enable the reader
TO form some idea Of the lights and shadows Of New York
life:
"The building 80 by sc feet and occupies five lots of
ground elevated position, which cost $4,000 Its
general appearance is Of the rich massive character
mon to many rsclass houses though internally the
raneemens have the claim of originality. 1t has been
marked however those who have visited the European
continent that the house has resemblance the resi-
dence the late Duke of Parma Upon entering the vser
finds himself the threshold of grand hail. fanked
either side by tiers of galleries and columns which
tend upward to the roof where they terminate under
gorgeous dome The galleries walls, and columns all
decorated in the richest manner with fresco-painting,
gliding and elaborate mouldngs. The prevailing color
employed in decorating the ceilings being blue relieved
with gold these presented most prominently to the eye
but the effect of the whole when first behed is to bewder
with sense Of magnifcence.
The columns supporting the galleries through the
eral stories sixty in number Of the Cornthan STYLE
which are sustained the base the first story by pi-
the edifce is grand spiral staircase having diameter
of about twenty feet and terminating in the highest story
beneath rich dome Nches at the sides to be filed
with appropriate pieces of statuary and decorations in
plaster Frcsco gold and carved wood introduced
the discretion Of the artist The cost of this stairway viii
not be far from $4,000 The chambers aud other apart
mens above all finished in the superb style The
rescopantngs upon the walls generally represent scenes
in Italy though there many figures scrolls &c. purely
fancul other portions such designed for the pic
gallery end library, are classlc the bathingrooms
| are furnished with nymphs and other figures.
One of the tcurioses is chapel for religious wor-
ship which occupies portion OF the Sd and 4h stories
The apartment is 33 by 164 feet finished in the Gothic
STYLE and be provided with superb altar-pece to
represent the baptism OF the Redeemer The requisite
amount of dm religious light properly colOred, enters
through single circular window of stained glass"