New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-14

On the ram, tne plenltnl ram
And deep in the 6rwood below near the plain,
-nsle thrush pipes fan and sweet;
How day. Of cl.si shining VIII come ailer rain,
Wsvin sdows sud thick growing wheat,
s. ,hs voice Of hoPe .Ds. :. ,he hear, Of our tears.
oh, the rain, the PleRnui rain!
WAGES OF LABoR.-An Ohio paper now upon our
desk says: "Respers getting 81 50 a day, and
"harvest hands are very and hard TO get Q
"any price;' and this includes board, and that
Of the most abundant and substantial kind. How
msny Of the male aborers of this City get 80 50
aday and board and lodge themselves II is true that
is very high price for harvest hands in Ohio,
but oneiith of that for average daily wages any
where in the West better than the average here be-
cause boar is included; and that alone is worth
more thar ne wages of tens of thousands of the most
hard-toiling workers in New-York though men arc
better paid than women. We had occasion yesterday
morning call upon one of the sewing women Of
this City. She is by trade tailor, having served
regular apprenticeship to that business. She is an
American widow with not less than six children with
her, one of whom is also widow with two infants
two fne bright, intelligent children. The whole fam
lily are Industrious toing slaves of labor, struggling
for lust food enough to support life without sinking to
degradation. We knew their street and number, but
thought at first we might be misaken-the house did
not suit the description we had had Of their residence
No it did not it front house and they lived in tho
rear but where Is the entrance twas up hst long
narrow alley where the gutterwaer of the back
ward comes down--then up those long outside
stairs TO the garnet of that old frame house.
Oh how poor everything looked, yet how clean
Looked poor. Yes the faces and forms Of the whole
family looked poor poor; the mother has shrunk
to nearly half the size she had when living in
the comfortable circumstances enjoyed in her hus-
band lifetime. They all shrunken and poorfrom
starv alton; actual sharp stary alton last Winter and
want of sufficient and proper food now in mid-sum-
| mer. They want because the tedious daily toll OF
busy fingers plying the needle is insufficient to fur
nish food at the present high rates for many mouths
and clothes for so many bodies and shoes for many
feet. They are not furnished, for the rent must DO
paid at all events, and it is grevous thing to this
religious mother tina, she cannot clothc her children
| for church and school as they once were clothed.
| Now what are her wages She was making fine silk
velvet vests, double-breasted, doube-backed, and
lined and wadded with pockets and watch fob for
IS cents each. "How long does IL take you TO mako
oneqr "If was we'll and felt able to work all the
time, without restng-but do not | am so weak
this Summer-I could finish six week; but have
TO get up and go TO work every morning at o'clock.
] used 10 work most oil night, but can't now, my
that can't put my needle in the right place. 1t rs
no wonder, sitting here day after day, in the Same
spot, without a single change 10 cheer the mind or
rest the body But after all, | am thankful
that have work, for when | had mono
last Winter, no one can tell what we suffered"
None can tell except others that suffered in the
way, and are suffering still from the cause, for
many are without work this Summer, and those who
have work to do cannot earn as much in a whole
week toilng fifteen hours day. and eating their
scanty food, as the Ohio harvest hand in
day. Look at the wages of the neede-woman who
works at L" slop work. The common price ofmaking
workingmens shirts is sixty.two cents dozen, and
all other coarse clothing in the prop triton. The
wages of miners dressmaker's apprentice Is @
dollar and half to two dollars week and board
and lodge themselves, and they often walk two or
three miles back and forth from their work to their
garret home. The wages of seamstresses ere about
37J cents day where she goes out by the day.
Sometimes this includes board, but often only one or
two meals " with the servants" a. she must 60 bone
at night The worst feature about seamsresses wages
ia the all too prevalent fashion Of those who employ
them Of never giving them their pay The wages OF all
sewng-women reduced to point below which
they cannot possibly maintain decent appearance ana
procure food enough to keep them from starvation.
WHAT Il 10 De uelI mte IL 10 "iiH"u' W "io'e"' Dus
the present state Of things cannot exist. Those who
have formerly lived well by their needle cannot live
upon present wages, and are now wearing out their
wardrobes of former years and spending piece after
piece Of their furniture TO pay rent, hoping every day
that better is coming. 1t has come TO the Ohio
haryest-aborer-t never viii come again 10 the sew
iDg-gomen of Ntw-York.
TIE ALpERnEs.-In the Board Of Aldermen last
evening, amusing speculation In the shape Of
Washington Monument was discovered but voted
down by 10 to 7. No other business of importance
was transacted and the Board adjourned for the TERM
TEmPERAscE.-Mr Hsydock, the wood-sawyer WIN
lecture ON the subject of Temperance ON Sunday az
the following places: at 10 o'clock A. NJ and at
O'Clock r. NJ. foot Of Thirdst, and at ~, foot OF