Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-01-23
HARD TIMES.

idea of the distress which prevails throughout the
country caused by hard times. We must event.
ually feel the shock, and we therefore advise all
to curtail their expenses-don't spend your mon
ey foolshly-you will need it by and by. In N.
York city particularly starvation stares thousands
in the face. The Tribune relates the case of a
man who could procure no employment. He went
home disheartened and cut his throat in the pres
ence of his family. While the Coroner was hold
ing an inquest the dead body Of the father, one
of the children died Of starvation. We learn
from our exchanges the following facts:
| Commencing at the eastward, we see that jam IS
NJ. Hood, OF Somerset, Mass, a large ship-build-
| er, and G. Il. Hood, of the same place, hitherto
supposed wealthy, have both failed and made as
| signments.
| Morris & Hayes, proprietors of the Steam Oak
um Works at Bristol, r. L., have suspended.
VIM. Price, lumber dealer in Quebec, Ca,
has failed for $2,OOO,OOO.
On Wednesday last, in Boston, w. C. Rounds,
ragged and perfect picture of emaciation, was
detected in stealing two turkeys from wagon
He confessed his guilt, said he had no work, could
not get food, and had taken this method to be ar
rested and sent to prison, saying that there, at
least, he would not starve or perish with cold.
Samuel o. Mead, leading stock and exchange
broker in Boston, is reported as having failed on
Monday.
At Woodstock, VT, Daniel Taft & Sons, man
ufacturers Of iron tools, &C., have failed for
$4,000.
AT White River junction, near Lebanon, n. H.,
b. Latham Co., manufacturers of machinery,
cars, and steam engines, have also suspendei-
This firm employed from IS to 100 hands.
In New York. the Tribune has been examining
through its reporters, to what is the condition
of the industrial crafts in that city. Its results
are briefly as folows:-
The iron business is very much depressed. Not
more than one-half of the men are now employed.
In Brooklyn, 500 men entirely out of business.
In printing, not for many years has there been
known such general bad condition as exists at
present. Many of the leading Offices have dis
charged two-thirds of their hands, and reduced
the remainder to twothirds of days work.
Stereotypers and typc-founders also suffer-
Of the latter, one house has just had decline of
10000 lbs. type from the quantity manufactured
in the same month last year.
The Tract Society, Bible Society, NJ. E. Book
concern, the Messrs. Harper, and other establish
ments, have either discharged large numbers of
their Book Binders or reduced their hours of
labor.
In building, scarcely anything is being donc.-
OF the 5000 to 1000 masons usually at work in n.
York. there are now about 1909 Employed
Workmen who last year got 50 per day easily,
can now be obtained on the corners for 81 5O.-
House and ship carpenters also suffer. OF 1900
plumbers, it is estimated that about one-half are
unemployed.
Brass founders, brass fnishers, umbrella ma
kers, and hattcrs, share largely in the depression.
In the trade of the latter, about 80 per ct. of the
average force get work.
About one-half of the Talors of the city now
have employment, but on Saturday it is said that
1000 more hands will be discharged from the va
rious establishments.
In the Dry Goods trade, the falling off is set
down at 60 per cent
In Broadway, \. Y, the shopmcn complain that
they are not making money enough to pay expen-
ses, and all parties complain of the impossbility
of collecting their accounts even from the veal
thy classes, who are themselves in many instan
current necessities.
In Reading Pa, the Seaport Iron Co., and
Messrs. Baker, have countermanded orders for q
considerable quantity of machinery with which
they intend to incroasc the productive capacity of
their works, and are making preparations for
considerable reduction of their business to meet
the hard times which stare them in the face.
In Philadelphia, many workmen are dismissed,
the Messers. Norris alone sending 600 from their
locomotive works.
At Washington, D. c., one hundred men have
been discharged by concern, and numbers by
others.
In Norristown, Pa, on Wednesday week, an ex-
tensive firm reduced the wages of its laborers 20
per. cent.
Five hundred men are discharged from the
Brooklyn Navy Yard, comprising men from all the
different mechanical departments. There are
now about 500 men in the yard.
The pastor of the llth Presbyterian Church in
New York, informs the New York Observer that
5000 persons have been dismissed from labor in
the different ship yards and iron works there.
At the Five Points House of Industry. in n. Y.
1t Is deemed expedient to issue soup tickets-ten
for dollar-each one emitting the bearer to
good meal.
The Schenectady, N. Y, Locomotive Works
nave iately discnarged one hundred men, and re-
duced the times of those remaining, to 3-4 of
day.
In Buffalo, N. Y, 800 to 400 men, in the iron
business, have nothing to do. The Saratoga and
Sackett's Harbor r. R., in the same State, after
$780, has been expended upon it, and debts to
the amount of $25O,OOO, BEEN contracted. has
been discontinued, throwing out of work some
5000 labores who are said to be suffering greatly
in the northern wilderness.
Cain the contest between Trinity Church, n.
York, and certain parties who wish to extend AL
bany st. through its church yard, the church YES
disturb the dead having received l3 votes to 80
against it in their Common Council, on Monday
night.
CV DR.. Graham. who is in the Tombs in
New York; is reported by the Express, to be COM
Portable. He is daily visited by his wife and by
members Of the profession. Whether he will be