New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-13
THE ABOR CRISIS
WANT IN THE CITY.

American Iear-Aretiean by nativity OF adoption.
We will only relate one case to ilus.ra,e-aud Of hsi
we have bad lac ocular demonstration:
bcsse-pan'er, probably d,y years cid, bern IN
Massachusetts, Of revolutionary stock with wife
who w.s born IN siiuence whose relations are It'll
wealthy, not hundred miles from Boston. They
have q SOD. perhaps eighteen. also painter and
daughter sixteen. sick, probably for want Of proper
food ard smother sveL,y, capable Of doing any scr,
ofpeedle-work.
The father and son have Seen gu, of work for
uonihs-the girls have never been used to ssk fcr
work though wiling to DO suy thng they Until
the last year this family never knew what 10 was to
want any of the comforts Of life. First his health
gave way then the son was very sick with psioters
collie; then work failed; thea cheaper apartments
were sought then article after article Of furniture
sold; then starvation looked in where the Ere
had gone ont, bu, they could not beg and friends
who would have helped them were brother mechanics
out Of work. An appeal to iich relations produced
uS what might he expected from a narrow minded.
stingy Ysnkee.
Heaven knows" said the mother Of the "a niy,
when temporary relief cane, III could no, have
come when il was more needed or 10 those more
unwj Hing to ask for relief We had prospect Of
seeing loaf of bread to day. Oar means ali
gore.
SHIP CARPENTERS WAGES REDUoED.-On Monday
the wages are to be reduced from 80 to o. so for chip
wrigh,s and caukers and from 81 to Oh IS for
rggers; and from 81 IS to 81 so for other lsborers-
This is the resolve of meeting of shp-ownsrs at the
Exchange.
LADIES EAST BROOKLYN tNIOS.-JANss SHuH-
WAY, butcher and provision dealer corner OF Park
and Fran kln.avs., Offers two-and a half per cent.
upon his cssh sales for month for the benefit Of the
above Relief Society. He says that wal supply 100
oaves of bread per week
We hope he will have plenty OF customers Tor the
month, and that every will pay cash. They will
then avoid debt; get meat, at cash price AMI give
p per cent to the poor.
SIXTEENTH WARD RELIEF AssocIArIos.-THosP-
son Il MCDONALD, grocers, southeast corner Twenty
fifth ST. and Eeghth-av., offer their ne. PROFITS one
week. commencing the 18th. Alderman Christy takes
note of this fact, and the Association will give them
plenty of custom and receive the profits.
The PooR SEWING GIRLS RELIEF FUsD.-Ino
Rev. J. MANLY PAGE appeas to the coantyy for AID
10 the New.York Association for the relief Of the
" destitute Sewing Girls. He states that there ae
20 OoO ont of employment come OF them very desti-
tute. We vOuch for that
MECHANICS AND WoRKISGNEs's AID SOCIETY,"
The officers Of this Society are Isaac RgLYEA, Pre-
/ ident; JACOB 5. SMITH, Secretary. They have 40
office and room for the reception and distributor Of
food at No CO FoaIth.av., near feminist.
We are not advised who stitutes this Society,"
or whether donations given to those who call them
selves officers will be honestly dsbursed. II they
take as the first cut per centage out OF money 70
ceived for their own services, then il Is not Disposed
of as the donors Intended IL is proper that these
persons should satisfy the public that they are wholly
disinterested and laboring grstuously and honestly
ANY man who acts a. an almoner for pay we
would not intrust with aims. Let the public
look to this.
The Industrial School, Williamsburg, realized tios
from the benefit given by the Equestrian Institute
About eighty horses ia the ring and each dollar
ticket entitled the rider 10 hour of health Civ ny
exercise on horseback. Ii was pleasant recreation
and time and money well spent.
CHEAPESrNG FooD FOR THE PooR.-Jsnes N
Brewster of Princeton n. j., offers first quality oil
homiDy delivered in York, TO any beneyolest
society or individual who will retail u TO the poor a
cost for 80 per cwt. This, he says Is the present
cost of the article to him.
Will the Managers OF TIE society TOT n hehoshsinB
"the Condition Of the Poor look into this matter OF
buying their supply Of food at Wholesale rates be-
cause il il said that OF the grocers who ill orders
are making a very handsome profit: II such Ia the
fact it is wrong. The money should be made to 60
as far as possible. hard winter is still before Ne
SHALL TIE CoUsTRY HELP THE CIrY Poor
John s. Weller printer, La Porte, Indiana, asks this
question. We answer, most decidedly, yes, because
the City is utterly overwhelmed.
He thinks that subscription Of a thousand dollars
worth OF grain could be made in that country f'bere
il any Association here that would take and dsri-
/ butte il.
There are plenty of them who would DO glad to 70
ceive any quantity and appropriate it properly. La
Porte rich and able to give and would give, ono
half of tbe wants the fifty thousand unemployed
poor Of this City are suffering could be made known
The best thing that could be done would DO 10 get up
.sub,cription OF parties willing to take good healthy
man woman, boy, girl little child into their homes,
upon fair terms, and send an agent here for cargo
with means to pay the transportation.
GIRLS WASTED IN THE CorsrRY.-J. A. SLEEPER,
merchant, Janesyille, Rock Co., Wsconsin, says that
there great want Of girls to do Homework 10 thai
place-that wages very high He says:
What say Of this city is equally true Of every
town In which an acquainted In this state. lie
poorest kinds Of girls command o. per week whhe ne
better demand and actually receive from lourtecn 70
10 sixteen shilIings. know several families who re
Off ring fourteen shlibgs who cannot get help 10 90
their work II any Of those persons who are out
employment could be induced TO leave New. YORK 10
this State, think il would be greatly tor ihen ."
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