The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-17
Our Tennessee Correspondence.


RussEL,ILLE, Jefferson Co., Tenr :, Jan 8, 1855.
Hints or Unemployed Mechanics-D Demand for Labor in
7ennessee-List Of Trades IN Request-Ipdges, Rent
Bodrd, Charges and Cost Of Traret-Price Of Real
observation-disclosures for Capitalists.
though not subscriber to your far famed and extern
sivey perused paper, am nevertheless, through the
Kindness Of city friend a reg reut reader OF it.
Aatter my self that philanthropy has not less to do
pr, mptng his unication than lauiaoe desire
70 promote the growth and .vancement OF this, my
State with which nature has dealt bounteou y and
art nggardly and IL II should no. Objectionable,
should like 10 occupy place in the columns OF the
herald which, peraavent"re may prove az productive
Of good 10 OF your millions OF readers as the re-
Nered Ct such terrible saughters that Of
tie bloody Inkermapn
In reading OF the almost suffering among
the aoong classes Of large cites, with wa,ch the
columns OF the newspapers are replee, the advantage
afforded East tennessee to aborers and Others forci
bly, suggests itself TO my mind. Here the demand for
labor Is greater than the supply. In this town few
msc banics Of almost every trade suited to country
TOW MS would 6Ld cheap living and remuuerativs prices
labor. We need tanners, shoemakers taors black
smiths carpenters, mason &c. Several persons Of each
Of the abuve vocatons would ind ample employ
ment.
Ma erial is cheap, house rent, land boarding, &c
Board ay be had at from two dollars per week.
The last figure the hghet price demanded at the best
houses oysters and mon may not be found but
instead thereof golden butter an rich Tx, fresh
from inc spring house, good wholesome breai and
meat, with such fowls and vegetables the country
Dr0unCs IN
Iiour (whea here sells at from SO 80 TO 50 per cwt
INDIAN meal a. &c., usually zoe to SIC p.rs this
at the pric. OF this article ami bacon very
iating II ng her this year than 1t has been for
several s)-bacon commands 7c-that Is, last
years potatoes IS to So eggs be per doz h-y some.
shines sell for &c. per ooz chickens &c; turAeys at
from 2s 10 6oc ducks loc; piece; geese zoe bee, az
I'VE smiling as the sixth part Of dollar, l. ..
fe4c) The prices of some of the articles above men
toned hgts this year than usual a. men toned by
way parentbess Though steadily increasing price
facilities tapsporta ion increase and ump ion
at home becomes greater, yet in consequence OF the
short crops lat season, owing the drought the prices
of mos, articles are at least 70 per cent higher thaa
usual
There is scarcely village in East Tennessee but what
wouls the average, afford employment to one or swo
additional mechanics ia each or the trades Houses
and lots may BE- rented in o. towns COM
parativey the same rates as In this (wheee se
have several vacan viz at from $50 to $40 per annum
Lots with and without Improvement may be- purchased
at from $50 T. $500. The last sum would purchase
com,or lie log frame dwelling with from quar-
ter OF TO two and three acres Of ground
The Eastern Tennessee aud Virginia Ra,lroa, which Is
nov being graded, and depot Of which will be es alb
ished in this i'm mediate vicinity wouh furnsn employ
ment to several hundieds OF toe nal contents in New
iors. The greatest difficulty experienced by the con.
tractor ON tie route Is the procuring OF hauds They
tive chespness Of living. They pay common shoyeer
collar per diem, and of the hands get 81 %.
Que may Isuppcse live comfortably here on one fourth
the they fad necessary TO subsist onin GOTHAM
The cost II reaching here from New YORK woah be to
about SO perhaps less. One Of our merchants
reformed he went 20 New York last year via Iincin-
t for $2s aud he took dTst class tickets put at
the hest hosses &C.: though OF course &c could not
have stopped long at any place. The quickest route,
perhaps would b. via ChsTston = c. aud n chap and
safe one via Philadelphia, Baltimore Mshmoni, Va lor
Iyuchbutg winchester), Wythyille Alb nston, Va,
Blountsyi,le Tenn, &c From Char. estou ~oult
through rgia TO Chattanooga, Rockville rson, sc.
Eastern Tennessee Diners peculiar advantages 10 tho
cap,taist-the energetic capitalist. We need IN lis ani
machinery. We have IA abundance OF water power,
u the advantages this natural power possesses
II gh thing sc. Wehav mex haustiDe beds OF
iron aud oher valuable ores, 10 when the attention of
people lee but recently ben Called Our schools,
aud offer advantages IN peshniary and moral point OF
view tor the education OF cniren scarcely surpassed in
West. would particularly refer to the schools at
Rogersyille, Cresnve, and Jonesboro'. The p,ctlr-
ssgue scenery heaht cl mate, pure water and fertile
soil Of East. ~ Tennessee proven DIAL
Our abound with the fish, mountains with
game; and yet free 81 the Iuiiau the hur,ful
wild beast AMI he reptile These things DOLLY known
10 the memories OF fathers and handed 10 To
by tradition with many soul stirring leseni of the
lane Of Crockett AMI Jack-on's early lite.
RAILROAD COLLISION AT BRocKPoRT.-While the
ffesnt Haio on tae Nisgars Fails and Lockpofs
Rs lrosd was staudirg a. Book sort, on Saturday,,
an migrant train came roshisg along and rao ioyo
the n Ind car Of tie freixht train inj1ring three
petsons--one 81 them fatally. The engineer Of the
smigrsnt trsip supposed the other 70 he on the
swith and pasnrg 90, ran completely ,hra ugh the
oar OF the freight train, making . complete wreck
OF II. James r. THOMPSON, late Collector OF this
pert, Is among TIE Albany argus, Jan. Is.
CONVICTED OF THE MuRpn OF 5LAvE.--Ir VIII