Litchfield enquirer., 1857-11-05
Honss MARKET-The New York Horse market ia

having been thrown upon the market. horse for
which 81 800 was offered was sold few days since
for $500. The owner of span costing last summer
offer for the other. These are only samples of
multitude Of cas- 's-men *ho have kept horse at
an expense of $50 a month, exclusive of 4 man to
take care of him, are now more anxious to know
where they shall get the money to pay for what
goes into the pot than they TO be rid
ing after 24O horse.
RESr FILLINa.-The hard times are tumbling
down houss rents as well as other things. Good
tenants are now at premium in Chicago num-
Der of landlords, in view Of the falling off in bust
ness of their tenants and the financial bearing upon
the trading and producing classes have voluntarily
reduced tleir rents some of them one-third 1t is
pressing the lifes blood of business men force
them to continue the rentals exacted last
May, when tenants supposed that money would be
plenty and times prosperous
Vacant rooms and stores now be had from 25
to so per cent cheaper than Was asked six months
ago. One instance came under observation this
week of store room in fine block located ON one
of the popular streets of the city, being rented
for s., 600 for which the owner demanded $4,000
last Spring.
The MINNESOTA FANINE.-A committee from
Stearns County, headed by Mr. Tcnvo"rd, the late
Member Of the Constitutional Convention, were in
for the relief of persons in that county who
the verge Of starvation. For the past two years the
crops in Stearns have bqen totally destroyed by
grasshoppers. There is not a bushel of wheat
oats in the county, raised within its borders. Far
mers but two years since comparatively wealthy,
now suffering from want of the necossircs OF
life. Over 2O00 people it is estimated will require
aid The Mayor OF St. Paul had called a meeting of
ctizeus to consider and adopt measures of relief.
MILLS SFoppixa-A correspondent Of the Chicago
Democrat writes
1.-The mills from Green Bay to Menonnee were
all shut down without a moments warning; some
of the men paid off with notes at sixty and ninety
days, others with due bills There is not barrel
of pork, flour or anything for the inner man, and
not twenty dollars in money in the whole reg ion.
Men who are able to walk are going to Green Bay
foot, leaving their wives and children here with
not three days provision before them. Jobbers are
help If our employers could not raise money they
could at least send lis something to eat Oh ifany
of them get your paper and read tsese few lines,
while at the fremont any of your three dollar
hotels may they think of here having thair due
bills to look at and eating potatoes with cold water
or hemlock tea.
Another correspondent writes as follows
''Hcre l am working and managing two mills
for Mr.. -, AID my family arc actually in want
of common food and clothing, and can't get even
these Oh. you can't imagine the distress and fam
me that will be heard from here. Here am with
nearly 500 dollars coming to me, and no pork or
butter, -four or sugar in the house. and with two
inches of snow on the ground. 1t is hard. l tho't
had a hard time in Mexico but it was no compar-
ison'
sn1NrnAsrERs.-The people of Dubuqe have deter
mined to resort to the desperate means of nianufac
turing home currency, in the shape of notes issued
by the Harbor company, which to be received at
par by bankers, and business men. This is bold
measure, and may afford temporary relief but it is
very interesting question to the holder of these
notes as to the value of the security that is relied
for redemption.
LuMBERMES SrARyISG.-Thcre is suffering and pro-
spcctive famine among the lumbermen of VISIONS n
We have advces from there up to tie 10th and hum
dreds of poor men have been discharged without a
moments warning, and some with neither a cent
in the pocket scarcely any food in the house
They have nothing, and no means of getting any
thing 1t is sad to contemplate.
HOUSING THE HoUsELE,s. The St. Louis Democrat
says Our anticipation that further accommodation
would be provided at the police Office for the benight
ed homeless is being realized. large room, with
sleeping places being constructed for the purpose
cessaly and the dictate Of common charity. At the
City Gas Works, the management have determined
to employ an additional humber of men instead of
d,scharging any. he system of five hours labor
per day, will be instituted
The New Bedford Mercury says: The Wasmutta
Mills in this city, which have been 70. several weeks
working five days out of six in the week, have dis
charged this week about half the whole number of
their hands, which is usually about five hundred
The wages of those who remain will be reduced, bat
to remedy this loss the corporation has generously
made reduction upon the rents of their houses
leased as boarding houses for the operatives.
The New Bedford Standard says that the Cordage
Company have suspended operations at their exten
sve rope walk in that city, and discharged all their
hands.
Oil Works SUSPENDED Owing to the pressure Of
money matters, tho BTet stnridgc Coal and Oil Com
pany at this place were compelled to suspend on
Saturday last. This is to he dechly regretted it
throws great number OF workinen out OF employ
mcnt. However, We think it will not remain
long, understand they will resume again
money matters get somewhat easier.
REsylTs or THE PANIc.-We noticed, says the
Charleston Evening News, the arrival of 10O steer
age passengers who came out from New York, in the
steamship Columbia, which reached this port Yes
tertlay afternoon Oct 23] This is p,rhaps, the
advance guard of the thousands. that have been
thrown out Of employment, at the North, and who
will i've driven South in search of employment We
may expect large rentorcements OF this class o.
p rllation by every steamer we. as by other
es of conveyance, portion OF the late arrivals