The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-24
From the ". v. Times, 18Th.
Herd Times in Now York.--Statistics of
the UEemplOyed.

The bluest Of all blue times has fallen on
the dealers of Injuries. And by Injuries we
do not mean the ornaments of the outer man
or womcn-diamonds. Jersey pearls, emcralds,
opals, or gold and silver gew-gaws. Books
and music are Injuries, now, as much so as
new silk and satin dresses, and their adorn-
ulents. Our great publishing firms are crush
ing il, and the retail stores are in a state of
thorough stagnation. Yesterday several book
selling and publishing houses went to the wall
while the retailers. for two weeks, have done
nothing, literally nothng-have not, as they
acknowledge, sold books enough to cover. in
profit, half the amount of their clerks. saa-
ries. 1t is the same, or even worse, with
the print and music sellers In one of the
latter houses,-a very large one too,-we are
positively assured that during the last week
less than ST. was taken, including orders
from the country, where the average daily re-
ceipts, before the crisis, was from $50 to so
daily. And this only an example of the
present pressure, in similar establishments
The effect of the troubles upon the Dry
Goods Trade is very marked. The wholesale
dealers are doing very little. One of them,
Lambert 6. Co, in Chambers street, has hit
upon an expedient which, we presume will be
Initiated. He proposes to throw open his
entire stock at retail, but at whole sale prices
-preierring to meet the sacrifice which this
will involve rather than ma e no sales at all.
lie can in this wav, probably, dispose of ten
or fifteen hundred thousand dollars worth
and procure the money which all heavy deal.
ers need so much just now.
The misery that is sure to come in the
train Of this panic to the homes of the Door.
was foresh'dowed in Brooklyn in the case of
ono poor giri who learned in the morning
that she had been discharged, went home
and cut her throat. \ run for help had al
ready commenced upon the Children's Aid
Society. The Home for the Frendess. and
the other charitable institutions of the CITY
The intelligence offices are crowded past All
precedent. We cannot begin to enumerate
the people thrown out of business that our
figures in almost every case fall below the
truth, while from whole branches of indus
try our information is SO indefinite, we are
not justified in reducing it to tabular FORM
The following, however, are compiled from
definite data which we have already publish
ed:
Cigar-makers 1850; Novelty (iron) 200;
Allaire (iron) 100 j. A. & j. Secor from
~ De'amater'S Gron) 60; Neptune (iron)
80; Morgan (lron) GO; Dry Dock firon) So
Fulton Gron) 80 Faron's (iron75; Bogar-
dus ('ron) 30; S. Secor (iron) Is; Herring
lsates) 200 Singer (>ewing machnes) 200;
Grover & Baker Sewing machines) 10;
ID auglaS & Sherwood (skir's) S25 Fave
(paper -hanging>) 20 /; Hoe & Co. (printinr
press 10; American Brockway, (Brewry7
%; Bookhinders and printers 700; Piano.
forte, Meodeon and Billiardtabe makers 70.
Clnihicgs $50; A. II. d r. Davies 500: e.
Mills, No. 81 Chamher-street 800 Brodie.
Canal street 304; Mckenzie, Canal street
12t {; .sadore Bernard, Grand street 90 :; NJ.
Bell, No. Canal street 42e S. NJ. Hendricks,
Eighth avenue 96; Bulphin, the Cloak and
Manti!a Maker 81 /; Strauss & Rosenbaum
of Brooklyn 81; A. T. Stewart & Co. 22G :;
McCormack & Co. ITO; Allendori & Myers
81; j. Van Cotton 2S4 Erie Railroad Tun-
mel Dorsey City, 1900 Central Park 700 );
Total IL COZ.
1t must be remembered that besides this
number actually discharged, there are few
large establishments in the City in which
eitker the wages or the time Of those that
remain has not been reduced.