The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-10-26

Hard T..ses .. New terh.
Effects " the Pressure Eagracers and Lifho-
graphsrs-- Lansiloyds---R ,nts---Army Ea-
fssf,aemfs, &c.
iEros, the New York Times, Oct Ill
The community is like ship under jury
mssts. The storm is over, but the sea runs
high yet, and our gallant craft Is badly
crippled. Some houses, some large factories
are enabled to keep on with most of their
old hands, filling their orders, but very few
can recall the mon they have discharged,
Lischasging workmen. Out ofthe Methodist
Book Concern--one of the largest publish
ing concerns in the country---for instance,
there were discharged men who had grown
old in its employ, and three women who
were over 30 years of age The gentleman
who had the task Of disinis-ing these opera
tivcs lad q sod picture before his eyes that
night.
Indeed, il seems to he rather mems spir
il than their business that have revived.
There are some few departments Of labor
that are qnickened, no doubt, by the gener-
al depression--as the Auctionesrs, who are
in almost April demand Ia sell out house.
hold furniture and assignees' collections.
The small safe-nanutacturers, rs we publish
I'd yesterday, are having handsome run.
Many families that are not unwisc enough
a. keep gold lying idle by them, having il
long enough on hand a. reflect how much
safer even their household val,lablcs are in
saies--one adding alphabetically, that when
the apprel,rnded burglar >ea,on Is over, II
would answer very well for a refriNerator.
Aud for some kind of printing the demand
increases with the changes that failures and
assignments beget. but for books, clothing,
and furniture, the trade n confined Ia only
their exchange ~ necessities rs luxnrie- IL
Is all gone. We continue our review of the
present aspect u different departments 81
labor ~ obtained by visiting some Of the
largest establishments in each line:
Es0RAvEns, LgTHoGRApHEas, ere.
Perhaps M branch of industry has been
more affected By the commercial crisis than
woL engraving, photography and fancy
printing. This, ~ course, y q natural con-
sequence VI any financial panic. When re
trenchment j. the order al the day, the iux-
urics must first be dispensed with, and
among such luAur,c- are the cltishmcnts
OF literature. We made some inquiries yes
terslay into the state IL things in the wood
engraving and lithxraphing trades, and
found that the present impcdim"ni - CON-
mercs amounted, with nearly every firm, Ia
utter stagnaiion. Generally, all hands
have been discharged, and the business seem
ed closed mp.
n0uss KEsTs.
The Hard Time. will affect landlords
pockets most disastrously, and how deep
their packets arr may Ike guessed from the
Tact that their aggregate rent roll exceeds
the entire bank capital II the city-a state
,nent which Is announced ~ n fact upon the
result u n careful investigation into the
matter two years ago, when u reduction 81
rents was aeitatcd
thur reporters have called upon a number
IL Landlords aud house agents, who all tell
about the same story touching their hopes
and prospects. silss e. smith { No IA
broadway says lac doc- not expect Ia col
lect during the ensuing winter half the
amount u rent roll.
Mr.. George ketellas, whose rent roll Is
$1,000 year, says that be- collected all
hir rents ior the present month without
difficulty. lie expects, however, "a find an
SusuV'y anSss" Asat' ~ AHsNfr 1b tHs l.t
of November.
Mr.. Charles Whiting, who collects Coz hi,
brother, the Judge, 81 -sanc S30U,a0, ex-
poets general dstalcatIon - ca the Noss,n-
her instalsaents u his tenants, and scairel,
hopes for any better result in December
All other agent. that We SAN tell the same
story. Rents for tenement houses must
COME down by the Isl IL January, and be-
lore that time, il one hall the mammal rents
src collected, landlord, will do better than
they expect.
On the sa0o, s5W and 500 houses OF
half houses which are v,sid quarterly. there
silI he less loss. November the first and
February the first arr the quarter day. !, on
the last there will be- many deficits. A
great many houses will be sublet. while |
their present occupants will shrink into
close quarters, retire Ia country plsr~-.
break up housekeeping and dissolve into |
sther families. Unless Tunes brighten fsr
beyond the expectations ofthe wi.e-f, about |
the lst Of April, houses that nsw rent for |
17OO, will be offered SlU cheaper or stand |
vacant month " two.
rhE TELEGRAPH stassss.
The hard times have been productive Of
IN immense amount ~ business over the
telegraph wires. The operator II NJ. l
Wall street SAYS that SINCE the failure u 4 he
Dhio Liis and Trust Cosnpssy, ths Builaio,
American and ilosise Company
lines, leading in all directions, have been
crowded with = very large amount II b,,.i-
ness. The Western lines particularly. have |
been hardened with messages. The daily |
Increase has IN average, Cor the last eight |
weeks, from IS to lUO per cent. Nearly
) ,CUU message. have been received and sent |
u ons Office IN onc day. fhe other lines,
&C understand, have been also we'll euupl.,-
n, their business aggregating from so Ia |
!, UOU messages per day, making total III |
Geographic messages reei,ed, so,ae 900
laily.
,isCHARGED MkeHANios SNLIsTIss IN THr
The United States recruiting ser,ier !,
hriving in these hard time-. Since the
and other establishments
vhich give 10 much employment 10 the Ia
orng classes, have been dscharglng their
ands, the enlistment Office. IN this city are
csieged by those thus thrown out of work.
he United States army will bc composed
= better class III men during the next
We years in consequence Il the financial
,nvulsion, than Il has had in it, rams for
long time. Two dctachment- will shortly
ave this city To enter uIa,n the ,Iuf,r~ ~ |