Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-10-15

THE n. Y. correspondent of the Richmond
Enquirer is of the opinion that free labor in
that city is as like as not about to prove q fail
ure. Everybody knows that we have passion
for curious tit-bits of philosophical literature
whether on our own side or not:
Free labor in New York, whatever itmay be-
elsewhere, is much more expensive than what
may be supposed by the outside world First,
in household affairsit is often attended by great
waste of food and fuel. In this way, some fam
fiIies=have as much wasted absolutely thrown
into the street, in value, would go far TO sup
port another family of the same size. Again,
takesthe results of free labor in the aggregates
and its whole expense to the community is very
large. The governors of the Aims House Of
this city, have about 5000 paupcrs and others
under their charge, supported by taxes gathered
from the property holders of the city.
In a late report made by the Secretary of
State, for the State of New York, it appeared
that the number of pauperS supported at the
public expense amounted to about one in seven
teen, or that every seventeen persons had to
support one pauper, and, according to the ratio
Of yearly Increase, that in fifteen every Eve
persons would have to support one pauper.-a
Hence, taking the aggregate cost of free labor,
and it cannot be said to be very cheap or free
from many perplexing concomitants
1t is not to be inferred, because the streets
swarm with idlers, both male and female, ap.
either abundant or cheap. Mnchiof this floating
mass of idleneSs in all large cities are either too
lazy, incorporate or incompetentto.do anything
for themselves. They live by occasional Jobs,
or by chance aid that may happen to come in
their way, not because they could not find plen-
sty of steady work at fair wages, if disposed to
engage in it. Aided by the many thousands of
grog shops in the city, many Of them end in,
confirmed "Rum-heads," and finally bring up
in the Aims House Even in San Frantisco and
indeed the wealthiest cities of the world where
labor is both scarce and enormously high, large
numbers of paupers ard idIers are found!-i
Should the decrease in emigration 20 on for a
few years. at the ratio of the present year, la
Dor of useful character will be found both
scarce and dear, while the idle crowd in the
streets will appear as great ever.
Americans as general rule dislike to perform
mental services. The streets of New York are
swept, the sewers are cleansed, earth excayated
and carried off, and great variety of other
similar work is done;r but not by Americans
Now when the emigrants who do this kind of
work cease coming to this country, is it not
likely that such kind of labor will become en-.
hanced2 sac s.5a .s5
PENNSYLVANIA ELEcT1oN.-We find the sub.
Joined table of members of Congress elect from
Pennsylvania, in the Ptttsbnrg Gazette of yes
terday. We do not think it is at all certain that
twenty-five Republicans have been returned
twenty will probably be the outside figure, when
the returns come in officially: 3 rs
DIST. Members. Present Members.
list. T. B. Florence, 5.s reelected az y
Cd. B. Joy Aodrfs, do
3D. james n. ReFree, In place Of Jas. Lanyd.
9Th. Rnn MtAtIguTdSi g % "a. u. Phillips. 10,
9TH John Wood Owen Jones.
9th John Hickman, reelected
Tth. a. J.LOn0snecIerS IS 't H! Chapman. ms
Z 9Th. John Sc6Ipdrtss +" " J. CLANCY Jones.
9th. T1Id6us &eU6n8, e. a. a, e. Roberto
10th. .Ioh9G ". RilinOer, J. O. Kunkel
l1th Jas III. OdnlpbeEE, SO - w, L., DeEsrt,
18th. Geo. ". Scranton, &c Is Paul Leidy. 81
18TH Wm.H DimmlckS reelected.
18th. GdtuGhG a Grr0tO, do
18th. James z. Hdke, Sc Allison White.
slbth. Benz. Y. JynkSn, IS John A. ALL.
nth Edto'd A,PhersOn, IS s. Wilson Reilly.
1sth SdnI'IS s. Blair, .. IS u r. Edo
18Th. John C0u0de, reelected.
10th. VIM. Montgomery, do
21st Jas. Il. Mo0rhend, g IS DGUtG Richie.
22d. Robert ACcRai1ht, g IS s. H. PGrUtuTce,
28d. Wnt. StetGdFt, reelected
Gath. Chaplin HnIE, j. T.. CSfllls.
95th EEttah Rabbit, I" IS John Dick.
*Probably.
Republicans in italics; Democrats in roman.
:. Total % Republicans; democrats. Repub-
lican gain 10. ls5.--az