The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-28

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taking place alarming saisn and the water which
g. s1 collecting IA Ferry street aHd the streets atscent
N, third of the usus number Of employees 1ni
empoy ment IN the shoe establish mens, and ira gene
rsl begins 10 feel the slsaaton toa. viii on hlln"
We "Newhas OF Lynn are pretty numerous aooa'
IN IT, same ratio az the tnitbsn New York. csmpar
aaivy speaking. They come from he same aocastors,
as with the South mis- Clique OF disanionists rcceiys
muAh and, comfort ana suoport IN ine'r ue-sonao"
neeures from rne clergy OF Tins city -.
D.. principal snt,,Ler thrsH UfoSeNlh.s vas me
Pt. Books, y Uuisersa.st who, having "a eye 10
main ehance. aospted a call from New YORK city
Hsorch nj large salary. he viii probably show his
~ ~'i-n % er,s gcqu ,in,cf wi, New Yok enop''.
ds"u.rrary ws, Tins lel,s@ were .ns Rsvs w.
Hyua Inos IT, Bancroft and J. L. HRnheld.
Pie "msr,yraDm'' of Tho traitor Brown has been
achsd prayed about until peopls sick and die.
IA the last ectcn on the 18th Of Decsnber for char
tr officers, The republicans "stra,ght ticket,'
telmg the utmo. confidence in ounumoering their op
benen,s The citizens, irrespective of party
h ritrzens' ticket and elected II by i37 majority.
~Heipers Treason Manual' has had very limited sale
h This city The thinking republicans esteem publ.
Auun mere speculation OF Y broken down itinerating
4 'sorucap
] The republican sentiment is dying out In Lynn Manu-.
ectures from the republican party sick and tired OF
NE nigger question, and many instances they have
WINGED their determination 70 act with the democrats N
Insure AS instance substsntate my assertion,
VIII merely state that last fall the Of Lynn
eseced state representative, s. Clark the first one
they have bad for ten years.
The number Of deaths In this city year three
undred and thirty six: OF which thirty three occurred
January twenty nve in February hiryfour in March,
AseLty three in april; tweEty eight May; twenty in
kane twenty Juy thirty seven in August thirty
ks in September; twenty four in October twenty three
a November and twenty six In December.
The school house the se, and o srpply
Pc place Of the destroyed since, nearly com
kesed.
OUR SPECIAL SALEM CORRESPONDENCE
SALEM, Mas, JAM 81 1860.
thads IN africans and Afrcc-No Direct Taae sch the
Sbt-7Ae Csty Politicalsy-Banks, Butler Byiags-Tae
Republicans Struggling for National Posilion-I The
ytAsia Among the Democrdts, DC DC
The Of the interest this city has had in the South
exist in the memories OF the vesses Furnished
he help along the slave trade There is now, however,
regular line between this port and the Of AZ
,ca, engaged in legitimate, If no. profitable
tIsnessthat Of introducing ivory gold dust, &c. in
stead Of pggeIs. Salem has direct trade with the
Esata a. this time except in poticans-sBd is proven
! bhl that politicians never known 10 trade
Salem may be set down an-republcan city, if the
Imposition strength could be combined upon any one
poin. At the last Guberc aioria election Banks (rep)
sd Butler (dem) 453 vetes and Briggs (quasAmercan)
has votes The two last combined woald have gwen
Ranks but l2S plurality, number that could easily be
sercome there any certainty o, any candidate in
spposton 10 the republicans winning As the matter
stands, this city may be set down az republican 10
Mtepts and purposes And the republicans strug
s,ng all their might and main 10 wheel into national
eosIiop late John Brown sympathizing meeting a
complete failure None but the aboh,,onis,s az
sended. In short, the republicans here openly de
neance and condemn any msyemenf OF sympathy
Dagne, however, that the opposition to black
: ,epublicanism ba united any one point in
Ma city. In fact there chasm between the two wings
Il the democracy which, as appears ", will
sloeed One wing is led by the Hon. Nathaniel Lord
ing hunxerish Thew split in coalition times and Lord,
with sanguinary but well mentioned zeal, would bring
every to the block who ventured To assist in thst
holy alliance. OF the two wings, Lorng has the majority
Of and muscle decidedly; while Lord to speak,
has little starch and caste. When these wings
Zap together they will good and wholesome
hsoy OF democrats found in Massachusetts
present they far apart that the eqanocta line is
hardly hong enough the distance tip
no The Irng wing avors the nomination Of Douglas
Charleston the Lord wing goes In for the man after the
nomination.
The republicans here will go for Banks, al
though SOME talk despondiugly of the effect OF the two
years amendment or the Western States
OUR SPECIAL LOWELL CORRESPONDENCE
LOWELL. Mass, Jan. %, 1850
ne CITY Of Loroeu- APPEARANCE Manufacturing Eaab
ksAmeats-Names Of TIE Cbrporators-7he Operatives
and the Average Rates Of Wages Paid 7hea-An Lnspec
\ Eoa Of the Aals-Noye About the Pepsberton MA
Dangerous Nal in LoueR-1ns Factory Boarding Houses
he Po,ascal, Social, Moral and Religious Oondisioa
Al of the Manchester Of America, &c., de-
81 visit TO the city of Lowell, the wellnamed "Manches
%er Of America" will ut any time repay the tourist,
Aeee curious TO ASCERTAIN the condition Of msnufac
es Lowell has great natural advantages such the
eoarsng the Concord and Merrmac rivers, whose How
ing Volumes assisted BY art supply the power that drives
thousands of looms employed in the manufacture of all
kinds Of cotton and woollen goods. Approach Lowell
from whichever direction you may, the first thing that
attracts attention the huge brick factories Of them
peering up and seven stories In height with proper
oaate length These are built along either side Of the
canals, from which they receive their water power.
There are twelve incorporated oompaniesin Lowell
Ami
fremont, Massachusetts,, Hamilton Lowell, Lowell Bleach
s2g and Lowell Machine shop. These corporations own
the aggregate ftytwo large buildings OF the hugest
dimensions from two to four hundred feet in length
these employed, at this time, about ii 900 female
operatives and about 600 males The average wages of
the ales clear OF board about two dollars and the
males eighty cents per diem In addition the factory
buidipgs, each corporation about twenty five
thirty three.story dwelling houses built in
rhey let TO responsible parties at a
nominal rent, condition that but female
factory operatives shall be allowed TO board in them.
THESE houses, at least OF them OF immense
size and not few of them can accommodate forty
City boarders This plan Of separating the females from
the opposite with view to the welfare OF
the former; put il appears improved result
from AFTER years u experience. Il is optional the
operatives whether they houses or not;
but the fact Of the corporation boarding houses being
ut nominal rents the propretos afford better
table fare. the corporation ooardin houses not tho
emily In Lowell There hundreds OF others tina.
do city business AS regards the moral social
sondcn Of the operatives especially tho female portion,
pbanthTopst purity the moral social atmosphere
which they live. The female operatives ounumber tho
males four 10 A few years ago the former
from amongst the promising daughters OF New
England farmers; but the constant fluctuations ia the
factory business coupled with the ef the
srations in lowering wages 70 sucn figure thai To
arm q half descent livelihood required
dusty caused these girls to bensie disguste vita fac
efpsy e and they left the mills; for the bsGet OF
could put up with the indignnies o. ls urcctors
,pefptenden,s and overseers They succeeded
ny nost OF foreign hands, mostly Irish, who labor
ten tcurs per day. amid the noisy looms and denssly
csowdet apar: neDts, for barely pay enough to keep
eo1y aud soul together. At this tune Of the
year the bell that the operatives TO work
is rung as soon approximates daylight and
room the poor reluctantly rushing
from the boarding houses, vending their way
Fifteen minutes aft the bell rings single tap Is given
gates closed aud every operative that
may unfortunate enough get minute 80 behind