The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-09-20
LOCAL NEWS.
NEW YORK AND THE VICINITY.

WohrS's WAGEs.-The wages paid to sew-
Ing girls and other working women has been - of,sm
brought to public notice that would seem TO vork1
Of fsuIerunsation 10 again refer 70 H. Yet u 10 no.
torouAy true that the veeky stipend paid 70 girls
many OF tho shopr In the city continues 10 he totally
Inadequate 10 provide ufiecncy Of food much Ices
to enable them 70 procure decent clothing. AT The
present time the conmone-t board cannot be obtain
oil for les than four dollars per week, and ysI.
an advertisement yesterday morning offered tho
munlhclent sum Of from $3.50 to ss.sg per week -
girls for "light worn" The work must Ia light ip<
deed where higher wages are paid. In a shirs
making store ON broadway, the wages paid to slils
weekly from three 10 iour dollar not enough to,
ee decent shelter and food. In places one o.
man has been known 10 get ss high a. % and Sc 81:
but she has been rockonod IAN eItra smsu worher"'
From all that can be learned on the subject tho Sew
nfmaohine," sad "Upe setting" pay best On the for
mer smart workers" can earn fIom IS 70 $40 rer
week and tho latter work SO per week 10 somoim,s
earned the work being by the piece. How poor sirs
can live the smaller amounts quoted shove iss
matter Of moro conjecture Indeed. II 10 well knovu
that many sink into degradation, being unable IN
support life upon the sesnty wages allowed for sirty
nI houu work sveet and until smploys srs begin W
cultivate . conscience the story Of sufsrins.
-snt and infsmy viii be.old TO the end Of the chap
ter.
The NAVAL RACERs.-Ths Algonquin ana
winooski are ready In the engine department fsrr
trial, but the wheels vsr. NOT quite prepared yessr
day to begin work. Thoy have becn altered. 80 that
the dip Of the wheels viii be about "a inches tho pad
die aoats beins inches on the face. The winoosh
has one Iron float each Wheel while the AxonquiD
has two on and three ths other These are pat
on to aid the engines over tho "centre" since the
wortmen bevsn 10 overhaul tho Algonquin they
have built bulhhead abaft and closing In the nrs
room and from the blower runs fame through
which 10 driven strong eusTsnt Of cir which psssss
under the furnaces, acting direst biewsr TO the
free Mr.. Dickopoa protests against ths alterations
adopted and declares that they calculated 70 de-
prive his engine Of the chief value IL Possesses for
working economically. lie claims that the Board Of
Eusinecp have not agreed upon fair trial Of the TIVE
enKineA but as he has NO alternative, II compelsd
TO submit TO q trial which win not develop the GOOD
qualities Of the Asonquin's engine. II is now under
stood that all the preparations win be completed -
n early hour this morning. and the trial probably
b esin to-day or ts-morrov.
TUE JEWISH NKw YRAR.-"Rosh Hash
ana" or the Jswish New year, commences this even
Ing In all hs ynssosusS The command for the
keeping Of this festival Ia found In Lenticus Irviii.
f5-9, ~ followsi
And the Lord spsks unto Noses saying, SPEAK
in the r.. day Of tho month shall 70 have. S.bb.h
,ion' Se .haI do no seryils sori therein bat ys
shall offer Offering made by hrs unto the Lord
The day viii be kept Win tho greatest solernnity
by all the Jews, matter hov reformed they may
be In their religious views For this festival and fo1
the bay Of Atonemept ynsSosuss VII bs iInpro-
yised in various halls throughout the city the pOoron
classes hiring room In such pisces - the 18th
Wsrd Hotel, Crotou Hail. &c. Tho religious eIsr-
.i... "a. a, r.,plI.rIv imprsssiye character, Prom