The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1867-12-21

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saon & tas g1!es viii, u other si1ss.
Maalq no5 ~ tolenatsd. This 4 ths esrs
= soss 1eleh pFeFsiIed lsst pear, and Il {
Y -. ~ sssseooxee boe captsins of vessels
- '.ss e1estly oaafsed hflT cents szl hour for
~ . csne iaeE n1Asrs are smsse fthlrty
doczef phte thsr 4 pethipe doinr 4
present. nor = there any likelihood q 1
ohsnge for the better for some Vine, II \
estlm4e6e WIT ovsr ok h6ndred lonfshore
men Ia1fed stoct1Ain awoek hof my kisd lss,
Meek snd ~ i vas What rthsy call ssrsut
week"-fheir rents being payable the frsi
% the month-the suffering among them
was tntense Some Of them succees1ed in
iDorroNtnG monsy from stsvedores, under
promise t2ps they "we-k ont the amount;
o<nefs mnq9 yisl<a 10 their pawnsheps. where
tney piedeed their various articles TO ind
money 70 pay theif l1ndIords; aud the wives
of'o1ners kept the wolf and the tenement
norse owner from their doors. By washlng.
c1ofng, and doing general housework else-
w1ere. Another month, however, viii put
I'll the asailtbie resources Of these men to q
ver5 severe tsst. The societies to waich
thsE belong we're merely organizedD 10 give
thsn sHall amounts when sick and pay their
Laneru y expenses In case Of death, bat thev
receive ncthiug from them 20 colipsnsase :
tasm sfof their ainvoluutary idlensss. - To
Nese associations they pay fifteen cents 3
monln, ana this amount could not possibly
ann'it of extending relief to them Ia their
present necessity, snd IL would require q very
iargs ssn every week to defray even the or
Z ainAry expenses OF their living. A large nam
oeroI them have mortgaged their labors in
sne spring BY securing various loans to get out
oi snsir present pecuniary difficulties. Their
gregats wages in busr times are from &I2
so $Sv per week, aud owing to this fact
lew o. them put anything away for a rainy
Jay. AS tue season advances 1t is probable
that over three thousand OF these men viii
oe wholly out Of employment.
THE CLEsKs.
The destitu.ion ef the c.ss Il almost IL
lescribable. To follor the profession Of 4
:lerk IN or 'inary times, when industry Is
ssnerai and ;he masses are reinuneratiyely
smpidye, = ~ be subject. tsa6 tsa6 4 4; S;ssffnaes
3h'ca follow few other occupations. The
business ls one easily acquired, and hence A.
great multitades embrace it, manv Of th. n
earn at best but q precarious AID stereotvped
Ting In commercial panic-if We nav
% call it--a clerk will and il alnost irnpcs.
.eie 70 obtain employment. Durinvsthe last
month great number have been discharged
And those now idle are estimated atpver i've
'noosand. Some Of them are srPported by
lhcH relatives and friends; o.ters have
nortgaged their future labors; and others
'GAln keep themselves by expendine the little
amounts which their. close ecoBomy enabled
hem 70 lay by for rainy day. Their wages,
. everybody knows, ranges from &5o6 ts
ii, 300 year in good times. al
FaB DoxEsrIes.F si~
Owing to the general cessation Of bust
hess. there are an isamenss number Of ser
I, rant girls now out Of employmsnti in this city.
Inc pressure on many heads. OF Antilles Is
uch thIt household work is given out, ana
RS reduces materially the demand for do
nestcs. This class too, has been Augmented
N hundreds Of emigrants who arrive here
vitn the intention OF being cooks, chamber
maids or washerwcsaen. Too noor to pros
eed further, they remain Ia New York. and
Epcssd to the various intelliesAre cfRces,
vhere they generally seek empIoyment IN
ain Tho wages paid to servants Is from
y 20 y1o per month-the lstte- being given
Sree sssssand nrots.sss !. = estimated that .O.ns
~ ida ;r ,h;s ci.r afs
W. m;ghf 80 e .ia.., u u
be exfensisef i. - IlessEaIlons o.
ails. buf he ahoss III t'. u,cn now PFC
ilensss .nd ~ -. " s1ou sne
ban;cs' ana ,ahor.-s - 81 -; ~ me-
pb;actaa r. III ~ y s--
vey Al y;rs re- y ,,.t,,.Is - = ~ 80 .f.ss
I affs;rs i. - :. - = 'sf's' - -
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rsL'oAn's = At fHE suPssfsfExDEUs OFFICE
NO person, after having spent bAE m hour
lne once OF ane Superintendent OF the
Vol, ano Witnessing the despendent faces
10 crewds mo throng thn4s rooms rom
'.a oIaIog I'll night, IN search of I'd from the
IA roelu wisn ior any sddhional evidence
sneN MN tHe ftGxte9k0l oestltption as
athow exlSss IN this city Sincs the begin
eng Of the cold ssassn the nunber OF apuli-
csi7fA tu ain has greatly increased, and
every morifa4g,. at rihf o,clock. - soon @
the ONCE doors are opesed, the Place IN Do.
s'esed from that time until thsy sxs closed
ior ths night The great CIV of The mccoy
G we present time Is for food and clothing
uundreds of iathe.s and mothers who man
Age e 81 along tApfkh fhe v-.ss'.s .sssas.s
whom mura -.tncastys nnq tasmselves vi
c,osh... 49,; 9ses tns adaltsooz1 cost
s.;,S;ns % a. sasf ~ .a,n'lies ios me winter ant
saans sas lLes Ior .nsm. Besides this. hun
-. !. 80 ~ aPPnc3nse .or aia peiong 20 th'
ilv A. wark dnr;n. ,ha-Asi a.s- ~ho, y Aeps s.saa
usual rages wo.id ~ J snsh,.'i rn.s - snel n
{ sr6lf lTzrarn mar 49, 80 @su ~ 11cp ~
~, Z tf,t esa..s s ~ D0.ng sLDP'oyed oi
nina q ~ s 49, .tIon .Lon Win sae Degan
the mercv ~ ~ ,so..,. 'I.o"n ~ su.nefy upof
rar 49, ~. ..w..s y. saPpof'