Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-01-10
Hard Times.

The following items, collected from diff
ferent sections Of the country, show the
depression that prevails in nearly every
branch Of business. It is difficult to see
where we can look for an Improvement
Indeed, it is probable that the condition
of the country will be worse before it is
better.
The Memphis Avalanche says there are
twenty thousand starving negroes in that
city.
The wages of the factory operatives of
Midtown, North Stonington, Connecticut,
were cut down twenty per cent Oh the 1st
instant.
Notice has been given the operatives of
several of the Fall River cotton mills that
there will be reduction Of from 10 to Is
per cent. III their wages on and after Jan
uary 1st.
The Fond du Lac Wisconsin, Common
wealth says that the Chicago and North
western railroad have reduced the wages
Of all laborers IN their employ from 81 IS
to 81 25 per day. They have also reduced
the number of their section hands one-half
The New York Times learns through cor
respondents in various parts of the South
ern States that very considerable numbers
Of people are moving away from there to
the North, and still larger numbers are
preparing to move away in the spring
The idea has taken firm possession OF the
Southern mind that their section is de,
stined to ruin, poverty, and negro supre-
macy i'll the future, and they complain
that their hopes of better times have at last
left them. 1t is the fear of the blacks, how
ever, that most troubles them.
More than $50 families in Trenton, N.
j., are supported by charity, now that the
factories have stopped, and it is almost as
bad IN other manufacturing places.
In the Pittsburgh nail mills the en-
ployees have accepted reduction of 164
per cent
The employees on the Chicago and Great
Eastern Railroad have struck again for
their back pay, and will allow only engines
with single mail car to be run
The l,4OO operatives in Higgins carpet
factory, at New York, struck on Monday
(30th) IN consequence of reduction of 10
per cent. in their wages.
Mr.. Abbott Lawrence, of Boston, recent
ly stated to a gentleman in Washington,
that manufacturing company, in which
they were both interested was losing 81,
600 per day. Other corporations are losing
in the same ratio. This state of things
manifestly cannot long continue These
corporations must stop work. What then
One hundred thousand people will be
thrown out of employment in Massachu-
sets alone, 10000 in New Hampshire, 10,
900 in Maine, and 10000 in Connecticut
and Rhode Island. In all 160, 900 persons.
male and female, old and young.
Louisiana has now pot ifs third Govar-
nor under the reconstruction plan.
Chicago spent more than half million
on its theatres last year.
Papers all over the South greet the happy
New Year with the gloomiest predictions.
Burlingame may get to be Mandarian
if he keeps on.
An exchange queries whether the man
who writes tale is necessarily wag.
Badens annexation to the North German
Confederation is being arranged.
Beecher now crates from a pulpit made
of wood from tho Mount of Olives.
Du Chaillur is the son of Gaboon-not
Baboon-agent of French house.
Gladstones speech made seventeen col.
umns in the London papers.
The buildings of the Paris Exposition
| are fast passing away.
Logan is still vainly dunning the Ohio
| Radical Committee for his $4,000.