The New York herald., 1873-11-06
TRADE IN PHILADELPHIA.
Continued Paralysis of Business-The
Hotels Empty-Deplorable Condition OF

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 5, 1878.
There are no assurances Tor your correspondent
to state that the coming of another day has i'm
proved the local situation, for the very reverse is
true. The general trade OF the city amounts to
really nothing at all, business men frankly confess
ing that it is the duest and drearest season they
have ever behed. Financial matters present the
same discouraging features and borrowers ask in
vain for loans unless they can bring with them COL
laterals for seven times the desired amount.
Southern and Western drummers have all gone
home, following the hasty retreat OF Southern and
Western buyers. The hotels, which should now be
gay with their accustomed merchant guests. are
empty, silent and almost entirely deserted. Com
NO BUSINESS BEING TRANSACTED
al ALL and at present the quaker CIT Is stagnated
Most OF the theatres, alarmed at their dreary gal
leries and empty parquets have reduced their
prices until they correspond with those which were
recognized as standard long before the war, and
yet the people who support the most popular re-
sorts here are destitute OF money, and the reduc-
ton OF the prices does the managers but little
good.
The condition OF the laboring classes bad as it
is, IS nothing to what it. will be. The Baldwin Loco
motive Works, the cotton and iron mills have dis
charged immense numbers OF their hands, VINO
now have nothing TO do but Idly roam the streets.
AT the police office the complaints for petty lar
ceny are very numerous and IRON the Indications
are likely TO greatly increase with each day. A
great many laborers were paid their months
wages when they were discharged, and the sum
quate to supply their immediate personal wants;
but wnen this Is exhausted their condition Will
be deplorabe, and unless the public enterprise
and public charities mentioned In my last come
forward TO relieve their Distress 1t must vent itself
IN THEFT, robbery ana murder
In no more direct way can the present situation
or the masses be described tnan Ia the folio wing
tender and appealing letter, which appeared In
little local journal tfls afternoon. The press have,
rule discussed every other topic rather han
the one now most urgent and pressing. The letter,
which explains itself, is from q lady
AN APPEAL TO TIE CHARITABLE.
Painful the reflection, IL Is undcniabe that there
before us prospect OF much suffering among the work
many sad cases destituton among my own sex nave
come TO my knowledge. IL Is a shocking sight to
ready and willing 10 work. nay, i'm pioring IT,
famishlng for of bread Doubtless churches and
benevolent societies doing all they but in
winters they have their hands full and
overtaxed What We require now Is that there shall
relief association established in every ward OF city
these organizations to DO divided into committees for
each and every precinct whose duty IT shall be 10 pro-
elusyely. The local the distribution OF bounty,
the more good will De accomplished. feel ii duty TO
make TINS suggestion. and trust that OF your read.
ers wl Improve upon II This Is for croakIng
synpathy alone Is too spiritual food for hungry
tonachs II we are Christians let show II by acting,
not taking ADELAIDE w. MuRDOCU
something like that advised above must be done
az once, or else thousands VIII have no other
means OF subsistence than those derived rom
about fF