Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-02-26


toilet, and again enters her cAsyIawe
10 make round Of three balls and a
| German, ending up At last some
where about three A. ". Then she
goes to bed, sleeps till noon, and Is
| up aud nj IL again. And this Is
pleasure Were they compelled to
do this for n living there
would be more strikes among them
than among the laborers. But they
do it.
POLITICIANS.
A reputation in New York is a
singular thing. Brennan, the sher.
III, Indicted for the escape OF Genet,
and In Jail therefor, has more friends
among the controlling element than
ever. The short-haired look upon
Brennan as martyr. The other
night ball was given In his honor,
which was run by the mos. desper-
ate villains In the city. But, mark
you, the leading respectable Demo-
Gratis Of the city were there, for they
dare not stay away. Mr.. Brennan's
broken-nosed adherents run the eau
cusses, and not one Of the broad
cloth gentry could get nomination
If they oppose him. Therefore, oil
these men attend the balls OF the
Brennan kind, and shake hands with
them, and smile and fawn on the
doubtful women that they bring
there. New York IL under control
Of the ruffians, and the Democracy
recognize the fact, and acknowledge
htheir rule. There is no hope from
this Nazareth. The country IL the
only salvation.
IMMIGRATION.
The decline la immigration Is now
very marked. During the past week
the total number OF immigrants
landed At Castle Garden was only
456, which Is the smallest number
received in single week for several
years, but they are Of a good class.
Germany Is largely represented.
Sweden. Norway and Denmark,
contribute their quota. The Scanda-
navians mostly 90 to the Northwest,
the Germans 10 the Western Middle
States while the Irish, as many as
possible, stay in the larger cities,
where they can run grog mills, and
finally become Aldermen, contract
ors, and run things generally.
THE POOR
are suffering this winter. There Is
work enough in New York for 80
per cent. OF the working men, so
there Is no occasion for much distress
among those who have health and
strength. But the sick and the weak
are In q pitiable condition. Every
day sick men and women are found
In the garrets Of the over crowded
tenements and In the cellars ~ well,
dying from hunger and cold. The
soup-houses are doing great and
good work Ia feeding the poor, bat
what good is a soup house to wo.
men who cannot get to its 1t is
estimated that 400 men and women
persisted from cold and hunger In
this city last week. Why any hu-
man being comes to or stays In
great city, 10 something beyond my
don't know why
am here. Where one succeeds u
thousand fnil, and success here does
not mean as much Ms ii does any
where else.
THE GRAIN TRADE
continues tn excite especial attention.
The fact IL that New York ought To
lose 1t, for she has never done any
thing to foster IL. All the grain that
comes to this city Ia handled by
hand--it has TO be carted from the
depot 10 the veSselS, ana the cost OF
transfer almost eats 1t up. A move
ment Is on foot to build tracksby the
water side--to erect elevators as in
the lake cities, 80 that the grain can
be taken out OF the cars and loaded
into vessels at slight cost. This is
all that can possibly save the trade,
and THE Will not do II unless the Erie
canal Is enlarged and the exorbi-
tant tolls thereon lessened. Montreal,
Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore
all have superior facilities aud they
arc taking the trade. Why don't
the farmers organizations take some
action In the matter Of the canals?
There IL little use in looking to New
York for relief. PfETRo.
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