The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-05-08
cuIcAGos Loss.

English ANA .sknhi4ia. AAN tt'Nt-
granite i,ctarning 40 tncil- Ni4~
live Lands.
During the past winter about four
thousand laboring-mes have Oeeh "ur-
king in the pineries, and others ~ Ia
diana ~ wood-choprers. 10 - nom
Chicago that supplies Of these men are
furnished. and when lhclrwlnter's wol X
i. ended they generally return here :
Large numbers have arrive during tbs
last few weeks from Luxe ~Nrrior.
Wisconsin. from Manis,c' ami Prrf'
4 Marquette. Michigan, uad M"ud-chcp'
lpCrs from Marshall County aud Lls-
hart, imdi,na. Ia other years, at this
4 time railroad building was resumed
aud employment WAS thus furnished for
thousands Oi men. bui THIS spring rail-
lroad-bU.idiug l. AZ = staHd-St,ll, the Bal
iimorc aud Ohio Railroad being the
only Company employing mcn IN this
capacity.
I There are now upward OF two thou
sand OF this cias~ Of lahOrer- an the city,
WHO. icing disappointed IA iiuAiag the
work which they bad expected. know
not which way 10 turn During 1872
the popu,ation OF the city was largely
Increased By people from all paris OF the
United states and England. WHO came
10 help an the rebuilding OF the ciN.
and Tor ti;ae all mechanics and labor
crs found plenty OF work AT hiy, wages
This year uhere j. no such demand ier
wOrAmen as TWO Years ago, Yet the lar-
grsl portion OF the peupie who then
came have renamed here, and 4 .arg.
numbeg are on; OF work. aGl have been
idle ior i.lc IA. siN months.
4 The burden ot hclpiug the nn"Wpiov-
ed TO l-yr through taa winter IA, Drea
largely upon she shoulder, OF tie ir-
iiel AMI Aid ~ONsiy. fherc are niuil
aole-todi-d meh vino would not zoos
FOR vorS .s iong a, they coHt GRAVY
rtas, .md lodgings from this slA,cr.
ge. b more conservative policy Mit b-
..ur,ued dis >prng.
10 give some idea OF the dc~tiiu,ion
preyaiiin-, AZ may be mentioned lhat
I tie hyllci ami Aid Sucieiy furnishes
22.696 tree lOdgtngs. and 4llO nee
meets in transient arp 'ieanis irom f.u-
iuary l-tA hi 10 Yesterday. OLe lodging
AuA-y N., ON the south side, ai Ga. core
mer o, D.dre i.nd ..Arfl ~un -Is Gets, whore
ihcre were aUous 80 ud.rr- otru il-ai
ANA Tie oiAer house WAS 0r west Eii~
street. Both houses wire cin,.ei 'i,.r..if
his week. IAe society M y r.l-ci o.rur,
Ia; their Lnp.oy Ac.h Hatrnu on a,t
Thursday.
1Acy have also recently discharged ~
.he c.cIas and heap l..., couD. possibly
be dispensed wiz. Daly twO visitors
:se ruiaincd against esghty-Aye In he
winter.
The coal given away Since the begin
ming of November amOUnts 20 100
tons.
Notwithstanding nc large oyer-suplis
Of labUrgrs RAD mechanic already acre.
many more are cO!ung nom farms and
from Tie Eastern CITIES. oai. IT, tnC
themselves worse Oh thw ti,rs were ai
home. Probably 800 reop.e, mostly
EnSil-h. have leit Chicago dlriu. Ii
.a,t six months 10 Irtr.A ID Ialv,e.
Tins -pr,us There ale !. greet ma )
-canuinsviai,s returning hunle. ,he ! +
iucements being iLat iilne- are rlu ,
} 'prvspervE, ~ Norway ard Swcd' J
.g..irua,. hui!diu. Being carried on 70 /:
lci-e extent.
Mos, .. tile emf grants coming 20 a scr
lct tili> year are rclil- 70 N@'''tots' n. =
A iew frpm every steamer come ~ t'.i'
! .cuy, having friends % relatives J., r.. :
: The whole number OF people mr.vi'li
is only about hall as large n At th:a Tina
last yVar
: The Relief and Aid Society vii no
. give the same attention TO the .neni
? ploycd rs heretofore, but vii! sAfin'
their attention 10 Inc really dc titule
and helpless. There are uow ov'r on
hundred people at different he spiiais
: who were placed there through thi- 20
: ciety. Wages outside the city are lowe
. than usual Farmers pay, o. IN aver
age. $50 ncr month aud boarC >aw-miii
} Slj 70 &c without bored Raj road tli!d
ing brings 81 90 II - par I ~. and ga
oil this 80 80 10 81 is paid II board.