The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-02-11

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port that they find collections easier,
and little perceptible abatement in the
quality of goods demanded. But un-
derstand, this only applies to the very
largest of the retailers-those who have
capital to command and control trade.
They get the cream of it. for they can
deal in such goods as tit the classes to
whom all seasons are alike. All except
these are suffering. The package trade
last year, spite of the high postage, was
between Is, 900 and 20, 900 packages. 1t
is astonishing how popular this system
of sending goods is at the Far West |
speak from personal observation. The
women of Colorado and Wyoming do
not intend to look like Guys if they are
a week by rail from the shops of Broad
way. They get their samples and pat
terms from New York direct, and the
consequence is that they are, as rule,
often better dressed than their sisters
nearer civilization, who take what the
FAILURES.
There We're the usual number of fail
ures this week, and some of them un-
usually ugly. Sixty honsr", well known
in trade went under, sol r.e large and
some small. The list showing that
all branches of trade are represented.
One leather house failed for $500, 600,
with assets of half that amount. This
failure was the result of bad debts, and
undue credits. The tendency of the
past ten years has been to swell the vol
ume of business, and it has led men to
give credits carelessly. Now, when the
dark daysare on us, they find collection
impossible, and the merchant sighs for
his goods as he sees his drafts coming
back protested for non payment. One
thing is certain-credit will be harder to
procure in New York this year than ever
before. The merchant finds it better to
have his goods in his warehouse, than to
have them scattered over the country in
the hands of men who may pay or may
not, as they think best. Bring your
money with you, good people, when you
come to New York for goods
The gale of Wednesday was one of the
severest that ever alarmed New York.
Out in the country gale doesn't matter,
but in a crowded city it is quite another
thing. The seven-story buildings, stand
ing alone and towering in the air, the
signs-boards projecting over the side
walks, the immense corni.es insecurely
attached, all combine to make gale
thing to be dreaded; for it is not nice
when walking home with your head
down to the gale to have a sign-board
twenty feet long come whistling down
upon you. Nor is it comfortable to have
a building seven stories high fall upon
You. There is as much shammy build
ing done in New York as in any other
city, and it is not pleasant to try to sleep
with the walls of your house swaying,
In short, a gale in this city is terror,
any way it can be taken. The wind
moved at the rate of sixty six miles an
hour; and while no casualties are re-
ported, there were many narrow escapes.
a great many buildings are badly twist
ed, and thousands of signs and cornices
blown Off.
THE SNOW
That fell Thursday night cumbers the
ground and is likely to. This is another
iniiietion in a great city. The streets
are filed with it; it is left to melt when
the sun sees fit to shine; as it holds all
the filth of the city in solution, the nui-
sance it is may be imagined. But it is a
God send to such of the poor as really
want work. for thousands of them are
certain of Il job for day at least, which
will give them bread for a week. So
even nuisance to the general public
may be a sweet boon to the few.
THE POOR.
The different charitable organizations
of the city have their hands full just
now. st. Johns Guild, the best and
most practical of all of them, have 90
900 souls, or rather bodies, depending
upon them for support. 1t is sight to
see the throng at their buildings every
day drawing their rations. The halt,
the blind, tie lame, the sick and the
well, they are all represented. all who
are known 10 be deserving get, each
week, enough CT plain food to support
life, and such clothing as can be pro-
cured, 1t is noble charity and is doing
a world of good.
THE HIPPoDRoME
Is nearly ready for the reception of
Moody and Sankey. A choir of 200
voices is being trained every night, I'M
der the leadership OF General Dodge, to
lead the singing under the charge of
Sankey. It will be magnificent to hear
this immense chorus giving the popular
music of the singing Evangelist. This
feature alone will keep the vast building
filed to its utmost capacity. The meet |
ings will commerce. about the middle of |
the month. PIETRo.
PRESIDENT MAKING.