The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-15
THE HaaD-UP ONES,
How They Are citing Notices to Quit
From Landlords.

How They Are Get ting Notices to Quit
From Landlords.
1t Dee,ls only curs0ry glance at our streets
and the number OF idle men upon them to con-
vines one that there must be much suffer- ng
amongst the poorer classes. Around the Gus
tomb House, about the City Hall, on Canal street,
all day there fingers crowd, whose very anxiety
OF countenance betokens their unfortunate stua
ton and the pressing demands Of those at home
Seldom, If ever before, have we had SO many
poor women-some of them, ii is trus, impos.
tors-begging for vctuals, and never has the
stroller on the boulevard been so importuned for
nickels, "For the love OF God, cir, only nickel"
Iu the rear portion Of tbs city there are many
families whose sole subsistence ID
WHAT NAY BE BROUGHT In
by The children after days tramp with she di-
lapidased market basket, and In the more thickly
settled equal want prevails. All this is not oeca-
Aoned by any peculiar dearth of business, but is
:te natural result OF the season here. for during
The summer months labor is always reduced to q
minimum, and naturally more idle men are seen.
But this year several causes have united to bring
about these results to greater degree.
The description Of the Packard dynasty was
one Of these. During Radical domination 10 Lou
isiana the Offices had been multiplied to such an
extraordinary ex ent that whole battalions Of men
found in them their livelihood. All OF this army
went by tbs board
WHEN THEIR CHIEF FELL,
and after having luxuriated for 50 long a time in
the enjoyment Of official rosos they now find
, themselves at loss what to do.
Pack .rds police, too, contained a bout five hun
dred, who are all now, or nearly all, without work.
Then there was the Custom-House filled with
political strikers and ward men, who are on the
streets, to say nothing Of the one hundred decap-
itsted wi hing the last few weeks.
What first attrac ed the attention OF the DEMO.
Graf reporter to the above condition Of things,
was tho fact that in the justice of the peace
courts there have been filed lately a large in
crease of landlords notices to their tenants to
anit premises on account OF non-payment OF
rent, All over the city constables are serving
these notices, and
THE HARDSHIP TO RESULT
from such action may be easily appreciated. In
one case man of fine education, writer OF
more than ordinary power, who has been strug-
Cling for some time against adversely. with a sick
family on his hands, met the reporter and re-
lated his case.
'Tve got little house," said he, '.juss barely
large enough to shelter my little ones for which
pay $40 Per month. mol l should ave said,
don't pay, for can't. To-day got this paper
look at it," handing over a legal notice to quit.
Snow, / can't get the money. I've tried to do
everything to get it, bu; failed. 1 don't drink,
yet cannot get work. God knows what will be-
come of me when my furniture is put into the
street. can't raise money enough to hire even
a hand. cart, and have hardly had food enough
for body and soul. Tell me, now,
WHAT'S A MAN TO Do2
Don't you think the landlords ought to be
more lenient during the midsummer with tenants
they know will eventually psy?"
This is only one instance that the reporter
happened to come across, but is q far sample Of
others.
AS q rule, it has been said the landlords Of
New Orleans have been pr verbally lenient, but
for ZONE reason it seems there are q large num-
Der who are exceedingly exacting.
Ii the notices to quit were all the evils the
impecunious tenants were annoyed with it woulj
be hard, but yet not entirely demoralzing, bat
what follows is much worse. Immediately up
the debtors furniture reaching the street visit of
provisional seizure is levied upon it and every
tioe not specially exempted by law is hurried off
TO THE coNsTABLEs WAREHOUSE,
there to be sold.
With the dull seas on upon US, with 30 many
out of employment, and with the brig pros
pscts for winter when every body can fnd work,
there ought not to be too much SO ueezing. The
crop outlook is a source OF coDgratulat Oh by our
merchants, the reduction of taxation under the
stable government of Gov. Nicho lie, the perfect
quiet everywhere, ought to weigh 'net hing IN
the scale and create more confidence to Inc
property holders.