The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-03-01
Our New York Letter,
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Nkw York, Feb. 29d, 1877.

NEW YORK, Feb. ed, 1877.
TIE BUILDING PROSPECT.
There has been no building in
New York to speak of for three
years; because there is now on the
island more houses than there are
families, and more stores than there
are merchants. Common laborers
are getting only 80 cents day,
hodcarriers, 81; and bricklayers,
S2. The latter used to command
from So to ". Carpenters, pain
tiers, plasterers. in short, all trades
that enter into building,are reduced
in the same proportion. And there
is almost as great difference in
building material. Brick and stone
are down to hard pan, and there
must be an improvement in them
next year. The owner of improve
able real estate reasons that if he
can build this summer at half of
what it will cost him two years
hence, he can well afford to let the
building stand idle for the time.
Consequently, there will be great
many buildings erected this year
which will stand empty. But it
will be a good thing, for it will
give the poor employment, and
help to bridge over what otherwise
would be terrible year.
POLITICAL.
There is no change in the political
situation. The Democracy are
chagrined beyond telling at the.
turn things have taken in Washing
ton, but the business men in the
party insist that the decision of the
Commission shall be respected.
That eminent reformer, Mr.. John,
Morrisey, is indignant at their
apathy. MIR. Morriscy put up
great deal of money to aid in max
ing his friend and associate, Mr..
Illden, President, under the prom
isc that he was to control the ap-
pointmcnts in New York. lie wants
Tilden to make him good, but the
astute Samuel declines ito do any
thing of the sort, claiming, and
properly, that Mr.. Moprisey went
into the speculation as specula-
ton, and that if he has lost it is the
same as though he had bet it on any
other game. Morrisey swears that
there is no honor among politicians,
and he is going back to regular
gambling. lie says the worst skin
game in New York has more honor
in it than he has found among The
Democratic politicians. lie is
disguised, and has made his last
in national politics. lie
will confine himself hereafter to
plundering the city and State, and
his faro banks. l think, myself,hc
will dc better. There isn't gam
bier in New York who is up to the
tricks of Tildcn and his gang. They
can lay such men as Morrisey out
every time.
CRIME.
The city is full of it Men are
killing women arc killing
men, and cashiers arc getting away
with tho balances. The gamblers
ire getting their harvcsts in, and,
n short, the ten commandments arc
iaving a hard time of it.
THE NEWSPAPERS.
Newspaper property is about the
worst thing to have in New York.
The XeraW which used to make a ;
,reht OF seven or eight hundred
thousand dollars per year, is only a
title more than paying its cxpcn-
es. 1t charges 40 cents II line for
dvertising,and gets all the "wants,"
or salcs," and what is known as
he servant girl advertising. But
he servant girls lavn't got any
money now, and its pages arc bare.
The T,ibune is losing money, the
inns is just holding its own, and
ardly that, the SIM is making
omcthing, but not much, and the
est arc sinking money.
BUSINESS
Generally is very bad, though
tile improved since last week. 1t
safe to expect a steady improve
lcnt right along now. The mills
1 New England have started up,
nd trade from that section is i'm .
rovcd, The South and West is \
oming in more freely, and the
respects for a moderate trade in
ne Spring is promising. One
anufacturing house up town that =,
rs been running on half time goes :,
ito full time next Monday, and a .
roat many more are increasing to :,
wen and eight hours. The out :
ok is decidedly better. q.
PIETRO.
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