Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-01
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
BuiIding-P oIiticaI-Crim Newspaper
Business.
New YoRK, Feb. "a, 1877.

New York, Feb. "a, 1877.
Special Correspondence Of the Grant Co. HERALD.
The building Prospect.
There has been no building in New
York to speak of for three years; be-
cause there is now on the island
more stores than there are mer-
chants. Real estate is the poorest
property man can have in this
city, for there is no such thing as
lodging taxes on it. and rents are
nothing. But as bad as the outlook
is for rents, there will be a very
large amount of building this sea-
son. The average New Yorker is
foolish enough TO believe in the final
triumph of the city over the adverse
circumstances it finds itself in, and
that within q year or two there will
be demand for property; and he is
going to build this summer, because
he will be able to build cheaper than
he ever will again. For instance,
common laborers are getting only 80
cents q day, hod.carriers, one dollar;
and brick-Iayers two dollars. The
latter used to command S. to 81.
Carpenters, plasterers, painters, In
short all the trades that enter into
building, are reduced in the same
proportion. And there is almost as
great difference in building ma
terial. Brick and stone are down to
hard pan, and there must be an in.
provement in them next yevr. The
owner OF improveable real estate
argues that if hs can build this sum-
mer at half 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 ter.
rible year
Political
There is no change in the political
situation. The Democracy are cha.
grined beyond telling at the turn
things have taken in Washington,
but the business men in the party in
sist that the decision of the Com mis-
sion shall be respected. That emf
nent reformer, Mr.. John Morrissey,
is indignant at their apathy. Mr..
Morrissey put up great deal of
money to aid in making his friend
and associate, Mr.. Tilden, President,
| under the promise that he was to
| control the appointments in New
York. He wants Tilden to make
him good, but the astute Samuel de-
cliues to do anything of the sort,
claiming, and properly, that Mr..
Morrissey went into the speculation
as a speculation, and that if he has
lost it is the same as though be had
bet on any other game. Morrissey
SAYS there is no honor among pollti-
clans, and he is going back to regu-
lar gambling. lie says the worst
skin game 10 New York has more
honor in it than be has found among
the Democratic politicians. tie is
| disguised, and has made his last APP
pearance in national politics. lie will
conine himself hereafter to plumber
ing the city and State, and his faro
banks. | lhir k, myself, be will do
better. There isn't gambler in
NV York who is up to the tricks OF
ridden and his gang. They can lay
such men as Morrissey out every
time.
Crime.
The citv is full of it. Men are kill
l;no women-women are killing men,
and cashiers are getting away with
the balances. The gamblers are get
ting their harvests in, and, In short.
the ten commandments are having
hard time of it. A curious case came