The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-01-30
THE DISTRESS IN ENGLAND.
a Chorus OF Lamsntation from the Jour
mails.


The following letter was. written to the
New York Herald from London under
date of December "a, 1878:
Punch appears this week with q sug-
ges.ive cartoon. The background of the
picture IS snowy, ,sombre atmosphere,
with dark, shifting clouds. The ground
Z is covered with snow. Father Christmas
carries lantern. His beard Is white
and flowing. Around his head is twined
"a wreath of holly. At his side is Mr..
-P.u,ch, in the warmest combination, OF
gafments-a heavy muller around his
! throat, his hands deep in his pockets, his
eyes shivering and anxious. The dog
Toby is also warmly clad. On the back
ground are the words "War, Failures" /"
Commercial Depression" Distress" /"
This is the legend, of the picture: "An
Arduous Quest" Mr.. P9nch-"What
are you looking for, father? 2" Father
Chr;stmas-@P Peace ON earth and good
will to men," There are some verses
upon it, from which allow one quota
ton:
Peace and good will" Our yuletide mirth
Is marred by sounds of wrath and sorrow,
$ While War and Hate divide the earth,
rs And Ruin measures the morrow.
Yet sober Sense must ply its task,
And Charity its sacred mission;
And. Wit shall strive to tear the mask
From each fresh face Of Superstition
Hearing the words that echo still,
Peace and good will?'
This Is sorry welcome from the most
genial OF newspapers--the journal whose
mission is to find nothing but merriment
Ssin the World-to see only the sunny side
of every clond. But Mr.. Rsalch only
speaks the voice of England, and there
is t,ciyoice but what tells of sorrows and
want and pain. Here are the morning
journals, which are supposed to mirror
the day whose events they record. You
read OF. Arctic London. The editor
warns his readers that this is not the
time for luxury and feasting, and urges 3
Christmas Of wise, considerate and far
seeing charity" as q fitting conclusion of
u disastrous year, as tendiDg-and mark
sthe Significance of sll here implied
lay the foundation of q better under
standing between various classes when
<lO KUN. bik4Co COulD iSlOuuu dSttus
The 7arious classes, it seems, then, are
not on the best relations+the class which
bears not quite comprehending the class
which is borne. Is there nothing omin-
Gus in thisf
DISTRESS IN THE WORKING DISTRICTS.
y One passes to another newspaper and
reads news report. The heading is sad
enough, Distress in the Country
Marx. you, it is the country; not teem-
ing, grimy, snow-bound, oyer-populated
Z London. In Nantwich the shoe trade is
in shocking condition. Shoemaking is
the industry OF Nantwich, and the man
ufacturers have reduced wages a penny q
pair. On the London and Northwestern
Railway, one Of the great corporations,
5000 worknen have been given an en-
forced holiday of ten days. And at
Christmas, 300, when workmen pull up
and try to get ahead aud have enough
for a good turkey and 8 gown Tor the
.smissis." In Chester, able bodied men
shovel snow for bread, so that even snow
a blessing. Meetings are. held in
! Southampton to devise methods Of find
t.;sI .ss,s.a 90. af az ,,ast - ;..a.a..;n,,
.awns @ IN En1IenJ @ Shers I I, iohor ,a. h.s a..
tanned high intelligence, where politi-
cal forces are more active and more pro-
gressive than in any part of the King
dom. In Birmingham we learn that the
distress is greater than has been known
for many years. In INVERSION the iron
trade has stopped and SOUP kitchens are
openea. N Inaiu taeIe = .S . !uaiiei Ts ne.
sWeen lace.aa.eIs alsa IL Tue nasseis taI1 nS
'... Is,. .ss'ss .Las sn NJ. Au SIs.' la
nos uslous W 1ue Iaue uulon, anu oe
caase sne.l m'sn = w. feSpeeosu L,: trey
glys no nl4le 2molA. iu 5AeSer aoie'
ooaleo Wor3men crave Dreao tney nave
no means OF earning Ipfeao. AT iun,
staii, the GOLFERS have been reduced ~
per cent. All through tue trent region,
IN StaHoroshlre, Wnere tne lowest iorm
$ OF INDUSTRY aourlshes, tnere IS secn oe-
preston as has NOT oeen Known i9t years.
lnen tae canal Is irozen' ano tnis aous
10 tue distress. Az Leeos tnere mas oeen
large ialiuse, tne ooatmen are utteriy
dest,tute-nothlng ior themselves G, or
tneir horSes; goa neiP us! Inc SIX
hands are all.idle- Who would buy silk
this dreaEy, dismal year! and II people
viii not buy SIZE workmen cannot spin
5 and weave It. Ihere are soup El.cRens' 91
m..n ss.ha ~ az hsead = and n..neo, arc de.
ttibuted, and : committee has been named
: to make searching inquiry into the
cause OF the distress. IL Will DC COM
fort to know the result of this inquiry,
but IN the meantime let there be a6und'
ance of bread and meal. Among the
fishermen there is unusual want, many