New-York tribune., 1841-07-09
PRICE ONE CENT.
THE T RIB U N E.
yFw.YoRK, FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 9, 1871.

c,ss CALuMSY-We have observed statements geh9
- eands of the Ioco-Foco journals that the new Ao'i
zion has Increased the hours of labor in the Navy ARCS
ss Public Works &C. from ten Twelve OF more houfs
nv The Boston Morning Post has taken Inc ica" III
s,,o tbem In addition TO these, late number OF
epsper contains the following:
tGgb Wages Adu,inistration-Thc wages of the la
ner n, tbe NAVY Yard CharlestOwn, have been redu-
ffi Thisis done by " Tie rorkingmaa s friends,'
l. Wings called themselves WHEN THEY WANTED The
,,ylSGYANS VOTE
NV is entirely false and we wish this statement to be
,ood as distinct, general aud posi,ivchat any order
l.ep issued BY any Department of the Admins,ra-
changing the hours of labor existing when Gen. Harri
,ue into power We have heard but do not know that
70 have been instances of such change being made by the
sars in command at the several Naval aSd Military Sta
=, but not BY direction of the Government. But in re-
4 10 the Navy Yard Charesown, there as no truth
,ersr in this part of the above story The mechahics
~ work but ten hours per day. while those all about them
or from sunrise 10 sunset
The ony approximation truth in the Posts paragraph
m to the rate of wages. They have been reduced, not
6ftb hut one-seventh Com. Downes, assuming the
nmand u, Charesown found the established price OF la
there 81 per week for hours while all around labor
we're working celvc for Sc per week. He retained the
|, hour svsem but cut down the price to the uniform
ndad that quarter and same for ten hours
Dor that other individuals give for twelve. He did this
surely Of himself without consulting any one at Washing
But could he have done less II would doubtless
c the Government very popular among its laborers and
@ 10 most efficient corps Of electoneercrs ii were
pay them twenty per than others received and
Ave them work twenty per less for it, but would il he
consistent with honesty justice, and faithful performance OF
lsir duty 10 the whole people7 We think not.
SUPPOSED MURDERER CAuGHr.-Our readers will recol-
n an account of the disappearance of young man IN
Sns6cd Mass who supposed to have been murdered
Son after his disappearance Unlocking fellow OF about
m Years of age, was seen in that neighborhood with the
r,.s which the boy had driven. This Immediate
pursued but his track lost somewhere near Charles
tgn N H. The Claremont Eagle suys that he has been
fund and apprehended in the town of Unity lie was pun
IRONS in Claromont and transferred the hands oi his
achpse,,s pursuers, who proceeded with him down the
m When Mr. Billings put his hand on the mans should
,h log house at Unity before he himself had spoken
md the fellow instantly exclaimed, " have murdered Ho
dy" He was known about Clurcmont by several names
mos, usual of which Wilson.
Sscu!AR-The brig Lexington came into port at lar
aula Cove r. l. on the ID. While there the boom ei
nd struck the captain the back part OF the neck an'
aused him to bite off part Of his tongue
Escspe of a T'hief-A horse-thef named Knapp, from
rT,enden CO. Ark who was short time since scntenced
the Pem,entary for FIVE years mOde h- escape en the
ih ul,. The turnkey, Mr.. Newton, was knocked dowi
severely injured and his pistol taken from Kim and car
ID of by Knapp.
q large meeting of the citizens of Jamaica, L. |. was
I'D on the I'd inst for the promotion e peace order law
I'd good morals resolutions were passed deprecatng The
s,ablshment Of grog-shops and Vigilance Committee
lshwas appointed.
ABllSD LrcruREn.-Mr. Parmenter, who has once beer
u,empera,e man, and who is completely blind is lccnr
n,n Vermont on the cause and claims OF Temperance.
9 On Sunday afternoon the stone of new
CAOe Church was laid by Bishop Keurick at Philadelphia
q The Editors of the York Press Qa.) have recentI
based Of several delicious chunks Of wedding cake, nnt
snyou, brother Editor expressed asonshment at thei
good ,tune. They msdcstly explain 1t by remarkng iha
heir pepper "is published by two VERY handsome youn
nea.' They evidently mean nsinuae that the brides
Had' age batting them
STEAM EyGNF.-We saw Yesterday, in the store OF ID
Sc1Oa in Thirds,rcet above Branch. an application
S'a which so very direct and simple as TO De Wo
@ The regard of the curious such matters very sna
a'I four streams of steam, the aggregate OF w"'
US less than one-egh,h of nchin thickness INTO INC nav
Ss wheel whence passed by the tcilo's out al 'c per
E, giving rapid motion 10 The wheel which, by bands,
aSananica,ed to machinery. We do mol know that IN
am principle is entirely certainly he"ever I'll
'Sa' Is remarkable for simplicity and effect
h. S. (Phil.) Gazette
,sf PREslpENr.A fact which WAS stated to us oy Cap
Amer OF the packer ship Garrik, relating to the tate
President, seems strongly in continuation OF The conc
that she founderod in the gale OF the 18th OF Narch
S which arrived at New-iork not long after was on II
aO March, very near the place where 1t Is supposed I'M
z steamer went down, and her captain noticed large qua
A spars and deck and cabin furniture, floating uP'
sea The spars were painted black like those OF mo
sa ships and the furniture seemed that OF vesse '''
ae7y passengers The log of the ship was moi publish
'e sailed from Newly ork shortly after the arrival OF Il