The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-06
City Intelligence

City Intelligence
PRINTERS sTRIKE-ahss MEETING AT TIE SOCIETY
LIBRARY.
Last evening q mass meeting OF the journeymen
printers u this city held at the Society Library
hr X. Baily In the chair. The meeting was well at
tended. and much enthusiasm prevailed A vigilance
committee having been appointed by selecting one
Newspaper and book melton made to sustain the
revolution parsed In Tammany Hall 10 wof Ia Of
nee 10 which the prices in the scale not paid Ia
full This motion led 20 long discussion Us TO what
was the scale and to the prudence and proprty Of
man who wasrscevins the prices himself to refuse to
work In an Office where others receiving them
Several contendcd, and among them those who had
struck for the ,cale, that it would be for
the interest Of the trade for those who actually
received The prices 10 remain in an Office and use
their influence In inducing the others to strike
for the prices be obtained. one gentleman referred
to the example OF the Jesuts, who, he said, owed
oil their influence TO their secretly permestng society
BY way OF illu,raion, 1t stated that there
oice where there were two members of the Union who
gradually brousht eighteen over to their views.
In reilly TO this another gentleman said tina. he
tender mercis OF the employers. who would pick them
out and discharge them; and hs cont.ndsd that IL
wa, better that all should strike together, aad by
uIitn and concert, they must succeed. This senti-
Eent tssmed 70 prevail and the resolution was ulti-
mstely adopted By an ovsrwhslmiuy majority In
the course OF the discussion the Office Of Mr. Benedict
was mentioned; aud ia reference 70 t. one journey
man ssid he had left IL because the prices had not
been paid: while the secretary maintained that the
Iriees were paid including extras. The extras had
been paid for month"; and he had struck for the AL
vance prices and though they were not paid on Non
aud con petely agreed to by Mr. Benedict. II
stated Ia reply to this that Mr. Benedict did not
allow he ad and foot loes and blanks and the matter
f.ntinto in sfas quo. when the question was called
for and pct 10 the vote question was also raised
az TO whether man getting sfer of ten dollars
week instead If piece work could receive Il; when II
vas decided In the Affirmative. on motion, IL
unanimou.ly resolved that all should sign pledge
not 70 work IN sny oce where the scale Of prices
not paid in full The ,cale o. prices thea read
the pledge was signed, and the meeting adjourned
~ ARTIFICIAL J.w.-Ths singular donstion has
been made In the Common Council Of 500 to pay for
Hoah, that he vas With the United States army In
Mexico, and az the ste ming Of Chsputepec, where a
portion Of his lover Jaw carried away by shot
d,ntist has undertaken to supply the loss With
artificial jaw, for 800.
AcelprNr On Tuesday evening, a young man named
John Mcclure While sndesvorns to stop avery spirited
horse that running at full spsed down the Fourth
avenue near MON squar., with wagon attached to
him, was Knocked dsvn, and the horse AMI wagon
passed imms distey his body, dangerously MUIR
irg him. He taken up insensibe and conveyed to
his residence In Third avenue and medical aid was
procured. lis recovery IL doubtful.
HrsToRiCAL sociErr In our notice Of DR. Poets lee.
ture before the Rhetorical Society Tuesday evening
the types make us say: DR.. Peet deems the scheme
instead 81 which. the paragraph should read "Dr p
deems the scheme Of teaching deaf mutes to srticu-
late. entirely imprsoticsbe
THRowIro AsHss IN rHr srArEr Joseph Chatham |
vas arrested yesterday BY the 14th ward police foe |
throwing aches In the street, and fined dollar
Mary Brady arrested by the 18th ward police for
The zane offence brought before Justice McGrsth and
hnsd enc dollar. Mrs AIDE. was arrested for like Of
fence by the police Of the l3th ward
suzUHE CT GuNrowDER.-0n Information OF Capt |
Maynard, Of the 18th ward police assistant Captain
Miller with Eve wsrdsns and some policemen,
eizsd en- .sventsen kegs Of gunpo~dsr at the corner
of Ttyseventh street and Fifth avenue and removed
n to the arsenal II belonged to George Gallagher
contractor.