New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-15
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE FRIDAY OCTOBER Is, 1852.

THE 'LosG-SHOREuES AND MERcHlyrs-
Yesterday there was NO disturbance 50 far could
learn. between the 1ong-.horemen and those at work
their employers or the police. large proportion Of
them laid to be at work the day previou' bat
we were informed that rked except for tho ad
vanced wages, claimed-.hose being submitted
10, from necessity by shp-owners who were under the
| necessity Of loading unloading ut any rate
At ! o'clock yesterday afternoon the msrchants AMI
shipowners met to hear the report of their committee
appointed to confer with the committee Of 1on.shore
men. The report rendered was in substance that the
! longshoremen, as body, condemned the dsorierly
proceedings OF Monday and Tuesday admitted the rgh-
oithe shipowner to employ whom they please and n:
such wages a. they may Obtsin them for They also
claimed the right to fix the value OF their labor
and. ask for an increase of wages rs for sborers,
and l6s for rggers. net the ground OF the advance
Of rents and the price Of provisions.
The merchants consulted upon the subject and finally
decided that for the purpose Of conclans the long
shoremen and putting end to the dissatisfaction sn1
lose Of time which result. Of the difficulty they
will and after the DIST inst, pay rggerS 10 shiings
and laborers % shnzs to be paid sAeraofore which
we presume means with deduction Of shilling per
day TO the head rgger boss stevadore and 1t was
determined not 10 pay higher rate after that date
committee was Designated TO obtain the signatures
of shipowners and merchants not present to the reso
lutions passed by the meeting that may be eab
! lished and uniform rule among them.
This evening the long shore-rncn hold meeting in
| Chatham Hail. at which the action Of the merchants
| will be considered.
The LOyG-SHoRE Men IN BRooKLYS.-Yes-
terday afternoon party of long shore men, numbering
hundred proceeded along the Docks commencing
the Navy Yard and notified all the laborers they
found engaged that they should expect them dscon
tnue work at present pnces if not they should com
pei them TO quit After visiting Dennisons Staye Yard
foot of Bdgeet and Thornes Dock the Catharine
Ferry they passed to Furmanst, and called at
Harbecks Stave Yard and Thompsons Dock and pro-
ceeded to drive the laborers from their work. At Hr
beck's Yard about twenty-five men were employed, all
Of whom compelled TO suspend labor for the
time being. They then returned to Thompson's Wharf
and attacked about dozen aborers engaged there who
compelled TO seek safety in the storehouse. The
Police headed by the Chief arrived on the ground in
time prevent further violence, and, falling upon
the 1ong-shore with their clubs, they compelled
them to make ha.ty retreat. Some of the party
scsmperod toward the Ferry and crossed to New York.
while others up McKinney-st One two who
showed disposition to resist summary dealt
with by the Police, but arrests mlde-the
officers being content with dispensing them.
The SrEREosCoPE.-This singular instru-
ment the application OF which discovered several
years ago b. Prof Wheastone has been brought again
into public notice by the daguerreotypc artists OF this
City, some Of whom making pictures 10 be
used with it, The Stereotype e. word derived from
the Greek, signifyng solid view is composed Of two
N..-
the Eyeglasses of lorgnctte. At about five inches dis
lance are placed two pictures one before each glass
They are Of miniature size exactly alike except that
they taken Mt slightly different angles Looking
through the Lenses you would look through opera
glass and fixing eye upon each picture you find in
few seconds that the pictures together form
single one, and out it from the plate,
standing in bold relief 10 present all the appear
OF life every limb and feature, every projection
depression Of dress every hair seeming 10 stand
acy they did upon the original This optical dalu.
sion is quite startling, and it is for long time difficult
TO realize that you not looking upon person in
stead OF picture There Is, however serious de-
feet and that peculiar ghastlness OF the picture
representation. There is waxwork appearance ofthe
feh which is very unpleasant and convey. TO the be-
holder constant idea Of death. Could this be rem
died the stereoscOpe would be valuable aid to the eye
lures Of any kind DagucrreotypeS of statuary viewed
through this instrument are not subject to the cha fly
appearance referred to- and faithfully represent the
creations of the SCULPTOR ifthc real statues be-
fore the eye The Stereotype with which we made
our optical experiments in the possession OF Mr.
WhittCmore.
~ Died, at the Astor House, New-York
City, Oh Wednesday evening, the 18th inst, F. r. GRrF
FING, ESQ. of Guiord, Conn, aged - years after
twelve days distressing sickness Of dy-enery OF the
most malignant type Mr.. Griifng, at the time Of his
death, was President of the NewHiven and Newton
don Railroad Company. During a series OF thirty
wears his name has been especially so,iatcd with
the shpbuding and railroad operations to the dcye
opment and progress of which he largely contributed
His enterprises successful, and he had accumu
lated a very handsome fortune. His life emineniy
practical and useful and his death will be much regret
ted by all who knew him.
fV' John G. Klinck, the oldest cartman in
in the City, being AZ present in his eghe;h year re-
newed his license on Wednesday al the Mayor Office
az public cartman Mr. kinck received his first license
from De Witt Clinton in 1903 when that Distinguished
man was Mayor Of New.York. He was employed 10
cart the wood from the Old Fort n, the Bowling Green
when il was demolished and the lumber was distributed
among the poor Up othe present time he has enjoyed
excellent health and il still able attend to his bust
ness although he occasionally complains little of the
infImities of age.
MILITARY VIsIr.-The Eagle Guards, Capt.
Lacy, OF Bridgeport arrived in this City yesterday af-
ternOon in the Catalina, and received at
O'Clock by the Washington Continental Capt Oar
row, and Guick Gu.rds Capt Dean. preceded by the
| New.York Brass Rand The Esgle Guards, No -,
were dressed in the U 5 uniform and were accompa-