New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-13

Flvr THOUSAND IONG-SHORE-MEN Oy \
SralKE -DisvURHANCE-PUBLIc MEErING.-On Mon
da, stiike took place among the loncshore-ncn %
the number of 5000 or GO00 It is said on n'-
count of waccs There has for long time been a
d. s.aeon existing among them, arising chi'dy ONT
OF their dealings with the hoss stcvedorcs who employ
the rcrcrs End the aborcrs 10 the work ON board
OF .hip. md on the docks hos been The custom FOR
a long lime .or the steve,ores in paying OF their mon
10 deduct ore shilling per day each from their we e',
as q commission Tor the employment for risk &c.
Tciisgers have been paid fourteen siuinsS pr day
lie the one shilling ami the lahorcrs have rcce.'rd
twelve sluincs les. one, deducted as above stated
Tie bos s,cyodorcs take the charge OF "a ship. and
put a prIty OF men in charge q. "a foreman q, WorN
It's tsil ilnt .omc OF tnem hsye number o. ships "a
CHARGE ard employ large number OF men. Tho rig
&c. low cluim that account ri The increasing cN-
pcu,cs OF living, they should have an advance o. Two
slihugs per day on then WAGES, and they proie>'
aan. ihc allowance Of the shilling per dry TO the
boz s,cvclorc Lat week the ringers published
cad a,hIr Tor the raising OF hcir wages 10 Two dol
hsJcr dan 20 correspond win t,c wares OF carp'a.
tes ssan,akers, cauhe~s ond Others, and Monday W.
VI dci an, those employed hy re ,uhr r.gge-, re-
r,,ci,cd tie advance. Accordingly, Moa-ay the
rsrcls and stcvcdorcs cInb Oc,d his opportunity O.
aG,tLcuc them object
Tie frst "turn.ou, took place on Tie North River
Sc. just along the Battery. \ party proceeded
alan the Dock calling upon chose "a; work 70 des.s
ad ;tiuilcu. They marched along the North Rive
sGcNs lar o. Conal-st, thence in large body
Numbering several hundreds 20 thc loot Of Grand 49,
sld down along the East River sho-c rs FIR as Box
iacl.t Another patty starting A. nc East River '1c'
h,ar the battery, marched M IA, same manner ns lar Is
BscAman.st, where they met Y ia stated ihst som
,i,iuriancc- occurred the routes above ntm'i
AMOR them MAS The boarding o. TIE ship Gre ~ Pom,
G,t of BcsAnan>t, which = represented O. The mos.
-cr,yetcl case II, men .frk We're d"tc~rlirst
-, ,hc othcrs houd no, continue a. work. Ia Cap
Tin armed himself with "a cut'a.s, hu' WAS o',rpoU-
cred aid considerably beaten, and the srevctorc ia
clsrce OF the men was thrown on 'hc dock anil soiae
,hp; Injured l. some other instance on Monday some
violence occurred
lc.tcttuv the uolcc were IN readiness in cOnsteg'
tie rec to put down any difficulty which might occur
The Chief of Police and Mayer were a. The Franklin
Nelhct Station House. Tie police force on tais special
duty where difficulty anticipated, number, abou.
Two hundred Pls'oons Of police ru3l me Ninth,
Fifteenth Sixteenth Fad Seventeenth Words-:wsp'y
inen from each Ward-sni sections OF men rom the
First Third and SIKH Wards, - Franklin Mare:
and vicinity under command u. Capt. Sr2yENsoN o.
ilc Sixteenth Word. Capt. LgoNAED, OF ,Ae S,;Jal
Wssd e,o on duty with number Of his maa, el)n,
The Of his Ward Men wcreal'o in reserve n -
oeccnd Ihi;d ard Seventh Wards, in ccsc oiuecc sy,
and nearly .oU. hundred p0iccinCu could have b,en
called into action necessary No'ice was al-o given
20 nl.ts'y cUnpeses 20 hold themselves in readiness.
During day morning arrested az ire
leo; BecATart Tor disturbing the peace and sent
The Pooc Court and held in the OF $500 appear
for trial.
A. u o'clock 81 sGrsy oecuSTcd on pier No. "a East