New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-03

hundred Of the Journeymen House Painters met at Wash
ington Parade ground yesterday morning at O'Clock and
adjourned Convention Hall in Wooster street where
meeting organized the President Mr. Cowton, in the
] Chair, and Mr.. Clark acting as Secretary.
On motion, the following resolution offered by Mr. Magag
at the meeting Thursday evening and laid on the
table until this Saturday evening reconsdered and
on further motion were unanimously adopted -,
eoy bat - men shall be allowed 60 to work 70 moro"
Bod 1ht al shops employing ai sssgec,sd ofasv.
ing oeh men IN their shall be avoided 1aes they
eiolr'e That hTnly maintain the sb1vs solutions
A resolution adopted to publish the names of en-
pOyers who had agreed to pay two dollars per day The
meeting then adjourned to 2 o'clock p NJ at the same
/ place.
Evening iSession-About two hundred Of the Painters
/ were present at the meeting last night.
resolution offered by Mr. o Neil, that each jour
newman having employment 81 per day shall subscribe
81 week support those the strike while out of EN-
poyment.
Mr. Brennan amended by substituting 81 50 a week,
and the resolution a. amended was adopted.
Mr. Rogers suggested that those ourneymen receiving
the full wages should register their names in accordance
with resolution adopted at previous meeting.
The President Mr. COwton elected Treasurer OF the
Relief Committee, TO fill vacancy and Messrs Pockerdge,
Thomas Malone and Cassidy elected TO nj vacancy
/ in Relief Committee.
The following resolution offered by Mr.. Malone was
! adopted
tie 'sf :Ss so sn,w he 70 W ns ns d s
Mr. Csfrey appointed to call the roll In accordance
with the above resolution, at s. per day.
The meeting then adjourned until this saturday
evening the place when delegates from the differ
ent trades will be present
SLAUGHTER House. srRErrs-T The I"dependent, in motto
ing the slaughteng which extensively carried
on within the bounds OF the City says:
Manhattan Island has the north thousands Of aces
sbe without dwelling or even shanty and yet IN
Wards of the City most densely populated the butchers
bloody trade mainly thrives. 1t is safe estimate that the
gored. mu,ated and kied-legitimae victims of cattle
driving in the Cty-are fifty persons annually but this Is
only minor consideration to those which the City press
has. up 10 this time, failed to notice.
II is something that respectable families unable 10 en-
dure the perpetual lowing and bleang OF starving stock
waiting their turn have given up their houses ut sacr
fee and church edce in an otherwise good location
was vacated because Of the nuisance of which we are
writing In any other city have the sight of
deeply tnged with blood washed from the places OF
slaughter slowly passing down and sure to stop IN places
which send forth infectious eluvum- would create an
Oucry perhaps resort to violence If the city authorities
failed to come the relief of the complaining But these
These killing houses are moral pests. Where is the
father so nsensble TO the future of his son. that from
choice he is bound an apprentice where seen me byo
knife and the death struggles of helpless brutes Mere
children at first shudder in such presence, and cultivated
youth away from the demoralizing scenes which in
rural places and in most cities kept private AS possible
but here on streets where Americans livesuch As ous
ton Kivington Stanton and First ays-the life OF the bu
lock ard the lamb taken at hours when children return
ING from the dav and the Sabbath school AXE
minute obserV alton without special visit Hundreds of
children may be about these places where the doors
be heard from within hurry along, when the elder boy
in under tone whispers TO the company lei us wait III
another kill Iodetail this Is Notifying and 70 see Is
know of public school now preparing hundreds Tor
public school preparing hundreds for graduation IN
Vice the existence OF which Hospitals and Free Acad
omy will not atone
To TIE PuBLc.-To prevent mistakes or misunier
standing once more Law claim the kindness of the ed
tors the leading papers 10 make the public acquainted
with the situation and the prospects OF the uniortu
nate and destitute Chinese Dramatic Company ,
HI f,VrA in pfiTnhRr q
n comuany of Americans in San Francisco, under very
favorable ard profitable contract including Tree passage
free board etc. to perform for the time during iRe word
Fair in New ork Consequently they came here with
the agent of the American Company Mr. George w
Beach on 2sth of last April confdng IN his promises Dir
Beach having made arrangements with the Steamship
Company AT San Francisco to pay for his and
their passage their arrival IN New YORK he ana not
meet his obligations. But what did he do III plefged
the prOprty Of these poor Ignorant Chinese, thar costly
and ,DLa9id uardrObc arOrh $4,000 10 $4,000, 10 ne
dpcnfs fine STEAMSHIP Company Messrs Dar'' Brooks
a. Co. tor the passage his par viz, $4,000; and after
having received all the profits Of week performance at
Nblo Garden for which purpose the wardrobe was lent
10 him he suddenly deserted them and left for paris
Heaven only knows where, leaving the helpless strangers
without their wardrobe in most destitute ana miserable
situation
This statement j. the true and simple fact IN the whole
transaction.
Since then some assistance for their benefit has been
rendered through the kindness Of The noble fress the
Commissioners of Emigration and other benevolent per
sons but nothing like sufficient 10 save the poor Company
from degradation and perhaps rom destruction
VI hout knowledge OF the language or OF the Gus
of this country without any idea 81 any KIND OF me
chancal pursuit everything and strange thousands
miles fiom their home, he mot Of them hariag e and
cAtLlrtn the destitute Cinnamon have but one desire;
To be sent back their home, as possible VII
rney sacrificing their entire wardrobe For this purpose
highly respectable Committee has drawn up sl0scfp
ton paper ami committed 10 the management OF the IN
derHghCd:
our duty and accomplish their very reasonable WISHES
viz siOtO Tor their return passage ana elvoS Tor iheir
ureout dues board and lodging 10 Ma Eugene LeVre
who by generously mai Ianins the whole company Tor
number ot months would be seriously Injured in not
receiving this amount .
Iicg 10 6c disf.acly UNDERSTOOD that The aJOre if
received VIII be otcrKtso appropriated Tor the Com
PAW by lie noble offers of two propreors of theatres Is
enabled to their current expenses, until tey leave
for home.
The following offer which has been made to the writer
is he thinks of great Importance IN relation 10 ms re
, ally worthy object. , ~
Cant Bratt OF Warren, Il. L. who swell known by + W
Enes Ed and others of this City, offers 10 convey The
Comuapy In the above named vessel, to Hong kOhg,
China or one hundred dollars each The ship expect
ed To- leave on the i2lh of September. Mr Dennis
informs me that the following houses VIZ; David >
Brown IhladelIha: VIM :. Samson Boston AID Cary
and King Baltimore viii most cheeriully use their nhH-
ence in their respective cities 10 advance tins excellent
The amount Of five hundred dollars has already been
ceived The vessel which can so conveniently return
them TO China il nearly ready to receive the Company,
and in the OF success IN raising the necessary
means II will be saving OF many thousands OF dollars
our Civ for they must, doubt become the INN OF
our hats lie institutions Therefore appeal to and
all not 10 remit these strangers far nom heir homes
wives and children live themselves up 10 despair ald
ne,bars die broken hearted in this land OF CArsiaus.
Surely these harmless homeless and iIlendess ldVddAs
deserve not such miserable tate.
The undersigned authorized by Jacob a. Westeryet,
Charles W Sanford, Mortimer Livingston, and George
Clrt.t will any handed ~