New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-15
Madfaf Meeting ut Ba1timore-Maryfand
LegisIature-The Mechanfcs, Strike, &c.


BALTIMORE, Monday, Feb IA, 1853.
A Madiai sympathy meeting is to be held at
the Mary land Institute, on Thursday night
In the Maryland Legislature to bill to amend
the Charter Of the Canton Company has been postponed
TIL Friday next
An order has been presented requiring the
Baltimore ana Ohio Railroad Company 70 inform the
House What contracts have been made with the Cum
beTand Coal and Iron Company for the transportation
of coal and if they have resused conrsc. with ether
companies for the came.
Mr.. Tbackerey's lectures are proving very
successful in this city.
Monument Square is again thronged this
morning with mechanics from all sections OF the City
music, banners, &c. f
The Strikers have been joined By the work
men from the Federal Hi establishment the number
Of 700 or 500 The meeting attended By about
4OO9 men.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workmen,
having pledged themselves stand by the other. still
refusc to go 70 work, Notwithstanding the Company
give the prices demanded
The engineers and brakemen are at their
posts and the trims running their strike having
Been seperae and without any pledge to the mechanics
The Susquehannah engineers are also attheir
posts and the trains running, but they have gwen
notice that they will quit night and the whole opera
tons Of the road will cease unless the mechanics on
receive their price, The Company have made arrange
ments with the Ericsson Line TO carry their Pittsburgh
freight Philadelphia and send on by the Central Road
No establishments except those OF Wells IL
Miller, Ames Green, Page & Co. and Washington g.
Magees give the prices. Ross Winans, who employs
SEQ hands refuses to listen 10 the demands also do
Murray & Hazlehurst and Adam Denmesd, who
employ over l,000men.
The EMPLOYERS have held a meeting con-
dennng the City Councils for interfering with the prices
Of the railroad mechanics, and asking them 10 instruct
the City Directors Of the Board To vote for an increase
Of Is per cent on the large contracts for and loco
motives they have made with the Company.
The saloon Of the Mechanics Institute was
rendered 10 the mechanics, and at ii o'clock they
marched down with music and banners and completely
filed the immense hall
Resolutions we're adopted returning thanks to
the President and Directors Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Road for the prompt response to their demands, ana
kiDg their indulgence while they continued to sustain
and encourage their fellow workmen
A Delegation from Alexandria reported that
the Mechanics Of that city would s0nd for their prices
when settled but in the meantime would continue at
work, and contribute weekly to sustain their Baltimore
bre;hren
The President announced that he had received
information from the North which led him TO believe
that it would he grand national strike.
SECOND DISPATCH.
The engineers, fireIBcn and brakesmen OF tie
Susquehaupa Road all left the trains tonight, aud the
busness of the road except the mail trains, Is entirely
suspended. We learn from Harrisburgh that all the
upper sections of the Pennsylvania Road 10 Pittsburgh
will strike tomorrow
The mass meeting Mechanics Institute throngei
tonight and great enthusiasm prevailed The resou
ton not to go to work in the railroad shops until all the
large establishments yield readopted. number OF
speeches were delivered The application of the con
tractors for and locomotives 70 the Council 10 back
their application for advance on the contract prices
was treated with derision Ross Winans, the million
are mechanic is the strongest opponent OF the strike
and the mechanics resolved toni go to work when
other establishments yielded, and support his men in
standing out.
Good order and quiet prevails
All the trains ON the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad are
now running regularly, the engineers and assistants
having been fully satisfied by the action Of the directors