Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-12-03
6eneral Sntslligsnts.
Printers Stu

Printers Strike.-The type settlers in the
principal newspaper establishments of Cincinnati,
composing what is termed the Typographical Union,
are on a understanding au increase of wages,
and material changes in the established rules OF
their employers. The San and Times conceded
10 all the demands, and the Enquirer consented TO
the terms, but under protest against some of the
regulations adopted by the I" Union" These offices
thus retained their employees but the Gazette,
COMMERCIAL and Columbian, come to us scantily
filed with reading matter and with advertisements
under the editorial head for girls TO learn the bust
ness. The Gazette says "The strike is occa-
stoned by the adoption Of new bill of prices by
the Typographical Union,' in which unwar-
rantable and wholly inadmissble assumption of
right 10 control the management Of our Office is
made, together with demand for increase of com
pensation, increase which, whether II be rea-
sonable or not, is made in such spirit as leaves
alternative but TO reject it. The controversy
is not about prices. Our present difficulty has
grown solely out of our determination to manage
our own affairs without being compelled 10 ask
the permission or 10 submit to the arbitrary rules
of those we have employed 10 do our work. The
"Union" adopted regulations for the government
OF our office, prescribing what should and what
should not be done, and extended their interior
ence even 10 the press room, with which, one
would think, typographical union could not pro-
perly concern itself We have made arrangements
10 employ girls in our Office The inducements to
learn this trade are great, as il pays much better
than any Of the employments now followed by wo-
men,"
The Commercial says: "The terms insisted upon
by the Journeymen printers, under the action Of
the Typographical Society--independen of any
question in regard TO wages-are such cannot
be conceded by any proprietor without such an
abandonment of the control of his business affairs
as cannot safely be submitted TO. We have de-
termined TO employ females compositors in our
newspaper department, if they can be procured
The labor of type-setting is light, and so well
adapted TO female lighness OF hand and facility of
motion, that it is surprising it has not already in
great degree been monopoized by them"
The following is from the Columbian " This
strike is not for an increase Of wages only, but
because employers refuse to submit the control
of q large part of their printing business exclu-
sively 10 the men they employ" The Columbian
offers wages 10 girls who are willing 10 learn
type-settng, and will engage to remain until they
become skilful at the business, when it promises
them large remuneration.
/ The Connecticut :" Financier."-The New
York Post says that Mr.. C. L. North, of Meriden,
has been surrendered by his bail, and lodged in
jail II has TRANSFERRED that he has taken in the in
habitants of Meriden, and its vicinity, to the
amount of 100000, and has ruined numerous
parties, who trusted him with their moneys. He
has also taken in one of the New York express
companies, who consented TO take from him a
draft on Washburn and Boes, of New York, for
one on himself at Merden.
The law under which he has been arrested in
Connecticut is an old law which expires on the
lst January next, il having been repealed at
the last legislature. Some of the duped banks are
considering whether they shall proceed criminally
against him or not as he steadily refuses show
what has become of his property.
Mr.. G. L. North passed for a very pious man
being member of church, and carrying on a
private banking business, succeeded in getting
trusted to large amount. A farmer in the neigh
borhood who had recently sold his farm, placed
the proceeds in this bank, and has lost it ALL
Many widows also taken in; and one individ-
ual of the town has endorsed Norths paper for
S150,000, which will ruin him.