New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-18

ALLEGED RIoTISG OF THE STEyED0RES.-IheE 0tn-
ing Post last evening, contained the following state
uent relative 10 the loI gsh0remen:
" HiOt ot the Stepedorss-The Strike for Higher
Uoe,,-Cempelling Men 10 Le9pc their Work The
Pol,c, CaHed ont A most high hsodsd measure Is
now pusutd by the stevedores on strike for higher
wages Because merchants refuse to pay more ihia
ore dollar and b off per day these men are de-r-
II iued that no work sbsn be done. Huodreds of ,or
en- ore oeerous of labor at the present price No
sooner however, 90 they begin TO work, than they
are pounced upon by these dfturbers OF the puohc
peace
This morning. between aud 10 O'Clock, abolt
two hundred of the dscot tented stevedores weot TO
The packet-sbip Isaac Aleroo, at Per NO % 'st
River A large Dumber OF men were dIschs'Rl0g
the vtss.l under the orders of VIM. Nelson q Son,
shipping merchants la Sou,hst. The rioters did not
90 IN board the chip, nut demanded that the men
should cease work. Afraid OF their lives, tooy co l.
plied with the request of the mob, and came ashore
"The rioters then fell Qpo0 the men and beat them
severely. Mr.. Ntlsoo seot for the seventh ward 20
Fee, who arrived and dispersed tue rsscts.
The men az ain resumed work on the snip anf tue
sfevedores scattered The owners Of Holiness line
of New. Orleans packets have been paying Que dol
lar al fifty cents day to the oDgshorenen for the
past four weks They load their vessels al the foot
# Pr st. and have hsd occasion frequently TO call
upon the Police to protect their men.
:" Negroes have been employed 10 the vessels OF
Moreshs London line. At duck, last evening. while
one of The coloItd men was gong home IRON the
MARGARET Evans at Pier No. IS East River, he was
attach ed by sn Irisbmsn, who struck him the
head. The colored man was armed drew pistol up
on bis assslant aud fired The Ir'-hm an took TO his
heels anc it 10 not known whether he was shot Al
the time Of the attack, Oaly the t~o NE were pres
ebt but in a few momenu after yard, a. IT by magic,
several hundred loDRshorvmen were gathered upon
the Wbsf The negro esc ,ped from the Gro I'd
The Police stationed along the ~harves OF the
Moth ano East Rivers TO day to MAINTAIN order and
TO guard men at work in loading and dischsrsing
vessels No Disturbances bave taken plsce on the
North River side. We observed squads Of policeman
at the wbsrves Ct the Charleston and Savannah
steamers.
1--WE are Informed that the csulkers refuse to work
for e. 50 cay. chip penier asserted yesterday
that many Of these mechanic: can got immediAte em-
ploy merit al the above rates. They say thst they
would rather apply TO the for relief than
70 accept redvced wages. They have been receig-
ing 81.
This movement /. not strike Of tho Long shore
men for higher wage, but strike upon the part Of
the merchants agains. paying them the wages here
tofore sgreed upon; in consequence OF which, .
large number Of Long sboremen are thrown out Of
employment. The above reported oairsges we're EN-
pLsiicaly condemned by the Long shoremsa al their
met citing last evening.
AccIDEsr-An old lady, named Cs,hsrns Ora
ham, while crossing Avenue ID, near Thirdst on
wedn.,dsy morning, was knocked down by a way
on, and severely Injured She vas taken to drug
s'ore, where her injuries were drcesed by Or. An
dr.ws, and after ssrd' conveyed to the Hospital
Res own A MN named Peter Esxkiso was run
over Ga Tsssr hst at the eSr'sr Of and ct s's ,h.
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