The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-05-11
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the steamship Great Eastern are in treaty
for the conveyance Of a body Of !, 900
German emigrants, who are about topro-
coed TO New York en- route for the Nor
mon territory, The big Ship had been
safely AOated on the gridiron on which she
has SO long rested and proceeded to her an
chorage at Milford. Everything worked
well. She is to be exhibited at Cork on
her retnrn from the United States.
The BriLnERs SrRrKE.--It Is feared
that the building strike will assume for
midable dimensions. Ifthe men continue
to refuse the liberal offers made TO them
all the great contractors will close their
yards again, as in 1857, and some 45, 600
men will at once be out OF employment.
At present, only the men Of Messrs.
Lucas, Kelk, Sir Morton Peto, and
Messrs. Smith are out. II Is computed
that the increased wages now offered in.
Solye sacrifice on the part OF Messfs.
Lncas OF El4,000 on the contracts they
have taken. They were never In worse
condition for going on a strike. Prepar.
atoms are being made for importing
workmen from Belgium, where wages are
twenty-five per cent lower The masters
are compelled to adopt extreme measures
as, during the great strike, it is computed
that; TN contracts and In other ways
[they lost nearly 100000. Ii Is stated
tiint the masters bind themselves 10 keer
open the works for the ten hours il onl;
one.haif Of their men choose to work that
time, and they pledge themselves not Il
allow overtime work unless majority O
the men wish for il. =. :. !.
/ RERELLIox or CoNyIcTs.-The conyict
tprisons at Chatham had nearly been Oh,
scene Of a great tragedy, conspiraey
having been formed TO seize. the wardeni
and murder them If necessary, then 10 Sc,
fire TO the buildings, and, in the confusion
the cohspirators were to have made tbeiI
escape. Sunday, the 4lh, was fixed fol-
Etho attempt. One of the eonyicts rc
Vealed the secret, and the authorities
made ample, preparation for the antici
fpated attempt Three hundred troops
were dispatched to the prison. Rifles
instead OF being loaded with bali, were
charged with buckshot, 10 render the
effect more murderouS There was to be
no warning Or. temporiziug, as In ordi
nary riots. The convicts arc nearly
900 in number. Al the dinner hour i
strong mutinous spirit was evinced, but II
Is supposed they soon perceived the hone.
leSsness; OF an outbreak, for nothing OF
moment took place. f.. ...* =.
SHAKE HAsns ann PARr.-This advice
is given to the North and South by the
London Rerieip, as foIioWs:-HNIr. Lin.
coin Is an honest man, but he is not equal
70 the emergency. Aud in saying this
We do not seek to disparags either his
genius or his courage The circumstance
are too great and too awful for the now.
ers OF any citlZen--great or small. known
or unknowR. To do or not 10 40 Il
equally misehieEOus To consent 10 the
Independence Of the South, or 20 eoercs Il
INTO submission, wonld be alike unyISe a.,
the part OF a republican magistrate such
as Mr. Lincoln. But whatever cOnnpIica.
tons may arise, II grows more evident
from day to day that n TeuniOn OF tbs
states Is no longer possible, and that h
would not be desirable IL il were. Mr.
Seward, the new Secretary Of State nm.
der Nj. Lincoln, and who has done more
than any other American statesman to
bring about the present crisis, declared
q year ago that the conflict between the
slave and the free states was ,'irrepressi
ble." His prophecy has been fnlfillea In
. manner that he could scarcely have an