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s,enss By name, and ssatbed him IN ths neck. He
Wna nailv aYrested.

s,snss By name, and s.sbSed him IN ths neck. He
wls finally arrested.
THE BErJAxY ARSON CAsE.-EDiroR
eur I'm reference TO an article which appeared In
your paper Of the 1871 inst, IN wnseh our nsme
CAS-. We have ~ say that the charges nade by
Goodwin aysins, Ms in said case are false and IN.
true We therefor ask n suspension of public
which We are conhdcnt will fully esoneraie us from
tbs charges made against us In said case ty God
win. Yours, &c,
HnLTnI 4 Henry. Z, Wal street.
New York, August 18th, 1854.
TRADES MOVEMENTS.
HAspwARr AND Houss-FuRsrsHiss CLgrKs held
their usual weekly meeting last evening, when W..
Louis Fromme, Of the Dry Goods Clerks from the
Committee appointed TO wait the merchant
who WAS said to have discharged three ~ his clerks
for belonging N the Early Closing Association. r..
ported that the Committee waited on The merchant
In question and solicited him 10 give bis aid 10 the
early closing movement by closing his store IS
requested by the employees and that the merchant
PROMISED ~ co~e In future at =, Y. NJ, except sat
urday, and moreover he gave Mr.. frommc ~ go
bill ~ . donation towards the lundH OF the
Association. Mr. Prommc further said ht
whatever personal grievances there might lie
between the merchant IA question and ono
81 his clerks he thought THAI II was sol iu leave
thoss mstterr alone. The Chairman NJ. Ssisu0n.,
to the matter, in which he stated that, wishing to
take a store ~ near his former cmploysr posr
ble he went 10 the Street Cotnrnlssioncr and re-
ported him for having goods on the sidewalks aud
| flagstaff In front Of his place. Thet" goods and
flag <af remain there still. Mr.. Frumtne said That,
| M the President had broaohed tho SUBJECT he had
no objection W state that tie ncruh ant compla ued
Of hsd been indirectly injured ~ the President.
who had asked. day, tor an afternoons leave,
but, - the merchant had 20 leave the store HIM
| self he could NJ, let him 20. Mr. suatton. how
| ever, went and did not return, and the merchant
| had 10 remain. lie consequently Unchanged Mr.
| Stratton.
| srGAR NAKlns.--O Of the largest trades n ect-
ings which has ye, been held 10 cndorse the CHI
zcns Association, took place las, evening. at 100
| Bowery, Mr.. !. q. woodruff 10 the chlr, and Mr..
| Isaac George Levy, Secretary. Several gentlemen
| addressed the meeting In eloquent and iorcible
manner on the subject OF municipal reform. and
| the following resolution was passed R.sofrc1,
Thas this meeting resolve itself into Committee 81
the Whole. for the purpose vi carrying out the ob.
Jects sought and to make arrangements Tor uIats
meeting TO be held at the Cooper Institute at an
| early day. All the gentlemen present enrolled
| their names and pledged themselves 10 use their
| best endesvors towards bringing out the entire
| trade. Adjourned I'LL Tuesiay evening next tho
| Y3d inst.
| Day GooDs' CT yrxs DrsASp iSCTgAssp WAGEs.-
| A respectable number OF dry goods clerks held q
meeting at Mr. Jno. Bcnneu's, IN Grand street, la,'
evening. and fun and free expression Of opinion
was elected. Many prcsen, advocated a grand
| union OF Dry Goods Clerks for sll purJo.es-lone.
fetal, early closing AMI increased rice, and the
| general opinion seemed 10 he that comm tics
should h. appointed 20 confer with the "Eiry
| Closing Association" and unit in demanding Ru
increase of wage, Of 81 least 90 per- cent. Tn,
meeting, In accordance with these views. snpnintci
| q committee 10 confer ~ indicated. and endeayOl
| TO effect thorough union IN behalf IT the r' = e"
| 10 Dor. Another meeting VIII lie held NJ the ~
piece, next rhursisy evening, Aus.si 18Th. q,
| O'Clock,