, 1865-07-06
Qblca9o Grtbu1re.
THURSDAY. JULY 6, 1865.
EUROPE.
A Sensation in Paris,
Printers, Hatters, Dyers, Harnes.
Makers, Furriers, Carriage Build
ers and Cab Men on a
General Strike,
Result Of the Negotiations.

Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune.
fAnIs, Tuesday. June 70, 1865.
Public attention here has been 80 exclusive.
II fixed upon domestic and social incident,
that It is impossible not to notice the fact,
although Il presents little interest except to
the parties Immediately concerned. We have
had, as you are aware from my previous COM
municatlons, succession Of strikes In Paris.
eyer since the Law, passed last year, allowing
coalitions amo1s the working classes for iu-
crease ofealaries. The printers struck then
the matters then the dycrs and ecourers
then the saddle ard harness makers; then
the far1lers then the carriage builders. There
seemed to be nc end Of coalitions aud. the
parties who were most inconyenienced. be
gan universally to abuse the liberty which
had been granted. There was considerable
injury, too, done to trade: For our q allies"
over tho water did not fail, under such cir
cumstaDccs, to take fnll advantage Of the
Treaty OF Commerce, and tnnndate tue French
market with Ergllah goods Of the descrip-
tion which fell short through the strikes.
There Was joke, indeed, to the effect that
the English hat-makefs had sent over do
nation OF three thousand francs to Md their
" "brcthrcn IN France to continue the strike;
accompanied, however, with q cargo Of three
millions worth Of hats Of their own mlnfac-
tu.irg 10 supply the wants of ths French
publtc. Vel l',xmost Of the difficulties had
been got over, ar nearly SO, when 10 ono Of
still greater magnitude, and more sen5ihly
felt than oil the rest. suddenly broke upon
us. Last Thurtday. the 18th, all the cabnen
In Paris struck tor wages, aud the capital
was left almost without mems Of 1ocomo-
tion. Not cab showed itself on the stand.
and the degree OF Inconvenience occasloned
TO men Of business, and the dismay Of pco-
u E.nr zof. oFn
Imagined than dcsc1ibHd. Public carriages In
Paris are provided by company, which en-
lie Prefsct of Police for such va =
supply as that fuuncttonary deems ade.
qualt for the service Of the town. The
Company at present pays its drivers francs
day wages, and the pour boise, or drink
flames more. The uniform fare nov all orcr
Paris, be the dstan:e long or short, is
franc 10 centimes, or - cents American cur
rency. The pour boise used to. be always 9
cents; but cabby Is grown cxacn1g aud gen.
orally bullies or abuses you unless you give
bound to bring home ut night
certain amount called a ,noyesne or
average, and Lis uuc and move
mcnts arc collected By a sort of way-bIil,
which Is checked at every cab stand by the
inspector Of the compan5. The machine, as
you Will perceive. Is. il6e all m0n0pol1es,
clumsy and complicated. The cabr1ens de-
mand Is that their wages for the day's work
Of fourteen hours, be increased to CT; that is,
just doubled; and That no dr,rcr be com-
pelled to pay the average, provided his way.
bill he regular and his lime and movements
fully accounted for. It Is difficult to say who
Is who is right or who is wrong, but
incline to think that cabby' is somewhat
exo1bitaut In his demands. Meanwhile three
parts Of Paris 20 on foot, and nothing bnt
private carriages are seen On the streets.
which lave quite changed their usual ap-
pta1ance. Not a cabulan is visible, any more
Than cab. Some people sar they are a}l
gone TO bed terrified at their own audacsty
and in deadly fear Of the Prefect Of Police.
Another opinion Is that they are ali tish'n.
for good graves along the banks Of the Seine.
sior the horses, they .wou!d believe the
feet dimiuished almost in proportion to the
work.