The New York herald., 1866-04-19

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On the other hnss there has nothing Of any Importance
occurred me men gre s!iil quiet and determined ana
'A' ""''' w '.' 'o-1e o'Aele ~ .oA'0qu'A''
n.o.r T,r @ - 81 ~, THE @ sIKss. n a.. rorr.h
Avenue railroad Company, while leaving his car at the
upper depot was stabbed IN the leg BY some person un
ou' Ietsunssy ~ % hs 1oana s not o rrs @
committed by one Of the Old drivers
Yesterday morning James McEntee. driver on one
throm.h Tonr,aonth s,rso, vh"n nSS,or one ~ the
old drivers, committed violent assault on him. Officer
knight Of the Ninth precinct arrested the assaant and
Of ssoo n snsWer the cbar~e -" e'' W" u"
Last evening several OF the drivers on the Third
Avenue Railroad returned 70 tne depot ana repor'ed
their friends in the vicinity Of YorEye The police Of
the Twenty precinct afterwards lined the avenue
and prevented repetition OF the outrage.
mast ococT last evening several Of the cars on the
Third Avenue Railroad detained Twenty. ninth
street oy the breaking OF the pole OF one the cars
crowo immeoiatey cohected, ana one OF the drivers
was struck The police Immediately dispersed the
crowd
MASS meeting OF tho Or1vers In the Chty
sPEEcHRs BY n. p. CoRCoRAN. ". II. JOHNSON j.
A. n'MAsrRRs LUKE p CoZANs AND orHERs-
rsoIUrIoNs Apoprrp-DoN ATOMS OF MONEY
hFc'' Erc'
mass meeting Of the car drivers was held In the City
Hall Park Yesterday which was attended by about one
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'nou'@"o u'''eis' ooe'ueS "n niou"o "uiooi VI '"e"
friends and sympathizers The commenced TO as
.or,h,. .nor, ,h,so oc,ocr and from, ,h., ,ne un,
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nearly nVe were ensaeed ia discussing Tue suAe anu
Its probable result Shortly before I'VE O'Clock two large
r,.,. ...h a-.,vr hv ,o,r hore.s arr,vea froro nm
""eoA'' o-o- ~ 60 A..
town. ROUND the sioes OF tue hrst was tne mo''o,
"United Car Drivers Association. Stand Firm-0ur
Cana. Z. J,s, - Tn the sacond uas n largo placard
bearing the following inscription broadway and
Seventh Avenue Railroad Conductors, Discharged for
mt nr,v,ng rare no&h eh,ces ware ra,yv decoraaed
~
with national nags, ana drum ana nie pano accom-
panied the procession Mr. THoxAs LEVINE President Of
a. ~. ca,oa IN. ,oae,. IN .,,s,
'lo ~ Di''i' 1A'eo0'-''SA' 'N ~ 'Hs " N''
shortly before i've O'CLOCK ana said as PRESIDENT ne WAS
happv 10 zee 40 anv present 10 hep In establishing and
-, a., go, a.. ,-n.,,,,. ~ a., anu.r. s,a
carrying INV o"s0' 'A' P'.Sp " W NO' 80"
half for days work. He should nos encroach on their
tune a. there were gentlemen present who would throw
49,. -. %, .o., - ,,o s,r,po ,,o,. x.,no,,o than
out views WIN respee' 'ne sfNe ,oe '"An
he should cali upon would be Mr. Corcoran.
Mr. r CoRcoSAs sa,d wnen ne % aPpearsH . mere nve
minutes ago ne mao no ,oea s VeS upon uS
support TO what ne conceived was JUST cause since
the commencement OF tne strKe 'heI movements haa
been IN no instance unlawIui ana ne knew 'he pnDnc
thought their cause was Just VCheers II tney
did justice 70 ana 70 VINO were 70 come
they had taken he said peaceabc because the who
committed crime gave strength 10 ms enemies Iher
cause was Just; was aoor snp oapa, ana tney
received fifteen dollars week ioI aay WORK %9fk OF
or twelve houIs and the sentiment ol ,he public was IN
had now the full sympathy OF ,he pubic and ne hoped
that by no act OF thes "oud that sympathy pe iof-
% MT. wx HArsE JOHNSON was then introduced and said
they had his full sympathy IN their enorls 70 get iar
saS took in the y Of
wages JUS. as they were then doing; it was only by
before him were animated oy The same sp, the public
| would sustain .hcm me companies @ Moua ma u 70
want men who were experienced and who knew how TO
perform their duties. Many OF tne IN n VINO had taken
their places were mex , ne cseo upon ne
| companies 10 give tne men what they were justly en-
uted to Iney Asked ous an ma advance @ oi MY Genus IL
was luis 20 .he oolnpaes oa. wa uen W 'ne mcp
m unless the companies gave .ne,n n .w9 dollars ana
csed Hs erhored them to be good and 70 the
conductors, who had stood 80 noely ny them They de,
seIve Va " eanns snu syn,i~ay' .uu tne snSnAs anu
ympa,ny u,s S ,.s ~ shs y S,',,, .s
the next speaker and said he had come over from his
oance TO make one Of ,he crowd The people Of New
Desceu eond do oS Of
AZ s,s' !: s's: :s. sSs
to support their wives and children on less than two
and half W. S svp IN the n .m numoss % s sod
dents Of the roads 70 accede to their demands They
solo nun tney eia 20 70 .nn ns,Ance 'ns.e "ould De
not believe that such would be the case for Whenever
the general sound sense OF the community found ont
that the drivers were asking more than hev ought To
nave they would be put down He advised them 70 call
| on the working men who are in employment 70 give
few cents day 10 help them out of this strike and by
| that means they would be sure TO succeed Many in
| New York say that the drivers ought 70 have the
advance they ask for, bu. that oombina-
| tons must be put down. To such he
| would say that capital is combining and II
capital combines and labor does not combine,
then they had but other ource-that bac
their faces and get into the Frcedmcns Bureau loud
| applause and laughter He advised them 70 stand
| nrm and all his humble energies at their service
| 10 enable them TO get their rights He concluded by
advising them to act peaceably and stated that police
men would no longer be employed protect drivers who
| were breaking the laws and that the people Of New
York would compel the Internal monopolies TO give
| them their rights
| Mr. LAwRrScE n. KFRStS was the next speaker and
deli. cred q long speech In support OF labor against
capital