The New York herald., 1867-04-20
THE MINERS, STnIKE m NEW JERSEY.
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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE os TINE HERALD.

uOvEky NJ D., April lb, Ao0t.
This pretty little town. nesting down amid the ragged
hills or New Jersey, 1t Is believed. has lost it, miniature
sensation, the "mnsrs STRIKE" which ut ono time
threatened 70 be productive Of serious disturbance
The immediate cause OF the strike s tho fact that
some Of the mines worked by contract BY which the
miners average % per day, while others pay their
uniform amount-$1 0sper day. Those working by
the day becoming dissatsned drew the contract men,
Who are principally Engsh and Welsh, into strike for
~ per day. which the superintendents and sub-con-
tractors refuse to pay 30 far the owners Of the mines
have triumphed, ~ s usually the whom men
attempt TO redress grievances ~ brute FORCE and the
owners are sangune that tho strike Ia at end for this
Nearly ali the old hands have returned 10 the Mount
Hone Hiberna Dickerson, Byran, Mount Pleasant and
Randall Hill mines only few tubuIent spirits who are
itching for fight remaining out the Irondae miners
stood out until Monday when lully one.nai o. them
returned TO tho pits and comnesced work number
OF the macontsnts. however, rsp4red 70 tho mine and
by threats forced number to qut work NO collision
1ook nlace with the exception VI Cornish miner
vho vss knocked down and roughly handled
The English and Welsh have tearly all returned TO
fbs,r drifts and nppear satisfied receive tho old rate
or nav benr principally contrah worknen who have
NO vronrs 70 Be- redressed The fish who are chiefly
dsv hsda feel sarrieyed that Ne English and Welsh
strikers have deserted them and thems almost excu
sively, 10 the trouble confined.
Il 10 q matter Of much regred d!hat spirit OF ma
tioual animosity has grown outlof tho strike Ine
English and Welsh say they pre- forced into the
demonstration by the Irish Thd Irish, on the other
hsnd ssaert that whio they havsko complaint make
N the treatment shsy received rom the mining
porations the under contractosiwho are cnieny En-
rishmen show gross favortsmbn behalf Of English
| workmen, that these sub-contfctors give the Doss
'sdrifssn 70 Englshmen and pl1e the Hbernans IN
drifts that do not pay them whcl they wkk by con-
| tract What grounds there my DO for these COM
plants not in . position tssate, but u half the
cases reported 70 occurred, lrishmen have cer-
| tainly cause 70 feel sore.
visited several mines and foud this national spirit
everywhere manifested. The Aperintendents assert
that the strike Is end audthat those who insist
upon better will be compel 70 emgrae or accept
present pricea This very mCh doubt From the
spirit OF hostility between the liners OF different ma
tonaes that crops out 1t evermine, there trouble
brewing unless the presence OF he sheriff and his ON
GERS whose good oces have beecallcd into requston,
intmidates those who are stillile Indeed, many Of
the strikers boast That when thcherin leaves they viii
"clean out all the mines 10 wich the men have re-
turned Whether they will atteipt this succumb 70
the logic Of events time alone III make known. or
one thing am convinced, the lining companies will
never have peace and quiet usil they combine and
establish uniform rates either byhs day or contract