New-York tribune., 1867-10-16
CoRRY OLANUs ON PRINTERS STRIKES.


been receiving 81 ceRss per 1000 ems, some weeks
ago. in consequence of the high prices for food ana
rents, decided that they were not able to support
themselves and families by their labor and there
upon reported their wants TO the employers who in
formed them their demands could not be acceded TO-
This brought ON a strike and for few days put the
Newspaper publishers to some inconvenience. Inc
crisis has been got over by the employers eonsenns
to pay the rate demanded-40 cents per 1000 ems We
understand that they refuse to reemploy their oid
men and are putting new men in their places. Cory
OIanus-a writer on The Brooklyn Eagle, who has
amused the readers of that paper for number OK
wears by weekly letter. in which he tells in bis pc
culiar way the street gossp-expains below how the
strike affected his interests:
nr,p EAGLE: was much distressed when heard OF
your family troublesthat your composors had gone on
rccoect when our cook struck years ago tho
fan ot nm and found breakfast waiting Tor them,
and lie picture flashed upon my mind OF the constefn-
ton OF the people OF Brooklyn suddenly uePI'eu VI '
xnd was my weekly epte to be seen no more, and Joy
vanish from Saturday nights henceIOrWaFdl
The thought was not TO be endured. -, u,
Yon know how 10 the rescue, and advised my
oPaSe was out of town-but, lie don't know how to
type this was fortunately OF no eosequeCe' o, or
OBfiQue, who was born type-sticker' went 70 WorA
with mauy devotion. -,
And il was touching TO behold our expostmaster pun
of his coat and 90 a square days work ,
by having TO set up the advertisements ios proposals Iof
rms must ha occurred through mistake in the hurry
VI M Ills emergency woud ever arise, never
learned TO type but man don't Know Wat ne cah
do till he tIies SO asked yonr i.r'.n D.
He said could have slt told me TO t1e " brewer
case" and lead ~ matter, so tAat IL ~oul9 NJ UP
Me then gave me "stick" and "ruie," which set mo
up in the printing Duslhtss - ,,r.... 49,. ,-hora
Except that didn't know the different boxes wnere
each Letter Is Kept aud occupied some time IN finding
thcm cot involved in the spaces couldn't ma any s'op
Tbe eapits somewhat mixed got along nrst rate, con-
sderirg the practice had had. .,.- -
galley and had TO set it up over again, when broed
lie Devil priuter's) to empty i for me- l., .,,,.
Mr. Buckley thought would make printer III lline'
and advised somewhere and learn the Dusihess'
then come back and he would give me JOB .h..ro.n
As want the readers OF your paper 10 see tat can
sat type the foreman said he would put my take IN here
,-.,,.,, .,,,rD.c. Put on AS4 81 .ia: iFt
ysSs {Ts GO. ssn to DO p tie LE set ,s Up
Ia " e, j. TH as S,lEis you how To as
Thing ESe Sc To look OUT and get th. Ters GhT ps u
Witch As You SIT THes UPsIDE dOMN' Is MILE 1f'O0HAi
ns Kr irving To read nenpnp:r sanpno YOus Havd
Wh5h is very Essr ILL y@a sEt tssd TO ~ ann ,I,H,In
shs oaz n,SieSThs P11NteRs call ejJastfgtS
Les Are Nav IsEr IS 70 o'IG ps sho 90 "a
'Vsd,alI saY, Set AL, .Hs UP in 2 Hours kAhAn:
the foremnn said he would Ike to get the paper ous
s
there would be much matter set up that ne eouh'
cet IL nli in knocked OFF and called IL hai day
But shall not give up the printing business ,
After the brilliant progress have MADE thla ornlk,
,he evidence OF which Is before You, hnal pursue o
stndv OF the art and learning that there is pnunS
Office I'm your vicinity for sale think VIII puy II ous
ara learn the business at my leisure
m Is good thing 10 know how 10 act type'
n is likewise a very respectable business. -.
ErantIln was printer before he took 70 bottlns gh
nm, gning the Declaration OF Independence, ana the
foreign embassy business.
Ruf he never went strikes. A..
10 was a philosopher, and there Is no phhoS'phy III
strikes ,,u...
Particularly the printers OF INC huge oin'o' WIN
ba, ser mn nv letters during the past four years.
conseouenty, wouldn't put anything IN tA' way oh
Rnt newspapers must be printed. "a.
Tile wants the American people arc not .o W
with and the mechanical genius oI TINS age rises epua ="
81 eve the compositors fair warning that they DON'T
On IN work AT once Will invent machine Whldn VIII oO
9iate all further necessity for their services -,
It will be q wonderful triumph OF nlechAhIch fehss'
all You will have do VIII be TO put your I'm a. oa,a
ceptacle like letterbOx turn crank ana f"ih 'oi
out In type ready for the fori A. a. ,ho,est n, the
hau The form and send II TO pr.ss-but as
PucIIev is pretty good fellow, and has ftge ialny
and mortgage on LIS nou'o' WV"
ton yet awhile. i,.on noo 20 sot nm t,na send for
You see what can do
'oui' l" ""' CORY oLASus-