Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-04-12

TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN HAvANA-In.
tense excitement has been created in Havana
by the discovery of a terrible instance of rob.
berry and murder on the person of a German
pedlar, named Mass. 1t appears that on the
evening OF the 3Oth ult. a man called az the
mouse ana proposed TO Mass to accompany
him 10 the Cerro Suburb, where, according to
MS statement, dry goods mere liant intended
20 dispose of his stock at a great sacrifice
Inc WE begged OF him not to go, seeming to
nave presentiment that evil would befaIl her
husband, but he only laughed at her fears
and after putting e 200 in bills and about $50
In gold In his pocket. started ont with the
stranger. As Mr.. Mass had not returned at
IL o'clock the wife became uneasy and inform
ed the police, but othing was heard OF him The
same evening carriage with two men inside
drove 10 the door of a hotel near the outskirts
Of the city and asked for a room, at the same
time informing the landlord that they had a
heavy trunk which they desired to leave
themselves going about town for a short time
and mat they would return at IL \ O'Clock
Inc room was promised them and the trunk
placed In the entry, remaining there all night
me men. however, not yet returning On SIM
day afternoon some dogs ran i'm from the
street, commenced smelling about the trunk
and setting mp piteeus howl. The attention
OF me people was drawn toward the trunk by
the strange action of the dogs, and on raising
the trunk to see If rat was underneath the
bottom Of the trunk the floor was found to be
covered win blood. The owner of the hotel
now became aware that some terrible mystery
was connected with the trunk, sent for the
police, and when the trunk was opened in
presence OF tne authorities. the body of the
unfortunate Mass cut in several places so as
10 put u In, was found in II. The perpetrators
OF this foul deed have not been discovered
THE LABOR MovENENTs.-It is Announced
nom New \ ork that the stone masons of that
city, who asked this week for an advance of
wages from ~ TO ~ 80 day, have had il
granted by their employers, aad have thus
succeeded without resortIng to a strike. New
York house painters. who some time ago
asked for an increase to ~ a day, have also
procured the advance, and are now being paid
II oy their employers. In BROOKLYN the house
painters also asked for an advance from ~ To
. 80 day. This the employers acceded ia
but they refused the additional Quest for buf
eight hours work on Saturday, and the hon So
painters still refuse TO work. The railing
blacksmiths and finishers in New York have
determined 10 strike for advance of so cents
day wages on May LIST. They now receive
from p % TO - 25 day. The coal beavers
and ether laborers on the Morris and Essex
hailroad wharyes az Hoboken. who recently
struck, nave failed Other laborers have been
enployed in their places at the old wages ana
the strikers are generally asking to be given
WORK again, but the company will not employ
them. The iron miners IN the Morris county
(New Jersey mines still hold out. and labor
Is completely stopped there. They prevent
the ore from being carried away from the
mines, and have full control Of affairs Their
FORMER employers, however, refuse to Weld 10
their demands. The New York shoemakers
are holding meetings preparatory to as king an
increase OF wages, but the course they will
pursue mas not yet been determined upon
There is nothing new 10 report about the New
York carpenters strike