Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-27
NEW YORK NIELANGE.
The Bricklayers' Strike.

AO CES ShAAECs
NEW YORK. June 26.
The bricklayers on a strike held a meet
ing last night. Assurance of sympathy and
material support was received through
delegations from the Carpenters, Plaster
ers,' Cabinet Makers and Painters Asso-
Citations of this city, BROOKLYN and jersey
City, and the Working Mems Union of the
United States, together with letters from
Western Trades Associations, urging them
to hold out for the eight hour system and
pledging their support.
Vera Cruz Advices.
Vera Cruz dates of the 20th state that
DeCastero, the Minister of Justice. had in
sisted on resigning. Mareshal, formerly
been installed as Judge of the Supreme
Court. Rivera had foiled the forces sent
against him by the Government.
The Turf
Black Bess and the bay mare Atlanta
trotted match for 81, 900, Black Bess win
ming the first, second and fourth heats aud
the race. Her best mile was in 2:35.
Chinese Embassy.
The Chinese Embassy visited Jerome
Park yesterday afternoon, and in the even
ing visited the Academy of Music.
Meetings of WOrlxingmen.
Several meetings of working men were
held last evening. The clothing cutters
are preparing to demand twenty-four dol
lars per week instead of twenty dollars,
which they now receive, and piano makers
propose to assist the bricklayers in their
strike.
The IrOncInds Catawba and One
Ota.
Mr.. William Faxton, the Assistant Sec
retary of the Navy, has written letter to
Hartford paper in relations to frauds in
connection with the iroticlads Catawba and
Oneoto. 1t appears that after vain en-
deavor to get bonafide bids for vessels, they
were finally sold at their appraised value.
Arrested for Theft.
Henry Willis, formerly a prison keeper
in the Jefferson Market Jail, and two other
men, were arrested yesterday, charged
with stealing $400 in money and $2475
worth of jewelry from the house of Mrs.
Price, in Clinton Place. They were all
committed.
Court Matters.
James Karn sued the Grand Street &
Forty-second Street Railroad Company, in
the Supreme Court, yesterday, for the re-
covery of $4,000 damages for injuries sus-
tained by his infant child in July, 1865.
Charles SagOry sued the administrator of
Frederick Wisman, deceased, in the United
States Court, on a surety for judgment re-
covered against deceased in Virginia
State Court. Wisman was Consul, and
claimed as a consular privilege that he was
not amenable to the jurisdiction of State
Court. The Court overruled the PROPOSE
tiOn, and theiury gave verdict for the
plaintiff.
Burned with Phosphorus.
Three boys were badly burned yesterday
by putting phosphorus in their pockets,
which they found in the ruins of drug
store lately burned.
Free Trad de League.
At regular meeting of the American
Free Trade League, last evening, speeches
were delivered by George Opdike and
David Dudley Field. The latter deprecated
the proposed abolition system.
Louisiana Legislature.
Governor Warmanth has called meet
ing of the Louisiana Legislature for July
9Th.
Sentences.
Sulzerberger, another of the whisky con-
spirators, has been sentenced to $1,000 fine
and ten days imprisonment. James w.
Winter was sentenced to thirteen mt nths
in the Penitentiary and $4,000 fine for
forging checks on the Sub Treasury. Sew
eral other parties were sentenced to various
terms of imprisonment for defrauding the
United States by false certificates.
Gov. Seymour.
1t is reported that Governor Seymour is
to be President of the National Democratic
Convention,