The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-05
THE STRIKE ON TIE wIrARnEs.
The Longshorcmcn Attempt to Throw u
White nInn Ovcrbonrti-Thcy also
Throw Bricks mt tho Mon who Will
Work.

menccd OH last Friday, because their employers
would not accedc to their demand that they
should only work from seven O'Clock In the morn
ing to five O'Clock in the evening" and receive fol
those ten hours work two dollars and half and
forty cents for each additional hour they worked
still continues. The moderation which marked
their conduct at first has given place to violence
and lawlessness, which, lf not speedily checked
will end In bloodshed.
On Friday, soon after the strike commenced,
Messrs. Ravencl, Bowen and E. W. MARSHALL call
ell upon the Mayor and stated TINT the strikers
were interfering with the white men engaged ut
work upon the vessels. The Mayor promised to
send policemen to protect the workmen. Ac.
cordingly few policemen were sent, aud there
was no further interference that day.
Late Friday afternoon one OF the stevcdores
mployed to unload the steamship Charleston, OF
the Charleston and New York Steamship Limo,
stated to committee OF the strikers that lie
was willing to employ twenty OF them at So so
per day, if they would work with the men already
employed, and from seven o'clock'h. M. to six
O'Clock p. NJ, anu receive forty cents per hour
after six O'Clock. They, otter consultation, re-
fused to accede to this proposition, but the next
morning sgnlaed their Willingness 10 work upon
tho conditions proposed. Twenty men were SC.
ecte,l from the large number OF strikers present,
and were sent into the hold OF the steam ship.
They had scarcely commenced work when mes.
scngcr from the non.workcrs was sent to them.
He delivered his message, and they Immediately
ceased work anu left the vessel.
At on early hour yesterday morning tile strrers
were on the wlarycs where the steamships lay
about nearly all OF which white men, In addition
to tile crews, were at work loading or unloading
They,by persunsions and threats, succeeded In
Inducing the iaborcrs to stop work at all OF the
steamships excepting the Charleston. Here,
about O'Clock, very large number OF the stri-
kers. assembled, thirty or forty OF whom went
upon the wharf aud interfered with the work.
men,, using all methods excepting force to make
tliem desist. A white man, being worried beyond
endurance by these negroes, ordered them to
keep away from him. They attempted to seize
him, hut he resisted until oyerpoweret. Four OF
them caught hold Of him, and In response to the
cries OF the excited crowd to drown him, were
upon the point OF throwing him overheard, and
would have done so but for Mr.. Eastcrby ant'
other gentlemen who came up. The police were
then called upon, and they came and cleared the
wharf OF the negroes. During this struggle the
white man received n painful wound In tho hand
and was severely bruised in various portions OF
the body. After this affair the negroes left, the
wharf:
Everything along the whnrves remained quiet
until dark, when the white men and colorcd men,
not members OF the ''union, !" who had been work.
ing, knocked or work' to go to supper. On their
way to and from the wharf they were assaiIed by
the strikers, who threw bricks and rocks ut them
the missiles which struck these men fortunate.
ly inncting only slight bruises. The Chief OF Po.
lice was notified or this affair and sent o small
SQUAD OF police down, when the negroes became
quiet. We heard OF no arrest. .t
We learn that the Baltimore Steamship Com.
pany employed the Iongshoremen yesterday to
load the steamship Sea Gull, ut the rates demand.
ed. 1t is also stated that the Charleston and New
York Steamship Line have employed forty white
men In New York, who will arrive here In n few
days. and hereafter win load and unload n,i nf
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