New-York tribune., 1870-01-06
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
rnE TELEGRAPH SHRINE.
- ooyp,r,oN OF AFFAIRS UNCHANGED.

~ - -ervioe or applicants Tor perhanon
Tor temporary . . forward to replace the strikers
s'ua'lons are COLLIE Is men on duty in the mail
Office here and in Philadelphia on,v tvo men Al
on STRIKE however state that tl over 40 who am
work in the Offices here, yesterday Vu. ,erators thai
regularly employed 1t is claimed py 'IY - .,. -dav
a dispatch was received from San Frah'isoo Ist ~ .
,a,,n that tboro ss every prc7pect Of the Company
Welding The following statement as been m"uo W ~
Cincinnati operators
T, CoupsD, We have means knowing determines 70
vsSs THIS tSs instances BY hIhs Tsssp % sS
."S 80 70 Cleveland where tai Place at $50
b. place beng so T. hS'.ysI DID 70. uSc 1Ss %
per Csu where they mg9ed We were we.ls b.G Th:
and ee'Phd the ueIt station who followed SUIT DIV tfinS
s 70 Solfy rs properly In c il parity Tested 70
u tb movement at has prevented Us receiving mere & en cir.
u The COMPANY dividend Of t eeat on 500
t. sste ssis.. opefsIO eo..ing. 0Is Ss
operating rooms in large cities"
The Company promulgated the following last evenine
srCg1rE OFFICE WESTERN UNSs TsIEeslEa GoTsAsi Is1s
To ~ P,bl The Interruption business Of this COMPANY BY
people Of 81 ssu9, & = 70 & M ts Of Teay reached bis oc
eysS sb,p persons styHng themselves "a Committee Of the
Tspsr called to complain that certain 0Ps
sss5 bou,e h.y would reduction Of ss aud de
' % s tod ibst COMPANY powedge Of sDy Ted1e
500 Of salaries at an FTsn'o Or ..e's. S1 ,9s i'4 % SIy Of
Nj MunfoIa to III, 1GO ,tT6 6, 9' .est. ' ds.asccn
oscs and 6sea9.. The ogs.ays force .. a. a. ,J PSs sen
sd c contemplated The only change. having been By way Of n
This reply vas oomne1esa 70 ins OslaaOS = D1 Of Iso
h' been adopted BY 6s $: sd called Is1s9. G
psaoB TIE Of m members he demand wa, not com
ss cs which their action operators in second
% the c4@By s S' E S'GS S. s1I9 acos Of
, in their former places and pay the operator.
s os bcr dsasJcted friends California With neither Of these
s''' could ,,,so, a' o'nga comply faithful sSid oaf ass
',S ,b @ b3 denied ts. existence While on the oibr hand
oGcers could rot suse IN advance to restore 70 ne
I-.op and for The puOss q embarrassing the Com
or neeuns and whose places Rd perhaps fn gSebg Nth the
g's@sos s9eh pege & e, S % @ and would have in
voVd he violation Of our contracts WI iTnoeeP' parties "a @ IL
e6er pssips cities The Company deeply regret the
e. .ge'k Of The Pa'y sn sD so, been caused upon mis-
erS had real eyO's. 70 complain Of In % P1 Willis Of the
Gsoo CC"PiPy Nn the la Last .m5e, Rs' nSH Sss been mace
' soSs.Pa . E toSs E p,u,t T6e Company can Only &C,
Of whom have been for II m service under iee o' eG1
Liberty .oa The right Of private oag%sI Tess % I1s @ 5Sd
body OF The sIionc. and purposes q tie TssIiPs'T, Pro
- %. present disturbance They are bow informed m members
themselves BY sacred oath to o5e{ The oreT Of m oaesr.
tares person, chief Of whom the city manager Of AZ.
western Do0G Rvs pat .ns.l7sS in the .tas.
s ,Ipy vbieS b1 ,olemH and secret eonspirscy
should ,y and surrender its the
Bas tbs surreped Fortunately for all
a. Presen, situation Of this Com
?o{ II has force snGpE ~ hbi @ i9o a. % % ss sTe Increasing
rapidly they be Pot TO work wiz ior6eI15ee and GoIsrn M
speedily sb themselves and The justice Of The CoupHy' position vi"
10 u0io.tsd o H. PALSEH, Treasurer
;sosss AsossG wttHs y G9HSsLLr ycePresideuts
NJ The
Telegraph Association Of this city held meeting at
their Hall, No 27O Grand-st The meeting was large
aud enthusiastic, 100 operators were present-lS
lady operators being among the number Dispatches
kept pouring In upon the chairman from operators IN
different parts Of country, stating that they had all
struck advising their brethren to hold out to the last
and podging themselves never TO resume work until
ordered to so by the Grand Chief Of the Association in
this city. Among those, dispatches from Omaha.
Cheyenne Salt Lake City, Virginia City, Cleveland Chit
cacO Milwaukee, Davenport, Toledo Detroit, NewOr-
San Jacinto and nearly every or city or town in Texas
Buffalo, Rochester Albany, Troy, Boston, Springfield,
in the Eastern States After the transaction OF some un
important business the meeting adjourned TIL 4ocloek
At the appointed hour the han was again packed by
operators again gracing the hall with thor presence
The meeting called to order by the chairman Mr. r.
n Hutchinson who stated that he saw among the audi
ence Mr Christie, chief operator in the NewYork office,
aud that the men here cut of from learning any
strike he would cali upon that gentleman 10 make few
remarks agreeable for the Information Of those pres
Mr. Christie who appears be very popular with the
operators said Mr. Chairman and members OF the Tee
Graphers' League there are great many things might
say TO you-some that you would pronounce good but
some alas that bad. Business at the main Office is
10 a certain extent demorahzed although the Company
concentrating all the forces they can possibly muster
and eDdeavoring by every means at their command to
get the accumulated business properly worked Of The
officers OF the Company express the greatest determine
ton TO crush out the League ii takes millions Of dollars
tl DO 90
the he would close the lines rather than submit to
those on strike "A Voice: May be the stockholders
would have a say about thatl
Mr. Bellows then arose and said that from all the talk
knew whether class him the Western Union Tele-
graph Co" or as servant OF that Company. lie Alr.
BellOws) was stakeholder IN the company ana LckeIt
might soon find higher authority than himself 10 step
in and settle this difficulty IN just and amicabo manner
u all concerned; Anybody that knows LckeIt KNOWS
that there nothing honorable or genemany about the
man lie is totally untitled 10 be the superintendent Of
such body OF intelligent persons az operators are geeI
ally required TO be. BY some hocus-pocus he managed
more wonderful pocus he got TO be General Super
fntendent Of the Eastern District for the Telegraph Co.
without soul an OyeTbearlDg, yranncal desp0t,
who gOries in the humiliation Of those placed under him.
Dir. Beowss remarks were received with loud applause
The feeling among the operators in this city against
Gen EOKert. the General superintendent is very bitter
sDoes and geyances 10 which they have eeen subjected
the forms Of ORDERS some OF them alleged as beng
gentlemen As one Of the operators remarked Every
time fresh is applied 70 us Eckert Sqteetes the
HG and lisS aPeh e and
or Managers Brown, Downer Christie or others IN au-
thOuty. Several cOngratulatOTy dispatches were re-
ceved and read by the Chairman; the following are a
few specimens:
Bosros Jan a-To n. y; The Manager Of the La
DIES Department L. Tel Co. and ali the ladies' have joined rs TIN
In,rBiug Dou't bulge an inch II. W. WHEELER
CsossArr ono Jan 5-R W PoPE We are
IsDt.s~oLn Ind, jan 5.-R ". RoPE n y We s,sud fu
sud sif yield an inch IJaLEX.
WlsHEGTos d. C.. Jsn 5-To r. ". Pops n r:
We cling Ike ivy 20 the vail
viii together o fall ROiCE.
The Chairman, Mr. X. n. Hutchinson, before closing
the Meeting stated that he did how the prospect
could look any better. Gen. Eckert wOud find some