New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-14
THE LATEST ERIE RAILROAD STRIKE.


TURNOUT OF THE NIACRINIsTs IN JERSEY CITY
AN APPARENTLY ILL-CONsIDERED MOVE
MENT
The Erie troubles, with which the public were
familiar some months appear to have broken out
afresh On Wednesday afternoon the men in tho Jersey
City shops struck" because alleged the Company
dd not come to time" paying them the previous
month Il Of the stpulatiOns Of the old agree
that the at Jersey City should be paid the
l2n Of each month without fail and il is acknowledged
by the that tins stipulation faithfully observed
By the Company until Wednesday. On that day for
some cause the paymaser behind tme the jealousy
Of the men ALARM and they turned II
that the nonappearance OF the paymaster only
porary, and that the Company quite ready TO meet
IT'S engagements but the would not wait.
The complain that they got notice that any delay
WAS necessary or they would have waited cheerfnly.
Yesterday morning they assembled at No. Engine
House, tteir usual place OF meeting On the preceding
evening they Geographic dispatches to the other
shop, along the road informing their brethren OF the
state affairs. Not having received answer and not
knowing bu thdt tue dispatches might nave Il,caIed
they yesterday morning determined TO send delegate 10
ILL., ana commissioned linn 10 explain matters he
Started yesterday morning They also deputcd Com
mltlee OF three 10 wait on Mr. H. l.. Brown, Master
Mechanic ia the Jersey CITY machine shop This
Committee asked that gentleman when the men
during the day This answer beng reported TO the men,
they wer, lot satisfied and sent another committee Of
five TO obtain more definite answer. This committee
waited on Mr. Brown at a. ID. Mr. Brown after brief
consultation with superintendent Hnl announced that
They would all he paid OF al o'clock p The
passed the time in and around the engine house until that
kwr ali i'm lie best humor A few minutes
before bot, they proceeded in body to the
shop Al precisely the paying commenced
ceivcd what was due TO him last hour OF working
whoever mad railroad passes asked TO deliver them
ranks Of Tie strikers augmented yesterday
ing by the employees Of the carh0p and by the black
ssituS. The Total number paid of Yesterday IN jersey
Cl,y was about 100 More OF them were told TO resume
work and evidently considered themselves dis
charged. notice bad been posted ON the door OF inc
shop utimatus hat all VINO wOnd not 20 10 work that
morning might look upon themselves as dl1cnaIged
Two on three "hOm the men designated as scaDa went
to work The men say the Company has been sending TO
Castle Garden 10 get eenhOrns to supply the places OF
the old hands. Let them ger WEom they Ike say me
These are confident that ali the shops along the
OF affair given them The men quiet aud orderly
Tho general oiocIs OF the association 10 which the men
delerste. Mr.. IIll viii meet them there, and general
Scuou suitable 10 the occasion Will DC taken
ITArEEENr OF TIE MASTER MECHANIC or THE ERIE
ROAD.
Tho statement Of the Master Mechanic Of the road
TRuUNE reporter materially different from that Of the
men, ana lareuty shows that the men had no just
grounds the strike. lie says that the regular paymas
ter was sca and unable to attend to his duties while the
assistant paymaster Trenton, y. j. There no
person in the office this city who could attend to their
duties attic ugh the pay roll ready dispatch was
sent TO the assistant paymaster directing him to return
Immediately and at 2I7 the following dspa.ch was
sent To Jt,soy CITY. ana read 70 the men at WORK:
stop, has gone balance VII e-Iy the
ing Al uI he p-l. tOI.sattr te~HofiOw morning
j. D. RUCKKR, Supt
The men were not satisfied but quit work at 81 instead
Of waiting until D. when the greater portion OF them
would have been pad. Some OF the men went 10 the
Shops yesterday ana inquired when they would get tHelr
pay Tie Master MacLuisJ replied that the pay rolls
hdd been made ont 10 Wednesday at D. NJ. aud had
gone " New IOrk aud would doubtless be returned
on Yesterday aItn the money, winch proved true The
then s;.d tit y!cy understood from that that they
were discharged que Master haciinist replied that
they Lad left tie Cdupln scfyiCC. ANA had therefore
discharged themselves. Inc Company offered. however,
gNc work 10 AL who O1otd themselves AT - m Yer
to.da, seNcia dy!.d t1enstyeh Of lac offer II is
not tie Hicauou II The Company L. allow Tie e 10 10.
urn 10 yU!k Tie rolling STOCK J. IN excellent oier and
tle Company express belief Ia their hbnty 70 MAINTAIN
trir present position Tor az !elt month aud 10
get ali Tie new men they require.
loss OF THE BRSTlsH BRIOAETINE BALTIMORE.
Capt. DuTfIce, with the officers and crew, ~
A. number Of The late brgantno B.itiInoro dorinory
tb. Kar,skJ OF LlyUool, q. H. which vessel iouudered