Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-06-09
COLLAPSE OF THE STRIKE
work RESUMED at sI.5o Per Day

Holders Dat for 80 S.Rz J-nemPloyed- General Re
SNmpti0a o, Work Throughout tie District.
Work Is very generally resumed by the labor
erS to-day, and nothing can be heard of a strike
or a STRIKER anywhere; not a man among those
employed at various points throughout the Dis
triet TODAY, on public or private work, admits
having had anything to do with a strike.
Mr.. John q. Stafford, contractor for filling and
grading the Capitol grounds, has followed suit in
putting ON white and colored men this morning
at the compromise rate of Al 50 per Ciay. AL
seem satisfied, and the work is progressing
quietly and actively. Mr.. Stafford offered his
men S1.6O on Tuesday. but they refused TO work
Tor less than - per day and eight hours Mr.
wants at work for S160 per day. MIR. Maurice
Murphy, who has the paving of the Columbia
railway, has a large force at work,
bert Gleason has ~ men, both white and
colOred, al work on the Tth street paving, paving
them S1-50 per day. He also has IS men, all
white, on the railway contract at S1.50. Also, 60
men ON his Second Ward contracts, and 40 men
on private work. paving them all the same rate,
snd they all seem satisfied Messrs. Burch &
Fletcher and George NeitZy, both parties doing
contract work in the First Ward, ara paying
fheir men 81 20. MessTs. JOvce and Hussey are
going on with their work i'm the Fourth Ward,
and paying their men S1.50. Most of the con-
tractors nameds are employ ing all vino apply who
are ahle-bOdied, at these figures, whether they
were known rs stri kerS or not. None, however,
will admit that they we've among the strikers
Hr. George Wilson. ON the street work, is pay
ing the price agreed upon, rs are the contractors
ON the M street paving contract. Mr.. Albert
Gleason has had numerous applications. vester-
fiay and to-day, by labOrers to 90 to work; from
more than he could employ without being In the
way Of each ether. "-Ef
FRATFRNAL VISIT, i. o. o. F.-washington
Lodge, Ne. g. Of this city, with representatives
frCnn Central, No. 4, Harmony. No. ., Columbia,
No 10, Union. No. IL. Beacon, No. 15 Metropolis,
No. 10, and Oriental, No. 70, numbering over
thirty members. visited Baltimore CITY Lodge,
No. %, Of baltimore, on Wednesday evening
last, They left here in special car kindly fur
nished by Superintendent Smith, and attached
10 the $50 train. In Baltimore they were met
by a committee of the officers of the lodge there
and escorted 20 the Odd Fellows Hall, Cav
street. The visitors were introduced by the
Grand Master Of Maryland, Bro. Vansanty and
welcomed by the Noble Grand, Bro. Henry G.
Reed, 10 which the Noble Grand of Washington
Lodge. Bro. MeElfresh, responded. After wit
Messing an initiation the visitors were invited TO
grand banquet given by the lodge, at which
speeches were made on behalf of the visitors by
Geo. W. McElfresh, y. G.; John F. Havenner,
Chas. Il. X. Colledge, CIR. Reps; L. A. Copyright,
v. q. Rep; John w. Thompson, CIR. Warden;
Andrew jackson, D. G. Master; r. b. Nixon,
Y G.; A. j. Donaldson, Cir. Patriarch. and Bro.
Hunt; on behalf Of the Baltimoreans by Henry
e. Reed, y. e.; or. Master Fansant; Or. Sec.
John Hahn; A. CrOyeau, p. c.; George Reed.
v. G., and others. The banquet was conducted
ty VIM. T. Sinclair, of No. 81. The n. G. OF
Washington Lodge has invited Baltimore City
Lodge to YisIt this city.