Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-06-05
THE LsBORERs' STRIKE.


TtCO DOllors per day not Con sum m ction-G Ese,
cur Hope" "
at the conference of the laborers on strike in
this city with the contractors at the City Hall
on Saturday, it appeared as If the strike had
terminated fsvorably to the workmen, who were
Gaining y per day as most of the contra .tors
agreed TO pay the increased rate, commencing
to-day. IL now appears, however, that most OF
the contractors have either completed their
Work or are in TO hurry to 90 on with it, as in
nearly every case heard from this morning tha
nen were informed b. the bosses that there was
no pressing need 10 go on with the work, and if
they chose they could SO pitch in" at Sf5) pgr
day. In a few cases the men accented those
terms. and went to work. 1t Is understood that
theTe Is but little street work being done by the
CONTRACTORS. There were a number of white
men put to- work on the Columbia railroad 10
Gay at sl.5O per day. About the City Hall this
morning quite large crowd assembled, aud as
from time to time contractors appeared there
vas considerable disputation going on butthere
were no threats made, and the crowd was quite
orderly.
TIE LOST FoUND.-Lepa Gersbach a Ger
man girl, aged fifteen years. was sent bv her
Iether, MI John Gersbach, Of this city, TO visit
some friends In Philadelphia on last Monday
She started unattended in the morning train
and her relatives In that city, who had been
advised OF her visit, assembled At the depot TO
meet Ter, but were disappointed in not finding
her, as expected. They waited until the next
day, and as she failed to arrive, thew sent a
telegram to her father here TO know why she
/ did not come. This at once aroused the sus-
PIGEONS OF her parents that all was not right.
and after some more telegra phic correspon.
dence her father started in search of his daueh-
Ter on Thursday last. Yesterday morning a
dispatch was received from him in PhiIaiei-
phia, saying that he had found his daughter.
and would return at once.
DIVORCE CAsE.-The case of Francis i. COY
against John Q. Cox, on an apple alton for
divorce rineulo matrimori came up before
.Tm6Ua a A thnr inf ba
urday. The grounds of the complaint vera
habrtual drunkenness, cruelty of treatment
and willful deser.ion. Plaintiff had commenced
an action in February, 1869, In which she Sc,
forth all the causes OF action Contained in tSs
present bill of complaint; the parties became
reconclled, and that action was discontinued
made was approved June 1, 1870. Decision was
reserved. was
A PRISONER RESCUED PROM PorrrR..r
Henry Boucher, who had been drinking, and
was behaving in a disorderly manner on N
street, near the Government Printing ONCE,
yesterday, was arrested by Officer ,Je6ifar NJ
the seventh precinct. While on his way TO the
station-bouse, brother Of the prisoner named
Thomas Boucher, with man named Andrew
curtin, made an assault on the officer and one
OF them struck him on the head with a hrick
During the scrimmage the prisoner escaned.
warrants are out, and the whole party will no
aoubt be brought before Judge Smell to answer
for resisting the officer.
IHE BREAD QUESTION Editor .Snr The
bakers meeting held Saturday night has been
wrongfully reported by the morning papsrs
The resolution in regard to application to the
Legislature for the repeal of the bread law was
defeated" The majority OF bakers favor the
continuance OF the present law requiring loaf
OF bread to weigh one pound, and would like to
see II strictly enforced, that all would be nut
on an equality In regard to weight
ANDREW NoERR,
Secretary of Bakers Association.
TIE 1sTsRNATIosAL TYPOGRAPHICAL
UEIoE-The annual session of the Interna-
doDal typographical Union began in Baltimore
this morning. This body is composed OF dele
gates from the various unions In the United
States and Canada, among whom are several
female compositors. Tomorrow there will he
no business transacted, the delegates Intending
TO make an excursion TO Washington, By invita-
ton OF the Washington Union. Messrs Plat
Fitzwillisms and Robertson are delegates from
this city, and Mr.. Wilmington from Alexandra.
THB CITY HALL To-DAY.-A large crowd as
sembied about the City Hall to-day to witness
the induction Of the newly appointed temporary
omcers or the District, but for this they waited
IN vain. Mr.. John +. Cook, the Register with
bis assistants, were at their posts as usual, and
also the clerks In the AUDITORS, ComptroiIer's
and Collectors Offices. -
THERE VIII be sale OF a piece of yaluable
property tomorrow afternoon, at G O'Clock,
situated on b street north, between 20 and 3d'
IN the rear OF Adams Express office. Terms
liberal and positive sale.