New-York tribune., 1872-05-28

,,,,,oo vas designated to visit Boston TO aid
and encourage their brethren In that CITY,
Several additional firms we're reported as accedng 10 ho
oicht.bour demand. report was made by delegate
who had visited several Western Cities and the concur
renee of the worknEmen Of the West In the eghthour
movement was announced.
The Pattern-Makers met at the GermanIa Assembly
Rooms David G. Dow presiding. Reports were recei'eu
various committees appointed to Visit IRON works,
to confer with the employers and to urge the men at
work TO strike 1t announced that the men at the
Etna Works and in Jackson's shop had struck Az
Corne's Works the proprietor refused TO comply with
the Eght-hour demand until the concession became
general with the trade whereupon the men struck work
The piano-forte makers assembled at the Gernania
Assembly Rooms with Edward Lorenz as Chalrnhn' Ia
WOrkmen In several factories were reported on ~
and committees were sent TO the men empoyeu III
several OF the larger to join in the
Some Of the piano manufacturers were reporIeu aS VII"
ing TO acceds to the demand for eight hours
Mr. schueH presided At meeting q eyeTo veT addresses
were made and reports were presented announcing 'nc
concurrence of several firms In the movement 1,,-a
Tine marble poshers met at Academy Hail. at 1hru
ave and Twenty tythrd-st. Terence McGowan PresluSu
and committees were appointed to visit shops %ere e
Eishhour iue not enforced Speeches were ln1ue
and disposition was evinced TO persist Ill tho ue"
The Sofa ana Lounge Uphosterers met at No. ls2
Eldridgest, George Fink In the ehalf ahd iooA IoD
canvass the shops and TO nance an III pes 1 of 20 DER
The Tfniture manufacturers and dealers OF this
city net last evening al No. 40 Elizabeth-st,
to ORGANIZE a Board of Trade. At meeting held
a week since they resolved to adhere 10 Tue ieI
ers reairIaed that decision and through cIcur 10
which their names affixed informed thclr W9rhinen
tnat all who not az WORK III tIelI Pl'Cca ~
under the rule adopted by the employers, VIII be cons
The wood.turners sawmillers, moders, paners, and
cngueers employed In the various mOdiug ana planhS
mills met az TeuOnia Hall. It proposed TO form an
organization, aud to demand reduction OF WORKING
The car.5uiiders met at Empire Hail. last evening
Workmen in several OF the shops have struck.
The ROOfers have had meeting ana formed Union
with the following officers: - , IL,
Pfesdeu Hopper; NcePresient r. Woodcock Recording
| j. b. Webster. Scrgcaut-at-Arms, b Flynn
They decided ask for eight hours after June 3. Al
thcrmCCtng last evening the names OF the various shOs
called upon, and reports were received as TO the
| feeling OF the men.
The clothing cutters Of whom about O0Oare employed
ia this city, held mass meeting ut tine NeW-1Ofk AS
Albert L0ewcnstcn, President OF the ClOthing cutters
Union, occupied the chair and Coroner Young mace an
earnest address in favor OF the eighhour labor REFORM
| Mt. HOmrichhauScn member or deleGauou oI
| cabinet makers strike, also addressed the
meeting When C was announced by the chairman tnaI
| those present who were not members OF the Union
could leave their names with committee formed iOr
for that purpose, the majority OF inc men arose
! TO enroll their names, After an address Dy Mhhalh
| J. Jessup, resolution was passed 10 sulke
for tie CighthOur labor system from Monday, II thc
fr1rs refuse to acccle 20 the demand. Communications
firms received accepting the Cight-h0ur
rule The average Of the men range from SlO ~
$40 week, although skilled hands earn from $50 10 IA,
while inferior workmen receive only sl4 OF SO Week
TIE Eeht-Hom League has sent delegations 20 Phlia'
dopGa, Boston, and Chicago and purposes to form asO
caiO throughout the country Tor tho purpose OF or
clnizDg the wOrkiDcmcu, with view 10 general up
rising TOR the enforcement of the Eight Hour law.
The Quarymen met last evening and resolved 10 strike
for eight hours the Sd Of June. The Bluc-sonecuers
and haGSelS viii also strike on the sumo DAY hnless
| their demand for eightihours is conceded