The New York herald., 1872-11-07

fire yesterday morning burned the tailor's shop
of Morris Goenbeag, Ss East Houston street, and
extended to the cigar store Of f. Peck, at SO East
Houston street, causing damage OF $500 to the
occupants In each instance.
Coroner Young was yesterday notified to hold an
inquest at st. Lukes Hospital on the body OF George
Coleman, q man thirty years OF age, whose death
resulted from injuries received on Monday last by
being run over by truck at the corner OF Eleventh
avenue and Thirtieth street. Deceased lived at $40
Tenth avenue.
The officers of the Mercantile Library Associa-
ton will celebrate q reunion at Delmonico's,
Fourteenth street and Filth avenue, on Friday
next, at six in the afternoon. Addresses will be
delivered by Charles O'Con0r, General Mcdowell,
Roscoe Conkling, Edmund Yates and several other
persons Of note.
THE AGRICULTURAL LABoRERs OF ENGLANp.-A
meeting was held not long since in the Town
Hall. Strat.ord, with the immediate object Of FORM
ing local branch Of the General Agricultural
Union. and the ultimate one OF improving the in
tellectual and physical condition OF the agri.
cultural laborer through the medium OF rise OF
wages. The proceedings were opened by the
ha sa M sae n OF There
land, OF whom 100000 had joined the union. How
foolish, then, was II not for Right Reverend
agitators in a horsepond. He (Mr. Brookes) had
never heard at laborers' meetings a word
nee against rmer On sH to nos y
who counselled physical force should first
remember comparative numbers. Mr. Redsell, a
lab0rer from Ockendon, In Essex, drew fearful
picture OF the privatons Of his class lie had seen
his own father dividing piece Of dry bread among
his children, leaving none for himself ana his
mother had wept and wished her children In the
grave rather than see them dying OF slow starva-
ton before her eyes. The average wages In his
district was fifteen shillings when the sun shone;
when II raned there was nothing. How could d
were spent In purchasing toolsY He would tell
them. The father OF the family started from home
at halfpast four In the morning with bit OF dry
bread and cheese, and when he came home at
night his wife had prepared for his supper what
was called 'sinker,n and sink IL did, for it con.
sisted OF the coarsest -four II was put In cold water
and it soon sank to the bottom. For delicacy they
had, but rarely, a "pugger," consisting OF the
worst refuse OF irish pork. Such were the labor.
ers necessarles, suca were his uxuries. In simple
but most fOrciblc language the speaker proceeded
to describe the condition OF the aborer and elected
frequent cries Of "shamen and other demOnstra-
tiOns OF sympathy from his auditory. In conclu-
sion he gave his opinion that the laborers should
have 1Ss. or f1 week. Mr.. Smith, farmer OF 200
acres said that the farmers could well afford to
pay better wages, and he recommended all agri-
cultural lab0rers to join the union. Mr.. Haynes,
Warwickshre lab0rer who had reared family OF
than lis. week. corrob0rated the statements OF
the previous speaker. resolution, declaring
'that the efforts the agricultural laborers OF this
country are making to better their condition and
prospects by means OF national union are de-
serving OF the strongest sympathy and support OF
the public at large" was carried unanimously aud
the proceedings terminated