The New York herald., 1872-07-10
T H E S T r x E S .
Meetings Of tho Various Trades Unions Ysster.
day-The Men Still in the Gap-Re-
ports from New Jersey.


day-The Men Still in the Gap-Rs-
ports from New Jersey.
The strikes yesterday were marked by no stranger
or newer feature than that mOn0tonOus feeling
and long continued Indifference which hitherto has
apparently characterized them. With few excep-
tions, the members Of the different unions are YIELD
ing to the pressure Of either necessity and want
or to the hardened frmness OF their employers.
Where funds strong, however, there ia no weak
ness nor inclination Of this kind manifestedj but
an answering resolve, such as characterzes the
marble workers, for the successful attainment Of
their claims. The following will show the general
feeling Of the strikers and the slow progress they
are making to their long looked for goal.
Cool sober determination seem to be the chief
characteristics OF the members OF the Marble Gut
ters Union They hold sessions almost every day, and
discuss in private the affairs Of their organization
the strike to an unsuccessful end. They positively
affirm their determination to hold out even under
the most pressing circumstances. Their funds are
strong as to be able to afford $13 per week 70
each married member and half this sum to those
who are unmarried. They. use all their influence
to induce men whom they know to be working out
side the organization to join It Immediately. -Four
Of these were captured yesterday on Twentysixth
street. about seven O'Clock A: NJ. as they were
going to commence work, and taken to the assem-
bly, hall OF the organization.
The marble polishers have not yet given up their
work under the old system in order to detect the
motives and spirit Of their employers About three
are stu nd 70 ~
ali temptations of compromise while dollar re-
ifhh5 gfanits stone cutters met at Putnam Han
last evening to discuss their relations with the men
of Westerly, who are stlll on strike under tha
very best auspices. The Westerly strike has its
&aesS sSae attes Of tSs cy only much ss
it interferes with the business of Mr.. Batters6n,
the proprietor Of the westerly granite quarries.
The Westerly men have purchased lately quarry,
under their own immediate control. None Of the
organization in New York city work at present in
the employment Of Mr.. Patterson, as ali are COM
Of the society. Mr.. O'Suivan, delegate from West
erly, is now canvassing the New England States for
delegates who will hold q convention In westerly
early IN August
About one hundred members Of both the cabinet
yesterday at Teutonia Hall, to consider the present.
status OF their respective organizations The MEM
S tSsq II Sa:
already completed its seventh week, and the spirit
Of hope has been well nigh quenched among them.
compromise with their employers, however painful
1t must be to those who have been so far most san
guine for the success Of the new but transit0ry
regime Of the eight-hOur system.
The Master HOrseshoers.
This association held a meeting last evening az
Milleman's Hall, In Seventh avenue. Mr.. John
Graham occupied the chair and Mr.. Matthew Mont
gomery ofllciated assecretary. After the ordinary
business of the meeting had been disposed OF and
several new members enrolled, the secretary drew
attention to the fact that most OF the parties In the
aforementioned business whom he had visited
had consented to the adoption OF the higher rate
y cents per Pc set Of shoes
ance, and Mr.. Murray, OF Third avenue thought
everything was tidng on we'll. He ventured to
remark that he thought the best course to pursue
would be to appoint a certain day for every master
horseshoer to close his shop and show the public
horses Shoes Most Of his business consisted ~
shOeing sale horses, and he did not why fifty
cents more should not be.alowed for that kind Of
work.
Several other members OF the organization ven
tilated their views, but space prevents further
as follows shoeing livery stable horses. ~ 5o,
draught horses, SO, and private horses from So 80
to 81 1t was argued that hucksters, truckmen and
the poorer class could not so well afford to pay
for The shoeing of their horses as uptown gentle
men could for their fast and snowy steeds. 1t was
should act as committee to visit the shops in his
neighborhood but no definite conclusion, except
that the association meet next Tuesday, was ar
rived at.
The BOilcrmakers
held a semtsecret meeting last night, Mr.. James
Collins in the chair. The business transacted was
forming of constitution and bylaws. This body
Of men arc not on strike, the only object being to
thoroughly organize.
The German Employing Printers.
The German master printers, Mr.. Gustav Lautef
presiding, held meeting at Hubner's Hotel, In
the Bowery, yesterday afternoon. The conference
committee appointed at a previous meeting to
confer with the English speaking master
printers on the subject Of reduction Of
the hours Of labor and an increase IN
the rate Of wages submitted O.. report,
stating that at a meeting at the Astor House In
reference to the matter on Monday 1t had been
decided that account OF the present depressed
condition of the trade neither q reduction OF the
Tesoaon On was %0'Sn PASSED in Ms tho
as the Astor ST ano nons Ts
ers will upset the present arrangement with the
German journeymen printers, who recently struck
{ST new S Sno
increase increase Of twenty per cent, when fol for the
most part they succeeded in enforcing the
themselves with the scale as heretofore allowed to
the English-speaking Typographical Union, No. 9,
and a resolution to that effect was passed. A
resolution was also passed to acqualnt the German
Typographical Union with the action taken.
The Paterson Strike Virtually Ended.
In the Paterson locomotive shops nearly two
thousand men returned to work yesterday, leaving
about one thousand still out. or these part are
the boiler makers, who are still on strike for
twenty per cent advance aa maa tne emh,cy hcy,
back at any price. The boiler makers
met again yesterday morning and resolved to
which the locomotive shops are still short OF havo
mostly left town and obtained work elsewhere.
In the boiler shops only a few apprentices are az
work, but the employers think they can procure
men TO f those departments In ascw daya and
the strike Is believed TO be virtually ended.