Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-27
New York,
THE STRIKERS.


NEW YORK. May 26.-The most brief and sue
| cesSui of the eight hour strikes has been that
| OF the German house painters. The men struck
| for the eight hour system on Thursday, and
Saturday they are all again employed on their
| 0wnterms.
The coach painters have fully organized with
| a view to striking. The ship ioners have taken
| no final action as to striking.
The marble cutters will stop work on Mon
| day. The upholsterers are in session to-day.
SlXtY-one firms have knocked under and their
hands are again at work committee from
| the lounge makers announced their intention
| to strike. This movement has extended TO Jcr-
| sey City, and committee has also been sent to
| bro0kyn The poishers and varnishers an
nounce that numbers Of the shops have oiyen in
| to the eight hour system without the men
striking and it is thought they will all aceede
| to the demand.
| The wheelwIghts and blacksmiths of New
| York, Brooklyn, and Jersey City, met at Mill
| tary hall last night. Delegates were present
| from hity-SX shops, representing 4200 men,
| The strike will occur about the first of June if
| the bosses do not accede to the demands of the
| men.
| The excitement over the eight hour movement
| considerably abated Sunday, and many So
cieties will meet Monday TO take measures to
make the strike successful. The marble cutters
met last night to arrange a strike, but a report
was received showing that nearly three lourtls
of the shops in the city had acceded to the de-
mandS of the wOrkmen. resolution was
passed that all w0rkmen whose employers re-
fuse to give in shall suspend work Seven
eighths of the boss plumbers have agreed to
eight hours, and the men have mostly resumed
work.
CONFERENCE OF RAILROAD MAGNATEs.
meeting of the prominent railroad men
representing the chief carrying lines between
this city and ST. Louis was held here Thursday
night Among those present were Col Scott of
the Pennsylvania road, Vanderbilt of the New
York Central DiVpn nj no ri NV 9
the Fort Wayne and Chicago Sweetser of the
Atlantic and Great Western, and Devercaux of
the Lake Shore. The object of the convention
was to make an arrangement to prevent COMPETE
ton on western freghts by dividing them among
the different lines. No satisfactory agreement
was reached.
NEW YORK PAPERS ON THE TREATY.
Inc Times says the vote in the senate in favor
OF the negotiation of the supplemental treaty
article brings feeling of intense relief Yer
bal amendments cannot be objected to by En-
gland, and final settlement may be considered
certain The senate has earned the gratitude of
the mercantile community, and a majority of
the senators have acted in sympathy with the
great mass of the people, who wished the treaty
to succeed.
The Herald prOnounces the senate's action a
national humiliation, and questions whether
the people will accept the amended treaty as a
hnal settlement of the account with England. A
treaty secured by the humiliation of one of the
this one has been maintained bv wringing from
the Americans disgracelu concession The
result is brought about by corrupt lobby
pressure The settlement is between two adj |
mlmslratonS-not between two nations En- |
gland, however, may vet reject the amended |
article, for our surrender must he unconditon- |
al, aud the matter is not altogether disposed Of |
cowARDLY ATTEMPT AT MURDER.
Inc man who shot Detective Henderson last |
night was MIR. Crawford, brother-in law of |
Nt..a l.. l.
sired to have released was a colored coachman
OF Vanderbilts, who was held for asSaulting an
officer who attempted to arrest him for dragging
white girl into the stable. Crawford became
very abusive at the station house, and an officer
was ordered to put him out, when Crawford fold |
Henderson he would wait for him and KIN him
When the officer went to his post Crawford |
called to citizen to see how he would shoot |
the officer
Ihe latter then attempted TO wreSt the pistol |
rom Crawford, who, however succeeded in firing
two shots, one Of which took effect in Hender.
som mp, and the other lodged in the leg of a
citizen named Guerrn. Henderson is in a very
low condition, Guerriu had his wound dressed
ana was removed TO his residence. The police
arrested Crawford at Commodore Vandciblt's
house.
Judge Leonard admitted Crawford to bail
Saturday afternoon in S25 900 on a statement |
OF his physician that Hendersons wounds were
not necessarily fatal. Crawford had been re
i""Su ""ii "t lnc PoilCe court Augustus Schell |
and Horace t. Clark became his hondsmen
COTTON EXCITEMENT,
some excitement was occasioued in the cot
ton market Saturday by the reported embarrass.
ment OF several firms and the failure of A
commission house. The latter request all their
creditors to cover all their contracts at market
prices. They state that their supcnsiou Is only
temporary, and that they will ultimately be
able 10 moet their obligations in full The
cause of embarrassment to this and ether firms
is said to hc due to sudden rise in the price OF
cotton caused BY operations of a ring Of specu.
lators,
aoME SHOOTING.
A desperate shooting alfray took place last
night. VIM. Could an ex-policemau and sport
George Anderson aud VIM. Dcyine, bartendera
and aperson called Gap" were passing through
Mercer street, When one was attacked BY anoth-
er party, including one Theodore Gardner, a
broker residing at luwood, on the Hudson
Blows were struck and pistol shots fred An
dersOn aud Deyne were bath shot in the Thigh I
and Gardner was hit In the temple side and
hand, The latters Injuries are said TO he mortal
Anderson may also die, but Devines injuries are
not serious. Ga dneI's COMPANION, who is said
to have fired the shots, escaped
L0ter-Gen. Paul lowe, sou OF eX-Goyemor
Lowe Of Maryland, has been arrested and admit,
having fred The shots which wounded Amber.
son, Gardner and Deype.
4 ROWING CHALLENGE,
Ransom Patker DR., president Of the Atalanta
boat club says that whether the ATLANTA four
win or lose in the race with the London rowing
club, he will, on their return, match them