New-York tribune., 1872-06-17
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
rvc,rpvrNr AMONG THE STRIKERS.

,, 81 the strikes and led TO hopes that mutu" ~
oessions woulI prevent general interruption - no,b
hos beeu succeeded by very bitter ieehns % -. 40
.i6es The action Of the strikers during 'no 80 %
hours and the unfortunate collisions between ,no
-. "a tho rolice have added largely TO the hos'
,eeas prevaiing, and threatens stu iui a. ,ho
Mnch Of the bitterness OF the strikers Seems a. ld
fact that many have returned 10 worn a. nor
s,stem or have accepted terms "ti0A .a,s
r,oord tho anprobation Of all Moreover hu"'.'O~
, ~ had reopened their shops on the snort
-, s,o,, have concluded to revoke their acuoh anu
IN somo instances as IN tho case OF the ",'E
nlacksmtbs the men have again abandoned "oIA' II
,bs furniture trade the movement seems touuiub -
sumption with payment by the hour leaving II options"
I'm the iourneymen work ten OF eight hours' IHl'
% NOT satisfy the more ardent Of the strikers now
il is believed that the employers VIII eVon'"iNy
retain only such will work ten hours
TIE POLICE ACCOUNT OF THE RIOTS
s,Doriptepdept Kelso received information Fnday
night that an attempt would be MADE carry On ~
bv the dsaGected workmen lately employer py ST.
~ sans aided by considerable number belonging
,hor trades 10 enter the mandatory OF that nriu
An Fourthave., between Fifysecond anu fH'S 49, ~,
.ts oyerpoyer the police stationed tneIe' Sln"'u W
,,,cbinery and damage the building Inc assalHns
oartv according 70 this runor. was 10 assenV0 ~
a m at Forty-secOnd-st and LexlngohaNo. anu
,hc 40 carry out its unlawful design without delay.
should the strikers tail IN TINS iley "rt9ep from
yfering Orders we're telegraphed by tue supGInedH d
dent 70 all the p ecpcis to nold ther were
ness for emergency Four nunIeu ~ the scene
concentrated within easy striking GisaGcT "a The Est
d theexpeeed cSns OI 'nSs nSder the command the
superintendent; and $50 at the ES'T ITnactSr Dks
shortly before o'clock, a. H. the lT[cS T[aSScba5 st to
Finy-ninth-st Police station were Sons and
oS oSt i2Soy posscssion S Of the building Gordon Of
ponce, a. sevcTa of the Central Office detectives ana
ward occrs plain clothes were oeIaeu 20 d ieern
noo tie crowd when the strikers appeared ana iear
teir Intentions and also note particularly who were
,1n1n the rng-leldCrs. About $50 Oeloch, cOSud
c number of strikers had gathered at the HpponIeu
ndaTyons ard apparently had learned OF the prepare %
nons made for their reception i9T tney msH i'm
attempt to attack the building. Iney srad nartv
he vicinity Of the manufactCry and endeaNOreu IIg @
by persuasion party 10y ioa[o Tea 70 soe WORK Threats
we're freely made against the Torkmeh snOT ice eSy ~
persist in going to work seVeral tues loS SPId and
ir5r f inc SUPERINTENDENT charged ON the crOW1 auu
heat them uack, using their clubs IIeey Sno
No. s77 East Thirty -6rsst had been very RTonebS bs
among those WHO WHO ms1S ms11faetOfy, and endeay-
orcd prevent many y,d IIOn uO Later in the
lie was taken Ho Seore Justice s6andey at Essex
Market Police Court where he sald ne was Oo ~ Oi it
be yyofflen TO stand out for the eighthour plan ne ne
denied having used threats ana W5 i u - the rolls
magistrate with CAUTION AT eoCS, ~ d. n, %
Were called in the various rooms OF the hanuavIoi!'
ana Ucy Keso received Information, at 7;So
,ik a m that the strikers attacking the cabinet
co6,ye Capt Gunner with 100 officers and mem
was dispatched TO the spot portion o. tne % t
0 edeavored TO force entrance into the rear OF he
uuidng with the intention OF destroying me 9nshbo sh
and machinery Iaey were ere % seoyed lay ID he would Shoot
lown the first man VINO entered Inc crVNu ueSi'. 30 t
iiiirD had been more successful They had forced an
nirance ascended 10 the upper floors driven OUT inc
9ienSh @ and Mere about TO proceed to clean
the place when Capt. Gunner ana MS ponce naue & ne
appearance. They charged on the crowd drove Ien I
oui the building and up the street TO 1h1ave mere
hey We're aey g ,e e two 6odes Of police the rioters
we're severely punished M Ihey hn4g Dr"1T Nanv of them
we're knocked down and tramped on. several were were
seriously injured one man had his sh0uldeiI-Dlauss
trkrn and another fractured. All the IN Jureu
Nere taken away b. their friends. 5000 -. ..,,o.
o. aud from their homes at nOOn At y O'Clock ~ me
larger portion Of tie police force were withdrawn capt
rten were nad Off and left for their homes. aud the
police. with the exception Of five men aud sergeant
several employers have received threatening & letters ter
promised 20 afford the employers full protection
TIE STRIKERS VERSION or THE AFFAIR
committee Of strikers, headed by Edward F. McDOn-
alb. representing a number OF wOrkmen VINO had held
an ind gua.On meeting in Germania Hall, TO protest
against the action Of the police in clubbing workmen
called On The Police Commissioners. and charged that
the action OF the police in assaiing the strikers gath
cred in the vicinity OF steinway's was an outrage.
President Smith said that the police had acted under the
direct orders of the superintendent, and the
Board OF Police had full confidence in his
Judgment and discretion. One OF the deputa-
ton named Henry McKayanaugh complained that he
had been assaulted with an iron bar by MT PrylD OF the
OF First Prybi, in the machine-shop OF the firm,
F0rtieth-st. and Tenthave. He complained 20 Capt.
Kea refused to grant this request told Mr. Pryib
that II be would make complaint against McKayanaugh
he would lock mp the latter 1t IS probable the COM
plains will be investigated
The different trades held meetings on Saturday night,
which the action of the police was bitterly denounced
ibe pianOmakers meeting was the scene OF great e1
element IL was claimed that no overt act had been
subjected the men TO an attack from the police. Conyer
aon with several Of the men established that consider
fla hard haQ wa
10 s Of be e The deegaions which Visited
the factories undoubtedly there in representative
capacity many Of tneIr number permitted their zeal
panoforte makers been the strike seinway's and
Inc resumption Of work at that factory appears almost
fatal 70 their chances for success.
Tne blaeksmths and wheewrights met Saturday at
Military Hall, and held another meeting yesterday.
owing TO the readopon OF the tenhour rule by several
Of the bosses who had agreed on eight hours number
J the have again left work Ihe feeling among the
iourneymen In tins trade is one OF dlseo1fagement
although Of course they generally express their deter
muaton 70 hold Out. In discussing the proposition 10
work by the hour the men tAer preferences iOr
he TenhOur system rather than the adoption OF such
The Eight-hour League held a mass meeting yester-
day az Teutonia Hall. The conduct OF the police was
we're enough peaceably disposed men among the
strikers 20 Illustrate violent or rotous demonstra
lions Of the more exetabe and unmanageaDe Of their
The furniture-makers admit that more men in their
supposed. This they say is due 10 their incompleted
organization and their Inability 10 keep track Of the
The EonwOrkers' Union met at Germania Assembly
Rooms on the Bowery on Saturday. large number Of
the trade were present Reports were received from
the committees appointed to act conformity with the
pianomakers in visiting steinways factory. The com
mittee reported that while peaceaby proceeding along
streets the object Of their mission. they were set
Was arrested. The members Of this Union deny in the
most positive terms that they had any intention OF
The machiDists 10 the New-York Central and Hudson
River Railroad shop in this city struck passed
resolutions declaring their action 10 be their unanimous
sentiment and tnat no one OF their number was 70 be