New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-15
WHOLE NUMBER 1888.

and boiler makers struck yesterday in
| Brooklyn. They have struck for eight
hours with the same pay as formerly given
Tor ten hours work. FOundries and large
/ establishments refuse compliance with
| these demands. In many instances men
visited establishments, and forced others to
| strike. In one instance the result of the
strike has been that steamer undergoing
repairs has been taken from BROOKLYN to
/ Rhode Island to have her iron work fin
lshed. Iuis also stated that one firm in this
city sent orders to Scotland for fifty small
| steam engines, instead of giving the order
| here, for tear that the strikers will interfere
with prompt performance of contracts.
The Synod of the Reform Church ad-
| iourned sine die this afternoon, after ap-
pointing committee to report to the next
synod on the advisability of meeting with
the Presbyterian Church South.
The HerdLd's Washington special saws the
points Of tie draft of instructions from the
British government to its agent at Geneva
have been received IN Washington.
The note recites the correspondence had
on the subject of a supplemental article.
and the refusal of the United States to dis
cuss the proposition to amend the article,
compelling Great Britain, reluctantly, to
withdraw from arbitration, and leaving the
responsibility of failure upon the government
of the United States. Reference is made to
the arrogance Of the United States in at
tempting to dictate the treaty stipulations
which the British government shall accept,
and the refusal of the United States to dis
euss the proposed changes is contrasted
with the friendly spirit evinced by Great
Britain in making these propositions.
The steamship Rhein, with Strauss and
the German bands on board, had not arrived
at three o'clock.
A large large meeting of German and
American citizens, including representa-
tives from several German singing societies
of this city, was held last evening at Bush's
Hotel. 1t was voted that bands and several
singing societies be at the dock when the
steamship arrives, and give the musicians
grand welcome; give them a reception ban
quet at Bush's Hotel, and then escort them
to the train in New York. which will be IN
readiness to take them to Boston.
Secretary Robson arrived here this NOR
ming.
Early this morning, in a saloon, John H.
Miller attempted the beheading of William
Maitland with butcher-knife, inflicting a
dangerous wound. ID. Brady, in defending
Maitland, so badly beat Miller that the latter
will die. Brady has been arrested.
The Jefferson Democratic general COM
mittee of Brooklyn passed resolutions
tavOring a straight Democratic ticket at
Baltimore.
Five men and two women, comprising a
notorious gang of burglars and thieves,
were all arrested near Brooklyn to-day.
Four cases of sunstrOke have been re-
ported.
The strike Of furniture men is ended.
The men are all returning to work
A delegate from the cabinet-makers in
Boston reports that that trade will strike
in that city on the first of July. 1t is
stated tonight that committees left here
this afternoon for Boston, Hartford, PrOvi-
dence and all other Eastern cities, as we'll
as to Baltimore and Philadelphia, to or
ganize strikes among the piano-makers and
other trades, the object being to have
strikes in other parts of the country, in
order to help the successful issue of the
strikes here.
New YORK, June Alt is reported that
the grand jury has indicted one of the
prominent leaders of the eight hour strikes.
Three painters and three labOrers, all
strikers, were arrested for threatening viO-
lence to wOrkmen who refuse to iOin them.
About seven-eighths of Steinway's workmen
have resumed work, leaving only sixty
ringleaders of strikers at that factory still
on the strike. 1t is stated that the striking
piano wOFllmen had secret meeting at the
eight hour league rooms this afternoon, and
voted to assemble at five o'clock tomorrow
morning at Steinway's factory and prevent
the wOrkmen from resuming labor there
tomorrow. They were promised the CO.
operation of other organic atoms. Through
the iudiscretion of one of their number a
reporter learned the fact and the police will
be on hand to quel any such demonstra-
ton.
These men are said to feel very desperate
at the apparent failure of their strike.
The same meeting voted to send a COM
mittee, in company with one from the pol
ishers and varnishers, to Boston to urge the
wOrkmen there to strike.