New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-10
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
wORKINGMpN,S GRIEVANCES.

An adjourned meeting of the General Com
nittee OF the workingmen'e Central Council was hoo
yesterday afteroon at MuDzingers Han I'D west i"S
eecond-st Patrick Coyle in the char the Cen'rai
Council composed Of delegates nom all the 0nerepe
trades societies in the city. The OBJECT oi
she meeting was 10 Take into CONSIDERATION 'ne
V.rious means proposed for furnishing employ.nent 10
the laboring classes during the coming winter ana ~
sonsider the subject Of calling amase meeting 10 oc
held II possible. during the present wees Tue feoeia
CouDci OF the Inernatonals sent delegates 10 cooe"'
with them and they were allowed to unto VIII 'uo
workngmcn's Council SIS colleagues. Committees were
appointed to secure funds for the furtheranee OF 'he
plan.
James Connolly stated that committee had waited
upon the several departments OF the city government
and urged upon them the Importance OF putting WORK
snto fhe market for the unemployed aooring men, lie
said Commissioner Van Mort stated that he was pre-
pared 10 put 2OOo 5000 more men In his Department.
AZ IN, Controller would furnish the money that there
was work which must be Gone either now OF IN inc
coming Spring; that unless moro HINTS were
furnished his department. he must discharge tome OF
fBtep already employed President Wales OF the De
parment Of PARIS said he could employ TO advantage
LOO or sOOO more men II he had the funds Inc Coni'
nssioners Of Public Docks said they could do holhns
an Winter on account OF the severity OF the weather
The Commissioners OF the new Courthouse repor'eo
tba. they hadn't laid stone since their appointment
and were not likely TO do more at present than draw
fbefr salaries The Committee then waited upon Con
treer Green and laid the matter before him. staring the
resuts of their interviews with the heads OF the Depart
Imepts Tie Controller told the Committee
ne was anxious to aid thom IN every pos
sbie way consistent with the pnoho interest
INT that II was one thing to order the issuing OF bonds
and another TO sell them that while ne was ADh0ns W
all the working classes he could NJ sen honuS oe'cW
what he thought fair figure. The Committee then de.
termined TO call a mass meeting ana IedSano IN , d
yised whereby relief should be furnished without luz
Letters we're read from Abram s. Hewitt Secretary OF
the Cooper Union expressing sympathy WIN Ine On
Of she Union was engaged every night III November
Alexander Frey. delegate from The Internal Gna was
Tsported that he had addressed letter TO the Rev
Henry Ward Bcecber advising hm OF tne mn s
of committee wait hiIn ana Law Deiole nun tn'
complisGrnent, and requesting an interview, Mr.
that y there was IN DO ' ,r ,be interests OF
workugmen out OF employment ne S%td 10 cv had
rsie3 mon Mr Beecher who received kindly and
assured them that whatever he could do ~ means or per
SamId NE most 6eppy to extend lie pretend to
able tell what was best To DO OK uM 10 u0 tue uet
.oYa ne tbonShf he could aid much IN ''acualizins" H.
Ne regretted that ne would not ne IN Town the coming
week aud therefore could not be at the contemplated
The following, offered by James E. nodgshin, were
adopted; ..,.-...,,..,
esoIpso i collective capacity alone capable Of
Sealing with present gigantic df ,pit' A., ,;.,,h ~
abe peopio people rcsh their Only appointed servants an
Resoised Tia, extra sessions Legislature oc,rh s,sio aud Of
ne Congress Of the Ua' Ss mus. be allied without ae-)' Z" '
Vde 70 prevent 'hol-s1e si.T'a2a su1 to- ~ ~
R<sored Thai pubic vo, Of e,ui aal nec',I on :
rlnen railroads exhibitions real estate snd
ss Sr, n Of D S so.1i on he credit Of s 1s"u and o.
separate communities sDd o ie beel o be industrious oe
SsoiStd HAT We recommend these resolutions III vorkugpsn
CO Seeoss I and secular 5res q cooa to ali
SsS esanot ana vii not the midst pieuty.:
Leander Thompson san tue Irlei IuiliShsa 10y me
OF temporary nature There was unfortunately, no
wish employment times like the present Many would
suffer during the coming Winter from want OF fuel
Tbere were piers docks, and railroads To he con
structed and he urged the preparation OF petition to
ConsresS for woTSsgh 70 s1 the nnne so w sa
gApplausel Public officials didn't understand ther
IegisaIlon Is carried in the interest of class 10
Dot aims but Justice tnoy %epa1Gu, pT5n
Interest being paid on the ciy debt to c3pltlisa
while the laboring men were starving Let controller
Green put bonds into the market at so low rate that
capitalists will take thcm, ana give me people woIs'
rise and demand that ne be removed. lAppauseJ
g. ". MADDOX and others spoke IA a similar strain a
Committee OF appointed 10 procure - punhO
hsll for mas meeting be held this week " possible
and report at the next meeting a. !" G, -
Five with instructions To- report ny n s ,h egsty ,,,
Of the convenient demon nations 10. oa'iuf t
All debts dues and acs and fast rentals rom
Improvements made ~ ana 'hOash these bonds shall be Used 10
The following petition to Congress received numerous
To he Sstae and Hoass Of Drrssa1rt' Of M Lnel Stairs in
assembled The c,eSs he United s'as &
bevng that all peDness homeless ioouaSry a PeoDs "i, S
ssS to Ij S NOT % sased 20 roam through he streets Of our
O ces DReaIe fol and 90 hereby respectfully 'e
That the various baucnei OF lu Industry my oe instituted o lle
above mentoae applying therefor sh receive employment upon
seatab principles Of e AMI mpeno aad that the profits %
shall be Of the industries 50 'aiea ana conducted as
The meeting then adjourned to at Masonic Hall,
In East ThirteeuthSt., Thursday night. circular
distributed among the eontsee announcing tn,
had been made 10y which provisions woud
the OF the matter being IN the hands OF James B.
Hodgskin at No. &c Wall-st.
NEARLY 5000 PERSONS WITHOUT EMPLOYMENT IN
BROOKLYN.
The stringency in the money market ard
the general shrinage Of values producing marked
effect upon the industries Of Brooklyn. Almost every
branch OF trade manufactures feels the effect Of
the general depression, spite of the confident
surances Of many employers that trade would revive,
they compelled TO discharge many OF their en-
ployes Many manufacturers on Saturday night were
rompelled 70 dismiss their subordinaes. Among those
who are thrown out OF employment are many women.
six hundred men were discharged Saturday from the
Brooklyn Navy mainly from the construction,
thp-carpenters joiners blseksmiths, bloekmakers',
risgers and maehnists departments In conversation
with number OF these yesterday, aTRIBUSEre-
porter was assured that promises had been made TO
them few days before election day that they would be
employed throu gbout the Winter The superntendents
state that there little TO be done aud that 1t was de-
ternined some DAYS ago. upon the receipt OF orders
from Washington to dispense with the services OF many
nj the workmen Ii is understood that COO more men
will be discharged on Nov 49, This will leave only
Nearly all the oil redneries In Brooklyn and at Hun
te Point have reduced their working force or stopped
istSIling altogether Most OF these manufacture oil for
export the demand rs small the price or eichange
uncertain and refDers have been compelled 10 cur