The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-11-07
wuELAn0R TKoUBLEs.

MORE STRIKES, SUSPENSIONS, AND REDUCTION
OF WAGES, ETC,
Lou1syILLr, November 8.-The rolling
mill at New Albany closed yesterday. the
workmen demanding advanced wages. Four
hundred men are thus out OF employment.
The Cement Mills will shut down to-day,
having large stocks and light sales. 81
The iron-moulders belonging to the unions
here have refused to accede to reduction
of wages, and the Lithgow Company will
discharge one hundred men and close their
foundry. The Louisville rolliDg-mills have
stopped work. Many establishments are
running at reduced wages, and others will
close when the present contracts are COM
pleted. There will be large number OF
operatives thrown out of employment.
PHILADELPHIA, November 6.-Samuel III.
Fulton is not the endorser of the California
and Texas Construction Company's notes,
nor of any other company or individual
notes.
Ten mills Of various kinds at Manayunk
have suspended operationa entirely. They
usually employ 1850 hands. Another mill,
EMPLOYING 800 hands, is running three days
in the week. Others are running three
quarter time. General Patterson's mill, with
500 hands, is running full time at reduc-
ton of Is per cent. in wages. The paper
mills are ali running on full time, and will
continue until navigation ceases.
Knoxville, November 6.-There has
been no adjustment between the East Ten
nes,ee. Virginia and Georgia railroad and
the striking employees. The company got
train of fifteen loaded freight cars from
Knoxville to Bristol to-day, being the first
freight moved on the line from Bristol to
Chatanooga, two hundred and forty-two
miles, in six days. The company still refuse
to receive freight. '.t'
The strikers made no attempt to stop the
train. but sent committee of their men on
the engine to prevent the naster.mechanic,
who was acting engineer, from placing any
non4ociety engineer in charge Of the en-.
CINE. The mail trains run regularly. The
men are quiet but determined, and the COM
pany firm.
The directory met this afternoon aud
adopted unanimously the following reeolu-
tons:
"Resolred by the Board Of Directors o.
The East Tennessee, Virginia, and Georgia
Railroad Company, That the order promul-
gated by Captain Joseph S. Jsques, superin-
tendsnt and vice.president, dated October
Goth, reducing salaries and wages Of the off,
Gers and employees OF the company, was i'm
peratively required in view Of the greatly
reduced income Of the road. as explained In
ssid order, and We cordially and unani-
mously approve the same.
"Rssoloed, We cl4m In behalf Of the
superintendent and viee-preeident the right
to regulate the wages Of his appointees and
subordinates, cOncedng full and perfect
right 10 employees 10 accept or decline the
terms proposed" s
The Knoxville and Ohio Railroad employees
having struck against reduction Of wages,
the company has temporarily ceased all
trains. ri .......... ..... ....-. ....
The representatives of southern railroads
met at Chattanooga and unanimously adopt
ed resolutions affirming the justice Of any
reasonable reduction of wages by compa-
MES recognizing the right of any employe
10 refuse to work ut the wages offered !;
condemning in the strongest terms, as I'm.
Just and indetensible, all combinations for
the purpose of resisting the rightful AL.
thority OF any company, by interfering with
or attempting to intimidate or injure Others
willing to work for the wages offered; pledg-
ing each other in no case to employ any one
discharged on account of characterization or
combination to stop the operations Of any
road by intimidation or interference with
others willing to work, and promptly in
form each other by printed circular OF all
such combinations, with the Dames Of the
parties engaged. all railroad companies in
the United states are invited to cooperate.