New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-11-14
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

| AS the time approaches for the enforcement
OF the rule regarding the wages OF the ongshore-
men, those most affected by the reduction evnce con-
siderable anxiety They seemed determined yesterday
to resist the acceptance OF the lower but there was
undertone OF sadness when they spoke of what they
esteemed the hard treatment OF the stevedores and the
steamship companies The suggestion OF hari Winter
brought mind by the frosty air and cold winds doubt
less had something to do with the Otrepeaed assertions
that it was every hard TO cut down man with family
TO support to less than s2 week. with coal at 81 ton
and all the little mouths to feed" They anticipate
| however, no immediate suffering. they claim that
they baue fund OF nearly $4,000 hand, which, II
distributed iudciousy. will support them for long
time They not inclined. however. to draw from the
reserve and base their hopes OF being reempoyed
upon the incapaeity of their substitutes.
| The steamship companies have no intention Of alter
| ing their determination to make the reduction ana IN
nearly all have made provision for the probable
| strike OF Nov. Is. Monday selected as the time
when the rule should go into effect mainly because
the effects of strike that day would not necessarily
interfere with the departure OF vessels which usually
sail Wednesdays and SATURDAYS, and 1t Is believed
that in "a hours sufficient number OF persons can De
obtained do the work OF the strikers Mr. Morgan OF
the Bristol Line OF said that If necessary they
would the work Of stOwage done by the sailors ana
employ laborers to do the merely manual work, when
| IL Is ordinarily the duty OF the sailor to perform
while In port. The longshoremens work. he SAID
could be done by the ordinary seamen under proper
direction lie thought the Italians were perfectly
capabe OF doing the work OF stowage Rufus Hatch
short time ago sent 80 Italians TO the Isthmus OF
Daren for the purpose OF testing their ability to do
Ion gshoremen's work the Pacific Line OF steamers
and he reports the result to rs most satisfactory ne
mat they are careful exercise good iiGmrht, nud
uutirng ia their efforts 10 please Ills statement
OF the EIropoan lines 10 issue orders
their seYedOrcs to employ NUMBER OF
anticipation OF next Mondays strike. -
A convention Of delegates from the different Long.
Of
Jersey CITY, held last nisn az Cedar and Church
SITS The OBJECT to consider what action should DC
taken In case the and steamship companies
shoad reduce the rate OF wages on Monday. logger
Burk of Union No g. occupied the chair After the Gait
ing Of the roll Of delegates, the Unions
were not delegates were by resolution admitted 20
the hail. 1t being expressly understood that they should
any part III discussion. the chairman urged
that all unGcerous and personal remarks be avoided
The day OF action, SAID ne, mas arrived, anu u
devoyes upon the men TO resist tyrannica measures
To meet organized capital there must DE enort
OH our part aud the Ony way 10 succeed 10 inc eott 10
cut down st wages is 10 unite against the act OF Ia
Justice. We opposed to strikes. but when we are
altIched we must retadte we nave never oeen Goi
suleu by the empOyersas TO their contemplated acOh
We have great interest lh tne conine,cia 10 Va
this country ana we are treated WIN a'espos'. tuo
speaker dii not fear the result OF The socaied strike
The gshOrrmen sad he have always come oil con
querOrs IN every conflict we have had VITA them
was, after some discussion resolved mat the men
Should 80 work usual ON Monday morning, unless
they were informed that thclr wages would DC re-
dnced ana tnat thew Should continue 10 WORK un sncn
notification should be giycn, and That then they shoud
stop wok IL was resolved also that where hetcnalts
OWNING steamships and salin: vessels cut down Tue
SHAH refuse to work either aud not be induced 10
return until the old rates are everywhere eslDshed'
VIGNAIJX TIE BILLIARD CHAMPION.
THE ToUaHAMENr ENDED - GARNER WINS THE
THILD PrlzE-THE WINNER OF SECOND MONEY
UNDECIDED.
Yesterday was the last day of the billiard
tournament, and Timminy Han was Ill Ell with specta'
tors TIe frs, game between i ward ID tnie' and
Maurice DAILY. Un;i tac twenty ninth inning IL was not
remarkable for any brilliant rams although Daniels out
did himself on single shots, making some Of the most
dGlcut shots OF tie tournament The score fol-
lows:
Daly-2 !, 0. . II, o. %, O. o. - J, 3 3.
a. L. l. O. o. 3, l3 o. l. 2 81 ~ l. AZ D. SoT5oP
+ s. o. 30 T. o. q T. u = u ~ 10 .
The second game OF the dag between George F.
sosson an Francois Unissy. S0,sOl won the lead
and scored - points. From this polt until the TN
inning the playing was without interest Ubassy teen
made a OF 81 points. which was thought by many TO
be The mo { brilliant run of the whole tou rnamcn lie
did not try TO keep the balls together. and played them
loosely around the table, making many hazardous and
dangerous shots In the AN inniag SOss0l made
foloW-slot from one extreme end Of tho table
TO the other. In the 9tn inning Ubassy made
n masse shot, the balls being nearly the
fail width OF the table apart In the 2ih
inning Uoassv made run Of 20 points, after which he
r,ae SLOW progress until tine fOcy ir'; inning when he
flashed SossOn played an unfortunate game IRON the
'' sir.;on -I a. O. o O. Io5 80 ll,oGloG sSS.
o. 81 g. 90, p l. b, o. 20 H. = a. ooS TO'a
I2 T6i,s.v-l9 80 @ H. ST. o. 5,3:LO,6,1 S9.4
o. 3d. o. y, 10, U, ), o. U, U, D. IL, o. d, o. D. L.
large crowd gathered last night to witness the last
f,yn ,,ues Of the tournament Tne hrSt one was De-
tween Maurice VIguaux ANA CyTilie Dion In the ilrst
came ynaux won the lead, bat failed 10 count Tor Tour
nincs wien he made Il points. and followed 1t WIN
anotner Of 90 In the 2lst nn.nS ID on maze run OF -
shots among which were many cllilt ana gAraCrGi-
nary ones lie was frequently appauded From this
mil the 3Jth inning tnc play was excessively duil'
uctucr player making large runs In tlat lhhing now
ever VignauX, by brilliant CATHERINE Oh tie '.s' ha9o
az niuts leaving 2S3 10 213 III Ills FAVOR LII
me next inning tnisned the game thereby winning
w rD d o. o. H. % o. o. 20 o. . o. s. 0, o. ., ., 3, g.
81 25 o. g. o. ~ J., 49, o. Is, o. o. l. 10, H. 49, L.
10 n a., ii -jIt3bl74LOOOO 0, o. TO- II. TO-
7OU4 o. H. II, co. 70, d, IL, q, u 10, H. H. Total
| Alter the game between viGnaux and Dion was flu
sncd Mr. Giyt read letter from j IS pa Dion chat
longing the winner Of the tournament t. pay WIN tne
game between Albert GARNER and JO,eph DION, was
Tncn 6egIn by latter II WAS ended IN the 25th III
D,E2i A. IA g a. , 4 49, 49, 0, 81, 8 s. 4, H. 10,
20 6G:,A A. r. A. o. O. = b. g. o. II. o. 81, 81 s. is.
| . 10 3 a. 10. j. .. B. Total 800.
"THp first pizs was awarded to Maurice Vignaux who
oIo mace the largest run; but who, by agreement Tor
Sed tbe prze for that feat TO Joseph Don VINO made
the next largest. The third prize for the highest gen
eral average, was gwen 10 Albert Gifnler ihe Wlncr
Of the second last evening Will nave 10 play win
| Maurice DAILY again before tine first money prlZe -
| awarded, each Of them having won Ike number VI
sThe following table shows the relative standing Of
| each player - -. -,u -o-.-.u
| Games Highest
| pla,ed Wen average Best I'm
4 .or 93,d RG1:::::ss 3. S. &, e
| A. VignAuI ............S 2 Iva I19
4 5RP;l1:::::: :::::::::~ss 9 if4!$$7 gss