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RESULTS OF LABOR REvOLTS.



CUTTERS JEALOUS OF CHEAP LABOR.
The six brcklayers who resumed work on the
Delaware and Hudson Canal Companys building on
Tuesday struck again yesterday. This action their
part IL ascribed fact that many of their fellow
strikers sought to be reGmpoyed with them but were
rejected because their services were not needed and In
fit of jealousy they induced Council to order their
more companions TO stop work Several of Mr.
Darragh's men, who struck Thursday, went back to
work yesterday. On the now TRIBUNE building, Mr.
OBrien had 1G brickmasons at work yesterday Several
men applied to him for employment in
the morning but not hired because
he thought that Notwithstanding the strike
there were enough the market to enable HIM
to be very careful in selecting good The progress
now made this building is very satisfactory. Only
one new strike that OF few men employed by Mr. Har-
low was reported yesterday Mr.. Harlow has hereto
fore been paying 81 day, but in consequence OF the
strong stand taken by the principal builders OF the city
against paying than s. so day. he has concluded
to adopt their standard Of wages. prominent builder
said yesterday that this strike discouraging build
ing in New York than He has refused to
dertake large JOB he does not feel certain OF
carrying it through without being put to great trouble
and expense by strikes among his men,
A brcklayer from Indianapolis was f0und wandering
in the streets Thursday night He stated that he
had reached the city that morning, and had gone 10
work on building in Crosbyst for So so day. He was
approached by strikers who told him that he must not
work for less than 81 day. and persuaded him TO leave
his work. telling him to attend the meeting in the even
ing and he would there he taken Of He did but
was refused Abundance. and turned away without
having money enough in his possession 10 pay for
nights lodging He was told that the bricklayers OF
New York needed all the they had TO support The
strike. and that they could not help him When qies-
toned in regard to the matter, some of the strikers
declared that they could help hun. but they did not
mean to let him take work ont OF their hands.
The strikers they have sufficient funds to enable
them to hold out months. Their General COun-
Gil has published another notice commanding all those
brIckayers who working for less than 81 to stop i'm
mediatey.
The stonecutters not expected to strike they
generally receiving the which they demand.
Their notice TO the bosses which was published i'll The
TRIBUNE yesterday, called out by the fact that
many unemployed men Offering to work for less
than 81 80 day, the standard wages, and the journey
determined to drive this cheap labor out OF the
market. The rules OF the Stonecutters Union
strict They will the blocks OF stone they
are working upon but require common lborers 10 be III
attendance for that purpose, and any neglect OF the
bosses" to provide labOrers is punished by fine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-20

patients taken away from the hospital or Il patients
who were last attacked by the disease 10 nad oeu
Nv order OF the Commissioners OF Charities and Correc
ton beds were placed in a new one-story wooden
exposed To H. IS in number were conveyed Since they
were conveyed 10 the island the disease has greatly
abated, proving that the walls OF the hospital VIZ m
among them. The attacked were instantly re-
moved from the temporary hospital ana placeu III
apartments by themselves. Inc Commissioners
OF Charities and Correction viii, 10 Is as
serted have the rooms recently occupied by tne puer
peral fever patients completely renovated The moor
inc and ceiling will be removed and the wall scrape
when the rooms are completely renovated VIC 'un i
BE abandoned and the patients Will be brought pack 70
their old quarters Ia Bellevue Hospital. The MANAGERS
OF the hospital hope that hs disease Will not soon DC
again deadly The records of tile hospital snow tha
Jan. l. 1874, To June there were 81 c1ses oi
puerpera fever and that persons died from the as
The following II tabulated statement VI thc
deaths every week by pnerpcra fever ~ tnls city o
LINN IN Iune OF lhn lbI3 and loIi:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-20
THE ANTIsECRET SOCIETY MOVEMENT.

SYRACUSE, June 13.-The following petition,
emanang from the Antl-Secret Society movement was
to-day forwarded TO the President at Washington;
To HIS ExcHLLENCY U. s. GRANT President OF hs
United States OF Anertcd: 49,, 60. ,-,-
The undersigned citizens OF the United states learning
throuch public announcement that II Il proposed 10 ay
ihe corner-stone OF the new Government building in
Chicago with Masonic ceremonies, on the ih day or
June nextst Johns Day, socalled-respectlniy repre-
sant thar undar our Constitution ana laws, no society.
sect or order Is entitled to official preferment or prece-
dance over any other order Sect or society and they.
,nare do Earnestly protest that the order 10 which IL
ia ihs proposed delegate work OF National Interest
should not be allowed such recoghon' eitner thtosgn
siye 10 the great body OF the American people.
The peon Is signed by 900 persons from i6 States
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-20
THE CITY RECORD CONTRACT.
CRITICISM AS 10 TIE MANNER IL WHICH IT WAS
AWARDED.

AWARDED.
1t is claimed by some of the defeated bidders
that the advertisement for the for publishing
The city Record aDb guous deceptive and calculated
mislcad bidders. t omitted two or three important
items which are usually inserted in the advertisements
of the Of other City Departments in where
contracts be let for the guidance of bidders and
in their stead made sections OF statutes,
&c, which are oaadays conflicting and inc0mpre-
hensibc. No announcement was made that blank forms
OF proposals would be furnished to bidders that they
reserved right to reject all the bids made If they did
not "consder them for the best interest OF the city,"
They omitted also insert the advertisement. in.
plain words the fact that the names OF two suretes
properly qualified, would be required with the bids II
this requirement actually necessary and inds-
pensbe to make bids valid legal why, it is asked
did they say plainly In their advertisement in
stead OF inserting blind illusions to chapters or laws,
which bidders would he compelled TO hunt up, and
which, when found would DO only calculated to confuse
Them and probably them to submit bids in such
shape as would enable the Board to lind some technical
uuimportant point that would justify them in their
opnion in awarding the contract to the bidder whom
they favored regardless OF the interests OF the city
well as the rights OF the lowest bidder Under this adj
yertisemen eight bids received proposing TO pub
lish The Ciiy Record for year. in the pre-
scrbed by law each bidder agreeing to give bonds in
10000 II the contract were awarded to him. for the
offered work for about $4,000, but the Board
proceeded to allot the contract to the one whose bid
was to the highest OF all the bids offered. being
ssOO these amounts being based upon the cost OF the
work for the past year. The Consolidation act
will cause considerable increase In the total cost Of
the work amounting several thousand dollars-pos
sbly double the above gures-whlch would give to the
person to whom the contract was awarded about $4,000
than the work would cost the city II the award
had been made to the lowest bidder.
the face OF these figures urged by the defeated
bidders, 10 must certainly DO very difficult TO convince
the public that the contract was let for the best IN
NJ tha fv no Rn thp nj lea
IN Justification OF their singular action IN thus proposing
waste $4,000 Of the cltys money that they were COM
PEELED to III award In the they did,
the ground OF nformay Of the six lower bids for the
reason that they Possessed the positive, undeniabe a-
thOry to refuse award the contract TO any OF the
bidders they considered IL for the best interests OF
the city pursue such course, and proceed to adver
a ne letting The contract has not yet been
entered into the Mayor has not placed the city seal
upon IL the Controller approved OF the bond The
opportunity to examine the matter remains IN the
hands OF Mayor Havemeyer Commissioner OF Public
Works Van Nort aud Counsel to the Corporation e.
Del
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-20
RESPONSIBILITY FOR BAD APPOINTMENTS.

SIR You reprove the President for his bad
appointments, and you do well Will you allow me to
call your attention to another class OF men who need
some stripes as we'll the President What shall be
said the Senators and Representatives, VINO ure tho
appointment of unfit persons upon tue President aud
then step OF sight while he receives tine shcs that
ought to fall backs When the session Is over.
they strut their constituents az Con-
gre-smen and Senators record Is clear, whose
pubic life is unimpeachaDle, and don't know any
better; cases, because the inside history OF our
delegate is kept inside. We only know Ia general
way that our men spOnsOc because appOnlbc
are usually made representations to the President ~
our delegates in Congress. A.
Mt Pleasant, IOpa, June Is, 1874
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into his boat. He then rowed away, but was immed-
ately by the guard boat and taken into custody
Ann Casey was returned TO prison. and Mcintyre wac
arragned at the Yorkye Police Court, and held in $500
bail
william Blair, prisoner on Blackwelps Island. who
serving out term Of two year, imposed by Judge
Sutherland Nov rs, 1873, drowned in the east
channel Thursday while attempting 10 escape. TIe
had slipped away from ms gang. and seeing guard
boat bnsed af the lower end or the island, quietly
dropped over the sea-wall. and attempted to SWIM 10
Long Islaad The tide is very strong there however,
and before he had been In the water five minutes hs
threw I'D his hands and disappeared.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-20
THE MORALITY OF GKEENBACKS.

To The dlfOr OF The ITIOHHe.
SIR: l have lately read a novel of Harrison
Alnsworth about John Law the founder OF the ceie-
brated Mississippi bubble which nearly ruined France
was not prepared find the following paragraph In
the conclusion OF the book:
Financial measures infinitely more reprehensiole tnau
Laws system and liable To be productive Oi c0Dse-
ouences quite as disastrous conducted IN our own
day on the other side OF the Atlantic and before long
we may greenbacks become as worthless as La"
dlscredited Mississippi paper.
hope most devoutly that things will go on as they
seem likely TO go and that the men who cheated tue
soldiers after the over Will be ruined 4.
BALTIMORE, Nd, June To- 1874
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-20
NEITHER INITIATION NOR CONTRACTION.

-
BOTH PLANS UNJUsT-PRorECroN NEEDED BOfI
FOR THE DEBTOR AND CREDITOR CLASS.
TO the Edttor Of The Frtbune.
SIR: desire 30 present for your considera-
ton suggestion that resumption OF specie payments
does not require gold than we have at present.
but that we should reduce prices to the gold stand
ard also all deots at the same time t. the
same standard. Neither the legal tenders National
bank notes. any other currency Obligations are
worth more than 90 in gold aud confess my surprise
that We should persist I'm which shows that we
are determned, If possible. TO comp; our debtors -
pty IOD than 10 cent above the sum prom
sed. IL my belief tBat We need not have suspended
specie payments, or abandoned the gOd standard orig
nay aua that there has never been single day since
the war closed when could not have returned safely
aud permanently that standard, and made It posi-
hle as il has not been long years, know
what contract TO pay money really means III Is
shame and disgrace to orr nation tat We SHOULD dlay
settling this great question: ana ehaOie our people 10 ~
NoIhIng can be expected OF Congress in relation
TO question: but To be hoped That wise cOunscs
will prevail at the next session dnl provision De Htde
for funding legal tenders and National bank notes
and repeating the Legal Tender act, with condition
that IL shall not affect existing contracts ia currency.
which should be paid when due, calculated at their
money value at the date or repeal; rms wOula
protect the interest OF 60th debtor ana eret2r an
violation OF contracts wIlcn IL properly and
positively forbidden by our CONSTITUTION ~ VIII
readily be that sooner or later the prices OF all our
property would be diminished by increasing the value or
dollar should BY returning To the old STANDARD.
and it is difficult understand how any one shoHld
advocate the increase any more than tue dmlnuton
without provision for the consequences 10 existing
contracts We want neither innltlOn nor cohtrdctpn.
for botn unjust one WRONGS the Creditor as we dii
by the passage OF the Legal Tender act, ana other
equally wrongs the debtor As We have already ny
raising the dollar from r. which IL averaged Tor
eight years, to 1902 up to 60 where has stood ior
then. and not until then, we snail have peace.
Boston, Mass, June 49, 1874. DAVID WILDER.
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LETTERS From THE PEOPLE.

GOV DIX A TRUE FRIEND OF TEMPERANCE.
THE RESULT OF HIS VETO BETTER BILL THAN rng
one vETOED-THE TEMPERANCE MEN FIGHTING
THEIR OWN INTERESTS.
To the EditOr Of The Trtbune.
SIR: ! desire to record my indignant pro-
test against the crmiDaly absurd action OF few men,
undertaken in the name OF temperance, toward Gov.
DIX Nothing could be better calculated 10 Dring The
entire Temperance movement INTO dsrepute What
spectaclei Almost the only temperance man who hls
Governors chair in the 81 stites to-day, being bitterly
assaed heaven and earth being moved 90 drive him out
OF power-by whom BY the Rum Power No. but by
temperance men. who cease not day aud night to
cry Temperance legislation, for temperance omci@
DO the enemies OF tempsrange se a. W.T.,
they ask Sht abundant sucress 70 these
efforts I'm many parts OF the land we striining
every nerve t. fl Governors and MAYORS chairs with
temperance men, vet inese blind guides would empty
the chair of the Empire state OF the only teetoaer
GOverori has known for years II ever aud subsl uto
who would throw all his influence against tohp'i-
Gov Dix vetoed Local Option, and in my humble
opinion acted wisely The measure Is compromise, ana
there To those who on principle wodli
saw, Men fight for principle cannot submit, nor
Offer TO submit 10 mere majorities majories may he
termine or policy or expcIicnoy PAT not mat
ters of principle never can a license law have our
sanction, whether a majority desire 10 or NOT more
over the measure is obviously imperative a. hIst
framed and on these grounds has thousands Of OPP
ponents in the foremost rank OF temperance tnhens
and workers. Gov. Dixs veto message echoed t19 'e
tments of hosts OF good temperance men, anu u re-
suited the enactment OF an infinitely better
Civil Damages o. "OhiO law" II Gov. DIX must be
sacrificed to the shibbOeth OF Local Opou, ibCn IN
consistency must they whet their knives Tor Thousand,
more who battle v these d0gmatists 10 pat
down the li1uOr traffic. make this as no p1itcdl plea
Gov. Dixs political opinions have seldom DeeI mine:
but because lie Is lifelong teeOtaler In practice an
precepL; he fayors all tnat really promotes cen
perancr because his position as Governor maAes
him there till teetOtaeT Governors are needed
no more, least TIL the country Il blessed WIN Two
or thren more such that species become cn
trely extinct. Les aid further that those ien
perance men who would drive from power snch ilchi
of temperance as GOV DIX. with moral certainty OF
substituting tipphug Governor. are men WHO never
ieeply realized the necessity OF either procuring or
enforcing temperance laws. and that these views r
tber than theirs faithfully reflect the sentiments OK
,e,nnoranca men "a, a class T.. ii. ROPE,
County Deputy OF Good Templars, Union Co., NJ.
Elisabeth, NJ j., Juue IT, 1874
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-20
MUTINoUs CONDUCT OF THE CoNyICTs IN THE
MISSOURI PENITENrIARY.

ST. LOUIS, June 19.-Snce the mutiny in the
penltentary at Jefferson CITY, few days there has
been very turbuen, spirit manifested by the con'ets
and much unruly and ins ubordnate conduct For Two
days all work IN the shops had 10 be suspended AUG mo
prisoners kept In their cells Yesterday severa VI u
ringeaders were dashed severely on the bare Da anu
this Is to DO continued from day 10 aay uu o a W
those active in the mutlny are runsheu Ono VI
those whipped yesterday confessed tha o'
had been planned ana an attempt Wa 70 n'o " ~
made TO carry 1t out yesterday but the acton oI ths
authorities In combining prisoners In ce. prrvenlel
it 1t is believed that the mutiho,is spirit uaa pSoA
Quelled, aud that 10 more Eoap1s N'n "SssN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-20
MTsCALCULATED PRISON ESCAPES.

The guard boat at HlackwelPs Island, under
charge of Guard Sumner, captured on Thursday man
giving the OF James Mcintyre, while he was at
tempting to prisoners. Mcintyre had been
cruising in sk aud apparently fishing, on tho small
pox hospital all day, and finally rowed In toward tho
hospital. when Ann Casey prisoner who had been al
lowed TO tend about the hospital jumped Jom tae wall
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-20
EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION.

Bayard Taylor is proving by the early Egyp-
tian records That they mad line civilization In that
country 1900 years ago, years before the
creation of the world according TO the old Interpretation
OF the Mosaic theology There would have been
thing alarming IN this half century to the friends
OF Christianity but at present 1t Will be received with
entire complacency la all quarters. closer attention
to the language OF the sacred historians, greater fam
iar1ty with their subjects and mode OF preston, had
some time established in the orthodox mInd belief
that there had been In the 600 theory
that for each thousand there saoud be substituted
"A vast indefinite period corresponding with the dscoy-
cries geology that have been made Every goes
to prove that man mas been on the earth many many
before II could have been Inhabited by him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-20
CURRENT DISCUSSION.
THE REASON WHY.

We clip the following paragraph from re-
cent issue OF The NEw-YORK TRIBUNE: Congress
either wully proposes To paper publishers,
or IL fails comprehend the effect OF legislation. There
il now pending In the House proposition TO oblIge
new spapers sent from the office Of publication to be pre-
paid" We are amazed at the Ignorance OF our New
York contemporary Il 1t possible 1t does not know the
object OF Congress In this matterl Why bless in
nocence wasn't IL the influence OF the l75OC0 circulation
OF THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE aud such sheets that forced
the abolition OF the Thanking swindel To be- 1t
was, and that members deprived OF sending
home their old junk sawdusty speeches aud sOed linen
peoples expense they mean to take their revenge
out newspapers that have stopped the practice
Care IL taken that The BunJtOUn Banner and Podunk
Clarion and other week.-Mrs. their respective counties
shalt be taxed In order that they trumpet and
orfy each legislator In his country district at the
proper time but the blow is intended TO strike the point
whence came that which abolished the darling frankng
xilaVp
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-20
LABELLING THE TREES.'

To the E ditor OF The Trt5une.
SIR: Noticing your correspondents remarks
on Labels for trees in Central Park" desire TO add
nv word In favor OF the request In other way
con,d al practca knowledg OF botany be conveyed
to the people especially tue young. many OF who aro
ignorant OF the names OF even common Trees W. NJ
Nep York, June Is, 1874.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-20

PLANETARY RELATIONs-PROF. HARDWOOD DIS
COVERS AN ERROR.
TO the Editor Of The TrI6une.
SIR My statement No. in your Issue OK
the 18th inst. is clerical error. DANIEL kIRkwoop.
BLoomti.gt0n, Ind, June Is. 1874.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-20

GOV DIX A TRUE FRIEND OF TEMPERANCE.
THE RESULT OF HIS VETO BETTER BILL THAN rHE
one vETOED-THE TEMPERANCE MEN FIGHTING
THEIR OWN INTERESTS.
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are rich; why didn't you give his
mother a machineP'
Because the pleasure would not
have been So great to either Harry
or his mother. Think how proud
she will be or her good SON every
time she touches her machine, and
how glad he will feel that he per-
severed SO well whenever he sees
it. 1t is a little sunbeam in the
duh routine of business for both
Of them, as well as for me-"
"Any mother would be proud OF
such a son." said Mrs. Weston,
gently, sand when he has holt
day you must let him spend it here.
We will be glad to see him, will
we not, children"
There was hearty "Yes, ma
and then the brother and sister
thanking their father for the sto
ry, opened their school books and
went busily to their duty for the
evening, Johnny wondering q little
il he could ever have the self-de
nial, industry and patience Of Har
ry Cummings ChildrenS' Adro-
cate.
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Below Price List which
Factory
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We will bestn
Our aim always TO satisfy and please
particularly those who cash for their
Examine Goods. Spring stock & 4 PIOWs
ANA G0nGkVaIOrS already
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LUMBER !
and have got the CASH
to Pay for it,

we offer inducements that cannot fail to
suit. We care not W hat offers are maze
or by whom they are made. We will dis
count any prices for cash that can he OBJ
tanned in this county.
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We i1iU seH LatDabeT, IN I0Tge lots
cheaper than sR5 trdreliRg
nnenk cnlt kfIun II here

As proof that our grades are Of first
quality, Notwithstanding the enYious
detraction of interested parties, and their
paid agents, we point To the following
iirst-class residences that were built with
lumber from our yard: EX-GOV. Craw-
ford, Prof. Hoss, Mayor Graham. Drs
Tandy. Trueworthy, Jacobs, Hibben,
Criley and Vail, Rev. A. r. Stewart. Rev.
Jos. PerrieF, Rev. W Il. Harding, Judge
PeytOn, Mrs. +. Ii. Smith, Vim. Rawson,
Harvey Bancroft, Frank Mccain, w. II.
McCarty, @. w. Frederick, II. ". Nc
Cune, and Lewis Luiz, Esq.
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LIVINGSTONE IS DEADI

And the people everywhere are eager to
buy the only authentic and complete HIS
ing adventures during 80 years in the
wilds of Africa. and abe great sea rch and
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1nTeshn0 Machines, Keepers
Class a0iH be sold IuVOrGOLe for he pmy-
chaser. Other Goods ONLY FOR CASH
, 1874-09-30

MEL Lille Coakley og efterlevende
Enke Felicia Coakley vii bIive frem-
lagt en- Session som afhOldes Ons,
dagen den Glide October 1874 Mid
dag Kl. IL slet, h~vorefter Boet for
yentes at vile blive %sluttet.
Christiansteds Skifteret den 22de
September 1874.
II. A. JURS.
, 1874-09-30
NOTICE.

n GENERAL Meeting of Share
I11( holders of the St. Croix Sanitary
& Fertilizing Company will be, held
on Monday, the 9Th October, at |
o'clock P. M. at CROWN HOTEL,
WHARF, for the purpose of decid-
ing on the Company's separation from
the Frederiksted's section, and other
matters of Importance.
Christiansted St. Croix September
2Ist 1874.
By order Of the Directors
L. j. de oS0B0TKER,
Manager.
, 1874-09-30

med og beviisliggj0re deres Krav for
undertegnede Skifteret,
Christiansteds Skifteret den 23de
September 1874