, 1874-02-02
MI opon rupture having broken ont boswcon tho
men and tl'eir ompioyera. Strikes soom 10 bo
tho general orlcr Ut Tho ,'ay, mid

No LfSs THAN TnnEu
aro now III pro&reHs, with lively prospects for
otlsorH following III short tino. The fotntla-
tton for anc,i disturbance Ia tho nttcmpt on tho
part Of tito employers to reduce wnges to figures
tint lhborcra firmly roiedt mid refuse to consider.
Tho conae1,,cnco Of this upliuavnl IN tho labor
,nnrlot ia tho paralystn of Bovornl branches Of
Industry. and considerable t]eBtitution atnoug tho
n,nlcuutonta.
Boh,o fow weeks ago, lilo shippers on tho De1n-
waro.llivcr trout issucd MI order for reduction
Of 26 ce1,ta Oh The wagus Of tho 'longshoromcn.
proviots to this, tlio mon woro rocoiyinR $2.5D
per day, and tho reduction would cut the figures
down to s2.25. Tho longshoremon assembled
in body, and determined not to entertain airy
such proposltion. Tile shippers woro equally
determined to forco the reduction.
GENERAL Hrn1KE
wna innuguratcd, the diBafrcc.ton extending ovor
tho whole riscr-front. Steamships and packets
arrived from domestic and foreign por.B, and, rs
thoro wcro no facilities for unloading tho cat
goes, remained In tho docks, and tho freight u
tho holds. Tho regular packot-linos and other
vosses could not be loalcd, and, Of courso
failed to snt at thor Advertised timo. A great
deal OF confusion ensucd, md largo bullsa OF
freight accumulated on tho piora and at
tho shipping warehouses;. Tho strikers,
in tile meantime, numbering Homo 600, and
embracing both whito mud colorcd, waxol
restlees and violont. At their daily meetings
tho proceedings woro attended with tho Widest
confusion, nnd on aoyora1 occasions, tho police
were called upon to suppress tho bolligorency.
Tho Bhippers hold conference and resolved to
employ other laborcrs to fill tlo places Of the
ti,n wrat1, n III ,1nnrsI,oron1on md t],nv ~.
solrcd fhnt M mnn thould 20 Ia work. TLa
nnw}y- -onnniovod mcI,, however, did con,no,co
cartonta cn oS rafhorn NJ n5y mnpohoa id down @ mon mon
hmm
AN .x,v.rrn .u,n,,a,t
nnsuo; onn nf thn now emnloycn was thrown
ntn tl,a r1var' n,,5 noyoral bcai1n wero broken
S,ui,t ho so",, ti,a na11cn on +,'n rotara m.
anatnI ond ,,,,mhor s of % Tia ;,,st,,rora of Tia
.,nnna ro.o "m iaaoI -, rsa f,nnrI ~ 1ir1or.
wr;ta,a tnn,t ~, IIo mottcr and rosotvo1 to 1c.
cent ~ .' rshs 'nu on "arroos of vcsaes that
snro ~, nrnnor1v 1oo,1aI ,r,n oroc,, honila
no r,nttnr ~ nnnruo cn,,,,f mnt r1ocn
tI,a fra;olt sa couid lin re91,,,or nnoshnrc,ncn
ria s;nnora and nwnara IT vosaolx III IN raroo
from tiicir determination. in pono instaneeH:
an, lilo Smor;nnn HtcamsLtn comnanv,a stca,n.
ill., n VIZ III a9sv.a ~ at;1i cnttnea e strnrs
srn Iii t,,5l;.'., snt n,; a.a nviv 1mn,nvoJ ~,
IL ,n. ...Am oea, ,o ,,rnsnoota ~ tnnt
III 1,o,, .siI co,nn ont r"tar;nns -thia rcsnit
ha;r. r n1v - ,nntior NJ lime ''' 1~'@''
0''s "' rnt: MAST MIST n1sssTnous srn1Kr
"a That ,rh;o,, o1.,a ;,' the trodo Tho
...,at aa,. ~ tt.; h,.,a1 ~ ~ ;i.atr, ~; ;tm1
este,i -, i:ans;,,etnn nnt 1s;c,,mo,I vtic1, t,a.
t;. - H.; T.; H. .a..i,a.a.nr.. .nat - I1;ia
Ja,;a tTa"a sn' ,ro ~ tr,.I. -, in,iv .na sa,,o
Vt tha h,st ,o,nnst;., r,.anmt.ntmra3 ".r,,ot So
turncd nnt Thc a,uonnt ~ ranital ;nvcntnsI
IN tho h,a;,,nas H. na,im,tca ~
rorv;,a botweon s1t1 nm nm md ssiH nm ma
tha n,H5,nbcr Of looms S n1,crnted hy hath sten,m
an, hand ,,nTcr IL nt1) Ind tI,o toinl uumbcr Of
i,nnf1a nmt,lnvcd il ain cornt,risinr wonyers
anuolors. md windors. Owing to tho great
t,mancini pamc. lin hus;ncHa VIVA ronorn1ly In.
nrossn,I. nnIl lin factories woro closed for sho1t
Enn. Wien buHiucss rayiyod to SONG extent.
Tie 1nnuufnctories woro aeni,, started. but with
rnt1roiion in t1o wnrea Of 10 nor cunt. or conts
nor ward on tho carpot made. Tlis tho weayetH
protested nvainst. aud rosolyod not 10 accent.
4 strike followed. rlo lauds emn1oyed ouis
work: Tho lootns wero atopuod md urod,lctior
suspended. Tho wcavers, % clnss, nro tho
MOST 1spErrspESr AND AauHEss,yE
class Of mcclanics and laLorcrs Of tlis city,
fyhero aro iut few patiyo Amoricaus nmo,c
ihrm.-tl,e dominant nationaltien beinr Ecotch'
r,ipl, Cfnr,nnu. We]sh, md Encliab' with n
ypriukling Of swodes. The ntiiltors rcntcd
= hall and established headquarters. 4 Vigi-
lance COMMITTEES was appointed, tIs disconteuted
assumed tho most eictatorial powers, and sq
skillfuly did they manipulate their schomo to
cause complete and widespread a,lBpe.,nton Of
ths trnuo. TINT Disorders and riotolls demoustrA.
tionS resulted. A great many poor and indus
tyious Germans refused to join III tho movement
,Ihs excited the Ire OF tho strikers and tney de-
tormincl to forco them into snbjection. Tile
Vigilance Committee hero acted an important
paft in the drama. Tho wcayors who continued
10 work received notification that they ,nusI
abandon their loouB, or
sEntous cossEquEscEs WOULD FOLLOW.
This ntimidatcd some, but oterB regarded il
with derision. In one instance, where mill war