New-York tribune., 1874-06-19
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
rRADES-UNIoN CONTESTS.

TIE BRICKLAYERs' MOVEMENT STILL UNsUCcEssfoh
EMPLOYERS FINED BY SOCIETIES.
About the only new feature OF the prlch-
layers movement yesterday was the str'ke OF '0 .
employed by Mr.. Daragh at Broadway ana rV'' -. %
OF. These men, about Is in number, proinsea ~,
strike and for several days kept tne'r p,,oo .,
thew were finally prevailed upon by tae .oN"i'
strikers 10 stop work - ,,,, p,na
IN. .sn, a Committee 10 wait on the euPo''"
tendent early In the forenoon OF yesterday anho"o
Ar, their desire to so 10 work at noon H 'no Viu
Thsv made no stipulation as 10 the men VINO hau oeen
nntme employed and they were told that II was all
h, and thew could 20 TO work again, the Intention
being to provide work for the old hands as well as for
the now ones Att o'clock, however, they sent word
again that they had received fresh orders from the DO
cety and we're not going 10 work Several OF them rc
NAMED about the building during the AFTERNOON pu'
there was not and has not been at any time since 'u
strike began the slightest indication OF NioIo"oo
feeling Their behavior in this respect has been al tna'
could be asked. Eleven twelve brick masons' some
belonging TO the Union and others not were engaHcu
Yesterday on The TRIBUNE Building, and WORK was
going on with about onethird OF the usual rapluS'
considerable number Of men have been engaged ior o
day and whether the renew their Offer TO oegh
work again to-day not IL is certain that withh ie"
days the full force will be again made up.
About 20 brckayers at work for MI Feter on tne
Delaware and Hudson Canal Company's building, many
of them beiog repentant strikers Orders were gwen 70
nail mn rbo doors aud stop work this structure Tor
x months necessary rather than increase the wages
a single penny NJ. Eidz, who was said by the visit
inc committee Of the strikers to have agreed TO pay the
q demanded denied that he had made any such agree
mani or had even seen the committee or any member OF
H. Tic stated that he had large number OF men WORK
fny for 50 co. and their number was increasing every
day Ii Is said that the brickayers swell their list OF
hosses who have yielded their demands by adding
the names OF many who have never been
head masons. but who putting up tene-
ment houses and small stores Of their own
intending TO sell them for whatever they can get. Tine
rate of reS of small importance TO these men. Inc
strikers committee remained in session all day reeeiy
lug reports of the situation They say that they are de
tefmined TO force Mssrs. OBrien, Darragh, Conover
Felter, and Edhtz to acquiesce IN their demands anu
If they do suceeod within few days general slrhe
OF all the bIicklayers in the city Will be ordered
The crcalAr below has been received by numper OF
the bosses and IL mentioned by them as falr lus
fration OF the manner which they are ruled by the
labor unions and in winch both are thus MADE 10 co
operate 10 rotiing the industry of the city Respon-
sibe employers that they know OF several cases IN
which fires similar 10 those tmpoSedn the circular nave
actually been colected.by workmen from their en-
$500 Tor the crime OF having previously offered some one
less than the wages demanded and Of falling also 10 re-
port he agreement Of union men TO Work Tor less tnan
NKw-YOKK, June q, 1874.
praR SIR: am Instructed Japsymen BrownstoIe Cutters
Asor o NeNYok aHd iaom that the current
rate Of wse viii remain May l. 1915 also that motion
vas pase following efecnamo that future any empower
bs oaeug member OF association less than the
Sorent r Of on les than Of prices will he fined for
frs oGeas SoO for the seem chnse sou ana iof TOE ~
osen,e With irrw labor IRON him for lI months
Yours respectfully, DENIS HokGAS s,
EBwhenever Of members Offers 70 WORK o less than tne
booS Of expect tlai the employers
will report them the association by n means ~ Is eIee'ed ihs
shop DENIS j. HoRGAS, No. 4OJ Wess FihJ-Seeond'sl