New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-07
NEW YORK.
Meeting of Cigar manufacturers.


New YORK, February 6.-The Bowery
and uptown cigar manufacturers, at a Sc
cret meeting held last night, resolved tt
rescind their action of last week in conced
ing to the demands of wOrkmen and giving
an increase Of ST per 1000.
1t is understood that a number of dowr
town manufacturers have had a secret
| understanding with their men to work at a
reduction of twenty-five per cent per thou
sand, by which means they were enabled
to undersel the up town manufacturers.
This action will undoubtedly lead to O
general strike next week.
National Trotting Assoc ociatfon.
The National Trotuing Association adopted
a rule last night that where a horse which
could have won was unfairly driven SO al
to lose, the heat shall be declared void, and
the horse owner expelled from the assOcia
tlOn. Amasa Sprague was reelected presi
dent of the American Trotting Turf Asso
citation.
Last night committee was appointed to
confer with railroad companies to make ar.
rangements to have men and horses trans
ported at reduced rates.
The New York Troubles.
There are eighteen of the Tompkins
Square Communist mutineers still in GUS
tOdy. and a motion for their discharge, yes
leased in few days on light bail.
The Charity Ball.
The receipts at the charity ball here last
night were 100000.
Cold Weather.
The weather last night was again cold.
Ice cutting has commenced at several places
on the Hu dson river.
Hat and Cap Makers Strike.
AZ meeting of the striking hat and cap
makers yesterday, they received assurances
OF assistance from Philadelphia.
Chamber of Commerce.
At meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce yesterday, the report of the dele
gates to the National Board of Trade at
Baltimore was made and the following reso-
luton was adopted:
Res0ired, That the Chamber of Commerce
of the State of New York cordially ap-
proves the resolutions adopted by the Ma
tional Convention of the Board of Trade
upon the finances of the country, and
earnestly urge upon Congress the impera-
tive necessity OF returning with the least
delay possible to the position held before
the late crisis, fully satisfied that the meas
ures so recommended will restore public
confidence, now SO greatly shaken, in our
financial system and the purposes of govern
ment.
The Accident 10 the Washington Train.
dispatch from Trenton gives this ac-
count of the accident to the Washington
train: While train No. Ia was between
Monmouth junction and Deans station,
near Deans, it became disconnected in the
middle Of the train, aud the cars attached
to the engine went ahead, leaving the rear
cars following at slower rate: When the
discovered his train broken in two
he slowed his engine, and the rear cars
caught up and ran into the other portion of
the train. Two platforms only were broken
off and the ends OF the cars somewhat dam
aged.
Senator COnkling on the Train,
Senator Conkling was on the train which
was partially wrecked at New Brunswick,
New Jersey, early this morning, but escaped
with q few slight bruises.
Subsidy from Japan.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company re-
port that they are negotiating with the
Japanese government for subsidy, and
that that government is willing to grant an
amount equal to that given by the United
States.
meeting OF the directors will be held
tomorrow to consider the subject.
Bowery Theatre Changed Hands.
The Bowery Theatre has been sold to
Mr. kraemer. 20 be used tor the German
drama.