Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-23
The Columbia Geographical Unien

nations that an attempt would be mat, in
some of the newspaper Offices, and p-rhape
the rr IL s paid cnmpositors Wi.oin a Sae
or two IL appears that number Of nom uajOn
men had been engaged In Iowa 10 work for
compositors at that offics, last night, the mar.
ticulars of which are given by that paper
this morning as follows:
During the afternoon, Yesterday, oar bust
ness superintendent was called on by a COM
mittee of compositors from our news rooms,
who stated that they had heard that several
ccmpositors had been employed TO work in
the thsU1tcie office on terms different from
those established by the typographical
Union of this district, and desired to know III
The report was true. They Were informed
that the Stockholders had made arrange
ments TO employ several compositors to work
in the job Office without regard to the rules
of the Union, but that IL was not their inten-
the newspaper office; that If such conclu-
sion should be arrived at, sufficient notice
would be given to enable the present force to
make arrangements for employment else
where. The committee retired and in a short
time returned with the information that the
whole force had decided TO stop work. and ac-
cordingly retired persuading our apprentice
to GO with them.
1t being a free country, in our opinion they
bad a perfect legal right to do as they did,
and that as EMPLOYERS the prOprietOrs have
an equally clear right to hire others TO take
their places. which we are doing as rapidly as
the suddenness of the emergency will per-
state that through the courtesy of our neigh
bors, our embarrassment has been greatly
diminished, for which our sincere thanks are
rendered.
1t is due TO the proprietors of the Chronicle
to state that the conpositOrs who have re-
tired from their cases as above CeTcribad. had
been promptly paid their wages according to
the rules of the Union, including bills up 70
last Sunday morning; that no additional
bills were due when they took their leave of
absence; that no personal difficulties existed
between those MI hair
employers; and that no cOmpositor or other
employee, outside of the Typographical
Union had at the time been put into the
office. 1t is just 10 these gentlemen, how
ever, TO say that they were informed that the
proprietors intended to run the job office
without reference to the rules of the Union
from this date forward and ultimately To put
the news office under the same management;
but of the execution of the latter purpose the
proprietOrs would feel i'm honor bound to give
them sufficient notice to make other arrange
ments should they then decide to sever their
connection with the office. They. however
decided 10 stop work at once This we think
was a discOurteSy which fair dealing between
man and man does not Justify. But we do
not call in question their legal right to do so.
and part with them without any unlkind
feelings; and are ready to pay them TO-. the
fraction of week they have served since the
last settlement as soon as the bills can he
properly made ont, which they are requested
peace, and take with them the best wishes of
the stockholders OF the Chronicle company
for their future prosperity"
A meeting of the Union was called for yes
terday afternoon at o'clock at the Column.
bia Law Buildings, and at that hour SO great
a crowd had gathered that it was determined
To seek other quarters. Accordingly, Old
Fellows Hall was engaged and over 500 gath
cred and went into secret session for about
two hours. The action has not yet been
made public.
During last evening a number of typos
anxious to know how the Chronicle was max
ing out, gathered about the office, and the
police. at the request of the proprietOrs, kept
them from gathering in too dense n crowd to
interfere with the work of getting out the
paper. There were no symptoms, however,
OF any disorder, or OF vindictive feeling on
either side.
SENT TO ALBANY PENITENTIARY.-The
following prisoners left the jail last night for
Albany penitentiary in charge OF Captain
Crocker:-Wm. Robinson, burglary and lar
ceny, three years; VIM. Jackson, larceny
three years; Charles Lefwich. alias Loirich
Leiwich, larceny, one year; William Smith
burglary and larceny, three years; William
Cant, assault with intent to Kill. three years;
Drayton johnson, alias GraysOn Church,
burglary and larceny, three years; Edward
Jenifer, alias Ned Jenifer, robbery, three
years.
ROBBERY OF A CEMETERY.-Holmead's
cemetery, near the northwest boundary OF
the city, from which many bodies have lately
been removed, is being robbed of every sort
OF material which can be sold or made use of.
The outside course of bricks from some of the
vaults has been carried off, the large cedars
cut down and trimmed for posts and the
fencing has been entirely carried of.
VIRGINIA GOLD DIGGERs.-Messrs An
drew Carlin and William Baily, are making
arrangements for digging gold from the hills
near Carlin's Springs, in which the precious
metal is said to exist in quantities sufficient
10 make handsome profit upon the expense
OF mining it.-Ale1. Gazette, 22d.
SALE OF Rock ENON SPRINGs.-Messrs
Duncanson Bros. sold the Rock Enon Springs
this morning to A. s. Pratt for $3.50 con-
sisting of the grounds and building. They
also sold the furniture to same gentlema
for 81 800.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued as
follows: Frederick w. KOss and Mime ,Ota
j. Conner, Joseph Henderson and Jane Kin
ney, Charles Giddings and Annie f.. Ward.