The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-10

fortunes at Key West. The following are the re-
auctions in prices against which the men have
Regalia Intimidad, from $50 TO $50 per
mill Relna Victoria, from $32 70 $50; Henry
cay 70 ns ron Ss e sSo Henri Gay asa S0n
ttago, and Concha lntlmidad, all rom $40 70 SIS;
Espanoes, rom SIS 20 S16 Figaro and Retaco,
both rom SO 70 $l4; MeLlano rom S17 TO $40,
and otner brands OF Inferior quality IN proportion.
Inc men show less anxiety about the result than
the masters.
A recent card published over the signatures or
ten leading firms engaged IN the painting trade an
nounced that on ana after the 18th OF last month a
days work IN their shops would DC ten hours, ana
nine on saturday. slngulary enough TINS cara
appeared on the 30 inst 1t was speedily fol-
lowed by another over the signature Of Robert
Purcell, on behalI or the Journeymen Plumbers
Benevolent and Protective Society, and an
nounced that thereafter days labor would be
nine hours. number OF shops were visited yes
streets near by. It did appear that any OF the
men were on strlke-some were WORKING ten
hours, Others nine. and. In one or two instances,
THE EIGHT HOUR LAW
was adhered to. There seemed to be a difference
or opinion among both masters and men upon the
hours winch shonld constitute days work
few OF the small employers thought eight hours
long enough Tor any man TO labor, WINE In tue
larger shops the bosses claimed that nothing less
than ten would do Property-nolde VINO often
had joDbing done Dy tine day would accept nothing
under en- hours. II. Taylor, Fortleth street, near
Broadway, works his hands zen hours since the
1st OF March. The run OF wages IS from SO 80 to
81 per day Mr. Clanranaid also believes in the
ten nour system. Pnll smith, IN sixth avenue.
says his few men work eight hours only. Some OF
the bosses expressed much prejudice against
society men. calling them unfinished worKmen,
runaway apprentices aud the ike. Messrs. Lock
q Monroe, OF Broadway, believe that there Will be
promise or differences must soon result in the
adoption OF the nIne hour rule.
THE BROWN STONE RUBBERs.
The strikers belonging to this occupation ap-
pear 10 have been defeated at all points. num-
at work. Tue temporary disturbance OF amcabie
relations was upon the question oil working hours
eignn but the bosses soon got the better or them,
and they are now dong nine hours cay. Inc
men VINO are engaged IN tn occupation OF stone
RUBBING want TO elevate IL INTO the ulgnlty OF a
trade, but stonecutters and employers VIII not
hear OF this, saying That they can make man
good stone rubber ia three days. Tue workmen
attempted to organize protective society and
comrel green hands TO pay $50 imitation lee be-
has been abolished. Along the North River, west
OF Eleventh avenue all TIE yards are at work with
their ola hands, ana the attempted stike Is
knocked on the head Tor the Time being.
THE 'LoHGSHoREMEN.
The 'longshoremen at Work on several piers at
cents an hour, instead OF thirty cents during the
day ana lorty:hve cents at night, as at present.
North River. were the first to strike. Green
hands ana sailors have been enjoyed in their
places, and the companys agents say tfat not one
OF the strikers Will again be employed. AT Atlas
pier 81 the men also TOOK the Held, but suose-
quently arrangements were made with them
through the Steyedores' Agency. The Trans
atlantic Company are unloading their steamer
Perelre by her crew, Ia conseq uence OF loo men
having Struck at bier 80. All the hands, except
ing ten, employed by the National llne refused to
WORK The lnman Company have also had
trouble; $50 men stopped work while dischargng
tine steamer City OF New York. A few green hands
are employed IN Their places. the W. ID. Morgan
and Mallory Co.'s Southern and Gulf lines OF
steamers are momentarilY paralyzed Tor want OF
the hands who nave gone on strike. All the otner
companies on the East River are paying the forty
cents dema nded by the strikers TO prevent dis
turbances an extra force OF police was detailed
on Wednesday along the piers on both rivers.
Thus lar the public peace mas not been broken.
meeting held In No. rs Varick street.
at which 'longshOremen and representatives rom
number OF other societies discussed the feasl-
bility o. making general strike throughout the
city. This was not determined upon, but mo-
ton passed which imposes nne OF $40 upon any
'longshoreman who should go 10 work at lesser
rate than forty cents per hour, day or night. A
similar meeting was held Dy 'Longshoreman
Lodge No. 2, at the ST. james, school house In
New Bowely. THIS meeting adopted resolutions
similar 10 those OF the Varlck street people.
Yesterday afternoon superintendent Walling
lad q despatch rom Captain Kennedy, or the
Ninth precinct, morning him that a large num-
Der oil ilongshoremen, VINO were on strike, had
resumed work with Walsh Brothers, and asking
for further instructions. An order was then sent
10 withdraw the police force OF Twenty-Five men,
which had been detailed Tor service among the
strikers, aud assign them to their customary