, 1875-08-28
THE STONE.CuTJERS,

1hero is very good prospect for general
strfko amoug tho stoue-cutterb Of this city, ac-
curdiug to present Appearances At least, war
has beon doc!ared by the Stonc-cuttora' Union,
tic members of which a. tho last meeting vnscd
to quit work unless their Nagos wero raisod to
50 per day. The trouble originated among tho
employees Of sindlinger Il Lawser ktono contrac-
tors. This firm auccccdel aomo tlma ago to the
business md pren,lsos OF ". C. Deaknap, who
failed owing about s5U00 in back-wages to bin
tnon. Under M asrconsant with Dcakn,aa. lis
successors wore to pay thia indebtedness in grail
uni fo,tnightly inBts1!neuts, aud thA TINY ayo
bueu doing until this week. Tho arrangement
was satisfactory to majority Of tho worktnen,
but it happetcd unfortunately that there were
eight men in tho yard Who Init week refused to
liscu to tcaaoH anu insisted ilrou bepg pa1u tic
eniro amount duo thom immediately. The
tlrn naturally refused 10 favor them, nnd conso.
quen.ly ut the Cuttcrs Union, ahich occurred
"Wednesday eyeuing, tho men made tlIeir CON.
plants, stating that lhoY had not boon paid
their juet and righteous dues. Iheroupon tho
Union rt0ce. t!cd to declare 3lessrs. Siulhnger
Il LAwBer's yard "Hcab-ynrd," and pruhit1teu
Ill Union tnru from working thoro any longer.
There were atout forty moi, in the vatd. Who
we.o peaceabiy nnraning their work. bt,t tic
Uoon would not listen to their sou,o,,Bsrances.
1t remained ino1oraple, aud tho men ucto
Obliged to throw nr thrtr fobs. Siadlingor L
Lawscr. being THUS loft in tho lnrcl,. havo since
Ne o'-' '3A@ -
lie 11n'r%, vo"d 'T.,s,s- =. po0H,o, m fro,.,. ~
Of ts rules II known. and would wait TIM ofYonJ.
lnR yard With ita wrath by making it also q
"Eeab-Sa1d"
., No~, r. .no a!o.esa,o ~, .neettuK ot Jug Union,
mrnt Of Tia c;pIt comnl.tncrs ~ vatai
by discussion uutii it wan resolved 10 demand
ralso of wages oil round. Tue regular wages
for Htone-cutters have been $50 aud s2.7n
day. aud resolution Was pasaol that. unfoas tbs
tho wagca Of tller men to 81 a
day, they would all Strike Monday. THAR
alleged reasons ior demanding . ra,so n.e tL.t
they arc 80 ,nterfel cd with by convict fnbor and
ti,at thoro arc no fcw wurking-d W. in tho wear
them to live. 10 f4r, TIC employing firms bsyo
all refused 10 acce!e to the terms pr,posed. nn!
uuiets somothiuc uprsuxl Lnnnona hnfore mari
sfnuday. the stonD-yRrt!s viii aIj In descrtrd
ntd wnrh vii be- at = staul4t,Ij, It IL prot,ah,e
homcyor, tint thu STRIKE will bo short.]iyod and
Mil cud 10 did .Hs a,tomnt twn vesrn .,n ~, I'm
s1sssTd. snajnusr K I'.wser III have oIy,rtivoa
far uon-1lnion ntpus.eutten, nnt1 viii do,h,t.sx
rot ali thoy want.
THE HARTEnRn acc1n-hr rnupanx
uES,A1' ov m. r.Imrns cusnyrs "'''
IN. .ova..i ,,... as.. .,nSa H.. '' ""a'
eo'e'" "a!" pass ''o'o t'"a ooeil moro or
less dlheasslon II insurance Circles Ut the con-
tents Of possal-csrd which lss beeu circulated
to = considerable o1tsnt, Wherein Iii, G, o, pal.
mcr Htafcs that h.. on,.n.ra,t -. w..
M.ns"o, 80 '.Ss s.s ~ msx.,"H, a'l's =" "es'ssn
ss' t,a,s,..s. y. LUZ ''lo.u hru.a'ot ,. insurance
LofnpaIY Terminated on tue 3otl OF June last.
| w lilo l2th Of April, 10 ,yaa Informed that tho
President Ut tia Company bad ,cyivurt. thai tho
stock was unstable, and ttat hx lin ~, ~ nj.
thn in,,,,,rnsn, - as'1 .'A' W VI. i1' VI 'o.v