The New York herald., 1876-10-24
Petty Assaults Upon Them
by Dissatisfied Dealers.
ATTACKS AND INTIMIDATION.
lll-Adyised Opposition to the Reduction in
the Papers Price.
RIDICULOUS BLUSTER
The Lads To Be Protected at All
Hazards.

The announcement which greeted the readers Of the
HERALD Friday last thatit had reduced Its price
rom four to three cents generally welcomed as
FOOD omen aud harbinser OF better times
Il was received a. an anticipation OF return
% the lower prices which prevailed before the war
and indication OF the course TO be followed
by all commodities Of tradc. departure from the In
lated and fictitious values which have so long existed
would be hailed by nl with delight and the action Of
she HERALD rightly construed to men more than the
single in itself implied The people well sats-
ncd with the wisdom and foresight displayed. and
heartily approved OF the feelings which prompted it.
Tho HERALD formerly sold in largo quantities to
these middemen at the rate OF three cents copy and
retailed by thcm four They supplied keepers
Of stands and others throughout tho city, receiv-
ing certain percentage from them for the de-
livery. Their PROFITS were always certain;
therefore, as they only supplied the number
Of copies ordered while the dealer had to study very
closely the wants his customers and suffer the loss.
Nany, OF an overpus OF stock Under the new rsgeme
the HERALD is sold At two and half = copy to
dealers. and rctailed at three cents.
DISSATISFIED DEALERS.
Tho middemcn news agents looked upon this re-
duction as interfering with their rights and Sat-
nrday night few of the ill-advised sent
nicatons tho different which they sup
piled that they would not furnish them the
Sunday With becoming assurance they further asked
me small dealers to refrain from selling until they
compelled the management Of the paper to reduce It's
price TO two cents u copy.
In fact, meeting for that purpose full account Of
Ihe failure OF which published in yesterday u ISSUE
was held Sunday night in the basement OF No.
i,26o Broadway. This meeting, however, far from
satisfactory to those who organized It, and the more
hEkALD in any such way as refusing 10 sell the paper
10 The people who desired It, Three iour Of those
present expressed themselves strongly in opposition
the folly ol such undertaking and rightly perceived
that the people were determined to read the paper Of
their choice They declared that It the proprieors OF
news stands or other small dealers the
paper the HERALD would very find some other
means convenencng its readers
The conjectures OF these persons entirely
rect for on Sunday night the ncwsboys were notified
~ their lodging house that the HERALD would sold
20 lnom a. the 1e!eeram olcc on Ann street. on Mon
day morning. and they would be expected carry il
al over the city.
Was on hand early yesterday morning, and twenty
hagons loaded with HERALDs despatched through
ni the main streets and avenues Of the city News
sess with papers already folasd a. two 0an.i and
= half cents per copy, and without having
% pay any commission to mddlemen or agents
rhe management Of the HyRALD ID determined
70 furnish the paper to all It's subscribers even II
obliged 20 employ special carriers all over the city.
This action yesterday discounted the heavy news
dealers. and they tried to obstruct the sale OF tho
paper wherever 1t was possible Tor them do so.
OUTRAGED NEwsBoYs.
When the boys who had gone out early in the morn
Ing returned at twelve 0'cack great many
Of them had stories to tell Of how they
had been assaulted by gangs Of other boys
and even men, At the different places where they
Dtationsd to sell papers According to the statement
hese pettv assaultsrs instleatcd by the news.
leaers and agents their bind and foolish endeavort
:orce tho HERALD TO accedc TO their demands
xrINIDATING AND AssAuLrING HKwsBoys
Some OF the stories related by the HKRALD boys are
minded dealers IL is unnecessary TO rsier 70 The
fable Of the dog IN the manger for the comparison
will suggest ITSELF The important difference
Tho liable the dog had supreme direction Of AFFAIRS
.hile in the OF the dealers and the pcwsboys
another power - Interested in events.
little fellow named John Dorsey, about fifteen
pears OF age said he went to Williamsburg yesterday
morning about eight O'Clock. He selling HsRALDs
about the terry when named Hicher who keeps
: news stand inside the ferry house. drove him away
threatening 10 beat him ~ no did not CO. Young Dor.
Bey thon moved about half way up the block and re-
manned there trying to sell his papers, Hicher fol-
lowed him up and forced him TO take himself and his
papers far Fourth street. about four blocks from
Ihc Jerry.
i.Did this man strike you ?" asked the reporter
s.No; but ne said he would If no caught near the
ierry.n
Thomas Nolan, fourteen years or age said he was
trying 10 sell HERALps at the Catharnc ferry
when two brothers, who keep news stands South
nrcet near by, drove HIM away one OF them striking
him the back with CLUB. Nolan returned again to
he ferry twice, but was driven away each time and
had to sell his papers as best ne could, about two
,locks distant
MORE RUTFIAxLY ATTACKS.
Michael Corey. fifteen years old, selling HERALDs
N the OF Forty-sccond street and Ninth ave.
nue, the Elevated Railroad depot, and was
lacked and beaten BY three boys whom he said
connected with the news stand In. tho depot Corey
severely handled and had TO leave the nsghbor-
hood for fear OF being seriously hurt by crowd Of
young runans who gathered around the at the
hrst sign Of the encounter.
John Lynch aged sixteen, was attacked on the cor.
ssou ho same acc as himself Lynch avoided S:s Iys
evil Intentions by rapidly retrcatlng toward Grand
street,
young boy named John Christie attacked on
The OF Fourteenth street and Eighth by
three Others who beat him about the head and drove
him awsy from the corner where he was selling
HgRALps Christie said he thought that the boys who
attacked him In the employ OF the who keeps
The ncws stand at the Christopncr street Jerry
Two bows namcd John smith and George Murphy.
were selling HERALDs NJ about eight O'Clock yesterday
morning. when iour fellows followed by some thirty
others, came suddenly upon them. Smith was beaten
about The head and face, but Murphy managed TO
sape unhurt AZ they could not venture 10 sell any
more papers In that vcinty they had to rotire alto
Ietner from the neghborhood, smith going TO the
tbrty-fourth street ferry and Murphy iurthcr down
Inc Psr'y s ha ~ sec srees e.
smith was asked BY the reporter how long tho tight
ION, IL didn't last long, i" answered smith "Aner
got few good ones got out, as u was getting 100
hot But caught one OF the fellows down in Ann
street. about half an hour and just warmed him.
DIDN'T Biilyy" he qucrled Of ono OF his companions
Tnero was chorus of assent from n dozen or more
Df the boys around who had been witnesses OF John
Smiths revenge.
In most OF tho cases attacks were made upon the
younger boys who unable to defend themselves,
but obIiged of at the lrst onslaught Ono
boy however, named james hcDermott, who
standing outside Of the Grand Central Hotel,
was forced by tho hackmen who stand
around that hostclry 10 of tho block
he followed by three young men Of about
his age far the New York Hotel,
where he attacked BY two of them, though he
eudenvorcd 10 make resistance, was hdstled OF the
Sdewalk. McDermott said that The parties attacking
did not seem SO anxious 10 lnnct punishment or him
as iorce him to leave the neiRhborhood. He did
this aud went down broadway far the So NIcho-
las Hotel, where he sold his papers In peace The
voung roughs who attacked McDermott hc thought
10 have becn nstIgated by the parties owning the
news stand ut the Grand Central Hotel
jeremiah Cullen, about fifteen years OF age was
3riven away from tho Ftfth Hotel by gang OF
goung rulans and received several blows about the
head and body
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