, 1876-01-16

lAt'At< 41oCDA-G DALhASt.
For GONE tlme back there has been succcs-
sion Of spats between tbs job-prntsrs of this
city and their emplo:er s, or rather the Typo
graphical union. The employees have all along
bcon claiming that it was impossible for them
to make money 1t the present high rate Of labor,
and have been eudeavorIug to form coInbiua-
tions among themselves for the purpose Of en-
forcing reduction of prices. This reduction
they hare not been ate TO obtain to any
great extent. aud sometimes QUE and sometimes
another has gone outside Of tho Union, and has
lad Its office rated by that organization. Ono
Of tho last quarre:s Nas with Jameson j. MQFhe.
T4as, however, WAS practically settled atsthe
meeting last night, aud the men will 1eturn to
work lu that Office Monttay.
No soouer il that trouble out OF the way, how
ever. THAN Another one arl5eS iu its place,
tho trouble this time beiug with Douneley.
Miller purchased tbs fTesrle Friead
which had been owned bY Miller.
Tie firm Of Donnelley. Lloyd l. Go. had
been running the Lakeside library at the time
OF the difficulty with the Union about two weeks
ago, Wien theT stated it they could not 20. re-
ducsiou Of the scale OF prices they should take
the cou,pasition out OF the Lakeside, open All
o;lico down stars. and print their Lakeside
Library aud do their straight book-composit,on
i, an ollee belonging to Donnelley. Loyd Co.
ranged, the, Union reducing tho Price OF
CON position for hook work to Is cents per thou
sand. When the trim got this Fi,gsids Friend it
WAS published over on State street, The Office.
however, WIS recently moved into the compos-
iu3-room OF the Lakeside Publishing and Print
ing Comp my, tnat part Of the composug-roo.n
which faces on tho area being partisionol or for
its accommodation. taking tho light from the
area windows. lnasmuch as tho Ft,eside Fr,enH
WAS 3 rat concern, it was c}nl1ned BY the
ta$ 1Nf I.
office should bo Practically Incorporated with
that OF II cuuceru which employed Union prut-
ers; WHILE oil the other hand, Uonneay, Loyd Il
20. claimed that the two things were bubstan-
TALLY distinct. Day before yesterday Mr. DoneI-
ieY returned froui Now iorz. wuere he had been
for aoe little time, and was waited upon yestur-
day By the Executive Committee of the Union,
Who discussed the Doiuts Ut iasuo with hin for
soulo time. Ho ciaimod thai the prices nf the
Un.on we're too ligh, and thut Chicago publishers
were forced to do something TO save themselves
from losing work. and .skcd until Wednesday to
give dnal answ:s. 1t IS generally supposed
that Lis decision sll be that the Fircsitle Friend
Ellail roma!p in itH probent quarters, in which
case it il not unlikely that, at the meeting of the
Union to be held Wednesday night to heir the
report Of the Committee, it will be decided to
rat his Office.
Tie combination of the job-printcrs which ut
one time euhra.:ed about nineteen firms Ii said
to be practically broken up 10 that III case any
one once sllo1td tall out OF tue Union the others
would not be iu condition would not be will
ing to give it auy assistance. The cause of this
suashup Is the old ouH-mntnal dia.rust One
OF tue largest houses, j: is aaid, expressed it's
to remain in the combinations but only
on condition that tho Others would nut M 8
fund OF about $50 apiece for tho pur-
pose Of assuring the sticking hrm to the pr,ncl-
pies Of the compact. The other Trims, however.
would not agree to THIS, aud the result Of this
manifest unNiliusness to prove by works tina
[aith which waa III them has led to the d,sso.u-
lion Of tia organization.