The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-17
PHILADELPHIA AND ERIE
General Dissatisfaction Among Coal
Mining Laborers.
vANDERBILT'S GIFT.
Mutterinss Of the Coming Storm in Ohio
and Pennsylvania.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, August Ia, 1871
Labor dfncultes In this section, like Banquo's ghost
will down. although TO the ordinary observer there
appears 10 be a calm comparatively, there Is never
theess trouble boiling beneath thin crust that WILL
at time, break out again First an undercurrent
Of dissatisfaction continues to exist on the Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern Railroad Tranmen often
mutter between their teeth that affairs do not SUIT
them, and the shop employees constantly keep up a
chorus Of growls loud as they dare The grievances
OF tho former consist Of tho old difficulty re-
specting wages while they assert that some
have been unjustly discharged from
the Elkhart division and tho latter besides being dis
turbed at the gradual thinning out of their
bers by dismissal fear that the entire shop business
may ultimately be transferred from Cleveland to towns
lurther They claim that since the strike nearly
Ill repair work has been performed at Norwalk and
the building Of cars Is being done at Adrian, Mich Re-
gently the dsaffected men prevailed on a city Council
to offer q resolution in Council asking the Mayor
and other officials TO urge the railroad officers the
retention OF their shops and work here, but that
body adjourned while the subject was under
debate Some persons alloge that certain officers Of
the Lake shore road land IN other places which
anere, and they will therefore be grnding private
axe In eiiocting removal, as well us venting their
spleen some Of the Cleveland strikers
OFFICIAL DENIAL
asked Superintendent Charles Paine respecting the
matter this afternoon, and he simply said There IS
word of truth the statements you have heard
You tell the HERALD there is nothing in It,"
pressed him further; but obtained satisfaction He
characterized tho Council resolution on tho topic
piece OF fooiishness The Councilman who introduced
the resolution said ''the railway officers sometimes
prevaricate."
Mr.. ARTHUR INTERVIEWED.
+. III. Arthur, Grand Chief Of the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers, I'll have heard nothing
Of 1t beside what read IN the HERALD. If It is II
IL mighty mean trIck.n l questioned Arthur re-
spccting the Lehigh Valley rumors aud he reiterated
thought there would be difficulty there, ho did
not credit the report that the Lchigh Valley Railroad
brotherhood in its employ II the line should do So
however, It would be going too far Railroads were
mot Psvoss propery and had no rgnt to DICTATE
estants, members OF brotherhood or OF any other
secret organization In case any company thus at
tempted to trespass on the rights OF It's employees the
Brotherhood would utter the adnoIiton, 'Stop! You
are going too far. interfering with the inherent right
be called away ut any minute to consult with the
Brotherhood In the Lehigh Valley elsewhere re.
laton strike of engineers but he did not think
there would be occasion for any such summons.
THE woRKSGMES's NOMINATION..
Speaking IN reference TO the political convention of
sne workingmen at Cincinnati, Mr. Arthur said he
would emphatcaly urge workingmen to abandon party
preudices and select and vote Tor In Ohio and
we're an abundance OF intelligent individuals among
the working classes He did not know the character
Of the men nominated al Cincinnati.
THE TuscARAwAs MINERS
The miners IN Tuscarawas Valley sti proclaim their
DISSATISFACTION and talk oil Striking The matter Viii
be submitted to meeting to be held on Saturday,
August 25 Tho general manager OF tho Tuscarawas
Railway said 10 to-day :--"Let them strike II they
wish. They will only find out that coal can be got
from other sources and thus have the Of their
bargain"
woRKIydMEN's MEETINGS.
An open air worKingmens meeting was held at this
stronghold ofthe railway mon this evening, about all
town who know of It, and werc able, atten ding,
Speeches were delivered BY q. A. Lincoln, old rail-
roader W. Tay or. John Martin ana Robert Schil-
ling, OF Cleveland. Tho latter IS of the most
rrv,ino ABB ekn
their remarks was that at no time heretofore were
affairs moro dark tor the workingman If he
did not take hold with earnestness politically.
Therein lay his only salvation. The speakers were
frequently applaudcd. The meeting did not originate
with the railroad men, but learning its purport
they listened 10 every word with avdity.
rREIGHr MEN DISSATISFIED.
BY conversng with different freight employ res here
find that nearly all dissatisfied with one thing or
another, some hardly know what. Frank Chapman
conductor OF freight train tho Eric DIVISION,
that ran into another train at COnneaut smashing
several cars and the depot recently discharged by
superintendent Paine. Ex-strikers say that Chapman
was not to blame in the least, and he simply
weeded out because he had been rather prominent
the late trouble. some mcn say General Mana
the division superintendent or else there is
an understanding between Newell and his
underlIngs that they should not bo Your
correspondent has faith that the latter the case
and the men generally agree that Mr.. Newell seems
a square man. They say they dare not complain d.
themselves in more dscredit with tho Division Super
intcndents, which might result in their ultimate dis
missal. Unless the brotherhood OF locomotive engin
Gers become mixed up with the Affairs this road
there will probably be more strikes tor long time;
but If train get the power managers OF lines
must look for br0ak0ry