New-York tribune., 1879-09-30
RESULTS OF VARIOUS STRIKES.


II wns stated Yesterday 10 a lRIBUN@ reporter al
the Mechanics and Traders Exchange, that many
ol the brck.aycrs whose wages We're advanced dur
ing the late strike were again working at ,he old
rates Men out OF work. il was said. were numer-
GUS and one member asserted that II he needed 500
vorknen be could get them at short notice. No
information had been received at the Exchange OF
the ruuiored circular from St. Louis calling upon
tradesoen Of all classes to unite in movement to
secure the eight-hour system and the other ends
that labor acitators are seeking Nothing had been
heard of such circular by the president OF the
General Mechanics and Tradesmeu's Association.
The oprion was expressed that II wa a canard
cotton up BY railroad engineers and ircmen, who, it
Is claimed. arr generally discontented. and are
unitod I'm the o ri 10 obtain higher rates of
Laboriug men here, rule, II was thought. were
not discontented and would not thihko OF striking
were ~ not for The agitation OF outsiders;
The recent resolution of the CigJr-packers 10 de-
mand an advance OF wages appears not 10 nave peen
acted upon by many factories. Jacohy. Son Co.,
In ChaihaIu-squaTe. stated yesterday that such a
.dcmdud had been made IN her factory, ana y" pre-
vent general strike slight concession had Deen
made. several other prominent manuiaciu ureis SAID
that their wuikwen seemed 10 be satisfied with
their paV ard had made 10 demand Tor an increase
of wages Should they ask for an advance II would
not be conceded. One mannihcturei sal' the move
ment had been produced by firms who wanted an
excuse for advancing the prices oi cigars. Inc
wages Of cigaf-n.seIs had been increased III most
flrtorcs within che last ten days. anO this Is prob
a0ly the cause Of the present dssaiisiaslon among
the cigar packers. s-..-..
who have been on strike for increased wages Tor
ab0u; two weeks, 500 IA all, resumed iheli p'ces
Yesterday. At their meeting ON saturday they re-
solved 10 20 20 WOrh again ahu ave 'hy ihd'ti ol
ON advance IN pay with Mr.. Wcher. Upon these
terms they were taken hack. Mr. Mayer sala yes,
tercay that their employees were superior ciass ei
wOrkmcn AMI as they left the matter IN the hapus
Of The frfu &uy advances that could be auolueJ
would be- made Ii is thought that this action Of
Al lqfd ln +,
workmen ia other factories have resumed work.
The q have in most cases succeeded III set'lng an
iucreas. IN wages o. from 10 % 10 per cent.
The strike among the wood-carNcrs employed by
Hertcr Brothers, furniture mauuiac iurcrs IN IWen-
ty-eighih-st., stiI continues snort ,llnt ego an
advance % per cent was made on Sixty houls NOIk
week. The demand now made Is for the same pay
for 6iiy-hve hours work week. - fai tle nIln
has stoutly refused to yield 10 these demands No
further trouble IS expected among the goid-beaters
Al advance of 30 cents on each pdckage-Which
amounts TO about 70 cents. d"yT7has been made
and the woikinen are satisfied. The girls working
in 4 department Of the trade have also received an
increase OF l5 cents q package.
DESTITUTE Immigrants FROM BRAZIL.
Among the passengers who arrived at this port on
the steamship KronPrlnz Friedrich Wilhelm from
Rio Janeiro, on SATURDAY were tweuty-seven Rus
stan immigrants part Of a colony Of 32i that went
t. Brazil 10 settle upon the unimprovod lands, and
had been reduced to poverty and starvation. They
told story of hardships and pnvation to Supcrin-
tendent III. = jackson, Of Castle Garden, yesterday
aud asked for assistance 10 reach Nebraska where
theg intend to settle among friends.
In the early part Of 1873. II appears, deputation
was sent by tue Russian authorizes 40 Brazil 10 m
vestigate and report upon the character Oi the ell
mate as well as the growth Of the products Of that
country That report being favorable, the colony
went 10 Brazil, the steamship klo Ia August
1873. Each family was assigned 25O acres OF land
IN mountainous and rocky region, upon which tine
.nenbers sowtd wheat. barley aud oats. that grew
about a foot In height and then wlthered away
Black beans and corn could be grown, bat the crep
failed, ana the emigTants were unable 10 obtain a
lvelih hood. They were treated ~ the most friendly
mauner by the Brazihans aud the Portuguese but
many Of their numbers died from mafarial fevers
Not having exhausted all their means. they con-
cluded TO migrate 70 the United states. Their
passage cost them $50 each from geir recent homes
Means VIII probably be- provided for them To reach
Nebraska by the Commissioners OF Emigration
TRYING TO ROB AND BURN HOUSE.
family living in Hfth-ave near Vsentine-st
Mount Vernon. while holding wake over the re-
mains of a child on Sunday night discovered that
the lower part of the house of Dr. Joseph smith, at
Valentine-st. and Sixth-ave. was all ablase. Dr.
Smith and his family we're aroused and warned Of
thor danger. DR.. Smith found the floor OF one
room Oh TIRE. I he flames with difficulty were
tinauiehed. IL was then discovered that burglars
Hadl l-sf n work. ma broh "A d uta-s and