New-York tribune., 1879-09-19
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
STRIKES ENDED AND BEGUN.


TIE strike among piano-makers in this citywhlch
began several months ago with the employee 81
Eranirh 4 Blch and resulted in that case after
thirteen weeks in an increase of - per cent ia the
WAGES has of late under the iniuence OF the Unite"
Piano-makcrs spread tO many other shops. Al ap-
rrars that in the dali times OF last lall ara tho
carly Winter the wages Of piano-nakerS WeI" re-
du.ed in many instances from ID TO 20 per ceh''
ard thc mon takiug advantage Of the recent N
creased activity in business. have ma"c an
effort 10 bring about return To the former wages
Ia number of cases they have been sue
ccs.fal: strikes IN the factories "t nt'l'-
way N Sons, Decker Brothers, Sohiner; Lac
ton Steck, Lindeman x sons ana "lIilaiH
Schaefer having been terminates tI ps N.,PPiy
all the 800 men usually employed AT the ihahuiae
tory of L. Weber i'm Srventh-aye., wh" went on
strike on TUESDAY. however, are SIM ldie. Ih'f
haye sent several committees 10 Ar. Wep'i W II III
deavor In effect cOmpronii'e, but mp 70 lfSleI"aS
afternoon withnut any surc' sS' a l"lho ~ ~
porter who called at the office IN litn-Ve', va ~.
formed tina. the statement that lr Neb"r "nu'n
nroh blv giant thr increased wages l" MS clnDioNes
ufter SATURDAY was with1It fnundatiOp III was
said that no reduction was made IN thr wages Oh
their plano-makers when reductions were ni'de a'
other factories t:,-
af the factory of Joseph L. Hale III
West Thirty hfih-St. They demand an increase
i'm their wages OF from - 10 20 per cehi ac-
cor,ll,ig to fuc character 0i their WORK. l'IE'|
interested IN the manufacture of pilnos III Boston
.nil to tla rrnorfrr Yesterday shaf the paid
pauO-makers here were much lower than thry were
IN Boston. ,r,
Th,rry-fye trnnk-maker. in ,beemploy oi Debroe,
wilson g. Co., in Beaver-St.. NewMk, F'sirlu''
struck tor an advance oi wages, "n an 'r''' ~ o'
of work, of from 10 to - pfr 'cnt. n ~" Gays ~
all of thp trnuk-uaker~ employed by LagpWlH ~
Co. whose factory is ~ Fast Newark struck i"F a
s,r,,lor al nee ord arr now ont The cml lycs 81
Edward simon d Bfotber, whose factory l. 't 10
90 = tsAn,,S,.. =, nNr 1Isoi' tr,i'V ora, Of fhr
II N sI..,tt ff.. Il ffI fD
that his Hrfn would chrerfully uccrde ID 'h" az,
raudS If fhe men II other manufacturers M"nln
adopt similar c"nr-' pnt 1t Won" y, IN
il fhcy did Not do So. ihe mrn VINO stiu.h hl',''
from - 10 Sl2a week, aun pniy one Oui "t ih" INN
ty-iiVe c,ul makc thc latior amornt. IL IA, n'en
sni.! t'i1t tile strike VIII he made general, in All
the trlrl, irauulari0rcs ut the clty, "ith pcrnp'
the cXccpt.un of i. B. Peddla ~ Go.
CATERERS TO LUDLOW STREET JAIL.
The investigation If tine charges against Sherh
Reilly was resumed yesterday before Referee Nnrils
IN thc General Term room OF the Supreme Court.
The lnorang session was occupied oy Mr. BOOK
stover counsel for the sheriff. IN speech op ming
ior the defence. He said that for more than year
The sheriff hld been forced to listen 10 CHARGES
acajnst h.m of gross wrongs; he us, therefore.
clad tlat the ease had come to that point whore A'
conll b. heard Als. B0oSstayer spoke no lcIrih OK
the great amount OF work attached to the sheriff 5
Office j. ~ not possible, hc argued. for the most
acute iudgc of human nature ~ select d.phtIr' -
taaf the dutie, Of the office shall d. administered
without complaint arising. These mcn cannot DE-
ccrgymen or attorneys OK mon a. hlch education.
Then, after rapidly running over the LIT 81
CHARGES anI prououurlug tlem Oar ana avg lal-e
and uu .Ouudai. sir. fuok-faVrr concluded WIN
the assertion taat the Shrrh STOOD win clean
hands: and mott Ou v were his .Nl.ts clcar, p"l IT'S
pocket boo. also. 80. .
Al th,a ,alie-noon session JOHN =. Lynch to-t fled
th4t he hli furnished Mlli. 80 tnc Ludlow Stl'et
Jail during Mr.. I.tily'S terra oi oirr D. was pure
and unaaulf,rifcd ald was rald Tor "a regular
rates. Edward tillitfrich testified that he ha 1
furnished rroad made ifoi. good ~ heat iour ami
sweet. Michael Have. Ol Ne. :fI Last 1hli.tchIA-
ste. testified ID be- mad ietni hed 'he peel mnl
ton aud poif. Ga V.It at q pretty eo"6 PuailtH
aui never tl.f ..d. Hr mad often been III
the iaii. and ,. ALWAYS appeared To Zee clean.
li4fi.n Eneri. ru.ci Brothers, tfocrIi, sHu th"i
uc Aad FURNISHED the green groceries lh season "i!
ALWAYS .~i Receiving fIt same cufiri. IiIr'a pdu
bv hi, customers rcutriily. lie nad been oitcn in
tir urf.ou i,u .cvrr seen disorder or noii'eu M
clcail.nr.s g. foni ol.r- llr know tlat TIE Vcge-
. tables were rsnl.on tn' di! oi d'hNcif' ,
t,.rruc = Cornell testified that ne hat lurhishttl
fine iln witli butter and sh since Mr. l.cI went
wa, az good quality. except once. wnen II was re-
uricd to hiiu. Jane, foiGc, agent vl 'he Al,"nso
and Pacific Tea Company, testified l.Ai hS l'N luI-
I uI-heu good tc1 cOuce ald sugar. Tie qau 'clt tei
TO the prison DO packages maIh ul -this "Il II,
'-,t..irs' ,-i.lle GA quality and p.lcc out
fhr worst uunliv ever sent Ga r. wl- NOT b1d aii
l himself Wouid be content 10 DEE always guaranteed
as goud