New-York tribune., 1880-03-09
LABOR TROUBLES.
THE SITUATION IN THE CITY.

MORE 'Lo>GsHORKMEN JOIN THE srRlKfRs-IROU-
nIE Ar THE COLUMBIA BOX FACTORY-MBET-
lNGs LAST EVENING.
The Union ongshoremen who have been en-
ployed ut Piers Nos. o and Is East River. on the
saiine vessels of the Bristol and the NcwYork and
Cuba Mail lines, struck yesterday morning. lhey
demanded that the distinction IN wages between
the men working on sailing vessels and those en-
ployed about steamers should be abolished and a
ain ole rate of 40 cents an hour he established. The
demand was not complied with, and in obedience
10 the orders OF tie Union, they refused to work
longer. Stevedore Hall, who had charge OF these
men declined to talk about the matter.
In most instances the marble poshers were prom
ised an advance yesterday from ~ 70 to - day,
and therefore no general strike Of the members OF
the association occurred There is an uneasy spirit
among the cap-makers and inshers employed IN
New-York. who number nearly 1000 persons OF
both sexes. They claim that they are poorly paid,
and have begun movement looking 20 an increase
in wages.
Yesterday morning thirty Of the employees of the
Columbia Box Factory, at E!cyenth-avc and Iwen-
ty-second-st struck for 10 per cent Increase OF
wages The proplietors refused to make the adj
rsnce and in the afternoon Thomas ONcil. Que Of
the strikers entered the Office of Mr.. Stenbcrg the
superntendent of The factory aud acted in SO threat
had him arrested and taken to the Twentieth Street
polioe Station John O'Nell the brother OF thomas,
then behaved violently that he was also arrested
In the jefferson Market Police Court Justice Duni
held the two men in $500 bail each for Their good
behavior, taking their personal rccosnlz1ncc lie
said that ne would be pleased Il the Woi klnSui'n
received good wages bur he would never t"unt"-
nance their threatening their omploycls. -
4 mass. meeting of painters W:s held at No. 2:lj
Third-aVc. last evening, under ti' auspices ol ihc
Nntuol Benevolent and Protective SuciciY of
t4oft,
ali thc PAINTERS OF the city under oIc management
i'm order to bc in apOsitiOn to demand higher wagcs
nm Aprl l. Speechrs weIe made urging the nccc--
sity of immediate action. The CHAIRMAN c'mmrnie'
uniayorabiv upon the Rev DR.. Tiffany r
sermon against trade unions, saying lha'
that gentleman had probably never lost hiS situi-
| t,un and wandered from town to town III search OF
| employment until ready TO despair committee
from the German House Painters Soclrly, newly
| formed organization numbering oycr 200 members,
| asked that n committee from the meeting be sent
10 confer with It on the uuject OF wages ana the
hours of labor The requcaI was Era"'So; 5, a r na
who sad lie belonged 10 "a Go"n-io"!!
| society which had applied 10 the knights o.
| Labor for charter, suggested ihat an painters
sbould ION that body, which ~ SirOls IN Icnnsyl j.
vaja and California. This pT1p0i itlon was rot re-
! csived with favor, as It was considered that the
! knights of Labor are tainted win Communism ana
| Molly Manireism. A large nunOer OF men lolncu
| the society which managed fine meeting ana Whlch
| aims to become the mother society III an oTganZa
tion extending throughout the United states It wa>
stated that j. Is. Cornell lew hOurs pel"i'
| had granted an advance of % cents Il Gay. Accord
| ING TO statements made 10 u TRIBUNE reporter
| paintcrs work on an average not more than cighi
n,nrths our of he twelve. The highest wages pad
for The last two seasons have been 81 30 day anc
! the lowest IL %. The average house rent Is - q
| month and the men are expected to MAKE
| a respectable appearance. lhey are granite:
| q grrat deal of freedom about house
| and are supposed 10 be perfectly hoic,l
| There has been no stTlke IN Inc ta"e sI!ce 20
| when fhev were defeated IN an attempt 10 i0rc'
! wages to $3 day he Benevolent and Protective
| Society numbered several yeats ago over 800 men
and when thew united then wtth the nnI0n. the lr,
Dock and tie Irish PANT, Societies. they controlled
the labor market aud got tIeir own rates OF wages
Ii is estimated that there are rom <'oUo 10 "'OO'
paintcrs in NCw-lOrk. 49, -
| meeting Of taiors working on the West Sld'
| was held at No 24 Greenwlch-ave. last evening t'
| orpaniZe for the purpose Of Joining the mOyemen
| to secure higher wages. The employees OF Brook
BROTHERS formed ASSOCIATION at NO. 10 StahtOl-st
| last evening 10 act III concert with the same move
! mcut. -,
| A private meeting Of carpenters was held las
| evening at Twenty-siXth-st. and Seventh-ayc. Ii II
understood that the subject of wages discussed
and that the sentiment III favor of ASKING FOX al
advance. The brcklaytIs viii hold II masS-lneet
lng Wednesday evening, 10 consider the question O
demanding an advance of wages They an lao pai6
dav. have discussed III their society the adyIs
ability of demanding an advance on April |
IN is uro,able they wlll MAKE their demand then TO
within the past week several firms engaged III The
furniture manufacturing business nave raised TIN
wages of their wcrkmen; among these firms ar
| = Hvack Tenth ave; lngersOll IL Co.
| West Twenty-seventl-st.; Brunswick Balk
A. 20 No. 724 Broadway; Hamburger
| iIester-sti Rhoner, East Twenty-thlrd-st. Ih
employGs of Flint a. Co.'S cabinet manufae
| tory, in West NinetecntLst.. are still out. hi
strike has been IL progress for about SIX weeks