New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-12
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

CONTRACTORS.
The Master So cedores Association Eelo gerry
full meeting Yesterday afternoon over the rooms VI
The Maritime Association, and received comtn"'ee
from the 'Lonrshoremem's Union. Ire conference
was private. but 1t Is understood that the esiect
was 70 come tn permanent and satisfactory uhuei
standing with the lengshoremen on the question
Of wages. committee appointed tn CONFER
With the workmen OH that subject. John zitt'osen
nres1ent of the association. said after the meet'na
that in general the stevedores and lonGshoremen
were IN harmony and that the only differences ne
tween them were those recently reported IN lHh
TRIBUNE.
The mon who struck 10 Pier No. 2. North Rven
md M Watson's Pier, BROOKLYN, Ind NOT re'"I"s"
70 work YESTERDAY and II has been found verv anl,
omit to MI their places with men who n derstand
tbe work REQUIRED 10 he done. The fear ts oxnresseu
nv bnildinQ contractors that the recent movement
90 Iotbors na,nters, carpenters and hrcklayers 70
raise tho price Of labor. aud the probability that
the plastereIs will soon join the movement Will have
dieastrous effect upon their business this season.
The price Of building materials, they saw, has been
largely increased since the close Of last season. ana
q IS more than likely that manv persons who con
templatcd building soon NAV conclude TO wait IN
hone Of securing more favorable terms than can
now be offered. The builders however ri" mo "a
they can ss elv do So II was stated Yesterday mar
several huldpr IN view of the action "t the brlck-
LAYERS, Society Wednesday light advanced the ratio
no,d hr;eklavcrs 10 So day, and secured Them
selves against the fesr Of strike;
On February p Lor''iard q Co iss9ed an of oiel
r,ouirinR I'll Their employees engaged in the ciP-
arctic department 10 sign an agreement o the Greer
that they should. atany time permit snch agents rs
the firm should select 10 search born thelr mousse
and their persons This order cansed such irdigna.
zion among the employees that they At once dec1dch
10 strike mass me9,1g Vas o Ge ny Is ersev
civ At which they protested against this order and
voted not 10 honor ii in anv particular lnfisnlna-
tory speeches were made. after winch resolutions
were adopted denOuncing the action oil the hrm as
The ss,ikinc ernnlovfs Of Steinway & Sons met AZ
Turtle Ray Hall Yesterday morning and were IN
formed that the firm willing 10 receive COM
,nittee made mp Of representatives Of the various
branches of piano-InakhC and explain the meaning
of the adnste1 list of prices 10 be paid on me re-
sumption Of work. The committee then called on
Theodore Steinway. It's first report was uasaSia 9
Steinwav The dav was spent in sending this com
,nittee 10 and fro hut the final report was so sat
iactOG cSnce as Tar a there u' was strong
inclination on the part of the men 10 vote for an
Immediate return to work. 1t was staled 1hat .he
demands of the men and the Justice of cqnaIizlng
the paw in various departments was recognized by
all Mr. Stenway. however. minated that IT was
he intention hereafter to have the piano keys made
ontsde Of the city. offering TO permit the Kew,
makers TO choose any other depaI ment Iney Wi>eu
10 work in. The key-makers did not agree 10 ms
nroposltion aud as the Astoria factory men had not
keen heard from the meeting adjourned until this
evening when the question OF returning 10 Work
The Piano Manufacturers Uuion will meet this
afternoon to make final arTangenents lor inc Ioch,
ont on Monday next. in case the Stenway men do
not vote 10 terminate the strike. III Is uhdeIIp0d
among the members that each manufacturer VIII be
nj liberty TO retain small number OF men al WORK
where specially required. William Stcinway said
laat evening that there was no real dliferenfe now
between the men and the firm, and that lie had no
donbt the mon would decide to go TO work if the
Union did not prevent them.
mass-meeting of the packng-box sawyers OF
New-York held last evening at No. 19o Bows,ry,
70 hear the reports Of shOpcQmmtteeS appointed AT
recent secret meeting to demana an anYanSet Oh
wages on March H. o% - 70 IL per nU
sawyers 1t was reported that the ADVANCE had
been promised by John Dunbar. W; l. Bqrdick. |.
p d. BoTd l.. Bont a and George Blair All
but two of the prominent shops having granted the
demand, II decided that there need DC no stlKe
WHY THE UINDOO WAS ABANDONED.
The INQUIRY into the cause of the loss of the
steamship Hndoo ON February %, while on a
VOYAGE from New-York to Hull, winch was TO take
place before British Consul. General Archibald. has
been referred to the London Board of Trade and
the captain and crew have been sent rs passengers
on the steamship Sorrento The captain filed his
statement with the Consul-General before bis DC
parture. 1t appears that the vessel had on board
whom she sailed from this port beside the coal Tor
the furnaces during the voyage: 800 tons OF gram
in bulk, .247 tons of gram in bags, 432 tons OF
nther caroo aud 900 tons of cattle aud fodder. The
disaster was caused first by The breaking Of the
stearino gear, followed by the shipping Of a heavy
sea which carried away the matches used or ven
flation in bad weather, broke In the skNiighis Over
the engine thus letting the water into the hold and
engine-rOOm. -, ,,
Ihe panic caused among the cattle and their rush
ing to one side of the vessel threw II over
and the large volume Of water which had flowed m
prevented her from righting' MISUNDERSTANDING ne
cattle we're thrown overheard, aud II Is supposed
the cargo must have shifted after the vessel went
on her beam ends. 900 >,
when spoken hy the Alexandria, which RESCUED
Them believing that when the sea Gained she could
he righted and brought into port. The crew, how
ever which had been at the pumps necessarily LOT a
week refused TO remain. and the captain then 1elt
Obliged 10 abandon her.
SUDDEN DEATH AT THE BARMORE.
The sudden de th Of Lewis Sheldon, at the Bar
more Apartment House, No. 800 Fifth-ave was re-
ported TO Coroner Eiiuger yesterday Heart dis