New-York tribune., 1881-07-17
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE MOVEMENT FOR LES; WORK

TIE MOVEMENT FOR LESS WORK.
The large number of trade unions which or
ganizing in this city and it's vicinity gives rcafon
for believing that the various labor movements
among workmcn are still far from being ended. Fe"
Of he seasons strikes have ended in failure for the
workmcn. and all OF them have in some measure
are now forming what is intended by them to BE- Il
formidable society, and large meetings and active
measures are being ia ken to ma<e its membership
The car ly-cosng AMI haf-hoidav movements are
nIng ii T1Hme rem ana eonccssons almost eycry dny
employees half-holiday on Saturday. While this
only eivcn, in July and August to the clerks and
salsSineu, the mechanics who have been as>iduousy
working for permanent half-holiday on Saturday.
under the auspices of the Society of Anal
eamatcd Engineers, are confident Of success; in
others they have been able 10 obtain partial concos-
si"nS; one of the features Of the movement is the
dranlic 'iEnin Iron Works employees in Brooklyn.
ieIgrornd FAX, in Myrtcppvc pT'' sses"hcs sch were re
mahc n.y. Alfred +. Tucker, president of tie society
OF Anialgalnatcd Engineers William Burke and
onncrS ffrsidcnt TUCKER gave an account Of the
success oi the hali-holiday agitation in Great Brit
am Were originated, and spoke OF the salisiac
tory results to the employers who had given this
concession to heir men. Resolutions unani-
lnoSly passed encouraging thc in other lines Of
business who are demanding early closing hours.
The cattle butchers of this city, Brooklyn, Will
lanShnrg and Jersey City held large meeting yes
terlayat No. 2G5 Bowcry A,lolph Kahn presided All
the Journcymcn butchers of the city repre-
Srnted, with the exception of thoSc employed in
place III Forty first st, Who have not yet identified
themselves with the movement for higher wages.
kilograms from Chicago, Gin oinnati and ST. Louis
were received saying he funds of the butchers in
those places We're at the of the butchers in
New-lork, stimulating, however, that notice of
Two weeks should he given to employers when n
Fc Ec ' IN this De city 'S cccaTed nnT last in ''1SII 1sG
when the men only out half an hour 1t is
thought that the present movement will result in a
demand Tor higher wages, to be enforced, if neccs-
sary by general strike The immediate aim of
the union Is stated TO be such Increase in MEM
bership hat STRIKE if begun, could be carried to
successful termination.
SAID TO BE THE WOMAN'S OWN FAULT
a case of dcstitution at No. % Sonth Fiftl-avc.
was reported to exist yesterday afternoon. Several
OF the newspapers received postal cards couched in
ciaring that Mrs. n. A. Cusack and her three chill
dreu were in starving condition, and requesting
the papers to send reporter Some of the pos nj
GartS were sent TO the office of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children from which an
officer was sent to INVESTIGATE the matter.
found an empty room. This led him to suspect that
the woman could not be so sick az was alleged and
his snrnisc confirmed when the ncighbors told
him that she had gone away, fearing nat the police
would rob her of her children. The officer left Il
card at her lodgings and message at the police sta
o, asking her to come or send to the rOOms of the
society, but she had not applied last evening
- The woman has been known heretofore as Mrs.
CarSac, and last November ii stated that
means had been provided for sending her home
t" France hut she refused to 90. 1t is stated
but returned again in short time, not liking that
country 50 well as thiS is said that her husband
was employed in FleSchmanns Vienna Bakery
Mrs. Causac has three young children, who IA well
as the mother are believed to be in much suffering
but the officers OF the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty TO Children think IT is the mothers own
fault They are anxious to help the children,
bat do not wish to give money 10 the mother for
that purpose only 10 see il wasted They cannot
force the mother TO part with her children, and if
She chooses To starve them and herself at once they
say they are poWcrcsS to prevent II. Ii is their
opinion that the woman wishes TO keep her children
as a more cfrctual means Of winning pity and
money for herself.
PROTECTING THE CIrl'S INTERESTS
The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund adopted
arcsoion Yesterday setting forth the necessity of
establishing ferries from Twcnty-thr,l-st East
River TO Quay-st., brooklyn, +. D., and from the
ncighborhood OF LlbcrN-St. to tommunlpaw. The
Aldermen will he requested to pass tn" necessary
ordinances. The Controller was authorized to issue
Tloo,ooo Dock Department bonds Some time ago
Il communication was received from John f.. Wrlch
proposing to build portion of the permanent bulk
head or nvcr wall by contract. THIS was referred
to Controller Campbell, who yesterday re-
ported on the matter. He says it is gen.
orally much more economical to prosecute
the work of the city by contract than by days work
WITH carefully prepared specifications and under a
and other skilled persons it seems that there can be
no objection to the adoption of the contract system
III the oulldlug OF 'ver walls, and there should be-
according to all analogy, considerable saving
| i formation which win enable the CommisSiop"rs
OF the SINKING und toarrlNe at correct conclusions
Ar"Soluton was adopted Ealing upon the Dock ON
mlSSioncr3 10 furnish detailed statement of the
actual cost of each ncal foot of bulk or river
wall now building or heretofore built in each year
reso utlon was also adopted requesting the Conn
sci 10 the Corporation to take such measures Az may
tc necessary 10 protect the rights and interests n
the city III the matter of the ferry from the foot of
NmtehI-st. to Bay Ridge, and report to the Board
| at an early day.
STRENGTHENING CORDIAL. RELATIONS.
The firm of Brewster 4 Go. (}roomc-stl rave a
dinner yesterday at Irving Hall to celebrate the
twcnty-iii II anniversary of its organizations About
900 covers were aid for the employees and guests
Inc latter were all former employees of the firm
VINO are now i'll business for themselves The mem
bcrS OF the firm Henry Brewster, James W. Law
renee ana John W. BrttOn, present. After a
plentiful dinner. to which ample justice was done
| there was number OF toaots. Mr.. Brtton spoke
blacksmith, for the men. There was music also by
gice club composed in part of the
! employees. The dinner was given partly 70
strengthen the cordial relations already existing
between the employers and their cinploycs II 10 :.
matter of pride with the firm that it has never had
but one dlSpnte with its men. 1t has kept twenty
men lnltS employ Tor twenty years. Ten wears auo
| mutual benefit association among the employees
was started lhe firm contributed ~ 900 to begin
Wih ahu since then IT has given dollar for every
| dollar collected from the employees.
| CALLED BY A DREADED NAME
| Dr. Osncr Kopsch, German physician at No ~
lHSt-St, raised passing breeze OF excitement ycs-
teIdav 10y reporting to the Board of Health n f1f,,
| case OF alleged ASlatic cholera in this citv Tbr