New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-18
SERIOUS SUNDAY AFFRAYS.

SERIOUS SONDA
fobt occurred early yesterday morning IN
lauor store in Thirty frst-st near SlXth-aNe;, nt
which William j. Degnan was seVertg Ky ch lands of
the hands and face with a razor IN the lanI WI "
Hospital and is considered to be in crltlca Ih
ton. Hart, together with brother na i WIN
and two associates; John J. Welr anu JUi Jefferson
Market Police Court yesterday james laI, s, md
that he inflicted all the injuries upon DeEii AIN II;
that his companions were IN i, no cu T"f gnan in self
defence He also showed wound upon ms 'hni,nn
which he said was inflicted by Degnan WIN oi
The four men were committed oaWaii '"o io'"'' -
Dcgnan's injuries. -, ,,;,,,, of
In family quarrel early YESTERDAY mornihs r AT
No. 600 Grecnwich-st, fatrck DohoS an; d, i Lan.
fifty wears old was struck on the head wth nan IAN,
mer and dangerously injured by Nilsson DENNIS ne
father was taken to st. Ninccnts Hospital lHo
Edward smith. age twenty-three, of No. $50 East
Twenty fourth-st.. was found by the polce III
Twentv-fiftl-st. yesterday, suffering from sever
bullet wound in the thigh. He SAID that ne hal
received the wound in liowcry groegrry; hu' re r."
fused to give sufficient information to aiiI , ,nc
police to make any arrests lie was sent 10 w
In n strcct-fght yesterday morning. at SXth-aV"e;
and Twenty tird-St., Patrick Kenny, OF 10 ~ ~
East Thirtyhrl-st was cut III Tue Gh'I had IN his
possession when arrested dirk-knfe andareVoNcr'
DIsAGREEING WITH EMPLOYERS.
The t,iIors of this city held nass-mccting yes
tcrlay at the Gcrlnania Assembly Rooms, fr"dsnGk
Janscn presided Robert Blissert addressed The
meeting upon the condition Of the trade. and more
particularly of the lockcd-Out wOrkmcn oil JON,
PnLtrrsou'S shop The ock-out, he said, continued
with bnt little change in the attitude of either lhe
firm or the men the disrcputIhlc way III "hl'h ii'
e,upluyer va, having his work made mp was us,
grace both Ia him and Ia anyone who pair"llIcd
him. Men were proc urcd from III" West nauhlH III
,l city " ho were likely infect the clothing win
diseases which abound in their workshops. i'"pl"
whl bought clothing they nianliact urea dlslceAl'"
the essential prccauti9n against LiTasr ny f"n,n -
gou The men thus onploNcd woir l'1ll1iiS An" o''l
inferior workmcn who were unable I" Il" lh' N"iN
AZ il should bc done. or IN any way 10 compare WIN
skilled labor. II was resolved tnr,llrc tl' N'rNN
allowance of each striker Ia ~. Inns "hNa hI1'
objected ia ~ hcng an insufficient sum for thrn'ris
nf the men. many of whom do picket duty ana III
,lr va 80, s,,,,nnrt fine ncfiun Ii vas unanimously
rso we'd Tx the numerous audience To sustain 4" IT."
end of the difficulty the movement oi lI' l'l"IN
and that all assistance possible sl"uh "c pH'n
them. The women employed IN Patterson Nu"l
have quit work on count, II j. stated "I the OF
frnsivc character and habits ot ih" men now en-
plolcd Much feeling has been manifested ~ the
circumstances which have forced me Women 10
make strike and resolutions lslNc been passed 10y
the tailOT> to support th'ir action. 80,
At meeting Of the hlacksnilthN ana wh"'lWrshN
Yesterday. at the Tcutonia Assembly ko' ms, Ing
li,h and German speakers addressed their hearers
upon the necessity of "A more perfect orgIii/a'l"
among the trades in Uricr to take any Nuc'' III
action for an increase Of wages II Nd> stated INA
the nav now received bv hlacksmiihS ana wheel
wrighis was from - 80 to ~ 30 day ~ soon -
the association was sufficiently strengthen d'-
an the present rates. No deinl" ~ lIn was Itk'n
to make the demand yesterday hut ia" mrn"f~iiI
of the nnon Wa lar9ry III, rrlN'd. ana ''l'i .
Committee was appointed L" meet fIldil r\'lIIn-
10 further the InoVcIucu and t0 report AT "a iuiuIc
meeting the result Of their lal'"rs.
The German Bakers Association held meeting
Yesterday nj W,ndlc's Assembly Rooms IN Forty
fuuth-st at which resolutions wcr' passed. "pP"sinl
the idea OF worhnen boarding with Their h"Ns - IL
was stated that the as-uclation 10" numbered Nv"
members and had 5000 M bank the men ave
now only receiving - a week. and viii soon MAXI a
demand for higher wages Measures are H'ihR
taken to cooperate with the Euglish-- speaking
bakers in their attempt to better the '"ndlll"i 81
the trade both in having the numhcr OF hours III "A
DAYS work reduced from sixteen I" Twelve ana 10
establish higher rate of wages, with the privilege
of not boarding with ia" bo>r"N.
The carpenters after much hesitation have maze a
demand Tor an increase Of wages 10 ~ - day IN
many shops the demand has been a''cdrd Ia; ana
the men have been instructed 10 Sink" to-day III
tho,. shops whcr" no mcrra>c l. gwen commit
tee viii be ia session to-day Ia receive reports nom
the | II shops which ar Affected 10y the ACTON "l
TIA. workman. Both union and n"n.uni"n mon are
combined in the present movement, ami Viii ur'
stringent means To carry thrlr point.
several of the trade unions have resolved I"
"boycott" the grocers who ~cil Nhult, iMt"l u'
| this ,ltV. The painters cnpioNcd hN William
| LcnoX, of 1hir-ay". and >iAilcth--t la'r MADE
demand for an incra-c Of Wages OF 90 'nt> a day.
Mr.. Lemon says that he ill pay ia" - 90 II any
her boss will do the same, but Viii not do r." ALONE
LONG ISLAND CIrY's FINANCES.
Long Island City's creditors never felt more anX-
ctV than at the present time, lhl'It-. "'lhR chi'u
| in The result If the suit OF Conner DaNrcu against
CITY Treasurer Morris for nun-plA nni "l clA VAR
| rants Davrcn has performed ~ the lF,i Two YEAR
work for the city amounting lo 5000. IiI' III -
issued "a warrant for the amount. oH irr~' hiing
the warrant To the treasurer. aNmcnt Was refused
| Mr. barren secured "a unandamu> from the ~ r. me
| Can't recurring the Treasurer - show cau~r why
the warrant ~houli not lee paid The cas- came last
week before Judge Barnard sitting at long Island
| Civ who after hearing arguments, uuIrr"i that a
| correct transcript of all the moneys received ana