New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-24

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Chicago-bound freight up the river TOT re''AP
ATTITUDE OF BUSINESS MEN.
Tho complaints of the business community ao 'i'0
..a;oA. blockade are getting TO be an ola s'ory'
Only in incidental features do they vary IRON, ""'
"a day Statesmen out ON the ro"o ,0
h.j,rno to report the difficulty they experience III
ohtaininc country orders pending the nterruP''oho.
recular freight shipments. X b. carpenter. VI
Carpentcr Cornell & Co, importing ana Joooi"k
grocers said that one of their statesmen was no"
ont along the line of the Erie Railroad Instead oil
the good business which he usually did at TINS sea-
son he WAS complaining of the reluctance al TUG
country merchants 10 give eny ORDERS ~ INC IIsh
of long delay IN their delivery ne loss III ne
10 his house was certainly hundred collars nav;
The nresent was a busy season IN tho trade, ana
orders were going 10 other large cities that Wouu
have come to the metropolis except LOT INC susN1;
member of the firm of Austin, Nichols 20
said: "Wo have lots of orders IL
layed by the slowness with when inc rt},mc,
are receiving freight We are only P".hhiT ,
mn our goods as we can make sure OF ther sn ndo
nent. Usually send of between ~ ' In
loads day. To-day we have NOV srn. y" ~ Hnt on
fifty at an outside estimate we ehpeE' ~ bv hat
twenfy new truchs tomorrow. hoping ot ui"'
means to accelerate the movement "i our spllcn'o'
The loss of trade To the largest sIoociE Ido
tsiniv rms M in dollars nigh IN the hundreds
every day of the blockade In the produce MIR
ket the price OF peas anu Deans naS ooon 'PIs
by the interruption OF snlPiiehtS pu' o'oi ''
Tbrre was strong division of sentiment among
llsr~
the petition 10 tho managers OF Inc thnr
roads was largely signed On the othe'
hand many members refused 10 sign tue lc'i.WVUr
One of those who signed the petition sald: We
have had no special difficulty yet WIN regard 10 the
delivery OF our goods as when wa nave sent 10 ine
T,ro ds TO del yer our goods they either had to 90
torw puf on fore, of men ourselves. lhere /,
strong sentim mt among the merchants oisymp@Iny
with tn. lrtlght- handlers, and We believe them
thoroughly entitled 20 the petty advance OF three
cents m horr which hey ak. These men demand
our sympathy also for being so perfectly orderly.
When they vent by the Exchange h teen minutes
ayo IN T. W a nothing vui. ~ III manner or O. +
Wis iu tue entire pTOco S>lOn; they nave De
haveo like gentlemen. They are not getting any
more wages now than they were twenty years ago
athongh here Is a vast difference III the cOet of NV
ing ben six years ago these same men went on
strike aud fought for an advance thcy were ut-
featsf and ought TO have beeu; nut now they 0plV
ask Tor what is perfectly equitable and necessary
for the support Of their families.
While the views of tins merchant were the same
A. those of many Others, some did not agree with
them The Vows of tho other side were stated by
another prominent nemcer nus great
many who were asked to sign the pot'tlon N-,!AS
objected because they believed II WAS que SION
with which they should not Interfere, Out winch
should be left entirely TO the railroads 10 settle rs
they think best. don't think ;h4t the railroads
should yield to the strikers. Tor they DO 1t VIII
simply be an incentive TO Others TO strike, and theh
We shall have trouble all along tue Inc
AN IMPOSING PARADE OF THE sTuKERs.
The parade of tho strikers yesterday Was the
largest demonstration which they have yet made.
promptly at 10 o'clock the men began 10 assemble
IN Battery Park, opposite Battery place The
keepers of the drinking places rolled their sleeves
higher and prepared TO serve the crowd with beer,
but not striker seen 10 cross the street to the
shops Inspector ThOrne Captains Gatleln ana Berg
hold and SeIgoants Williams, lOWneS aud layiOf,
had temporarily taken up their headquarters al No.
Battery place large force OF policemen was sta
toned at different points in Wesi-St,.
waiting 10 JOin the parade. Inc men
were inexperienced in the business OF organlz-
ing PROFESSIONS and annoying delays consequently
followed. The men who were lnirusted with the
business OF getting brass 0and dld
not meet with immediate success. aud
the delegation Of strikers from tho jersey Clty
water front did not arrive as was expected.
AT last the time when the final arraDg 'nens were
completed came. Inspector lhoIne and Captains
Rarehod and GastIIn preceded the mead of the
column The policemen W no h'nked the procession
carried heavy night clubs The men marched tour
abreast Near the front two young men carried a
large banner on which was RUGBY painted the i0i-
lowing legend: treight-HandleTs Union. We
are looking for our nights, ana Will nave lhen'
The march was orderly, ana as the process
sion moved up Vests. 1t was sweued by
the addition of strikers along tho route. he
men were dressed all kinds of clothes.
At the p,ers OF the New-Jersey Central Railroad,
nos ~ - and Ia the parade WAS reviewed Oy the
men who had replaced the strikers Forty OF thrm
had armed themselves with rcVOlvcrs. Al DesDIOs-
sos-st. the procession turned through TO
Iiudson-st, and thence through Lalgh', ar
lex ana Btach-sts. back to Hudson AS Jne STRIKERS
were crosslug Nest Broadway IN Nortli-St. large
number OF shippers and their employees loudly
cheered them aud shouted encouraging words.
down Broadway to the CITY, Hall,
IL attracted much attention. he small
Land dld its best 10 furnish music
OF the City Hall, where Mayor Grace, several OF
the Aldermen ana city oifch.5 were waiting TO re-
view them. NO speeches. were made, but IN pIlya ate
conversation the men passed the Mayor ana Alder
men o. pressed their approval OF the deianue OF the
men. The Mayor was occasionally che[Ieu a. thG
column passed before nm. Inc parade then Wcuded
lts way through Nassau and BIOad-hts. 10
the Battery, where 1t Dispersed without
any spcecnInaking. Three cheers were gwen
for Inspector lnOrne ana Captain BtTSAOld rs the
On,rer FlnkID, of the Fifth Police Precinct, on
Thursday ngut while eng gcd III aIreSlIns Thomas
Reilly a laJDreT Tor assault.ng an Italian working
at the Pcnnsy lvanla kaIIoads Per, No. 80, was
assaulted by several men VINO were SUPPOSED 10 be
strikers. lie oincer was beaten DddJ on me mead
and body, Reilly also striking MN violently II lhc
chest. Reilly held Tor IIIi III Special Sessions
BY Justice Patterson IN the loinOs IOhce Court
An unknown man. about forty years Old, dressed
like a laborcr. was found dead yesterday morning
al Carlisle and Nest-sts. The pOnce OF the IWcn-
ty-.eVenth Precinct sent the body 10 .he Morsue,
where an autopsy Will be made to-day to determine
the cause OF death. 1t Is believed that the man was
one OF the sinking irclSht~handierS
The Board OF Police yesterday passed resolution
directing that no members OF the force small De
given leaves OF absence 50 long as labor strikes are
IN progress or impending, unless The officers can
be recalled upon twelve hOuIs notice by telegraph.
The strikcr, held "A meeting IN the evening at
Berrigal's Hall N Iludson-s at when the Ere gnt
HapdicIS Central Protective Union was formed.
James Coonlj, OF Pier No So, North river
was elected president; Patnck McMahon,
Of Ere Per, No. 20 NOr,h River. wee
president; ". J. Keenan,, of PIER No. IA
North River, secretary Cornelius OCon-
neil of Pier No. 50 North River, treasurer, and
Michael Iracey, OF 81. JOINS Park depot sergeant
alarms Thanks returned 10 the Mal OF, Com
mon Council and the police Tor thelr courtesles
A conference Will be held to-day 10 decide
whether a society shall be formed at each pier Or
whether three unions shall nciuue all the men,
SOME DISORDERS IN JERSEY CITY.
ITALIAN LABORKRs DRIVEN PROM THEIR WORK
CLOSING UP PREIGHT-HOUsEs-A FORMAL DE-