New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-22
PRACTICAL END OF TIE STRIKE.
FREIGHT HANDLED EASILY.

/ THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TRYING TO KEEP THE
STRIKERS TOGETHEg-ITALIANS REFUSED WORK
SITUATION IN JERSEY CiTY-A cARTMAN OBJ
TAINs JUDGMENT.
The reight-handlers strike in this city may now
be considered being practically ended The
strikers hope, however, that during the busy faIl
season the men employed in their places will prove
/ incapable of doing tho work The railroad COM
panics, however, confident that by the time
business increases the force OF new men VIII
be expert enough to do all the work necessary
At present not the slightest difficulty Is experienced
at the piers in the yards in transferring freight
Many men are refused work and others discharged
by the companies every day. The Italians and
Russian Jews all went back to the piers after their
desertOn by the strikers, but few II any were
fortunate enough TO secure employment Germans
and freshmen have displaced nearly all the inofii-
cient immigrants whom the railroads were obliged
to employ at the beginning of the strike.
The Star Union Transportation Company at Pier
No. IS North River, in the last few days replaced
number of the Italians with capable laborers. The
result has been decided improvement IN the man
ner III which the freight has been handled. AT the
Thrtieth-st. depot of the New-fork Central and
Hudson River Railroad number of the strikers
have asked to he allowed to return TO work at the old
wages, but Freight Agent Haskell refused to take
them back. sixty strong Germans applied Tor
work ut the yard yesterday They were told to
come again in the evening, when they would be en-
ployed At the piers the work of receiving freight
was done without embarrassment to the companies.
AT a special meeting Yesterday ql the hXecuu I've
solved that the branches should secure nails ana
hold daily meetings, ut which speeches are to be
made ana other resources used 10 keep Inc
men together who the leaders now confess,
are being scattered. 1t was decided to keep mon
posted along the waterfront for the purpose OF Oh,
serving more closely the condition OF the strike and
to induce If possible the on the piers to leave
work. The Financial Committee reported that
several hundred dollars had been contributed dur
ing the day. The Italian and Russian jew unions
are now entirely disbandcd and their headquarters
deserted except by few poor wretcheS VINO still
beg bread at the doors.
475 Pcarl-st, several large subscriptions were re-
ported one of which for 5000 from the Long
Justice Gcdney IN the Eighth Judicial District
Court, yesterday rendered Judgment for $40 III
favor of H.: II. Johnston. cartman, VINO bad
sued the Ncw-lOrk Central and Hudson
River Railroad Company for damages
i'm consequence of delay TO ms busl-
ness in the beginning Of the strike Mr. Johnston
is a prominent member OF the Boss " Cartnen's
Union and the suit instituted as test case III
regard to the LOSSES suffered by them during the
time when the railroad companies were unable to
receive the freight offered by the shippers. lam
= Bishop Johnston's cartman tells the following
S'9FN r.; emnlover asked ne i'll would undertake to
deliver a truck loaded with goods to the depot of
The Merchants Dispatch Company. told him that
| would. He said that perhaps would have to
stay in line all night, and even the next day. |
answered that L would do my best. 1
had to stay twelve hours in line, and then
| was obliged 10 drive away anI form IN
had TO De employed IN my place. Nnen was able
to unload my goods the expense TO my employer
could not have been nlucu less lnau inc amount OI
the judgment"
Several members of the Boss " Cartmen's Union
were seen last night. They all SAID that mr.
Johnston's suit Was successful III the higher courts
also they would bring suits against the railroad
companies,
An Italian, Santa Caccinoto, made a charge
against Mr. March, the Italian Interpreter at Pier
No Is, North River, before Justice Gardner, 1T the
Tombs Yesterday, OF having brutally assaulted I'm
with ms club when he asked for the balance OF
wages due him. For the defence 1t was claimed
that the complainant was among the men who
struck for advance of pay last week, and that he
was disOrdeTly on the pier and melted a disturb
ance HE complaint against March was dismissed,
but Justice Gardner required CaccinOto to pay
fine of $40.
The cOal-passers and fremen on the steamboat
Drew OF the Peoples Line, made a demand yester-
day for an increase of wages of 80 month. They
are now receiving $50 and their board. They
stated that the men on the Schuyler Line had re-
ceved an increase of 50. Their demand was
refused aud they quit work. Their places were
filed and the boat sailed TOR Albany As usual last
night
The trials of the fourteen Italian laborers who
were arrested after the recent collision between the
Italians and the strikers on the Ere docks and
charged with riot aud assault with intent TO Kill were
concluded yesterday the Court OF special sessions
jersey CITY, before Judges GarretsOn, Brlnkerhoft
and Fry. The prisoners were all discharged cXcfpt
three who at the request OF Chief oi Police Murphy
were rcmanded to the county jail until they shond
paw the fine of $40 each imposed by Police Justice
Suslng for violating city ordinance by carry ing
con cealed weapons.