New-York tribune., 1882-04-06
ployer whose estate is now in litigation. He was
held in 81. 600 bail.
THE TROUBLES OF LABORERs.

Tho marble cutters and polishers' strike remained
unchanged yesterday. The men were busy holding
meetings at their headquarters in Thrd-avr. ana ana
trying to induce cutters and polishers who nave not
yet stopped work to JON them. In some shops tey
were successful in this and in ohers the men prom
ised to combine with the strikers on saturnay;
None of the bosses" acccdcd TO the demands OF
the men yesterday. A striker said Yesterday tha1 ma,
in the shop in which be worked the poishers could
only eaIn from s. to So week at the present rates
The marble roshers on mantcl work are also on
strike. Their demand for ~ 30 day, whlco they
claim has been the established rate of wages Tor
some years. has not been in all eases acccdeu TO- pit
the men at a meeting held last night at No. 152
East Forty y-second-st. expressed their determine
ton to stop work until the increased wages are
Tho moulders employed in the Metropolitan
Iron Works, at the foot of One-hundred-and-
Eghteenth-st;, struck Yesterday for an advance
in wages and dinner hour The men were
earning 50 30 a dav before they went On
strike, and they demand an increase OF 10
per cent. The strikers confident of success
They assert that at this time of the year. when
business is unusually active. their places cannon De
filled at pleasure and that their demand is lor Only
Julius Johnson the proprietor. says that II THESE
men do not choose to return 10 work he can get
others to take their places lie had NOT done so Yes n
terday. The carpenters employed iii the Park De
partmcnt have pctitioned the Commissioners
through Superintendent Jones for an increase IN
wages. They say that at present the wages pa'd 10
them are only 50 80 a dav. while men in the gem
eral trade get SO 80 and SO 75 day. The men are
confident that some concession VIII be gwen lns, %
but they say that if no advance is gwen them t1cy
will quit work on Friday.
The recent demand which tho coach painters
made for an increase in wages has met with gcnefai
success In nearly all the shops the men nave hpI
concessions made to them: and before te emu q, 3i
the week they confident that all the shops WIN
accede to their demands While no strike or lr"uple
is at present expected the union to which the cOach
painters belong is being strengthened lor any
emergency.
The Board of Directors of the Coopers lnterna-
tiOnal Union met last night at Cosmopolitan han,
in East Broadway. II was stated that tie recent
strike of the coopers had now entirely ended
consider the demands of the strikers, has Deeh
abandoned, and the strikers have found employ
ment elsewhere The recent loss of 5000 barrels
by the Standard Oil Company, II was Thought
would give the men plenty of work for some ilinc
10 come. ,
At a meeting of the Eighth Division of the
Laborers' Union held last night at No. 2O2 last
Seventy y-sevcnth-st., it was stated that the nod
carriers strike had ended. the lnen having received
their demands
The executive committees of the Amalgamated
and United Orders of American Carpenters
and Joiners decided last night 10 make demand
for higher wages. They will ask S3 90 n day instead
of So and 80 %, and eight hours only OF labor on
Saturdays. They will make a formal De
mapd on the employers on Monday
next for the increased compensation, ana
are prepared TO enforce their demands by n gem
eral strike The carpenters will meet Tonight at
Irving Hall. .
OF thc !. 100 men employed in the new tunnel of
the New York. Ontario and Western Railroad Com
pany at Weehawken, who struck on Tuesday for an
advance of wages, sxty-five returned TO work yes
terday at the old rates. The other strikers are ex-
nectpd % return TODAY.