New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-19
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
o.pr,,v w,I1.MSs UNFAIRNEss.

sur CENTRAL LABOR UNION ENRAGED BECAUsb
THE EXCISE LAW WAS ENFORCED.
The Central Labor Union met yesterday a fter-
noon at clarendon Hail. Robert 5Sp BiSse srs
char. A communication from the Longshore;;
mems Union No. 3, announcing the wlthura T u
Of its delegates. was received with surprse anu fo
e,mmittee was appointed to discover the reason lor
the withdrawal. The Laborers Protective Union
Society offered a set of resolutions protesting protesting
against an attempt b IL to lOr'' put S Srns
INTO the hands of an organization which
had fought the last fight to preserve the honor and
who introduced the bll, and anybody. who would
vote for H. as tools of railroad corporations In the
discussion which preceded the enthusiastic ,adop;;
ton of the resolutions, 1t was explained
that the objection was not to the bearing
of arms by members of the Grand Army
of the Republic, but to the paying for the arms Sut
of the public purse. 1t was pointed out also, that
these very arms might be used against the WORKING
people in the interest of blOated capitalists"
the Committee of Arrangements for the meet
ing TO be held tonight at the Cooper institute
in honor of Karl Marx, asking for the cooperation
of the Central Labor Union. In response 10 this
committee of five was appointed TO represent the
Central Labor Union at the meeting su6scrlp;
ton was asked for and SO IL were collected
TO helm defray the expenses of the meeting.
resolution passed declaring that IN Karl
Marx the world had lost the great apostle OF the III
terna;Onal unity of labor. William McCabe com
planned of the action of the police IN closing tne par
at o'clock at the wOrkngmen's entertainment IN
The Madison Souare Garden on last Monday even
ing. Captain Williams and an Excise Commis-
siOner" he said amid a storm OF misses at the men
tlon of their names, " enforced the excise law
against us for i'll twenty years. While II is al
lowed to remain imperative t against 1.-THE the
rum-hOles and dlsOrderly houses In the city every
night, and by the operation we lost 81 ,00O"
Que delegate declared that the police got suppers
that cost 81 head that night while the working-
men had to put up with l0-cent sandwiches. An
other delegate declared that he had caught police
Rs Sinking for " the S SSSFs a nSmo Tf Ro
received the reply ooh, go to =. Come and take
a drink yourself" P. j. Gallagher said that as an
illustration of the unfaiTness of Captain Williamss
action. he copd point out eighteen rum holes, the
property of an Assemblyman, that were known to
be resorts for disorderly women, and thieves,
and yet were permitted 10 De kept ope1
all night. Finally committee was appointed
TO wait upon the Excise Commissioners and demand
that the excise law should be enforced without dls-
elimination.
A long discussion then took place as to whether
outsiders should be invited 10 speak at the proposed
mass meeting OF workingmen to advocate Ine
abolition Of convict labor Strong objection was
made 10 joining with any politicians IN the matter
and ultimately IL was agreed that outside OF mem
beTs OF the Central Labor Union only men VINO are
known to have broad sympathy with suffering
humanity shOQld be permitted TO take part
ALMOST DECAPITATED WITH A RAZOR.
ITALIANS FIGHTING IN A TENEMENT HoUsE-DEADLY
WEAPONS FREELY USED.
Gnisepne Lascala who with a number of his
nountrymen lives In a frame building IN the rear
of the tenement house No 262 Elizabeth-st;, yes
terday had one of his children chrStened. Ihlsls
ceremony second only in importance to a wedding
among Italians Giuseppe invited about thirty OF
his friends to be present on the OCCASION Among
the others we're Antonio and Eecio Anon, brothers,
of No. z Jerseyst. FelicIO had acted as godfather
to one of Lascaas children and again ofclated for
this child The most furnished beer III generous pro-
iuson and as the feast wore on the Italians |
warmth of GestIculatlOn grew more marked. A |
dispute arose as to who had the most money among |
the guests The Anon brothers dlspaye ed the great
of IN.
was made upon the brothers. general fight |
followed IN which knives, raZ0rs and bottles were |
freely used Antonio Anon broke away from the |
crowd and ran ont into the street where he met |
Officer Brennan. He was bleeding, and exctedlY |
requested the policeman to follow him into the |
house.
In room on the first floor Fecio Anon |
eat IN chair bleeding from seven razor |
wounds on his face. None OF them
told the officer TO go up stairs. He made them go
up with him. la Lascalas room on the second floor |
seated in char with horrible, semi-circular
wound made by razor that reached half way |
around his neck. The spinal column was laid bare
Blood dyed the mans clothing and covered the |
they caught sight of the wounded Alberto, the two
Amons attempted to get away but were prevented |
ance of Officer Hunter, who by this time had come
upon the scene. A sretcher was made and Alberto |
was taken to the Mulberry Street Station |
The officers followed with the two prisoners,
while crowd of excited and chatterlng
Italians completed the procession. The wives
OF the Amons and of Alberto were in the crowd,
wrn ing their hands and wailing dismally. ALDER
to was conveyed TO ST. Nincents Hospital, where IT
was thought he would die before morning. At the
station house the two prisoners stoutly denied that
they had done any cutting Mrs. Alberto between |
her sobs said thaG she did not see who had cut her
husband but she saw HIM and Felcio struggling in
each others arms Feliclo said that he was trying
10 get Alberto ont OF the tight when some one
slashrd him around the neck with razor. The two
brothers were locked up. All the were labOrers
Alberto il thirty years old. He lived IN the house
where the fight took place.