Year: 1866

the that the company had aareed to their terms
but they found IN short time that such was far from
being the Csc There were of course the usual number
OF COLLISIONS ana narrow escapes during each trip and
many persons have become 80 frightened a: the fire.
quency OF accidents on this line that they prefer 10
walk from as high up as Fortioth street 20
placing themselves at the by no means tender Iner
cies Of the reckless and inexperienced drivers The
company is dong incacuabe injury its reputation
the past few days.


EIGHTH AVENUE LINE.


No improvement In travelling facilities marked this
line yes erday. The men IN the morning hearing that
those the Third avenue had gone to work on the in
creased pay JOY ousy anticipated similar treatment but
after the news of the proper state of affairs made
them again respondent There were running on This line
through the day scarcely thirty cars and traffic was en-
tirely suspended at eight O'Clock in the evening


AN ATTEMPTED RIOT


Last evening, each side OF the CITY a riot was nnt
cipaied and precautionary measures taken To pre-
tho by the police AT twenty minutcs 10 six
r. NJ on the Second avenue near Thirteth street n
disturbance took place, the Strikers their friends
beating several OF the hands and Ing the cars
Captain Wilson and Sergeant Robbins with a reserve
of the Twentyrst precinct shortly the ground
and in quick time the rioters dispersed The
police made four arrests, viz:-Jas. Connolly. Peter
Flood, Peter r Simmons and Hy Dixon, all said TO be
cinct station house. Up 10 late hour last evening there
was no other disturbance


MEETING OF CAR DRIVERS.


meeting Of the car drivers OF the Twentieth and
Twenty second wards took place last evening at Conti
mental Hail. corner or Eighth and Thirty fourth
street. The hall was hcd by the drivers and their
friends A band OF music present William J.
o'Bnen was elected chairman and Cornelius Holcomb
secretary


Mr. OiBRnv said that the object OF tho meeting was
TO assist the drivers TO obtain very small days wages
for very large days work. The tax u clear
gain to the companies OF three four per cent
OF the extra fare charged would be to the interest OF
the companies TO rse the wages 10 interest the drivers
the work One Of tho presidents said that he thought
OF reducing the wnges because he considered dollar
and half a day than they were worth The pub
lie sympathy, the press and the Common Council
with the movement and such arbitrary and unfair aud
foolish opinions gave way He had doubt but II the
men held out in tho proper spirit to the end Of the week
all would be WELL


A GgsTLEMAy who declined 10 give his name heard
that OF the principal officers OF company had said
that 5000 year would be paid TO drivers and 81 200 to
conductors II they would not steal He did not believe
there was man among the whole body Of drivers aud
conductors who would steal Justice would prevail
He had no more TO say.


GEORGE REILLY, a conductor OF the Third avenue road
would advocate the rights Of humanity If he got his
valentine dscharge) In tho morning-l -laughter)-or
cost him two dollars day Though he stood the
other end OF the platform, he was with the driver lie
would drink success 10 the In glass OF cold
water. (Crios Of "Thnts cool, " and laughter) He
recommended them 70 agate the question. All the
workngmen OF the city are In sympathy with the
drivers and bad just Informed him that he would 60
and recommend his society to contribute 500 To the
support OF the cause He wished every success TO the
cause.


Mr. Horrn annourced that he was 30 tired iaborng In
the cause that he could not address the meeting


Mr.. McQuADr, an exconductor thought the monopoly
had astcd too long Tbere In ring in the business In
which IL is arranged that dividends OF profits shall ap
pear. IL s sad there no profits No because they
invest 1t In real estate and railroad property by the mil


on and they do not tell that Their object 20 crush
the drivers more than thing else They are despotc
ing to-day against work. and the driver could make him
10 neither one way nor another uaughter)


Mr. AcGIu- who was announced as the poet OF the
Iwentysccond ward Gang an original song appropriate
To The circumstances which was received with great ap
planse, and was cncOrcd


Mr. PansJss had come TO encourage the drivers to
maintain the position they had taken up Tho trucst
principle Of political economy that the wealth Of the
land is the labor posesses The bane Of the old world
II that and land have been concentrated In tho
hands OF few. Those monopolies What is the
rcsulu That Is rich and nine starving and
the people hays to flee emgants This Il where tho
american system has the advantage Of all others. The
Camden and Amboy Railroad Of New Jersey controls
That Stat" aud tho New York Central controls this state
through the Lcyslaturc aud he had heard that $40 900
had boen sent 70 Albany In the past week TO assist
the monopo'ses TO ynnaze. These companies VIII
than you coaa the INV YoRK HERALD stock. n u
was not owned by one gentleman; or more than
you can buy the stock OF tho New York Trp une
These companies have a monopoly by grant from the
Legislature which makes competition inpossi iblo and
destroysthe equality between labor and capital The
whole press Of the city is Ia your fayor; the
public Is In your favor, and 1t Is contrary 10
the spirit Of democratic institutions 10 encourage
monopolies. II is wrong, and always ends wrong He
not favor Of strikes In general but he In favor
Of this one and the principle Involved In t s the
which was fought for and settled in the war at the
South-the monopoly OF labor; and every man who op-
poses the drivers IN this matter of having the rght To
osn thcr own labor should have fought and perished
on the side r tile southern Shareholders Labor dig.
nifty and all public measures regulated by tho opn-
ions Of laborng men tApplause.l


JoHS Henry Fcf, President Of tho Early Closing Az.
so-iaton next addressed the meeting and said he had
hot heard one word against the ftrike IT
menced The only object he had 10 assist them.
He proposed that each man the platform contribute
something Applausel II handed his mns TO
the cha rnsn and he hoped all the would do IKE.
wise. He would show the monopoiists that could
be done than talk lie would 60 with tho Chairman
morrow, and giarante 10 raise than hundred
dollars for the movement before night He read tho
vote IN the Assembly on tho ton-hour question for
drivers days work which called forth three cheers.
The Senate favorable, and the Governor too.
Choersl He monded pea cful and dignnei con
duet on the part Of the drivers In the future, well
In the past HIS society would help them with money
u necessary


Othor speakers and contributions followed, and the
meeting broke up Ia an orderly manner.