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Year: 1874

the building trade at present. None Of tho employers
have offered 10 enforce the tenhour rule while they
refrain from offensive movements the will remain
at their work. The bricklayers are united enough Ia
resist any aggressive movement and Will be ready ID
strike against any attempt to change the hours OF labor
while eight hours is liked by statute both as State and
national law.


The journeymen plumbers say that their trade Is not
likely TO be disturbed by movement on the part OF
the various shops but boss had attempted 10 In
crease tho hours OF labor from TO 10 hours and he gave
way yesterday morning when his single empoye refused
to work.


The President OF the Journeymen Pasterers' Assoca-
ton stated yesterday that attempt had been made bY
the master plasterers enforce the resolution or tho
master builders for return TO tho tenhour rule and
was generally believed that none would be attempted
Committees had been appointed TO wait on the employ
repudiated the action OF tho meeting held at the Me-
chancs and Traders Exchange and haf stated that no
attempt would be made their part carry the
luton into effect The iourneymen pasterers there
fore do not intend TO strike


The metal roofers held their semi-annual meeting last
evening at the Germana Assembly Rooms, at Twenty
sixth-s and Seyenthave., aud received the reports
from the various shops. The President p McArdle,
stated that according 70 the reports none OF the em-
ployers had shown any disposition make change IN
their relations with the ourneymen TO tho disadvantage
OF the latter; consequently there would be reason
for strike. and he therefore advised the members to
attend TO their work aud not TO be drawn into any
trouble by outsiders.


The iourneymen fathers held meeting last evening
at the Germanla Assembly Rooms. general strike
will be declared this morning. and member OF the
demanded-A % per day OF eight hours-are complied
with,
Year: 1874

CRISIS IN THE BUILDING TRADE.


PROBABIE FAILURE OF THE EFFORT TO SUBSTITUTE


TEN FOR EIGHT HoURs-THE MASTER MAsoNs


UNWILLING TO COOPERATE WITH THE MASTER


CARPENTERs-NO STRIKE THIS sPRRING-VIEWs


OF PROMINENT BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS


The movement among employers in the building
trade for the establishment of ten hours as days
work brought about comparatively little result yes
terday. The lack of unity among tho masters,
the reasons for their discouragement and
tho superior organization Of the working
men, have been from time to time
explained in The TRIBUNE. The resolutions
which were adopted month ago in favor Of ten
hour movement to-day were not sharply opposed,
but they have called out little enthusiasm. Their
main support came from the master carpenters, a
considerable proportion of whom have been employ
ing men at 10 hours from the beginning of the
season. IL was soon apparent that the
chance Of general and hearty support from
the master masOns was small. In fact
no trade pushed the effort with anything like unani
nifty determination, and few signatures were
obtained to the pledge of cooperation IN the Ten
Hour plan which was drawn up. The issue yester-
day indicates that there is danger of an extensive
lockout" or general strike in the building trade
this Spring. There were few master carpenters
who laid down the rule of 10 hours, but only one
prominent master mason did so. Any changes in
other building trades were unimportant and widely
separated.
Year: 1874

A TRIBUNE reporter visited yesterday all
the largest structures city upon which coustruc
ton is well advanced, and found lockout or
strike at any Of them. Upon THE TRIBUNE building
work going smoothly at eight hours At the West
Union building there is no halt and the builders j.
b. Smith q Prodgers say that they will make effort
for ten hours unless there firm union among builders
to that end and Of this they prospect This firm
Is also doing the masonry OF large structure at
Platt and Godsts OF the Union Club at Twenty
and Broadway, and Of other minor buildings Eight
hours was still the rule at the building Of the Delaware
and Hudson Canal Company, at Church and Cortandt-
SITS.


T. Herman, the master mason at ithe building or the
Dry Dock Bank at Third-st and the Bowery, thought
any effort eight hours in the or coercion was at
present injudcIous. The men would accept ten hours
quietly In time, for the sake OF increased wages AT
the church building by the Rugersst Presbyterian
Church, at Twenty-nnth-st, no change OF time was
made. There was no interruption in work upon the
new Presby terian Church at Flfyhfth-st aud Fifth
ave. upon the dwellings, at Fifty INST aud tftleth-


a similar state OF things was found at many other
buildings visited. All the most prominent master ula
agreed in saying that they knew OF only one lh
stance where extensive builder had tried 10 enforce
ten hours and had caused strike This Is j. j. Tucker
engaged upon large residence at Filty-seyenth'
ST. and Fifthave and has other extensive contracts


The men employed in the completion OF the Masonic
Temple manifested no intention yesterday Of quitting
work, and said that no strike was In contemplation
among them The master builder OF the Temple and the
contractors under him they have no reason TO DC
dissatisfied with Of their men, as all appear Wiling
TO work both night and day when required Tie rate OF
wages paid the men, they said. had nothing 10 do with
they did not feel inclined TO talk on the subject.


The superintendent OF the work going Oh at the
the men, nor was any anticipated. The men were
poyed according to the rates OF the market and what
eyer rates might paid by the master mechanics in
general the same rule would be adopted on the POST
Office work The hours OF LABOR were hheu Dy
the law, and that the work was properly executed
Year: 1874

From the ShelbyviIle Commercial.


Since our last issue We have heard a
good many express themselves in favor Of
the anti-Radical party of Bedford holding
a convention for tie purpose of selecting
suitable candidates for the various county
Offices. This is just what the people of the
Democratic party ought to do. 1t is their
business, and not only their business but
their duty. They cannot hope to elect a
single man In any other way. IL is by
their votes representatives of their party
will be elected. But if the anti-Radical
vote is split up by two or more candidates
OF the party running for the same office,
defeat is the ineyitable result.


We therefore insist that the members OF
the party in each civil district take the
matter in hand and appoint delegates TO a
convention to meet in Shelbyville, to select
such Standard bearers as they think best
qualified and deserving tie support OF the
pe0,sle Of the county.


1t is a matter of importance to oil that
dhe county officers are filed by worthy and
cOpetent men, and it is a duty the voting
people Oice TO themselves and the public at
large, to make such selections as will be
credit to their intelligence and the interest
Of the county.


No uldA tluSk ApCOA tlAdt III N4lOOcllll
representatives that his particular choice
will be presented in every instance. 1t is
an impOSsibility' where there are 50 many
.aspirants for them 30 select men that every
voter would choose. Necessarily, some
good and worthy men Will have to be left
out, for all who aspire cannot be chosen.
But it is better to have men Of our own
partv in office than for us to have
none at all: and if all run without
a convention, all will be defeated. This is
a certain, fixed fact. 1t matters not what
this or that aspirant may say or do in Op-
position to this mode of selecting candi-
dates. 1t is foI yoI, the people, to make
your Olca choice, which, if you do, victory
will crown your representatives with victO-
" at the polls; and if you fail so to act, it
will be y0lT fault if defeat comes, which it
is certain TO.


We are confident that there are men run
ming that do not care 8 baubee whether dis
cord and defeat comes or not. They want
10 see how popular they are, and if they
can't be elected they had rather a Radical
should be than to see one of the party they
profess to belong TO get it. There is no
Democracy in such men. Let the people
think of this matter seriously, wisely. calm
lyand ddeteTIninedly ,andresOlye that nothing
on their part shall be lacking to bring
about larmony and success.
Year: 1874

THE sea mouse is one Of the pretti-
est creatures that lives under the
waters. It sparkles like diamond.
and is radiant with all the cOlOrs Of the
rainbow, although it lives IN the mud
at the bottom of the ocean. 1t should
not have been called a mouse, for It IS
larger than big rat. 1t is covered
with scales that move up and down IS
it breathes, and glitters Ike gold SHIN
ing through aocky down, from which
fine silky bristles wave that constantly
change from one brilliant INIT into
another. so that, as Cuvier, the great t
naturalist says, the plumage Of the
humming bird IS not more beautiful.
Sea mice are sometimes thrown up on
the beach by storms.
Year: 1874

THE san FrGRciScO Bulletin says that
recent discoveries Of the precious metals
have disprOved the theory Of certain geolO-
.ists. that the country west of the Rocky
Mountains is divided by nature into various
metalliferous and mineral-bearing belts or
zones. to each Of which is assigned a par
ticular class Of deposits, none Of which can
be expected TO occur largely outside the
Pacific belt TO which it was supposed to be
long. Thus the system Of mountains that
make nm the coast range was considered the
peculiar realm Of asphaltum, petroleum,
coal and quicksilver: the western declivlty
Of the Sierra Nevada was set apart for gold,
a narrow hand Of cupiferous ores having
been perm tied to traverse its base; while
iba easterlv side Of these mountains was
made the special home of silver, this metal
alternating with gold, lead and copper
bearing belts in the desert region beyond.
Year: 1874

THERE is a young lady at Norris
town, Pa, who is in the habit of putting
her chewing-gum on the bed-post be-
fore she closes her charming eyes IN
sleep, and Friday night she slept in a
bed that had been occupied the night
previous by a male member Of the
family who is accustomed TO putting
his quid Of tobacco also on the bed
post, and leaving it there, sometimes
When she got up in the morning, she
put the quid IN her mouth, and now
labOrs under the impression that the
bugs must have taken refuge IN her
gum.
Year: 1874

Many mistake a pslpitation sen.
satiOn of the muscular wall of that
portion of the stomach nearest the
Leart for an affection of the heart.
Adipose or fatty accumulation around
the heart will often render its beat
ing labored or heavy. The heart is
not, however, diseased it IS only
working under difficulties. Prostra-
ton also affects the beating OF the
heart, causing it to pulsate more rap
idly. Strength will remove this
difficulty. 1t is a theory with some
physicians that in natural life the
heart beats only a given number OF
times. IF this be SO, running Up and
down stairs, intense excitement, hur-
ry, by increasing the number of
heart beats in a minute, diminish the
length of ones life. 1t is we'll
known fact that race.horse is not
long lived, because, having such q
demand made upon the action of the
heart, the heart muscles wear out
sooner than they otherwise would. ;"
Year: 1874

l am acquainted with a lady who
writes Spencerian pages in the pat
ent Office for 5000 a year. Her faith
er was a naval officer Of long and
meritOrious service, and died q rear
admiral. Her husband put $4,000
on the wrong side of the stock scale
in New York, lost, and sneaked to
the hereafter through the back door
of the suicide. Patient ard lovable
she works as steadily as if some
mighty reward was near at hand. I
suppose it is hope on, hope ever,
with her, though nobody can see
anything she has to expect, more
than life OF routine, and a humble
grave. In Paris she would have
flown first to sin, and then the char
coal brazier. In London, it would
have been the Argyle rooms, gin,
and the waters of Blackfriar's bridge.


As you pass the tables of the
ladies in the treasury building you
are moving among better materials
for romsnces than exist in the TEEN.
ing brains of Hugo or Turgenieff.
"You see the second woman to your
left," whispered Spinner. "Her
father was once at the head of two
railroads. The '57 panic laid him
out. She married Baden baron,
and he left her in year or two for
some Dutch flame. She has noble
little boy five years old nov. Says
she is going to fit him for Harvard,
by and by, and then make senator
Of him. Watch her count that mon.
ey. You cannot move your fingers
up and down in the air as fast as she
brushes off the single notes. Never
did days work of any kind until
she came here"


All honor to the lady clerks at
Washington for aiding the strongest
proof yet given of woman's power to
lose friends and fortune and still re-.
tain virtue and independence. The
black sheep are few in this admira-
BILE flock, and while tolerated, are
understood and rated according to
their respective shadings. God
bless the multitude of faithful work
ers who are showing each day how
possible it is for them to earn their
their own living, and yet remain cul.
tured, respected ladies.
Year: 1874

A gastronomic enthusiast has de-
clared that the only satisfactory way
of cooking lark is to place him in
the interior of q woodcock inside
duck, to place the duck inside of a
goose, and then to, envelop the
goose in the stomach of calf, which
Is to be roasted carefully before a
slow FIRE. When all is done, each
successive sheath is to be removed
until at length we arrive at the deli
cate little morsel of lark, which
will be found favored to perfection.


Isn't life little too short for alb
this ? ai1s
Year: 1874

Wide stood the doors, that morning,
OF the sOmber and ancient church,
And gayiy the yellow sunshine


Streamed in on its seldom search
Str canning over the rustling satins,
Over jewelry and waving plume
Over smiling and confident gallants.
Over women all beauty and bloom.
And paused to look at the pageant
In the midst of the simmer and stir,
And to hear the priest murmur Forsaking
All others, cleave only to her.
Fair twinkled the taper.set altar,
And sweet blew the organs breath,
While the lover bent and repeated:
To love and to cherish till death.
The light from the great rose-window
Came splendidly sitting down
On her face there fell glory,


And over her hair crown.
And knew by the awful passion
With which he stood white and wan
That he cast his heart before her
For her feet to tread upon.
But the bride was softly smiling,
Lovesome and bright and fair
He was but the ring on her finger,
He was but the rose in her hair
And would there had been glamour
over my eyes, and blur,
At that eager VOW of forsaking
All others, and cleaving to her
For out OF the pillared shadow
saw before me start
A wild eyed girl and her baby
Clasped over her breaking heart.
And down from the porch go flying
The wreck ofa rapture unblessed-
With only the river before her,
With only the river for rest


Hdrper's Magazine for May
Year: 1874

financially. We have grown because OF
these very things of which have been
speaking Those who come among Us
to spy out .the land, said it was good
schools and churches stood upon every
hillside and every plain institutions
for the unfortunate abounded economy
controlled the public expenditures 4;
thrift and industry abided with the
people the common veal was the com
mon law, and they made Michigan tLcil
home.


| have no doubt we shall continue to
grow. We shall continue 10 build
asylums for all who need, until the very
last one sleeps under their sheltering
roofs ; we shall continue t. roster our
institutions of learning ; we shall con-
tinue to encourage aud develope new in
dustries we shall preserve the free
school, free church and free town
meeting we shall continue to hold
economy and prudence the rule OF action
for public officers and private citizens,
remembering that a time is to come
when men will say {" See, this our
fathers did for us.


And so we will grow, not in popula-
ton and wealth alone, but in every at
tribute that makes State.


/ love to think Of the future OF Mich
igan, supporting, as it can, a population
Of millions the whole agricultural por-
tioD Of the State covered with farms and
orchards its mineral and crude pre-
ducts manufactured on its own soil ; It's
people engaged in every possible diver.
sity of labor, yet all working together
to keep the grand old State in the very
front rank of civilization and progress
All this will take time, aud you and |
shall not live to see its full fruition
AS the workman who lays the foundatio
of some grand cathedral, knowing that
he shall be called to his rest long before
the finishing stroke shall be given to
the spire, builds staunch and strong be.
cause duty and skill demand it, so we
in our day and time will do our'work in
building the fouYdation of the State.
Year: 1874

A RARE INsEcr.-Professor Web
ster told at the late meeting OF the
American Association the story, Of
party that divided in the Great
Dismal Swamp one portion of the party
was lost, and after long wandering found
their way out by a singular expedient.
They made use of the insect for which
fine tooth combs we're invented. Put
ting the insect on a fat piece OF wood,
and leaving it to its own devices, it in
variably began to move in certain.
direction. This direction was followed
out by the party, and they were thus
led out to the northward. 1t is sup
posed that this instructive movement of
the insect is due to its seeking the way
toward the greatest light.
Year: 1874

that its institutions are bedded upon
the firm foundation of people who
love their fellow.men


Who of us does not feel that the
economy that places our insane where
they can be cared for and cured, that
educates our deaf, dumb, and blind to
be selfsupporting, that says our prisons
shall try to have their inmates better
when they come out than when they 60
in, that takes the orphan and the vagrant
child from the street. and turns its feet
to paths of labor and virtue, is real
economy and wise craftsmanship


While VIC have made this good use OF
the public moneys, wise legislation and
careful collection have largely increased
the revenues of the State from ex
traneous sources.


The receipts from specific taxes on
corporations of different kinds for the
Year: 1874

AND now Spinner is going to resign
because he can't fix everything his
own way in his own particular bureau
We don't blame Spinner. The arrange
ment Of their bureaus is a privilege
dear to the hearts of most old ladies
and why not to Spinner's?
Year: 1874

The watering places are said to be
very dull this summer, the money panic
of last fall, the lack Of present political
excitement, and the great amount of
summer travel to Europe, being
given as the several and collective rea.
sons. ~ .' ' '
Year: 1874

TnE friends OF Mr.. Beechcr are De-
ginning to quote "let him that Is with
out sin cast the first stone" which is
not quito tho argument that should
be used to clear the reputation Of the
most popular preacher Of his day.
Year: 1874

man Intending 10 do business must
first prepare himself 10 meet the re-
quiremcnts Of his customers next he
must let every possible or probable
customer know that he IL so prepared
In a very small place he may TELL all
the people what he can do. InaIarge
village n printed h""dhiI nnst.r az
circular, properly distributed, will be
cmcacioue, but WHOEVER Is IN A
PLACE LARGE ENOUGH TO SUP
PORT A NEWSPAPER WILL FIND
THATITIS THE CHEAPEST MEDIUM
THROUGH WHICH TO ADDRESS THE
PUBLIC.
Year: 1874

re- In company with Judge Widney,
Superintendent of the Spring and
Sixth Street Railroad, we yesterday
rode over the line Of the northern ex-
tension Nas efar q as the new depot
grounds. About twenty laborers are
now engaged ia grading and laying
track, and the work is being pushed
with the utmost expedition. From


the present terminus of the road at


the Pico House to the point above So


nora where the new franchise COM
mences, the road-bed proper is en-


tirely graded, though the street in
some places has not been brought
down to its proper level. The com
pany design grading not only sutfi-
eient space for q track, but also the


entire street, thus obviating any ex-
penditlire on the part of property
owners. About one-half of the track
has been laid along the line granted by
the first franchise, and the whole OF 1t
will probably be completed next
week. The question of grades through
Il portion of Sonora is still unsettled
between the company and the Council,
but it is hoped that this difficulty may
be adjusted. at the meeting of the
Council tomorrow. Judge Widney
informs us that another car for the
road is nearly completed in the works
at San Francisco and Will be ready 1of
Year: 1874

shipment in a short time. We may
look for a speedy completion of the
whole road before the wet weather
sets in, from present indications. The
activity and thoroughness which the
managers of the road have displayed
will be appreciated by those who can
see the advantages which the enter
priSe pives to Los Angeles
Year: 1874

The Ne Plus Ultra Copper Mining
Company, at meeting held at Mil
lerton last Sunday, moved its business
Office to Fresno. The company
shipped one hundred and thirty
tons of copper ore to San Francisco
last month. The mine is now paying
q small dividend.
Year: 1874

ms- The tide ofiynmigratiOL is steadily set
ting in, and the first thing eastern people do
is TO throw away their New York Hats and buy
a new one of DESMOND. They say there is no
com parison between the two. 2iao
Year: 1874

The proprietors of all public places Of
amusement have been notified by tho police that any
exhibitions on Sunday evening including sacred
certs and similar entertainments will be followed BY
The immediate arrest OF the proprietor pfoprotors
Year: 1874

The Atlantic and Pacific Railroad defaulted
yesterday the dividend Of per cent guaranteed on
the stock OF the Pacific Railroad OF Missouri Thomas
scott President OF tho Atlantic ind Pdcltie Railroad
Year: 1874

PARADoXEs. - Water thrown into n
red hot vessel docs not boil, as wo should
expect but quietly gathers itself together,
forming more or less perfect sphere,
and in that condition floats about grace
fully on the hot surface as it slowly evap-
crates away. Hat the same time very
vaporizable substance as liquid sulphur
Gus acid is thrown in, the water may be
actually frozen in the red-hot vessel.


Water boiled in a glass flask until the
upper part of the vessel is entirely filed
with steam, and then dexterously corked
before air can gain admission and placed
in cold water, rccommences TO boil. The
boiling is produced by cold instead of
heat, and the experiment is known as the
ordinary paradox.


If steam from water boiling at 2l2 de-
greos is passed into solution Of salt and
water the temperature of the water stead
lily rises, passing 2l2 degrees, reaches the
boiling point of the solution finally the
latter also boils at a temperature as high
and higher than $50 degrees, according to
its nature. Thus we have the extraor-
dinary result Of obtaining higher tenn
perature, say 22O degrees, from a lower
one, namely, 2l2 degrees.


If there is anything in nature that pos
sesses a positive character, it is Light
Yet the physicist may SO reflect the light
from given source as to destroy itself
and produce silence or increased intensity
of sound, at the will of the operator.