Year: 1872

serious blow to the morale OF the strike was
ceived yesterday in the return Of the sugar reners
to work on the old system, and without noticeable
increase OF pay in any case. These poor men un-
doubtedly deserved more and Jared worse than any
or their fellows, and next to the German and metal
workers. eight hour leagues they were the largest
organized body OF wOrkmen In the city, 1t will
take them long time to save from the dollar and
sixty cents per day they receive as wages sum
sufficient to pay the debts incurred during the two
weeks they have been idle. 1t is one OF the inexpl-
cae problems OF life in large cities how these men
have ever, even in the best OF times, been able to
support themselves with wife and children on
sum so small.


The plano makers have, with very few excep
tions returned to work, each man losing from
eighty to one hundred and fifty dollars by the
strike. The prOprietors in each shop are taking
steps to ascertain who among their employees con-
stitute the little knots which foment disorder
among the workmen, and when they succeed these
men win be notified that their services are no


scene lately occurred at an uptown piano fac
tory that would have been amusing had 1t not been
more than that The proprietor wishing to have
his warerOoms repainted applied TO a decorative
artist" to send him workmen, but added that he
would allow no "eight-hour men, upon the premi-
ses The master painter then said he would have
to perform all the work himself and con-
sequently came alone the follow ing morn
ana @ ssp sepaaer Of aDoas paints Suartes
past five O'Clock on the evening OF the first day he
was at work, painting one OF the front side doors
leading into the hall. He perched upon the top
Of the ladder, and the pant-pots were nicely
arranged upon one of the steps below At this
time two jOurneymen passing by esped the unfor
tunate artist, and thinking him to be what they
pleasantly denomnate a ''scab," they made rush
through the door, capsizing the step-adder. Seiz-
Ing the astonished painter, they dragged him from
beneath the fragments of wood his person be-
smeared with the contents OF the overturned paint
pots, and angrily and loudly demanded the name
OF his ''bOss." At first he was too bewildered and
afterwards too excited to reply and before his
citement had abated the men were elected.


The brass founders and fnishers have 'resoved
that they remain In as good state and better than
when first organized, Notwithstanding all reports
to the contrary" The cOopers have also "resoved
that they are still on strike and will continue until
the bosses accede to their demands" They ask the
support of all union men in New York, and request
those in Jersey ito steer clear"


The following resolutions OF the 1ongshoremen,
IN convention assembled, very properly explain
Themselves


Resolved, That and after Monday, July l, we will
demand double tme-i e.. two hours for cne-trom six
M. until seven A. NJ and after said date union
VIII work for any stevedorc or company within said


1t was also resolved that any and every mans time
shall be good from the time that he Is taken from the
ner Irrespective OF dstancc) until he is knocked Off by
the boss the foreman, and II any distance the
boss Is liable to pay car iare or ferrage.


secret meeting OF the iron moulders was held
last night at Germanca Assembly Rooms to con-
slider the plan OF arbitration proposed by the Cit-
Zens' Association. number Of other meetings
were also held in different parts Of the city for the
same purpose, - ',sev~srs ,.>,3.,s