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THE STRIKES IN NEW ENGLAND, ‘ The Shoe Business of New Hampshire and Mode of Manufacture. The Cause of the Strikes and the Leaders. OPINIONS OF THE JOURS AND BOSSES, ANOTHER MEETING OF THE STRIKERS, ' The “Irrepressible Conflict” Be- tween Capital and Labor, &e., &C. &c. lm view of the extensive strikes which bave re cently taken place among the journeymen shoemakersef ‘Massachusetts and New Hampahire, and the importance » which, socially and politically, they have already as- samed, wo last week despatched three of our reporters w New England, to learn the views respectively en- tained by the manufacturers and journeymen con- rnimg the movement in which they are there involved, ad to gather such other information upon the subject of ‘the strike as would be likely te prove peas to the public. Itmay be added thatthe history of the move. ment in one locality is, with the exception of minor local @iferences, the history of all. THE SHOE MANUPACTORIES OF DOVER. ‘The shee business of Dover, New Hampshire, eonsututes one of the largest branches of its fwade, and is carried on to a greater extent than imany other city of the State. There are in the city some fifteen or eighteen targe or first class ma- pafactories, which in prosperous times afford employ- ment to from fifteen to eighty workmen each, besides a considerable number of smaller establishments, where are employed less than a dozen hands each, All these, with only one or two exceptions, have grown up within the past five years. The business is confined principally to the manufacture of kip and thick brogans, and the work is done almost exclusively by men—the uppers being rewed by machinery previous to leaving the factory, and the bottoms afterwards put on by band. This is also true of the towns of Haverhill, Farmington, Rochester, New- buryport, Natick, Milton, Saugus, and other shoemaking Jecalities im the neighborhood, the work—unlike that of Lynn, where ladies’ shoes are principally made—being of a beavy character. Hence there are few or no females in these places so directly interested in the strikes as to be compelled t resort to public meetings, and boldly pro- olaim 10 the brotherhood their fraternal allisnce. Another point of difference between the meuufacturers of the above named tewns and Lynn is, that in the former the work is generally sent to them on commision from Boston, and, to some extent, from jobbers in the West; wheres, in Lynn nearly all the stock is bought and soid by the manufacturers themselves, and by them made w and disposed of in what market they please. The 1umber of regular journeymen shoemakers in Do- ver is estimated to be four hundred. They are mainly Young and intelligent Americans, and seem 1o thoroughly undergand the merits of the “rebellion,” as one of them pleasantly called Jt, and the character of the shoe business genersily. The majority of them are single men, depen- dent m@ their daily earnings for subsistence, though occa- sionally one will be found who has been frugal and fortu, hate enovgh to take him a wife and buy him a home, The number of shoes manufactured in Dover, or rather * srepared to be made up and distributed to the workmen 4 the city and vicinity, is said to be one hundred thousand # month, or twelve hundred thousand pair annually, | wages for which the employers have divided among «a in monthly payments, amounting to from thirty-five to forty thousand dollars. Of course these figures refer ‘aly to the season when busipess is thrifty. The present sis has brought everything to a stand still, and left both :8 and journeyman no other resource than to quietly «ep their hands in their trowsers pockets, and, like Micaw- ber, wait for something to turn up. HOW SHOES ARE MADE. The manufacture of a shoe is divided in two parts. ‘The first is, thet work which te done upon it previous to i aving the factory of the boss, which consists of the cut tne materiais, or ndings,’ re - co oe] nes Beat to the ‘‘case’’—each. “ ing second @ the work is that which journeymen, and consists of aping: per 2° © “inet,” “pegging” the sole and heel, and “trimming” ™ dwn. Fo tne iat tie latter operation and get out |, | eater number of shoes, it is customary for the jour- oen to work in couples and divide their wages be- + athem. One of these confines himseif exclusively © aing and shaping the shoe; this being done, he hands © aie chum, the “‘pegger and beeler,” and, his duty 4 performed, it # again given to the other, who trims J the edges of the gole and removes the ‘‘last.”” So \ s they are concerned, the shoe is then done and their sy earned. It is then returned to the factory, where nottom je scraped and finished, the shoo is cleaned, ftamped, bung up to dry, and finally packed for trans- re-*abon. ‘0 workmen wil! ip this manner make, on an aver- ~ Mteen of shoes a day, or a case and a hal! per . for which, at the old prices, they would be paid mmety cents a day éach; at the prices now de- \\ ‘they would receive between them an advance of 9 cents, or, from $1 15 to $l 25 cach. Af this work is done by farmers, who take two or 4e8 with them into the country; but the regular » work in shops which are rented for the purpose } eof their number more enterprising than #! jour’’ then relets ‘‘bench room’’—a space about “et by five—to the extent ot his accommodations, rges for the same at the rate of a shilling a week. ‘\O8 Congregated in this manner are called “a and as the lessee of the premises generally takes among them, he thus derives from the two namely, the revenue of the seats and his own comfortable income. 3} THE CAUSE OF THE STRIKE. leah TS tht Met shoe 8 througbout Massachusetts and New Hampehire, idee seoma to prevail. The market is over- ees ‘The price of stock has been low, the 1 workmen have been reduced, have beea ‘ured to an extent far beyond required by a demand, and with a to redeem themselves : it i Figae li F i te to take stock and make up shoes on their farms, early waerena late ‘a apriog, at ere per ™t cheaper Prices expe. ved hands. my. mate by them at tweive thirteen cen's a pair, which cannot be made for leas eighteen cents in Dover by a good ek ete p of “hoy makers within the past a being t ange fledged shoe: year, ee gen days and to “last” and ft? in lees of whom it hag been said that SEES PEASE NONE s Os ‘made on a long stick or a last. the views thrown out by politicians and shoemakers; but there are mon here who It 8 traceable to @ paloabls de- demand for goods which has com> The republican manufacturere—ant etitute more than three-fourths of the entire e to acknowledge that the agita- the slavery question and the abolition crusade do with the matter, and when such a intimated, they raise their hands in » Stand back, foul ghost! Take On hang ao however, our report. terviews with these gentle- sich will speak for themaeivee pen g these circumstances into consideration ' pueymen sboemakers found they had no other ee than to band together for mutual protection. es were accordingly formed, the question was dis- & “strike” resolved upon, and on the 10th of %) the journeymen shoemakers of the town 0° a Mesracbugetts, eet the ball in motion. ® ynn, the very core of the shoo interest of that < _, ollowed on the 22d February, and Marblebead, Haverhill, Dover, and @ dozen other towns have fino wheeled twenty thousand joarney- the New Englamd States in the movement, and are now paar WEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, the “strikers” that they should exercise mere than trou ever their conduct, and thus aveid that cevsure which has fallen so heavily = ‘the belligerent journeymen of Lynn, and ove or two r localities, where individuals among them have be- come epenly rebellious to law and order. Several meetings have been held to consider the sub- Jeet, in which some of the most influential members of Foxe Bookie, while ca the other band it is equally en- forced that the movement is owing entirely to the agitation of the slavery questien and the interference by the Nerth with the policy of the South One of the largest maaufacturors—Mr. J. L. Platt—a re- publican alderman of the city, stated to us as his opinion that more goods were made in 1859 than ought to have been made. in the twelve months of that year and six ‘the community have ipated, and unanimity and en- | months of 1860, and that fi the commencement of the thusiasm have . In of one the ea: liest of these, | trade sales in July up to Jai vy ee the present year, the following circular was adopted, addressed “to the | from ity to one hundred failluree had taken place shoemakers of Dover:”— among map rers of Massachusetta alone. Dover, N, H., Feb, 22, 1860. Rerortar.— What has been the eflect of the surplus upop We, the undersigned, at a meeting of nearly three hun- | your ewn business ? dred shoemakers of this place, held at Morrill’s Hall, on Maxvracturrse.—On taking an account of stook Inst fali, Tuesday, the 21st inst., were chosen a committee to pre- sent to you the action and wishes of that meeting, con- cerning matters which seem at present to divide our inte- rests, ‘This meeting, which consisted of nearly seven-elghths of the shcomekrs of this place, beg leave to aneuizmously represent, through their commitice, that their present compensation for Jabor falls tar below the decent require- ne of Siyttedaty forcing sm that bayp, sir de ndent vpon them for sup) rest Or benguoe eomamncnn paupers; thas tha:priee of liv. Sk ee erence itcereiee ai or er, an professions, "demaud the same support at our bands; when, at our hi or oll of labor, our income, om an average, left us but a trifle above our necessary wan! "Therefore, considering that we have been recently “cut down” far below our fe r Sones, Wale = Fi many of us to pover' rhaps orime, we feel it ig ety a; oly tee gee comes from our labor for better com) ‘To this T found we had made in ten months 115,000 pair of shoes. On reckoning - our receipis and expenditures, includ- ing Beem eens ie invested, I found we hao made a guarantes upon our paper. Finding this state of things upon us, the question arose whether wo should “shut down” entirely, or do about balt a bua} ness, Wo made up our minds to tho last, and that is the principle “e which we have acted. Now, if the “atrikers”’ think it best to cure this evil all at once, we shan’t object. As long as things remain in their present condition, and the market is so overstocked, we can’t give # better price than we havo already been won't. We shall keep our goods making up stock, the market will, to a healthy condition, when work sumed. Reronrer—What ie the state of feeling between the “etrikers” and : MancractcreR—Good. There have been no overt acts, and I think they have generally a high degree of respec: for the manufacturers, end we have struck for the following scale of prices:— Rrrorrer—How do you carry on your business, since Making first quality work on men’s kip. 18 cents. } your workmen have left you? Second eed * MasvracrcxR—My acquaintance and former residence any other employer . So far, the strike has not af- fected me at all, and I have no ides that it will do so. {This manufacturer bas never given @ large quantity of work to Dover journeymen.} RTRR— Jong do you think the strikers will have facturers (as well as our own and the world at large) at | to wait before their d are acceded to? heart, inasm asthe wealth of the masecs ee Manvractorer—I think about three months. If the the pe of real estate, Soom the Sesannt ae ana: ae = out long the manufacturers wil! factured goods, and oles moral an lectual | cer! ve hem price. . In order to secure justice to all, and Bxronren oA geod deal je said tore about the poor work of society. to prevent fraud and misunderstanding between the manufacturers and the employed, we have make no more shoes excey ‘atthe prices herewithin mentioned, and have de! this committee to ask your acceptance. Whenever you shal} have informed ‘this committee of your desire to respond to our wei, you will find us ready and willing to serve you; but till of country workmen; what is your opinion? Manvracrorsr—It is true many of them are not first rate, but they are generally reliable. Rarorter—Why is it that so much good feeling exists between the boss and striker, and that contributions have been made? ManvractcRER—Because we must have the good will of then we must leave to decline. the workmen. We can do nothing unless they like us. George Coll A. M. Dustin, M. A. Simmons, Wm. H. } We have said nothing to these men about our 0p Kimball, Wm. J. Reed, 01 . Any communication | posed te the strike, and have allowed them to come freely addressed to the committee, through the Post Office, will | to our ments when countrymen were taking eut be promptly attended to.”’ stock; but they have always been peaceabie,’and in onty It is a noticeable fact that the struck for are one | one or two instances ha y succeeded or two cent less than those of Haverhill and other places | count to return it to the shop. cents Raroxrer— What wages haye the workmen been receiv. this winter? UFACTCRER—All the way from ten to sixteen cents. Toey have struck for sixteen, seventeen and eighteen ana Rate meseee ce be ity, and } in, upon the of the rej wor! city, an: of about five cents upon those of the ‘farmer jours,’’ who take stock into the count The number of journeymen who have already ‘‘struck” | cents, according to the quality of the work. I have not is sbout three hundred and twenty five, but before a weex | paid as much as the rest of the employers—only from ten bas elapsed it is probable that some fifty more will to thirteen centa. join the others. This they were unable to do heretofore be- cause-they had work on hand which they were ob! to finish in order to receive their wages. Those in Dover who have hesitated thus far to join the strikers, either from fear, prudence, or necessity, are not more than twenty-five in number, and in the expressive vernacular of the trade are called by the euphonious name of “‘aoabs.”” No particalarly ill feelings exists between the two classes, but every effort of persuasion is made to induce the latter to join in the movement. Some of them continue to work for the boeses at the reduced wages, but whenever a case of stock bas been detected on its way to @ ‘‘scab,” the ‘Do you think the price demanded is too high! ManvractuRER—Assuredly not. Last year we ic them all the F gwen demanded, up to November, and they would have deen paid so still bad the times per RePorTRR—Suppose you should yield to the demand of the strikers now, what would be result? Maxvracturer—It would probably not be a month be fore there would be a state of affairs similar to those which exist at present; and from what I bave heard other mani there ‘Vigilance Committee” of the strikers have ina body | Thus they seem to have taken called upon him to induce him to refuse the work and re- | things into own hands, and left nothing for usto do turn it to the manufacturer. Considerable stock has been but to come np to the scratch and pay their prices. How. sent out of town disguised in , candle boxes coffee bags, ever, there is no direct issue Sod ier wage aes $0 evade discovery; but in in- and manufacturers, tercepting it strikers have steadily pursued a temper- poe ge exercised more moral suasion than phy- } it—isentirely beyond their reach, and the evil is one sical force. Work has even been sent here from Natick, | which can only correct itself. It is my impression that 8 distance of seventy-five miles, and the commitiwe there | if the workmen until March, when business i: have followed it to its destination here for the same pur- | usually brisk, they would then have # much better pros- pose. In one or two instances the “strikers” have fer een ret object than at the present time. carried the stock back, because the bewildered ‘scab’ Reroxrsn—I have heard it stated thet the strong anti an! Southern feeling in this section has affected the business? Maxvracrorer—I bardly think that is the caso. As I manufacture on commission, I do not seal saying of the had not the conscience to do it himself; but this has been done chiefly in the cases of unpopular ‘‘bosses,”’ and the oniy dem on such occasions was a hearty “hurrah!” THE LEADERS OF THE STRIKE. ‘These are netactoally the intelligent and energetic journeymen, w: determination, moderation and good | have shoes, and they have got to buy them sense have given them an influence among their fellow These are the views entertained by three-fourths of the workmen, manufacturers of Dover. Mr. George Coldbath, the President of the Shoemaker’s Union, and Chairman of the ‘‘Strike Committee,” is pro- Dably the Lag degre among them. He isa young man not more twenty-seven years of age, well in- formed—ae, indeed, nearly all of the shoemakers are— and appears to have the unbounded confidence of his associates over whom he presides. He has lived in Dover about eleven years, and is the foreman of the ‘‘crews’’ before described. A DEMOCRAT VIEW OF THE SUBJECT. As an oflget to the above statement we give the ‘‘poin! of @ conversation with Mr. Thomas J. Spurling—one of the two or three democratic manufacturers of the town—and the only one who has agreed to pay the strikers the prices they demand. In good seasons he employs some seventy- five workmen, and manufactures about 2,000 pairs of shoes a week. Q. To what cause do you ascribe the strike? Mr. Wm. J. Reed is a somewhat older man—probably A. Ilook upon it mainly ag the result of the agitation thirty-five—and is also universally by both the | which has taken place upon the question of slavery, and an mani re and the community. is “‘no load of | interference with the politics of the South. learned lumber in his head,” but he has a stock of good Q To what extent do you think the business has been common sense, which, when speaking to his associates; | effected ? comes out in short, sentences that tell like grape A, Ido not believe there are two thirds as much business sample of the personnel of the shot. Bhese two are ple in the trade this year as there was last yoar at this time. Pom seeeree Melia howee BS Mee oncreatenahaa tna) The amount of off in my own business been exerciec ¢ bealthy and restratning tnfluence. futly Proportion, aud-Y mabefseture on. houses. WHAT THE STRIKERS BAY. Q. Some of the strikers contend there is no larger sur- seen Wo prevail generality Dente the eee aeset eeiniot | pias of gcods on hand now than there bas been in previous adhering to their determination, the manufacturora will | Years st this season. | What ls your opinion! eventually be brought to their terms. They ackaowledge bess ne veral seasons when just as many goods have been in the market as now. It is the limited demand for these goods from the South, where they mainiy go, which keeps the market that the use of machinery in the manufacture of shoes will to gome extent affect their own interests, but they think tt will have a further and more desirable tendency to drive out of business the thousands of country ‘‘jours’? | Overstocked. who now glut the market with poor work, cut dowa the | aoe ee generally look upon the matter prices, and bring into d: ate @ branch of New England manufactures upon which thousands depend for their snb- sistence. By establishing a fixed scale of prices, and through the mutual protection associations which are everywhere being formed among them, regulating them according to the demand and supply, they hope to make their wages as fixed as the price of stock, and thus cor- rect the unheaithy competition which is continually vary- ing the market value of goods, and destroying the first rate standard of workmanship. ‘The controversy seems to have dwindled down to the Single point—poor work or good wages; an, Jong as wh A. I do not think that a majority of them do, because their votes have been more or less influenced by their employers, and they have not taken interest enough in Panes, of the country at large ¢o understand the sub- Q. Can the manufacturers at present afford to pay the prices which the®trikers demand? A. Not underghe present circumstances; but the prices bh no more than they ought to have to enable them to ive. Q. In what mode do you think this discrepany between the supply and demand can be removed #0 as to secure the journeymen can hold body and soul they sa; better prices? y ay they will net give up the rights for which they have ‘They there ‘thonsan A. In the first place, I believe it will be a long time be- oes who ae be ‘oatiag ee ——_ = fore we shall sell ag many goods South as we have hereto- making shoes, but who at ah outlay of a dollar for tools, | fre done; 80 that frem thit quarter we cannot expect our and a week’s time for , have been enabled to take | usual tre ie. In the second place, if the manufacturers the work out of their hands,’ and foist shoes upon the | Would “‘slack up” in their business, and, like the work- men, refuse to manufacture goods, it would necessarily bring up the price, result in s first rate clas of work, a fair protit and living wages to the poarney Eee. Q What has been the profit on goods for the last year? A. I do not think that manufacturers, as a body, bave done more than to exchange an old dollar for | new one; community as a prime article which are little better than y rags. Tme consumer ‘@ consequently made to suffer from the eeenomy of the manufacturer, the journeymen suffer, the trade suffers, and, in a word,an evils created whoee daly remedy is in ‘teelt ‘The strikers further affirm that there ie no! a surplus of goods greater than there has been in other years, but | 12 other words, they have made their interest and ex- consists imin penses. 4 per that PE eg hecho BR pee Good feeling between the manufacturers and men bis reply was aa laconic as ive: “Ibis ices rise? You have refused to help us, apd you won’t bad policy for the peopie of New to crowd those Eatp has general subject of who support Western don’t pay, and are ether. From which fairly and fully Seis beatel Wudleg Gatute Cohen the Sournajinmn and record the sentiments of the ‘‘strikers,"’—the republicans manufacturers, and several of the latter have contributed | ®ud the democrats—may be gathered the to the support of the strikers while. the remain out of | 0b the subject. There is no question that this movement work. A relief fund of some.$800 has already been col. is becoming more political in lected, and more will follow assoon as it is clearly ite tendency and relations. They are said to dent that the strikers will stand out to the last. “ Dalanoe in New Hampshire, and the most On this point we had an interview with a little knot of | Strenucus efforts are being made to make it available to the journeymen An something like the following sty _ the republican party, in the coming State election on . en Eee eset aI” | pabuinn growed, eb Merthern inactoteee Oak Maen *.Soun”—Do! ‘We'll go to sea, peddle rats, dig pot Of the South has been the whole cause of the trouble; and in toes, chop wood—anything rather than ‘trim and peg’ | the efforts lo counteract this idea the strikers have alre at the prices we have been 2 begun to suspect that the contributions of the ‘bosses’ are Ruporrzn—Would any of you work individually at tne their object is ratner to Prices you demand if sri were offered now? Jour.—No, unless boss should promise to keep | by one of the jou makers, that over seventy the - | democratic voters have bees heretofore kept away from El eli ra give out more cheap work to com: the bail, repel - site des aedioee Rerorren.—It is a singular state of affairs that induces | Of their livel ; once you by contributions—how do you ac- | MERTING OF THE STRIKERS—ARRANGEMENTS FOR A Jove.—Well, they can’t do without us. We do their pin rhea we have hoa with then, we Paetaton — " up here, made them rich, and just as soon as the strike a over they know their interest too well not toemploy us thelr organisation and making va aeons Sore padlis again. Besides the State election comes off a week from Tucs- day, and sume of us chaps here are democrats, who have been @fraid to vole rom fear that the bosses, who are repubticans, would “turn us oud.”? Rerorrer.—Is it thought among the workmen that there je any other cause besides an overstock of goods in the market, for the low wages you bave been receiving? Jovr—Yes, Some of those Boston fellows, like our own bosses, have been preaching nigger for the last two or three years, and we begin to think that the Southerners are getting tired of comsng North w buy goods of the mon who tickle them im the face and stab them im the back. That's the reason why as many goods have'nt been sold as there used to be. . Reroxter— How long do you expect to wait before the manufacturers yield 10 your demands? Jovn—One or two of them say they will now; the others say they will when the rest do. We've huoted the country through for that fellow, ‘‘Rest,’”’ bat he don’t feem to be “around.” ee do you think the bosaes are waiting Jour.—We suppose they are waiting for the Boston makers Association, Several preliminary matters having been disposed of, Mr. Groxar F, Ketty, one of the jourpeymen, made a spirited addresg to the meeting. He wanted to see some excitement—some movement of an orderly character— which would let the manufacturers know they were ‘‘up and doipg.’’ The animal was down—they had got their foot upon bis neck, and the only way to make him squirm was to bear om their whole weight. The speaker eaid he “went in” for a vig one—and if they couldn't “goit’ witha brass band, why, let them turn out as did the stmkers of '76—with a drum and fife. (Applause.) He wanted celebration worthy of the occamion and the piace,—‘a regular booster,” and if they couldn’t bave that, it wasn’t worth while to bave anything. (Appiause.) Farther—if they hadn’t got » cent, let nothing beraid about it, for the bosses would chuckle at them fer their misfortune, and it would be thrown in their faces that they were now reaping what they bad planted. Above ail no man among them should be €0 untrue to himself or to his comrades, as to yield ono fora of bis rigbts to the persuasions of the “bosses.” If re firm, the time would come right goon, but if ered in their duty, the day was lost and defeat certain. Groxcr Horo—another “jour,” eaid that in Manchester they bad @ drum and fife fourteen days in succession—he dion’t see why they coultn’t havethem here. They might ‘as well be marching as standing still, and it would a: leaut let the people know they were “alive and kicking.” One of the stirkers here moved that seyenty-ilve men be sppointed on the vigilance committee. BAnotber amended the motion by suggesting that they conticer themseives a vigilance commite of the whole— and this being’put to the meeting, was unanimously agreed 10. Leanper Berry, an intelligent workman and effective speaker, then addressed the meeting. This strike, he said, was already attracting the atiention of the whole country, and the shoemekere should take at fact that had the sympathy of ror ealighten community. feared that many of them would be dis. heartened, but there was hardly storekeepor tn who was not willing to trust them, and even givo trade to raise on the prices. In your opinion, what is the speediest reme- 4y for this ‘aimcalty? ee Jovr.—Simply af § ; fi “Makun 5, 29Rn —TRIPT SHERT. machine Ascend who otherwee woul uu. y-— + Case. eventually must depend upon the ahoomakers present to npoly the demand ly im the back part of the house here “Taree groans for the Rochester (N. 1.) Patriot.” hits, which would not be understood else- whore, and ia therefore not reported, and the motion was “ithore belog to oiber buein pefore the meeting, 1g nO other business re On the invitation of the Chairman, Mr. Aten Pxanovy, as journe; shoemaker, of Wenham, Essex county, adi the strikers. He said be was glad to meet his brother atri- kers of Dover, and happier still to observe the unanimity and good order which prevatied among them. ‘There were two reasons for believing that this movement would be successful, and the first was to be found in the want of union among the manufacturers themselves. They were underselling each other, undue ad- vantage of their brethren in the trade, and, in a word, bad no more system among them than existed among thelr journeymen previous to the organization of this strike. Siz seotes conan Loe which they should take see the necessity of having a regular price, better work, ‘and less competition among the workmen. If no more paper shoes would hereafter be made, no more ebloquy would cast upon Northern meahanics because healby au Neatny ‘demand’ ana. a” fut pp! a lemant and a ‘4 “if benefits of their labor. The said be that among that politeness and moderation were more effective than the mea- sures. The manufacturers were entitled to respect, and ane they received it there was no fear that when moment a “rainy day.” No man in such treublous times should depend on Again he would advice them to for necessaries than luxuries. those in d remember it did take place he hoped it would be an ly affair, Unless it was 80, its moral effect would be entirely de- was a drawback .) their final success. The eyes of the sboe makers of New Engiand were upon them, and he hoped, in conclusion, they would prove themselves wortby of their city, their reputation, and their businces. r. C. C. Gury, a gentleman connected with the Dover , Was loudly called for. He made a short and spirited addres. He said he believed in keeping the bata fo aroused, alive and earnest. y did, would make ‘wake up” tothe fact that they were alive. He wanted to see it start out early in the morning, when ae was getting up, march thi the streets where organ ¥ lived, and gS, al patty Ci that we make them imagine riel was blowing his horn; ‘and if the jours shouted in to the dimensions of their lupga, the bosses would think Gabriel had come lave by pitting “Ky ones eS the nearest ‘tears er and applause. . Guppy, in concluding, (ried the attentiog the shoemakers to the en os Dover mills, whe, he said, were at present working for prices that barely kept soul and body together, and mate ‘an eloquent appeal to the strikers to remember, in fu- ture, that the mutual protection of the m ic embraced net only the males, but the females, and the latter, by reason of their helpless condition, bad claims upon never to forget. (Applause.) generated promotes Beceseary to make their cause shoemakers mustered in such strong force that they were able to nominate in the place of the gentlemen original! spoken of, three of their own number. It is understood, however, that no political importance is attached to the movement, A noticeable feature of the strike in Haverbill is, that since it was declared, on the 23d of February, not a drop of intoxicating liquor has been sold in the town. — NEWSPAPER AGCOUNTS. PROCEEDINGS AT LYNN, MASS. a the Boston Traveller, March 3.7 ‘The enthusiasm among the strikers at Lynn hag not at all abated, though the excitement has almost entirely sub- sided. The ‘‘jours’’ express greater contidence than ever in the success of their movements, and, while they work with renewed zea), they have learned wisdom from expe- rience, and are now much more orderly in their demon- strationg than any body of Boston people, equal in et would be likely to be while making similar dis- jays. bi Yesterday afternoon about one thousand persons—cer- tainly not lesa than that—paraded, and after marchin; through the principal streets, went to Kast Saugus, afew miles distant. They were accompanied by the band, and ket street and Starr and —— Newhall. The best of feeli to Lynn. They re-entered the wih numbers somewhat di ‘During the afternoon the trial of the prominent stricors who are alleged to have been eoncerned in the riot, was continued before Justice Newhall, in a court room crowd- ed with spectators. other ler was beld last night, at Lycewm Hal). It was presided over at first by James Dillon, who called the meeting to order at reven o'clock, and iat pgs a few very usetal suggestion regularity of proceedings, energy of purpoee, Xe., kc. He advised them to adkere to the support of the principle that the prices of labor ahould be regulated by the laborer. He reviewed the grievances under which those eng: in the various processes shoe manufactore in Lynn bad been laboring, and showed the immense interests they now had at stake. iy journeymen had been cut down one-third, and that, too, when the original amounts they earned were inadequate to the support of their families. The jadies had a part to perform in preventing the recurrence of such oppressive acta. The records of the last meeting wore read by Miss La- vinia E. Hall. Sarah Parker, the lad to vieit Marblehead and Danvere, reported at Marblehead she induced one of the two persons there who seemed legitimate sub- Jecte of her efforts, to agree not to take work out of Lyon at reduced prices, At Danvers thirty-two signed a paper Agreeing to the same terms. Mary D Poster, from the same committee, reported hat she had seen many in Marblehead who had agreed 10 co-operate in the same way. The committee to visit and invite the military to come out, as escort with the procession of ladies, reported that the City Guard would probably come out, put would de- cide at the company meeting on Monday night. Mr. Dillon then read an interesting communication froin aledy who was too modest to speak. Iturged an absti- nence from all unwomanly actions, and the exertion of every effort in @ cause 80 worthy. The most Letingrs Un J of the evening’s business— the consideration of bili of wages—was then intro- duced by the Chairman, Mrs. Mary A. Damon objected, saying that such a sub- ject could not be properly considered in the i ‘the matter was to be bronght up at all again, i be ejseussed by the committee, and not by a promiscuous audience, containing many persons who understood no more about machine work some of the reporters. (Laugbuer.) Mr. [hillon explained that tho matter of wages had been taken up wrong end f and he suggested # recon- La og of all that had been done. es tat Win Mrs. Damon made ® very energetic speech, In w! the urged barmony, but ingiated on her view of the bill of wages. r. Willard F. Gliver came forward, and made an ex- planation about baving altered the figures on one of the reports, the adoption of the other, and the inconsistency of the action Q shoemaking alone. refrain from spending money, even fora band, because it was of more impor- tance to pay let the band be unanimously invited to play for them, and he bad no doubt they would not hesitate to remember 8 of trouble, who in times of prosperity had them. In regard to their procession, when stroyed; in fact, every dereliction of duty on their part their sympathy which in the day of prosperity they ought ‘The meeting was then adjourned until the following grtherings of the strikers are frequent, and if they bave no other effect, the enthusiasm which ie thus that confidence and courage which is successful. HAVERHILL. Considerable excitement prevails here, but there have 20 ‘strikers. Some four ‘OM the part of the hundred have joined in the movement. On might & republican caucus was beld by the citizens for pur- pose of nominating sclect men for the ensuing year, but the made a fine a rene apie Lynn, up Mar- past the After reaching their destination, they were treated to & cold collation from the establishments of Messrs. Josiah procession juare at about six o'clock, od, but their zoal ag Mr. Dillon then read two more written addresses from ladies too diffident to speak before so large an audience. They both breathed the same sprit of conciliation and de- ‘votion to the cause as a juat one, Mr, Willard F. Oliver about this time seemed to forget that Mr. Dillon was chairman, for he cawe forward aud commenced putting motions of his own, and Mr, Dillon re- tired. Tt was then voted that Mr. Oliver be Chicf Marshal of the ladies’ procession. ‘Soon after the meeting adjourned to Tuesday night, at the same A portion of this session was quite exciting, and it seemed at one time as if harmony could pot be restored, but it is believed thet the present disposition of the ques- tion of wages will prevent further trouble, William E. Barton’s Will. ‘The fc lowing is a copy of the last will and testament of William E. Burton, ths celebrated American comedian, which has been offered for probate in the Surrogato’s Court, and is now contested by two widows of tho: de- ceased:— 1, William E. Burton, of the city, county and State of New York, do make and publish this my last will and testament, as follows:— Firetly~I give, bequeath and devise all my estate, both real and personal, whatsoever, and wheresoever situate, to my executors, hereinafter named, and to the survivor of them or such of them as shall act, to have and to hold the same upon the trusts, and to and for the uses and purposes hereinafter mentioned and set forth. And firatly, upon the trusts to sell, dispose of, and convey and oon- vert the same into money, the time and manner of such sale to be entirely in discretion of my executors. Secondly—One equa! fourth part of the net proceeds arising from the tale of all and singular my real estate, situate at or near Glen Cove, in the town of Oyster Bay, in the county of Queens, te State of New York, sale. Thirdly—I give and bequeath to my wife, Jane Livings- ton, for and during the term of her natural life, an annui- ty or clear yearly sum of one thousand dollars, to be paid to her from the date of my d vision for my said wife to be accepted and received yy her in lieu and satisfaction of all dower and claim in my cetate; and before receiving the first quarterly pay- ment on account of such annuity, my said wife shall exe- cute and deliver @ proper and iclent release or re- leases of all dower and of all interest and claim upon my = yeah ans, personal, in such form as my executors aball require. Fourthiy—I direct all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, both real and personal, to be divided into ‘After the sale thereof, as hereinafter provided, together with the rents, income and profits thereof, until such sale, shall be transferred to and held by Dr. John J. » Of the city of New York, one of my said executors, in trust, to collect and recetve the intereats, di- vidercs and income thereof, and to apply the same to the use of my daughter Cecilia during her natural life, with power to said trusteo, in his discretion, at and upon the marriage of said Cecilia, to advance to her, by way of outit, a sum not to exceed $3,000, and at ‘and upon her decease 10 convey and transfer the said one-third part of said residue, or the proceeds thereof, or the securities tn which the eame may be invested, to such person or per- sons as my said daughter Cecilia ahall, by her last will and testament, or instrument in writing in the nature of a Jast will and testament, direct or appoint, or in case of her death or failure to make such direction or appointment, and leaving lawful issue, the same shall be divided such iseue, each child of ber’s then living to take one 6q1 sbare thereof, by representation, or in case of her death ‘without leaving I issue, then the same to go and be divided equally among her two sisters, Virginia and Ro- sine, and in case of the death of one of said sisters, Vir- ginia and Rosine, before Cecilia, the whole to go tothe sur- ‘vivor. Fifthly—One other of said equal beng sage of such resi- due, after the sale thereof, as hereinbefore provided, to- getber with the rents, income and profits thereof, unti) sach sale, shall be held by gree Ceciha Burton, said J. ,, and the survivor act in trust to receive the rents and profits, interest, dividends and income thereof, and to apply the same to the use of my daughter Virginia during her natural life, with power to the said trustees, in their dis- cretion, at and upon the marriage of said Virginia, to advance to her, by way of outfit, a sum not to exceed $3,000, and atand upon’ her decease, to convey and trans- fer the said one-third part of such residue, or the proceeds thereof, or the securities in which the same may be in- vested, to such person or persons as my said daughter ‘Virginia shal), by her last will and testament, or instru- mentjin writing in the nature of a Jast will and testament, direct or it; Or, in cage of her death and failure to make such direction or appointment, and loaving lawful lesue, the same shall be divided among such isgue, each child of hers then living to take one equal share, and the children of any deceased child of hers to take jointly one equal share thereof, by representation; or, in case of her death without leaving lawful issue, then the same to go to and be divided among her two sisters, Cecelia and Rosine; or, in case of the death of said sisters, Cooelia and Rosine, the whole to go to the survivor. Sixthly—One. terest and dividends, and income reef, and te apply the same to the use of my daughter Rosine duri ber natural life, with power to the said trustees in their dis. cretion to advance to her by way of outta sum not to exceed $8,000, and at and upon her deeease to sonvey and transfer the aaid one-third part of such residue, oF the proceeds thereof, or the securities in which the same may be invested, to such person or persons as my said daughter Rosine shall by her last will and testament, or instrument ip the nature of a last will and testament, direct or appoint; or in case of ber death and failure to make such direction or appointment, and leaving lawful iasue, the same shall be divided among such issue, each ebild of hers then living to take one equal share, and the children of any deceased child of here to take jointly one tation ; or death without leaving lawful igsue, then the same to go w and be divided among ber two sisters, Virginia and Cecilia; or, in case of the death of either of said sisters, Virginia or Cecilia, the whole to go to the survivor. nd Having some time since made a purchase of a piece of land at Glen Cove, aforesaid, the conveyance of which T procured to be made to my daughter Rosine on account of the purchase money, for which I paid $1,000, leaving the same subject to a mortgage for about $2,500, I hereby direct that the sum of $1,000 be charged to the share of my said daughter Rosine, 80 as to equalize the respective shares of my aid daughters; and I hereby authorize and empower my executors to advance out of the capital of the share in this clause directed to be invested for the beeen of my said Carel paaes 2) —_ Money as may to pay offand satisty mortgage 80 remaining u the said lot conveyed to Rosine. Seventh!y—It is my desire that my executors shall keep unsold, for such time as they see fit, 20 much of my household furniture as they in their discretion may select, to be used in a joint home for all my children, Cecilia, Virginia and Rosine, and for my piepeop. Wm. ©. Burton Je with them; 80 as be resid ‘at the same sbail pol I Be than during the minority of my daughters, Virginia Rosine, and my stepeon, W. C. Burton, or either of them, 80 long as they re- spectively remain unmarried, as a joint home, and in lieu of step-son, W. C. Burton, aball my executors, out of the rents and profits, or income of er portions of my estate, such sum as with the income of his one-fourth spel the parts of my Gien Cove pro- perty, sold from time to time, shall make $400 a year. Ninthly—And I do also hereby authorize and empower my said executors, or the survivors of them, or suck as shall act, to lease or ‘all or any portion of my real bec im in their apy ‘tion, and also in their diseretion to apply the proceeds of my personal estate towards tho y ment and satisfaction of any motrgages, liens, or other jumbrances on any portion of my real estate other ‘than the mortgages ou my real estate at Glen Cove, which is to remain a charge upon the samo, and to be paid out of the proceeds thereof. ‘Tenthly—It ia my will, and f hereby direct, that apy and ail investmenta to be made for the purpeses of ths ‘rusts hereby created shal! be made in bond or mertgage, or real estate, or in the public debt of the United States, or of the State of New York, or of the city of New York, and that the trustees under this will shali have full power in their discretion to call in and change the said invest. ments as they may ager tom ony and aivisable. Bleventh!y—1 also authorize and empower my said executors, during the first three years after my decease, te apply out of the capital and principal of the sharcs of my estate herein given to my daughters Cecilia, Virginia and Rosine, such portions thereof as they in their diacre- tion may see fit, towards the education and maintenance of my said daughters respectively, and the expenses of a joint home for them. Twelfthly—I hereby dispose of and commit the custody and tuition of my daughters, Virginia and Rosine, during their reepective minorities, lo my daughter Cecilia, whom I hereby appoint their testamentary guardian. ‘And, lastly, I nominate and appoint my daughter, Co- cilia, and my friend, Dr. John J. Crane, executors of this my Jast wili and testament, hereby authorizing them to compound and compromise my debta dne to me or due from me to others; and I hereby revoke all former wills and codicils by me at any time made. In witness whereof I have bereunto set my hand and seal this 26th day of December, 1859. WILLIAM £. BURTON. my A. Cram, Irving place, New York, witness. James W. Fowtrr, 225 Hicks street, Brooklyn, witness. Hiexmast F. Ruopx, 28 Hubertstroet, New York, witness. ‘The citation of the case of the above will ia returnable in the Sarrogate’s office on the 13th of April next. Arrest oF A State Staeet Broken wir $363 or Wortn- ues xp CousTERFET Mowey.—Information, saya the Boston Trawler of the 28th Feb., having been re- ceived at the office of the Chief of Police, leadh to the belief that Mr. Alonzo P. Burrill, at No. 16 strect, was dealing largely in bad money, officers Holmes aud Wright, of the detective force, visited the this morning and found twenty counterfeit bills, amountiny es lo $183, and one See po nyo a foam rend bills, amounting to $183. A few days since was detected 5 paasing & counterfeit $20 dit!, who atated ‘that he obtained it of Barri, and sinoe that time another party has obtained » counterfeit bill of him upon the terms German 1 named with ber ‘brother: ia-law, & bar. suddenly on the the suspicion 5 — The Seguine wit HB 42! SPRGny UP on ‘Teureday lat the 1st inst., before Judge Metcalf, at Richmoia, state Inland. The deceased, Jas. S. Seguine, whose will is now being contested, was a native of Richmond county, Wheg ® young man he went t reside in Virginia, and sccumpe lated property in that State, and also in North Carolinm, amounting to about $200,000, For the last ten or tweive years of his life he had been in the habit of spending the Summer months with his brother, Mr. Honry Seguine, Who resides on Staten Island. It was during 9 visit te his brother in the spring of 1859, & will, made by hit tm tho fall of 1858, was either altered or destroyed, and another drawn up by Mr. Lot ©, Clark, at the requeat.of the deceased, leaving the bulk of his property to his brother, Mr. Henry Seguine, and an annuity of $700 ta hie fou, Mr. James H. Seguine, together with » farm valued at $4,000, on which the executors are 10 expend $4,000 in improvements. When this will was entered for probate, in January last, action was taken by the son'ta Fit [ntl ihe " i i PS bl ie FEze® i Contest ite validity ,on the ground that his father was in- competent, from partial derangement and other iliness, ‘The case was first called on the Slat January, Mr. Lot C, Clark, who acted in drawing up the will, wag examined :—Said he had known the deceased for the fifteen years; had transacted most of his law business for him during tbat time; was also intimately soquainted with his brother, Mr. Henry Seguine; had drawn up @ will for the deceased on Sunday, the 22d day of May 1869, but did not believe it differed materially from ue former one; said the deceased appeared much against his son for having gone down to Virginia bis fatber’s orders; also on account of bis driving #0 much, for some ineolence both to himself brother; said at the time the will was drawn up was laboring under an attack of the gout. Dr. D. A. Edgar was examined on Thursday Denied ever having said that deceased had were’br. Hoary Sepuiney rs: Modu were Mr. ry 5 loGuyon, Dr. White, and oocasionally his son. Seguine; witness said, in answer to a A. W. Bradford (counsel for bad never seen deceased at an: when visiting him "profesonaly by Mr. Jos. 8. Bennet, who bad been that deceased had been delirious; that was wing of October; said Mr. Bennet also told hit deceased weke up he did not appear to be collected; at that time deceased drank from three to a pint of brandy in the twenty-four hours, but he t his mind ‘Was in its usually vigorous state; said head "either causes the patient to be ay delirious, and that symptoms of meni bean beer con ie head is threatened. when asked whether be was under pecuniary obligations to Mr. Heary Seguine, said he both was and had been the last thirty years; he was now owing him a note $200, bearing the date of last October, and had been im the babit of borrowing money from him for the last thirty. years. The examination of Dr. Edgar was here closed for the present, At the next meeting he is to produce his books to show what transactions have taken place be- [iden himself and Mr. Henry Seguine for the last five or six years. . B. P. Winant, being sworn, was examined by Mr. A. C, Bradley, counsel for the defendant—Said he resided at Rossville, 5. I.; bad known the deceased five or forty years; was fifty years old himself; he and were achoolboys together; but after deccasod went to Vir- jinia had not that fe ail 5 di that Pet through the agent or his prower, Mr: Money e. eu! ‘The Court then adjourned until the 12th instant, The Gold Fields of Australia—Centinued Decline in the Yield. (From the Melbourne Argus, Deo. 17.) The cocorts last wook were as much in excess of recent averages as those of late have peen below them. The yield bas fluctuated very greatly during the current quar- ter, but the general result has been to make the average weekly proauction lower than it has been during any pre- vious quarter of the year and its predecessor. ° The shipments for the year amount to 88 tons 18 cwt. Zar. 10 1b. 4 02. troy, of the value, at £4 per ounce, of £8,613,206. Upto the corresponding date of last year the shipments amounted to 2,312,096 oz., or 96 tons 6 owt. 2 qr. 24 Ib. 7 oz, of the value, at the same rate, £9,248 380. In the following table the quantities brought into Mol- bourne by the escorts from all the gold fields, are given for three montts ending on Saturday. In the last colamn will be found the total for the corresponding period of 1868 :— ‘Total for 1859, « 536,025 Total for 1858... . + 606, The deficiency between the yield of these three months and that of the correaponding three months of 1858 amounts to 69,460 ounces, or to very nearly a fortnight’s acc at the present average. This falling off may traced to various co existing causea—the scarcity of water, the diversion of the labor of the miners to prepara- tions for ensuring a steadier supply for the future, and to the commencement, by many of the joint stock companies of their preliminary works. It must be borne in mind that not one of the associated enterprises recently insti- tuted bas been sufficiently Jong in to permit of any return being made. the following table, compiled by Messrs. Willism Clarke & Sons, the montbly shipments are given from the opening up of the gold ng to the close of last yoar:— - 1852. 1853. 1854, Oz. Ons. Ons. On. January.. — 100,076 266, 178,148 Februar; — 162,562 189.678 208,283 March. — 107,406 160450 232,011 April — 92,512 147,941 116,077 May... — 94,975 169/641 237/105 June — 152,242 170/260 146,756 July. —— 179,411 186,230 290, August, 18 172,090 029 144,188 September . — 161,188 318,974 173,280 October . 1,559 248,396 175,209 82,217 N. vember. « _ 8441 322,550 164,021 139/248 December,,....... 140,127 131,162 334/964 288,673 Total........... 145,145 1,974,075 2,407,723 2,144,009 1855. 1856. 1857, 1858, Ozs. Ort. Ors. Ozs. + 180,017 819,650 306,001 206.796 + 187,274 219,587 188,565 200,766 + 186,653 824,740 212,967 204/71 282,506 250,080 171,891 238,824 164,571 240,314 196,503 161/363 175,002 127,326 247,086 235,287 329,020 107,452 238.5 242,929 249,926 187,102 207,523 829,825 221610 November. ++» 262,637 153,722 223,922 8 December.... .... 142,172 350,656 197,661 179,015 Total........++.2)576,745 3,008,811 2,729,655 2,616,976 Inselvent Traders in Australia, (From the Melbourne Argus, Dec. 17.) ‘The November Insolvency Oircular contains a list of L insolvents whose schedules were filed during that month, The trades and callings of the insolvents were:—1 ac- countant, Lauctioncer, 2 bakers, 1 blacksmith, 1 billiard maker, 1 boarding house Keeper, 1 bootmaker, 1 brick- layer, 6 butchers, 1 cab proprietor, 4 carpenters, 1 car- rier, 2 carrier’s agents, 4 clerks, 2 commission agents, 10 contractors, 1 coach driver, 1 ‘coal merchant, 1 dairy- maa, 1] draughtsman, | ¢1 er, 4 farmers, 1 gardener, @ gentlemen, 1 grocer, 1 homo:pathic tioner, 1 in- terpreter, 1 implement raaker, 1 merchant, 7 mivers, 2 painters, 2 plumbers, I poundkeeper, 1 printer, 1 produce dealer, 6 publicans, 2 restaurant keepers, 1 echoolmas- ter, 1 sleughterman, 6 storckeepers, 1 surgeon, | travel- ler, 1 walter. Of these eatates, 13 involves liabilities un- der £100; 22 from £100 to £200; 13 from £200 to £300; 12 from £300 to £500; 6 from £500 to £1,000; 9 from £1,000 to £8,000; 6 from £2,000 to £5,000. Of eight the abili- than are Rot stated. the remainder, one was to the amount of £6.00, one £6,543, one £9,400, and one £20,0%. The circular also contains a Hat of 19 asaign- ments for the benefit of creditors. The lists, both of in- solvencies and assignments, are long, and exhibit very ‘uneatiafactory results as regards the proporton borne be- tween the ameets and liabilitie: Doctor Fort, an oe leam Miner in Aus<- tra: {From the Armidale (Australia) Express, Dee. 12. A sad gloom wes cast over this piace (Rocky River) b; the death of Dr. James R. Fert, in the prime of life, wi tok place late on Wednesday evening, 9th November. Mr. Fort was a native of the United Stat this country sbout five’ years ago, and since then had been largely epgaged in miuing speculations. He was one of the first who, by gigantic dams and races, introduced sluicing at the Hanging Rock, and at the time restored. the declining prorperity of that gold field. He resided here for the last three years, and by his Integrity, busi- ners babits, and amiable disposition, secured a large cir- cle of frie He alwa: wk & lively interest in local affairs, and lank ioft in the district by his early death is deeeply lamented by all. Fer gome time past he bad been ip rather delicate health, but was taken soriously ill ouly about th-ee weeks previous to hie dea: It will bo opsoling to his friends to know thet during bis iliness he received ali the attention that kindness oould bestow from bis acquaintances, particularly from Captain Moore and Mr.G. Semmis. His remaios were followed to the grave by almost aii the population of the diggings, and numbers (rem the eurrounding couoiry. The funeral cortege was the most respectable ever witnessed in the Northera district. Evorement rx Penxsyivanxta.—From the Wash- ington Tribune, we learp of an elopement by parties tak- ing the direction of Pittaburg, funds were limited, and who, it was supposed, must pped here, Wo have not heard of them at the Mayor’s office yet. The police should be on the Jookeut, The mao’s name wag Pio. He was a Dane, young and good looking, and ar- rived in this country not long since from Copenhagen, and bad beep living in the family of Mr. Chas. Byer, on the property of Major Ewing, abovt three miles from ‘Washington, on the Pittsburg pike. Mra. B. wasof pre- 1g appearance, and an attachment bad evidently sprung up between ber and Pio, yet #0 well concealed ag to be wholly unnoticed by the vnsuspecting hasband. acheme was accordingly concocted, in accordance with which the husband was sent to Wheeling, with the view of procuring garden seeds, and during his absence the guilty pair, eg packed up some bedding and such other household furniture as they conld carry with them. took paseage on the Pitteburg stage coach. Mr. Byer bad. jeft some $60 in the house, which they appropriated. ‘This and such funds as bis wife bad been able clandes- Unely from time to time to save, was all the had, as the Dane had been recetying his board expectation of paying it in Jabor. also carried of an only child, a fae little boy of five years, The ‘band, who had always lived on the most agreeable terms with his wife, is much cistressed. His limited means ‘will not epabie bim to pursue the wrongdoers. As their fands are limited, it is ‘the ty pair would ys pre: Give them a notice. — "9 Journal, > £ F

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