The New York Herald Newspaper, January 6, 1870, Page 3

Growing Magnitude of + Movement ~ All Over the Couatry. ™he Strikers Bold and Firm, and th. ‘Western Unior Company Still ‘ Detying the Lightning. Probable Suspension of Communi- tion with the Atlantic and Cuba Cables. “Meeting of Operators in This Clty Yester- day—Striking. Reports from Every Sec- tion — Statements of the Ope- rators and the Western Union Company,’ The strike of the telegraph operators ts still In frm. and persisient progres’. At the Westéra Union -@egruph oice in this city oniy two drat class operators and one ‘plug’? were yesterday at Work, Out of seventeen lady operators tweive lave Jomed the strikers, The strike 18 daily assuming enlarged magaitude, and the strikers feel confident Of success, Yesterday at four o'clock P. M. a meet. g Of the Operators on strike tn this cCily Was beld at ¥o 270 Graud street. There was a iurge attendance, eluding several lady operatora. The proceedings vere of the most orderly character, Mr. R. J. HULCHINSON Was called to the chair, and allcr brielly explaining the object of the meeting K~ntd they would first listen toa staremens from Mr, 1, iristie, chief Souchera operator, JMr. Cuaisrte, on rising, suid that he had along ‘Tory 60 tell, but that he would make it byief. Some * of 16 was good news and some bad news. He would + voumence with the good news. ‘Tne New York oftice ‘3 crowded With business. As tar as he could leara ‘here Was only one place where more than wwo ~SI vperators were still at work. ‘This waa at Pittsburg. ervurtuer West and at the South the offices were © nearly destitute of operators. ‘hia was the good oe ews, The bid news was that the teiegraph com- be any would take back only 6uch men as they chose, ‘¢ ad that none wil be take back belouging to the w Glegrapy League. (A volec—inas’s good news.’) “fhe telegraph company had an immense ~ capital, aud he had been told positively that shey would risk milous before they would oleld an inch, His opinion was thatif tt took six Tnoatns they would carry thelr point, (Several " voices—“We will doit!) The telegraph company say they will shut up shop beiore twey wiil yield, He had heard General Eckert Say ‘here was Do power on earth that could move him. ‘there was a lgher Power tan General Eckert. The directors would be Jound to have ute first say. General Eckert has tried to Fope out the printing operaturs. There are only “X Of Lilese Operators now at work 1n this city. ‘dls wouid de suillcicut tu keep business going mod- ezately. Vorces—"'l think We have lal enough of Genera! Bexert.” Mr, BURTANS moved that reporters be excluded from the meeting, Mr. BELLOWS said that reportors ought to be ad- aitied, 12 betteved thatthe majority of the mem- . bers present would accord with tina in this regard, Mr. BURBANS insisted that their mectings ought to be ela secretly. ‘the PresibBoT stated that this was not @ leacuc { meeting. Mr, Burbans’ motion found no second, and so the maiter dropped. Mr. BELLOWS went on to say that he was not will- Ing to sve lis little stock In tho telegraph company sent to court, Tuer association was formed t» protect ineir mghts. Everybody who kuows General Eckert knows that ke is a man of no principle. He managed by hook or crook to become Assistant Secrewury of War, but be never did any- thing. Le was un arbiary man, He refused the rexding of the moruing papers. At present ke was keeping 2 police force in front of the office to prevent the stiikers from going up slairs even after ther personal proverty or letiers trou their irieads, ‘Kovy bad no tautl Lo find with the maaagers, A. ds. Brown and A. vowues; but there Was Lo end 10 tie iat to be fouud with General Eckert. He » Would speak no more of General Kekert, All lie had to say Was, thitif they Continued (her strike they Would come out at rigut. Taey were the mjured ) parcy, ud right would conquer, ‘selegrams were read aunouncing that the operat- ors in Portiaud, Me., Dad Jett their machines, and tiatin Ludalo only Wie manager aad six boys re- mained at work. (Applause.) Mr. Cuuistik said Unat @ telegram had come from 1. LOUIS SAYing that the Operators there Expressed ret that yey had joined the strike aud Were now sulistied (has they had commited a gross blunder. A VoIce—From whoin did the news come? Mr, Cukistix—Mr. taimer. A Voice—The authority 1@ not reliable, teiegrains are got up for elect. Other telegrams were read and their reading inter- rupted with uppiause, shewing the progress of the surike in places near and remote. Among them were tue following, WASHINGTON, Jan, R. W. Porz—The two chief operaturs here’ have j P.M. und join Ua, } i) 1 Those fied us ‘that they will quit at uve ¥. This makes us a unit, Tho Lone Star of Texas tlashes deGance at the mouopoly and has joined us tos man, KUYCE, SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4, 1870. N. W. BoRKANS—In San Fraaciscu Ubree operators’ wal- ies Feduced. They ha-e the notices fn their possession, ree Operators discharged for being members of the Teie- graphic Protuctive Le Bight vperators in Si Circuit were discharjed for resorwing to sian by San, ¥ran- cinco. ‘alaries reduced there. ‘This was the f. N. JALOGS, Chiet Operator, ‘Toe general agent in Caiifornta, Mr. Mumford, aaced tu the above despatch witn pis own haud and frank:—"Vrevent my silence velug construed into assent in any particular, my frank veing attached to the message.” Boston, Jan. 5, 1870, R, W. Pork—The manager of Western Union laiies’ de- partinent and all the ladios Lave joied ns th{s morning. Do ‘Bot badge ap ineb. H.W. WHEELER, CINCINNATI, Jan, 5, 1870, R. W. Porr—We are firm and coulident. SPINK. « INpIANOvOLIS, Jan. 4, 1370, R. W. Porg—We stand firm. We will never yield an inch, FULL Other telegrams were received announcing, in effect, that all the operators had abandoned their austruments aud were firm in thelr resolve to con- Unue the sirike, from Philadelphia, St, Louls, Chi- cago, Builajo, Baltimore, Lexington, Erie, Omana, Guiveston, Houston, Austin and other ‘texan cies: Corrinue, Cheyenoe, Sait Lake City, Virginta City and otoer ‘territorial towns; Muwaukee, baveapuri, Nashvilie, Cleveand, Vetroit, Loiedo, New Orieans aud Augusta, ‘Vhe committee appointed to investigate and report upon the causes Of ce strike reported as fuilows: graphers’ Protective League claim that the ¢: Of the strike bus boeu entirely misrepresented Ly the oiti of the Western Union Cotapany, that they, the telegraphers, fare not on the offensive, but on the deiensire operators’ aniaries were reduced twenty-tive per ce co ofice, and aldo salaries of eight operetors in otlice, wio, upon thei refusmt to submit ‘the reduction, were on which the opersicrs {hose ollices dbandoned their instrumeats and ion Ahoir grievances audaction to their feliow teiegraphe: East, who uli, to a nan, have stopped Work and don poae to work ‘wntil justi Pacitic coast, whe ‘Vhin $9 uction Of salaries Jirst com- the telegraphers’ tris couurary nou My) 1 ; Commities, red A LOWY, |) Tho report was accepted with applause. —. Mg. PETERS added to the above List that the Boston p ators were heart and soul with thein. « Q)” be prestryy stated thay he had understood that r Western Union ‘Yelegrapi Company here had »piied a tive page despatch from San Fraacisco. ..# other Wlegraph companies were open to thein. From ull secuons of the country, as they well knew, naa come telegrams expressing sympathy with tem. If they would oply staud irm he had no doubt of the resait being ali Tight. AS’ ® general thing they were unaccustomed to being idle, but he taought they would get used to it. He did not think that the New York oflice would ‘rue the Western ion Telegraph Company. For one he stiould not touch a key for the Western Union Telegraph Com- pany until every gentieman and jady who was now out of place was reiustated. (Loud and prolonged applause.) Mr. COLLINS referred to the reassembling of Con- eress, aod expressed it a8 his opinion Liat some- Aing Would be done tn @ legisiative way that would » on essentiaily prove of benent to them. (Cheers). ihe PRESIDENT alluded to the crowding of their ombers about the office on Broadway. He hoped vy would not give the police, sent there as guard - jeneral Eckert, an opportunity to tell them co get i tof the way. Hits counsel was that they continue behave themselves orderly benceforwurd as they act thus far. Aiter some further speechos expreasing a strong determination to continue We strike untu the West- era Tyiegravy Company yielded vo their terms and SELEGRAPH OPERATORY’ STRIKB, [28 ne the apnotnement of rome commi journed untw ten o'clock this eta gp meeting Statement of the © cuing Operntors. J The foliowina 1 ‘ae statement of the committee appointed by the first meeting of the operators of this city on Mopilay evening te confer with the Ex- ecutive Committes of the Western Union Com- pany:— New Yous, Jan, 5, 1870, To Tar Epitoxr or Tne HERALD: — The difficuity now existing between the Western Union Telegraph Compaty and the sembers of the Telezraph I'ro- fective Leazue hak become a aubjact of pubile Interest, and ft is this” fact that prompts us fairly ‘stato our position in the matter, Erroneous — impres- tions “have been conveyed by the publication of reports 1m the newspapers, ostensibly with a view to general invormation, but, really in'the interest of our late employers, ‘These iupressioun tt fs our duty to counteract, In dong so, however, we ceaire it to be distinctly understood that our only motive is to correctly iatorm the{public aud not to create falve sentiment by an ox parte statement 10 relation to the air. Our organization 19 composad of independent diviaio: known as circuits, One of theve ie deaipuated. aa the Or Cirouit, and is entrusted with the perfurmance of duties in- cumbent on that position, reamble of our constitution sew forth that “the nature of our business is such that ® vast eombina:ion of capital must _ necessarily intervene between our most intelilgent — gforis and & commensurate reward of an apprecfative ublic and that we seek not only to protect our own rights it those of the public by retaining in our ranksthe moat worthy and skil(ul operators in the country, Instead of allow: Ing them to be driven from the profession trough the uujust exercise of superior power wieled by the willing agents of ‘our employers, who are ever seeking odiclal commendation by the exibition of parsimonious economy. Our organization extends to and includes San Francisco, Califoruia, On Friday, December 31, 1869, our grand chief operator received a messaye {n cipher informing bim that on jondays January 8 tho members at San Francisco would deeling to submit to ® reduction which the company proposed to make in thelraularies, The next day (Saturday, January 1,) we received anotucr despatch from them tuforming us that two meinbers lind been discharged for refusing to sud- mitto the reduction; that they should resist it by sopping upon er circuits to ald them. NEW YOR, unry & they suapended work. ‘This com: WAS appointed at am New York eircult instructed to necotiate seitiement by members at San Francisco » were discharged for bo relustated.” In reply Vie muthority of Mr. Mum- ds WuelPagent at San iran #20, tha! no salaries bad been Teituced, Ina second communication we endeavored to effect an honrable, peaceable settlement, insisting upon the reinstaie- meat of mac salaries had veen révuced aud asxu- Ting the \\eaiera Unioi points, who bad Aino duties, The proposit present stands than: plicity upon Mr. Mumfor ne believe that the in Francisdo ave strictly t rel ersol the circuit oillces 1 them until = proved ul In the latter event we will return to our duties at former salaries, guaranteeing to members and non-members who have aided usin this difficulty the benolits and protection of our icazue in the tuture. In the memutime this committee awaits the action of the Weatern Union Teregraph Executive dieulty, bau I» ae { Commitee looking to a peaccabie settlement of th v W. BURUANS, J. RYAN JM, PETERS, Statement of the Western Union Company. We have been requested by the Western Union Telegraph Company to publish the following as their statement of the facts attending the existing strike among their operator: EXECUTIVE OFFICE, | WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH ComPaNy, New YORK, Jan. 5, 1870. To THE Pubit ‘The interruption of the business of this company by a strike among its operators is a matier of Buch general interest to the people of all secuous as to call for ab explanauon on tae part of its executive ollicers. : ‘The first intimation of aiMeulty reached this office Monday morning, When persons styling themselves “A Committee of the Telegraphers’ Provective League” called to complain that certain operators ip San Francisco, members of titeir organization, had been discharged because they would not suo- mit to a reduction of salary, and demanded that these men shouid bo restored to thew Jormer places and pay. ‘They were told that tae company had no knowiedge of any reductiop of salaries at San Francisco or elsewhere, but that inquiry into the tacts would be made of the manager at San Francisco. ‘Lhe reply of Mr. Mumford to tais mquiry stated that he had discharged two men ut San Fran cisco for trying to create dissatisfaction in the uitice and because tite operatiag force ac tua point was larger than Was needed; but that no reduction of salaries had been made cr contempiated—tne only changes baviug been by Way of increase, Ths regly was communicated to the ope- operators’ comunttee, wio had meantine pre- seuied to the omicers of the company a copy of resviutions purporting to have been adopted by the so-calied teague, demanding fue restoration of the Men th question and tireavoulng a suspension of work on the part of its members if the demand was no. comphed wilh. Not satisiied with tne ex- plicit genial by the company Ol the facts upon Which their action had nm oased, Ue operators in a second jetwer demanded of tu pany a pledge to resiore such operators at San Fraucisco, ut any, as had bec dismissed Lor resistiug & reducuun of sulury; and diso to reinstate in their former places and pay Kae operators Who had leit the company’s HCLVICe LBeVEud OF the Western Ciites at Une call of thei disanected triedds ta Caluornia, With neither of these demands Couid tae eoupany comply. it would have veea & gratuilous isuit te a talcufal OUICEr LO seid LM TUSITUCHOnS based UpUn a state of 1acts of wml we Bad denied (be exisleace, winle, ou tie other hand, ute executive ouivers could not Supuluie In-vdvuuce LO restore to Laer places and pay persous wa¢ had lets their empioy without u shadew OL reasou and in a munner aud for the pur bose of Gubarrassiug tie Company's Lasidess (as Was avowed IM the resolution adupted av Lhe ope raturs’ ieeting), aud whose places had perha, been supplied by veW engageuieuis. such pledge Would tuve Interfcred uujusivaviy wiih ube fun tions Of divikiou aud disificl suyerimiendeats, and wouid Have mvolved the Vivlsiiga Of our coutracis Witn immoceut pares, Witn tuis the correspondence ended, and the strike followed, VOLU in Lis Und In OLwer priucipal cigs. The offices Of tue company deeply regret the ins coavenicnee Whica Luis mOVeMeNL Will Occasion to M3 CUsLOMErS, NOL LO speak of tue injury whieh It wiil cause Lo Bl pares aud inberests wffected vy It, Lue action of che operators as been Caused upou a mistake, and they have permitted themselves to be imposed upon by undeserving mien Who had no real grievance vo complain of. In spiie of the very large eduction mM tolis Which have becn made by the wesiero Union Company within the « last tree months no reuuction ta the pay of is employes has been made or coniem- plated, ‘Tne course pursued by tbe operators 1s tuerefore as UngeLeroUs as It 18 Unjust. , ‘Tue com- pany can only count for such actiuns on the part vi an tuceliigedt body oF men, ana many of Whom have been lor Years in Its service under the most cordial reiations, by the fact that they seem to have surrendered their fadividuai hverty aad the right of private Judgement, which most Americans value £0 uighly, 10 become (ue iracuioual lasiraments of an irrespunsibie body. Of the existence and purposes of Wwe elegraphers’ Protective League the oficers of wis company had no knowlegge previous to the present disturoance. They are now informed thac is members bind themseives by @ sacred oath to ovey Une orders of 118 officers, Such an order appears in the journals of this morning over the signatures of Liree persons, the chief of Wuom 1s thy city man- ager of another telegraph company. ‘hus it appears that the empioyés of the Western Union Company, by jolumg an organization thus oficerca, have put themselves im the situation of an army which, by solemn and secret couspiracy, shouid vind itseil to lay down its arma and surrender 13 cause at the bidding of, and upon ihe signal Oi, the commander of the eaemy’s forces. Bui tue cause cannot be thus surrendered, For- tunately sor ail concerned, euough loyal men remain to command the situation aad Lo serve as a nucleus ty Taw recruits, Such is the present situation of this Company. It has force enough at this and alt other important poiuts to do the business which sliall be brought co 16, and the numbers are increas- 1g aS rapidly ag they can be put to work, With sorbearance wud co-operation on the part of those Wiose interests 1 weeks to subserve things wll speedily rigoc themselves and the justice of tue rowmpany’s posiuon Will be vindicated, O. He PALMER, faunas ALONZO bi. CORNELL, | yy), GEUKGE WALKER, — 5 V!@ Presidents, ‘Phe Strike at the East—Commanication With the old Atiautic Cable Frobably Saspended, y Boston, Jan, 5, 1870. The Boston telegraph operators of the Wescern Union Company are more enthusiastic and deter- mined than ever to resist the imjustice of the mo- nopoly towards tucir professional breturen on the Paciiic coast. The whole force of the main oMce, with two exceptions, and all the operators in the branch and suburban offices, have united the fortuues with the strikers, the movement including the jady ag well as the gentle. men operators. As & Consequence the company has been obliged to-day to refuse the burden of the busi- ness offered, and its old patrons have goue over to the opposition line, almost but not quite smothering it with business, The strikers have beeu im session all the day and even. ing, receiving and*sending congratulations upon the success of their movement, hey are enthust- asiic and determitied, and have every contlucnace in forcing justice from the great mouopoly. They have received several messages during the day trom ce San Francisco operators, deciariag that their wages Were reduced, aud taat some of tiem were dis- Charged for veionging to tue L ague, ch® state- ment of the Western Untou Company to tue contrary notwithstauding. Tue Calforma telegrapa- ers state that tue operators whose salaries were reduced have the oMcial nouces of the company to that effect, and they sensibly conclude that the de- mial of the facts by the Western Union Company is only for the purpose of prejudicing the able against the operators who are now demanding their riguts. So far as pubditc opinion in the Eastern States i# concerned it 1 almost universaily in favor of the strikers, Measayes have also been received here from Pialster Cove and nearly ail intermediate # tions, giving encouragement to those who resist the company’s til treatment of its Oatiforata employs, and whe indications are that ail the operators in the principal cities east of Boston will retuse to work to-morrow. If this movement is carried mto effect the messages passing over the old Atiantic cable wiil be greatly d¢iayed by an absence of operatorsto work the land lines at thts end. The Superintendents of tug Lasvern dtyisious have ordered a number of the HERALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. ‘operators in the country to close their oiices for { duty, and about a dozen have complied; but to every instance they have becu persuaded irom doing anything further than reporting at tne onice, leaving immediately after and becoming sworn men bers of ‘the League, and permanently ar- rayed in benaif of the strikers. Operators in Worcester, Sprivafleid, Hartiord, New Haven, Pall River, New Bedford and Portland, who were or- dered’ to New York and Boston, have positively refused to go, and iy 14 likely that they will refase to Wore even in their own offices to-inorrow morning, A couple of printing operators have done most of the work betweea New York and }o# on to-day; but they will probal join the girikora W-mor- Tow morning. ir action in this direc. tion ts understood to depend upon tne concurrent pete of @ couple of printing operaiors in New ork. ‘rhe strike seems to have assumed vast proportions in the Eastern States, and with the sympathies of the teegraph patrons in their behalf the opera. tora feel a dezree of enconragement which cannot be well described. The outrages and burdens of the Western Union monopoly have been 80 numerous that the public are giad to see it come 40 grici, although this same gratified pnolic is to@ great extent a@ suilerer vy the strike. Those who have been compelled to telegraph have discov- cred the ability of ihe opposition lines, and what- ever may be the result of the strike, the Western Union monopoly will lose o large business heretofore rmManeut, aud the saime will be galned by the more Hbcral opposition ilnes, The Strike Probable Suspension of Communication With the Cuban Cable. WASHINGTON, Jan. 5, 1970. The operators of the Western Union Telegraph Company had another meeting here to-night. They received information that all the operators in the South have suspended work, The sirike at Wil- mington, N. C., will suspend communication with the Cuban cable, Despatches have been received stating that to-morrow the operators at Port- land, Me., will strike, and tt is beiteved this whi seriously interfere with messages through the Atiantic cabie. The two chief operators here— Clark and Morean—who were at work last night, Joined the strikers to-day. ‘This leaves onty tue man. ager, Mr. Tinker, ‘The company has picked up three or tour operators, designated ‘plugs’ by the re- gulars, and put thea co work. it is stated, how- ever, that they are wholly inadequate to do the basi- ness. ‘The only lady operator tn Lhia city inked her Jorvunes With those of tue strikers to-day, saying she “was going with the boys.’’ As matiers now stand the business of the company will be greatiy ured, Persons wishing to seud despatches geuer- aily go to opposition lines, having no assurance that they wiii go through while the deranged con- diuon of affairs conunues in the Western Union Company. Despate! Received by the Western Union Company. ‘The following deapatch was received by the Vice President of the Western Union Telegraph Com- pany: LXNCHBURG, Va., Jan, 5, 1870. I have just returned after an absence of one week in ‘Tennessee, and now first realize the extent of the treacherous and disgraceful movement against the cowpany, and am aeeply humiliated to learn that some Of the Southern operavors have proved faith- Jess, but am proud to say that none of the operators Of this district have deserted their posus. 1 am ar- rauging to send a few operators to other districts, ‘The success of this movement would be a lasting re- proach to the profession. | hope tue company will not yield, J. W. KATES, Superintendent, Cuicago, Jan, 5, 1870, Everything 1s working smoothly im this division, and no iurtuer trouble ueed be apprehended with us. SAN Francisco, Jan. 5, 1870, The telegraph operators’ strike continues here, There is no interruption of the business, however, ot the coupany, aud the management are coniident there wiil be nove. The operators are sanguine that tie company Will be compelied to accede wo their demands, : PHILADELPHIA, Jan, 5, 1870, The managers of the Western Union Telegraph Company have a suiticient force of operators ta Puil- adeipiia, Bastimore aud Wasuingtou for the trausuc- ton of ali business offering. : NEWSPAPLR ACCOUNTS OF THE STRIKE, The Strike im Cincinnati—luteryiewing the Contestants. {From the Cincinnati Enqutrer, Jan. 4.) Few snore poweriul corporations luau the Western Union ‘teiegraph Company have ever existed iu this country. Divided into tbree great div sious, the Hastern, Central and Southern, and taking witha its burview almost the cuure extent o1 Nortu America; With 4,709 stations, 66,263 miles of line and 121,599 ot wire, added to @ thoroughly disciplined stair bound to it, almost as seris to an autocratic power, and showing bet earnings withia the last three years Of $3,161,649 60, toe company which began in 1561 on @ Capital of $36,009 and paid as 18 iast dividend six and & hall per ceut on $40,009,000 might weil bid de- Mauce to any ordivary effort of organized labor. but the strike waich caused 80 imuck inconvent eace Wo our citizens yesterday 18 nolan crdmary one, aud We propuse giving a orief accoantof its orgunization and progress:— esterday MOTalay, ar ten Ofclock, the: thirty-five Operators engaged wc the Lhird street ofice of the wesvern Union ‘Telegraph Company 1-1¢ the balid- jug. Withoue any forewarning tu te management, aud held a mee.ing at tue rooms of Mr. A. C. Lewis, on Sycamore street, with that gentleman im the uair, restuting Ia the sending of @ committee to Willtams, Superintendent of the Seventh district, which comprises Olio, parc ot ludtana aud part of Iiinois, Wita a copy Of the following: cordially endorse the action of the oper. ‘ope in tueir opposition to che atempted ction of swlaties, aod that we, 4s & portion oF the (ra feei it our duty ty support them wich ail our strength, Resvived, That a copy of these resuiitions be presented wo ‘Mr. Willams, and an auswer requested as eariy as possivic, Mr. Williams replied in the following letvcr, and veroally Lo tue Sau extect: Tar WretEnn Union Tru, 20., CENTRAL DIVIsion,) SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFIOR, SEVENTH DIBTRLOT,: R. F. Werronxc NOINNATH, Ohio, Jan. 8, 1870.) D. W. Busu, B. B. G1.a98, Committee — -In ‘reply to ‘your communication of this ay tuat | have no control of the matters ewiiere outside my district. in this district, and si0 pioy sof thie company in my district have any e which 1 bave the power to remedy, that it shall be done in equity to both empiyer and eu: ploy.s. Yours respectful GEOKGE T, WILLIAMS, Superintendent. At three P. M. the operators again assembled In open meeting, A. C, Lewis in the chair and William Spink secretary. B. B. Glasa Was appointed a committee of one to Wait on Mr. Willams ana inform him they were ready to have an interview with him, Mr. WEITBREC Offered the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted:— Resolved, Tha ition to resume our work which dows not garantes the re'nstatement on tue old terms of all engaged in the preseut movement be rejected, INTERVIEWS. We called at about six o'clock at the office of the Western Union Teiegraph and found Mr. Williams absent and Mr. F, A. Armstrong, city wanager of the company, in his oilice. Reroktes—l want to “Interview” you, Mr. Arm- strong. What Mr. ARMSTRONG—Al! right, can 1 do for your Rerorrer—Give me in brief the history of this movement, so far us known by the company, and your position on the issue. Mr. ARMSTRONG, after briefly giving an account of the transactions of the morning, said :—* They lett without @ moment's previous nouce, aud are unable to allege auy local grievance. They cannot even state What Was the proposed reduction ol salaries in California, nor how many operators were dis- charged.” Kevorren—Has the movement been jong brewing, and was the organization perfected over the wives? Mr. ARMSTRONG—I bardiy think they couid have Managad matters over our wires, Too many of the officers have once been Operators and would prooa- bly overhear despatches fullictent to give a clue, Tne whole thing bas evideueiy been cocked and primed for two montas, though we kaow it to have been talked of openly ou the sireets of Chicage last week. RePORTER—What do they demand? Mr. ARMSTRONG —Here they demand what we can- Not grant, having fo contro: im the matter, that the employes discuurgea jn San Francisco he reinstated, KEPORTER —What Would be your position ? Mr. ARMSTRONG—I think we had better fight tt out now, thougn the company svould lose $100,000 or more. 1 ook upon this movement a8 a sort of strike in advance—a sort of showing of their strength. Wages have not been reduced here. In fact, thouga forly per cent of the gross receipts of this office are paid out to salaries, the salaries Of Six operators were increased in December, and hese six are in the strice. if ihe company yields now they have no guarantee that the thing will not be repeaced next week—perhaps 4 Gemand made for Ofty per cent increase 1a salaries. No company couid stand this, KevoxreR—What are you doug? Mr. ARMSTRONG—Ihe vest we can. We have lost business to-day, Dut have taken most that offered. We wiii probably be abie to get the press report over to-night. We have eleven operators, inciuding chief, and men called in from the vranches, RerorTer—If they mean to protect thelr labor by Organization their true and only policy 1s to make the cause of ther Califorma vretaren thelr own, Do you not tuiuk sot Mr. ARMSTRUNG—Yes; Dut there is aright anda wrong way of doing things. ‘Tiey have no local grievance, they say, now; wut if their strengto is vice submitted to they’il aemand wnat they please. Recently we discharged an operator in an Unio town for criminai practice, aud suostituied a lady. This was @ Cause of complaint. ‘The fact 1s, the organization mean to oppose female operators. We cannot have this thing banging over our heads; wo must see our way through it. Rervowrex—Waoy is not something definite done at once? Mr. ARMSTRONG—Anson Stager, general superin- tendent Central division, would probabiy not have authority in the case. The president, William Orton, ol New York, is abroad, aud the management fails on an executive committee, These are scattered, D. M. Greeu, the vice president, being president of the Loutaville Short Line Koad, while the secretary, 0. H. Paimer, 13 tn New York. We have had no ad- vices from the committee yet. ‘Ihe idea on which Tako @ chair. the tting 13 done is notright. They do not them- seives KUOW What Is the matter in Canfornia, but, right or Wrong, are carrying out vie commands of thelr olficers. “ihey gave us uo oillcial communica. fon for an hour uiter they had lett work, THE OPERATORS. We next sought Mr. Lewis’ room, on Sycamore street, where we found some twenty-five well dressed and rather good lookmg Iellows, taking it easy, In “open meeing.’? We were introduced Wo the pre- sient, Mr. A. OC, Lewis, Revonrer—Mr. Lewis, I want to get at the pith of this matter, What 18 the real question at issue, trom an operator's polnt of view ¥ ite unweit — SoM, We ATO Hers here tnder ender; from superior officers of a sovicty that nas bec focming for nearly a year and a half. RevorTeR— Was inis done over the wires? Mr, LEWis—Yes; in cipher. We could even now Use their wires under tue law compelling them to receive thing paid for. We have been organized tor gener: pre, and this is the first real issue raised, it is thi e coulpany—we have imcans of kuowing—have determined to make up tie amount lost by the recent reduction of wart oul of the operators’ wi ‘Vhis they bave done in some instances by hiring cheap men wherever @ vacancy occurred. For instance, a man would leave, gettin; $100 here, aua go to Cleveland, where he woul take @ place at $00, his place being flied at ‘This, however, did not suit the company. Iv Gid not work tastenough. ‘They them uuderiook to Feduce salaries twenty tive per cent im Caiifornia, where they imagined we were weakest, as & Jecier. ‘Tue result you know, Two or three men demurred and were discharged, The rest lett aud teiegrapued the next station, who followed suit, So tue bail relied on till it reached Chicago, where they leit, without hardly tacing ume to notify us properly, Lu fact, 1018 partially the haste manuested to join the movement that has preventea us receiving more dednite news from Caliuornia, partially tae bad working order oi the Western circuits, Columbus, Louisville aud St, Louis join us to-migat. New Yors aud the East to-morrow. RerOKTER—Can ihe company afford vo pay exist- ingeiaticn At the reduced tarutt ir. LEWis—They made a dividend of six and ons- half per cent on $40,000,000, whereas oniy about $16,000,000 bus ever been paid iu. besides, Lt takes Years to make a first class operator, and the life is a severe one, entailing much consu:nption and other pulmonary complaints from overcrowding w the ‘operaung rooms in large cities. ReroxTeR—They claim that you will oppose female operators. Mr. Le wis—On the contrary, the lady workers are with us, ‘'wenty of the nimety-five who strucé in Chicago to-day were ladies, ReroRTER—Do you think they cam hold out? Mr. Lewis—Not when the movement becomes general. it takes two men to work every wire pro- periy, though mere tyros can “receive,” and tue business they jose goes into the hands of the opposi- tou. RerorTeR—If they yield, even on your terms of amuesty to all, the rugleaders will De marked ous for future dismissal? Mr. Lewis—Undoubtedly, if the association does uot protect them. ‘ Reronrer—What ia the title of your association? Mr. Lewis—! could not give it to you without ve- traying lodge secrets, thougu it may jeak oul ia lime. It is peculiar to the business, as are the Lites Of the oftivers, &c, We ure entirel; cl ization, and these meetings that have beea open were merely informa: gatherings, Many are with us Who are not members of the society. ReErORTRR—Has the Company been making much money? Mr. Lewis—The net earnings have been between $200, 000 ad $300,000 per month, but they do not decrease the sinking fund, but take the recent deduction out of us. We have really no local complaint that would have been considered by us as asociety, We have submitted, and would readily have continued to submit, to extra ours that have been a lie severe Were 1b nut Lbs call from the Western coast. ReroxtTeR—Do you think you have adopted the proper piuny? It 18 complained you icfi dem without any warning. Mr. Lewis—We were compelled to withdraw from the Office to have @ meeting. Nothing had been de- termined on previousiy, It was the sense of the meoung tiat we should not return. Mr. Willams spoke to-day against the whole system of lavor unions, forgetung that the company ior whica ne Works is the strongest ‘union’! in the country. From other geutiewen present we iearned Laat all hauds feit couident of success, There were avout 4,000 operators m the country, aud of tiese ey conwoiled 4,000, including most of the experts. ‘They weve, in geueral, getung trom forty dollars to $110 per mouth, und were of a ciass who couid afford to fight the thing to tne vitter cad, Such was the “very pretty quarrel” ag it stood last mgot, The Philadelphia Operators fhe of the Wostera Union. {From the Philadeipia Day, Jan. 5.] The “sinike” commenced in San Francisco on Saturday by the operacwrs of the stern Union Telegraph Company has extenc to all Lhe prinel pal cues and news ceutres iu tie United States, in cluding this city, 1 Witich Bowe sIXLy Operators of that mouopoly yesterday resvlvel Lo Basia their fellow craftsmen, as wul be seen by the following, which, through @ commatiee, they Lave issued;— Monopoly To aL, GuAPH OrenATORS We, the Western Union operators of Philadelpila, have resolves to our brotier cratsmen in the West'and élsewheru wh Guanimousiy resolved to resist the uny Wesvera Uuion Company to reduce their stain reduction of tariifs for the ) beheld honorable competition, t aliempt of the aries 1a order 4 42 of dri tend that i Id do so auployes 4 Swat pre for tbat the surrount ing countr; tw to promote tie jutereste of tae profession. We hereby earnestly cail upoa them to resist aii overtures of the company watch would con. ict with our toteresis, and accept no position in F phia or elsewhere, made vacant by our withdrawal, dillicuities between the company aud ourselves are ami adjusted. Sigved by the committee of thrae of the Weatera Union operators. PHILADELYHLA, January 4, 1870. This manifesto of the striking operators, who well Know waereof they aifiruy, asserts tual the Westera Union Company desires to redace the wages of Lucie employes for Uke purpose Of so tar reducing tue Lari on despatcues as to drive from the ded all comp: ution, and the sirikers have very properly cece mined that they will not cousent Lo ald the compauy in doing this, out that the latter suail draw from the Wealti it has accumulated the tunds required ip 103 attempts to break down other telegraph companies, We trust tit the telegrapn operators generally, to Whom the avove document 13 addressed, wil resolve to euscain these gentlemen who ave the the spirit to thus resist the attempted oppression of the greedy gad grasping monopu.y in question. ‘There wili be an effort made vy newapapers in the interest of the Western Union Company to mage it avpear that the operators havo struck withour use—that the mea discharged in San Francisco were not dismissed pecause tiey had refused to take lower wages, but for other reasons. A despatch co this effect from San Francisco, framed by the agents of the Western Union Company, has aiready mace its appearance, and the journals inte perhaps all connected with che so-called Associaved Press—will make this @ text for articies in which this falsehood will be repeated and endorsed. The truth of tne case is weil understood by the operators who would not, with such marvellous unanimity, Nave given up their wituations to sustain their Western brethren, witnout good cause. The journals which will unite in thus misrepresenting the striking operators are not con- Aned vo any political party or especial interest, ex- cept what they choose to consider their own, but comprise those of ali parties, and many professing independence, among which are some that take especial care to cajole the working classes, preteaa- ing to be friendly Lo them gad their interests. This sirike is simply @ contest of honest lanor @guinst Capital in its moat tyraunical attitade and in its worst form—the capital of @ corporation exor- cised in tue interest of & monopoly whose purpose is to prevent the cheap circulation of intelligence to whica tue public 14 entitied—a mono- poly that would, if it could, appropriate to its own benefit the very elements, to tne disadvantage of the people at large, and would crush any and all inter- Interests Or enterprises nob in agreement with its own seliish and soulless purposes, It is unfortunaie for the country that so many of its jolie jourauis nave identified their interests win those of such 4 corporation—an ipeticution so uiterly at enmity with every (hing akin to freedom aad justice. ‘These your- Dais, however, will have to suffer with the monopoly which tuey have chosen to encourage, tor tt wili oe impossible for therm to ootain their usual amoane of news uoui the operators recetve justice, BOSRD OF HEALIR, Death in Paint and Pipes—The Smallpox—A Cherry Street Nest=Letter from the Amevi« can Consul at Gibraltar, In the Board of Healin yesterday vr. Harris sub- mitted his (published) report on the dangerous poisons im cosmetics, hair dyes and Croton pipes. The Board ordered the chemist to analyze the articl with a view of discovering whether there are lead poisons in the pipes and paint, Areport on milk shows tat Croton water con- tinues to be used largely, Inspector Smith reported upon a Athy, dark, damp cellar at 59 Cherry street, where the typhotd fever has broken out, fourteen beds Kept and a Jarge number of persons nightly congregate to asleep. The attorney was Instructed to commence proceedings. United states Consul Sprague writes under date of 17th uil., that tae dark ‘“ijuco, Captain Howell, salled September 15; tue brig Jonu Shay, Captain Nickerson, on the 10th December, ana the bark Udola, Captain Whittinan, on the 16th December, for New York, without clean bills of Beaith. Dr, SWINBUAND Offered @ preamble and resolution that the Board having on the ish De- cember declared that smallpox, in an epe demic form, had peen twice this reason, brought ate the city, informed tne Congress of the United States chat they have no data which induces them to recommend that Congress adopt measures which will require that every emigrant betore embarking for the United States shall present to che commander @ certificate of vaccination. This was ruled out by the resolution offered and passed at a meeting In December, asking Congress to enact a law on the subject, After a stormy discussion be- tween Drs. Stove and Swinburne ana Crane, in Which It was charged that Dr, Harris was respon- THE REIGN OF BLOOD. Shooting of James Logan Houston Street. The Rogers Murder Again—Is Justice Vindicated?—1he Ante-Mortem Examination, . 2 in ‘Time's revenges are terrible. Corruption may Paraiyze the arm of justice and law league with crime, but sooner or later the wrong-doer is certain to reap his reward. One by one the outiaws of our city—they who laugh in the face of auinority and break through society's sufeguards—perish miser- ably. Detective ingenuity may fail to discover sufficient proof of their guilt to warrant conviction, or political judges may shield them with thew pol- luted ermine, but Time the Avenger ia certain tn its punishment. bs ‘Those religionists who argue that the hetl of the Seriptures ig in the breasts of the wicked and that the tortures of the damned are felt in the Mesh must surely feel their positiun strengthened by the fearful tragedy which. following close upon ile horrors of the previous week, disturbed the quiet of (he city yesterday. A young man tin the heyday of bis man- hood, but fuil of iniquity, upon whose brow public opinion set the mark of Cain, the companion of prostitutes, a boastful outlaw, sensual and cowardly Was in the early morn of Wednesday shot by a pistol In the hands of a ruman of bis own kind. His death, which 1s momeutarily expected, will be Greatly deplored by the politicians and thieves of is district, and a few poor women, more wretched tian himself, for they are doomed to live, may mourn his loss, but the community at large wu! have cause to rejoice when it 18 announced that he is no more. All good citizens will jameut that ihe pistol that killed James Logan No, 2 did pot aiso destroy the entire colony of scoundrels who, maxing the Eighth ward their scene of operations, have establisied a reign of terror and throwa discredit upon the law aud its administration. A friend of “Mart Alles,” the unpunished felon, JAMES LOGAN, NO. 2, was implicated in almost every crime of conse- quence committed iu the neiguborhood in which he lived. Carrie Smith, the wretched Woman in whose company he was when he was shot, was lus pattacr tm guilt and ally in all his villaaies, How tar sie was implicated im the appalling tfagedy througa wich Logan received his numerat appellauon re- mains to be discovered. More tuan suspected of having foully murdered Mr. Canaries M. Rodgers in front of his own house in East ‘Tweilth strect, om the morning of tu@ sist of becember, 1sd%, Jam Logan, afier ins harrow cacape from conviction, dived Jeep inio dis- sipation and waded in gutit. te became uovorivus, and was the taeme of adimirng comment among Une outiaws Of ihe Kighth ward. Carrie Smich, ax has already been stared, Was a confederate and the parwer in bis crimes. THE SUOOTING. A few minutes before two o'clock on Tu mornlog, wnen peacetul citizens were asleep 4 1 this woman and this wan emerged trom the saloon under the “House of Couimous,’? N jouston street. They had had refresninents and were ubout going to some villinous dea in we neighbornood, Logau bethougnt himsei! auu weat back for @ cigar, andas he returned tw te stie- walk @ rowdy bawed Jerry Duin, Wie was jealous of him, came out trom the saivon with a number of others and rudeiy accosied Logan, After manner Of his Glass, Logan, who Was thorouy aroused, declared lis aonity to suck’? Duui or any of his ireads. then vile and abusive language was used; there Was # tussie on the sideWaik. und @ moment later Dunn deliwverately drew a Derringer pisto. irom Is pocket, and taking deiiverace aia shot Logan in the lett vreast, 1miicimg u mortal wound, the controversy was caded, THE ARREST AND RELEASE The report of the pistol w up the poltee in the neighbourhood, Officers Crittenden aid Suita, of the Kighth precinct, ran Up As ist a5 they could, anu jouud Lovan jeaning on lie saoulder of the girk day Carne. He Wad succccded in geiling seveuty feet away from tne sceue of the murder, As officer Sunth approacted to take uuu Lato custody, he had bi y strength to y oul, “bor God's sake Sinath, take me to a doctor's shop; Pin sia du ta meantime Crittenden saw Dunu sanding opposite Tho saloon and took hima in eb » Phe batter pro- ceeding was, however, considered uncalled ior by te rutians, Who crowded around to snieid the mur derer. Watn oaths and blaspacmous agseverauons they succeeded in convincing the oiicers taal Dunn Was bot Wie man, and tie Murderer Was accoramugly Teigased. Bejore the mistake could ve recited Dunn ran down Houston to Greene siroet and dii- @ppeared, throwing away im his precipitate Higut tae 1dLel piso Aud BsiUngshot, Some eifures o capture the tcllow were subsequently made, bu, witout avail, and then the wounded man aud the wowan Sauth were taken to the station house in Wooster sireet and afterwards to Bellevue Hospital. ALREMIAH DUNN, by whom the shot was fired, 18 @ uattve of Philadel - phia; i about jive ieet mine icues Wh, dark cou- plexion, and between twenty-seven amd thiriy yours of ay rly Wo years ago he assumed wwe 7d. of detective, aud played nis part Wii consideravie success. His “iay’? Was In Lie Houses of Lil-lame, where he was Wont to levy black inatl ou tie in famous propriztors. 1his was fufringing upon es- lavished rights, so Jerry Dunn (named Hawk. shaw, the detective) was fiialiy arresied aud seat to the State Prison for twelve months. Siuce tis re- Jeuse he has been very active for tiniself in various Viliantes and usetul to tue le politicians 1m many Ways. Tae saloon where the rowdies were previous lo the murder is kept by two men named Caliott and Tuomas, and ts as “respeciabie’’ in ap pearance as some of the Lest of the kind In the heiglborhooa. LOGAN'S PRESENT CONDITION preciudes ali idea of his recovery. His doom is seajed. He hes at Bellevue Hospital in a semi-un- conscious state, and may die at any moment. Coro- ner Flynn was sent for by Wardea Brennan yesier- day forenoonso take the dying rowdy’s ante-mor- tem statement, and it was hoped that av last the 8tul surrounds the Kogers tragedy red up. Ag Will be seen, nowever, by the following report of the examinatiun, Logan mude uo reference lo his connecuon witi that tran saction. Hopes are entertained, however, tat ne will make imporiant disclosures when he becomes assured that nis wound 18 mortal. THE ANTE-MORTEM EXAMINATION was taken witht some diificuity, the man having to stop repeatedly to take breath. He does not think his life 18 In danger; but Dr. McLean, who 18 atrend- ing him, states that be cannot iong survive. The ba lenterea between the fiftn aad stath ribs, passed through te pericardium and is supposed to be lodyed in the ieft jung, Logan states that he ts twenty-one years of age, Is a native of Irejand and resides at No, 226 bast Twenty-nintn street, ise- tween tweive and one o'clock tals morning—he tminks at mbout quarter-past one—he went into the restaurant at No. 2 West Houston sireet, under tic House of Commons, to get something to eat. He Wok a Seat at one of the tables, at which a female was already seated, She left soon afterwards, and in about tiree minutes he leit also, but on reaching the sidewaik thought he would rewucn to gevecigar, He did so, and when he came out he stood siuoking It at the bottom of the stoop of the Mluuse of Commons. Soon afterwards three men who were 1p the suloon When be was there passed out, and one of them roughly josticd against bim, but he took no notice of it; another thea drew & pixtol from his pocket and deubderately fred at him, (ue bali caicring the lett side of ais heart. He aid not recoiiect auy ting wore ualtl he fouad hunself in Beilevue Hospital. He dentes that ne had either 4 siungshot or any other weapon; says he did not sbeak to the girl or to either of the men in the saloon; he knew theta ail by sight, but did not know any of ther names; (he barveader was the only man he conversed, with. LOGAN AND THE ROGERS MURDEA It will be remembe that on the 29ca of January of last your Coroner Flynn and @ jury went to ilack- Weil's island and tmterrogated an unfortunate wo- mau in the hospital there, who, it Was sant, Was acquainted with James Logan No. 2, then under ar- rest forthe murder or Mr. M. Rogers, om Mme morning of the sist of o yank gave her evidence willingly at test, out, 1g at length that danger of some sort to hersell or Logan was meditated, became move cautions, and 1. Was found impossible to connect the Luk4 Im the chuin of evidence already entwined around the ac- cused from the statement sue made. Very lite doubt, however, remained on the minds any of those present that Le No. 2 Was one of th mea who cominitied tue foul deed in Twelfth stree Therefore, a4 1018 not improbavle lua Logan may mnake & contession before he dies, Lie TESTIMONY OF MARKT! SWORTIT, the woman referred to, is deserving attention. [tis as follows:—letween one aud two o’ciock on the morning of the of December, 1308, James Logan (No. 2) called at ©. LiL Greene street, 5 : Was the matter with his hand; he answered that ho had hort it on the fences; he remained in the house Gil night; he did not wudreas, but only Wok off bis, Overcoat and 1g down on the bed; he left the nexs morning (New Year's day), at about eleven o'clock, and | have not seen him since. When asked by the Coroner tf the articles of dress, hat and pieces of coat torn from Air, Rogers by we tiniterer, looked Like those Worn by Logan (No, 2) on the nigiat of (he Bist of December, the witaest satd they did not, bai testified thu. the man’s hand Was NOt bandaged up on his first visit, ,)Xaimination continued—Logan lett me at seven g'clork bo go up Lown: Lam sure of the hour; I have given true wneWers to the questions put to me. As the Coroner Was leaving the room alter the ex- amination Martha Eilswortn beckoned to htm and asked, in a fall whisper “De you think Jimm, killea Mr. Rogers” Of coursé ane received 1 auswer, JOURNALISTIC SHARP PRACTICE. ow the Bohemian Copperhead Organ Obtains its News. A Herald Despatch Strayed or Stolen and Bis- honestly Appropriated, The following telegraphic despatch frora the State capital, written and regularly forwarded on Sunday for our special use by our Albany correspondent, wo find paraded under a flaming head as a spectal de- spatch of theirown in the Bohemian organ of this city on Monday morning. How the despatch was obtained we shall not now stop to inquire, Sufficient for the public to know that It was our property and that it was appropriate | by ihe copperiead paper vo ite OWa Use Without our knowledge or consent:— FROM ALBANY. Gathering of the Forces at the State Capital Cundisat for Leginlative Oftivte=The Me- tropolitna Commi: os—Lnportant Caucus, {Special Despateh to the World.) ALUANY, Jal. 2, 1870. ‘The capital 1s Mling up with Jegisiators and iobby- men. Members of tae state Legisiature arrived wo- tay In constderabie numbers to prepare for We organization on Tuesday. Ad the democratic Sena- lors except Hubbard aud Cauldwell are here, and about haif the democrauc members of the Mouse. ihe republicans, having notming to say as to the Gisposilion of oficial positions, are saving ther board by staying at home. THE SPRAKERSHIP, At present the suvject of must important diseus- sion is the Speakership. It ies euurely between Litehman and Jacobs, Flagg, of (voy, is in the Heid also, Dub with vnly a@ luca jorce at iis back. Uitehaau’a friends claun ut jeast Mity-eaght votes out of the severty-four im the caucus to-morrow. Jacobs will get the eight votes of the Kings county devegation certaiuly, perkaps as many more from the country, DUE Ib is doubted woeiber ne will get tie voues from Queens and Suifulk, and probably @ few river county aud iuteriur memoers will go for him; Oat Us is Hot certian, The Brooklyn candidate is tui of piuck, ana will Coulesi the fyut agaist Tam- many. Li he does not win, which 1s quite iinprob- abie, he will at ieast gain au honoravie positioa on the door aud @ claim for something better in the future, A jarge delegation of Brooklynites, with indueutial Voces but uy votes, are here Lo support him. Kings county ts Very bitter against Tammany, and its represeniatives fram Lrookiyn make po secret of it. “They tuink that New lurk ass loo much aud will graut io litte, CLERKSHI! OF THE ASSEMBLY. For Clerk of the Assembly Afr. Cornelius W. Arm- elrong, of Albany, Wilo Heid Laat position se credita~ bly iu 1563, las no oppoueut, SHAUHANTS*AT-ARMS. For Sergean Arms of tie Assembly the prom- inent candidates are Mr, J. G. Ruodes, of syracuse; Howell, of Suitolk; Hubbard, of Ulsego. For Ser- yeantat-Arms of the Senate the caudidates are sesars, Cranam, Of Oneida; Newoon, of saratoga, and Jared Sanlord, who Was Sergeanbat-arus of tue House 1a Lo6s. CLERK OF THE SENATE. ‘There will be 4 brief git ior tue c.erkstip of the Senate, ‘1ue cuudidates are Cuikins, of New York; OF Niagara; Lyiaai & Suu, of Batalo, and t of the Troy Whig. ‘Toe lurmer ciatms the five votes irom New York, Wo irom isings and the viher tires uecessary jor election trou tue country democratic 8 "ORTANT CAUCUS Will be held on Tuesday morning, before the session opens, in Tweed s rooms ab vic Delavaa House, Wien the lewisian AnMe Will be prenentes Colonel at. Murphy Wii presiag, 2 Uuink | ca Give a sketc’ of its leading features. Vs COMMISs LONS. The Metropolitan co. imissous will not be totally abolisied, but Chere Will be @ radical change in the persovned oleach. Appouitments lo Liese Couns sions Will be placed in tue Hauds of the Mayor and MON COUNCH—ibal 18 Lo say, The MUUICL Al COV ernment Will revert © people, Where 1 Velouged velore It Was Wunsferred Lo Alvany, ‘Tue Hoard of iiewith will probably be wiped out and thew duves Iransierred to the Volice Department rome Lew Oulciais Wil be appointed for Lac Metropolitan Police, the bire Departinent anu Croton Buards; but ox sv this Change does nut Involve tie removal of potent men, ‘hese relorus will very Likely be stinpulied by embouying them tu @ Hew city cuarter for New LOK, Duck piaus Wil at least be suggested ja caucus, THE BROOKLYN COMMISSION. The Brookiya Water and Sewerage Commission created last session, wilt either be aboushed or 0 Invuilicd as lo suOrlen Lie lease Of office OF its mei- bers, aud restvict Uelr aibilrary autuoriy., The Kings county members, 1 is Baia, Will Gewand this. TAMMANY. The maguates of New York, Tweed, Sweeny and Connoily ure here, togeiher with the whole city deie- gauion. who arrived by special train to-day. ‘The auuimany lenders have bat Consuilaions With the leading sien throughout tie State duriag the day, wud cveryliing svems, ab least, Wo have reached a satisfactory solution. Tainumany 18 moderate im tts demands and concitiatory 1a regard Lo ail tue politi- Cai laieresis of Lie State, 1¢ does not mean Ww dic- Taw, but consult and agree on all the measures of State as Well a8 metropolitan concern with its ive Senators, Who are now in perfect accord, aod ite twenty inembers of Asseioly, Who have hat’ « caucus and agreed to acy as a Udit If has the sud- SLinual powers aid the magnanimous spirit of ita leaders greatly adus to ts strength, THE GOVERNOL’'S MESSAGR will, of course, exciustvely occupy Executive atten- Won until itis delivercd. Thou will come We strug- Glo for the appointments. CANDIDATES IN ABUNDANCE. For the Health Omee there are at least twenty prominent applicants from the several sections of the State. ‘The friends of Dr. Dayton, of Onwego, and Dr. Parker, of Poughkeepsie, are very numerous and aciive. Dr, Carnoctan bas also many fileads, It is unuerstood that Tweed and Sweeny are for the lat- ter. How it will resuit, of Course, cannot be fore- Been. George W. Miller, of Kochester, and Smith Weea are strongly contesting lor Supermtendent of we insurance Deovarui t Howell, of Steuben, & Prominent banker, 14 strongest at present tor the Bank Department. Tho greatest trial of strength will be over the Har- bor Masters and Port Wardens. ‘There are eieven of the former aad nine Of tue Latter to be appointed, and there are 428 applicants, This will give a smail percentage of dividends. LYONS. ‘The journal that used the above HERALD despatch contains the following editorial reference to it:— Our Albany despatch foreshadows the election of Hitenman for S) ' Arastroug for Clerk and Rhodes for Sergean' «as of the Assembly, Our correspondent wriies the following letter de. nunciatory of this spccimen of Journalistic sharp practice: ALDANY, Jan. 4, 1870, To THE Epiton or THE ArRaLo:— Please discover by What process my HERALD de- spaten of sunday night got lo the World office ant mupeas din that payer on Monday, with imy name aixed. ‘The operator received my despatch in one of our primed cuvelopes, directed, “James Gordon Ben- nett, HERALD luilding, New York.” so that the error could hardly have occurred in Albany. How At got to Lhe World ofice 18 & mystery, and ow they caine to publish it is a piece of mean trickery, Which 1s denouuced pretly severely here, and imuca aston- ishment is produced that Mr. Mauton Marbie shonia have permitted such a gross outrage to be perpe trated upou the rights and property of otuers. Tu uust have knowa thal it was Lot their vroperty. WEW YORK GENEALOG.CAL AND GiOG2APAIZAL SOCIETY, ‘The first annual moecting of this society was neld last evening at the Mott Memoriat Hail, No. 64 Madison avenue, for the election of officers and the transaction of ovaer business. Mr. H.R. Styles, the President, occupied the chair, The particular busi- eas and objects of the socie.y are to discover, pro- cure and perpewate whatever may relate to Penealogy and biography, und, more particaiariy, where { was stopping, and remained until about seven O'clock that morning, When, on leaving, he said he was going ap wwn; @ young man nained Billy Roudatilie accompanied hit out of tue house; ou that morning Logan Was dreased in aheavy white overcoat, black pants, and had on a aoft, low, round top Derby hat, sigutly turned on tue edges; he also) nad) on thin” «blue clot — coat. under his overcoat; between seven aud eight o'clock on the evening of Decomber st he again caied at 171 Greene atreet; he was dressed inthe same bine undercoat and pants he wore in the morning, 4nd bad on & heavy black overcoat; wore a different atyie of hat trom the one he had when he first called—a soft “Aipine;” Lasked him What had become of his other overcoat, and he an- swered that since he bad seen me on that morn. jug he had lost it whiie jumping fences in escaping from policemen, sible for the asservions that smallpox had been in- troduced, the resolution was referred to Dr. Hurris Tor ble report. on , 4. Did you notice anything the matter with his hands’ A. His myit hand was at the ime vound uy with rags; 1 uouiced and inuuired of him what to the geneaiogies and biographies of families associated and tdeutifled with tue Stave of New York. ‘Toe Librarian’s report was read and unanimousiy adopted. Mr. J. 5. Gautier proposed the re-election of B. KR. Styies, W. lloico nbe and 5. 5. Purple as the “First class trustees,” whica was carried, ‘The following trustees were also appointed:—‘‘second " General G. 8. inird class,” ©. b. Moore, Several valuabie auditions to the library were received and acknowledged, and after some routine business the society adjourned, ‘The first pertodicat of the society, entitled “Bui- letia of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society,” has just veen issued, fom which i ap- ay that the society fad its inception with Dr. D. \. Holton, of this city, at whose residence # meeting was held on February 27, 1863, ‘Chousgt the society has only been establisned avout eigut mouths, It al- ready possesses a valuable library of 383 bound volumes and over 190 rave pamphiets. The society numbers fifty corresponding sueimbers and ity resle deat members. *