The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-21
From the Boston Trareller, Feb. III
THE SuDENf L EDS, SnpILy L,

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The Journeymen shoemakers of Marbehead held
meeting last Saturday evening at the Town Hall,
to consider the sub ject Of the strike. About three
hundred were present, and feeling seemed to
be manifested to unite with the journeymen of
other cities, understood to be ready to strike,
Committee appointed to confer with the leaders
of the strike in Lynn.
Last evening another meeting was held at Lyceum
Hall. 1t was attended by at least six hundred per-
sons, the hall being full and with the execution of
few employers, outsiders and BOYS the assembly
was composed entirely of journeymen shoemakers.
The prices IN Marblehead we are told, have never
been reduced so low at Lynn, and in consequence
the excitement there is not so great. Most of the
prominent and most intelligent iourneymen, how
ever, favor the strike, and express their readiness
to promote its objects by every honorable influence
exertiOn
At the meeting last night three cents admission
lee was taken to pay expenses. 1t was called to
order by William Lecraw, chairman of the last
meeting. He opened the proceedings with a short
speech, advocating the strike the only means by
which their rights could be indicated and as one
of the duties incumbent upon them as working men
the true misunderstanding on their own in
terestS. He was loudly cheered by the audience.
Mr.. Day, from the Committee appointed to
Ter with the Lynn strikers, reported, giving sy-
nopsis OF their proceedings, and ending with an
announcement that they had fixed upon the 22d as
the time for the strike. (Cheers.)
Thomas E. 1resOn was chosen Secretary of the
meeting. He then introduced to the meeting Alon
20 u. Draper, Esq, of the Ne10 England Wecbdnic at
Lynn, who addressed the audience for an hour and
half. He was most enthusiastically cheered on
coming forward to speak. After abiding to the
causes which had led to the strike and the oppres-
sion which most of the journeymen of Massachu-
sets had to complain of, he said he regretted he
was not in a society town, where he could rouse
their enthusiasm by illusions to battles fought and
! victories won in other days
In the course of his remarks Mr.. Draper put the
question of a strike to the meeting, when it was
unanimously voted, Uica roce, to strike and petit
ton as to whether they would agree to the 22d of
February, at sunrise, as the time for their demon
stratons was also decided in the affirmative, with
| shouts.
| William Sinclair, one of the journeymen, then
made speech deprecating the disposition of some
to work under price, to the great detrment of the
! true interests of all. They did not want to be
crushed-it was their own fault if they were abu-
sed; and he hoped they would take fair start and
| carry everything through manfully. (Cheers.)
| Isabella Jane Stephens, the little daughter OF
| the wife poisoner that was hung few weeks ago,
| in New York, died in that city on Friday last.
She did not see her father for some time previous
to his death, the circumstances of which seem to
have borne heavily upon her youthful mind, and
probably induced fever and death. She was Just
nine years DID,
The National Commentary of the Sons of Malta,
in session at Washington, adjOurned ON Saturday,
to meet on the 18th of February, 1861, in New
York city.
The merchants of Boston are about to present a
petition to Congress praying the withdrawal of the
cent coin from circulation.