The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1866-08-18

arsgd orys several Of the stovemounters
employees IN the Clinton foundry Ia fhnt
CITY we're - leave on Saturday last for New
bufn. N. O., to accept situations there.
PrppIERs SraIKE IN TaoY.-The Troy
Herald says the strike Of the paddIers In
that city still continues, with no present
prospect Of settlement. The p15dlers,
Anoving the business of their demand, are
firm in the stand they have taken.
JcURSEyNES TAILoRs Correspond
ing Secretary Of the Journe, men Tailors'
National Protective Trades Union Publishes
a circular to the members Of the trade in the
country, calling loudly upon them to effect
a more thorough organization, which he re-
CARDS Is the only hope Of the trade. He
calls attention to the meeting OF the National
Convention to be held in New York next
Monday, and urges the ele. ton Of delegates
mon who will goiin for reform, aud who
should be chosen without regard 70 nation
atty. We hope all railors' Unions will feel
the importance Of responding t~ this call.
NINE Hours ON SsTURDAH-Thr journey
men masous of Paterson, y. J., gave notice
in the Press that they should work but nine
hours on Saturdays after the llth inst.
The Press says: " As many o. the trades
have the nine hours rule on Saturday, We
do not soc why the masons should not hav'
it cheerfully awarded to them"
TIE demand Of Il, journeymen carpen
ters and jo;ners OF Brooklyn, for the privi
lege Of quitting work at 4 o'clork Saturday
has met with the acquiescence Of all EN-
Ploycs. The movement Is considered de-
cided success.
THERE Is prospect that the iron mould
ers Of Cincinnati viii strike for 81 per day
Their present pay il 20 so.
| TuE puddlers at the Cambria Iron Works
Pa, have been on a strike for some time
the strikers, two hundred and forty in nun
Der, have been elected from the Company
houses, and, il Is stated, that after they ha
left, they were followed by a spirit O
malevolence hardly ever equaled. Person
were cautioned not to give them roo
under which to shelter their defenceles
heads from the pelting storm. And In on
instance the minions Of power entered
house where the mother lay PROSTATE an
utterly helpless BY sickness, and her chill
dying beside her, who were Iudely ordere
, to leave the tenement Immediately. A
this by the poor mans dearest friend"
SrArE OF TRsDf.-W are pleased to 81
nouncs that after repeated inquiries VIC fin
all our labor unions are in Aourishin
condition, growing in members and
! grace. This is inst as it should be, sti
it is none .l.e less gratifying to announc
the fact.s A strong, healshy union l. Sc
dom, il ever imposed on; proprietors rcaliz
: ing the truth Of the statement that /
union their Is strength" while sickI,
| non-committal organization becomes Il
E butt and the jeer Of every petty tyran
i Now it is the imperative duty Of the
: stronger unions 10 aid and encourage The
. less fortunate brethren, and unless they I
!, so they prove recreant to their highest dut
!, Some time 20 he moalders Mon insugu
atcd system Of visiting and interchangir
+ opinions with their sister societies, whic
-Eif kept up, would have been productive
> much good, but unfortunately, II has n
) been persisted in. Would some live uni
Z man urge its re-adoPtion, and then let eve
}, member OF every union see that Il il liv
> an TO.