The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1867-11-16


on certain qualities Of cigars, which demand
has been refused, and : large number Of
| them are nov on strike.
fhsrs 10 considerable trouble among the
snpIo1ss a shs cotton and wooIsn mills.
A rednchon Of twenty per cent. has been
raade'by the employees, and thu hands in
oil thc factories, except one. have quit work
in consequence Of said reduction. They held
public meeting and Adopted the following
/" Resolped. that We viii pot work for such
reduction Twenty per cent? and ask our
fellow workers TO assist us in our struggle
to maintain our present rate Of wages, which
we consider inadequate to pay for the labor
We perform"
The factory in which the hands refused
to quit work on account Of the reduction,
was the scene Of no huIs excitement on last
wednesday. Those who we're st the meeting
proceeding there in a body, and their pas
sions being aroused by unwise leaders, pro-
ceeded to make riotous demonstrations
which were qneled with difficulty, the most
disorderly beng arrested. They are holding
meetings every day ~ are also the employers.
The men on strike have the sympathy Of
the public, but a lew more such exhibitions
AS the foregoing viii lose them the respect Of
all other trades, md they can gain nothing
by violence.
| In the editorial columns Of the Ledaer ON
Saturday, was q notice Of q strike In the
flee Of the Journal Of Commerce, Of New
York, and the advertising columns was an
advertisement for c0mpositors for that paper,
which ented with the following sentence
- Every man engages will find steady EN-
Dloyment as Tong as he Is faifhf FIJI to The ser
cice. few ears ago We would not have
known OF the existence Of such strike, and
the consequence wonld have been that many
would have been induced 70 20 there; but
thanks to the prominence the labor move
ment has attained, tbs press are compelled
to notice such movements, and workingmen
are often saved the time and expense Of
making fru tless journey.
Tie mayor has appointed the commission
authorized by council 70 select a suitable
person for in pector Of steam boilers and
engines, composed of members Of our largest
iron works, and we may reasonably hope
that at an early date this city will be rid of
that dangerous class of citizens known a.
''incompetent engineers" Our state legis-
lators should take mold OF this matter, as ii
is almost n dali; Occurrences in some parts Of
the state to have a boiler explosion.
Thv Supreme Court OF the state has do,
/ cided in favor II the street cars running on
Sunday, and last Sunday they were run on
several Vt the roads, I'D, although the day
/ stormy thew ali NAT va1 Tai
[ consider victory FIR the workingmen, a.
the issue was raised by those who do not
nave 70 resort, even through the week, %
that mode Of conveyance, but % Sunday,
AID every other day, Gao ride in their own
carriages.
| During the past week several conventions
Of religious unions" were 10 session. Dur
ing the meeting Of tie Presbyterian CONVEX
ton they were agreesbly surprised by the
entrance, 10 body, Of the Protestant Epis-
copal Convention, and much good feeling
vas engendered by the visit.
Judge Snarswood, recently elected TO the
Supreme Court, heard his last case in the
| District Court. He has been on the bench
10 that count for twenty-seven years anJ
seven months. NJ Russell Thsyer, the de-
feated candidate for judge of the Common
Pleas, has been appointed to fiji the vacan-
cy.
! Our city council received notice on Thurs
day Of the contemplated visit Of the city
council of Columbus, Ohio, for the purpose
pose Of examining our wAser works.
10 political circles the probable candidates
Tor our next mayor are being discussed, bur
II IL rather an early day TO speak with any
certainty on that subject. w. ii. J.