Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-05-01

IN IoucteUCc VI toc cJ&ub noun Cy9tem OF
labor, and many have misgivinGs Of the
results from the determined spirit manifest
ed by the men who are 90 vitality interest
ed in this subject. and the cool and deliber-
ate purposes Of the manufacturers, it seems
almost impossible 10 avoid trouble. All of
the laboring men are not, by any means, In
favor Of the system. and - many rs have
courage will attempt TO continue their work.
whether they will be allowed to continue
their work peacefully, Is question. II the
men shall finally hold out for the employer
to acceed to their demands the result will
be q loss enormous To the city.
The Chicago papers all have long articles
ON this question to-day, and all Of them
counsel moderation. They have taken great
pains to explain the true meaning OF the
law, and to correct the construction put
upon IL by many, that to violate the eight
hour law or t. go contrary TO il is 10 violate
law Of the State
The careful manner in which these arti.
clcs are written show the apprehensions Of
these editors
To morrow night there will be great
demonstration In this city.
Great preparations are being 70 make .
decided impression.
A private dispatch from the depot Of the
N. w. Il Il. Co At their south branch shops,
says the men were all quiet last night and
there is no work u day. This 10 the case in
many Of onr foundriss and shops The
fever 10 up. We shalt see what TO morrow
will do
Among those who have taken . firm
stand against the system 10 the G. & n. w.
r H.; the r. / l. r X. Il Co, and the G. s
Alton Railroad Co. These roads employ
about 800 hands OF our principal mauufa c.
tories. R. W. Yates Of the Eagie Works;
Fuller \ Ford, z. II. Mccormick and Peter
Schutler.
The Republicans special from Spring. field
says ,591 has been paid upon the public
debt during the present month
The Governor has received o numerously
signed petition for the pardon Of man
named Motley, convicted Of murder at the
late term Of the Bond county Circuit
Court, and sentenced to fourteen years i'm
piisonment in the penitentiary, the frs,
case under the new law on capital punish.
mcnt.
The railroad companies not having Com.
piled with the demands Of the trades unions
In relation 10 the eight hour system, . gen.
cral turn out OF all The members is expected
to morrow as the men refused 10 reccde
from their demands
The contest for the location for the Sol.
diers' Orphans Home, IL thought to be be
! tween Springfield aud Normal, and may
pos sibly be decided on Thursday
The damage by the late flood to them w.
X. X. in Iowa has been repaired and trains
now ran through TO Council Bluffs and
Omaha without trMnsicr.
CHICAGO, May l.-Nothins il new in The
city 10 day, unless il relates 10 ths aew o.
der Of things in regard 10 labor. Men, w.
men and children ere excited cad svery-
body 10 prepared to talk on the ali oboosbiog
subject. The streets ere flll Of people this
Oe9Oing, bands Of music are Ratheeing q
,hsis headquarters, members of he Labor
Assoeiasions ere hursying - their readsz-
veus 10 take part in the grsss dsosastss-
zion Of to-day. No stone has been lefl IN
termed 70 make the affair IA. dsy very im>
posing one. Our nswspapsn are illsd viii
accounts Of the preparations fee the day's
Chicago, 10 day, b on ~ vssy highsoe
wake Of sxcitsosat There b noss sewing
In this city to.dsy than hes ever bse0
known 6e(oso. This, in connection Win
he eight Aeus szeiteneot makes - city
busy place.
4 spssiIl Of the Republican itsn 1srs
Wayne. Ind.. q The S0th sil n.y. that
most feaffsl and dsstafdly sobbssy 90 %
attempt 10 murder psaceabls 0ssaah 81.
lien named Fe'gsr created quite On excite
ment in that place "a that day. He wes a.
taf ked the night before 10 sscaudsd por>
Zion Of the city BY three williams Who beet
him numerically With clubs. and then rob
I'D him 81 sbent eeo0, esd IA hin - they
supposed, dead; but Ssftuoatsly hs ~ %
far recovered o 10 be able to identify enc
Of tho party. q notorious coniid nee man
named Jack Ryan, Who with two Of hh col
leagues have been arreste l. The Germans
turned out en- masse determined to have
revenge by mob law, and they we're with
difficulty restrained from lynching the whole
party.
st. Louis special 10 the journal says
The eight hour men are marching through
the principal streets here to-day. The
procession is fif.ten blocks long, and il
competed 1t 600 men. Thirtesn soe,eties
displsy banners in the PROCESSION, which 10
closed by delegation from East 81. Loaie.
beari Z the motto: '"Gov. ORlssby, On s
heus nan, next Psss.dsnl" JAhos gsner.
ely 10 suspssded today, but mechanics in
form ue that moro than ham q the employs
ses nass agreed to eoutiaue the men at
work eight ooufs day, The men submits
ting to ssducsiso Of IL OF 20 per cest. foe
wages.
A prsesssien Of eight hous nsn ceos
nsoeed to osvs 10 this city past H. eur
nes 81 lake aad Olask etrss1e g half past
10 o'clock, Esd h sssk jest abost - heer q
pece. The didsesns tsAdss wsss rspressnt.
60 p dsvsses md oaehiasry, "a eehes
oeeeseoa eoasaetssistic Of tAsse eecupotioo.
= mulhtude o. people wsss q che etresA
s6d sv:sythins passed Of q quiet - could
10 wished.
No enthusiast was unaffected b. the
crowd sfpeopee liaing the street, and hardly
any Woaifoolasion, except when some ride
ulous charsose wee pssssnted. The men
o. high AID noble purposes snsus the me
chanics aad laboring classes Of ibis city
were not in The proceosioa.