The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1867-10-19
LABOR ITEMS.

On Monday evening the Trades Union o
Newark, N. j., held a meeting In St. Pete.
Hall under the auspices Ct the Iron Moaders
Union. The object in view was to nom
nate candidate for each Of the AssembiJ
districts within the city limits. The follow
ing candidates are put forward: First Dis
trict, Anthony Higgins Second District
Peter Malloy; Third District, Ira Fslken
bur. The usage which the Trades Uniol
intend to pursue in regard to nomination.
is to name democrat in districts that re
turned & democrat at previous elections. ant
eice Uersa. Mr.. Valkenburg IS brother Il
the gentleman who represented the Third
in the last Legislature, and who is now Pres
dent Of the Police Commission. ADothe
object OF the meeting was to urge the repea
Of the law passed By 4 e last Legislature
making strikes Ia certain cases conspiracie.
and subject to heavy penalties. a test case
occurred some time ago among the coach.
makers Of Newark.
Tex INrERNArIoSAL Co-oPERArfvE FoUSn.
RY.-The Cooperative Foundry ASS citation
Of Pittsburgh took formal possession 81
their property yesterday afternoon, and in
mediately broke the ground for the site Of
the building, which will be pushed forward
With all possible speed. II is conf IDENTIFY
expected that the Cooperative Foundry viii
be in full blast BY the first Of December
The ground is beautifully situated, on the
line Of TIE Allegheny Valley railroad, jest
beyond the city limits. and is considered
ono Of the most eligible sites in the vicinity
for manufacturing purposes. The bailding
will be as follows. For mounting room,
cleaning room and Office, thirty BY one him.
dred and twenty feet, two stories high. The
moulding room will be one hundred BY one
hundred and twenty feet, with Eve foot
gangway running tho center This noble
enterprise 10 to be energetically prosecuted,
and when constructed It will reflect great
honor upon the workingmsn Of Pittsburgh.
tbs lockout Of Cincinnati moalders still
continues in two shops.
THE plasterers Of Cincinnati gained .
victory ia their strike. 8i
TINS New York grOccrs' clerks, engaged in
an early closing movement, report iavorabIy
as to The willingness Of their employers to
grant their reqnest.s haS ~ y
Ar the last meeting Of the First Co-opsra-
live Building Association in Washington,
held on Monday evening, Tie receipts Of the
evening amounted to $4,000, which wasid 3
posed of in two lois--ops u SlO0e and one
" $1,000. Both lots so,d sta 66 per cent.
'remium. Ono thousand shsres Of stock,
rave been subscribed IL this association, no
one million dollars aaly
A xovExsrr Is made in the same civ TO
tart tempeta zee building knd trust asss-
iation, which win probably be ce-opsra-
i've. Il s.p II
TIE Washington Go-operative Store Az.
0eiati,n is making good progress. Il hss (
apisal already oollscssd of e s6a. 3 49, ..s
Tn London penny psstnn have: sssab-
'ssed twopsary psstnaa % STATE. sssir
Ircngs to print. Ths5 eonrssin thas ssss
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