Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-05-10
The Eight Hour. Move
as ment. ~e..r

The working-men's demonstration i'm
Chicago on the 1st Of May has so far
proved an unfortunate mistake made
by the laboring classes, and has result
ed disastrously to the business interests
of the city. Not content with the
demonstration on the 1st, ii has assum-
ed the shape of serious riots and men
have been driven away from their bus
mess and not allowed to attend to their
work. The Tribune sums up the cost
of the demonstrations on the LIST at
100000 and the riots each day have
not cost less than that amount. The
law does not prevent the laboring man
from working ten hours day is he de-
sires TO and SO agrees with his employ
err to receive pay in proportion to his
labor. Like all riots of similar char
acter, it has been quieted down by a
recent proclamation of the Mayor, not,
however, until it had damaged serious
Iy the employer as well as the employ
zee. Weehope the day is not far distant
when demonstrations of this character
shall cease to be heard of in all parts of
our country. Il .g,q
q The Des Moines RegistegSa Speaking
of the reticence of Gen. Grant ON POI
litical questions says oas"-,-,} 81
THE nearest approach to public
expression of opinion by him was mar
rated to US by friend who sawtand
heard the occurrence. The narrator
said he happened, not long ago, to he
an occupant of a seat in o. railway car
directly behind Generals Grant and
Stoneman that during the Journey an
individual in the car got intensely ex-
cited on the subject of politics, and I'm
the hearing of nearly all the passen-
gers was cutting up Andrew j ohnson
as Andrew johnson righteousiy de-
served; that Grant listened with wrapt
attention to this infiammatory denun-
citation, and that i'm the, mostexciting
portion of IL, he turned his head slowly
toward SLOVENIAN, and--fViaEed ~
'5W We remember an instance wherein
the General gave an expression to an
opinion, though not political, itlwas a
subject on which he was usually quite
as reticent. gg'l IaiiiF
While. marching around in rear OF
Nicksburg, 1.-The General and hisstaff
were compelled to halt until bridge
could be repaired that the rebels had
torn. up, and while they were waiting
by the roadside, Col, lnow General)
Wilson made some remarks about
Hhawneetown. Illa.l the 3Colts hhne
General Grant booked up and with his
characteristic dryness said, 80 Colonel,
shawneetown is quite 10 place. / un-
derstand that men are worth there as
ssiuch as 81 600" The Col. replied, 20,
yesI il is, General McClernapd is from
ShawneetoWn.n Another member of
his staff asked how,aold General Me-
Clernand was? Col Wilson replied
'.about fifty" General Grant looked
up again, taking his cigar from his
mouth, and with ~ peculiar wink, re-
marked. 20 nol Colonel you are mis-
taken. Gen. McClernand is, a self
madelaan, and fhe did not commence
making himself until he was thirty,
and we know that no mortal han
could make asuch "a aaaania ,t.eenty
years. fsd hlied taa
has'w l-~--l 49, .e------------- 1870 sssIt
New York Tribune says I" We have
evidence that no offer to re-
ease Mr. Davis has been made, and no
communication of any kind on the