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my opinion, however, that the audience as
senbled would have set very uneasily under
the infection Of speech from any one ofouI
citizens, or faith opposed to freemasonry,
and besides 10 would have been 70 the last
degree discourtecus towards our guests, as
view the matter.
Again The offer made to DR.. Morgan Of
4 house il Cleveland In which to reply, was
a perfectly fair one and all-suficient in my
Indictment. This offer included everything
believe save he railroad fare "a the profess
sor and expenses, and from the manner and
snirit of ne offer think these would have
been included, II they had been thought Of.
The occasion was 10 me an eminenuy plea
SAINT as well as profitable one, s. think,
aratutously furnished Us by our guests, and
! fullv equal. % say the least, % such az we
Are In the habit Of paying hundreds q dol
lars FOR the privilege Of enjoying. IA citi-
zen, Il The church had been persistsntiy DE-
MED the Masohs, a. it was at first and as was
expected, Tor should have been indig-
nant, and presume indignation would have
been the general sentiment Of our people, or
a. many Of us at least AZ dare indulge IN In
, DEF pendent thought. We may have suh red
from freemasonry IN this place, but ] know
Of no well authenticated cases of this sort,
case 81 The opposite character dill happen
here re emily, ami it attracted my attention
at the time, and have since learned that
the court embrAc q a number Of Mas0ns and
vet the dec,7iOl was in favor Of an anti-Ma-
1 son, and may aid, a man in whose veins
\ courses negro blood, also.
4 | have, however, heard complaints from
I Individuals, u That has been done abroad
n Ii appeared a. though the brotherly-lOve, or
\ something glse NJ KIN tD ii, was 4 little too
/ strong, granting the truth u all these nara
tives. and we know welIl all human iu-
5 stitutio are abused, AMI most Of at such
: AZ are professedly reli quIs. Was IN not
!. Justly charged that The churches south we're
\ the very bulEark Of negro slavcrys
= ! am not a freemas0n ana hal supposed
\ my self IN No danger of becoming 1ue, previ
I GUS to these discussions III our midst. Soci
\ ETY. certainly needs some ties other hNstils
relg ions sects afford, wv bad " Together.
4 would ask, inspile 81 al its faults, does moi
I. freemasonrv afford such tir, M " there
! any other to equal il, after all ,hat is Pr mas
j been said against it' | Judge mas inry "
K free from the Sin Of cast, 10 her lodges, al
least Cast u confined, ! suppose. NJ gh
l, different degrees, If il exists. Consa4I
!, the order must We opposed 10 war, : or
;. der. They do not like to confront es-t
other On the battlefield, and may, therefore
nj be judged 10 be naturally opposed 81 var u
4 their very constitution. There muta iAn
. guage is always regarded, among all nations
i anu in all cllmes aud conditions 0t men. \
= Is, moreover, charged that, unlike 3 brother
I, Christian, brother Mason Will MT or dec
: not ike to take the life Of brother upor
I, the battlefield.
+. NJ. LEONARD.
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LEARN TO SwIE.-Ese. body should learn
to swim. Steambol disaster would be less
terrible in loss o. LIE, II all could swim.
No girl, even, should be called educated who
cannot swim q mile aud dive TO at least
dozen feet Recently 10 England, two GIRLS
aged eight and fourteen, walking With their
gover1ess, and being little behind her. the
youngest fell into . deep pool. Her sister
immediately jumped in to her rescue and
pushed her on to q rock, where she gained
her footing, but in doing 80 the latter herself
was carried under water out Or Der depth.
She came TO the surface twice, when her
screams were heard BY the govsrness, be-
rcic young lady Of twenty-One years, who
Immediately ran TO the spot. saw Der again
sink, and jumping in head foremost, caught
hold OF her, and succeeded in holding her
head above water for fifteen minutes, while
the younger sister ran for assistance. Both
were under water except their heads, for a
busrter OF an hour. The whole party were
rescued and saved.
England ID selling its wooden walls" for
hreWood.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-05-23

In New York oil the carpenters are receiv.
ing an;inerease Of wages ($4), and some en-
plOyers are paying $4.25 and $3.50 in order
to complete their work rapidly. The cabi-
netmakers announce that the proprietors oil
at least AZ shops, employing about 200 oil
the members Of the society are willing to pay
the increased rate Of wages, which hence
/. forth will be about 81 9 per week an the aver.
age. The Labor srs' Union has ordered a
strike Of all its members working with stone
masons and bricklsysrs, unless bosses grant
an advance Of Is cents . day on the present
rate of wages, which 10 now $3.50 per day,
and the strike will commence at once. The
wood oarvsrs are receiving $40 weekly.
Ar stated meeting Of typographical
Union, No. 101, held on Saturday evening,
the sum Of $1,000 was voted, to be used
by the Committee ON Reception, In en-
pertaining those delegates from abroad Who
may a.tessi the conyention of the National
Typographical Union, which mests In the
city Of Washington, Monday, June /. The
Union alse appointed committee to rgvise
and prepare for publication the constitution
and bylaws Of the Union.
TIE New York hoasmmiths report their
society a. nanbsring 100 msanbsri, and that
their trade b IN 6oaziahin8 eunditien. "a
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Words Of Truth.

We clip the following truthful extract
from an article in the Revolution, entitled
capital AND LABoR":
Thus the poor man does the labor Of the
world, then starves and dies, while crafty viii
lains feast and clo.he themselves in royal robes,
crowd to the sacred temples to praise the great
Unknown, TO thank Him that they are not like
other men, oatcasts in rags and misery and
crime-nOt dreaming that, in their gross selfish
Desss they ara but whited sepulchres filed with
all manner OF unclean things, and that the Lord
70 whom they pray stood at the gate cold, hun
CRY and in rags, and asked them aims in vain
All those who think and feel and make the woes
of other men their Own, know well these things
ought not 50 to be.
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Compound Interest !

The attention Of the committee who pre-
pared the model platform Of the Republican
party, is called to the following statement,
clipped from James Harvey's "Exchequer
Notes rersHs the Sovereign" 1t may be,
however, that the man who worked it out
Is iuapable Of approaching the resources Of
America and the genius of hor institutions
To show the inpracticabilty and absurdity Of
compound interest, it has been calculated that
. sovereign lying at compound interest from the
year of our Lord, one would amount in its ae-
emulation to a mass Of gold equal TO the bulk
Of the earth But if simple interest be allowed,
compound interest follows as a natural conse.
quence.
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II q announced that the laborsrs, abcut
forty In number, O The Qassn Amos aad
Kent Railroad, 4 Wilmington, DELAWARE
have suspended work, their snployen De-
handing eleven hours q daY's WORK, whilst
the men refuse 10 give more than I'm The
dispute win probably be compromised.
1onzToH. -
Srsukr IN sss LavsRrooL BUrLDme TRAps.
The Bricklayer1 Union has caused strike
at the works Of Messrs. Holne 4 Nicol, large
builders and contractors Of Liverpool, the
grounds Of dispute being understood 70 be
he refusal Of Msssrs. Holme B MOODS fore
man 10 pay q penalty Of f5 towards the
expenses OF former strike, and an Opposi-
ton to q new code OF rules OF which the
master builders had given notice. Tho Mas
ter Builders Association have intimased that
unless the strike against Messrs. holme :. Z
Nlcol be Immediately Withdrawn, steps WI
be taken to protect that firm, and that. aftei
the 9TH Of May next, the master briekiayers
win only employ men who are willing &C
work under the new code Of rules.
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LIQUID FUEL FOR STEAMERS.

L
A great and beneficial change is impend
ing over steam navigation and over steam
power, Whether employed by land or BY sea-
The Clyde, which vas the first spot in Eu.
rope TO witness its success, Is we believe, des-
tined to be the principal stream wherein
this new improvement, second only to steam
navigation, is to be successfully introduced
70 the attention Of the commercial and mar
itiEe world. The discov ering Of vast de-
posts Of petroleum in the United States
aWaked the hope that the long sought for
dSsidsrGttm-some liquid combustible for
the bulky and cumbTous fuel row used-had
ct length been found "A commission ap-
pointed some ears SINCE to investigate the
subJect reported that petroleum was beyond
doubt, more than twice as effective as anthra-
cite coal in the production Of steam, and that
by the use Of this material it could be gene
rated in less than half the usual time. Des-
pite the opinion OF tie commission, however,
which was one Of theory only, crude rock
oil, as it is sometimes called, has been proven
utterly unfit for being manipulated on ship
board or any place else, without the utmost
care, and especially as a fuel Both in Amer
lea and England efforts to tame the monster
and render it available for the use mention.
ed by the commission, have proved elabo-
rate failures, and been abandoned. The
scientific spectators and mechanical inter-
ests do not appear to have clearly compre-
hended the conditions Of successor in fact
seen what was needed for the achievement
Of what they aimed at To accomplish
their purpose 1t was necessary, in the first
place, to obtain a non-volatile liquid combus-
tble which would be cheap and abundant,
and secondly, simple and effective mechan-
zeal means TO make this body become sud-
denly inhSmmable at the proper place and
time. These important requirements have
been recently established by Mr.. Donald,
Of Glasgow, Scotland, a name which promises
TO reVolutionise cur system Of ocean steam
navigation.
The peculiar liquid used under this patent
- " A~e hoS bNNA hlshCA W SOhelucfrO TeIttSe /
product Of the distillation of gas tar, known |
as dead or pitch oil. IL is black, tarry sub |
stance, highly casrbonaceous, fluid at ordina-
~ temperature, and pours freely. The me-
ehsnical adaptation BY which 1t is discharged
Into the furnace is exceedingly simple the
"dead oil" is supplied from cistern elevated
few ieet above the level Of the boilers, and
pipe is led along from this and made to
curve down to near the surface opening,
where the flow Of the oil is regulated by ~
stop-cock. The oil thus falls into the ex-
banded end of tube which bends at an an
gle into the furnaces. At this angle the tube
in wide enough to receive another tube, call
ed the injector, which is provided with
o stop-cock and is employed to con-
Vey supsrheated steam, at the boiler.
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We regret to learn that TEE WELcoEs
WORKMAN, and Dayton WORKHAS's APPEAL,
have been temporarily suspended. Cause
inadequate support. When, oh, when, will
workingmen be true to their own interests
and the interests Of those who have battied,
and are battling, for their rights, against
overwhelming odds
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THE RESULT

On another page Of the ADVOCATE viii be
found the platform Of principles adopted by
the National Union Republican Party, at
Chicago, Oh Thursday, May 21st, 1855. And
now that the excitement Of the hour has died
away, and the huzzas with which the an
uouncement Of Grants nomination was
greeted, have subsidized, and the sober second
thought can re-assert its sway, let US briefly
examine the declarations there adopted, and
the claims which they present for the sup
port Of the American people.
Although we are well aware that partizan-
chip viii howl itself hoarse over the result,
AMI that loyalty will be measured by the
msde Of praise awarded to its standard bear
ers, we assert, fearless Of successful contra
dicton, that SO far as the absorbing issues
Of the hour--a just and satisfactory solution
Of the financial question is commemorative
platform is miserable failure. Its non
committal Character viii deceive no one,
while the heart Of The bondholder will leap
with Joy that has interests have been so
faithfully guarded, and his right to rob the
t0iing masses Of the country so cheerfully
conceded.
1t Is not our purpose to discuss these
questions al present, as ample opportunities
10 DO so will be presented IN the future.
Suffice it to say, however, that no member Of
the National Labor Party, who believes in
It's principles, can under any circumstances
support ticket, framed so Enthusiastically in
the bondholders' interest, or a platform Vhich
mortgages The future labor Of the ooE :,
simply 10 enable our Shylocks to obtair IL
pound Of flesh.
It now remains to be SEGA what action
will be taken by the Democratic Convention,
though we have little faith in TIE result.
We believe the same inauence-the monied
poWsr-whlch 50 completely controlled the
deliberations Of the Republican representa-
tives, viii exercise a like baneful influence
over the "unterrifed.n At least, il is best
Q be prepared for the worst Let those VINO
differ with US remember that the purse
strings Of the Democratic party are in the
hands Of August Belmont, while the financial
principles adopted 10 this city will doubtless
receive his earnest and undivided support.
In conclusion, we desire to make a simple
proposition to those Of our readers who are
undetermined which course they shall pur-
sue. Let them read carefully and prayer
fully the Chicago Republican Platform; let
them discard any and all unwarrantabe con-
illusions in reference thereto then LEI them
peruse the principles Of the National Labor
Party, published on the fourth page of the
ADVOCATE; let them carefully examine the
provision by which the debt of the country
may be liquidated to the utmost farthing,
Nth equal justice % az classes, and without
paralysing The industrial interests of the
country, tnen ask themselves the question,
'What is my duty under the circum-
stancesf" We have no fear OF the result.
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r, The Edtor W liz woaKssEISn Advocate
We, the miners Of the Chicago and VIII
mington Coal Company have been discm-
ployed by The superintendent Of said CON-
psny, because We refused to accede 70 de-
mands made ty him, ID face Of a written
contract entered into between us anl the
President Of said company, On the 1T or De-
cemher last, said contract being ID the ell az
that We dig coal from said date for one year
At 81 $50, Zone dollar and City eents,) per
ton, aud that we should give the company
all the coal that went through a inch
screen, and in no case wa this price ID BE
reduced during said year
Independent or this written contract,
was mutually understood By TIE company
and Us, that We should receive s cents fJr ths
first fifty yards We pushed our coal, and an
additional cents pr every fifty aris after
wards
What the company's superintendent wants
Of Us now is, that We give the company all
the coal that goes through Z inch screen.
and also push our cosl the FIRST tfty yards
for nothing
This being considered BIZ rs equivalent 70
! reduction OF fifteen per cent, We cannot
see our way to give into il. Meanwhile the
superintendent declares THE works CLOSED till
further notice
Now, we would earnestly request aI mi-
ners 10 keep away from this place at u esent,
az We can dig all the coa! needed by this
company, il We are paid what the doing d it
Is worth.
By giving this communication a place III
your valuable paper, you will confer last
ing favor on
Tx MINERS Nv RRAIDwOlD.
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GARDNER, It'll, Nay IL, 1868.

GARDSER, XIII, Nay ls, 1868.
TO the Editor Of the woEKsaHAS's ADvcclrE
AS far a. mining Is
concerned, this place is virtually AZ an end
We made a contract with the owners here
the LIST of last December, to mine coal At
certain figure for twelve months, but On The
st OF March we were ordered W square Up
our work and bring our tools from the shaft.
That being done, the place stood idle three
weeks, when about twelve or the Old miners
were induced to 20 to work at a reduced
rate certain allowances that we hsi for dead
work was taken off, and the screen enlarged
from half 10 three-quarter inch. We were
not allowed q hold any meetings, 20 you SET
slavery il planting itself in the North Be-
fore il has got cold in the Sluh. Il is aiso
sald now, that they have To suffer another
reduction Of twenty i've cents per ton.
herewith enclose the names VT .he men
that are working here, b,acklegsing. foe
they are things that should Meet every hon
est mans ere, 50 that they may be jldgel
10 the future ~ the past
BLACELFGs on GARDNER.
Boss John p Cumming
AISERs.-James Kendall, Joseph Weeks. Dl-
vid Jenkins, John Powell, Edward Pickles. John
Pickles, Robert Glass, Wilson Melbourne, Rob
ert Bull, Edward Hill Anthony MedolL Dan
lei Jones, Thomas Cumming
By Inserting the a0ove list you will vlry
much oblige
A FEIEND oF LABOR REFSRN.
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W. C. Long, editor OF the Sheffield (England)
Daily Telegraph" was recently presented with
his portrait and purse Of six hundred guineas,
in recognition Of his independent and fearless
denuncation Of trades union 0utrages.
Mr.. Long is . representative OF class Of
journalists who exist 10 our own country
men who are always ready to do the dirty
work Of capital, for q consideration. When We
state that s. Peers and any number Of Honor
abIes we're among the list Of contributors,
our readers may form their own opinions Of
the intrinsic value OF the donation. mink
of ii pack of lazy, idle, debsuched vaga-
bonds, who, by system Of the rankest in
justice aud fraud, committed every day OF
their lives, have managed to concentrate the
wealth Of the Kingdom in their own hands,
announcing" the action Of men whose ne
cessities compel them to combine for self
protection. Never mind, the day OF resri-
button is coming. Wait TILL the workingmen
OF Great Britain get voice in the counsels
Of the nation-they W II unearth and redress
greater outrages than have ever been coln-
United BY trades unions.
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LARoR ITEMS.

Several editorials, and communication
from various sections Of the country.
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COMPLIMENTARY.



The following complimentary notice Of the
labor press, appears In the n. \. World Of
the 10th instant:
The Evening Voice, eight hour organ IN Boo
ton, has died. Feeble Weeklies 10 New York,
Pittsburgh, S. Lonis, Chicago. Dayton and
Phil adelphia, are now the only official mouth
pieces this labor interest has, and most oil them
languish. There Is no excuse for these papers
existing They give no news, and display no
ability. The great dailies anticipate their items
and their topics Besides, the journals are run
by politicians The World reports the osgant
zations movements, and our edit rails do their
aims and interests full justice. Other dailies DO
the same as they are able. Special organs 40
them no good and are drain on their purseA
Live ne. spapers are their best resource, and
the best resource Of all other industrial interests
Let workingmeu organize and cooperate among
themselves as they choose, and keep out Of the
hands Of the politicians who would fain estao
lsh for them moribund "organa" They are
delusion and snare
When we state that the above item appear
ed in the columns ofa journal whose conduct
ors refuse to pay their employees the wages
their honest labor earns, who refuse to EN-
ploy workman who has the manhood t.
belong TO an organization which demands
that the employe shall have an equal voic'
with the employer in determining the worti
Of his labor, our readers may form their owl
opinion of its value. Moreover, it is vel
known that Manton Marble is to-day one o
the most notorious liars on the American
continents man who has been everything
by turn and nothing long, and who has sol'
out what little honor he ever possessed, L
the BODYBUILDING interest. We do not know
how our eastern friends regard the opinion
Of the paper over which he presides, but 50 10
as the west is concerned they Are considers
beneath contempt If our New York friend
are willing to confide their interests TO tn
keeping Of such o worthless, reckless, un
principled demagogue as this chamaleon
they are made of very different material I
what We had supposed they were.
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FROM ILLINOIS.
+. NJ LaoNARD.
BRAIDwooD, May !

T0 DE- CONTINUED
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-07
THE SOUTH.
The Savannah Election

The New York 2ribune'S special corresp0n-
dence from savannah, Ga. on the "a tns'aut.
give me following version OF the recent elec-
uOn day riot
The Republicans of this city have been pre-.
vented from voting TO day for the follow ng
reesons:-EiTst, only three ballot BOXES We're
provided by the Ordinary for polling nearly
seven thousand votes; these boxes were In one
room. An immense crowd collected wnen the
polls opened AZ o'clock. and constantly IN.
creased thereafter, voting being DELAYED pur-
ReTubl1can on The ground of non.payment of
taxes.
TINS delay resulted In great uueasiness, as 10
was evident a Democr tic trick to compel every
Republican TO swear in his vote. aud Gnus over
come their majority. Toe uneasine's soon
mRpifesl ed itself by jostiing In the crowd, aud
an officer VINO desired TO stop this trouble was
tndlscTeet enough 10 fire his revolver either
directly into or Just over the crowd. Tuis snot
caused q rush of the Democratic Police all old
Confederate soldiers, ready for the fray, into
the living mas of unarmed Republicans, m Dst-
ly blacks, firing about one hundred shots into
them.
There was not the least occasion for such vio
lence 80 savage was the attack, and SO blind
were the ASssilants, that they actually shot Two
OF their own number in the confusion. Little
or no resistance was made by the crowd, who
fled In all directions having come TO the polls,
uDarmed, in accordance with instructions from
the radical leaders. Several were killed, and
many more wounded.
The Post Com mander being appealed to by
the civil authorities TO furnish troops demur red
and hesiJated nearly half an hour, aud then
only consented on formal written application,
after quiet was restored. and the Repu bicans,
finding the managers OF election nearly all
Democratic, and considering the ,persis-
tent challenging and Violent demon
STATIONS, threats, and intimidation as concu
sive evidence OF a determination on the part OF
Democrats that they should not poll their vote,
had retired en- ndSse from the polls A large
meeting was Immediately held, and every
colored Republican advised to go quietly home.
as IL was simDly impossible to poll the vote oil
the city at three boxes even If there were no
challenges 10 delay, ana the treatment alre.d y
received by the colored population satish I'D
them that they could expect nothing but vio
lenCe,
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-07

THE reports from the Plains indicate that
the Indians are beginning to realize that war
with the United States is something more than
holiday struggle. II Peace Commissioners
al d the Indian Bureau do not interfere with
The operations of our troops the savages will
be severely punished, and compelled to sue
for peace that may prove permanent. 1t is
time that the dusky warriors were taught that
the nation can punish its enemies, and that
since presents have failed to purchase peace,
il oan be conquered.