The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-08-08

ceased on Saturday. The treasury ut pres
ent contains III 900, aud In future, society
men requiring aid, win BE- paid out Of this
fnnd. m Y. Star.
TMa Intsrnatienel Union d Tailors, con-
posed Ct prsgentativee fcon the various
nhions throushout The sonntry, win hold les
regular annual seesion q Washington on
Monday. August 10th. There win Be- about
sixty delegates present. The union win be
In session about . week, and at the close the
delegates viii spend few days in Balti.
more, where . grand mass meeting Of the
trades will be held. Il 10 expected that i'm
portant business will be brought before the
convention.
THkRs has been an engineers strike on
the Pacific Railroad, which has caused con-
siderable trouble. The cause is the failure
to receive back wages.
INTERESTING TO TRADES UNIoSs. IN
derstsnd that Mr.. John O. Proudfoot, OF
Glasgow, well known In connection with
trades union questions, 10 ~ present engaged
in preparing for publication q comprehen-
rsive "History Of Trades Unionism, embrac-
ing philosophical disquisition in regard to
the objects to be attaiEed, and the princi-
pies on which these voluntary associations
Of workingmen should be instituted and car
rid out
TIE ScorcH MINERS AND THEIR WAGES
For some time the Lanarkshire miners have
been agitating for an increase Of Is. per day
on their wages. The leading employers in
the principal district have intimated their
willingness to make an advance of Cd. day
and at mass meeting held near Wishaw IL
was unanimously agreed to accept the Cd.
and, at the same time, to continue the agi-
tation for a further ad-ance. IL was also
resolved to restrict the working day 10 eight
hours.
A New SHORT TINE MovExENr.-We I'M
derstand that q movement has been COM
menced 10 Halifax, with the view Of inducing
employers to allow their hands to cease
work ut twelve clock on Saturday. A meet
ing in furtherance of the object was held at
the Wool Pack Inn, on Wednesday, the 8th
inst, when delegates were present from
Bradford and other places A committee
was appointed, and another meeting called
for to-day.
THE GLASGOW PLAsTERERs' WAGEs.-We
learn that the journeymen plasterers or this
city, who have hitherto been paid at the rate
Of d. per hour, or 2Ss., q d. per week OF
fifty-Seven hours, have recently madr an ap-
plication for an advance upon their wages of
s. per week. At a meeting Of the employ
ers, on Thursday afternoon, it was resolved
to make an advance to 81 pence per hour,
or Of Q $. d. per week, to take effect at
once, and continue for SIX months, after
which the wages should be raised to Z. d.
per hour, thus conceding the whole demand
Of 5. per week.
ADVANCE or BRIcKLAYKRy WAGEs.-Thc
advance of wages demanded by the Stock
port bricklsyers, at two days. notice. and
resisted in April last, has been conceded.
THE MANCHESTER CABxKN.-The Manches-
ter cab aud omnibus men have resolved to
form themselves into trade union, or, as
they phrased it, a trade protection society.
A STRIKE on THE ALPs-The Echo Susind
says that the laborers engaged in piercing
the Mont Gems tunnel struck work the other
day ut Bardonneche for 40 increase of wages.
No acts OF violence were committed, and II
Is hoped that an arrangement will be come