The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-09-19

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masonry, Tor courtesiss eztsadsd whils On /,
m;dnihgs Wait 10 The wsshihgtop street Gun
nel On Wednesday les. Directly undsr tn
censer Of tho bed Of The river ~ found som.
twsrsy-ass briskiaysrs and Absrsss hard q
york, endssvoring 70 make up for Loss tlme
occasioned By she breaking through Of the va
ter. some tame ago. The cause Of the mishsy
was the striking OF vein OF ssnd st the foot d
the piling. Of the center eoGsr dam, new being
constructed IL 10 supposed that some 100 o.
SOC years ago this bed Of sand and gravel
formed the natural bed Of the river and De,
spite al efforts 70 prevent the mishap the leak
age soon suspended ill operations by pouring
fitsssn feet Of water iato che tunnel. The dana
age % new repaired and che WORK % heretofore
goes brsveiy on e@f -
OF Mr.. Everett Ne have spoken before. Mr.
Condor, who for the pas. seven years hiss been
connected with SIMILAR enterprises in South
America, 10 . courteous and AffAble gentleman,
and an A No. ose workman.
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A CoSTkMPTIBLH TsIcK.--In the Journal
Of Wednesday afternoon, appeared che following
CoRREcrIos.-At a meeting Of the employees
Of the Illinois Central railroad shops, held on
the 18th instant. the following preamble and
were passed:
wHEREAs, In the report Of the workingmsu's
as prtlished in the daily papers Of
The 18Th inst, We see representation accred-
tied 20 these shops;
Resolved. That we, the employees Of the Hi
lois Gentri Railroad shops. sish to have TINT
impression corrected, a. We did not appoint any
representative 70 the convention.
Resolved. That the daily papers be requested
% publish these resolutions
G. y. SrARKwKArHER,
J. RoBKRrsok,
RoBERT CASSIDY
Now, as We believe in telling the truth and
'harIng the devil, we propose 10 state the FAcrs
u connection with the above, aad challenge
uceessful contradiction. After the proceedings
II Saturdays Convention bad been published, a
eS msrr,ots got together, and resolved 10 call
! meeting, to repueiste the nominees and trans
ctions of the Convention. Accordingly, when
he men quit work, : meeting was organized, at
which Mr.. JosKPH MURPHx, appeared by in
-itation- After assuring his felIow-workmen
hat his position had been grossly misrepre-
ented, having attended the convention without
ny pretences whatever. and simply in the ca
acity Of an employee Of the Illinois Central
ss:,road, he was BY the recon incubation Of the
committee on Credentials, accepted As del
gate, and elected as It's presiding officer,
lso stated that he left the result in the hands
4 his fellow workmsn. After length~ned dis
ussion pro and con, the above resolutions we're
unlimited TO the meeting, and received nineteen
otes, all told an establishment which en-
Toys from 275 TO S25 men in the machinery
apartment alone. Being thwarted in their
efsFious designs, the disorganisers, lost to
u sense of shame and decency, resolved to have
heir resolutions published at all hazards. and
a spite Of their almost unanimous Reputation,
ecured their insertions, as the unanimous ex-
rcssion Of their fellow-workmen. To say that
uch conduct is beneath contempt, is to say bnt
tide Those who know the character and an
ecedents Of the leaders in the movement, will
estow upon il that ineffable contempt which 1t
0 richly deserves With regard to the object
{ their spleen. we have little to say Suffice il
0 add, that In our opinion, a more worthy or
p ght citizen, more earnest labor reformer,
man Of purer character and Of stricter integ
ty or honesty Of purpose cannot be found in
be Prairie. State; and that we have every reason
0 believe his name will be held in veneration
hen the hounds who are nov barking at his
cells will be forgotten or despised.
Bas. envy withers at anotheri's jays
And hates the excellence iteannos reach.