The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-01-25
FROM BUFFALO, N. Y.

BUFFALO, n, Jan. %, 1858
70 tie EDITOR Of the wOEElEoH. VS. A1vocaru
The duh times now, sweeping over the
country, is bearing hardest on the working
man. While great many are idle, the few
who are at work are TO suffer likewise. Cut
ting down the wages seems to be the order
Of the day. In the New York and Erie Rail
road shop, the men have suffered q reduction
OF 10 rsr cent while see the employees
on the New York Central are 10 have eight
hours day, with corresponding reduction
Of wages.
am informed that the ship builders have
notified the Ship Carpenters and Caulkers'
Union that they shall cut down wages to
e2,50 per day-hire who they have mind
to, and rs many apprentices as taey NAV
see fit Pretty hard, but We must grin
and bear it, for a whlls II is a long lane
that has no turns in it.
Do these men, when reducing the wages
of their men, ever stop 60 think what the
price Of barrel Of -four is, or if the neces-
saries Of life are coming dOwn? mol YER.
lily believe they begrudge the poor mechanic
the pittance he earns, and if times bear
heavily, and business is dull, they cry out,
curtail expenses, and forthwith commence
cutting down the wages. Who knows but
what some good will come out Of il yet? n,
in the spring. the men who are now working
8 hours will only hold their employers 10 the
system, very soon their wages will resume
the old standard, ana the system for which
they have labcred 90 long and earnestly win
Be gained almost without a struggle.
The event of the past week was .ae eighth
annual t-I Of the MaehinisLs' and Black
smiths Association, at St. James Hall II
was one Of the best balls Of the season, was
well attended, the aoOr being filed with las
and lasses, threading the mazes Of the ,oY-
o1s dance, till the ''wee smse hours"
had the pleasure of meeting thereMsssrs.
4 Perry, o Neil, and several other ONO. I, OF
( Rochester, who came up to eni9v the occa-
sion, and they did enjoy it. Ttey were well
cared for, reckon.
4 NO. Us OF DuuAAOg has ~ ANPuA0aSh "
dong things up brown, asd their balls are
always successes, both dnanciau and 9TH
erwise.
On Sunday last, iArge coucourss Of peo-
ole were attracted 90 see the funeral pro
cession or Col Mic. ,ael Bailey, commander
Of the Tth regiment |. n. A., Of this city.
Dol. Bailey ought well and nobly during
the late rebellion, but owing to continued i'll
health resigned, and returned to bis home.
He died from the effects on wound received
a Rnigwxy, in Canada, ~ the Inc Of the
Fenian invasion in the month Of Jun1, 1866
Quite a large number Of the military aud
civic portion Of the Fenian Br theIh0od
were in the procession, and attended the re-
mains to their fiaal resting place.
In my last, IN the list Of officers of the
the Mechanics Institute, the name Of their
worthy treasurer was omitted. M. Fred.
Z. McFeely fills that position, both for the
Institute and for the Machinists snd B ack-
smiths international Union-a very trust
worthy man, and q firm and Jealous friend
of the labor cause.
The Necklaces Institute glides along in
the even tenor Of its way. A committee has
IN hand the getting up Of handsomely en-
grayed life membership card, while the Lees
ture Committee are making preparations FIR
la course OF scientific lectures, TO come of 40
an early day. More amen.
Yours. &C., VEDErTE