The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-07-10

East Tennessee has considerable availa-
bic unskiIei labor. A farm hand can be
hired for the season at twelve dollars q
month Mechanics receive about two dol
lars and half per day. On the other hand,
the staple articles of food are cheap. Beef
ranges from ten to fifteen cents per pound.
Mutton and veal from eight 10 twelve cents
per pound.
Tue iourneymen mason's mutual protec
tive union, Of Patterson, Jersey, i one Of
the most successful n the State.
THE cash profits If the first Union Coop
erative Land add Building Association Of
New York city, for the past year amounts
10 $2,0S9, giving bonus Of $l72 to each
member.
The eapmakers' strike Of New York still
continues Over 400 operatives are idle.
THE prospects now are that The strike Of
the Trenton Potters, which has existed for
the past fifteen weeks, will be amicably set
tied.
AT a recent meeting u the journeymen
painters of New York, the following resolu-
lions were unanimously adopted
Resolved, That We, he Journeymen Painter
OF The city Of New York believe have
right to demand Just compensation Tor our
labor, and We will maintain our just demands
Resolved That We will 10 away WITH all bad
feelings heretofore existing, and form ourselves
into one society, OF branches Of one society, for
The purpose OF defending our rights as working
men.
Resolved, That We viii not place ourselves in
the hands Of those ", aid be masters, but viii
Ggh. She battle for all time until our demands
are acknowledged by them.
FOREIGN.
THE Painters strike at Glasgow still con
tinues
Tue wages Of the GOLFERS in the vicinity
OF Rochdaie mas been reduced IL. 90. per
score
THF cotton factory operators Al Oldham,
who have been a strike for some time have
generally returned to work at reduction "
8 per cent. % former RACES.
THE ietteT-press printers q Edinburgh,
Scotland, are urging the adoption 0f the =
{ hour system.
Z THE carpenters and joiners If Glasgow De-
mand The adoption Of the 3 hour system in
7 their branch Of trade.
\ TINS miners Of Scotland are talking Of pre-
senung Mr. EcDonad with some token o.
their esteem previous to bis leaving for
] America.
\ THE lockout ~ the miners in South York
1 shire still continues, With little ? aspect q a
speedy settlement FOr tie past three
months the income -f tle organization 10
Y that section has averaged $500 Der week.
\ The men are determined 20 carry their point
az al hazarts.
VI The following are the latest quotations. Of
f the Victoria labor market: St0nemasous
ana hrickiayers l0s. pcr day., carpenters "a.
de-, builders labCTeTs, H., shepherds $50 TO
$40 per aunum, shearers Gs. Up I'll per
100, superior DO. Ios. per do; hutkeepers
E22 per year, lads tSAU can milky l2s. Der
week, general farm iature-s 81 20 20s. do,
Jhree-ran feucers (,tuf aid on tue naeJ
Is. 90. % 2s per rod, grubbers ana spItters
ana fencers As. yer rod, wood spitters 3, "a
per ton, gardeners 2Js. to 23s. and 2os
(irst class plr week, bush carpenters los
90 POS. per veea with rati0n-), general car
peuters undertaAIu- bushw0rk 3Os. dO.,
black aud shOeiug sD tbs 3Hs TO-, wheel
wriEhta aJs. ID 4Js do br.c-mAeers Ios
% z0s. per 1000 with rauons), married
couples without encumbrancg l.rst class.
from $50 t0 800 per annum, 4o. second
class I45 t1 4jJ DOL, female servant, good
county t36 70 SIS do., Auudressgs 40 y
t2S d., cooks, housemaid, L-G d0., nurse
girls ~. 70 n. per week. Common lab0rers
may Be quoted al 6s. % ~ pr da,.