The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-12-04
BALTIMoRE, Nov. 2Oth, 1858

FROM MARYLAND.
BALTIMORE, Nov. goth, 1859.
To the Editor Of the VOR1tSexAEs ADvooATE.
The Knights of St. Crispin. Of this
city, have been little excited the past
week on account of threatened re-
duction of wages on one Of the leading
firms of this city. In a previous letter
mentioned the fact Of Manko d Co.
being burned out The firm was in
sured for forty thousand dollars, which
it received from the Offices in which
they were insured. Manko q Co. had
large quantity of shoe uppers, which
were more or less damaged by the
water, and these he wanted to have
made up at eight cents per pair less
than the usual prices. This the men
refused to do, contending that as the
firm received their full insurance
money they had suffered no less, and
we're not justified in asking the proposed
reduction.
1t was also asserted that it was the
immediate step to a further reduction
in other Departmental and the men deem
ed it prudent to check it in its in
cipiency, so that Crispins on the tramp
would do well to give the Monumental
City a wide birth, for independent of
this trouble, the supply oflabor is more
- - 10 1nrnar1
THE cooPERs' UNION
have prepared an address to the
Coopers' Unions of the United States.
inviting them to organize a Coopers'
National Union. any communications
addressed to the corresponding secre-
taries in this city, will receive prompt
attention. This is a step in the right
direction. The Coopers' of the United
States are numerous body, and there
are few trades could be benefited more
than they by National and T7terna-
tional Union, and the present it appears
is a very propitious time to start such
an enterprise. The Coopers of this
city, are thoroughly aroused to the
Importance of such step, and are very
slnguine Of success.
THE SHIP JoIEERs
are moving steadily. Their business is
not very brisk, but the society is kept
up in a vigorous condition. Your cor
respondent feels sorry that he cannot
say the same Of
THE HOUSE CARPENTERS UNION.
This U Mon appears to be in a
ricketty condition. The meetings are
very poorly attended, and with the ex-
ceptions Of few, very few, there is
little or no interest taking in them. This
Union, like some individuals, has had
hard time to get along. There is
nothing In the business of house car
pentering calculated to be mean or be-
little one Of the craft, or yet to place
them below the standard of other me-
chanics. There must be some defect,
some weak spot in the system of or
ganization, something left out that de-
stroys the power Of cohesiveness. 1t
would be well for some of the older
heads to study ont what it is and intro
duce something that will give the Union
life aud animation. lfthis be not done
its DAYS | fear are numbered. There is
a slight prospect of the
COACH MAKERS
recognizing, a move am informed is
actually on foot with such an object in
view. 1t is to be hoped that it will
succeed for they are another body Of
men that sadly need live organization.
ON LOCAL AFFAIRS,
there is not much if anything 10 notice.
There is a movement OH foot by some
of our would be philsnthropists, to par
ticipate in the funeral solemnities of
the late G. P. Peabody, and also among
those who are anxious to add to the
monumental fame of Baltimore, to have
the Peabody monument located in this
city of monuments. George Peabody
has already an almost impoverishable
monument in this city-the " Peabody
Institute"-an elegant, and substantial
edifce on Mount Vernon Place.
Thanksgiving day was generally OBJ
served as a holiday. The banks, post
office. and custom house, and all the
principal business houses of the city
were closed, and the much respected
family Of -" General Turkey" was most
barberously treated. The religiOusly
disposed portion Of our community
were RECALLED by some excellent sermons
from the pulpits OF the various donom-
nations, and many were forced to wor-
ship at the shrine of Bachus, until the
ground became so uneven that it was
impossible to many, to walk straight.
VERITAs.