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FROM LONG ISLAND, N. Y.
AsroRIA, Jan. 18th 1869.

ASTORIA, Jan. 10Th 1909.
To th. editor Of the woAklSGAAss ADEocArE:
ORGANIZE ORGANIZE ORGANIZE
The report Of special commissioner, David
A. Wells, proves the necessity of this sacred
duty on the part Of all those who depent
On their own labors for living. Under ia,
heading Of Comparative Prices Of Labor
and Commodities" he proved by carefully
gathered statistics, that wages have not ad-
ssnced 10 anything ike equal proportion to
the rise in the prices Of rent, fuel, clothing
and food that this declrnsion in the valu,
u wages ~ Attributable to the money laws,
as now existing, and that, under the action
Of the same, the rich are be, ming richer,
aud the poor poorer.
WOrkingmen, if this be 81, il is your
FAULT You are in power in this country ],
ior you can command and change the agenis
10 Washington. II you 10 not i j. bvcaus,
YOU are disunited. Now Is not the time IL
quarrel upon minor questions, but to unit,
and do battle al the polls for the bread ano
butter Of your families Commissioner Well.
tod you The truth, you are being general,
and gradually crushed down into hopeless
poverty. Peter Cooper told you the truth
that in New 1VIk, in thirty years pauper-
ism has increased nine hundred per cent
that the numbers OF those who have receiv
ed public charity in that stare, have ad
yaDced from one in one hundred and thirty
nine in 1885, to one in thirteen ID 1865
Under these circumstances, is IL prudent to
US TO fight on under the republican anc
democratic flags Of our oPPressors. until We,
in our turn, are also by necessity compelled
TO stand With our soup dishes At the public
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OFFICIAL ORGAN or THE LABOR UNION
CHICAGO AND PHILADELPHIA.
saturday, January 80. 1869.
The Appointment of COMMITTEES.

orrros OF rms NauosAL LABOR USios,
PHlIAnKLPhlA, Dec. lei, 1855.
To All Whom K May Concern:
As per Instructions received at the late ses
sion OF the National Labor Union the follow
ing persons have been appointed members o.
the National Executive Committee;
Mana II Waite. Portland.
NV HAMrsHIgE-E b Hazen, North Deer
Geld.
vrENoSr-James Hutchinson, West Ran
doph.
a AssACHusETrs-E y Haywood Worcester
RHoDE IsLAND-L K Joslin. Providence
CoSNECIIcUr-A " Phelps, New Haven.
NEw y aEK-Wm. j. Jessup, New York city
Nav JgRsEY-John 7 Mellor, Jersey city.
PENNsYLyANIA-S J Walla"" Philadelphia.
DELAwAEE-Hugh Hassan, y iiH,ington.
MARYLAND-Wm. Gather, Baltimore.
Y;RGSIA-win. H Stywald, Manchester.
WEsr NRGINIA-R Johnston, Wheeling
OHIo-John ; Tomluson, Cincinnati
INDIANA--A NJ Pueft Greercaste.
LLIyoIs-Wm. Fl Glars, Lostant
MIcHlGAS--Robt Hodgkin. Detroit
MINNEsOTA-Oliver Rodier. Win0na
WIsCoNsS-J c Horey, Black River Falls
lowA-George Prirdle, McCiregor
MIssoURI-Thomas W alsh Sf Louis
LoUIsLASA-P J Kelly, n Orleans
TEHAs-Joseph Brown, Jefferson.
MississIPrI-John Z Israel. Wa er Valley.
TsSSEsstE-H \ Cramer, Nashville
hENTUCKY-George Babtr, Paducah
AuRrH CAROLINA ames Ii N Garritv. vii
mington.
South CARoGINA-George Heard, Charleston
GEoBGiA-John Warren, Columbus
ALABANA-Thomas Carey, Montgomery.
FLoRIpA--Heury Richardson.
NEBRAsKA-Wm. II Jones, Omaha
KANsAs-Hugh Cameron, Lawrence.
CALWoANIA-A NJ VIM. san Francisco.
NEyADA--D spiel Lincoln. Silver citv.
DIsr. on Coz -NRIA-J c Whaley. Washing
ton.
No appoint ueuts have yet beeen made for
Arkansas, Oregon and Colorado.
The following have been appointed TIE Resi-.
dent Committee ar Washington, D @: &c c
Whaley, Alex Campbell, A NJ Puett, A G Cam
erou, II Day.
The Committee on Labor Department will be
Wm. syNis, , G Whaley Alex. Campbell,
Cameron, A r Cavis
The Committee oI Eight-Hour Law viii con.
sist Of j. C. C. Whsley, A. 7. Cavis, Samuel F.
Cary. w. H. SyLvls.
President National Lobor Union
Box 2S57, Philadelphia pa.
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CoLLIgRs' STEiKs N WALEs.-Tbe Eli

CoLLIERs' SrRiKs m WALEs.-Ibe Ell
lIsh papers of the 18th nlt. says
The GOLFERS u the R1ab1n district, nu
berlng some thousand Is, having struck for
advance, tue greatest excitement prevAllsI
The neighbOrhoJd They have int IN lar
numb r., and The managers and und
ground managers are in the greatest ie
The men attacked the house Of NJ Eva
be manager Of the British Inn CumyaH
aud broke al the Windows within lh
reach, and he himself was Obliged ~
out OF the way. Toe nndergIou1i ma
GERS are sen ling away their wives ana Al
lilies from tn neighbOrnUUd. Ihe collie
Sho say they are determined to stand W
are golug about in large bodies beggir
ind t Is dangerous 70 refuse them. 4
managers met on Monday, w consuitau
With the county magistrates a. 10 what
tue best course to be pursued but th'
Ike the men, seem determined % stand G
also.
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OPENING on Co OPERATIVE HALL
CLEcKHEAToS.-During the present year
handsome pile If buildings has been erect
10 front Of the new marketplace, by 4.
Cleckbeaton Industrial Sell-help Society,
a total cost, including the site, Of G3,Oe
The buildings have 50 far been compiled
a. 70 permit the large room or bail bel
opened, and this was done IN SaturJ
afternoon, Dec. l2.h, when 600 persC
sat down 20 tea. A meeting was afterWaH
leld, and there were from 700 to 500 Oh
cons present. Mr.. Geo. Aneerton, y.
occupied the chair, and addresses beariI
Jpon the cooperative movement were z
a by Messrs. J. Williams Of Clinton
RowIinsOn, Of Bury; J. Q. Edwards,
Manchester II. Hollinreke, Of Sewer
Bridge j. Urabtree u Heckmondwike, =
fhe soei;Iy branches nov number $50 mel
Jers.
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ConyIncIng--WerTV.

The Boston correspondent Of the Chicago
Journal, uses the following US ANsw kRABL
argument against the propositions Of Gen.
Butler, contained in the present issue Of the
ADVOCATE He says:
No converts to Gen. Buffers late Hnai cial
speech have been found III this section. Ia.
deed, in his own district, | hear that his con
stituents, or many of them, are afraid that the
General will "go back" on them II he keers
on. During the Presidential election, Buffers
bid for Western popularity found few takers
People hereAbOut are really puzzled % know
whal he is now really drivir at Those. Res-
ton merchants who contributed gstsf TO
dsieat him IN the Eth hssiissEisa A 8! snoss J.
voked than ever at bin for adgoe' ating dec
triBe that woa.1 consign all thet gel Of he
country to be melted into street pevements for
future civilization to tread upon.
A poor, poor compliment to the ntelh-
gence of his constituents. These sapient
remarks remind as, however, Of little an
ecdOte, from which our readers can make
the application. Once upon a time two
Highlanders, went forth upon a hunting ex-
cursion, ard came somewi at Unexpectedly
TO an entrance to cave, which was evil
IDENTITY the lair Of the Wild boar, the animal
in which they were in search. After recon-
offering for some IN inutes Malcolm pluck ed
up courage enough to enter with the adn,o-
milton, owever, that due notice should be
given, Of impending danger. After adranc-
ing for some distance, be found, to his hOr-
rOr, the light excluded, (Which was eau sed
by the sudden appearance of the boar,
which Donald had only time to nab BY the
candal appendage) when be exclaimed ITO
nsld, TOnald watts darkening the hole, To-
nald5' To which Donald replied Faith
Malcolm If The tail preaks you'll soon knosc
Udfs darkening the hole"
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The introduction OF marInes into the Brit
ish Navy gave Jack an anupathy to red
coats; be expressed his dis.:ke Of them in
the following saying:
"A mess-mate before a ship-mate, a ship
mate before stranger, a stranger before q
dog, and dog before q soldier
We paraphrase the above for the benefit
Of our readers q slset:on times. thus:
"A workingman before trader, trader -
fore lawyer, lawyer before fool, snd fool
before lneney gambler
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ing your labors, and that consequently you
must prevail.
That the eOnsamation may be speedily re-
alised 10 The prayer Of JUsncE.
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IT appears to be the Intention or the 3
srnmsnt TO exclude the French langu'
rom the Dominion. Recently a number
accounts were sent back from Ottawa
Quebec because they had been rendered
French.
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To the River Drivers OF Wisconsin,
A meeting Of the River Drivers Of WIS
consin will be held ut the WorkIngmen's
Room, Black River Falls, on Monday, March
18th, as 1Oi o'clock, 10 agree u pom a sched-
ule of wages for the ensuing season. River
rri-ers throughout the State will please
send 4 once TO the undersigned the amount
now received per day. All communications
to be addressed to ALEXASDER DUNCAN,
r. o. Box I25 Black River Falls, WiS.
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Owing to the length of Gen. Buffers
speech we have been compelled TO dispense
with most Of onr miscellaneous reading, and
to defer the publication of several vsluable
contributions; also report of the proceed
i1gs Of the BrIcklay eT's National Union.
II our friends will exercise lit lie patience,
their productions will appear in due time.
HINES QUARRERLY.-We have received the
fret number Of the quarterly, published at
Cincinnati, Ohio, L. A. Hine, editor. The vol
umc before US contains leading articles on the
following SUBJECTS: Analysis Of our popula
ton The Conflict Of Labor and Capital The
Reviewer Reviewed; A Look into the Middle
Of Things; 5. 5. Reed, on Agrananism Pc
litical Regeneration; How and Whom to Tax
and The Revoutionist.
IL is devoted TO the principles of Labor Re
form, and though we do not aud cannot endorse
the views OF the Editor, on the financial ques-
tion, in the main, we believe it is calculated to
do a vast amount IF good. 1t is conducted
with ability, and is desc rving Of success. See
adv e rtisehent ia another column.
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Croaksrs are constantly running about,
sssing: "Youy labor moeemsnt 10 ussIess,
TIE ocrking ella cont agree; they neUr
haze united, and they meier riLl-" Well, il
We cannot govern ourselves IL is certain that
We ought not to govern others, and there
fore subser viency il our FIRST doom. But
We thave better faith in ourselves and our
supporters. 10 the meantime, is il not the
sacred duty Of every workingmen to prove.
BY joining heart ana soul IN one movement,
that thus slauder Of the ''croakers" is
LIEF
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OFyICE OF rms NArIoSAL LABOR uSiOS,
pnILAnKLPhIA. Dec. Let. 1865.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-01-28
FROM INDIANA.
"A Sisters Oath of Vengeance. -

From the Louisville Courler-Journsll
There is stirring news from the bor-
ders Of Jefferson, Spencer and Bullitt
counties, and round about in the vicinity
II Datchmsn Hills. Since the murder
Of The two negro girls on the night Of
the Is b Of December, for which nine
notOriOusiy bad char sctsTs were recently
arFaigned before the United States Court,
thsre has been disposition on the part
Of the people living 10 that locality to
rid it OF the gang OF despeFadoes who
have been so long piundering and rob
bing them, and they have now set to
work in earnest, II our information be
correct. A vigilance committee has been
formed and is driving out Of the country
all the disrepntable characters that can
be reached Not 80 blood thirsty as the
committees in Indiana, they are giving
Offend ers ample time to leave, and IL Is
not pr0bsbls that any ly0ching will be
done. A number Of those notiasd to
leave have alresdy disappeared, and
mounted men In masks are carrying ter
rOr to the souls of evil-dOers.
A day or two since young 1asl vss
cctifisd That his presence ia that neigh
bOFhood vas 20 longer agreeable, and
tlat he must emlgfste, Ills sietsr hav-
ing read in the newspapers the oStn st.
Il ..entei 10 the sister OF the Rsuos, fol.
% ged the romsntie example Of Miss
Lsurs, sud syoTe horrible oath Of yen-
geanee at the ns&skBrE ss they carried
9 say her big brother. She viii no doubt
execute it If ever opportunity offers.
1t is reported that some Of the despsr-
sdoes are joining the vigilance commit
tee In order to save their own necks, and
that there is prospect of checking for a
time, at least, the lswless career Of the
ruefians who have so long held In terror
ths entire county round,
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who embarked on her, only three sur
vived TO reach the land. The slffsrings
of these unfortunate people make one
wish that places Of refuge could be eR-
tablishod in mid-ocean for the benefit Of
shipWFecked men, ana ought to raise the
question whether the establishment of
such PLACES would be absolutely imprac.
ticsbie. Many years ago the brother of
Prof. 8. Z. B. Morse proposed plan for
laying a submarine telegraph, the chief
feature of which consisted in the estRb-
lishmeDt OF stations IN the Atlantic, at
intervals Of twenty or thirty miles apart.
The author of this plan eontended that
large ron buoys could be anchored be-
low TIE surface Of the ocean, out of the
reach If currents or surface storms, and
used IS foundations on which lighthouses
could be built. Visionary as this plan
seemed at the time when it was pro-
mulgated, we are now too accustomed to
scientific miracles to regard 1t without
some consideration. No one will deny
that such a buoy as the one suggested
could be made and anchored. Where,
then, would be the impossibility of build
ing EsupeTslTucture upon it capable OF re-
sistiug the action of the winds and
waves? Such q structure would not be
subject to greater violence than is the
EidysLone lighthouse, and the slight
lateral motion which the buoy would
permit would greatly increase its power
of resistance. As 3 projeet for fAcilita-
ting the laying of 8 transatlantic cable
this plan is now, of course, OF no coDse-
quence but, could the proposed oceanic
be constructed, their benefit
70 mariners WBuld be incslculable.
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DESPERATE RExCONTRE.
A Tennessee Horse Thief in
Georgia.

tfom the North Georgia Citizen
We learn that the Sheriff Of Plekens
county was shot dead on Sunday last,
and his deputy seriously wounded, by
desperado from Tennessee named Joel
Richie. The circumstances, as We gather
them from Mr.. J. A. Nelson, OF Murray
county, are these: On Friday evening
last, Richie came to the house Of Mr..
George Terry, living in the upper part Of
Murray, from the direction of Tennessee
riding mule, which he succeeded 10
swapping to Mr.. T. for a small bay pony,
and Immediately left 10 the direction Of
Pieksns county. The next morning two
men rode up to the house of Mr. I. Ia
pursuit OF Riiehie, whom they described,
stating that he had stolen mule from
one OF them, and asked him If such
man had passed that way. Mr.. Z. in
formed them such man had stopped at
his house the evening previous, and had
traded him a mule, which, upon exam
instion, proved to be the one they were
looking FOR. The two strangers, Mr.. 7.
and several OF his neigh5oTs, immsdl-
ately went in pursuit of the thief, who
they could hear of all along the road
leading to the town OF Jasper, which
ulsce they reached about IL O'Clock on
5 lnday, where they learned that the
man they were In pursuit OF had lett
few hours before In the direction OF DsW-
sOnville, and was then supposed to De at
a house about four miles distant. The
Sheriff OF the county and his deputy,
being in town et the time, were called
on by the pursuing party to aid in Ritch-
les arrest, which they proceeded to do.
But bsiore leaving, the Sheriff prevailed
on the party to remain behind, as some
Of them were known to Ritchie, who,
being on the lookout and seeing them,
might give them the dodge. He was
fcuGd at the house at which it wss /
thought he had stopped, sitting at table /
shaving himself The SleriR stepped 1
into the room, and placing his hand on |
his shoulder, told him he was q prisoner, [
ana to follow hin. Rtchie replied, /
"a You will let me finish shaving first, /
Won't yCu2' TO which the Sheriff as
5eEted. The desperate then stopped I
down and commenced strspping his rs
zor on his boot, and rose UP with 8 pistol .
leg of his boot, and Immediately placed I
LAe muZZle OF it against the breast OF the 1
Sheriff and fred, killing him Instantly. I
Fhe deputy then rushed in aad was fred /
at twice in rapid succession, both balls |
taking effect In bis arm and shoulder, T.
disabling him. The desperate then /
rushed from the house and made good !
ais escape in the direction of North Car I
IlIna, on large, fine, dset horse belong /
ng 10 our informant, Mr.. Nelson, which /
he Sheriff had rode to the house.
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BROwxLOW's SUCCESSOR.
His Victorious Bout with a LO-
c0mOtiVe.
From the Nashyille Bsnuer.1

From the Nashville Banner.
A correspondent furnishes Us with the
following exciting "reminiscences OF the
somewhat notorious member from Over
ton:
81 remember one Of the thrilling In
cidents in his life's history, which then
he narrated to me. He had drove OF
hogs in Georgia. His landlord and he
quarrelled about the hotel bill OF ell the
hogs, (B0wles included), and Bowles
swOre and cAyorted in the most approved
style, boosted that he could " whip sn
0 e3tion," e.e. A raj way was 81 hand,
and rs the landlord was not belligeFent,
BOwles, Ito strike greater terror Into his
craven soHl) swOre hs could whip or back
out whole railroad train. The landlord
offered to bet the disputed bill he could
not. TIE train was coming up the road
in all It's majesty, but the mighty
" mountain wild cat - accepted the
BOWIes Jumped on the track, threw off
his coat rolled up his sleeves, cursed,
yelled, Taved and cracked - bis double
lists ia challenge TO combat. The eugi-
neeT Whistled, yet Bowles cavorted, aHd
stood his ground Finally, the engi-
nesr checked speed and at last stopped
bis engine within 3 few feet Of the war
ike " wild cat" The victorious inesn-
descent Bowles won the bet and drove
his hogs away.
By the way, We hear that certain
clique Of knowing ones at the Capitol
are now preparing q grand c0Hp to as-
tOnish the world and the rest OF man
kind, at the approaching Radical State
Convention, by the nomination for Gov
erDOr OF no less person than that eele-
brated inesrnsiiOn OF loyalty, known a.
old BOWlss. Ii, IS ali true loyalists
tOndly hope, Il q principles Of our present
revered and reverend chief magistrate
are to be peEpe, uated in subsequent ad-
ministFa5ioBs, We know OF no cue bettsr
qualified iJr Governor than old Bowiea.
he Is on the record as " agin all law
yers.H 81 = BrOwniow, Sc his judicial
appointments show. In his Opposition
TO sil Tebsis aud Ku KIGx, his consist
enoy has excelled Biownlow's, his vOs
esbu'sIy ss illustrated in his speeches
will ehai!sugs comparison with sll the
flts " the k-0zvUis Waig, while his
frg statesmanshIp is pretty
nearly lat to tnst Of cur noble Gov
ern0T.
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VARIETIES, -,


a curious habit OF tina gordius,n or,
S. the boys call It, the " horse-hair
snake" Is given by Prot. Agassiz, as
follows: Soon after being hatched in
the water, and while mere little transps-
rent bodies, they creep into the legs Of
grasshoppere, and burrOw their way into
tbs abdominal cavity, where they IN
dergO further development as worms,
sometimes growing to be one 10 three
inches in length before they are freed.
When they have grown 50 long that the
g5asshOpper becomes distended By the
size OF It's strange inhsbissnt, il bursts,
the worm is released, and returns to its
aquatic life" q gentleman living in
YoDkers says that his little girl recently
pulled 3 gOTdius six inches long, and an
other somewhat shorter, from the body
OF a cricket. They seemed 20 be pro-
lruding like horns. The cricket hoped
away, apparently Is well as ever.
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WHAT IS AN OLD MAID.

Never be afraid Of becoming an cid
maid, fair reader. An old maid Is far
more honorable than q heartless wife,
and single blessedness is greatly superior
u point Of hsppinesS than welded life
without love.
- Fall not in love, dear girls, beware, +"
sag the song. But we do not agree with
said song on this question. Oa the con.
trary, we hold that it Is a good thing 10
fail in love, OF get IN love, Il the loved
object be B worthy one. To fail In love
with an honorable man is as proper IS
Il is for 81 honorable man to fail 10 love
with virtuOus, amiabie woman ana
what could be a more Gratifying spseta-
Gle than 3 sight 50 pure, so approaching
90 its devotion to the celestial? No, fan
ia love az econ as you like, provided il
be q suitable person. Fall in love and
then marry, but never marry unless you
do love. That is the great point. Never
marry for q home or husband. Never
degrade yourself by becoming party to
such an alliance. Never sell yourself,
body aud soul, On terms so contemplate
Love dlgniGes 81 things; 1t ennObies all
conditions. With love, the marriage Is
truly 3 sacrament. Without lt tins eere-
mony Is base fraud and ths act OF hu-
man desecra ION. Alarry Tor love or not
a. az! Be an old maid II fOTtRpe thFows
not ia Tous way the man Of yoaf
heart; and Though The Witless may
sneer and the jssteT laugh, you suit
have your own reward in en spprovins :
conscience and q comparatively peScsful
life.
For well.to-d0 bachelors we have no
sympathy. They ought to bs taxed
nine. ninths of all they are worth to sup
port women and children.