The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-06-26
ton we're offered and adopted
LiB0E ITEMS.

TIE brickIayars Of Cincinnati are 0n e
strike for s. a day.
THF mechanics Of All trades iu Warees-
ter, Mass have called a meeting flr the
purpose of forming d "Naehaa s' Ex-
change"
NEW lodge, Knights Of 81 Crspins, has
been instituted at Harris5grEh. P4. b7 their
Philadelphia brothers
THE bricklayers' onion, III Orange county,
NeE Jersey, are now GA strike, on account
Of the bosses attempting NJ curJal their
wages.
LONGS no. lo4, Knights WI S-. Crisrr1.
Of New York city, Is composed Of French
men.
THr iron mouider@ of Srlvtar Duvvai rc-
Gently asked an increase 0f l0 to I1 rar
cent. on their wages, which was eheelful7
conceded 20 without a strike.
The ron m9uiers union 1f L1uisvIl. Kv.,
are going 10 have q grand P.c Nic 0n thl Jth
Of July.
The new Lodge Of Crispius at Alton, n.
II. already numbers PIG members.
THE'Ion Samuel #. Cary, of uli1 Hon.
John B. Henderson. Of Missouri, aad MI. N.
Fl. SYlyis were advertised 60 address The
workingmen OF Cooper Institute at New VI <
last evening.
TaE bricklayers Of Brooklyn. last week,
gave the Trenton P0tters 500, anG prCmis-
ed 500 more when needed. The Society
will demand for 81 q day IA eiEat-h0urs on
pnd after July D. They were addressed hT
President Sylsis % TIE l0,h.
The New York Engineers Protective So
-
On the Newark, IN. III, engineers, and adopt
some sign Of mutual recognition between
the members Of both societies.
THE Wheelwrights and ElaeSsniths, Of
New York. t0 The member 0f ! 7lI A4ve fak
en- the iniEiatory steps % form protective
union.
HE employees in the book selling eftlb-
lisbments u Cincinnati are trying 10 inince
their employers 10 adopt che o'clock Sat
urdaF system, but thus far wish Bat little
success.
TIE Potters strike az Trenton stiIl con
tn1es. It haz entered upon it, fJurteenth
week, and the men are ~ determined To OBJ
tain their demands a. they were tie first
day they quit work. They are nearly ali
Koglishmen.
Two hundred herman baruegs Of New
York have already Joined their protective
union. They propose hortly to demand q
reduction Of working hours from fourteen
to twel e.
The LABOR Presidents or Nav 10RK.--
The New York Star OF June lib SAYS
The Oldest trades uuionz President in this
CITY i Mr.. Tucker, Of toe Clothing G-nH4
factnrers the Youngest, Mr.. Sha8sr, 81 the
Clothing Cutters the latest Mr.. Taylor,
of the Stsirbuilders; the leane {, Mr.. Jessup,
Of the Workingmen's Union the tailest, Nj.
Heating, Of the Housesmiths F.; the shortest,
Mr. Doody, OF Bricklayers No. 4 the had
soonest, Mr.. Welsh, Of the Walters the
homeliest, Nj the richest, Miss An
tbony, Of the W orkingwomen's Union.
Grapevine . dispatches received at
Washington, from Havana, give treat i'm
I portance to the recent battle at ? ,erto del
\ Padre. They state that il has opened UP
I the coast to the Cubans. All tie expcdl-
tons which have so far sailed from the
/ United States have successfully landed and
/ Joined Quesada's army Havana kilograms
! Of the 18th says the volunteers re uyiag e
procure the removal OF Gen. Lstsaa, q Nue.
yitas. Two expeditions had landed At Guam
timato, near Baracos- A portion Of one OF
| them was captured, and the balance was
said to be in precarious condition.