The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-21
THE COAL TRADE.

The Suspension - Resumption of Work tat
shamokin ColIiery-The Eight-hour Question
-0notations.
The suspension is still in full force IN the schuyl-
kill region. No measures now being taken
towards reconciliation, nor is such a thing ex-
pected at present. The Richmond supply Is derived
mainly from the Trenton and Lykens Valley Goals.
The men working for Shamokin operating firm
have agreed to 20 to work at the decreased wages,
and the firm, which is one of those who have bound
themselves by written agreement, sends the fol-
lowing notice to the Operators Board Of Trade:-
SHAMoKIN May ls, 1870 TO the Executive Board of
Our men agree to go to work at the
Outside SO per week
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And prOpertioniie reduction on contract work
Of Trade, will start colery ON these terms
aOA0a' "'A Helm GOODWILL
During the past week a vote has ssen taken
among the members Of the different branches of the
w. b. A. on the question Of limiting work to eight
hours day. The result Is not yet published, but
will be made known in a few days. The vote Gre
ates but little excitement The operators are
tirely unconcerned as TO how the vote will CO. 1t is
believed, however, that the measure will be de-
feated. According to the Mauch Chunk Gazette this
vote was taken only In this county, and II the ma
Jority decided for eight hours the men will endeavor
TO commence work under the new plan on June l.
The miners themselves, it is understood, all voted
no." while the laborers and outside men voted in
the Affirmative This is explained by the fact that
the former work by The car and the latter by
the day.
At &auch Chunk, during the past week. there
were transported over both railroads and canals,
11s4s6 IL against Ill, ,69 90 tons the previous
week-an increase of 1875 II TONS
The following are the nominal prices OF coal by
the cargo at Port Richmond for shipments east OF
Bordentown and south Of Cape Henry; to other
peints forty cents per ton is to be added
Schuylkil Red Ash s445@450; do. Steamboat,
s4'50 do. Broken, $3.50; do. Egg, $3.50; do. Stove
81 80 do. Chestnut, S410 Shenandoah Broken, S460 (;
do. Egg s460; do. Stove, s465; do. Chestnut, 1920
The following are the current rates OF freights
from Port Richmond for the week ending May 20:-
Bath, 81; Dennsport, 81 and dis; portsmouth, 81;
Boston, 81 Chelsea, 81; Cambridge and tow, 1921 !;
Dighton, Sl75; Fall River sl'75: bingham and tow,
1925; Hyannis, 81; Lynn and dis, 1925; Newbury-
port s21b; Nantucket, So; Quincy Point, 81; Rock
port s225; Salem, 81; Somerset, slT5; Weymouth
and tow, s2 Newport S1'75 Orient, 81; Providence,
s175; Pawtucket and tow, So; Aliens Point and
tow, si'75; Mystic, sl75: Norwich and tow, s1'T5
New Haven, s1'75; New YORK, 81 1901 80; Washing
ton, s110. From Philadelphia, sl@105
New York, $780,
A COAT TALE:-An unsophistcated youth last
night entered the "bagno" No. AS New Market
street, where after procuring some refreshment,
his coat was taken off his back as payment by the
proprietor. He called upon a policeman, and the
''taker," one SJraub, was taken before Alderman
! Toland, who held him in s400 bail to answer.
SUDDEN DEATH.-Sophia Campbell, aged IS years.
| died suddenly last evening at her residence, No.
| 1900 Poplar street. The Coroner held an inquest
and verdict OF death from debility was rendered