The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-09-24
LABOR ITEMS.

THE hackman Of Kansas City are
taking steps q organize 2 protective
union.
PRESIDENT TEEvEIu~K goes IN
Omaha, on the 25th, 70 help our friends
IN Nebraska May success crown his
efforts.
THE Crispins hold on Al North
Adams, in spite Of green hands ana
Coolies. The co-operators include
quite a number. and Ellis Brothers have
started Crispin shop
The Dublin Trades Association is
taking an active interest in the torma-
ton Of 4 society for the protection and
encouragement Of the seamstresses and
drcss-makers IF that city.
The people Of Morrison, Illinois,
have called a Peoples Convention, at
the Court House, Sept. goth, to nomi-
nate ticket in opposition to the " ring
candidates.
The Brooklyn Workingmen's Union
at its last meeting elected the following
officers: H. Gallagher, President; T..
Is. Mahoney. Vice-President; w. j.
Hogan, Recording Secretary ; Mr..
Donohue, Secretary.
The annual Convention Of the Mach
NESTS and Blacksmits Union was held
at Cleveland, OHIO, on the 22nd inst.
Y The council chamber was devoted for
. that purpose. In our next we hope to
present a synopsis Of the proceedings.
+, Miss. Mary c. Green, of Ohio, a
composltOr IN the once 81 the Public
Printer, in Washington, d. c., was on
Saturday night last, BY an almost unani-
nous vote, admitted to membership in
the Columbia Typographical Union Of
Washington.
TIE following is the Settlers Anti
Joy Ticket tor Crawford County,
Kansas: For representative, :. }.
Laugdon ; fur probate judge, q. Dana
Sayrs; for clerk district court, MyIoH
"A. Wood; for superintendent public
schools, VIM. VI. Townsend; for coun-
ty attorney, Frank Danford.
The anthracite coal fields Of Penn
sylvania, comprised i'll six counties,
underlie 40 square miles Of mountain
and valley. and 50 for as yet dis
covered, contain the only anthracite
deposits of the continent. More than
$40, 100000 has been absorbed in min
ing capital, and about the same IN
canals, and $7O,O00,O 900 il railroads,
constructed almost solely as a means OF
transportation for coal
IuE following is a list of the officers
Of the New York State Labor Union.
elected at the Syracuse Convention :
1 President, Alexander Troup, Of New
York; Nice-President, Dougal Camp
bel, Of Troy; Secretary, John w.
Browning, Of New York; Treasurer,
J. y. Taylor, Of Conga Sergeant-at-
Arms, SIMON Simmons, Of OnOndaga.
The State Central Committee was
organized by selecting John w.
Browning, Chairman, and J.. ). Joy,
Secretary.
IL Idaho, carpenters receive from 81
to So Per day in gold. Flour is
$l4 per barrel
WE are requested To warn All me
chanics to avoid Edwardsville, ILL.,, for
the present Those who are there have
nothing to do.
In j. not true rs stated in our last.
that J. +. True had been appointed
Executive for Ohio
THE following is the ticket placed in
the field by the workingmen Of
Cherokee county, Kansas For Judge
Of the nth district, Hon. H. G.. Webb,
Of Oswego workingman' county
ticket, for preventative, Geo. w.
Wood; tor probate judge, j. Frank
Mcdowell for clerk of the district
court, Bruce Miller; for superintendent
Of public inst, Thomas 4. Stockslager
for county attorney, John n. Ritter
for county commissioner, VIM. IL.
Clark.