The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-12-10
LABOR ITEMS.

Coal has been discovered in the vi
cinity Of Owasso, Mic higan.
The New Albany Cooperative gro
Gerry concern has declared a semi-annu-
al dividend Of 10 per cent.
Mr.. TREvELLIoK addressed the work
ingmen of Tamaqua Nov. both; also
on Saturday, December 9Th.
RICHMOND, Va, contains about Sky
one first class factories for the manu-
tacture of plug tobacco, about twenty
manufactures of smoking tobacco,
and about a dozen first class foundries
the most extensive being the Trede-
gar Iron Works.
THERE are seven female compositors
on the San Francisco Call, ten in the
Office Of the "Woman's Cooperative
Printing Union" and several on the
Pioneer, the woman's journal printed
in San Francisco.
BRICKLAYER's Union No. l, Of New
York have elected as delegate to the
coming convention, Mr.. Timothy Far
ley, better known as "honest Tim" he
having filled the position of Treasurer
to his Union since its organization, and
represented the Union as delegate in
the Convention of 1869, held at Wash
ington.
THE women teachers of New York
have petitioned the Board Of Educa-
ton for an increase Of salary, stating
that they only receive about one-halI
as much pay as men teachers for the
same services. This il true of the sal
aries Of both principals and assistants
and the women ask that they may re
ceive twO-thirds as much pay for the
same labor.
INDIANA has cotton manufactures
with l4,448 spindIes; Illinois, 2, viii
AGO spindles Ohio, 5, with 1920
spindles; Minnesota, !, with ST. spin
dies; Missouri 2. with 1866 spindles;
North Carolina ~, with 20, 52I spin
dies; Virginia 8, with 2O,73s spindles
South Carolina 5, with 500 spindles
Georgia II with 81 900 spindles; Ala
bama 4, with 1852 spindles.
NORTH ADAMs.-We learn from a
source that we deem trustworthy, that
Sampson has fully decided to import
another batch of Coolies for his shop
He has learned that free labor will not
willingly toll beside his servile race.
He will find, when he comes to repeat
his experiment, that the merchants and
manufacturers of this place will pro
test against it, No village in Massa
chusetts is growing so fast or has bet
ter prospect III store, than North
Adams, and few of our people will
willingly see these prospects bighted
b. such an element of weakness and
blight.-Americdn Workman.
The journeymen shoemakers Of
New York, to the number of about
5000 have struck against an attempt
by the boot and shoe manufacturers to
reduce their wages. In view of the
Uncommon dullness of the trade,
about twenty-five Of the leading man
ufacturers held conference recently,
and resolved to reduce the wages OF
their employees. Last Saturday j. J..
Tracy q Co, q. I. & c. Morrow, Ed.
win c. Burt, ]. Bach & Co, Lippman
d Co., and twenty others, informed
their employees that they would reduce
their wages about Fl per cent. The
cordwainers resisting, the reduction
was changed to Is per cent; but this
the employees declined to accept The
Grand Council of St. Crispin on Sat
urday night, the Sd of December, or
dered all their members to strike, and
they have done so. Ii is said that
Tracy & Co. have backed down and
set their men to work.