The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-04-02


land Labor Reform Convention will
be held in Boston, May %, %, and "a.
LABOR ITEMS.
The Iron Moulders of Cleveland,
Ohio, are on strike.
The New York Cooperative Society
of the Operative Cabinet Makers, is
progressing favorbly. About thirty
FIVE members have been enrolled.
The Leavenworth Coal Company
reached by shaft on Monday night an
bed of coal, not excelled
in quality by any west Of Pittsburg.
THE W.orkingmen's Association pro-
pose to run ticket at the next munich
pal election in Sedalia, Mo.
The Brooklyn Laborers' Union has
resolved that no member shall work for
less than $500 per day.
In Arkansas colored laborers are
paid about $25 per month, by the year,
without board, and $l4 with board.
THE different trade unions of Kansas
city are in a fourishing condition,
and all their members have steady en-
ployment at good wages.
RErEAL OF THE New YoRK Con-
sPIRAcY LAw.-Albany, N. Y, March
24.-The bill repeating what il known
as the conspiracy law, relating to
strikes has passed both Houses and
been signed by Gov. Hoffman.
The tailors working for manufac-
turers Of clothing, in New York have
resolved to organize with the journey
men tailors to obtain increased wages.
AT meeting of citizens Of Salt Lake
City, recently a committee of FIVE was
appointed to take the necessary steps
to investigate the manufacture of iron
in Utah Territory, and to organize a
company to be worked on the Cooper
alive plan.
COOPERATIVE CoLLIERY.-We are
informed that number of workingmen
have taken the lease of the Mount
Etna Colliery, near Mahonoy City, with
the intention of working it on CO.
operation principles.
III is reported that the manufacturing
establishments along the Blackstone
river, Mass, have determined to re-
duce the wages of their employees ten
per cent. on and after April LIST.
A NUMBER of Journeymen Carpen.
tiers have opened a cooperative shop
in Laurens street New York. The
cabinefmakers have also organized q
cooperative association, and expect to
manufacture during the Summer. The
Shoemakers have opened a manufac.
tory in Warren street, and the Iron
Moulders foundry at the foot o.
Houston street.
AT the last session Of the w. B. A.
of the Anthracite coal fields of Penn.
sylvania, held at Summit Hill, Carbon
County, Pa, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year:
President-David Mcdonald, O.
Luzerne County.
Niee- President-Thomas Mullery, O
Carbon County.
iScrsta,y-Patrick III. Reynolds, o
Schuylkill County.
Tteassrer-Geqrge Ahey, fSchnyl
kill County.
On the oath of February a labo
union was organized at Monmouth
Crawford County, Kansas, by tn,
election of the following officers:
President-Dr. I'll. d. Moore.
Vice President|Wm. Lucas.
ISecretary-B. F. Collins.
Treasurer. Lucas.
An application for charter was made
out and signed by the requisite number
and forwarded 10 the President and BY
him forwarded to B. +. Sylvis, Secretary
L. o., Leavenworth, Kansas, to whom
all applications should be forwarded
direct.
The Brooklyn Plasterers, at theil
last meeting, made the following no
limitations, to be voted for at the mex
meeting:
Preadent-Alex. Kerr.
Wee resident-James Spearman.
Recording Secretary-James Heating
Financial Secretary-John Sesnon.
Corresponding Secretarles-E. Gal
lagher and T. Horace.
Ireasurer-Daniel Glasset, Hugh
Barr. Peter Horton, Timothy Koran
Edward Gallagher, John Season and
Alex. Kerr.
SHENANDOAH CRY p, March 29.-
A terrible accident occurred at the
coal mine of Richard Heckeher. near
this place, this morning. While four
men were descending the shaft to com
mence work, rope broke, precipitat-
ing them to the bottom, over sixty feet.
All were instantly killed.