The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-01-21
LABOR ITEMS.

in Nation, Illinois.
$3.50 emigrants arrived at the port
of Boston during the year 1870.
FACTORIES and foundries conducted
on the cooperative plan are to be en-
couraged in Peoria.
A PHILADELPHIA court has awarded
one Petit, drsughtsman,Sl2 900 dam
ages from his employers, the Baldwin
Locomotive Works, for injuries caused
by falling over pile Of earth in one Of
the rooms.
THR Labor Reform legislative caucus
on the 18th inst. nominated Wendell
Phillips for United States Senator, by
vote Of seven to three. Hon. Henry
Wilson was reelected United States
Senator on the 18th inst.
OswEGo, N. Y, Jan. l%-The print
ers in the Daily Press Office belonging
to the Typographical Union are on a
strike, in consequence Of the employ
ment Of men not members, to the ex-
clusion of Union men.
A SILL further reduction in the
number Of employees at the different
navy yards will be made in a day or
two, on account Of the scarcity of
work. One hundred and fifty will be
discharged from the Brooklyn yard.
A FIsHERMANs convention was held
at Monroe, Ohio, last week, to provide
against the indlscriminate destruction
OF fish along the western shork Of lake
Erie. Resolutions demanding that the
fishing interests be made the subject Of
special legislation were adopted.
The WoRKINGwoMAN is the name of
anably edited, neatly printed paper pub.
lished in Boston, by Miss Aurora
Phelps. 1t is devoted, as its title i'm
plies, to the interests of workingwomen.
Terms $500 per snnum. It has our
wsrmest desires for its success.
TIE amount of wages paid out
monthly for labor performed in the La
Sale coal mines and in two of the man.
ufacturing estab hshments in that city,
is about forty thousand dollars. This
will explain, to some extent why j is
that the complaint of hard times is less
frequently heard than In most other
portions of the State.
AT the fourth session of the Brick
layers National Labor Union, held in
Pittsburg, Mr.. Meredith Moore, oil New
York, was elected President, and made
q very appropriate and telling speech.
He cOuntenanced the idea OF consoli-
dating the Bricklayers' Union with the
Plasterers' and Stone Masons' Unions.
The afternoon session was enliVened
by spirited discussion in regard to
the found on of .olored unions, but
the matter was finally referred to the
local nnions for their decision.
A CRIsPIN Cooperative establish
ment has been opened at No. III Muir
ray Street, New York. Seven indie
pendent Crispins have put their heads
and money together, and have begun
work untrsmmeled by the fluctuations
OF the greed of capital. The work Of
the firm is confined 10 the manufacture
Of ladies' misses, and children's shoes.
They give employment to many young
women, and are destined to get ahead.
They have all the appliances of ma
chinery necessary for the carrying on
their trade, and no doubt the trade
generally wish them Godspeed. Let
others, if possible, for their plucky ex-
ample, and they will not then be de-
pendent upon the caprice or avarice of
the employer.
The promoters Of the Crispln Co
operative Society met on the 18th inst
to consider the details connected with
the establishment of the first New
Y ork Boot and Shoe Manufacturing
The Secretary read
copy Of the charter, which is for fifty
years. The association is based on the
same principles as the first Manhattan,
which was started year ago with
capital stock of $4,000 in 500 shares
If S25 each. No stockholders are to
possess more than 25 shares A man
tger is to be elected by trustees every
iear, from among the stockholders.
Each Of the stockholders is to pay one
lollar per week towards fund, to pro-
idle against losses or bad debts. More
han one-half of the shares have been |
AIKEN, not only by Crispins, but by
'ther Trades Unionists, in amounts
angling from two to twenty-five shares.
While any person may purchase stock,
will not be allowed t.
FORK in the shop unless they are Girls
ms.
A uniform tax OF two dollars per gal
IN on imported whisky, brandy, gin
al rum il to be established by Con