The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-07-15


CniOn, the beautiful flag belongi' to the H.
ternational union Was flung to the breeze, al,
waved all day from the Office of Presiden
Safin
VAcATIoN.-The Crispins are now eui win
their usual midsummer term Of idIenes
They have been working stradily for the la.
* mouths, and short rest will not hurt them
We have not heard that any Of them inreu,
visiting SAratoga or Long Branch durin. the,
vacation.
RESUMPTION OF WoRK.-SOme of the STOW,
boundaries of this city have started again ate
being idle from one to three months. Tt,
holders are rejoicing in tie prospect Of gooc
fa trade. We hope they will not be disa;
pointed.
CAIRO AND VINcENSEs r R-A proposition
is before TIE Cincinnati Chamber Of Commerc,
to subscribe for stock in the above prni .ctet
road, and q committee of FIVE has been an
pointed to solicit subscriptions. From {
lei gthy report read before the Chamber il Sd
pears that this road, when completed, will
shorten the distai ce between Cincinnati aud
Cairo AZ miles by one route, and 90 mile, BY
another. The road from Cairo to Vlncenne.
will be l56 miles 10 length, and will pas.
through section Of country uuexceIIed ia the
production Of fruits, By any portion Of the
Gifted States
DEATH OF WV. DEALTRY-Wm. Deiitrv. q
gentleman we'll krown in Ohio as a somewha
eccentric advocate Of the rights Of woI kingmen,
| died in the city Hospital at Salem, Ohio, on
Sturdy, July ist, of aux. Mr.. Dealtry was q
II rent writer, both in poetry and prose, ard
during the last few year, has published a mum.
Der Of articles on the labor question. he be-
lieved his mission was TO enlighten the working
classes, and in order to fulfill his mission he
wrote book entitled THE Laborer," giving
statistics Of cost Of living, wages, labor, capt
tai and kindred sutjecis, and an able argument
intended to show how the relations existing
between the diff classes of society might
be improved and m, de more harmonious,
After bis book vas written, no publisher could
be found who would assume the Iisk Of its pub.
LEGATION. and be was compelled to look about
for some way of doing it himself Through
, The kindness of type found of this city, be
was enabled to procure a sufficient quantity OF
type, taught himself how 20 set them, aud in
the course Of year had all the stereotype
plates completed for volume Of over 500
! ~
started iorrh as his own sg'nt, to sell the
wherever he could fad buyer, and was sue
ces'ful in dispOsng Of large number OF his
DO ks
Mr.. Dealtry's ideas we're rot in consonauce
with those of large m jority oflab reform
FRS, tn ugh many Of them were undoubtedly
correct. He believed that The REPUBLICAN par
~ contained within itself all the principles nee
rssary 'or the salvation of workingmen a prop
osition to Which many will enormously object
As that party had abolished elavery among the
n groes, he thought it only fair to assume that
it would eventually elevate the condition Of the
white laborer. To person just arrived from
the moon this proposition might seem logica
an ugh but & few months residence in thi.
planet and close study Of current polirica
events might possibly lead him to TIL K other
wise There Is 10 doubt however, that Mr.
Drsltry was sincerely homes I his convictions
rdent in his desire to circulate his views. anC
confident in his brliefthat their adoption W. ulr
lead TO an improvement in the condition o
workirgmen. In this belief he was not onl,
col 6dent, but enthusiastic.
he was IN Englishmsn. and a carpenter b,
trade. He Was never married, and had no rel
atives in this country. His remains were bur
ried bv bis friend In ,em, and large num-
Der Of workingmen aud others, who respected
the man and admired his 'slrnts followed hin
TO his last resting place. Peace to his ashes.
STRIKE FOR ICE WATER-A strike tool
place 10 the foundry of Messrs Redway ono
Burton, The day after they snmed work, for ic,
wafer. Is seems the me- !ders were willing t,
pay for the ice consumed in the shop, if the EN-
ployers would arrange for its delivery, and pro
vide vessels 10 which to keep the ice water
The employers did not care to be bothered will
IT, and the parched and tever-stricke1 men de-
clined to work unless they we're assured of
supply Of ice water. for which they were per
fectly willing pay. The firm seeing that tht
men could not possibly work il this heate'
weather without water. made the necessary ar
engagements, and the molders resumed work th
next morning,
PIcNIc-The employees of the Gaylord Iro
and Pipe Co, with their families we're treste
to picnic excursion by their employers, O
Saturday, July sth. 1t was largely attended
SUIcIDE-Last Wednesday morning at half
; past eleven O'clock, Martin d vine, a membe
of Iron Molders union No. 4, committed suicid
by jumping into the river from the Newpor
ferry boat Just previous to making the fat,
erp, he handed paper to a person standing h
: which on being opened was found to contain
. few words recommending his wife and clildre
, TO God, and statement that his suicide vi
8 premedta;ej.
Q Martin had been a very hard drinker, and
r. is supposed that he was lsboring under Il
e dreadful insanity produced by delirium tremeI
. when be 90 rsshly plunged into sno her worl'
i he was, wbeu not drinking, q pleasant mai
kind to his family, and but for one passion th