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The Auchor lane .. 0osan sto,;aships-

Tie i-patsu.A NJ .-i. syI known and
popular lne ~ u,eau Steamship, for
~tJu1t. .c-s -r-.t, railah'uts far af,en-
t.uu ps- ,. y. ..---. re b. i.. .ssong,r IS
a.t th. Grnal,v y .HiceIs has long
been -roysrpis .nsto.-lr- ~-tn The stiff
c.remony and martinez s,4nctte winch
charactcrizes too rlsnv If it, rivals. he oh-
iects ~ rs managers has heretofore been
10 make the caou. a tog,e and "a, yoy age
an agreeable one, rather than chronicle that
the time of such and such = steamer bad
been beaten BY half ali hour
Intending however to stall MAINTAIN their
vel established reputation IN these re
spects, they hay slso determined TO- sue
cessfUily compete III time made with the
rnost prctentious For tin purpose they
are Luw building one OF tbs ilost HasnIh
cent and powerful. fleets ~h.,A has ever
or ,ssed the Atlantic. the oc1Ht ooune y
which the California, Ia acknowledge
cd On al hands equal in every
respect and superior in many-to be the
finest Specimen - naval architecture pos
sessed by any other ocean lines.
Another and very important advantag-
eous feature q this line, especially to par
ties DESTROYS Of bringing out emigrants
from continental Europe, is the fact that
passengers are brought from Gothenberg,
Christiania and points on the Baltic in
vessels Of the Anchor Llne-and transferr-
Cd direct without expense to the steamer
on the North Atlantic service, thus effect
ing an important saving in both time and
money. Parties DESTROYS Of spending the
winter III Europe-golng blythe anchor,
can secure return tickets, good for one
year-for sl20 Z. S. Cy for the round trip
Particular attention is paid to the com
fort and food of storage passengers, as
thousands can testify whe have crossed
and re-crossed the Atlantic in vessels Of
this line All further information can be
obtained BY visiting or sddressing the Office
Of the company. Southeast corder of Wa
bash avenue and Congress- street Hen
derson Brothers, Agent
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Glasgow United Trades Council.

The weekly meeting Of the GlaAgow
United Trades Council was held In the
Tontlne Hotel ON Wednesday night MIR.
John Bennett. president, In the char A
deputation from the cOmPnSitOrs Of an
Edinburgh Newspaper, VINO are out ON
strike, was introduced by a deputatlOn
from the Glasgow typographical Society.
On the motion Of Mr.. Campbell, plumb Der,
seconded by Mr.. J. O'HAra, shoemaker,
the Council declared its cordial sympathy
with the compositors in their struggle, and
resolved to convene a public meeting q
the Glasgow trades to consider the case
The brushmakers' representative reported
that the men out ON strike were all nrIn n
their resolve to stand out but they hal
the same complaint to make as the prlnt
ers-Englishmen and freshmen were COM
ing to fill their places, and they had 10 BE-
bought off and sent home like the printers
But the brushmakers did not despair, and
they were prepared to remain out for over
fifteen weeks In the course Of - csnyer-
sation which followed the delegates state
ment, it was suggested the workIDen should
try to arrange fer q conference With their
employers. The representative ~ the glass
bottle makers stated that tbs trade a.
which he belonged had entered upon the
9th week Of the strike, and that there
was no prospect Of a settlement Their
position financially was still g,'pd. the 80
ciety having large reserve fnnd, and a
weekly income in advance Of the eXp-ndi
ture. The men On strike mad resolved, ut
meeting on Monday night, not u deviare
the least from their original demand -
Glasgow Se,sttI.si, S,pt. III.
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WHY ARE LABoRERS, AS A CLASS,
POOR?

This is a question II vital Importance 10
the laboring classes, and one over which they
will do well a. ponder. ignorance Of the
real causes which operate % Cypress and
consign them t. position OF helpless and
unavoidable servItutt ana u poverty more
OF less abjoct, can ru 10 GER be- claimed a.
an excuse 'urthis universal condition. The
causes arr apparent. ana the remedy With
In their gJasp aud under their cuntIpl, If
they have the intelligence 70 comprehend
The POSITION, ana the viii 70 use the means
le-ing W.T., In a thor command, 80 oppose
the Influences which have heretofore, and
are still, ,pcratius e produce the result
We live under form OF Government ur1
fessedly established ny the people, ana for
the people. md upon the tundan., nta'
idea, that Tie greatest good, to the treat
est number, Is the object and end Of vsis-
lation. PROFESSIONALLY strict and i'm
partial adherence 20 the principles enun-
GATED by the early founders of the
American Republic, would have secured
the boon If equal justice to all irrespective
Of class or caste. But in looking over the
field, a. 1T presents itself to-day, we do not
see that the results, which had been hoped
for and expected, have, in any respect,
been realized Not one man in ten thous.
and, throughout this entire nation If labor
ers, has been able to amass. by the accllm-
ulation u wages, scarce an humble
competency. apart from any speculation
or investments, which may have resulted
favorably. 20 increase his profits. Labor
ers, as class, are neither indolent, nor
Prohigate, vicious, nor immoral, riotous
nor drunken, wanting in intelligence or
morals, and, therefore, it cannot be claim
ed, with any degree Of truth, that their
present condition is the result Of the
absence Of good qualities and the preva-
lence Of the bad. That, as class, they
are poor, is truth We cannot deny, and
our object now is To point to the cause and
suggest the remedy fa.
capital as an auxiliary to labor Is neces-
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sary and Indispensable. We believe, too,
that capital has rights, which Il il the
the duty Of legislation to recognize and
protect, equally with the rights of labor
but g. foster the one ut the expense Of the
other, is not the province oflegislation. and
works injustice a. both
We are met At the threshold vi our
efforts with the inquiry, What can labor
DO without capital We answer that
neither Is independent If, nor subject to
the other, but that nationally, the rights
"f labor should be irst in Law and first in
the hearts Of the people, upon the princi-
PIE, that the greater includes the less -
that the creator IS superior t. the creature
The enquiry is equally pertinent What
can capital do without labor A million
of dollars invested an roAl, lands, yields no
revenue without miners ~ mine the coal
The rich veins Of coal at Lake Superior,
and Of iron at Pilot Knob. would remain
as hidden wealth in the Golfers Of the
earth, did not the brawny arm and snewy
muscle of the laborcr and Ia it, develope-
ment The fertile pralrIes unassisted by
the sturdy hand Of toll, are as barren
wastes, yielding nothing and adding no
increase.
Capital everywhere Is but the creation
~ labor and the representative ~ So many
heart thrnbs, II toiing millions Wealth
lcgltImatviy obtained is honorable arl We
"iier no dispar..scAAens ~ its posseSsoy, but
&c claim thai labor, too, is honorable and
IS entitled "a its Just rewards, and yet the
taci that, labrrrrs a. a class are poor, gives
a peculiar interest and potency e he IN
,uIry Why is this So
The tendencies of cap,5sl ~ central2e-
! Nf r7'-oads 70 mouopoE4a ut CORPORATIONS
e,hh.u,- ..;il II lers.a. va ta dis. RIM
s...le IA .,yor u Interests prai r-Oa-1= Z,
the wealth. they represent. Lro onens "a
-e.i>, ana the harbing-rs WI preston,
tai ta ne lie, gruwtA. .I.3 development
nI the dearest interests u- r.u la5urn.
.Ass-s. 4 mero,u-ry sp,r. aecAles, "a
results, seems IN III ,ade the o0Emunity
! has already rya,t.l tay .,- .a.-" tunn
r.,us 81 thv gayt rIiIlent, --.tu.. .c.ls ,rr Y
N,i ha. reached Jnu ypldici.i anu with its
palsyluy touch, rendered turbiG and cor
rim =, fountains u justice Aud Nv
tit Irv,r II excitcn,n. the r.tA sand.
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THIS Is WHAT HE HAS TO SAY
We find tho following in the New Haven
Hmm, az that Oh. i,.t

We find tho following in the New Haven
UH,oH Of tibet Dist lust
The first number Of the WoRkINGMAN' =
ADVOCATE that has reached this office for
several weeks, came to hand yesterday, and
Ia II We ilsd the following
=" Alexander TrOup takes exception to our
styling him the InArplot Of the labor move-
ment, and retorts by calling US q bantam.
Well, IL isn't the first time that We have seen
a bantam make the feathers Nv from . dng.'
hill rooster
This is one way of ev4ding the statement
made IN our issue Of Aug "a, viz: " that
during the last guhcrnatsrAl contest in Ohio,
the ADVOCATE called upon the workingnen Of
that state in one Of the issues Of his paper,
to nominate an independent Labor ticket, and
in the following issue turned one Of his politi-
cal somerEaults, aud beseeched the working
men Of the Buckeye State to vote the
Democratic ticket, the influence being the
cheek Of Gen Thomas Ewing jr.. that roach
ell the ADVOCATE office between these issues I"
What has Cameron o. say in reference to thus
charge. The files ., his own paper are proofs
Of hIs double dealing. and we happen to be
acquainted with a gentleman who saw the
check. This same living. III connection with
iuett l. Co. iols;ed D,ris On the Columbus
Convention, and ior time destroyed the
Yolltic-li labor orgAni2Atien
Cameron has thus a. say 10 this charge
that the man who peuned the foregoing i
- cotrdrd siandtrer, bar, and a seUit,s
Jrt' Cameron ssys further, that from
the 6rst hour u NJ. u9nnectIou with the
labor movement tIH the present day
y. III AZ arw
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GARDSER, Sept. ~, 1872.
To the Editor u the WoANIysMASs ADvOcArn
Last night, sept 2Ist the people Of
Gardner were treated 70 . Grseley speech
from the hpa Of the Hon. John HinchclifFe
The speech comn~nced in fair way to be
a reform speech, BY telling the people that
the wealth of the nation WAS centralizing
in the hands % the few that already five
per cent Of the population owned sixty
per cent. of the entire wealth Of the nation,
that in this Capitalization lay the danger
to our republican form Of government,
that other republics had gone 10 pieces by
Capitalization. Then he explained how,
in the last few years, millions Of acres Of
the peoples land has been given away 70 a
few railroad monopolies, and shat there is
not ten acres per capata left exclusive
Of mountains, rivers, and the territory 81
Alaska. Said the speaker, 'if you want a
stop TO this state Of things, vote for honest
Horace Greeley" and he then went on to
show how Grant had appointed men to
important Offices for 40 other reason than
one Of them had subscribed 3l5, 600 to the
Philadelphia Mansion Another had sub
scribed $40, 900 to the Cottage by the Sea
and 50 ON to the end Of the chapter The
speaker frequently used the word reform
but failed 10 tell IN IN what part Of the
Greeley platform We could find these re
form measures.
He failed to tell Us anything about tn,
national bank swlndle He also failed t,
tell the people that the wealth Of the TIA
tl"n by natural production only increase,
Al the rate IL three per cent per annum
and - long - the people are compelled :,
pay mere than that In the way Of interes
On m"ney lust - long will the wealth d
the natlon be Centralized in the hands Of tn
fe~. The speaker next held up 70 vieV
the ImTeriAllsts and dwelt at some lengtl
On their schemes for breaking ap this re
public, and finished his discourse by stat
ing that he wAs not here 10 much q Dem
ocrat a he was in the interest Of the labor
me- people, and that since the Withdrawal
Il DAVIS and Parker he had felt it his dut,
o. d. the next best thing. This speecl
would have been considered very good
it hal been delivered by some old politica
hack, but people that have heard JOIN
Hnchcllffe lecture onlabor reform say tina
there ~as net that easy flow Of words tina
characterizes his lectures when his hear
and s"ul IL in the work.
Yours in the good cause,
LABOR RRFoRNER.
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LIBng IT.. MS.

o., The 25tb inst the orl-r Of American
Mechanics msie = very imposing jisplay
in the atty Of New York They marched
IN procession scvsrs, thousand strong, ac-
cornparicd ~ numerous hands 81 music
and rasuy banners, with appropriate
nott0es
The Con1sr'n4 trsde j. extremely i'm
in New Orleans - present Also AZ Nash
vile Tennessee Tramp, should mal.' E
u.-e % tils fact
President Ire1 7lhck IL stumpng Scaut =
iii e., "a, for ths Lsoor Reform
7 .cket
NukADs are PARTICULARLY requested TO
avoid Louisville for some .IIne 10 n. a,e.
The city is full OF men--no empty J-acapa
and the Unions are making arFsnsA
nents % better thor condition Nouiads
n Ill also remember that Chi-ago I. y 60
Il ure with 5hr presen : ldsg Z. NV
o7Psrs Joeseai tor Sept
Wafer Morrison, NJ = tor PIN, ,u4l.
England. A stauneh atvoys r. for cn-yI1r4I
tiyr enterprises among TIE WORKING elas-
s. has bought a farm IN HerttoT3shse,
VII. ne propose 70 wo=4 On -c.'sratire
principles viii view ID test 1em As
anl ile@ 20 agriculture, aad 10 Go good to
all concerned H L....
ALBANY. n r.. Sept 26-At tie m
temational oonvention OF 5aachiaists aid
blacksiniths, today, consideration Of the
apprenticeship question was Postlrnbd
until the next convention, in order to d.
tain more thorough organization A
resolution providing. substantially, tlat
the union be apportioned into 80 districts,
each district TO be represented by one
delegate elected to the convention ftns
several local unions IN such districts, and
each superintendent to be made within
SIX months previous 10 the meeting Of the
international union by tho president that
mileage of such delegates and oompehsa-
ton of 90 per cay each shall be paid them,
and that the meeting Of the internate nal
union shall De held hiennally, was ado pied
unanimously. .r sntts
BosToN, Sept. 27.-The international
cricket match between IL English gentle
men and % selected from Boston and
vicinity Of New York, which was begun
this morning, resulted in q draw game, as
the gentlemen cricketers leave Boston
early Oh Friday for Quesec on their return
home te England. The % went list to
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THE EDIKsURe POLICE roRoE.


The members of the city police force are
bestirring themselves with the view Of OBJ
tanning an increase a wages.
MoNTRosE.
MoNrRosR has been entirely free from
strikes among the mechanic operatives,
every knotty point having been amica bly,
arranged. Plumbers, masons, jolners, and
nleehanics have received the same weekly
wages at the 81 hours per week, In the
extensive hax spinning works Of Mr.. Sher-
dian, the nechAnies accepted two shillings
extra per week instead Of the 81 hOars, as
the establishment might at any time have
been disorganised in consedtence Of their
absence while the other parts Of the work
were still in operation.
STRIKE OF NOTTINGHAM BAKERS.
AT meeting of the men letter was
read from the Leads branch, enclosing
donation towards the strike fund, and
containing an offer Of Sd per member per
week during the continuation of the dis
pute. A substantial donation was also
announced from Hume, Manchester.
MIDLEsBRO' MINERS
AT meeting Of the principal Cleveland
iron-stone miners, held in Middlesbro' il
was resolved to give the advance Of I'd per
ton asked for by the miners, on the under.
standing that they increase the output Of
the ironstone
THE DUBLIN BAKERS.
| IT Is probable that, in the course Of TO-
day friday the demands Of the opera
tive bakers in Dublin will be in the hand
Of Alderman Purdon and the other medi
tators, by whom they win be communities
ted to the masters. Two troops Of the Is
Royal Dragons, in full uniform, attendeC
at the Gommissariat Department, and %
corted the bread Wagons to the respective
barracks
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New York's Industrial Army.

New lort STATE, according to the Ia st
census, has, iii population Of 1882, 600
over million and half engaged in gain
full occupations ~ the whole number
~h"se occupations are given, $50, O98 are
native Americans, l59, ti83 Germans. 264, n
As Irish. and 5000 English and Welsh
Nearly 4UD, 900 are farmers or laborers, an
equal number practice professions, 250, 900
are engaged IN trade, and half million in
manufactures and mining. There are {, 600
clergymen, 1000 journalists, ~, 900 teach
ers, lO,OOO printers, 1000 physicians, and
5000 lawyers. Besides these, q quarter
of million women are employed in vari-
Gus avocations, principally needle work.
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Progress Of Industrial Education.

There are now thirty two industrial col
leges and universities in the United States
which have received the national endow-
ment made by Congress under the act Of
July 2, 1862. Massachusetts, has two,
Mississippi two, and each of the other
States one, except Florida, Louisiana, Ne
vada, and Virginia, in which none have
yet been established Twenty-six Of these
institutions are in operation, and il is ex-
pected that the remainder will be opened
during the year 1872. Twenty are estab-
lished in connection with other institutions,
and seventeen are independent colleges
Three hundred and ten professors and AS
sistants are employed in giving instruc-
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To Subscribers in Arrears

During the past two weeks We have sent
out bills, varying from e. 80 to 81. %.
amounting to over 81, 300 As We have
stated score Of times, dunling is no part
81 our profession, but We trust those who
owe us will see at once the Justice Of remit
ting their subscriptions mmediat.lu, and
without further notice
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Jim Mace is for Greeley, John Morrissey
is for Greeley. The merchants and bust.
ness men are for Grant. All the roughs
and blackguards, the men he has abused az
Democrats, are for Greeley The bankers
and manufacturers, and business men gen
orally, the solid men Of the community
support Grant.
We clip the above from late issue Of
the Sam Francisco Co-opsdtor, and regret
very much to see this language used in a
professed labor journal. Such clap-trap
simply entities the man who penned it to
rank among the penny-a-lins scriblers whose
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CHICAGO. DETROIT AND CINCINNATI
SEPTEMBER >, IS7s
The Life and Labors of VIM. H sylvis

This work IS ready Tor delivery A copy W u
should be the hands q ever, wortingmAn tbs
~ Itisa handsomely bound volume q 40 page~
c",Ainng account of the abnrs q Of the tore
u his time and one whose life devoted O.
the interests d the producing caSses The history -
Nm II Sylys is the history of the Labor Movement Ia
ne United States, and NO who desires e. uiAkr
aimsef acquainted with this afford 90 be
sithout Price o. ~ Send money b, registered
-tter or q order, and the book ~il ~ o., re-
trfrtf NAL
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Trade Intelligence.


The printers in the weekly newspaper
and jobbing offices Of Newcastle have
issued notice to their employers asking
fol- an advance Of 10 per cent. on their
present rate of wages. On the presenta-
ton of the memorial to Mr.. Stapleton,
manager of the Cooperative Printing
Works, High Bridge, Newcastle, that gen
tlenan intimated to the memoralist that
from Monday the 10Th, the wages in the
above establishment would be 31s per
week, and Sd per hour overtime, being the
amount sought for by this class Of letter
press printers.
BEITH-MINERS.
The miners and GOLFERS in Barkip dis
trlct, after being on strike for fortnight.
resumed work on Monday at the advance
for which they struck work, and the prom
Use Of an additional advance Of Cd per-day
more in a week hence.
KILSYTH-MINERs.
A LARGE meeting of miners was held on
Monday near Croy Station, for the pur-
pose Of taking steps to get the men through
out the district to Join the Miners Ma
tional Association. There were 400 pres
eHt. All the men agreed to connect them
selves with the union, and resolution was
carried accordingly. Ofice-bearers were
then elected.
The joiners connected with the build
InG trade at Jarrow are agitating for an
advance Of 2s per week
THE BAKERS STRIKE IN DUBLIN.
A DUBLIN correspondent telegraphs
that the strike Of the Dublin operative
bakers eliminated in a complete bread
famine this morning. Not a single leaf of
bread was to be had, and the excitement
caused in an always excitable city was Of
the most intense kind. Crowds assembled
IN all quarters discussing the want of
bread. Women were seen running to and
fro in vain searches for loaf, and the
greatest CONSERVATION prevailed The
poorer classes are'indignsnt with the mas
ter bakers for not yielding, and bread
riots, involving attacks on the masters
shops and houses, are feared A later des-
patch says: The operative bakers have
suggested conferences, and Sir j. Gray,
Alderman Purdon, and Mr.. James Scott,
proprietor Of the Mad, have been named
as referees. Every housewife il baking
bread and assisting the operatives. Master
bakers and retailers are charging Cd for
z 10. loves. A great demonstration Of op-
orators took place in the Mechanics Insti-
tute tonight. The master bakers are still
holding out. The proposed referees sug-
gest an equal number of master bakers
and operatives 70 Beetle the dispute. No
settlement will be made unless the ''house
q call u done away with and insulting
placards withdrawn. Fifty-two employers
have agreed to the terms proposed"
coNPos1ToRs' srIKE AT PRESTON.
The compositors Of Preston, who week
ago gave foFtnight's notice that if their
request for an advance Of Sd per 1000 on
all sizes OF type were not granted they
would come out ON strike, seem firm in
their demand. On the other hand. the
newspaper proprietors are resolved not to
comply with it, and, having advertised for
compositors, have, it ia alleged, received
applications from about four times the
number Of men required