The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-04-20
THE MINER.


BRAZIL, Ihl-. AlIu -, l0t =.
IT, he Editor j tls WoEsrN0vAS's ADVOCATE.
On saturday evening. April 9th, at the
Amateur Hall, knightsyille, was held a
Grand concert If vocal, instrumental, com
L and sentimental music. The knightsville
Amateurs took an active part in the per
Torrance, and we're frequently aPplauded.
After the concert came the most exciting
scene Of the evening the presentation y a
gold headed cane to the boss If the MINES
who subscribed most to the building funds
of the new Catholic church, at hnightsvillc.
The contest lay between Edmund James,
boss OF the Niblock. Zimmerman 4 Alex
;,nder mines Otter Greek. and James Hag-
CART. Of knightsville but the otter Greek
ians amalgamated and secured the trophy
fur Mr.. Edmund James, and the worthy
friends at knightsville lost the much Gov
.ted prize In regard t. the present We
think that if our Catholic friends had made
a present of a banner a. the lodge that
acted most liberal III this case, il would
have proved more satisfactory a. the Ina.
iority that subscribed tut their WAYS are
not our WAYS. neither are their thuu-ht,
our thoughts
We learn that the miners ~ tie Mcciel-
land mines have acted Eohly e. the widow
uf our deceased brother. James Paxton.
They have made subscription which
amounts to SllJ. independent If 80 do
mated by the lodge there are only forty
employed at the mints ! N,uid say "a
other lodges -u " and du likewise the
cause is worthy If your charity.
We are sorry 10 learn that our friend an
brother. John Buu-hton. who was INJURED
at the mines W Nihlock Zimmerman 4
Co. last November. las Teen sent home
from the Sisters Hospital. ST. LOUIS, here
lac had been sent by his friends tn receive
treatment. hut it il a source Of grief to all
that know him To learn that he is still in
the same hopeless state as when he was
taken there. Miners here is another OPP
portunity to show your charity, and hope
that the lodge where the accident happened
viii lead the van. They subscribed 500 to
erect il temple to worship God in. What
will they do in this case ! VIII they prove
il 70 Ne naught but feigned, superstitious
and sycophantic Let them aid the broth
er in future or We shall think that II Is the
latter
The Clay county circuit court opens the
first Monday in May. Let those not nat
uralized procure their naturalized papers,
80 that they will he able to vote at the
coming presidential election so that We
,an elect Davis ana Parker with an over
whelming majority. It is our only saliva
ton Let us beat the iron while II Is hot.
ANATErR.
IT j. reported that the Recalling Road
contemplates building ~ iron c.li,rs.
Coal that viii make iron Is worth from
six To eight cents a bushel ia Tennessee.
FoUR hundred and thirty-fve boats. with
total Tonnage of ~, 40, carry coal ~ the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
THE total production " coal III Germany
in 1870 was q. OOO, O0J tons. raised by lU7.
t32 workmen, and representing value II
40, 800 OOO, at the pits modth.
South Statfordshire. England. has at
present 1926 collierfes working. and 22l
idle Upwards Of p 900 persons are en-
ployed in these mines. who, III 1869, pro-
duced 3, 848, $50 tons Of coal, worth about
5000, 900 sterling.
The Scranton Democrat" tells the story
0f a mine ghost about six feet high, Of 2
white, thin, yapOry substance, that does
not walk, Dut floats over the ground. This
supernatural visitor confines his attention
AZ present To Bellevue Shaft, near Scran-
ton, appearing first to one and then to an
other, threatening all with destruction.
Pistols have been fired at, and hundreds Of
men have pursued it, but, we are told, it is
not yet either been killed OF captured.
Coal IN IRELAND.-A correspondent of
the Glasgow Sentinel writes regarding
the price of coal in Ireland
The price Of coal is going up very much
In this country. 1t is now pos per ton at
pits mouth, and all for ready cash pay
ments. 1t weighs about 26 cwt. to the
cubic yard. The price Of coal at the Sliev
erdagh colliery, in the county Tipperary, is
Dos per ton, and slack los per ton at pits
mouth. | have learned from late mana
ger there that the Mining Company Of Ire
land cleared f27 900 in four years on a
two-foOt seam, some time back, when the
price Of coal and slack was much below
what it is at present | perceive by the
mining papers that coal in England, Of sec
ond and third-class qualities, is now reali-
zing higher prices than what tirst-class coal
did some time back that there is no pros
pect OF change in this respect, and that
the inferior seams Of one foot and eighteen
inches are now being looked after. This
will make our mineral resources more val
liable and be more sought after, especially
when the ignorance respecting them is re-
moved, and our mineral fields Of every kind
are more fully developed. which only re-
quires skill and capital. He states that he
is now sinking on what he expects to be a
most valuable bed of coal Of the best an
thracite description, and free from sui
phur, lying on a bed Of three feet pure fire
clay.