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The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-09-14
THE CIGAR MAKERS CONVEN
TON AT ST. LOUIS.
Business and Pleasure Combined.

The Eighth Annual Session Of the CT
gar Makers International Union, conven-
ed at Turner Hall, on Walnut street, st.
Louis. ON Monday, Sept. I'd. The attend
ance, though not as large as at the Boston
session, comprised many of the ablest and
staunchest members of the craft. Among
them we recognized several true and tried
friends who know what uRsORism
means-in whose hands the fate Of any
labor organization would be safe.
The proceedings were characterized by
prudence, earnestness snds sincere desire to
legislate for the best interests of the craft,
and Nere marked by an entire absence of
that rancor and petty jealousy which too
often mars the deliberations Of our national
bodies
AS We expect however to publish in a
few days the official proceedings in full, il
is not our intention to refer in detail to
them on this occasion. Suffice it to say
Detroit was selected as the location for
next years convention, and the following
is a list Of the
Newly Elected OmeerS.
VIM. H. NOERR,
the President for the ensuing year, is a
member Of St Louis Union No. 10, with
which he has been identified ever since its
organization in March, 1868 Has been
elected delegate to the international Union
! four sessions, viz Buffalo, Syracuse
Boston and St Louis. He Is at present
Treasurer Of his local union, and has occu-
pied every position of trust and response
bility to which he has been elected with
constituents Mr. n is a native Of St
Charles county, Mo. is 81 years Of age
rather below the medium height, Of slend
er build, of quiet, assuming manners
thoroughly trustworthy, and brings TO tn,
discharge Of his duties, executive ability o.
the highest order, and desire to NOR,
thoroughly consolidate the interests anC
efforts of his fellowcraftsmen. No bette
choice could have been made.
DANIEL u. OLIVE,
First Vice President, is a member o
Leavenworth Union No. %, Of which, n,
is at present Corresponding Secretary H,
has been member Of local union fo
eight years ; was delegate to the Sixth
Session held in Chicago, and has also beef
identified with the National Labor Union
Mr. Olive is a native Of London, England
is an agreeable, fresh looking gentleman
about the medium height is "a years o
age, and altogether was one Of the mos
popular delegates attending the Conven
ton.
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Wasted Ammunition.

There Is in the Present Presidential cam
paign one feature particularly offensive, and
likely to invite the unfriendly remarks of the
enemies OF our people and their institutions.
We are alluding to the numberless personal
attacks on the President, the members of
the Cabinet, the higher ofiice-holders, and in
feet on almost all CT his most prominent sup
porters, which constitute the chief stock in
trade Of the opposition papers as the last
means to initiate their sails. They have
come to the conclusion that their howls about
Administrative corruption are incapable of
shaking the we!l-founded conviction Of the
people, that never before did there reign
greater honesty, efficiency, and economy in
the control Of the administrative branches of
the Government. They have had the NORTH
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-09-19

1t would seem that the Greeleyites (or Of
course this hotel proprietor cannot be Re-
publican) will never sicken from outrage upon
the men who fought to save the Union. The
veterans who left this city for the Plttsburg
Convention have met with their full share of
outrages and insults during their absence.
AT Baltimore mobbed, and in the city o:
Pittsburg, Charles Il. Douglass, an ex-
Union soldier, because of his color was
refused entertainment at the same hotel with
the rest of his comrades who had travelled
with him to that city--he holding the hon
orable position of color bearer. To the credit
of the veterans, be it said, that under the
leadership Of General n. T.. Chapman, they
refused to desert their color bearer. Upon
the insult coming to the knowledge of Gen.
Chapman he Immediately erased his name
from the register of the hotel, saying, where
his comrades could not stay, he would not.
The great majority Of the veterans did the
same thing. Here we have more evidence
of the unfaithfulness of Gieelyites to their
professions as promulgated in their platform.
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-09-19
A Peep Behind the Curtain.

1t was in the city of Baltimore that the
the Cincinnati platform with the hope that
the people would be deceived into believing
that the party encouraging the late rebellion
had reformed. 1t was in Democratic pro-
rebel Baltimore, with its local self-govern-
ment," that voters were mobbed four years
ago, should they chance to be Republicans,
passing through the city. 1t was in this
same city of Baltimore last Sunday evening,
that eX-Union soldiers were mobbed on their
way to a Soldiers and Sailors Convention in
Pittsburg. Does any one doubt that these
eX-sOldiers were mobbed for anything than
that they had fought for their country and
were in favor of the election to the Pres-
dency Of the General whose ability in the
field saved us a nation? Had they been 60
ing to Greeley and Brown convention would
they not have been allowed to pass unmo-
Tested through Baltimore? Why all this
nonsense about shaking hands across the
bloody chasm? Every now and then the
pro:rebels, forgetting the part they are play
ing in the attempt to deceive the people into
voting up ku-Kluxism by voting for Greeley,
show us what they are ready and anxious to
do should they ever come into power. If
Baltimore so soon forgets the game the
Greeleyites are playing, Especially as the
cards were stocked in that city, what may
we not expect from those portions of our
country where Greeley is even harder to
swallow than in Baltimore. Such occur
rences as that in Baltimore last Sunday are
occasional fittings of the curtain which gives
us an opportunity to see the false pretences
of the Greeley party.
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-09-19
The Aritllallelical Man.

1t was in the Presidential campaign of
1868, when the famous arithme teal man made
his first appearance. He was then in the
employ Of the World, and was a source of
amusement to Republicans, as well as one of
hope and comfort to Democrats-in fact, one
of the rare men who are equally beloved by
either of two antagonistic parties. State
after State went Republican, yet the arith-
metical man knew how to figure out Demo-
cratic gains, from which he foretold final
victory of his party. So firm was his faith
in his own skill that not even the results of
was. only when the reports of General Grants
overwhelming majorities poured in that he
surrendered, and died on his post, surrounded
by mathematical, algebraic, and statistical
tables, with whose aid he had been busy
trying to show Democratic gains up to the
last moment. His death was announced by
the Tribune, and seemed SO natural, nay, in
evitable, that nobody ever doubted the cor
rectness CT the statement. Years went by,
and the gifted man was almost forgotten,
when, all at once, to the great surprise of II,
he turned up again, few weeks ago, as
healthy and lively as ever, and in the full
possession ofhis old skill. He is now employ
ed by the Tribune, and, by his achievements,
has done marvellous service; indeed, he
is one Of the main props by which the sinking
hopes of the Greeleyites are held up. Neither
North Carolina nor Vermont have puzzled
his skill to make out Democratic gains he
knows how to draw honey from gall, for
Maine has furnished him material for calcu-
lating out the triumphant election of Mr..
Greeley. Now, since we cannot reasonably
suppose that he has risen from the dead, the
great question to be solved is: What became
of him when he was reported dead, and where
has he been all the time? Was he secreted
by the Tribune in tho excitement Of the mo-
ment, and kept concealed ever since in its
vaults, to be used in case of need? At all
events we are glad to know he is still in the
land of the living, and heartily hope that he
will have ample opportunity for the full dis
play of his talent for averages between now
and tho fifth of November.
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-09-19

One of the Greeley organs of this city
gives us an insight Into the average feelings
Of the men who favor the election of Horace
Greeley. The controlling Southern impulse
moving the Greeley adherents is enmity to
the negro and carpet-baggers. And nothing
that can be invented In disparagement of the
negro is left unused by the Greeley party.
Thus Sunday paper printed in this city
prates about the contentment of the ne
gro tn the condition Of slave, and
his having no desire to sever the relations in
which he stood to the dominant race. We
have never met any number Of slaves who
were contented with their condition; on the
contrary, we know many who gave palpable
Indication of their discomfort. We know
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-09-19
s. Inflam .,,aiOsy Aati-Siavcry Let
tiers to Negroes"

Such is the language of the New York
Tribune in respect to Il letter from Mr.. r. H..
Dana in response to one from well-known
citizens of Massachusetts,, and it shows the
aptitude of that journal i'll suiting its yocabu-
larry to its new position as the organ of the
candidate of the Democratic party. 1t
sounds very much like the alarm cries raised
against the Abolitionists thirty years ago,
when they were accused of using incendiary
and inflammatory language, and stirring up
the slaves to murder their masters. Straws
show the way of the wind
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-09-19
Great and Small Things.

The Democratic papers are once for all
determined to make the President a fast
man, and as they imagine his prediction for
one of the noblcst specimens of the animal
world a convenient handle, one Of them re-
Gently dispatched a reporter-possibly a
brother Of him who followed Miss Grant in
Paris from store to store--to Long Branch
on tour of inspection of the Presidents
stables, with instructions to gather all the
most accurate information on the subject.
This individual has acquitted himself of his
task with a zeal that even led him to overdo
and thus betray the object Of his GRAND, for
no one else would have cared to enter into
perhaps drunk brotherhood-with the Presi-
dents driver, groom, and hostler and taken
notes on the spot, for he favors the world
with the name, age, appearance, and pedi-
gree Of every horse. We learn that the
President has seven horses all told, two
among them-his old war horse and another
horse, each full sixteen years old-who are
hardly ever used, and kept only out of atiec-
ton and gratitude for former services, feel
ings for which we like him so much the bet
ter. This leaves Ave horses for the real use
Of the President and that Of his whole
family; certainly Il very modest number for
the President Of the United States! The
reporter has done his duty nobly, yet his
employers would have acted wisely if they
had withheld the result of his researches
from the public, since exactly like Mrs.
Nickleby's stories, it proves the very re-
verse of what it was intended for.
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-09-19

This gentleman, one of the foremost col
ored men Of the South, will undoubtedly be
elected to represent the State of Louisiana as
Congressman at large. Governor Pinchback
is fearless, outspoken Republican, an agree
able gentleman, and has had an experience
in political affairs second to no colored man
i'll the South; and we are glad to know that
the difficulties among Republicans in Lousi-
ana have been so composed as to give US as
a representative in Congress man with the
ability Of Mr.. Pinchback. We have no doubt
that he will reflect credit upon his race and
the people who elect him.
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-09-19
The Life Of Henry Wilson.

The highly interesting account OF Charles
Summers first election to the United States
Senate, published in our last issue, and erro-
neously credited to the New York Times,
came from "The Life Of Henry Wilson, by
j. B. Mann, Esq. This book will be found
of much value to those who wish to acqualnt
themselves with the history of the Republi-
can candidate for Vice President of the
United States. 1t is well written, and con-
tains just such facts as campaign orators must
have
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-09-19
s.IppincOtt'S Magazine.

The October number of Lippincott'S Maya.
zine opens with highly interesting article
descriptive of the route from Lake Superior
to Puget Sound. This article is beautifully
illustrated, and abounds in novel and valuable
information relative to the character, re.
sources, and capabilities of the country
through which the North Pacific Railway will
pass. The second and concluding install.
ment Of Mrs. Sarah B. Wister's article, en-
titled "a Summer between the Four Seas
is very entertaining. 1t relates chiefly to
Wales, whose people, scenery, and traditions
are presented in a rapid, vigorous, and in
forming style. Something about Eton,' -
by an old Etonian, is an unusually attractive
contribution, detailing the life, manners, and
vagaries of the scholars of that renowned
institution. The series Of articles devoted to
the Private Art Collections of Philadelphia
is still continued the current paper is devoted
to the gallery of Mr.. Henry c.. Carey, which
has the popularity of being composed almost
exclusively Of English pictures, many of them
possessing extraordinary merit. Drawing
Of one Of the queens of New York society,
is sprightly and amusing piece of writing,
dealing in Il discursive but pointed manner
with the salient features of fashionable in
tercourse in America. Fiction is fairly rep
resented in the present issue of LirpiacoWS
Magazine. Besides Mr.. Blacks serial novel.
THE Strange Adventures of Phaeton," to
the conspicuous merits Of which reference
is scarcely necessary, there are several short
stories, pleasing in style and varied in char
acter, which offer con Jointly some very agree
able reading for leisure hours. There are
two poems in this number, "Cest IAmour,' ~
by Mary Stewart Doubleday, and 1.-The
Laureate Singer" by Mary b. Dodge. Both
are attractive productions. Parisne," by
Edward De Leon, is an analysis of book
with that title, descriptive Of social life in the
French metropolis, by the most celebrated
of Partisan tops. The distinguishing features
of the work and the most notable peculiari-
ties of its author are touched upon with much
skill and pungency. conversations al Casa
Tonti," by Edward Rowland, deals In COL
loquia manner with some social questions.
affording many useful and sensible sugses-
tons. My Portrait Gallery" by the Lady
Blanche Murphy, is collection of able
sketches of the private life of some of the
most celebrated European characters Of the
times, and ahounds in curious and interesting
anecdote. These sketches are eminently
fresh and entertaining, "Our Monthly
Gossip contains the usual amount of
amusing an instructive matter.
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-09-19
MiSsiSsipri.

We see, by the Mississippi Pilot, that the
Republicans Of that State are hard at work
with fine prospect OF winning glorious
victory in Novembernext Prominent among
their speakers we notice the name Of Colonel
Samuel j. Ireland, formerly of this city.
With such men as Ireland and Pinchbacls at
work i'll the South, the colored voters cannot
fail to be rightly instructed.
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-09-19

Complete liberty and exact equality in the
endowment of ell civil, political, and public
rights should be established and ct,ectually
maintained throughout the Union by efficient
and appropriate State and Federal legislation.
Neither the law nor its administration should
admit of any discrimination in respect of citi-
zens, by reason of race, color, or previous
condition of seryitude.-4 Plank in the Plat
form of The PHILADELPHIA ConUention.
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-09-19

bag Theodore Tilton, in the Golden Age,
supports "Sunset" Cox for Congress. Mr..
Tilton does not say whether he is attracted
to "Sunset" by his opposition to the Sup
Elementary Civil Rights bill, his SANDER of
the colored people Of South Carolina, for
which Mr.. Rainey gave him such drubbing,
or whether the attraction is brought about
by Mr.. Cox's general disregard Of the rights
Of black humanity.
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-09-19

"A Clergyman on his way to church, one
Sunday, was oyertaken by a heavy shower of
rain. On arriving at the vestry he exclaimed,
rather impatently, - wish l were dry"
Never mind" said his colleague, "you
will soon be in the pulpit, and there you will
be dry enough"
Heavy failures have been occasioned In
Baltimore by an attempt to bull the prices
of tea and coffee in the face of the bill to
repeal the duties On the same.
- -Rochefort, who is in exile at the Island
of New Caledonia, is seriously i'll. Another
dispatch says he is dying.
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-09-19

ssg Erastus Brooks, (agent of Tammany,)
c. a. Dana, Mudgett, Colonel Fellows, Kill
orr
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-09-19

ss5@ Hon. James Lynch, whose eloquence
thrilled the Philadelphia Convention, is doing
eminent service in the cause of Republican,
ism III Mississippi. Success will crown his
effort
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-09-19

EE Hon. Charles Sumner refuses the EN-
brace Of the Democrats Of Massachusetts,.
He declines the nomination for the Governor
ship.
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-09-19

Dsg@ Sunset" Cox, whom Theodore Tilton
mdorses, voted against freeing the slaves
who were employed by their masters III aid
ing the rebellion
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-09-19

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Good Templars' Convention.

The District Convention of East Juniata
District composed of the counties of Perry,
Juniata and Mifllin, opened in the Lodge
room at Duncannon, on Dec. 9th at p. M.
and continued in session until the evening
of the 9th, s. S. King, of Duncannon, ac-
ting as w. G. T., Mrs. S. w. McElwee, of
Cocalamus as w. V. t., and Chas. Ora
ham, of Milroy, as Secretary. The Lodges
at Marysville, Duncannon, New Buffalo,
Cocalamus, McAllisterville, East Water
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Local option was strongly and enthusias-
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of the three counties were urged to organ
ize at once for vigorous campaign to pre-
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The reports from all the lodges repre-
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A large and, enthusiastic public meeting
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evening Jas. Vanderwarker, presiding
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of which resolution, which was seconded
in few excellent remarks by Rev. W.
Thomson, was adopted, appointing S. S.
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