The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-12-25
EAST.

Jno. Il. Irving, the self-accused Ma
than murderer, has been sentenced to seven
years and six months in Sing-Sing on the
charge of burglary.
Philadelphia factories are resuming
work three days in the week and with reduc-
ton Of 10 to Is per cent. in wages. Twenty
mills at Manayunk have resumed the past
week.
At Cory, Pennsylvania, some body
snatchers were discovered dropping a corpse
into the Office Of a rominent physician. 1t
proved to be that Of former well-known
resident of that city, and the affair is creating
intense excitement.
The arrest of John M. Whitney, at
Salt Lake City, and Joel Lawrence, at New
York, was made upon complaint OF Il. b. Ward,
OF Detroit. 1t is claimed that about q year
ago Whitney and Lawrence induced Ware to
invest 5000 900 in the stock of the Eureka sill
yer mine OF Utah, and that tho mino was sal
ted for the purpose Of swindling. Ward un-
derstood that nearly I 200, 900 Of Eureka stock
WIS owned by other parties who had also been
victimized.
The navy department has completed
all necessary arrangements providing for the
reception from Spanish forces in the harbor of
Havana Of the steamer Yirginius, and for the
transfer of the survivors at Santiago de Cuba
from prison to one Of the United States ves-
wells Of war, in accordance with the terms Of
the diplomatic agreement. The Canandaigua,
fam nd dad hv far
Lowry, will sail from New York for Havana to
receive the virginius, and Capt. Braine will
receive the prisoners at Santiago on
niata.
A mass meeting of the workingmen,
under the auspices Of the Internationalsts
was held at Cooper institute. Theodore H.
Banks, painter, presided. 1t was crowded
in every part. Several hundred ladies' were
present. kilograms from Cleveland and Chi
cago were read, wishing success to the meet
ing. Around the Platform were numerous
notices, such az, "We demand suspension
Of rent for three months the general that
commands this army is general distress ;
when workingmen begin to think monopoly
begins to tremble," and others Of an equally
significant character. A hand bill was circula-
ted enumerating the high salaries paid officials
and demanding no more salaries over S5, 0Oe
The number Of homeless men and women in
the city is given at ten thousand those in the
station-house 7, 500 per week, and out Of eleven
trade unions 20,25O men are idle, and only
$3.50 employed. 1t is also stated that there
are 1870, 900 skilled workmen idle in this state
and 2l0,00 Of all classes in the city, and 3S,
600 women earning only an ACREAGE Of 1914
per week. An address was read on the duty
Of the governmental protect industrial classes
When the government fails in that duty
1t should be set aside or overthrown. Johr
Halbert read preamble and resolution.
among which were: Whereas, We wish tc
avoid all outrage on the persons or propert,
Of any, and depreciate violence and injustice
in any form, and we only demand the necessa
ries Of life for ourselves and families, not a,
objects Of charity, but as law abiding citi
zens whose right 1t is to demand these of th,
government which VIC have always supported
Resolved, That we will in this our time O.
need, supply ourselves and our families will
proper shelter and necessaries Of life, ard W,
will send all our bills, for the same to the cit
treasury to be liquidated, until such time a
We shall obtain work and pay for all our work
That We demand work now, and pay for work
and the abolition Of the contract system, tha