The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-05-31
LABOR TENS.

The Locomotive Engineers Of the New
York Central 4 Hudson River Railroad,
have petltioned its president to discontinue
running freight trains on Sunday, and con
ductors, tiremen and brakemen Join III the
petition. They say the freight can all be
moved on the SIX working days of the week
Some of the New Jersey villages which lie
on the way to the watering places, and
whose quiet Was disturbed last summer BY
the running of Sunday trains, have united
III a strong protest against 1t. On the
Pennsylvania Central road the practice Of
running trains on Sunday was, for the most
part, long since abolished, and the EN-
ployes have Sunday AS day of literal rest
The strike in the Woonsocket, Rhode
Island Mills, may be regarded as ended
the ten hour committee having recon-
mended the operatives to return to work
THE Newark manufacturers complain
that their orders are not half SO large az
usual at this season. They have kept on
their regular complement of operatives, but
a reduction in time will be necessary after
this 4th Of July, and some Of them talk Of
disseminating all work until orders for the
fall trade begin to arrive. The hat, shoe,
jewelry, carriage and saddlery people feel
the depression most
THERE are twenty-five blast furnaces
within radius of twenty miles from the
city of lronton, Ohio There are over
~, 900 people in this district, nearly all
dependent upon the iron industry for their
support.
BosToN, May AT the Labor Re
formers Convention, in session here to-day,
it was voted that a convention Of the La
Dor Reform party be held at Worcester,
Aug. 3, 1873, to nominate complete State
ticket, and candidates for the Senate of
Massachusetts from the different districts
President Jones made a few remarks,
characterizlng the two parties at present
IN the country as the party of the past
and the party of the spoils The Labor
party was the salvation of the working
men, and would succeed if its members
were true. The Convention was rather
thinly attended
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May 29.-The
United States Writing Paper Makers As
socation met in this city to-day, and adj
journed for four weeks, without deciding
as to extending the time for half produc-
ton. The half-production time expires
June LIST, and the mills will then 60 upon
full time until the adjourned meeting takes
place.
BosToN, May 20-The sugar-refners
have completed arrangements to dispense
with the services Of the Union coopers al
together.
The foregoing should be tai-en with
many grains Of salt
BosToN, May 28.-The Boston Eight
Hour League, at a meeting to-day, dis
cussed resolutions which anticipate that
the voting power of the masses will be
openly and covertly assaulted in the next
Constitutional Convention with PROPOSE
tions to qualify the suffrage, increase the
taxes, reduce the number of officers elected
by the people, and that an aristocracy of
wealthy Republicans and Democrats will
start in these high-handed usurpations
The only hope for purer elections, incor-
ruptible legislation, less violence, crime,
and misrule, Is the reduction Of the hours
Of labor, wherever public opinion and leg
islation can properly interfere
After few minor amendments the res0-
lutisns we're adopted.