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LABOR ITEM

RAwLEHH, \. c., May - There Is a
general strike to-day among the journey
men mechanics. who insist upon ten hours
AS days labor.
The rolling mill At Springfield, III,
"a last Friday This is said to be more
than was ever made in one day by any
other rolling mill IN the country.
THREE thousand iourncymen shoe ma
kers Of Berlin have threatened to strike ii
the masters do not agree to increase their
wages by one-third.
THE Crspin strike in New York has been
entirely successful, only one shop holding
out against them Their daily sessions
have been discontinued
The ten hour bill prohibiting the en-
pigment Of minors under the age 81 ~
and women over that age III silk cotton
wooden, linen or jute mills was taken up
in the Massachusetts Senate, On Tuesday
May 10, and after some discussion the yeas
and nays were taken on the question If or
derlng the bill to third reading, with the
following result; Yeas, -. nays, .. Alb
sent or paired, 20 Harmon, Of this dis
trict, voted for the bill.
Tn Wednesday the bill was refused an
engrossment, by IA nays to 3 yeas; paired,
absent or not voting, Is.
NEW YORK, May 22.-The workers on
ladies' boots went on a strike to-day for in
creased wages. The strike Of the bench
men continues.
The stage and car lines which are unwil-
ling to yield to the demands Of the horse
shoers, and are unable to keep their horses
properly shod have lesseued the number
Of their trips.
BosToN, May 2Q.-The workmen IN
the principal shops for the manufacture
OF custom boots and shoes are now on a
strike for higher wages The employers
say the strike will not accomplish its pur-
pose, while the strikers are confident Of
success.
NEW YORK, May % The workers on
ladies' boots struck to-day Three bosses
have conceded to the demands Of the
strikers
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The cutters Of the Leicester boot and
shoe trade are agitatIug Ter advance al
10 per cent, which Is rrsistr by the man
ufacturers.
strike has taken place ,.aon..t the
Liverpool horseshocrs. They want Va al
vance ~ u. The master, refuse ~ give
them more than 2s
bricklayer's strike for - ~ per day Is
impending in London, Ont
The Belfast tailors' strike continues
The masters offer 81 per hour, The men
demand 81
MEETING - IEnNMAsTEKS - LoNbn>.
On "Wednesday afternoon. a very large
meeting uf the employers of the irpnworks
from alt parts 1t the kingdom was held Al
Westminster Palace Hotel, London The
proceedings we're private, ami every pre-
caution was taken To prevent any uf the
representatives uf the trades union spclc-
ties from being present. The trades union
lists, however, employed men t. pari,,ic IN
front of the hotel with large placsrds
''Great anti-tradcs union demonstration
this day, members ~ Parliament favorable
to pulling down unions are invited There
were many members If Parliament present
AZ the meeting and agents of some If the
unions were pirketd outside " observe VIII"
went in
THE GNERFODL SHIP JOINERS.
The ship Jolners met on Saturday To- take
measures IT, secure a uniform rate e Sos
per week.
NFbN Al ~HIFN RIGHTS
All the shipWIishts on the Midway have
struck for an advance of ID per day
SHRINE - JOINER, At LIVERPOOL.
About 5000 Liverpool and Birkenhead
loincrs struck work On Thursday morning
for an advance q .. 81. per week The
masters offered - 81
SrEikF ~ NIEN>EsE ,aBHEN
The cabmen ami the propTictprs II one
horse flies struck "a Monday "a account Df
the authorities having refused to authorize
a change ~ the urN scale ~ charges A
notice has been issued by the authorities
threatening the clbmen with fines, impris-
unueni, ami the lpSs II their licenses ii
they remain ru strike
4 DpNRIN rp movement has begun among
the wurkmen IN the sheffield trade FIR the
purpose ~ erecting works ami iuanutacto-
rl,-s vi their ovn account II Is ,aid that
/
out the whole ~ the l,--,l TRADES. aud that
Is supported bv the unions. The hrst
company Which has h.,n started Is regis
tered as the Exclusive Cn.,f"ratiy- Iron
Works Company u sheffield
AN English ,urrcsp"uicnt gyc- a
graphic account II the Late decentralization
10 favor ~ manhood suffrage, male WV
Newcastle moor w 80 tSsI c,al workers
Tr sIy that 5Oh pr tuuk part IN thu days
proceedings, thar SIXTY brass bands we're
n the line If march, and that more than
thirty SPECIAL trains were required ga the
railways, only family pictures the great
features 1T the occasion The dCmuustra-
ton vas orderly, peaceful and manly
Better stIl, the Proprietsrs and authorities
gave couutynancc ami sympathy Ia the
great affair, ana the result Vas that the
vast army If laborrrs proved conclusiveiy
that their purpose is not disorder
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The National Trades Assembly.

The time for holding the National In
dustrial Congress or Trades Assembly
draws nigh, and We earnestly hope our
various labor associations throughout the
county RIll make it point to be repre-
scented, So that there can be full and free
interchange Of opinion among the bona fde
representatives. from AbOr's ranks. As
large number Of Trades Unions meet but
once month. It is essential that the dele
gates trom such should be elected at the
neJt aisyting. As before stated, it would
be difficult to find more central location
than Cleveland, and the time Of year
July-ln which It will be held, generally
hnds the treasury in healthy condition
aud where one union is unable to besr a
delegates expenses, three or four can
easily club together, 50 that they would be
merely nominal Those organizations who
have heretofore opposed the introduction
of political issues into our Labor Con
gresses, have nov no excuse for absenting
themselves, as the proceedings will be
purely Of an industrial character.
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erners we're made buyers Of certain
wholesale house, and for those beauties,
into whose embraces our drummer eagerly
led the drunken country merchant. What
is all this competition for in business that
really adds not cent to the intrinsic value
# the merchandise, but adds largely to
its price, without giving any equivalent to
the buyer A system that resorts 10 such
immoralities that spcculates on the wees
If men, in order to enrich merchants, can
not he good nor can that general compe-
tition be good, Of which drumming is
the latest and ugly child, especially in this
country. General competition may be in
dispensible to productive industry, but as
applied at present to the mere distribution
Of goods (trade) We move earnestly for its
speedy humiliation. Cooperation will
have the task Of burying it out Of sight.
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Convict Labor

At recent meeting of the Nashville
Common Council the following resolutions
in relation to the employment of convict
labor were unanimously adopted
Rcsolred That We condemn the action
Of all parties or persons III the city employ
ing the services Of convicts from the
penitentiary instead Of giving such en-
ployment to the poor and honest laborers
III the city who are willing and anxious to
obtain said labor
Resolred, That his excclency. Governor
John g. Brown, be and is hereby requested
in behalf Of the laboring men Of the city,
To use his influence with the essees Of the
parliamentary in such manner as to nhu-
encc them to cease hiring out the convicts
to do private labor in the city, and that the
Mayor be requested to furnish the Cover
nor with a copy Of this preamble and reso-
luton
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THE PRIATE RS.

Great preparations are being mad. in
Montreal fDr the ensuing session ~ the
International Typographical Union, which
meets IN that city "a the first week Of
June. The following Is list 4 the dele
gates a. far as heard from
Albany, No. 4 Daniel Mckenzie and
Dennis Feehan.
Baltimore, No. IL Jas. W Cherry and
Michael Mc'jovern.
Harrisburg, No. a VIM. 4. Gold
smith.
Chicago, No. 10 Chas. Boudresu and
VIM. Kennedy.
Peoria, No. - Samuel y. Patton, al
ternate, Edward Bowers.
New Haven, No. 80. ~ Pickett /;
alternate, w. g. Cox.
Wilmington, IN. c. No. S2-J. J. Leg
w.n alternate, J. c. Pittman.
Richmond, No. 90-Charles Young.
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A conference # Miners National Asso-
ciation was 10 have been held ia the city
Of Glasgow. commencing Monday, May
20, Alexander Mcdonald in the chair
The following is the published programme
Of proceedings
1. Assembling VI the delegates Al ~
noon.
z. Receiving the brief reports from all
the districts. Each district O. hand ia
monthly circulars filled np. ana the secre-
tIry Of the society at close of reports t.
read summary u them
3. Address II the President II the mem
beers ~ conference
4 Report Ut Parliamentary Committee
lat, On Mines Acts "a. Criminal Law
Amendment Act 81, Truck Bill 4th
Law Of Master and Servant 9TH. Law nj
Conspiracy Law of Compensation Tor &C.
cidents and deaths
> Should the Criminal Amendment
Act be repealed
D. should the Law NJ conspiracy wv "
pealed or codihed
: Should the Law ~ Master ami ser
want be modified, and % what extent
T. Should We insist on a new Truck Act
and a Compensation Act
g. The action 70 be taken III secure VII
these things
TO- The consideration w the present
mode Of tenure at the houses held w MI
ners fron their employers Is It salts
factory
H. The consideration of productive Gun
operation among the miners Should they
try to Purchas ecollieries
IL The need ~ forming building s,cip
ties, or building society fur Jhe mining
district in cOnneNion with the association
l3 The node Of appointing Jurymyu Boa
case Of accidents durham
a. The consideration Oi the Attorney
Generals JIry Bill durham
r. To strike out Rules ~ and ~. ani
from Rule II all from the word council
On eth line. Durhaml
ID Resignation and election NJ VIII --
bearers 20 the association
II. Appointment of Parliamentary Com
mittee to be considered, and appointed .i
necessary
Il. Direct represent alton w Labor lu
Parliament
10. The Appeal from Samuel Pnuis.I
NJ p, on behalf NJ the sailors
20 The consideration of the next plAc=
ot meeting, and the fixing ui 10.
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DAMNABLE OUTRAGE.

The outrageous, high-banded and lndc-
fensible conduct ~ Judge Davis, Of New
York, in sending George Francis Train to
the State Lunatic Asylum; in refusing to
allow the Jury to BE- polled, after two Of its
members had declared that they did not
concur in the verdict rendered, IL one Of
the grossest outrages ever permitted. or,
rather. committed, in a civilized country.
We offer no apology for his violation Of
Law. Or for any obscenity 81 which he may
have been guilty Neither have We any
sympathy with many Of his bombastic,
visionary schemes, but We know he was de-
med right which is conceded to the vllest
criminal There is an evident determine
ton in some quarters to crush him at all
hazards, simply because he championed the
cause Of a hunted-down woman, who had
made some unpalatable statements reflect
ing on the character Of certain pillar Of
the church. Judge Davis has overshot the
mark. People viii be very apt to smile at
this overdose Of virtuous Indignation when
they remember how many assassins have
escaped the halter through the farce Of
trial in that city. and that the greatest thief
Of modern times was also allowed to go
scot free. George Francis Train has more
brains than the Judge who tried or the
counsel who prosecuted him. and has Ger
tainly put them to as good a use. That
there is something rotten IL Denmark is self
evident, and this high-handed outrage will
prompt instead of stihe further investiga-
ton
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duty OH printed natter The Cooper4'
Jovlidi appropriate y suggests
That thu coopers represented in this As
sembly, AID in all other State and City As
semblies, will not forget that it is to our
interest to petition and memorable Con
gress in relation to the duty on returned
empty barrels. Hundreds If thousands of
these barrels are every year landed at
Philadelphia and New York and other sea
port towns And that there may be a con
cert Of action ia the matter We intend to
prepare form Of memorial and petition
during the coming summer, a copy Of which
will be sent to every union.
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Little Rock. No. % 5. W. Hoffman.

Little Rock. No. ~ :. W. Hoffman.
Norwich. No. 100 A - Curtlss.
Columbia. No. IOl samuel T.. Halde
IMAM, Chas VI. Robinson, and VIM x.
Ramsey
Knoxville, No. III w W Gibson.
.Iauues Cartier, NJ. 10 r. A. Crosby
and PIERRE Griffrarl
Ia reply to Young Franklin, We will
state that the Philadelphia Typographical
society pays its members, when SICK five
dollars per week The funeral benefit
upon the death 81 4 member Is eighty dol
lars and upon the death II a members
wife, forty dollars The dues are one dol
lar per month For admitting to mem
b.rshIp the fees are Between the ages Of
n and -, two dollars % % ~, five dol
lars ~ 70 10, twelve dollars - to 40,
fifteen d4llars 40 t. A., twenty dollars.
A peculiar feature 1T the Society IS that
a member IS always beneficial when he
becomes srN months ~ arrears lie fOrfelts
his membership, and " dropped from the
roll. Applications for membership may be
obtained Of any uf the members, or at the
Hall OF the Society. southeast corner Of
Tenth and Walnut Streets, on the first
Saturday evening Of each month - Puatsrs'
Cifcpinr
The one hundred and twenty-eighth
semi annual meeting of the New York Ty-
biographical Society MAS held at their
rooms, NJ. 3 Chambers street. on Satur-
day evening, April 9TH. After adding a
number Of new members to the roll and
the transaction Of other business, an cleo
tion for officers. % serve for the ensuing
fsart ..
suit
President James n Eastnn
Vice President John g. Paxton
Secretary ThDs. q. Faulkner
Treasurer George Parsons.
Librarian John Craw
Directors Messrs ;. r. Baxter, Israel
Smith, Charles McDiyitt. J. II. Gillespie,
VIM Burns. G.. w. ID. Fisk, 4. McCauhs.
+. A. Bradley, John Bresnahan, s. H.
Croker, aud Walter Marshall
Trustees Messrs. q. g. Savage, John
Van Horn, r. b Crawford ana Archibald
Miller.
The twenty-third annual meeting Of the
London Society IT Compositors was re-
Gently held, and from the report presented
II appears that the past year has been an
exceptional one in the history If the So
cIety. Through ia exertIons the hours ~
labor have been reduced from " ID D.
and An increase IN wages has been gained
As we'll The financial exhibit Is a very
crafty ing one, over & 900 having been
paid ~ during the year, about 600 ID e.
cess Il the previous year. There has been
paid 10 unemployed members during the
year the sum Of II DO, and the assistance
gwen "a various strikes and movements ID
influence reduction uf the hours of labor
cost the Society over 81 900
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Items of Interest.

PRoGREsS or THE HoOoAC Tunnel ~
APRIL, 1873. Heading from the east adj
vanced westward, 1853 feet heading from
vest, heading eastward, 1876 feet; total
penetration during April, 300 feet. Length
opened from east end westward, 1898
feet length opened from west end east
ward, 1924 feet. Total length opened to
May lst, 1908 feet. Length Of the tun-
mel, 25,031 feet. Leaving rock to be per
forated, ,939 feet, being l79 feet more
than mile.
AT the present time not single box a
tin is manufactured in the United States.
although it Is claimed that there are large
deposits of this valuable metal in New
Hampshire, Missouri, and the Lake Supe-
rior regions.
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t. the Workingmen Of the United
states Organized for Protective Pur

Ihr u-ht W. tac producer & a far share NJ
,.rfr,al.- W n., Iahyr ana the infringement
....,u that r-ht =, capitalists ana mIddemcn.
seas tar rrmsr, cause p th~ organization 81
Trade, ul.u, a thl, country These organ
...t..u- a n-,t h-lug IurrrI, lasl r. charac-
,-r hare nearly all advanced AZ i,r A II bc-
..,l.. ra,.- .t great National ABA Information
A. l-.t. Associations ana Through these
lutr. National ASSOCIATION, have 'or unr.
40 la.~r .---ru-i CHE speed M the Wh,rlSIul
tat WA, uraN carrying tbs producing
masses luto ..uiitinn "A utter dependence
.p..u Oh, Uhuu.- NJ capital
Through causes winch i l. needles. e. here
numrr-t- che power of ,apit.l Is daily *
coming greater. u hile We Trade moni~ts are
4t d ,tArd.-r.I The rapid and alarming con
,rutr,t..u NO ArItal. placed under the con
tral 80 a DEW n.,n. and the fact that almost
the entire legislation Of the country. both
state and National Is IN thy interest ot Jus
concentrated Capital. giving Il almost mperI-
Al uoy, -rs. should aimouI>h M that e. longer
stand still means = rapid decrease NJ our pow
u s, Trades Unions rn comparison with that
VI Capital
While wy are kept Ia continual alarm BY
'-e ''''
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Ar.... Nm. ,,r. --. ,+ h- West and
Northwest driven desperation DIV the Uold.
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...,.-,,..i ,,.,.- ,r,,r,z,.i, p. ,,i while We
ANY rb,u.sp5, n ORGANIZATIONS scattered
tbr.,.,t.ut th- North south. East ana West,
IVY +i.-,-..t.. ..,t,,.u+rat.d effort they are
~. ,,..r, -,.-,.r w Individual trades. As If
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w.. u,.,,,l.,- " ,i,.;- +r,j. ,,i,sr
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,..b..., ,l-3g-j y, labor, REDEMPTION Let
,,,t ,l.. .,,lYr.s ~ tl.r pas+ deter H. from
,,.,L,r., renewed effort, but protiting by our
Tar t-.,,.,I, -,,,.rl-r,. buiId M and perfect
Al .ry,p,l.t,,u such a, vas contemplated in
Baltimore in 1850
~ tb- undersigned. have for some months
t.,... ANA ,tb.r,.isa haar
past "' N'' '''i''i0''e' anu 49,
a9ltatlus the question ut Organizing an lhdu9-
tual Congress, W. National Trades Assembly
ana believing thlt further DELAY would Ire
,,r.,,3,.,,l n, nv. ,ar.a III labor IA hereby
r--.l
Mn $50
state. oT IL I''si state or inter- -Na'loil"i'
"i every anti monopoly cooperative OF "tnei
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DURING the past week we have had sew
eral visits from our agents throughout the
country. They all brought words Of cheer;
were glad to see The ADVOCATE back to
its old quarters, and what is better still,
brought handsome additions to the ADvO-
Gates list Of clubs.
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GOLFERS sTIKE IN SOUTH WALES.
The colliers' strike III Monmouthshire
has been renewed by the men in the EN-
ploy u the Eobw Vale Company, Ponty-
pool and Abersychan The men recently
resumed work on condition that at the ex
piration Of a month they should receive an
advance Of 10 per cent, This promise not
having been fulfilled, the men represented
the matter to Mr.. Darby, the company's
manager, but this gentleman declined to
concede the advance. The men have con
sequently left work
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The Rollers Catchers' and Hookers'
Convention,

To be held at Springfield, ILL.,, ON June
I'd, should be attended by the representa-
tives Of every union OF the craft in the
county, the call for which will be found in
our advertising columns. The well-known
hospitality of our Springfield boys may be
taken as a guarantee that the delegates
vii receive every attention at their hands
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A CONFERENCE Of the United Trades Of
Scotland will be held in Edingburgh, on
Tuesday, June 10th. The aim of the or
QaniEation il to band the whole of the
trades societies in the country together for
mutual protection aud support.
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CHEEK WITH A VENGEANCE !

For pnre, unInitigated check commend
us to Mr. JOS Sprague, President Of the
Ohio Falls Car Co Of Jeffersonville, Indi-
ana That he il an ass, however, as well
a. knave, the following from the Cincin-
matt Commercial, of May 18th. abundsntly
proves
OFFICE % THE OHIo FALLS CAR Co.
JEFFERSoNvILLE, IND., May H.
To NJ, Editor Of TIE Commercial
Ii you publish any more such notices az
the following, cut from your issue Of to-day
VIC shall hold you responsible for the damage
it may cost as, which may be quite heavy
We have frequently sent you advertise
ments for molders and mechanics bnt it,
when We send you such an advertisements
YOU notify people not to apply, shall not
he inclined t. send yon any more of our al
vertisIng.
These notices are Of the nature OF libel on
ms. and YOU are responsible for any libel pub
lshrd IN your paper. II the thing l. repeated
We shall be inclined to test it, You have no
right nov to charge us for our advertisement
for mulders, a. you have done all you can to
render 1t yalueless To- Us. Yours, respect
fully, -. SfRAGuf'
IIesittnt.
WANTED NO UNION HOLDERS
w 10 come To- the ohio Pals car Works while
there Is trouble existing
AWAITED MOLDERS To stay away
w from the ohio Falls Car Works. in Jrner,rnville,
Ind where there = trouble
The following IS the Commercials peril
nent reply
The gentlemen conducting the Ohio Falls
Tar Company are evidently not well informed.
or they take other peopl. to be poorly in
structed We arc undoubtedly responsible
Tor the hbcIs published IN the Co"nmerciot
The notices that are complained Of a. IN the
nature nf a libel will hr published a. often as
they are sent to accompanied by the cash.
As We understand it. there Is a " strike on
hand The Car Company advertise Tor mold
ers Tie holders Union advertise that
union molicrs should stay away. One party
has precisely a. many rights As the other
and We shall advertise Tor the one on the
same terms As the other The advertise
ment ii the Gar company did not give that
company the right t. talk to rs about the
management Of our business
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Is our next we will publish a condensed
report Of the proceedings Of the National
Grand Lodge Of the Associated Brother
hood Of the Iron and Steel Heaters Of the
United States, which met in Allegheny
City, Pa. on May 9th, It'll, 9th and 9Th.
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Notice to Correspondents.

MA tuJ after this date al communica-
..U- ur rHt WuESi>oNAN'> Apv"'ArE
,t.uld nr addressed Or Rooms - and "a,
f.I Anil l.i3 south Clark street, Chicago