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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-11-09
NEWPORT


A. W. Putnam, freight conductor on
the Burlington and Cedar Rapids rail-
road, was instantly killed, October 10th.
at Cedar Falls, while switching cars.
He was crossing the track, when his foot
caught in the frog. and before be could
extricate himself, an approaching train
ran over him. crushing the lower part Of
his body in horrible manner, and caus-
ing death In five minutes. He was
married man, forty years of age, and was
formerly from Newport.
RESTlHORE.
A singing school is in progress, on the
west side of the lake. under the direction
of Prof John Miles of Bloomington.
The selectmen are preparing to build
new fence around the cemetery. It is
to be built of posts and boards painted.
and when completed viii look much
more respectable than the dilapidased old
structure which now incloses il.
! The Orne Brothers are making quite
extensive repairs in and around their
scythe stone factory building sand
house finishing of room TO label their
stones in putting in q saw for saving
up box stuff, &c.
sSTANSTEAD- p O.
Mr.. l. May. of Stanstead, met with
an accident On Friday, while crossing the
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These are oaly sss thsngs x oar Immense stoek
that can be had a tbese
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SUTTON.

David L. Blake and wife went to Low
ell. last week, where they are to live
with friends Mrs. Blake is totally
blind, and Mr. Blake is nearly so. and
they go where they can be cared for by
children.
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SHEFFIELD.

Auction Saturday, November II, on
the premises of the late Samuel A. Bean
at | o'clock, 2. NJ.
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Mr.. l. May. of Stanstead. met with
an accident on Friday, while crossing the
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The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-09-05
A Toss ! Amphibian Reptile

Mr.. Andrew Rpy, State Inspector Of
Mines of Ohio, hss brought up from the
coal MINIS an amnhibian reptile about the
size Of Arge frog. to which species it ap-
pears to u attached 1t was found in the
roof shaleb immedl lately above the block, or
Brial Hat seam q coal, and is four inches
bsOad acrp PISS the back, five inches long.
md has tail half inch in length. Its
limbs, which were doubled up against the
body, were broken off in digging it out of
the shale The bead is about two inches
long and one of the eyes is recognizable.
As it comes frpm the lower bed of the
coal measures, it;must have reposed in the
earth for many. thousands Of centuries
1t had probably taken refuge in the hol-
low Of some immense Segileria or Epodo-
dandren tree, skd been covered by the
mud of the OceaH, brought thither by cur
rents Of vAter dnring the subsistence Of
the land 1
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New Features of the Coal Trkde

II man Is benefactor Of his face who
makes two blades Of grass grow Fhere one
grew before, what is said Of the man. or
men, who, by the exercise of inventive
genius. can make fuel ABUNDANT, cheap
and gooh Such men we consider to be
Mr.. e. 4. Loiseau and mr.. VIM. II.
Plumb, Of Mauch Chunk- Mr.. Loiseau
makes b hiA, machines, IN excellent and
cheap fuel frAm the cJal dust Of which
millions Of tonA are banked up about the
mines Of the Nanthrtcite region. Mr.
Plumb's machineA entirely separate the
slate that is found W all coal veins from
the pure coal, by yocess the beauty and
simplicity Of which Nen only be compre-
herded upon inybectSn q the opera
ton.
We desire to tall the particular atten-
ton Of all our RAIDERS to these inventions,
FIR everybody wants good III cheap fuel.
The LoiscSu process actually fabriates
good and cheap fuel out Of stuK heretofore
considered Worthless The Plumb process
cheapens the method Of cleansing goal from
slate. and furnishes purer artIcA for the
market. The inventive talent N both
these gentlemen has been arousedby the
necessities of the coal business Of Penn-
sylSania, and Pennsylvania has reason 70
be propd Of them, and to congratulate
herself on the benefit she is to receive from
their Efforts. Philadelphia EreR,Hg But'c-
TN
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End pf the Br.idwOOd Struggle

We afe pleased ito announce. as our
readers pre- doubtless pleased to learn,
that the Struggle wlpch has been going on
for months past at Braidwood between the
miners and the employers has happily ter
minateds in a manae satisfactory to both
parties. The strike just ended has
no doubt been bitter lesson to both par
ties, though we canAot forget that, for a
time at east all attempts at compromise
made by the new Gen were disdainfully
rejected by the Company However, all
is we'll that ends wSll We congratulate
the men for the determined. orderly, and
peaceablt manner which the strike has
been Conducted fd the past fourteen
weeks, atd congratulate the Company that
they havS at length taken a sensible view
Of the situation md acted accordingly.
We trust many yea will elapsesefore we
shall haze the opportunity of again an
nouncind the exist nce of such a struggle.
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1As M!aEa.

The Inspector Of coal n ines 10 st. Clair
county, ILL.,, is busy examining mines under
the new law
vein of coal three and a half feet thick
has been reached at Roodhouse, 103 feet
below the surface.
THE Coal TRADE The coal trade as yet
shows no signs Of improvement, though
the retail trade has improved slightly. The
circular prices have been advanced Is cts,
wholesale, and 25 cts, retail The trade
In anthracite 10 the West has been and is
still carried on at a loss which also tells
heavily upon the Eastern trade. On We'd
nesdsy the CorhblRstion met to decide up
on the course toBe pursued in regulating
the output, but Ne. have not learned their
action. 1t is currently reported the P. 4 X.
G. & L. Co. finds it's retail yards failure,
and intends to make change in the mode
of selling it's coal, calling to its assistance
some Of the OH middie-men. Locally
We can say that the resumption 50 hopeful
ly looked for was by M means general,
only two collieres having resumed in this
section-the BID Mine Run and the Locust
Run. Preparations are being made to
pump the water out Of the old Whatley
slope but whether it is for the purpose Of
placing the colli@ry in working order we
cannot As yet tel Ashland Bulletin.
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The Industrial Congress.

We understand that Mr. Rpber- Scbil-
ling Who has been elected President of
the Coopers Inter National Union. since
the resignation of Mr. A. NJ F1ran, has
resigned the Presidency II the Industrial
Congress, in favor ofMr Warner ST. John.
First Vice President Of the same ana Vice
President Of the lwiustrisl Brotherhood.
now located at Carthage M While we
have erak coAf3,f in Mr.. 81 John, and
believe him t. be an honest and earnest
labor refprmer, We sincerely call in ques-
tiln the wisdom Of Mr.. Nchillng's action.
Common courtesy demanded that he
should st least scquaint those crganlza-
ions which had honored hun with their
confidence, with his intentions, before ab-
ruItly announcing his determination, ur
Sc erlng his connection However, We
wish both these gentlemen abundant sue
cess in their new fields Of lsbor, and as
sure them We will aim e. sustain them in
every good won and work
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LABOR ITEMS.

TERRE HAuTE, Ind. Sept 9-The In
diana State Trades Assembly resumed its
sessions in Union Hall 1t 8 o'clock last
evening, President Schley IN the chair,
and Mr. Cassel at the Secretary's desk.
The roll was called and the minutes Of
the preceding meeting were read and APP
proved.
Mr. J. H. Wright, from The Committee,
.ntira lah..- .l@..----4 Is - s'.-s' a-.' tr.a
report was adopted.
Mr.. r. II. Evans. from the Committee
On Ventilation Of Mines, submitted the
outlines OF bill to be presented to the
legislature.
A committee was appointed to circulate
petitions to press its passage.
The report Of the committee recom-
mendlng a better lien law was concurred
in, and referred to a committee to secure
Legislative action.
Richmond WAS selected as the next place
Of meeting.
The officers Of the assembly are as fol
lows President Schley, lndianapoh. .
Vice President, Noyes White Recording
and Corresponding Secretary. Harrle Cas-
sci. Of Terre Haute Financial Secretary,
Wilson Harper Treasurer II. Wright f;
Sergeant at Arms, J p Ostrader.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Sept. D.-One hun
dred workmen in the machine shops and
round house Of the Short-line railroad quit
work last evening They alIege they have
received no pay in six weeks, and their
families are suffering.
At mass meeting of the Miner Union
held in East St. Louis, ILL.,, few days ago,
OF which fifteen lodges Of the order were
represented, Mr.. Jonn Morga1, President
Of the Miners Association, was nominated
as a candidate for the lower house of the
Legislature.
Coopers Union No. ), of Terre Haute.
Ind, is again on is feet, and making rapid
strides toward prosperity.
The tailors of Rpon Wis, are on strike
against reductioh of wages.
New YORK, Sept. TO- The Seamens
Protective Association, long -shJre-lnen,
Tiggers, and Others in like employ, had a
street parade tins morning, to protest
against the extortons of Captains, board
ing house keepers, and shippers, and de-
handing fair rate Of wages About 600
men were in line who conducted them
selves in peacesble and orderly manner.
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FROM KANSAS.

CEDARvALE, Kadeas, Ang. %, 1874.
To the Editor Of the wosnApr.x's ApyeSTr.
I see that thers ara aS>.Snestioning,
whether we had bsttbSJtgan& Working
nan $ party .isfsll, or W say, "by
all means let US orgApizA such party as
soon as possible - Ms pApbabIe that we
will be defeated and not accomplish as
I.inchin Conyess this interes though We
bad united with some Pther hrty, but we
cannot do much in thai respect any way.
Other parties rather SCI themselves to the
rich than to the poor. But there is one
great thing that we can DO. We can com
mence to organize our forces, and to find
those on whom we can rely; 50 as to make
that organization the basis of our opera
ton in 1876 Then Ne must make strong
pull for the Piesidencf. And if we can get
our forces into prope shape we San carry
our point. If " laOsSf tmat year, We must
gain some ttsefnd tha sooneY the better.
There is no use 4 ustine 10 ut house poll
ticians nor capital rts to d. O6r work for us.
They will sell us 0 eveE time We must
do our own work, PrHse kork for others
and become their ives. Eternal vigi-
lance is the pricsA liberty" But we win
never accomplish anything if We stand
back and say "can'tf Let US be men;
and pull ST. our coats and go to work. If
others do not help US as they should. let
us work the harder, hd they will con,b 10
the rescue, bye\end bye, when they zee
their folly, and shall have Tire greater
honor. Defeat ana Srpfession will only
strengthen u.,tT,I get others think
ing. ~Psrienee keel s.depr school, :
but manv learn therein. k
Yours tIT1y
J. G.. Truman.
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A NEW DISTRICT
NYEsvILLE, Park Co. Ind,
ca = 1914

Sept. 8, 1874 ! 4
To the Editor Of the woRKISssAxs ADvocArK
DEAR SIR l wish to state to the peb-
lie, through the columns Of your host
valuable paper, some Of the trouble the
miners Of IBIS place have experi1f iced in
the last fiftaen months: In Juq, 1873.
the Sand Cred Coal Company, \ 6e largest
company operlk ting in this VICINITY, tired
to break up GU union here, ~ discharg-
ing all the unio\ men in heir employ,
saying that their Aines mn Mt stand idle.
five years before Il ICY sbBuld be worked
by Union men again. Vh9 next got about
sixty or seventy black egs and put them
to work in our places hut, however, they
got sick of their new jetk II msn after they
had works two or hree months; but, the
company let out Il eir miAs by contract,
sooner than ackng kledge themselves beat.
Then th4ne By Is called on 4 e union men
ma bad Iayeni idle near thru months to
kssSme their former in the mines, the
black legs beng all discharged, aahs al
ways the case where the union carries the
day. The set # men that will that will %
to work in places where honest men are
struggling for their rights, has little sym
pathy shown them after this. The work
went on very well for about two months,
then then the bosses begad to complain
THAT they could n2t sell their coal, and
next come a notice for FIVE cents reduction
per eon This we expected, seeing that
the coal trade was very dull, owing to the
panic in money matters, but then one re-
duction followed another, until the first Of
May. 1874, found us reduced fifteen cents
per ton below our summer price, which
formerly ITO, and our winter price 100,
though we worked lay winter at ll5.
The last drop was accepted May LIST. on
conditions that we Ggas TO have steady
work until fSll, at which time We were tn
have our former price hack. Now will
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Important to Puddlers.

We direct the especial attention Of un-
employed puddlers and their friends to the
letter Of our Chicago correspondent, pub
lshed IN the present issue, exposing the
Infamous conduct Of one james Benvon.
the so-ealled Superintendent If the Vulcan
Iron Works, at Carondolet. No Know
ing, as he did, the depressed condition of
the ire market in general and the num-
har of f-Aa@lvrv out Of employment, he re-
sorted % the d6dge Of the imposter, held
out inducements, which he could not full
fill, anApersuaded men, under false pre-
tense, u leave their homes and 60 to Car
ondolets uhder promise of situations which
they COLD noe obtain. The conduct Of
such pan cannot be too severely con-
demnedl The nen whose names are at
tached to the correspondence are residents
of this city, and are prepared under oath
to verify their statements Comment is
unnecessary In abe meantime let Caron-
dolet's Inducements in general, and Mr..
Benyont in particular, be taken for what
they are worth, AND that is nothing at al.
Puddleri stay awa1 from Carondolet.
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ties, % hat they d not fol toevalAsem-
ssIsss u every oppofunitt to Aks ID gan
- Iof our isolsis a eonditipnas A ss1sDf
u q opsratsrs Clay county have o.
st|sd inc servi6st af eolotsd msl for the
saI.s; 7 suppas. \ litte filthy litre.
But tAsir little Project aSd ispeas hatsa
totally iailsd, for costs 1 csc des!srs in
huuAn aesh 20 pr duOe . tpn Of coal to-
dsy more than evbr II did before. bonn
may they claim ! honor sAnd merit q
their rotten expe4 ment. 4 |, and MAY
their names forevAr be. abHprred by the
honest part Of man bind These operators
are nov advertising foSmnnes r all 6ugh
the country. though the mipers here ret
only s5 cents toa lpr digging. Thisj
another wicked ddeign, in order 10 gen
men here. so as to livestock the Indians
labor market. 1t I ems thai they are not
ut loss to invend every desilish artifce
to bring desolation nnd distress on their
poor workmen. OIf past distress was, III
a great measure, O~i ing toth great gum
Der of coal diggers pho infss ed these coal
regione Then, let ns bear p mind, whel,
the number of min prs is suall, there viii
be competition smoS g capitslists for lsbr;
then we may expect to get d tter compen-
sation for our work. ana alb to build up
once more our no4e sxucture Of UNION
ism, wl1ish haA hese SO feerfully crushed
here.
Then, we. the nanes Of Indiana, most
respectfully beg ali miner. to stay away.
except those who have left Families behMd
them, so as we may once pore cherish a
hope to raise ourselves from our present
wretched cQndition, from tie rank desPot-
ism and the multi licity d words whiSb
Is continually heaHed upOH rs by those
hose avericious natures after petty lucre
Il itoo sordid to aft nd even the slightest
Hafort to their unfortunate workmen.
II II conclusion, we entreat all miners tc
stS away from here, and fufther, we shall
casider and proAop nce all Iho come, oul
ei,mies, and. unpripcipled uhionists, until
| ID better Adjustment of ouf affairs.
al Yours respectfully,
. Cd M, BykS.
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At the conglo ,aerake convention e dis
appointed Ishmalite recently la at
Springfield. ILL.,. dbnsisting of Ase-saest
motley and inoongrbous elements ever col
lected in one body blue, black, gray
devils and red-M1 Hessing, Of Chicago
made piteous appeal in behalf Of the
poor mechanics Of Germany, who had in
vested in American bondA claiming that
they expected that the principal and inter
tst of the same ~oald be paid in gold, and
that grievous wrong would be committed
were they to be paid according to the or
iginal contract-in the lawful money Of the
county-legal tenders. Now let as exam
Inc this specious plea tor a few moments,
and see how these poor mechanics would
be ~ronged by paying them in the same
money as was paid to the men who saved
the life of their country, Rt the lannon's
mouth Money can be borrowed in Ger
many at 81 per cent. per annum. and poor
mechanics who have any to invest, are per-
fectly satisfied to get their principal back
at these terms. Suppose for example a
poor mechanic invested 500 in bonds when
gold was at premium at 100 per cent,
how does he fare Why by selling his
bonds to-day he secures premium of 80
per cent on his investment besides his
interest in gold, which is equivalent to
twice as much as he would have received at
home. Can MIR Hessing point to a single
instance where poor German mechanic,
prompted by love for the great Republic
-receired has bonds at part Not one
And yet this is the clap-trap rubbish which
is the stock in trade of the gpld gamblers
Of Wall street If, however, Mr.. H.
would substitute the brokers of Frankfort
and Hamburg-for the poor mechanics Of
Germany-he would come little nearer
the truth
One word with regard to thu RISK which
was run by these same bond investing pa
triots There never was an hour, even in
the darkest hour Of our countrys history,
where the ultimate issue of the contest was
Ia doubt No sane man who uook an i'm
pssslpned view Of the situation, who
weighed the respective resources Of the COM
batants. but what arrives, at the same con
clusion the triumph Of the national
cause and none know this fact better than
Mr. Hessing and his cohorts.
MorSngmen. if this swindle is consum-
mated goag labor must pay it b. the last
cent Will you sanction it
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ILLINOIS LABOR REFoRMERs.

Read the manly and unanswerable letter
of the Hon. John Hiuchcliffe, Of Belleville,
to the Democratic County Convention
which met in that city on the 22d day Of
August, setting fourth the reasons why he
has Withdrawn from the contest As a
matter of course, it Is a foregone conclu-
sion that the fossilised, Salary
Land Grabbsr and return to specie pay
ment humbug, Col. \. Morrison. viii be
the nominee. We tfnst that every labor
reformer in lis Congressional district will
make it pont to cast ballot in favor Of
his-staying At home.
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ing three ind four, wsr stopped, the
foreman gliding % one eason, short
weight. w4 are acquainted with some q
the nfldlerz| working ut II Pc furnaces
and TsAw thkm to BE- good w%kmen and
we know thshtock ssnssr to be Puddled
Is the worst II ever saw. NJ man living
could make q respectable yield The fore
Ran wanted to take these mems Jobs.
This We refused 70 do, and Dett day asked
Sfpr the little we had earned, which was
refused us. tip payday.
" srf land from the M " that it Is
the custom ofMr Beynon to send for men
from varieus places, when. in fact, he is
A badly over% booked. When We arrived
found no Hess than twelve puddlers
saAnding TURKS, and still they ne. A
heater was sebt for three times I'd 6me to
WkMk for Mr.. Beynon, from San FaAncsco,
q lave up tis job at the latter place,
only Il Add could be given him, yet
he still hired heaters. Your readers will
ask seEs>soluk bon.
NE only ODE we can give is, ehat Mr..
Beynoh wan4 large number of inen, in
rorder that nd can do with them as hs
pleases. !. By bringing 4 large nuhber q
men to an'NAieady overlooked work will
create ~ abimosity between them, es-
pecially whe% tn, men are not all Union
men; an thu IN if one party don't please
him. hR ACCEPTING sspthing he vi Plies, he
can turn to- tho other. The fon-clad
agreement is IN full force, also AZ agree
ment NOT to bold the company re- ponsible
for any accident while in their; employ.
If all rolling mill men f(el as W do con
osrning thes ulcan iron Works tney vii
give it aS"ld shoulder, n a.,
A. HKER,
b. 1NNoNs,
IL. ATWOOD.
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show how near this contract has been
aIled On the part Of the bosses We Jay
.aIs from May LIST until August lSt' o.
which time started to work at 80 cents per
ton. this being the amount the last drop
lea IN, since thernDe have worked only
about half the tin3 So you see that We
are not in a very furnishing condition at
present, but notw4 Outstanding our Empower
ished condition, WI havsSshe true Prlh
ciple. Of union aui.wzSs, and We sent in
notice TO esmBSsas September lat for iif-
teen cents advarh.e. | don't know yet
what reply we wal receive, we give the
company a week ; llotlce, and a. the time
% up to-day, We expect to h froIn them.
| will say for the informatT men VINO
might be coming here to seek work, and
expecting to lind good work, that this Il
very poor work at present price, which Il
IS cents per ton. The expenses for work-.
ing this coal for powder. oil, tools, etc, u
about % cents per ton, and the way they
are running at present, We don't average
above two tons per day. SO you can see
it, not extra work.
Yours truly,
The MINERS Of Nyesville, Ind.
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Yours truly,
The MINERS Of Nyesville, Ind.


Jp@h-o f'hAhAf C5ASSpJF ~AN='
To the Editor q the WoREIxsAAS's ADVOCATE
DEAR 6IR:-I thought it would not be
amiss il A informed your numerous read
ers, through the columns Of your valuable
paper, thai we Jones' minors are out on a
strike for Ae eight hour fem. We started
on the day agreed on the surrounding
miners. What was oy surprise at 4 p. N.
when we wers inforHe I'd that nOta mothers
son Of us could ket \ until the usual time,
6P N. whereuAof the miners started for
the ladders in new shaft and climbed
up. The follOwig Aesolution we're adopted
oy the minersIheetiAg;
Resolred, that ws\ stay out until Mn
Jones hoi9G us up at ?. VI.
We arf the only minNFs in and around
this vicinity that have Neceiged any oP-
position. In conclusion. I am sorry to say
that we have three blyek legs at work,
their names ass no follows: John Tralatick-
Richard Lorry, Job6 Lyons.
Yours, very respectfully,
AMINER at Jones Shaft.
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: FaCp sNbIAAA.
H.nrosfco-, Rd- Sept 8. "a

HARNoNt Co, Ibd., Sept. 6. IA.
e. the Editor ~ tho Nv oRkISe1A ANS ADVOCATE.
1t seems out operatql Is have stopped to
every infamous method and design, which
not only portray their inscriptions MAJ
lures in the most reys lting manner but
has also tended to owe Hhelm US in power
ty and misery never before Witnessed.
And so as stiHeS perry sentiment %
which we m ght givd utterance against
their despotik encroad hments and to blast
all our hopss as it we're, they have pro-
cured the mfrcenAry aabor Of colored men
to further their mel AriOus and base de-
signs they have, BY . predominant self-
ishness and sordid hature, outgrown al
feelings Of humanity By fraud and injus