Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-10
Dying from the Effects Of q Mans
Rife.

SERIOUS ILLNESS OF Mr.. PErER N'NANARA.
Mr.. Peter Mcnamara, the well-known con-
tractor, whose Illness. resulting from the bite Of
man, was noticed in THE STAR last week, is
condition since sunday having become rapidly
more precarfouS. About six weeks ago a son of
Mr.. Mcnamara got into dispute with one Pat
rick Danaher as TO the hire OF some of Mr.. MS
horses for the garbage service, and they had
some hard words. When Mr.. Mcnamara went
to Danaher the latter repeated the OpprObriOus
ePithetS, ana the men got into scuffle, in
teeth and lacerated 1t fearfully Soon AFTER
wards modification set in, and to save Mr. NJ. 3
ne the thumb was amputated, but the poison
thompson and c. NJ. Ford have been very at
tentive, doing everything that it was possible TO
90 ne now lies at deaths door.
Mf. Mcnamara Is about 50 Years old a native
OF County Clare, Ireland, and came to this co,1n-
Try when about 20 years old He was first en-
gagged, after his majority, as a contractor on
some OF The pennsylvania railroads, and then
went TO Virginia, where he did much of the
grading of the railroads in Eastern Virginia
He came TO this city about % years ago. and
oesides conducting the business of contracting
on the streets. he from time to time worked on
the railroads in this vicinity. He amassed quite
a largekan0unt OF property, including a fine
Iarln near the insane asylum, and did much to-
wards the improvement Of Capitol Hill by erect
Ing In the neighbOrhoOd Of Sd street and Penn
SylVan1a avenue east number of stores and
residences, including Washington Hall, fine
invested largely In real estate, he bad become
involved, and some few years since, in order to
square up with the world, he made an assign
ment OF his property. He Is still in comfortable
circumstances, however.
THE WoRKINGMEN's ASSEMBLY met last night,
the president, E. b. Robinson, in the Chair. and
John t. Christian, secretary. Mr.. Hamilton,
from the special committee, said he would brand
as false the published statement of the proprie-
tor OF the Sunday Herald that he had made
fTynOor3nhca1 q nd
that they were now to employ union men. No
such arrangement had been made. nor do they
employ union men at the Herald office. William
Beron was appointed member OF the commit
Tee TO cooperate with the various committees
from navy yards throughout the country to
urge upon Congress the passage of bill carry
ing into practical effect the eight hour law MIR.
PlaSS reported that plumbers at the State de-
partment were paid but S2.5o PEI day In ou..
side shQI,s the ruling price Is s. so per day He
asked that the Assembly would take such action
as is expedient to protect the plumbers, especi-
ally as some of the men employed there are
members OF the Plumbers Association. The
subject was discussed, the action of the bosses
condemned, and the opinion expressed that Il
formal demand be made that the standard pay
should be fixed by the Plumbers Union, and If
the demand be not acceded to, then it would be
proper for the Assembly to take action. After
further debate, the subject was left to the
following committee for investigation and re-
port: MessIs. Mcdonald, Magee and Armstrong.
Mr.. Ben introduced resolution empowering
the president Of the assembly to exclude from
the meetings any gentleman using improper
language or who appears Intoxicated or acts
unbecOming a delegate and a gentleman;
adopted. Mr.. Armstrong. from the TypOgraph-
1cal union, made statement of the status of
the light on the Post newspaper and read re-
port from that union as TO the action taken
and the remarks made by the editor of that
paper at the meeting on that occasion, also the
debate which followed. He then proceeded to
yindicate the action of the Typographical
union in the matter, and denounced the Subse-
Quent action OF the editor of that paper in vio-
lating the promises then made by him. He
contended that no confidence can be placed In
him. Mr.. Bell inquired if the card OF adver-
tisers in that paper and the Sunday Herald had
been printed for circulation. Mr. Spier con-
tended that this fight had not been carried on
in proper and systematical manner. He
thought they should start a paper under the
auspices OF the assembly. The chair thought
they should sustain the standard papers which
pay the printers the regular rates of pay The
starting of paper would not be practicable
The subject was referred to a special commit
tee-MeSS1S. Spler, PlaSS, and Armstrong. Mr..
PlaSS, from the committee on organization. re-
ported that they had watt ed on the Plate Prin-
ters union, and that organization had sgnified
their purpose to thoroughly organize and send
delegates TO the assembly and cooperate with
them in all measures for the good OF the COM
mon cause.