Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-13
The Workingmen's Assembly.

Ahe Assembly.
THE QUESTION OF WAGES, ETC, DISCUSSED.
The WOrkingmen's Assembly met last night
Nh. j II. Ralston in the chair and G. T. E.
Taylor secretary. The judiciary committee
was increased from three to five members.
| Mr.. John l. Hall presented credentials of
himself, Thomas Browning, and E. Il. Wayson
| as delegates TO represent the Carpenters and
Joiners' Union, which were ed. and the
| delegates admitted.
THE QUESTION OF WAGES
| Mr.. Hall announced that the Carpenter's
| Union had agreed upon $50 per day. Mi.
! kleiber, from the Bricklayers Union stated
that his union had agreed upon $3.50 per day
| until the first of June when it would be in
| creased to So Mr.. Meany said the painters
were to get 80. He called the attention of the
Workingmens Assembly to the fact that the
| owners of the steamer Lady of the Lake propose
to paint the boar. and that they expected to
employ none but first class workmen for 81 25
brushes. A general expression of condemna.
| ton followed upoh this announcement. F. d.
Games 9 submitted credentials of 'Messrs.
the United Laborlng Union of America and
they were admitted to membership.
WAGES on THE NARROW GUAGE ROAD.
The secretary read clipping from THE
STAR setting forth the action by the colored
workingmen OF Alexandria and vicinity in
relation to the wages eSta blished by the Mar
row Guage Railroad Company for labOrers
! upon that road-C0 cents per day. and on con
| dltlon that they purchase all their supplies
| from the road cOmmiSsary.
|
resolution sustaining the action of the
col0rGd laboring men was adopted unani
! mOuSly.
In the course of the discussion Mr. Hall
stated that all the stock of that road is held by
| capitalists OF this city and Georgetown with
| he execution OF about $1,000 held in Virginia ::
! mat the contractors for grading had agreed 30
| nnlSh the first section in 60 days and that they
| expect 10 employ horses and carts and drivers
from this city at $50 per day. each driver to
| pay his own toll across the AGueduct bridge
and II they fail to get labOrers here they pro-
| pose to bring convict labor from the Richmond
peniteniiary.
Mr. Meany said he would bet a dollar thai
the managers are to be furnished labOrers by
the Labor Exchange in this city.
motion was adopted that every effort be
made by the members OF the assembly to per
snade laborers from engaging themselves on
this work.
THE LABOR RIOTS ETC.
The secretary, Mr.. Taylor, read an address,
crltlelsing speech made by Hon. G: c. ELS
worth, III Congress, upon the late labor riots
in PittSburg and other places
MI. Meany read an anonymous cOmmunica-
tlOn. purportlng to give an account OF the
arrangement of the Georgetown poor-house
denounclng it as ring, fraud, &c, &c; refer
RED 70 the executive committee.
Mr.. Speer read a clipping from THE STAR of
Monday, giving an account OF a delegation of
mechanics and laborers from New York who
waited upon the Secretary of the Navy, and
what the Secretary said in relation to the
eight-h0ur rule.
A discussion followed, and action was post
New ORLEANS. FEBRUARYl9, ls7S-The I'M
for account of =. W. Arnold, at Palmetto.
Campbell county, Ga, one half of Single Mum.
Der Ticket No. 96s8, Class B. in the Louisna
state Lottery, which drew the First Capital
February II 1875; SAID ticket having cost the
sum OF one Dollar sent by the home office Of
correspondence in reply to a letter by mail
with one dollar enclosed to M. A. Dauphn.
P. .. Box 500, New Orleans, - and that the
amount was promptly paid by check on the
louisiana National Bank. on presentation of
the ticket at the Office OF the company.
A. .JUMONVILLE
Runner Louisiana National Bank.
DEEDS IN FEE have been fled as follows s.
c. Ardeser and Alois f. lama $3.50, part lots
and ,, 81. 1052. Augustus Jay to Patrick Cos
t 1ahn Sl0S, lot Is, So SG5 THOMAS Young to
parts 2s, 81 and IS, So. 42l. J. J. Dermody ct
81, 50. $6t; W. KiIgour trustee, 10 il. ?. saun.
trustee, to c. Burke. $50, lot 20, So 49i. NJ.
Becker to C. Huebner, 81, 0J0 Sub-iot II so. 97I.
). X. Condor to j. OHare, s., 800, part lot s.
So. 2i3.
NcHoOL EXAMINATIONS. - Superintendent
wilson and the principals of the different pub.
nc school buildings are examining the fifth
SIXTH sixth, and seventh grades. orally. upon the
written examinations. They visited the school
OF Mr.. A. Paul. seventh grade. Franklin build
ing, yesterday.
YARD WIDE Andr6scoggin bleached cotton.
only cents per yard. (Al wOOD black cash
mere, yard wide, from 80 cents up. Cassimeres
1Or boys wear, p, 80, 50, 81, 30. Carpets cheap.
Spring dress goods just received. ToWSOn's
cheap dry goods Store.-Adrt.
THE COURTS.