Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-05
Workingmen,s Assembly.

THE FOURTH OF JULY EIGHT HOUR MEETING.
In compliance with resolution Of the Work
tDgmen's Assembly a mass meeting Of working
men and their friends was held at Beck's Hall
yesterday morning; Mr. j. p. Hamilton preSid-
Ing, With MIR. z. :. Barker as secretary. Dr..
Alfred Thomas, OF the Bookbinders Union,
offered resolutions which he supported In
few remarks. They set forth that
THE CONFLICT BETWEEN CAPITAL AND LABOR,
which has so seriously confllcted with the pro-
gTess OF civilization In Europe, has reached our
shores; that human muscle is unable to COM
pete with labor-saving machinery, unless some
lating the hours Of work is effected: that while
we have no disposition to deny that the world
IN many respects has been greatly benefited by
the Introduction OF the machinery in every
branch Of industry, we cannot close our eyes TO
the fact that the demand for human labor is
seriously decreasing In the departments of in
duStTy where machinery is In general use; that
the first step toward the emancipation of labor
Is reduction OF the hours OF labor; that the
added leisure produced by the reduction of the
hours OF labor will operate upon natural causes
that effect the habits and customs of the peo-
pie, eDlarglng wants, stimulating ambition, de-
creas1ng 1dleneSS, and increasing wages; that
tbs assembly earnestly call upon worNnglnen
outside OF the city or Washington and the Dis
trict OF Columbia, who are recognized as citizens
capable of enacting laws for their own govern
ment TO demand and insist upon their various
state legislatures to enact laws for the elevation
protection, and advancement of the interest OF
labor In common with that OF capital; that the
members OF this assembly are In full sympathy
with their fellow wOkingmen throughout the
country In their efforts to bring about a radical
reform In the department OF labor, by which
their condition may be benefited socially, NOR
ally, and financially.
A COLORED MANS VIEWS.
Rev. p. G.. Campbell, colOred, OF the Brother
hood OF Labor, made an earnest speech in sup
port OF the resolutions, and urged that all
day OF the Republic live up to the principle OF
the instrument, the signing of which is being
celebrated, that '.an men are created equal"
&C.
"NATIoNAL VIEW"
MI. X. L. ID. AkerS, OF the National View, was
introduced, and after renarkfng that meetings
that day In the larger cities Of the Union, said
they not only were assembled to advance the
cause OF labor, but to celebrate the enfrancniSe-
ment OF the workingmen north and south. H
feferTed TO the sentiments expressed In some o
the northern papers adverse to the working
men, some Of them seeming to apprehend dan
ger when the tailoring men were only discussin
the situation. There was only one way, In hi
opinion, to obtain recognition Of their rights
and that was through the formation of party
and II all would unite such party could easily
the principles OF the laboring man, for OF tn
foIty-five million Of people In this country, a.
least thfrty-hye million are workingmen, o.
those dependent upon them.
Capt. E. B. Robinson was called on, and mad,
characteristic speech, and was followed b.
others.
MORE RESOLUTIONS AS TO LABOR-SAyING MA
CHINERY, ETC.
Mr.. Spier rose to make an address, and read
as an argument resolutions he had prepared,
setting forth that the 1nalienable rights men,
Ell ty and the pursuit OF happiness at the
present time endangered, and that large Dor
ton OF the people Of the United States are prac-
t1cally deprived thereof by the system under
which society is now organized; that the intro.
auction OF labor-saving machinery, which works
at present for the benefit Of a few monopollsts
only, has thrown thousands Of willing hands
out OF employment, creating what was formerly
unknOwn-the trampS; that the first step to-
ward the emancipation Of labor is a reduction
OF the hours OF labor: that we therefore demand
an enforcement OF the eight hour law, and that
We pledge ourselves, and do hereby declare In
emphatic and upmisfakable terms, that we vii,
use every effort and that we will begin great
nationai agitation for labor organization, eight
hours and higher wages, and that we shall
lever rest until the desired end has been accom-
plished; that the workingmen Of Boston, New
York, Fan River, Patterson. Philadelphia. Gin
ciDnat1, st. Louis, Chicago, San Francisco, and
numerous other places, who join us to-day In
declaring the national labor creed of eight
hours, shall consider this day as the first step
toward grand national labor organization
under the banner OF eight hours
The reading OF these resolutions was applaud
ed, and they, together with those offered by Mr.
Thomas, we've adopted.
Two SUDDEN DEATHs.-Yesterday morning a
man named Floris Van Reuth was found insen-
H.
yeyed TO the % precinct station and Dr. Min
nick summoned, Every thing possible was done
TO restore him to consciousness, but without
erect, and he died about O'Clock. Coroner
Patterson wa summoned but deemed an in
quest unneces airy, as post norton established
the fact that ath was caused by congestion of
the brain, SUP erinduced by excessive drinking
Yesterday afternoon, VIM. H. Dorsey, colored
living at No. 1889 NJ street northwest was taken
sick with hemorrhage while standing at the
corner OF Fifteenth and NJ Streets and died In a
few minutes Cnr0npr Patterson Uaa
and after viewing the body deemed an inquest
unnecessary and gave certificate OF burial.
Mr.. W. E TERMILIIoN. OF East Washington.
who has the contract for repairing the 7th
street road from Boundary street to the Mary
band line, and whose pay rolls were brought TO
the District Commissioners Office on Wednesday
with report that he had left the city, returned
on Thursday evening from Boston, where he
had been 10 make contracts for stone needed for
his work, and was delayed longer than he ex-
pected. He states that lie had not made def
mite arrangements as TO pay days for his en-
ployes, but fully intended that one OF his pay
days should have been before the 18th Of July.
He has made all his arrangements TO continue
the work.
WASHINGTON CITY CATTLE Manufacturers
focn Stock Yard, July sd. 1879, reported by
Lewis ID. Means & Co.-264 cattle-242 sold at
prices ranging from &c. to &c. per pound.
20 left over. 43s sheep and lambs-old sheep
sold at prices ranging from TO &c. per pound;
lambs soid from TO &c. per pound-ss left
each. Market dull. Owing to the market day
I'm Baltimore being changed to Thursday the
market day at queenstown, ID. c., Will be on
Wednesday, commencing Wednesday, July 9th,
1879.
THE INMATE OF THE SOLDIERS HOME HosPI.
TAI who committed suicide by jumping out OF
third story window TO the ground, a distance
OF about AZ feet, Thursday, as stated In The
STAR OF that day, was named James Bond. He
struck upon the left side OF his head, crushing
1t horribly, and both OF his legs and thighs were
broken In several places. He only lived abou,
ten minutes. Coroner Patterson was notified
but deemed an inquest unnecessary.
PARAsoLs.-PIain and twflled silk, 81, Is
150 LIS, 2, ESQ; all Inch handkerchiefS cents
ToWsOn'S, Pa. avenue, south side.
KEEPS CUSTOM SHIRTS, made to measure, six
for 50. The very best. o. 2. Burdette, Sole