The Labor enquirer., 1882-12-16
LABOR NOTES.

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started cooperative cigar factory with Sc, 900
capital. ~
Wages in the grindery at the Delaware iron
works, at Newcastle, have been cut down
from s12 to 81 per week.
The national convention of Bricklayers and
Plasterers' union will be held at Providence,
Rhode Island, in January.
During the year ending September 1, 1882,
~513 loral assemblies of the Knights of Labor
weree anized i'll America.
tt Delaware rolling mill, Phillipsburg,
New Jersey, fred up on the eleventh instant,
after an idleness of month.
The emancipation of slaves in Cuba is grad.
ually going for ward. Twenty thousand have
been released since last January.
There are about 100000 persons in
New York city. Out of that vast number
not more than Is 900 own a house.
Vanderbilt says that he does not run his
railroads for the public accommodation, but
simply to grind out large dividends.
Congressman Hewitt, of New York, says
that his firm realized 80 per cent profit on
the capital invested in their iron mill.
1t is said that the Standard Oil company
made between $50 600 900 and $30,000,OOO in
two weeks by manipulating the oil market.
In Illinois the national labor candidates for
congress polled about $4,000 votes. Daniel
Mclaughlin, the Candidate for treasurer,
polled IA 900.
The strike of Tuscarawas valley, MassiiIon.
Ohio, coal miners has been ehded by the
owners of the mine coucediDg tie 10 cents
per ton asked.
All of the western starch manufacturers,
with a few exceptions, have consolidated to
prevent over production to keep prices up
and wages~dow2.
The lord lieutenaut of Ireland has COM
muted the sentence of death passed upon five
men who pleaded notguilty to participation
in the murder OF the Joyce family
Mr.. William Redmond addressed an en-
thusastic meeting of Cork natonalists last
week, and delivering Americas greetings
urged the maintenance Cf boycotting.
The recent decision of the Supreme court
of Florida, making all railroad property in
the state liable to taxation, will add about
$5OOOOOO TO the taxable property of the
State.
In the New Y9rk legislature which en-,
dorseed the penal code, in 1881. there were
twenty-five farmers, thirjy.two lawyers, forty.
three bankers and business men, and two me
chanics.
THE boss bricK ayers Of Chicago have ac-
ceded to the demands of the journeymen tn at
they be paid tor tulI q swork on schedule
of one hour short Oh SS urday, and the strike
is at an end. The agreement lasts until jan
uary /.
Ten minutes before his term Of office ex.
pired Governor olquitt Of Georgia, sigoed y
deed conveying 500 acres Of mining land to a
syndicate Of English capitalists. This gen.
tleman has since been elected United states
senator.
At a recent meeting Of the Central labor
union of New York City the Framers' union
contributed in aid of Stenway's piano makers
$500, the German House Painters union
S2217, the type founders $25, the clothing
cutters $50.
Ia New York Ciby there are 5000, home
less men, women aud children, who are COM
PEELED to sleep every night in the public
parks station houses and doorways. There
are also p 900 professional criminals, ard 49,
900 fallen women.
The Northern Pacific railroad has just sold
100000 acres of choice lands, the peoples
heritage, at 81 per acre, to q syndicate of land
speculators. The tract is situated east of the
Missouri, and covers an area four times
greater than the state of Rhode Island.
The cabnetmakers and upholsterers who
have been on strike at Paris, France, have
resumed work, the employers granting the
advance demanded. The Workmen's Syndi.
cal chamber has agreed to form permanent
strike fund, each unionist contributing %
centimes weekly.
The large Riverside rolling mill and Triton
cotton mill, Newcastle, Delaware, closed on
the l1th for an indefinite period. Four hun
dred hands are out of empl yment. The iron
mill closed on account OF dullness of trade,
and the employees of the cotton factory struck
spsiuSt q red nkiOn of waOeE
: correspondent at Philadslphia says that
the rolling mill bosses have reduced the card
rate on iron two ffths of cent per pound,