The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-04-21
IRADE AND LABOR.

Brown & Maxwell's glass works, OF Ro.
chester, Pa, were seized by the sheriff on
Monday and were bought in by MIR. J. A.
Cunningham for the sum Of ST 200.
The carpenters OF New York are conf,
dent that they will carry their point. Sew.
cnt, mine shops have conceded the de-
mands for s. so per day, and only two are
now holding out.
The employees Of the pipe mill Of the
Reading Iron Company, demanding re-
stora.ion OF wages paid previous 10 August
last, the company informed the men that
tie mill would be closed for the present.
A very large number of Italian laborers
are out OF employment in New York city
and they are SO dissolute aud turbu
lent that they are dangerous. 1t Is eSti,
mated that there are about 5000 Italians
now out OF work in New York.
The present status OF the tanners strike
Of Allegheny Pa, dots not appear to indi.
cate that it will result in victory for the
workmeu. The bosses claim that the work.
men are applying for permission to resume
work and some state that number Of
operatives have returned to their shops.
Silver workers in picture frame estab.
lishments OF Cincinnati struck for an ad.
vance Of ten to thirty per cent in wages.
Cigar packers expect to be successful in a
day or two in their strike for an advance oi
ten per thousand. More than half Of the
employers have already granted the de.
mand.
Sixty shops were represented at the shoe
makers meeting in New York, last even.
ing. Delegates were received from the
Brass Finishers' union, which wants the
adoption OF the eight hour and Saturday
half holiday plan. The subject OF convict
labor was discussed. The action taken was
kept secret.
Word from Lilly station, Pa, and other
points along the line Of the Pennsylvania
railroad, between Johnstown and this place,
Is to the effect that the coal miners gener.
ally are accepting the reductions that are
being made in the price OF mining coal.
Some OF the men are quitting and going
away, but the most OF them are quietly
submitting to what appears to be the ine-
vitable.
The Pittsburgh Pottery and Glassware Re.
porter says: "Trade in window glass Is not
improving; the season generally is, how.
ever, backward, and with brighter weather
there may be favorable reaction. Build
ing is progressing but slowly, owing to un.
favorable climatic conditions, but there is
good deal Of it being done, with tirst.class
prospects for an active season. Under
these conditions prices are pretty well
maintained, although they are low enough.
Flint prescription ware is very dull aud
dealers have good supplies on hand. Green
bottles are selling little better, some few
OF the houses having qnite plethora Of
orders. They are ali at work. Lamp
chimneys are, as they have been all the
season, heavy and spiritless, Tableware is
very much depressed, perhaps II has never
before been more 80 in the history OF the
trade. That Is, OF course, taking It all
round; some Of the houses are doinga mid.
ding fair trade under special circum.
stances"
The Pittsburgh Leader says: 1t Is now
thought. the project of building canal
between Davis and Seven Mile islands, on
the south side OF the Ohio river, for coal.
ing station and safe harbor for coal boats,
may never come to pass. The project was
frat thought Of Eve years ago, and 1t was
found to be impracticable-the great draw.
back being that the river Is national
highway, and the Legislature Of the State
can enact no law that will allow OF It's use
without the sanction OF the National Gov.
ernment. Another great objection Is the
building OF the Davis.Island dam, which
extends across the back water between
Davis Island and the South Side, which
would destroy the harbor unless their
plans and the location OF the dam be
Mile island, and national permission will
never be- granted to use the water in this
way, as It would destroy the object OF tho
Davis Island dam by running of the
water.
Labor troubles threatened between the
employee OF the Chicago < Alton K. Il. OF
Bloomington, ILL.,, and the company seem
TO have permanently subsidized. They were
encited and aggravated by a few Of the hot
headed and by the sympathy Of tho
Knights OF Labor, who are very strong
in Bloomington. The shop hands made
somewhat novel request Of the company
namely, that the company should add %
cents per day to the wages OF all shop hands
irrespective OF the amount paid them,
when they referred the petition to the
General Manager Chappell, at Chicago.
he replied referring the whole sub.
ject to Mr.. Wilson, superinten.
dent OF Machinery, at Bloomington. He
also spoke OF tho demand OF the shopmen
as simply outrageous; that all who were
dissatisfied might resign" A meeting OF
shopmen was called for last evening, but
at the hour appointed none were present
but few OF the chronic kickers and the
most prominent ring.leaders.
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