Daily Republican., 1885-08-14
Philadelphia Items.

| tHlA DEL n ia, aug. IL "A moeJ'
ing Of about fifty hands employed In
the shoe factory of S. L Woodman, 5ia
Arch street, was held at knights OF
Labor Hall. eos Chestnut street, yes
tsrday afternoon, to consider a trouble
which has been existing In the mill for
some time about the bill of wages OF
lone of the workmen and about the
general management Of the shop. Mr..
Woodman is out of town, and, as work
was slack, the men went out for the
purpose OF arriving at some determi-
nation AZ 10 what course to pursue.
Phey insist that they did not strike,
aud that the shop committee has been
instructed to wait upon Mr.. Woodman
with their proposition when he returns
on Saturday. The shop does not be-
long to the Join. Board of Arbitra-
tion.
| Aside from the fact that Atkinson,
the paper-box manufacturer,o on Colum.
bia avenue, near Fourth, whose hands
struck in body on Tuesday, received
more applications than he can fini
places for, so that the strike Is practi-
cally ended, local labor troubles showed
few changes yesterday. The stone cut
| ters remained out snd continued firm.
They said they were cheered by the
support they had been given by the
Stone-Cutter's Association, and hoped
to be able to have matters soon rene
died. AT Doak's the men are still out.
The firm says none of those who left
can get employment The Penn
sylvania Mills took on four more hands.
The strikers say over half their num-
Der have secured work elsewhere.
A red-tailed chicken hawk with q
az tFf l.rv =. -. II
object of Mr.. Muybridge's instan
yesterday. Three times Keeper Murray
, boosted him from the hind end Of the
big screen, and three times he stretched
his wings for liberty, only to be three
times yanked back by the string. The
red tailed cticken hawk tapped his
wings three times at each passage across
the screen, A lazy crow, an indignant
eagle, a lively falcon and sleepy owl
| were also added to Mr.. Muy bridges
store of instantaneous portraits.
Frank Strank, a colored work man at
Nathan's soap boiling establishment,
Fourth and Lombard streets, was
severely burned last night while pre-.
pairing vat Of soap for turning. He
was taken to the drug store of D..
] Meade, south east corner of Fourth and
LON bard streets, where his injuries
weIo attended TO, and from there was
removed TO the Pennsylvania Hospital
by the police patrol.
Daniel Mccarthy, % years old, OF
| 1888 Cadwa alder street, was overcome
by heat yesterday afternoon at the
wharves of the Pennsylvania Railroad
| Company. He was taken to the Penn
sylvania Hospital and was in critical
condition last night.
Edward Cove, proprietor of the
Lester Milk Company, was yesterday
held in $500 bail BY Magistrate Lennon
for further hearing, on the charge
OF concealing and disposing of his
properly, with intent TO defraud his
creditors.
A fire occurred last evening in Daven.
port & SpenceI's manufactory of up
holstering goods Southwest corner oi
Coral and Drser streets. The build
ng IL of brick, two stories high. Daven
port & Spencer occupied the two upper
hoors, and the basement was used by
John Adams as . plumbing and gas
Ititting establishment The total 20
from the fire will amount to about$2lOo
which ia fully covered by insurance
Davenport IL Spsncer's loss is placed
at $500; Adams at 500. and JohI
,Conn, the owner of the building, place
his loss at $500. The origin of the hr'
is unknown.
Detective Crawford and special office
lColbourn, assisted by the police OF tn
Sixth and Nilth Dictricts, yesterda!
Iraided the policy shops of James Gill
gan, 1881 Sergeant street James VIII
liams, 2614 Callowhill street, and Mar,
Williams, 233 Scbell streets. arrested tn
proprietors and captured the parapheI
malta. am
The defendants were held in sou
bail each for trial at the present term c
court.