New-York tribune., 1886-03-21
PHILADELPHIA.
LABOR TROUBLES POLITICS HORIlCUL-
TURAL EXHIBITION.

LABOR TROUBLES POLITICS - HORIlCUL-
TURAL EXHIBITION.
rppoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or THE rEIBUNEl
PHILADELPHIA, March 20 The closing OF
the Pcncoyd Iron Works must necessarily cause much
suffering among the 700 hands that find employment
there TIE works are the largest IN tho city anu 'ho
owners have concluded draw the fires in consequence
OF strike among the labOrers and hlacksmiths' INC
firm sntes that It has plenty OF orders but Is determined
n bavcl its own way about setting the wages foI tue
man The cigarmakers employed by Nelner Co..
Numbering over 300. joined the knights OF LABOR III
body this week. The labor organizations o fhadeIphA
have sent memorial to Congress setting Iorth TIE I'M
rortance OF acviang the distress prevalent among no
working classes ana approving the plan Tor tho con
strucon,o the Iennepm Canal, and suggesting tha the
Govcrument pegin other enterprises that viii furnish
employmcnt to the thousands of men out or employ
ment The women fringe wcalers have formed theih
selves into society andOn Tuesday joined tho hi3h'S
of Labor They the last ones OF their trade To JON
union.
The Democrats tbs Eleventh Ward are IN 5ad STATE
of fdcmoraIzltion the question whether c1 speaker
Rainfall shall rule Two factions, poth strong III
numbers, hayo sprung mp "ith me ayo"cu ~
Stup 40 nothing for the success OF ther pc. 'n'l W.
The Republicans have taken advantage OF te Oreah anL
th, week Organized cnD to be known as Ime
Ward Republican CLUB seventy seven iuon'p' W nv nv
already been enrolled ana acces5Ons from the d9sll'
fed Democrats have been made. ., ,, -, ,or
ON Tuesday the officers Ot tho swedish man OF war
E,Ier now at anchor In the Delaware River called on
MAYOR smith 20 pay their respects lHc NeS7c VIII '"
for New York Wednesday, - , ,.,.. a,
ON Tuesday evening the Philalelphia society o, o,
Artist, paye an art entertainment Al the Academy O
Zine \rt, Thcle yero l2l new pictures dl1plhyti' al
u them hay ins painted hy members OF tue coIy
Tho tenth annual report OF the Pennsylvania Museum
and ~cno Of Industrial Art, Issued thlS Week SHOWS
large Increase in the department OF weaving anu Nl9
dr.l.us The buil ing has Icca enlarged ana ne" an
uprovcd machinery placed therein Ine nun nuiipei ir Ul
visitors 10 the Museum during l--o was 7-''-p ~
total number OF gifts amounted TO Io''-o' '"'u'" d.
SJiJj6 81. ,,..,...,.,,.,, cociotv
mo spring exhibition Of rho liortlcultutli 9ocl9Gy
nrononrsh hc most successful in hoh tho variety ana
nuir of flowers ana plant, the society mas ever ENeu
Tie LARGE uriyats consctatOres were all represented
"A veil 4s those of the city florists. 80, ,-t..,,,.
The Eoard OF Education has accepted the INVITATION
from tie New York Industrial Association 20 take par
In its exhibition The Board VIII send iArsS huool u
,aluplc, Of the work done In the puaic tno0l7' ,,
In consequence Of the big success Ot Ihe SUBURBAN
hotels that have sprung into cNNiece WITHIN IuV @ 'a
few wear. captal-t- have determined 10 Dnl ihrEo
MOTEL m Germantown which Will he rival 10 the lh,h
ionablo Wis7ahickon and Devon inns lhe ne" nouoo @
viii cost 500 600 and will be managed by STOCK oom
pauy.