The workingman's advocate., 1864-11-05

CHICAGO, NOVEMBER 5. 1864
CITY MATTERS.
CLINTON STREET RAILWAY. - The Clinton
street railway cars are now running every
fifteen minutes, FROM A. NJ. TO II r. NJ.
STRAY URcHISs.-The police yesterday found
in the street two bright little urchins about four
years Of age They are at the Central Station.
LAKE TUNxEL-The excavations for the lake
tunnel have now reached distance of $50 feet
from the shaft. They are progressing at the
rate of ten feet per day.
TIE NIGHT ScHooLs.-The five night schools
recently established here have an average at
tendance of l50 each. They are represented
to be in very Aourishing condition.
LARGE SHIPMENTS OF CoMNIssARY SToREs.-
For some time the shipments OF scmmissary
stores from this depot have reached fifty or
sixty carloads per day
EXTENSIVE FIRE.-At 6 o'clock on Monday
evening FIRE brok out in the millinery estab-
Hshment Of Charles Friedman, Nos. 10 and q
Clark street The aggregate loss is estimated
at $4,000
PRESERVATION. ~ Alderman Wallworth, OF
the Sixth Ward has been presented with a
eoid-headcl cane as a recognition Of his
efficient services IL endeayoring to clear the
ward from the draft.
SANITARY CoMMIssIoN-A contribution OF
4. 500 bushels of potatoes was on Wednesday
received from Waukegan by the Sanitary
Commission.
Tgg FIRE ALARM IEGRAPH.-This inn
provement is finished in the North and South
divisions, with the exception of the signal box
Is. The contract viii Be completed by March L.
CoLL1s1ox. AT s o clock on Wednesday
evening the schooner Hampton lin tow Of the
tug Mosher) ran into the north end Of Clark
street bridge No one was injured, but con
siderable damage done.
LAKE signals The United States Board Of
Supervisory Inspectors Of Steamboats, have
recently decided tnat the embarrassing code Of
signals adopted by Congress at the last session
do not apply TO our inland waters. 1t is there
fore proposed to return TO the old codes.
CoRoSER's IYQUEsT.-At three o'clock on
Tuesday morning the body Of Thomas H-ach-
eliffe. aged fifty years was found in the yard
at No l. Canal street The jury returned a
verdict Of death BY deliriuIh tremens.
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MoRE REBEL PRISONERS squad Of 750
rebe, prisoners arrived at Camp Douglas on
Monday evening. from Sherman's Fl ont. They
we're guarded by a detachment OF the 2sth
Michigan, under Captain .. J. Finks.
FUNERAL OF GENERAL RANsoM--The funeral
Of General t. E. c. Ransom i'll take place in
his city tomorrow. The preliminary ar
rangements for an imposing burial nave been
made. ami lot has been rendered by the off
GERS of Rosehill Cemetery.
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A HEARTLEss YILLAIN.-ll Septen ber last
vagabond named John Moore wa kindly en-
tertained by a Mrs. Pendergast, a soldiers
W1e. IN tils GU A--e NllAaAh iVvNeN nv VI
Sl20 in money, and struck her when accused
Of /. theft lie vas captured on Wednesday
morning and held TO answer in the sum Of
$500.
INTERNAL REVENUE DEcIsIoS.-Commission-
er Lewis has ruled that tie transfer Of a ware
house receipt constitute sale, and made it
incumbent upon tha s. Ter to pay duty of one
eighth per cent. upon the amount received
therefor
VoLUNTEERs FOR CAMP DouGLAs.-A com
pany Of volunteer guards is to be aised for
one weeks service at Camp Douglas. re-
cruiting Office will, to-day, be opened in Court
House Square. This action is the result Of
the election furlough system introduced by
TJncle he