The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1866-05-12
NEWS OF THE DAY.
An alarming disease among cattle is pre-
vailing in the District of Columbia.

An alarming disease among cattle is pre-
vailing in the District of Columbia.
Seventeen colored regiments were muster
ed out at Nashville on the 2jth ult.
During the late war there were 5000
officers in the volunteer service from In
diana, 666 were killed, and 3l4 dismissed.
The Secretary of War mas ordered Gene
raj Terry to regard the Presidents peace
proclamation as doing away with martial
law in Virginia.
The warrant for the execution of Antoine
Probst, the Deering family murderer, has
been received by the sheriff Of Philadelphia.
The execution will take place on he Sth Of
June.
A Florida paper asserts that the yellow
fever is prevailing at Key West, to a con-
siderable extent, and that the regular troops
stationed there are TO be remol ed ia Tampa
consequence.
THERE is report by way of San Fran
cisco that force of two thousand Indians
captured Fort Grant, in Arizona Territory,
and massacred its garrison, numbering ia
persons.
1t is rumOred in military circles that all
order for the immediate dis charge Of an
volunteer general officers will be issued in
a few days by tie war department.
The Glasgow Industrial Exhibition, which
was opened by the Duke Of Argyle on the
l2th of December, was closed on the 3lst
ult., after brief but prosperous existince
of nearly four months.
The plasterers in WOlverhampton have
Just come to the determination that hence
forth th,J -ill settle all disputes between
themselves and their employers by arbira-
ton and not by strikes.
When Queen Victoria, urgently solicited
to make an example Of Sergeant Darragh,
Fsnian, signed bis death warrant, she
burst into tears. Within an hour, after
in pieces.
lee Emperor Of Austria on Good Friday
went through the annual ceremony Of wash
ing the feet of twelve poor old men, and as
many old women, their aggregate ages
amounting for the former ,O69 years, and
for the latter 1908 years.
grand prize fight is to come off in Eng
land, in May, for the championship of the
ring, between Goss and Mace, at EGO a
side. The money has been deposited, all
the preliminary arrangements have been
made, AID the men are in training, but the
precise day has not yet been named.
The tailors strike in Edinburgh terminal
ed or the 18th instant, after continuing for
three weeks--the masters having agreed to
give an advance of Is per cent. GU former
prices until the London "log" or statement
has been drawn up, and made other conces-
sions deemed By the men highly satisfactory.
HoPE EoR THE SICK.-A cure for ali cura-
bic without medicine. Natures remedial
appliances used. Hot dir, Steam and Elec-
trio Baths, with Magnetism and NanipaIa
ton. The Doctor has had 80 years practice
and merits attention and confidence. Con-
sumption, catarrh, Asthma, Neuralgia,
Contra cted Joint, all diseases Of the blood
and skin and such as are peculiar to females
especially attended to-. Advice by letter s..
John Wingraye, M. d., l42 South Clark-st.,
Chicago.
We have additional particulars from the
Valparaiso bombardment by the Spanish
feet. Eight churches and Isl Government
stores, valued Mt half million Of dollars,
and containing upwards Of s., 10000 worth
Of foreign merchandise were destroyed.
Five hundred and forty-fve thousand dol
lars will be required to repair the damage to
public edi6ces. Callao is preparing her
Notifications for the reception Of the
Spanish feet. The British Minister OF
Valparaiso is treated as an outcast, not being
able TO rent house to live In. :