The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1866-08-25
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! THE Paris tailors have started newspaper
to publish delinquent debtors. An idea for
Americans to copy.
As one of the results of the war. il may
be stated that there are at the present time
in the United States no less than twenty
five manafactories OF artificial legs.s I'm
TIE Canadians report the prospectus Of
splendid harvest, and the largest wheat har-
vest for Is years, if nothing uAtov ard hap
pens between this time and the ingathering
of the crop.
FoREsHADowINo EyESrs.-D some
military manoeuvres near Strasburg, a
pontoon bridge was thrown across the Rhine
in twelve minutes.
A SOCIETY has been established in Leipsie,
to teach indignant children OF from six to
nine years Of age gardening, and make
them sustain themselves by industry, instead
Of begging. Rearing flowers is believed not
to tax their strength too much, and the re-
self has been a success.
The CABLE.-The Atlantic cable, from
the point where il leaves Yalentia island TO
the spot where it was Landed nj Hehftas
Content, IL precisely | sos miles IN IengtAs
II is queer coincidence that it should have
been perfected this year.
IT 10 a curious coincidence that the Great
Eastern left the Irish coast TO lay the cable
on Friday, and on Friday Columbus set
sail for the new world. On Friday, too,
the Great Eastern reached Hearts Content,
and on o Friday Columbus 6fst saW the
shores Of the western world.
VESSEL BUIDING.-There are at present
being built on the banks Of the Detroit and
st. Clair rivers, Ave side wheel steamers,
one propeller, three tugs, one steam barge
and seven vessels Detroit Posi-, 10th.
MARRIAGE or MISS BRI0Hr.-The marriage
of Miss Ellen Priestman, eldest daughter Of
Mr.. John Bright, Mp with Mr. william
Stephen Clarke, leather manufacturer, &C.,
OF Street. Somerset, took place mt the
Friends Meeting House, Roehdale, on
Tuesday, in presence Of q large assembIage.
Mr.. and Mrs Bright were present, and they,
as well as the newly married couple, were
cheered on leaving the building.
If would be absurd for the police author
tiles to attempt to reckon up bow many
thieves there are in city = a million in
habitants like New York but we have the
authority of the chief superintendent for
saying that there are over, three thousand
professional pickpockcts thoroughly well
known to his subordinates; and that about
half Of these make their living by riding in
oyercrowded cars and staees. Rafr@
TIE WEALTH OF the WESTMINSTER FAMILY.
In one Of the debates subsequent to the
transient appearance Of Earl Grosvenor in
the cave OF Adnllam, il was incidently
mentioned that probably by the time the
present heir presumptiye OF the race sue
ceeded TO the vast sstatcslof that wealthy
family their rent-roll amount to little
short Of 100000 o yel
NEws by steamer gives the prelihinaries
of peace agreed upon BY the late hostile
powers. The points are me- follows: Aus
tria to lose no territory except venetsa; the
Germanic confederation % be Dissolved and
q new one to be formed, from which Austria
shall be excluded y Austria 20 relinquish all
claim to Schleswig- Hoistein, and to pay 70
Prussia AZ, 000, 900 thalers 10 defray the ex-
penses OF the war. subject to certain dsduc-
tons reeulting from the old claim against
Schleswig- Holstein. - .-sE.