The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1866-08-11

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vase The towns on the Rock Island Rail
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NANTED.-Te know the standard for in
posing fines at the armory.
Public MEKTISG.-Let no mechanic fai
to attend the meeting 10 be held at It
Georges Hall, next Tuesday evening Every
workingman Is interested il the result.
Ma. DANIEL CouGHuN, OF this city, la,
been elected delegate 10 the National Con
yentiOn Of Journeymen Iailors-to be held
in New York, commencing on The 18Th, inst
THE PoLIcE.-The outrages Of this body
to which we called attention in former
number Of the ADyocArE, has attracted
public attention, and We learn that th,
members of this force will be held To a
strict account for their conduct hereafter.
THF CrGAR MAkEA's Picnic. The annual
Picnic of the Cigar Makers Protective
Union " III be held at Haas Park on Monday
next. Let every one who desires to enjoy a
dag in tho -ountry make it point to bt
present, as neithe pains nor expense has
been spared to make il grand success.
BALTIMORE YIsrroRs. fifty exeur
sionists from Baltimore, composed Of mem
bers Of the Common Cou 0ci aud Fire Depart
ment, to ether with other citizens, arrived
in this city on last Thursday afternoon.
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military societies and organ izations desiring
to participate in the celebra ion Of the lay
ing Of the cornerstone of the Douglas Nonu
ment, on the 9th Vi September next, are re
office Of The Sherman House" D. A. GAGE
Chief Marshal
CLASSIFIED List Or PATENrs-The follow
ing Patents were issued from the q. s
Patent Oaioe for the week ending July "a
1866, to The following States, as reported by
G. T.. Chaplin, Solicitor, Chicago, H..
Illinois, IL; Indiana, 10, Iowa, Mis-.
souri,, 4 Michigan, Minnesota, Wis
consin, z; Designs, 10; Reissues, A.
Total, III.
Row IN A CONCERT SALOON Last Thurs
day night prize fight took place in Ryan's
concert saloon, at III, South Clark street
IL originated il quarrel between two men
in which the rest Of the company partici
pated When the police came down all made
their escape, except the two who com
menced the row, and were too badly hurt to
get away.
FOURTH WARD EIGHT Hour LEAGUE
There viii be a meeting of this League al
Chists Church, on oath Street, near Mich
gan Avenue, on Thursday evening 23d inst
A delegate TO the Grand League will b,
elected; other important business will b.
brought before the League. Good speakers
will adore tho meeting. Let there be 1
full attendance
THIS OPERA HOUsE.-A correspondent de
sires us 10 call attention TO the fact tina
the interior Of the Opera House is beins
rapidly ruined by the admission OF miscel
laneous crowds, and suggr +nAt the hal
pe kept loI scitCt auulent De ADMITTED
by ticket It's a pity if tuae fine audienc,
room i being spoiled, but we suppose ther
is no help for it Tribune.
* Miscellaneous crowds is decidedly good
but " select audiences" sounds much better
4" lie that has yaws to yaw, let him yaw."
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A GIFT SwINDLING CONCERN The Chico
90 Tribune, published some time ago tina
an extensive scheme Of swindling had bee
going on in one of the Gift enterprises i
this city. That journal did not mention an
names, but il was understood that Wiggin
a Bradford were referred to. II il SUP
pos = that Virgins is safe in canada an
Bradford is engaged in New York in sim
lar scheme Of rascality. The pair hav
b pocketed some 3e0,0 900 dollars of money b
the operation.
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THE DEARBORN STREET NUIsANcE.-To
obliged to put up With great many incon
veniences is a necessity to which resident
in large city are compelled to submit
But then it is supposed that these are, lik
all a. l..