The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1867-10-12
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~ the xdlsr Of the woaszaAAHs ADVOCATE
Az the election Of city and State officers
has, TO . large extent occupied the minds Of
the people Of this city during the last week,
do not think can do better than give you
the result. The election took place yester-
day, and from the police returns Il appears
to have passed or very quietly, considering
all circumstances The result has surprised
everybody. even the most sanguine Of the
Democrats are astonished ut the result.
There was but one State officer 10 be elect
ed, Judge Of the Supreme Court, and At this
writing it is impossible to give the result.
bat in this city the Democratic candidate re-
eeivesa majority Of 1881 against Republi-
can majority last year on Governors election
of 5,38S. The entire Democratic city and
county ticket is elected by msjorities rang
ing from 1900 TO s,s00. The total vote
poted was 0l,o25. falling off Of about
], 800 votes as compared with last year.
We had few days ago I" whisky insur
rection" on . small scale. 1t has been
matter Of surprise 10 many how II was that
liquor could at any time be bought for less
than the government tax on it. The revenue
officers have been on the watch, and finally
unearthed about dozen Illicit distilleries,
10 what is known as Port Richmond. They
accordingly procured wagons to carry of
L khA L.. hat Awtwan frn-n h.
ground by the residents, led on by o ! ,rty
Of Amsxons. Several Of the inspectors we're
very roughly handled Next day the Con-
missioner proceeded u the grounds, ACCOM-
panied by detachment Of United States
marines, when short work was made OF the
distiliing business IN that section
| In my last mention ed a case Of coBflics
Of Jurisdiction between the civil and military
powers. Since then the case has been ami
csbly settled by the surrender Of Captain
Brown, and the production Of the boy whom
the Captain failed to produce IN court on
wit Of ha5eas corpus, the powers that 'De
in Washington 30 oruering.
About five months ago we had n terrible
boiler explosion here, by vhich many lives
were lost. There was an Immediate demand
made that some means be taken by which
such accidents could be prevented in the flu
ture. A bill was at once introduced into
Councils to have an inspector appointed
to examine oil boilers, and to grant eertid-
Gates to engineers, and nvne but competent
machinist and engineer to receive such a
ceItifcxte. But the bill still sticks here,
whenever il comes up for action, for some
reason or other, the members find 1t conve-
nient to make themselves scarce Ii is b.
hoped the next "Councilsn will not follow the
same course, as there are thousands Of lives ut
the mercy Of grssping men vhofor the paltry
I difference IN the wages paid competent and
Incompetent engineer, will rlsk the lives Of
their employees, and II an accident takes
place, Why they are fully insured, and what
care they?
Trade matters, Is you may suppose, have
been very dull during the week. Nothing
Of any Importance has trauspired. except
that the Molders have Subscribed for over
.nree hundred dollars worth Of stock in the
Co operative Foundry Of Pittsburg. The
other trades have held their regular meetings,
but generally adjourned ut an early hour, %
attend some Of the various political meetings
held. w. H. -