The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-06-12
NEWS OH THE WEEK.


tbs president on Wednesday, appointed
John Russell Jones, Of this city, as Ministei
resident to Belgium, rice Sandford removed
THE steamship PERT, which was reported
to have carried flibnsters, arrived in New
York Last night, from Jamaica.
The Illinois river has overlooked the bot
tom lands at La Sale, and destroyed thu
corn croP thereon.
Ex. Governor Curtin, DOR new Minister (
Russia. viii start for st. Petersburg o.
June IL.
san FRANcIsco, june The first sleen
ing cars ever seen in California arrived a
Sacramento TO-DAY, from the east.
GEORGE Peabody has been nominated ;
trustee Of the Hudson's BAY Company, rio
Sir J. f. Tenant, resigned.
THE bin for the creation Of life peeraeei
passed the House Of Lords in Committee 0
the Whole, with the amendment that Il \,
limited TO the creation OF two annually.
THK New York Chamber Of Commere,
Thursday passed resolution favoring tbt
renewal Of a reciprocity treaty with th.
Canadas.
A FRENCH iron-clad a.eamer named Z
linqaencies has returned TO Brtst after ha~-
ing clrcumnav,gated the earth, without
meeting with any accident.
The bill for the diseetablishment OF tts
IRISH church passed TIE House OF Cimmons
last night 70 THIRD reading, by vote 4
3Gl to BAT.
I1e news Of the discovery Of the monf
mines on the Wall river, South Afrca, has
bren confirmed. ant parry Is bring toF MI
Na.r N,rE Or tia rfr~ NJ vsertf...
them.
Mas SAuus FISK grandmother Of the lat,
Hon. Stephen a. Dou.,aS. died a. Slnda
last, at her residence, ia Clinton Spfinss.
N ", uf hcart DISEASE, Id tie eighiy hfs'
year Of her age
A LARGE catfish vas il the Alton mari {.
last Friaav, Ue CHING one dGndrci ~ e+zss.
pounds, measuring around tire head THIRTY
eight inches, across the mouth nine inches
and between the e, es eleven riches.
THe cable announces that a formidabi
riot occurred IN a small town in Ns'es CT
Wedr esday evening. Al sttempt wac n.af's
10 rescue some prisoners, and the mih'aIy
was caleA ont. Tire mob persisted, end W,
soldiers fred into the CROW killing tour as
wounding several.
BRADFoRD, the NV York artist, is organ
zing a large expedition If artists 20 a.
polar seas this summer, ana has secured a.
iron steamship AZ ST. johns, N r., or ih'
purpose. H. vii follow up j Kane
ronie, AMI WIN visa he winter quarters Q
SIR John Franklin.
A BILL is before the Canadian Parliman
respecting seduction. IL provides that a se
Queer, under promise Of marriage, okau VI
married female Of p evi0us q a>te character
shall be punished by Gne u imprisonment
az both, At the option Of the court, b. saal
not be condemned on the sole eyi leuce q
che Finale.
Ten great English Derby race was rur
Nav 2G, twenty tao horses staIuug y VA
won by praterdtr. n distance was a a ii'
and a half WEIGHT Iz2 pounds time Wat,
minutes q fits twr-~rcohus. tie 'u
II the stake was SS4 500 IL is estiuA.,t
that there were quarter ol million NJ par
sons On The erounu.
THE Indians made a rai4 on the kausa
Pacific Railroad, near Fo~sel Crceb 5 alton
on Fri 'ay, May 25,h, Tore UP the truck, I IN
cd Two aid wounded four persons, ate
which they made their escape. dispa-c
from Gen. Reynolds states dat scoulai
party from Fort rtiin recently d-tarl
band Of Comanebes AMI kiawas near u q
ble Mountain. Tie Iuuiaus III tile vicinity
q the Repubhcal river are on the wal pa,l
TIM Havana volunte r. display a uas&e.
spirit Of INSTRUMENTATION. On Tuesday
nghtthey surrounded tie Governor pa ice
ana shouted "Daatn ID Dulce m "Daal q.
Pelaez ~ and the next morning dePu htioi
from tae ranks had tho unhlushiug auasctl
to enter TIE pa acs aEi demand tic res gna
uou or Dulce, which was shorty after an
nounced Ilc volunteers are tie Gov III
ment. The insul gents have recently g4net
slight advantages over the Spaniards