The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-07-24
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Tbs Italian Government is about to es
tablish legation in China. Count Fills Is
said TO be designated to represent King
Victor Emanuel at Pekiu.
THE members Of the British Cabinet have
rt solved that they will not concur In any of
the amendments to the Irish Church bill
TAT will in any way impair the principle Of
otal abandonment.
The Oxford (Englsnd) boat crew have
gone into active training tor the coming
nter-university race with the Harvards.
TIE State departments has issued cir
cular advising citizens having claims against
the Mexican Republic to forward them at
once to Washington, to be placed before
the Commission appointed to pass upon
them.
A NEW express company, with a capital
Of $5,000,000, has been formed in San
francisco.
W. Ii. SEWARD and party sailed from San
Francisco for Alaska, Tuesday.
The Democracy Of Pennsylvania, in con-
vention at Harrisburg, Wednesda- nomin-
ated Hon. Asa Packer for Governor, and
Hon Q. L. Pershing, of Cambria County, for
Judge Of Supreme Court.
Work on the Lincoln monument at Spring
field, ILL.,, has commenced.
THERE was large meeting OF the Catholic
clergy Of the New York diocese on Kednes-
day, at which an address 20 the Pope was
presented to Archbishop Net loskeY, togeth-
CT with a subscription amounting to 81, 400,
which is TO be further increased. The Arch
bishop, who leaves for the EeumenIcal
Council in few days, will present the same
to the Holy Father.
ATTORNEY General Hoar has decided tt at
the commencement Of the main line Of II e
Pacific Railroad is at the one hundredth meri-
dian of longitude west from Greenwich,
and terminates at the eastern boundary of
California.
The trot on Tuesday afternoon on Fash
ion Course, Long Island, between American
Girl and Lady Throne, best three il five, to
harness, for purse Of $500, was won by
American Girl, taking the first, second an I
fourth beats. Time, 2.2St, 2;2iA, 2;27A,
2;24A. The track was heavy with dust, and
neither horse was in FIRST rate condition.
The Temperance party Of Ohio made the
following nominations for State officers,
Tuesday, Governor, j. E. Ingersoil, of Guy.
ahoga county Lieutenant Governor, DR..
| Wsdsworth, Of Cincinnati Treasurer Of
State, Thomas Edmundson, Of Clarke coun-
ty; Attcteey- General, j. A. Sumaer, Of
Summit county Member of tho Board of
Public Wsrks, B. L. Silver, of Columbia
county. Only forty delegates attended the
Convention, representing eight Congression-
al districts.
THE deliberations Of the Chinese Labor
Convention, just adjourned at Memphis, re.
| suited in the organization of the Mississippi
Valley Emigration Company, with q capita
stock of ST. ,000,0 900, in 800 shares, anc
$40, 900 of the stock was subscribed on tn,
spot.
The aggregate appra sement of real estatl
in Indiana five years ago amounted t
1878, 187,57S this year it is SAB, 499, $50
TaE French ocean cable is reported al
right, message to the Emperor Napoleon
having been sent by 1t on Wednesday.
SIX steam gunboats are being fitted out il
the Brooklyn Navy Yard for immediate ser
vice.
| TEE offer of globes to the Catholic Priest
hood in Ireland will be declined by tina
Church, because 1t is claimed the PROPOSE
ton 10 opposed to the discipline Of th
Church, and il unfair as a just equalization
\ between the religious communities Of Ire
: and.