The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-06-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

JOHN Suratt. was married THURSDAY morn
ing 70 Ar- Ioney, of the Surgeon Generals
office.
Mrs. Maggie Mitchell Paddock Il lying
very Ill vita paralysis at her residence in
New York, and is not expected to recover.
THE miners OF the Lehigh Goal and Navi-
CATION Company, and the Whlkesbarre Coal
and Iron Company, resumed work 81 Thurs
day.
LATER adviceS from Paraguay state that
the Brazillans allowed an English officer to
pass through the lines with dispatches for
Lopez, and that he had returned with dis
PEACHES from Gen. McMlh5n, United States
Minister
AT the closing session of the American
lnstleute q Homeopathy, on Friday, the
constitution was amended 70 permit women
to become members, BY vote Of s4 20 32.
SIX thousand em grants left Liverpool last
week for the United States
THE death of Gov. Seymour, Of British
Columbia, is announced. lie died on the
10Th inst, while on a tour Of inspection On
ihe northern coast Of British Columbia.
A telegram from Brest says that All the
preparations for laying the French Atlantic
cable arc complete.
THs Spanish Cortcs has passed the bin for
a regency under Marshal Jecrauo, by q vote
Of 1913 to Al.
II. r. II. Prince Arthur, Duke u Eiiu-
burgh, son Of Queen Victoria and brother OIL
the Prince 81 " ales, has decided u make a
visit 70 Canada during abs comilg fall
Should the Alabama question be settled, he
may probably extend bis per5grinatloua t0
the United States
THs japanese have already purchased
land tor a colony in this country This
makes the gathering together Of large mum.
bers Of japanese residents amongst us quite
as probable as poss BILE. itrequres vivid
imagination 70 picture what 'niXed' pap-
uiauon the United States VIII consist oI
twenty years hence
GENERAL Harvey, vino has spent more
years Iu tIe lld.an service than auy fH.gr
Of the army, has been retired from " eslern
service ana ordered Jo turn over to thr
Quaker Indian Agents any money and pro-
perty Eow on hand, ana submit lis v1ucb-
ers Toy settlement He ~ then " repair "
his homa i0r further orders
ptsrArcHEs from Calcutta, june gth. state
char 4 severe cyclone occurred there. doing
much damage ~ thg buildings iu tie citv
and vessels ~ tae harblr. AL last arcounts
ID was Still raging.
NEAR LeyHgt VA, on Monday, Jesse
Edwards, the negro whn committed a rape
on Miss Susan Pyle, a respectable young
lady IF Z)ckbrldgs county, ana then nun
deled her, was taken out 0f isu bv four
meui ana dung to lree. IHe .yt~hgrs
gained admittauca o. ,ao ill under tie pre-
tease tHlt tbev bad desperate uufer ar-
rest and desired @ Iupusoa him. The
negro had previously c4uicssei H- crime.
Is the Canadian New Dominion House OF
Commons, Saturday, MI. CarlweI stated
that il was the intention If che government
t0 largely reduce lhe military anl naval
forces, ana further. that the home govern
mant intended wthirawirg large portion
WI llg troops. ana throwing tlc defense ".
Canada 0n the Canadians
TIE manager ana editor of paper iu
Pairs, called Le Hanh3ti, an anti dynasty
Sheet, have been fined ana imprisoned a
rios took place on Wednesday, in which
some Coal miners ani TIE military hal y
collision. Firearms were used, ami scvyra.
hlcd 0n b0Jh sides
LErrEEs from Rio Jaal.ro Jo Nav nc state
thai Gen. Webb, United States Minister wv
Erazi, has taken bis passports, owing CD a
misunderstanding Jetv rln himself aud tbe
Government Of that country.
LAST week tgu caT loads Hf apa states from
The Mormon Church .eG Jan .sr toe East.
purposlnE never t0 return. Ile part, had
been gathering ior some time, and swel.ed
during one 0r JwU periods w delay. Some
0i the number were carly settlers. They
promise to make some startling revelations
TEE National Peace Jubilee opened 81
tuesday wItn great fri0t- There was all
audience oi -J,uUJ present Jhe chorus and
orchestra humble Cd some 10000. ON We'd
uesdaT alteIn10nGen. Grant attended.
when the building was crowded % It's ut-
most capacity The Apvil Chorus Il which
a hundred uniformed fremen participated.
accompanied by salvos If artillery and thc
bg drum has 81 tal carried or the prize. 10
closes to-day.
4 FE2ALE elephant, twelve and half
feet high, ana weighing l5, 200 pounds, ar-
rived n New York from Hamburg On Tues
DAY. Her immensely u ID be exhibited il
the Central Park.
CAN vie wonder that the rate ~ mortality
is heavy 10 ~ew York, when Ga one "tlock, .
Or square 1851 persons are compelled ~
live 10 seventy houses 81 ordinary size
Nee l0rk Express.