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The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-11-19

the compact and all again was eonfu-
sion but the energy Of the Police Com
missioners and the common sense Of
the people, brought order out Of chaos,
and Tuesday morning, Nov. 9Th, was
ushered in with Sabbath-like appear
ance. All restaurants, grog shops and
bars Of every description. were closed
by order of the Police Commissioners.
White men looked sober aud deter
mined ; black men fierce and defiant
Long before seven O'clock the the polls
were besIeged by a motley group of
white and black men, and by eight
o'clock, the time for opening the polls
had arrived they were unapproacbabIe.
However, the police soon got to work,
and arranged the crowd into a line Of
order-one man after another-white
and black as they came. 1t was a novel
sight for Baltimorians to witness. The
day, however, passed off quietly, moth
ing worth mentioning having taken
place. The result-majority for tie
Democratic ticket The same result is
all through the State, the majority in
the State being a little over $4,000.
Maryland has certainly rebuked Con-
gressiona interference in State affairs.
TRADE AFFAIRS
are dull, nothing worthy of note trans
piring. Your correspondent does not
recollect of their beng SO dull. What
the cause of it is he is at loss to know.
There is plenty OF room for work, a
large and growing field to operate in !;
and if the working men do not take
advantage Of it, the capitalists surely
will
Personal.
The Right Rev. Arch Bishop Spauld-
ing (Roman Catholic) arrived here,
from Rome, on Thursday last. He had
a grand reception by the Catholic
clergy, Catholic societies and schools
of this city. They formed in process
sion at the Cathedral, and marched to
the foot of Broadway, where they
received the Arch Bishop as he arrived
on the Philadelphia train, and after a
congratulatory address upon the part
of the clergy, he was escorted to the
Episcopate, and the procession dis
persed. In the line of procession &c
several fine Bands, which discoursed
very fine music. The whole line Of the
procession was crowded with men, wo-
men and children, who extended a
hearty welcome to the Bishop on his
safe return home. All classes and
creeds joined in this welcome for
though they may not respect him as a
Catholic, they DO as man Of great
learning Yours, &c.
NERITAs.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-11-19
Good News from the settlers.

The Workingman's Journal, Of Colum-
bus, Kansas, comes to us this week
with colors flying, and the display type
of the office exhausted, a whole column
being devoted to the benefit of the adj
vertising ease Friend SANFORD evil
IDENTITY felt .jubilant when he wrote it,
and no doubt ransacked Webster pref
ty thoroughly. However, to make a
long story short, the settlers were tri-
umphant and elected their ticket by a
majority OF 7OO!. westward the
star Of empire takes its way"
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-11-19

z inciples which, if embodied in legis-
lation, will secure 70 them what they
wish; they have o party organization
which could unite and concentrate, and
make successful their efforts for legal
emancipation from enslaving laws !;
and if, with this platform and this
party, they VIII continue to do the dirty
work of politicians-worse than Fsau,
gire away their birthrights, We frankly
say of such and to snch that their con
dition is best fit for them and its ameli-
Grafton undeserved In them.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-11-19
The Election Of Hinchcliffe

In our last We briefly announced
that John Hinchcliffe, of Belleville
Ill, who is, and has been, one Of the
staunchest friends of the western min
ers, bad been elected to the Legisla-
ture. al honor TO the men rho had the
backbone 10 assert their rights at the ballot
boz. Friend II. gives Us your hand.
We know You feel proud of your con-
stituency, and you ought to.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-11-19
Light from q New Quarter

In discussing the labor question the
question the last number of Egeyy Sat
urddy thinks for the slave master trades
unions have been substituted. 1t afiirms
that the caste system Of India has been
practically adopted in TIE United
States. The Trades" it says, are re-
ally an aristocracy, trying to keep the
'serfs' under Tho laborer who insists
upon an increase Of wages, without be-
ing willing to pay an increased I,ri,e
for his nccessaries and iHxHries of life,
bases his rights on essential injustiec."
He that has yahs II yah, let him Yah
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-11-19
FROM WISCONSIN,.

BLACK RIVER FALLS, Nov. Is, 1870.
To the Kdtor Of the woREISeuAs's ADVOCATE.
Please announce that the Constitu-
ton and Platform Of principles Of the
Wisconsin State labor Union, is now
ready for delivery, to all applicants,
upon the receipt Of Is cents, for each
copy. 1t is worth reading by all honest
men and women. Address,
j. G.. HORFY. Box I54.
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FROM MARYLAND.
BALTIMORE, Nov. II. 20.

OALA thOhEs wv. L. ~.
TO The Editor 81 the woEKrSGnAS's ADVOCATE
THE ELECTION.
The great political struggle is PASSED.
The two eontending parties had fair
field to fight in. There were no SHE
issues, the main point being whether
the white or black should predominant
THE CAMPAIGN
was one OF unusual excitement. Every
night for we-'s previous to the day OF
election, there were ward meetings of
both parties-the Democrats meeting
in one end of the wAEd and the Repub-
leans ia be other he speeches de-
livered blythe several speakers we're Of
the usual infiammatory, spread eagle
kind. The most remarkable features
in the campaign were
THE PROFESSIONS,
the first of which was the Republican
procession, which in point of numbers
made very respectable appearance,
and on their transparencies were some
very ludicrous, but appropriate mot
toes. The most remarkable feature Of
this procession was its darkness-it
was pre- eminently black, with here and
there sprinkling Of what might be
called white men. The negro portion
of the population was fully represented,
and gave the radical wing of the Re
publican party h. h hopes of success.
The procession was a decided success,
and highly creditable to the negro pop
ulation.
THE DEMOCRATS NOT TO BE oUTDoNE.
Whether stimulated by the Republi-
can demonstration, or feeling the ne
cessity of similar demonstration on
the part of the Democracy, the mana
gers of che latter party put their shout
ders to the wheel, and large double
headed posters appeared on all avail
able parts of the city. Walls, gates,
fences, posts and trees, were filed, and
the announcement was made that the
Democracy would have a grand pro-
cession and mass meeting on the fol-
lowing Monday night. Every body
was on the gssi UiUs for the night to
come. The night came, and it must
be confessed, it brought forth one of
THE MOST BRILLIANT PROFESSIONS
Baltimore ever witnessed. Transpa-
rencies, Chinese lanterns, and torches
were in profusion. The procession was
calculated by adopts in that business to
be three miles long, containing the
twenty wards of the city. The men,
Ders of. it were in close file, marching at
he rate of three miles an hour, and
.ook an hour and FIVE minutes to pass
. giving point. 1t was estimated that
here were over six thousand persons
n the line of procession.
THE MASS MEETING
.lso was "big thing" such an one as
he Democracy have not had since
$50. All the great guns of the party
we're there, and addressed the tunterri-
led" in English and German.
ELECTION DAY.
For this day there had been great
Committees of both |
arties had met and conferred together
8 to the best means of preserving quiet
the polls. A certain programme was
greed upon, but at the eleventh hour
1e Republican "man" withdrew from
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-11-19
/ / ! Ee $ Y, ! { Committee.

Mr.. Israel was for years the efficient
agent for the ADVOCATE in Water Val
ley, and was regarded by his fellow
craftsmen as one upon whose Judgment
they could always rely. We can, from
a personal knowledge of bis character,
endorse every word contained in
the Journal Peace To his ashes.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-11-19

name Of God justice. and humanity, We once
more appeal 20 Congress for simple justice and
a recognition Of our rights upon said tract an
der the homestead and pre-emption laws Of the
United States. For your speedy action 10 the
premises we earnestly and respectfully pray &c.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-11-19

The Duke of Aosta, one of the sons
of King Victor Emanuel of Italy, was
yesterday formally elected by the
Spanish Cortes as King Of Spain.
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FROM ILLINOIS.

(To BE coNTINvED.
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CHICAGO, NOV. 10, 1870.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-12-02

RELATIVES ExcLuDED.-Two grave
members Of the bar once encountered a
dead pig lying en- the sidewalk, and
few minutes afterwards met a coroner,
whereupon one of them remarked that
his services would be required to sit up
on the body. Do you make the sug-
gestion," inquired the coroner :. in order
that you maypocket the ;uryman's fee ?"
"Oh no." interposed the third party
H. here, could not serve for the law
precludes the relatives of the deceased
from acting upon the jury"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-12-02


"A WARNING TO GIRLs.-A cores
pondent Of leading fashion journal. in
commenting upon the current fashions
for ladies, says that girls of fourteen to
eighteen years Of age should be warned
against destroying their own hair for all
future, be wearing the masses of false
hair now in vogue. If it has been kept
as it should be until they are twelve
years old, it will be just the right length
to braid and wear flowing; if it be too
long for that, let them braid it loosely
and tie it at the top with ribbons, so as
to form braided loops, but let them on
no account mount a heavy chignon.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-12-02

THE LAST SURvIvoRs.-Many years
ago in England, there was band of free
booters, all quite young men. One of
them abandoned it, reformed, studied
law and rose to the rank of judge.
While sitting to try one of the band,
whom be recognized, but not in the
leas. thinking the prisoner would know
him, and feeling some curiosity concern
his them, asked his old chum what had
become of them. The prisoner, heaving
a sigh, replied: They are all hanged
but your lordship and me-"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-12-02

SMALL Pox IN HoLYoKE.-There has
been fifty cases and eight deaths in Hol
yoke, Mass, since the first appearance
OF the small pox in that town in August
last, and there are now score of cases
In progress, thirteen of them among
children who have never been vaccinat-
ed. 1t is a negative proof Of the value
Of vaccination that in not one of the fifty
cases was there a good scar, indicating
thorough vaccination. The disease is
thought to be abating.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-12-02
poetrY,
The Captains Prayer.

BYF.B, GAGE.
The circumstances here narrated ar
no fancy sketch. They occurred on boar,
the brig /. b. Lunt, from New York +
Savannah, Nov. s, 1850. The writer o
the following poem was one of the pas
sengers, and still retains vivid recol
lection of the effect produced by III
prayer:
At break Of day We put to sea:
tIhen ! had never sailed before)
On oceans vast immensity,
we soon were swept far from the shore;
And night and tempest wild and dark,
shut in around our little bark.
And then there fell upon my soul,
strange and awful loneliness;
feeling could not control,
Tear that words cannot express
q feeling that no power could save
That doomed ship from a watery grave.
And all that long November eve.
We covered in mortal dread and fear;
We felt the great waves swell and heaye,
Ihey seemed to ery--your graves are here
Your eyes no more shall see the land,
FOR death and judgment are at hand.
But when Bible worn and old
The Captain took from of a shelf,
And read where Cnrist's great love is told.
And prayed for US and tor himself,
With voice and faith serenely calm
our souls were filled with heavenly balm,
For then the Captains soul we knew,
Ihat 4 vas calm and true and braves
Ihat all that human hands could do
His hands would do the ship TO save +
And so we trusted him and slept,
While God the ship in safety kept
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-12-02

A young lady at ball was asked by a
lover of serious poetry whether she had
seen Crabbe's Tales.
Why, nc" she answered, Il didn't
know that crabs had tails"
| beg your pardon, Miss said he, II
mean have You read Crabbe's Tales ="
I" And assure you, sir, did not know
that red crabs, or any other kind of crabs
had tails"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-12-02

A clergyman meeting q boy of his
acquaintance, said This is quite q
stormy day, my son." " Yes, sir, said
the boy, "this is quite wet rain" The
clergyman shrinking to rebuke such by
perbole, asked if he ever knew of other
than a wet rain. Inever knew person
ally of any other" said the boy, but 1
have read iu certain book of time
when it rained fire and brimston, ;, and 1
guess that was not wet rain"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-12-02
3fiscellanu.
HObson's Choice.

lhere are lew proverbs IN our IAN
guage more constantly used than the one
we have written at the head of this arti-
Gle, and yet concerning its derivation
and first meaning how little is known
This, however, should not of necessity
be the case, for its origin is neither OBJ
scure nor questionable; and we now pro-
pose to tell the story of Hobson, whence
comes the proyerb which has given to his
name curious species of Immortality.
Tobias HobSon was native of Eng
land, and was born in the year 1914, du-
ring the reign of the royal Blue Beard,
King Henry VIII. His employments
in life was that OF carrier between Lon
don and Cambridge, and monthly for
many years he travelled between the
university and the metropolis, carrying
letters, parcels and an occasional pas
senger. His avocation was exactly SINH
lar to that of the well-known, ready and
willing Mr.. Barkis, and we all know
what came of his offering seats in his
wagon to little Copperfeld and the faith
ful Peggotty. Whether Hobson had any
such good luck to befall him, or indeed,
whether he possessed yoke-fellow at all
history preserves tantalizing, and what
in these days Of women,s rights would
be stigmatized as an unjust silence.
Be that as it may, he waxed rich apace
and to his carrying business added that
of letting horses for hire, thus becoming
the founder of the modern livery stable
a benefit to humanity for which alone he
should be held immortal. And now we
reach that period of his life when the
rule of business adopted and firmly ad.
hered to by him, law like to those of
the ancient Medes and Persians, gave
him increased notoriety and originated
the expression that has survived him
nearly three hundred years But here
we are permitted to refer to high and
mighty documentary evidence, published
to the world on the world on the author
ity of the great Mr.. Addison himself
Freely availing ourselves of this unques-
tionable testimony, we take up our Spec
tator, and in paper No 500 We find the
following sufficient yet perfect account of
this remarkable man.
Mr.. Tobias Hobson was a carrier,
and the first man in this island who had
let out hackney horses. He lived in
Cambridge, and observing that the
scholars rid hard, his manner was to
keep large stable of horses, with boots,
brides and whips, to furnish the gentle
men at once. without going from college
to college to borrow as they have done
since the death of this worthy gentle
man. / say Mr.. Hobson kept a stable
of forty good cattle, all ready and fit for
travelling but when a man came for a
horse he was led into the stable, where
there was great choice but he obliged
him to take the horse which stood next
the stable door, so that every customer
was alike well served according to his
chance, and every horse ridden with the
same Justice; from whence it became
proverb, when what ought to be your
election was forced upon you to say Hob
sons Choice. This memorable man
stands drawn in fresco at an inn (Which
be used) in Bishops gate street, with a
hundred-pound bag under his arm, with |
this inscription on said bag.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-12-02

The following scene recently occurred
in one of our courts between the Judge
aud Dutch witness all the way from
Rotterdam; What is your native lam
guage?" l pc no native" "What is
your mother-tongue ?" /" Ich habno mud
der, mynheer." What did you first
learn +? What language did you speak in
the cradle 7" l did not speak no Ian
guage in decradle-Ion.y cryin Dootch."
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-12-02

MODERATE DRINKERS. The London
Temperance Star makes the following
good points for the benefit of ss moderate
drinkers y
Remember that so long as YOU are in
health strong drink is unnecessary, and
that ninety-niue out of every hundred
who adopt drinking habits, thereby in
jure their health and shorten their lives.
Remember that not drunkenness alone.
but drinking. fills our jails and poor
houses, and floods the land With crime.
Remember that drinking retards educa-
tion. industry, sanitary reform, and ev-
cry branch of political aud social i'm
provment. Remember that thousands
yearly die drunksrd's death, and 20 to
meet a drunkard's doom. Remember
that every year multitudes come from
!" moderate ranks to recruit the wasted
army of drunkards. Remember that
every drunkard once tried to follow the
the example which you set and in the
trial fell from his slippery ground into
the whirlpool Of intemperance. Remem.
Der that to him who knoweth to do
good and doeth il not, to him 1t is sin :"
and that there is a "woe for that man
through whom the offence cometh TO
the little ones" Remember that YOU
cannot be neutral, and there willbe a
day wheh yon will be unable to plead
Ignorance. Remember that all this
weight of responsibility rests with you
as you raise the cup; then drink it if
you think it right, but we envy not your
conscience.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-12-02

Aphysician being asked by patient if
he thought little spirits now and then
would hurt him much, replied, ct DO not
know that little occasionly would hurt
you much but if you don't take any it
won't hurt you at ALL"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-12-02

Of the blacklist scoundrels on EARTH lie
said that before coming to this country
from Italy he had followed the profession
of an assassin, and had put an end 10 the
existence of more than one person, aud
had been forced to leave by the discovery
OF one Of his crimes. Since he landed
in San Francisco, he had kept out Of
scrapes until Piano broached the muir
der OF Lacari. He was only offered $50
at first, but by dnt of hard bargaining
had run it up 50 more, and for S3S he
agreed to murder man who had, as he
said, been warm friend to him. aaa
The plan of ambush was agreed upon,
as well as the locality, and on the APPOINT.
cd day he repaired to the Lone Rock.o
When the guilty wife and her husband
appeared, aud had reached convenient
distance, he stepped from his place of
concealment, and as he did so the wife
ran from her husband s side. When the
unfortunate man saw how he had been
betrayed he began to plead to Bruzzo for
his life. Bruzzo states that he almost
yielded and was about to throw down his
gun, when the woman called him cow
dar, and screamed, "Shoot! shoot! you
coward y And with that he raised the
weapon and fred, his victim falling dead
with an agonized groan. He said that
he was then treated treacherously by Pi-
zano, who only paid him twenty-si dol
iars, and to the end he -contended that
Piano was only fit to be hung because
hadn't paid the remaining twelve dol
lars.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-12-02

They are talking, in the western cities
Of reviving an ancient custom of selling
real estate by anction, the sale to contin-
ne only while an inch of candle is being
consumed.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-12-02

A little girl asked her brother what
was capital punishment, and he said he
thought that it YVES being locked up In
the cupboard with the Jam and othsr
nice thines. sa
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-12-02

A young man in Ohio recently opened
clothing-store, and was sent to jaiI for
it. Reason The clothingstore belonged
to another man. .zs tssa
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-12-02

In certain parts Of Sweden, when tho
bride comes home from church, her
mother meets her at the house-door and
slips piece Of sugar or coifee.bean, into
her mouth, which is supposed to have the
effect OF teaching her economy. There
is popular belief that woman win
always have distaste for the first thing
that she eats after marriage and there
fore it is thought right to set her against
such expensive Injuries as coffee and su-
gar. 1t hardly needed a ghost from the
grave or popular superstition to tell us
that, /" if several couples are married at
the same time, i'll luck will attend one or
the other Of them," for it would be strange
If amongst many families all we're to be
favored. We are told that children born
on Sunday do not live long but if they
do survive, they will be able to discover
ghosts and to destroy dragons that keep
watch over hidden treasures. The mo-
ment child is born, its parents hurry it
OFF to be baptized. thinking that Satan
has power over it till the ceremony is
performed. One Of the customs connect
cd with Swedish funerals is that small
iooking-glass is placed in the coffin Of an
unmarried female. so that when the last
trump sounds she may be able to adjust
her tresses before she stands at the bar Of
the great tribunal. The strangest super
stitions on the subject of diseases are,
that dropsy is only curable while the pa
tient's mother is alive, and that tooth
ache is cured by rubbing the tooth with
a nail and then driving the nail into a
growing tree. The result Of this is that
the toothache is transferred to the tree
SO long as it continues growing but, if
any one cuts down or Injuries the tree, he
will have the toothache.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-12-02
POLICIES WRITTEN IN THE

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