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The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-11-11

The public debt statement was published
on the first Of the month, ard showed that
the entire debt, principal and interest,
smcunted to 81 161. c51 S42 81. In cash ant
currency there is CverA hundred milliops in
the treasury, the Secretary OF which has iust
called in another million and bali of three
per cent. bonds. The internal revenue re-
ceipts for the past four months came 10 neariV
w OOO 600, and the last quarterly expenses Of
the officers Of the revenue service are lover
BY 30 per cent. than the t1peuses Of the corS
responding period last year. All Of which
just.fes the japanese IN sending for
General George B. Williams, OF In
diana, the Second Deputy Commissioner in
the Department TO organize in japan a svs.
TEN Of internal revenue Ike cur own The
national banks in the country, numbering
6S3 (not counting those in Chicago and one
in Indhana, which have not reporfec). have
resources to the extent OF 81, 724 GAG, ~, and
the Comptroller OF Currency has author d
the establishment Of the Merchants N atropaI
Bank q. Toledo, TO begin business en- $500.
e00.-The Civil Service Commission is dis
posed to exempt poelmssteIs from Compel
tive examinations, beesUss 20 COZ out OF
$1,000 are paid less 800 per annum, and dis
charge their duties more as public benefactors
than IS public bene6cisries and il these are
exempted, the rest msst be aIso.-In the
military administration rome changes have
been made; the Department Of the Pistte is
discontinued, and Louisiana, Arkansas, Missis.
sippi ana the Gulf ports form the new Depart
ment Of the Gut. under Col. MoreS' . com
mand. North Carolina leaves the Department
OF the East for that of the south, and the
Department OF Texaf, including the Indian
Territory and Southern Kansas, under AueuFs
command, has been added to the Division Of
Missouri.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-11-11

THK GeorsiA Legislature resolves that
Rufus b. Blu lock is guilty OF high crimes
and ni.ds m-anors 10 dsiaming that Assem- bly,
by antrue charges 10 the effect that it meant
to impeten tim witeou. invesiiga' ion, and
anseat enough Republican State Senators to
convict tim. GOV. Bal ock, from his retreat
IN New York. says tina he would not permit
himself to be arrested in Georgia, bee. use
his friencs feared that be would be "Ku
KluKed." Also. that be is going bach again.
His successor. Acting Governor Conley, de-
Mnes bic position in n message, wherein he
advises the execution o. the laws ard prom
ises 10 DC spAriOg Of pardOns. advocates free
education, opposes mixed schools, and depre-
Gates reputation.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-11-11

BRlTIsH attention is at present monopolIxed
BY the alleged treaty OF alliance between the
Lords and laborers. The existence OF any
suca league Is considered astounding and in
credible, and mary OF the nobility, including
HIS Grace Of Lcrne, are vehemently denyiuR
all G. implicitly therein, and attributing the
report 10 some expression OF Willingness on
their part to consider the welfare OF tie work,
ing classes. Notwithstanding this professed
ignorance Of the matter, however, there is
suspected to be q strong foundation for the
report; and according to the Executive Coun-
ell OF London, one Mr.. Russell has the sigma.
iure which the Lords have appended to the
document, in his actual possession. 1t IL
moreover sffrmed that their Lordships know
who are the co-signers on the part OF the
artiE 4ns.-In the Tichbourne case, the poeses-
sion Of recently discovered pocket book be-
longing to the claimant, Ii now being fought
over by the contrasting parties, Tor the sake OF
certain important entries contained in 1t and
Australian police court and Jail records pear
ing on the suit have been transcribed, and
sent TO England The Bank Of England has
had its holiday, but has not changed its rate
CT interest after all, owing. it 10 thought
TO the necessity Of meeting come American
engagements, Of which the American hou, e
in London know nothirg.-Mrs. Bracden
still agltates the international copyright
question.-Sir Edwin Laadseer, the artist, has
fallen sick.-The magnificent Chicago benev-
olenees continue, and the Liverpool returns
show an emRiration OF more than IA 900 to
this country during October.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-11-11

ACCUSATIONS OF fraud are heard in every
quarter 10 an alarming extent. Collector
Robb, Of sivauuah. Ga has robbed the gov
eminent, oetn charged with entertainment,
and given bal for his appearance. The City
Treasurer OF Philadelphia has resigned, under
grave charges, ARD be and his broker have
been incic ed. JUICE J. W. Wright is scs
cused OF cheating some Creek, Cherokee and
Seminole Indians. who served in the war OF
the rebellion, on. OF about t4OO, 900 worth OF
bounties ard pensions. Chief Clerk Johns, OF
the Pecsion Office at Washington, has been
tamPering with the naiionsl tunde, and the
Invalid P-nsion Agent, Forbes, Of Philacel-
phfA. is found 10 be t2O0, COO in debt to the
government And, finally, q U. s. grand jury
at Cincinnati has just indicted one Davidson,
an army contractor, for making aud present.
ing fraudulent vouchers for forage to the
amount OF $1,000
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-11-11

THE New York Board OF Health has declared
Charleston and Key Vest infected ports, be
cause OF the yellow lever The Limitation in
their procl ana i0n extends to Novenb r Sth.-
JAmeslH. Roosevelt, having built 81, OOO, 900
Hospital, mas opened it and presented it to
New York.-teorge II. Boxer, the
poet, has been appointed Min
mister resident at CONFERENCE.-The
is spoken Of as the seat OF the next National
Republican Nominating ConVeation.-Fred.
Douglass was unanimously nominated BY the
Rochester Republicans TO the New York AS
sembly.-The cotton exports since September
1 were 1853 bales,-34, 2l5 less than last
year,-ard the receipts during the same time
Numbered aga .S54 bales, 81 lis less than the
receipts last year.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-11-11

The material exisa nee and tangibilIty OF
the Ku Klux having teen fully demonstrated,
and Attorney General Alderman having cor
neIed the beast in the CaroliAas, and the De
psrtment Of Justice having, through the
agency Of the Secret Service, become
possessed Of startling information concern
ing the operations OF the /" Invisible Empire, y
President Grant issued = proclamation on the
l7th ult, 10 which he suspended the writ OF
habeas corpus in some counties OF South
Carolina where the wicked were particularly
rampant. On the Sd Of November, he issued
a second proclamation restoring The privileges
OF the writ to Marion county, where natter
are not as bad as in some other places, At the
ssme time warning cOnspiIatoFs to leave the
county Of Union within five days. Bad pen
mansbip il said TO have caused the Presidents
mistake in originally declaring martial Law in
Marion instead OF Union EQUITY. Nov that
the nest il found out it 10 reported that 200
Ku Kluxes have confessed and yoluntarly
given The mstlves up that 1O2 are shut up in
Yorkvlle Jail, and that 800 have ned. 1t u
sOmehAt hard TO End deputies who are willing
TO risk serving subj O. mas upon suspected
mem bers. Some who have been capture d
say they were forced to join others Joined
in order to protect their negro labor.
ers. The names OF those who cor
duct Initiation ceremonies have been
gwen in, and some confess to the Der.
petrstion Of cu;rsgee. Thirty prisoners, xho
have been concerned in various murders, say
that they committed most OF them BY ordeI
Of the Grand Chief, Averv. Those Who are in
jail acknowledge that they are well treated
No women have been arrested, as Is fslsel,
alleged, and most Of thoCe apprshended ar,
poor whites and few negroes. Negro rob.
beTs. 1t seems, have been iniestiDg the Louis
vile highway, near Savannah. The perecuteS
people are feeling greatly relieved At tn,
Presidents interference. member Of Con
gress. known a Gen. Du Bose, who II 4 son
in'laW Of Robert Toombs, lie supposed 10 b,
chief Of the secret society In Georgia, and ,
good many Of the fleeing Ku Kluxes hay,
taken refuge in his district.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-11-11

WITHIN the week the explosion OF a boiler
IN Baltimore sugar refinery has killed one
man and scaided others. and an Alabama
political m citing wound up on Moncay night
with the kiiiinx ard wounding OF several per.
sons. caused BY the explosion OF an anvil.
which was being used In place Of a cannon.
Bad as these accidents were. their aggregate
result wis 40 as calamitous as that OF negro
panic in an African Baptist cturch. in Louis
vile, On Sunday evening. A supporting
column below stairs gave way, and, 10 save
themselves, the congregation plunged head
long down he narrow stairWays, bic hurley
men tram ling women and children to death.
and naming one another in their covardlv
irighl. Eleven were killed. The column
rested or nothing but thIee-inch flooring.
hence the sisuEhter-At the Mechanics Fair
In San FrSuSisco, the falling Of q pavilion mas
slain two more victims.-In Kentucky. two
railway employees have been run over and
crushed to dealt on different roAds within A
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-11-11

Fox the suntrers BY the forest fires Nil
wsukee Das teen ccinx noblT. Private sub
ecrip'ions hav- amour ted 10 $50 400, and the
Common Courc.l has bssa appealed 10 " raise
On the cEedit Of toe city $4,000 NOR. Dur
ing the past week Is families have BEEN set
up in hons, keeping, and las are on the list
of bent hciAries drawing their supplies from
the depot in the town. sbnnG ant contrit u
tons from all corners OF the Union crowd the
old city hail. snd the Andrew Johnson q
revenue CUTTER lie busy carrVng them to the
burnt district.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-11-11

The Chinese are ABOUT 10 sue the city Of
Los Angeles for damages tor the murders
committed in the late riO,.-Siue's Bank, IN
San Francisco, and Hsstine's BIIk, in Sacra.
mento, nave both broken, and the
Fifteenth District Court sitting in
the Californian capital, has declar,
the validity OF special assessments on
insurance stockholders TO make good losses
Occseioned BY the Chicago fre.-The District
Court Of s crauento, also. has decided that
the Central Pacific Railroad Company may
not eIpel a passenger from the train simply
because be otiets to pay his fare in green
backs, instead OF gold.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-11-11

UIAH reports fall OF snow at Salt Lake
City and the disappearance OF Brigham
Young. Who hiss gore Cd in the direction OF
AriZ )ra with mounted body-RuArd COM
posed ofa v,L,u members Of the Nauvoo
Legion Judge kcKesn continues his dis
eourASemtnt CT the ro'ygsmous Mormons.
Meanwhile, not lar fccm Salt Lake City, rich
gOld quartz las been discovered in great
quantities. which, together With the immense
silver mines just found in the MIDDLE Of
Arzora, ere drawing multrtudes eager to
stake { q Gains. The Union Pacific Railroad,
however, has impoeed high freight tariff
which allows Gre shippers very little prof: or
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-11-11

JHE chief matter OF interest in New York
city curing the past week has been the elec-
ton. Republicans AID Reform Democrats
were firmly leagued together to defeat the
TaDmany candidates, bat, in spite OF all
Efforts, Tweed has been returned to the Sem
ate. The most fagraut abu.e of the franchise
took place at the polls in bis district; bal.
lot box containing votes for O'Donovan
koesa, his opponent, was upset and smashed,
and Rosa himself was set upon BY the rough Is,
while one Of BIS supporters was horribly
beaten Here and there election inspectors
were detected in stufaag the boxes, or in
throwing the ballots on the floor, and the
police deliberately ignored the performance.
The Ring resOrted to numerous cor
ruPt sxpedients, snch - getting up
bogus haIlOt-bcxes, introducing votes In iahe
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-11-11

HELL GATE . 40, entirely cleared, and the
work Is Al stand sun. because the Congres-
Gonal appropriation has given out.-One oil
hs Committee OF seventy. ihoe. A. Ledwith.
received ibe Tammany nomination for Q
iudgeship upon the supreme Bench OF the
@ste. he resigned his place on the commits
ees. was r. d c-sd upoa BY the bar ASSOCIATION
0f.New York. ard was beaten in the cleo
zion
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-11-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

DUKE ALEXIS not having arrived, some
alarm Is 'Ch. His faiher has tel,grApbed for
news OF b u. 6ut some :hnk he lie not yet
due, ard Others question whether be proposes
% come AZ al.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-11-11

week.-Within the same time two deaths
one ID Virginia City and one in Detroit-have
been caused BY the kick ef q horsC.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-11-11
DIRECTORS.

r. Prindiville Member Board OF Public Works ;
W. J. Onahan. Cit Collector; j. B. Sullivan; DR..
Joseph r. HenrUtin, Consul for Belgium: John
Jones A. G. Hesing. Pres't 9 Ilioois Stats lei
tlng;'' Michael Brand, Of Busch 3 Brand; Henry
Wischemeycr; Freierick'Letx; Peter Hahn; Geo
p. Hansen, formerly Health Onicer and County
Agent Geo P. Ray: Rev. Paul Andersen Martin
Panlseh Nils p. Loberg.
THOS. CHURCH, +. C. TAYLOR
f President. Vice President
.. D. SHERMAN. su 0R0. r. HANSEN,
!. Cashter, ~ Secretary.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-11-11
TRUSTEES

Office Hours from 10 A. M. to 8 Pm
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-11-11

Kusguy sgg vhs 0vssd UusOa Hcsels On
esrstnGa. eufirg the season Just ended, cost
mot less than ts5.Oc9
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-11-11
ILLINOIS.

CAPITAE PAID IN, 100000 90
SURPLUS, 10000 90
The weekly Arizona miner., 1871-06-17
The NilesJaoksos Shooting Match

VIII h, long remembered by those who formed ,he conyyial group Of Tuesday evening. Jackson ,o.t ono match and tho champagne; NIlcs lost one match srd the chickens, aud Doc. Tompkins ,o.t one match and theevery thing else necessary ,o constitute Orst-class supper. Wei, this sup ,,er ya. served up al Niles and Grlffln's Restau. rant on Tuesday evening, to some twenty guests, and the rapdy with which those 4s chickens and those baskets Of champagne and etcsieras dts ,ppeared was somewhat remarkable. As the champagne continued to pop, the tables and chairs became restiye and commenced to glide .bou, the room, and soon the apartment itself began to lose its equilibrium and 10 gradually ,urn itself rother end upward. or eourse VIC were all ponlectly sober, and felt considerably ,uussd at the strange pranks Of the intoxicated furniture Al this stage of tue proceedings, Judge Berry was called upon for speech. The Judge "a. ou his feet in a moment, bowed gracefully sod launched out On tide of oratory that soou drew Ior,h general and deafcning uproa Of ap- proballor Col Bgelow was next called upon, and made most tbrlllag address. Al the con. .lusion Of his remarks Jbere wasn't a straight fac. ln the audience. Tbese were followed by speeches, songs aud anecdotes by Mir Mix. Mr. Tompklns, MT Niles, M. Jackson, Mr. Roun. tree and others, a. the eouciusieR of which tue company adjourned from table, and passed sbe remainder of The evening In one grad iollseatlon wherein friendship and good feeling character iIed every word and every act. Another match k. been arranged for next week, upon the Issue oi which another supper is pending
The weekly Arizona miner., 1871-06-17
New Diet

Tue very newest and rarest article upon the Territorial bili of fare was that prepared br i. friend Of ours somewhere in the nelghborhood of Black Canyon. He "struek il rleh down there, aud was so delighted with bis prospects that he paid no attention 10 his eommissary, and was somewhat startled lo nnd his sack empty. on. bright norning, while his appetite was upward oi lSo degrees To tiie shade. We'll, there he was thirty five miles from anywhere with an appe lite that would have disyraced a turky-burLsrd and nothing ln sight by which h might be 3D. pcased He east one mcnaeing glance a, the shorter of the two legs of bis pantaioons: il "a. very much soled by groAse and contained con. siderable sogTisbmebt, it is true; but then he could not very well dispense with ia services ln the position it happened 10 occupy. There was his faithfRl mule iaiteniDg ou the rich moun,an grass, be could not kill her. whose service. were indispensable Nc, bus sbe had DO possible use for all thai halr her tail while be was la imml neni danger Of stArving b death While s,udy.
 ng this matter over he slid mechanically 10 ,hs ssde Of his mule, pulled large knife from his belt and sfter few moment. walked lelsurely back to his hu, with about half tbe hair of hi. mnc's iail swinging al his side. He then pro. eeeded to cook breakfast, sfter carefully eleans- lag bis pan he placed ii over brisk nre, put to hls hair, which sooa commenced to fir and pop and swell, and stirred gently until most delicious pulp, pufing. blIstering and swelling by thr ae. tiou of heat, wa. all that remained og that haIr. little salt ~as now .pFihkicd on, tbe pAa taken from the nrs and breakfast despatched.
 Now, VIC do not propose 10 vouch for the truth of this story, ss we know the individual who claims 10 have prepared and eaten the dish, aud snow him to be .llghIly given To exaEgeraslon. At all events, VIC inclined 10 think thAi dish oi cooked hair beats no breakfast higher than kite.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1871-06-17
Walnut Grove

ihe news from tbis settlement continue. en. eouragipg. The supply Of water In tue Hassay. amps, although less abundant than lp former year, has been quite sufficient for proper irrigation and this, together with the absence of frost has mAlured crops which promise abundance. The harvest time for wheat aud barley Is nos Sl hand. ine crops oi corn give promise of rich harvest 1; and upon the whole, the farmers are \. hopeful ana As happy As their fair prospects may warrant indians continue 10 pros around Inc nelgh. Oorhood, but no late outrage at their hands |. re- ported. Cal. Jackson and party who arrived from 'he Hassayampa canyon ria Walnut Grove and the traii, on Wednesday, saw numerou. Indian signs, but tbe red thieves were careful to keep themselycs under cover.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1871-06-17
Wanted Work.

TOUT eiaIwart rcd men Of the Apache. Mohaye persuasion, pnt in appearance at the ranch of Mr
 Dawson, Of Lower hgna Trio, last week, and asked for employment on the farm Wishing to give practical Illustration of their skin as culu
 vators Of the soil, so that Mr. Dawson miybt fl, 'the rate of wages accordingly, these would be in. dnstrions Indians charged upon a bunch Of weeds, ana getting down on bands aud knees, pulled them up by tho roots, afer which exploit they believed the question of obtaining employment settled to their advantage. Mir Dawson, howcy. er' knows thing or two about Apache Mohaves knows that four of these Indiana would be Ger. .a'n 10 "stea him poor" In a single month, and hence declined to give them employment. So tne'e noole Reds will have to cultivate honesty before they can te permitted to laeor for living
The weekly Arizona miner., 1871-06-17
paternal Wait

Our senior, ]. II. Marion. in company with some ten or twelve others. started for Bradshaw on Monday to see bis arst-born Ne~. tbls aees not imply that our senior. who will probably .psnk for this insinaation Is the "worser halT" oi scmeoody's sister who resides there, but it doos Imply Ina, Mir. Marion has gone to see She infant town a, Bradshaw. which bears his name. The town of Marion is located in a beautiful val ley where water and timber are aban dant-ai least, SO wc have been told; but Nr. Marlon, lu Dext issue. viii probably give description oi the town and iu surroundings; and VIC wlll leave this task for him as we know nothing of Inc country from personal observation.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1871-06-17
Suicide

melancholy case Of suicide wo enacted al iA. county jail cn Sunday last. hy q prisoSef named Allen Cameron, therein confined. By or. der of the physician he had been permitted to leave bic cell and go m freedom through the jail yard for limited tins every day; and, on the day mentioned, fogud bic way into the sheriff's 0nace the door Of which, opening Into the yard. happened to renia!n unlocked, seired a pistol which hs found lying upon . table, returned 10 ihe yard sud discharged its contents Into his body about the region of tbe stomach. Al the report ot the pistol number of gentlemen, aeeompa. ned by the Deputy Sherid, rushed iuto the office and thence into the yard where they found the unfortunate victim lying upon his back. with his A,nd, sonvulsively grasping the terrible ~assa which vas gradually spreading the pailor Of death over bis eoantenaaee. He spoke but few words ssrirg the brief time tha, ufs remained: said he Lad shot one man and wished to die . similar dcAsh. An inquest was held on the body and . verdict returned In accordance with the facts stated. Cameron was among ibe early immi. grants 10 Ibis section of Arizona, having came i early aa 1864. Up 10 the time be murdered hh travelling companion, Wm. Watson, in No- '.motr iast he ~as regarded as an iuoffcn.ive person in whom there was little Of eiIber good or harm; and even that crime, 1t was generally be- SeTsd' Eas committed while the author was in q state Of mind bordering on insanity. IL is stated tsa sinee bis confinement to jail be has betrayed haoy symptoms of Insanity, aud hls iHst act was certainly dictated by . dlsordered brain
The weekly Arizona miner., 1871-06-17
Sabbath School csle,,ra,,on

The hith anniversary of the Prescott sahbatl, School was held at the Court House on sund.y pursuant to hc delivery of q very appropriate prayer ny tbe Rev MT. Groves the exercises oi me day were commenced at o'clock, and con. llhHed Tor upwards Of two hours. The proceed. ings of the day gave the fullest measure of satis. faction to thc parents of the numerous children and young ladies present; and, indeed, too much honor cannot be accorded the worthy supcrint,u l.. dent' the Rev. NIT. Gilmore, for the good results which have followed his asslduity on behalf oi the youth Of Prescott
The weekly Arizona miner., 1871-06-17
LIEUTENANT CUSHING.

The following appropriate tribute to the memory oi this brave and useful officer we received by Thursdays mail: HEApaUARrrRs DEPARTMENT or ARizoSA, DRuN BARRACKS, CAL., June 2, 1871. GENERAL ORDERS, No. II.
 It becomes the painful duty of the De partTHrut Commander 10 announce to the troops of this command the death of First Lieutenant Howard B. Cushing, 3d Cavalry. Lieutenant Cushing was born m Wisconsin. entered tue army as second Lieutenant oi the 4th Artillery, November 30th, 1883, transferred to the 5d Cavalry. September Tth, promoted First Lieutenant December 10th, ls67, was killed while gallantly lead ing his command in an attack on Chefs band Of Indians, iE the Whetstone Mountains, A. T.. on the 5th of May last.
 The courage and enterprise of this officer are worthy the emulation of every young officer in the service No offi CT of bis grade has been engaged in more encounters with the savages on our frontier, nor has any one been more generally successful.
 The Department Co'amander deeply sym. pathi1es with the family and friends of Lieu. tenant Cushing in their loss. BY COMMAND OF COLON xL Gro. SroNEMAN;
 Ew. STONE,
 Flra LiSgeaaai 2la Is|aatry,
 Aesiag .issistaAt A.iyuiani Gsusrai.
 E. W. STONE,
 First L,suteaaat 2lsi IsGantrE
 4. 4. 4. C.