The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-01-04
DETROIT, JANUARY A. 1873.

DETROIT JANUARY A, 1873.
| CRIMINAL The total number of arrests
made IN this city for the last quarter was
90. Ct these, 49, were married 37s
could not read or write 675 were foreigners
% these, I4 were arrested while drunk 80
bal committed assault; 255 we're peace
breakers, 81 were thieves, - were warrants
and only 70 we're females u abandoned char
acter
! BrsrNESs Of all kinds is Stacking If. The
extreme cold weather put stop To out door
work for the last four weeks Many Of the
manufacturing establishments have Ieasened
their i"rce Of wurkmen, which makes a great
many lille men but many mechanics are san
gune = good opening il the spring with
rise instead q a decline IN wages that is with
that class who have the courage to Ask for an
advance
to-orERArIvE GRmEEN CoNPA~Y 4
meeting ct tins association was held en Mon
day evening last al the Blddlr House. Tn.
attendance Was Hut large A. eGpev ted.
doubtless owing to the inclenancy of the
weather notwithstanding the slim attend
ance, the workings aud objects Of the pro
posed enterprise were ably explained liz Mr..
". Gray, who announced that another meet
ing would soon be called.
PRESENTATION. - Last Monday evening
Mr.. George Robinson, the deservedly popu-
lar foreman OF the machine shop of the Michi-
gan Central car works in this city, was pre-
sented by the employees of that establishment
with magnificent gold chain, as a slight
token Of their respect. Mr. r. has severed
hIs connection with the company, 50 this act
cannot be placed, as too many presentations
can with desire 70 toady to the powers that
be-
IHE nver has been effectuAlly closed up
with Ice for number of days The Great
Western Ferry Boats are the only craft NOV
my except occasionally the small ferries make
a trip after the large boats have opened
channel Ice dealers are now busy in getting
their supply for next summers use They
ind no difficulty this winter IN procuring it
thick enough, and of the best quality. In
some locations on the river It Is frem ~ Il
"a inches thIcs
IHk IRADks lie tIades unions of tins
city have evidently taken AL over dose Of NOR
phene, glycerine, quinine or strychnine. A
friend ct our elbow suggests they have got
the epIzootlc. Well, he may be right, but il
they have, It certainly is ia the most agra
waited form Of the disease. Sleep gu, gentle
men, Il you can stand it We can Fifty cents
day and find yourselves will, perhaps, bring
you t. your senses, though we think this es-
innate is nifty per cent too high
An IMPROVED SEWING MAcHINK.-L Last
Wednesday evening we had the pleasure of
examining an improved sewing machine the
invention Of a mechanic Of this city which
promises to revolutionize the entire system Of
sewing machines now in use The iaDrucr-
BleJu ID novel and radical and 10 entireig 0rJt-
nal The inventor has devoted the leisure
hours Of three years To perfect the same and
expects IN few weeks to obtain patent for
IT. The principle is simplicity simpllied -
So simple, IN fact, that when put upon the
market, the costly, complex machines now IN
use, will be apt to lind their way to the foun-
dnes. We are not at liberty . present, to
refer to any q its especial 4 mes but ven
ture nothing IN saying that u an do az good
work as any machine now before the public,
and can be furnished at less than one-third
the price now charged by the Singer, Grover
Baker, Wheeler Il Wilson, Wilcox 4 Gibbs.
Florence or Home machines. Wait and .ee
OUR STREET Casa correspondent who
las to walk mile and a halt to yet l., his
work every morning, wants to know why the
street cars don't start an hour earlier than
they do, for the accommodation Of working
people.
We will answer him by telling . little
story.
A cOlOred gentleman in one Of the towns Of
Georgia had been arrested for having been ell
gagged in a riot As AN evidence that the
charge was well founded, the policeman who
preferred it, produced a huge boulder which
ne had found on his person. Oh the examin-
alton Ssmbo prJtc tied his innocence in such
vehement mann' T, that the Judge seemed half
inclined g belieye his story. Upon being re-
minded, however, that the missile produced
was found concealed upon him, he inquired /:
Well, sir, II you are innocent, explain how
this rock happened to get between your skin
and shirt" With the air Of injured inno
cence he replied "Ddfs jest rkat .couLi