The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-04-05
FROM ILLINOIS.
CARLINvIIIE. Macoupin co., I
March "a. 1873.
To the Edit"r II the WoEklSsAAS's advocate
GAINESVILLE

Z AKIlNNiIlE. MdCDuptI 20.
March "a 1873.
To the Edit"r ii the woEki~snAS's ADVOCATE
CARLINyILLE.
The county seat Of Macoupin county, is
a pretty little city, and boasts of a popula
ton Of between 5000 and 1000. The
people are, ;, far as your correspondent
could judge of a liberal and social charac-
ter, possessing no small degree Of enter
prise.
The location is all that could BE- desired.
being high ana dry, and good water To w
found il abundance at a moderate depth
Il praises itself upon having
the FINEST coUEr HOUSE
il the State II is built II lime, ar What
Il called Joliet Stone. From the outside
It presents fine appearance but when You
enter the inside II Losses its beauty, Al
though il vetains its magnhcance, which
al once strikes ana commands the atten-
tiDn of the observer The char III which
the Judg. is seated is beautiful specimen
II cabinet architecture, and cost the small
sum of o4UO.W Ia front Of the Judge 5
chair. and suspended from the center Of
the ceiling, is a magnificent chandelier
winch cost 81 10000, and III the lower end
Of the court house are two small ones
which cost ~ 500 each The doors lead Y
lng into the court house arc made NJ iron.
brJnzod and beautifully ornameuted. They
are of immense size and weight, each
weighing fifteen hundred pounds. on the
same tioor with the court room, arv tho
offices uf the sheriff, Assessors, County
! Clerk. Nc The DOORS leading t0 each une
Of them are all made If iron, and each
weighing fifteen hundred pounds. The
! lower floor il laId uut tur offices. Dat uut
occupied. II is a splendid building al the
MAGNIFICENT COST NY 81 800. 900.
II has Y splendid college, an excellent
school system, and nine churches. II has
one large Motel and four smaller ones. TIVE
| banks, one machine shop ana foundry,
| four carriage factories. three Touring mills,
one wooden min, ANA about two hundred
4 business houses Two coal shafts supply
D TIC GIN VIII tAi ti "a 'fi~N ~ III, ltl Nfiii7
4 Ter bush-l The city j supplied Nth g..s.
I and j. Oeil lighted. lhr municipal author.
I titles consists NO mayor ANA board oi alder
mem with day amt might police for th,
I latter. however. there ducs not appear e
be- much use which speaks Vel f"r III,
moral, II M, city. It's enterprise does noi
limit itself to the utcre matter ~ business
\ iu reform II Is making rapri STRIDES lt'
municipal affairs are iu q kud NJ a middle
ami its citizens are clamorHg fur reform
But it Is not unly municipal reform theN
arr calling fnr Int they have taken rrn
ANA decided step m favor of
LABOR 4 FoEu
ON Monday night a public meeting wa
held in the school hau-r. over which ha
Honor, judge Walker, th. Mayor " th'
cjtv. presided The lar-r school rpum Na.
pretty nvI filled with o- respectful. au,
intelligent au audience "a, turLmvl.ir oyv
Witnessed. Precisely al ei-ht O'Clock th.
Mayor. I'D "A few pertinent remarks. utr"
du,rI the President uT thc National l.abt
Unions,
III. b. TEEN ELLIr-,
Nhu discussed the labor problem iu hu
usual able and eloquent manner. III re
viewed thy condition n the mass,., discuss
yi rhv laui ANA money question. rhv lulIJ
I,al status WI the working MASSES al'
urged them tI independent political actlun
tie dealt some heavy blows IA the lat
congress III its c.rupuuL uusrucr au,
moral tendencies, ai.u urged l.s hearers W
cut themselves aluui from tE. present l.I
rlptouI-ts Ills shafts Nf Wlt ,trl,A h.Mr
and his num.r kept h- aulIru,, .u ounrIu
uau rlars 81 laughter I'D, address Taste,
about au huur auI three quarters. dUrtm
which time he Nu, Frequently AtyTuprv.
Nm Arpl.u-g ha4m- tn.,. tl .t.. u4t
Oh, E,u-lit.r and ap..ar,, -ut,.lri. It hay
u,. been rou..vd a-4.r. AUD q -...u actin
clusc " hIs r,uaIt- fuy w, .lU-. Na- NV.
bounded, ANN la~i.o several minutes.
lli, Honor, Obj, Mayor introduced n
IJ. Nupuy. nhu d-utur.4 "A sL.it a..dr =
Ca ~, nrc,s-lt, ui independent. ,.4ur,
action hy Wy, Nuteu-m MASSES. .luJ J.y van
ui labor papers.
At tA, ,u~, ut th. l-yuN- the Mayo
made "a few Lri.i remarks. Iu n licn D., tuuI
o,--,,l,,. y. ,a, that tu.. citizens W tarln
,IiI. A.r,. under obligations tl Mr.. ne
l,,lI.A AVN Mn Murphy l,r thc ahiy Ad
highly ,t IHE N"Eh l>.NA> AnNl'ArL
saying N "tS iApei iIi "-hi t' ne =
ih' P%sSeSsj'" MI I'M. '''s ny ,'.'