The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-01-02

Twenty gears ago the mail Of Michigan
was carried in the aide pocket Of an over
coat. 1t now takes half peck basket to
carry the weekly mail Of the Houghton
Gasette alsne, to the postofice.
Al recent meeting Of she English agri-
cultural lsborers at which the famous
scholar, Prof. Newman, was 70 speak, the
farmers and landed propFietors succeeded
in shutsing every hall, and when the meet
ing was called in the market place, were,
By aba-@ snnivance Of the church wardens
ard town authorities, they were allowed TO-
ring the bells throughout the speaking.
On Thursday, the oath inst, q collision
took place between the whites and blacks
at Versailles, Kentucky, in which two ne
groes we're killed, and several Others were
wounded. Ths affair originated in the
sportive shooting If ire-crackers between
the two parties on each side of the street.
A white man passing on horseback, annoyed
bX1he firing, discharged q revolver, which
was Fo4fS~sd by indiscriminate firing on
both sidcsA The negroes we're driven for
refuge into q house which the whites net
fire to and then compelled their surrender.
All the negroes were locked up and quiet
restored.
The Cincinnati Commercial is of the
opinion that a double tfelled shot gun
would afford the effectivS test of the gem
uineness Of acknowledgements. Shot and
gunpowder, it believe( are the only GER
tain cure for the appearance of imposters
at the spook hole. II
The convicts in tie Massachusetts, State
prison at CharlestSfn may attend school
II they desire to, a4truction in the COM
mon English braaShes being a recently
added feature of me institution, o. bout
. hundred prisonSis, mostly yco.I men,
now receive regular instruction. The
teachers are slsei convicts, one Of them
having once been professor in Western
college. At . ree&nt examination the ex
ercises included sitting, arithmetic, gram
mar, geography. SOmposition and draw
ing.
The Providende Journal gives another
instance Of alleged clerical delinquency,
the transgressor y this instance being .
Seventh-Day rBap&& who was formerly
employed a. Missionary Il in very
strangxs,Dhmmmxnv cases Of this kind
should occur inst Hcw. ID it possible that
clergymen can be fonnd 90 unprincipled a.
to set sAoat unfouAded stories Of their own
in ordet to increase their pop
ularity with their cengregationsl
The resolution rslatine to pinchb.cL'.
claim TO seat in TIP Senate, offered by
Senator Morton. hal excited considerable
While Recognising the Kellogg
Government, il releah tes the question Of
sdmissi0b TO the Committee on
elections. with suchS seeming limitations
m would be likely tolrerult in m adverse
report. | am inforuted, however, that it
ID part Of . scheme khich in sure to seat
the dusky Senator. Itis said that those
most active hitherto id pressing the charges
IF corruption laid Aganst Plnchbaek viii
them after Tie recess, % that the
having ndthing to investigate,
will report favOrably his admission.
The validity of tie fifteenth amend
ment, which provides that the right OF cit
izens Of the United States to vote and
hold Office shall not ID denied or abridged,
on account of race, tcolor, or previous
Of ssryitudes IL ut last 10 be test
I'd BY the Supreme Court.
The case comes upon the certi6cation of
> division Of opinion among the Circuit
Judges in Kentucky. Two judges Of cleo
lion in Lexingtoh are alleged to have re
fused TO receiyf the votes ct two colored
men on account Of color Arguments in
the case will begin ON Wednesday, Jan. 6
The ATTORNEY General will represent the
government, and ex-Attorney General
the defendants.
very curious controversy respect
ing a will has Just been settled at Newton.
Massachusetts. Mr.. Seth Adams left
arge sum TO found at that place ''1he
Adams Nervine Asylum," declaring in the
will that the inmates OF this asylum should
not be insane people, but merely inhabi-
ANITA of Massachusetts, who had become
isbilitated and nervous, and thereby un-
bile TO provide Tor themselves His heirs
the will and the case has finally
,een compromised 30 that the Sazlum win
'eceive $3.50 600 apd the heirs $500. 600 Of
he tcstator's moaey. Mr.. Adams alse
gives 90, 600 to the Consumptives Home,
20, 600 TO the Association for the Relief Il
Aged Females, $4,000 to the Baldwin
Place home for Little Wanderers. &c. 600
o the Protestant Association, 81, 600 each
o the industrial Women's Friendly 60
iety, and the Industrial Aid Society for
no Prevention of Psnperism, and the
Founr Womsn,s Chrlstisn 1.soc;as;on:
md 10 the North End Mission and Chill
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