The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-04-01
CITY MATTERS.
CHICAGO. SATURDAY. APRIL |. 1875.

I'll M AL / ERS.
CHICAGO, SATURDAY, APRIL l, Is7'
READ Scott the Hatter's advertisement au
act on his advice.
Tmk North Side Rolling Mills started u
last Monday afternoon. giving employment I
500 hands.
CHEAP Doors AND SHoEs-A bankrup
stock of Boots and Shoes is now on sale a
los East Madison street, where goods can b
purchased AZ 80 cents on the dollar.
TRADES USIoN LECTURE Mr.. A. A
Ebersol will deliver a lecture before the Co
umbian Literary Society on Monday evening
April 10, on Trades Unions, in Apoll
Hall.
Household GooDs - Parties DESTROYS o
purchasing household furnishing goods OI
time and at cheap rates. should call on Mr.
John Smyth, 1874 West Madison street Sc
card.
William H. Smith was examined by Com
missioner Hoyne on Thursday, on the charge
Of passing $40 counterfeit bill. He wa:
sent to jail in default of 8. 900 bail.
The City Collector took IA 5000 yesterday
The amount was 50 small that lie was forced
to the conclusion that the taxpayers must be
sick and unable to get to his office.
PARTIES DESTROYS IT securing bargains 10
Dry Goods cannot do better than call at the
New York Dry Goods Store, 2S4 and PSI
State street. See advertisement
On Thursday the City Treasurer received
SI.Ot6 from water rents. 81 900 from the
City Collector. and $4,000 from Collector
Hummel. Of the North town.
Every member II % F., "a Regiment Is
urgently requested to he present at the
armory this evening for drill and business
meeting Of special Importance.
Miss NJ. A. Colbert will deliver lecture
next Sunday after Don in Crows hall, on
West Madison street. taking as her subject,
The Chemistry of the Sunbeam" which she
has made a special study.
Daring the past yea the town of Worth
paid for salaries to town officers the follow
ing sums: For Supervisor. Sl4 80; two
Highway Commissioner, $40; Assessor,
Sl95; Town Clerk, $40; aggregate, 1899 so.
A meeting Of tn, managers Of the eastern
railroad lines was held in this city ON Thurs
day. forenoon, and an incrt ase of five cents
per 100 pounds to all eastern points was
made on bulk meats, the new rates to 20
into effect to day.
An erroneous impression has gone out in
regard to the change in the rates of the
fremont House IL has been said that the
rates are reduced to 81 30 per day. but that
is not strictly the fact The rates have b9eu
graduated a. 81 50 80, aud - so, according
to the room occupied, aud hat Is all. The
accidental omission Of the first three figures
from the above schedule canssd the mistake
te get abroad-an unfortunate circumstance
which we gladly correct
An old man was seen to stagger and sit
down at the corner Of Harrison and Clark
streets, about 0 O'Clock Thursday morning
Officer Foley went to his assistance, and found
that he was bleeding from the mouth. The
officer attempted TO take the to the sta
ton, but before they had proceeded many
steps in that direction the man died. A
lodging mouse TICKET. rule and knlfe were
found in his pockets, out nothing to indicate
his name. The body was taken 20 the morgue
and the coroner notified
William Kuhn and James Kirk, two sail
ors, were working in tho rigging of the
schooner Belle Jones at the foot Of Fifteenth
street on yesterday afternoon. when the
breaking OF rope precipitated both men to
the deck below, distance of about 30 feet
Kuhn who is single man abjlt 81 years
old, hal number Of ribs broken besides
some Internal injuries. lie was taken to the
county hospital Kirk. who was also severely
injured, was taken to his home at the corner
of sixteenth and Butterheld streets.
To PARrIEs intending t. senl FIR friends
from the old country-and the season for
doing 50 is at hand we take pleasure in re-
commencing the Inn9n Line, represented in
this city by F. c. Brown, Esq. Its vessels
for speed, safety and size, are unsurpassed.
Its officers are gentlemen Of experience and
established reputation, while its rates are as
low as those Of any first class line-all No.
I rec concentrations.
FOUND DEAD.-A man about 80 years Of