The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-12-09
MISCELLANEOUS.

4 bill has been introduced in the Span
ISL Congress restoring the electoral law
formerly prevalent in Spain. This bill
abolishes universal suffrage, establishes
voting by departments, and grants suffrage
only to persons paying a certain amount Of
taxes and to members Of certain professions.
1t is probable that the whole Beecher-
Tilton- Moulton business has fallen to the
ground with the withdrawal by Frank
Moulton Of his suit against Beecher for
libel. IL had been decided to try the case
IN some distant county, and Moulton could
not afford the expense Of 6 trial outside
Brooklyn.
The Havana cigar manufacturers have
adopted resolution to petition the gov
ernmcnt to raise the export duty on tobac-
co leaf to ga gold per quintal, and declare
manufactured cigars free of duty, the OBJ
ject being to promote the interests of man.
ufacturers and check the expectation of
raw tobacco.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has circulated congratulatory address to
its employees for their faithful attention to
duties during the Centennial. The Balti-
more and Ohio send their employees q
check, beginning with the conductors at
SlUJ and 80 gradually down to the 6remen,
who received $40 each
Whoever is our next President will get
an odd chair to sit in. 1t is made of the
skins and claws Of grizzly bears, with Q
feruciOus head cunnIngly concealed under
the seat, which snaps vlciously when touch
ed by a spring in the rear. Seth Kinman,
an old hunter and trapper, resident in
California, is the maker.
The Off 5ial compilation Of the record Of
admission to the Centennial Exhibition
shows the number of cash admissions from
May 10 to November 10 to be 81, 004. 274:
free admissions, l, 900, 693; total, 900
966 Total cash receipts, 1913, 724 The
fres admissions represented exhibitors,
attendants, employees, etc.
A select agent Of Partisan police, won
dering what attractions the sewers offered
TO 50 many gamins, followed some and
found them fishing for rats with very strong
wire lines. They explainedh tat they got
from FIVE to ten cents (American) for the
skins, according to size. They are turned
into ladies' kid gloves.
Tie captain of All English ship got in
toxicated in San Francisco few days ago,
and sailed for Liverpool without clearance
from the custom house. As he will not be
permitted to discharge his cargo without
these papers, the consignors arc in no lit
tie anxiety, but have some hope he may
disco YER his oversight and return.
The recent report Of the French Minister
OF the Interior gives the emigration from
France from 1865 to 1867 as 60, 245: the
agricultural element constituted 81 per
cent, and the average of men was IL per
cent, and Of women 20 per cent. During
the same period the immigration of perma-
nent settlers, chiefly by the eastern from
tier, reached GO, 025.
The annual report Of the Solicitor of the
Treasury shows that during the year end
ing June 30th, the number Of suits begun
by the Government was 2, 800, Of which
l. 600 were decided in favor Of the Govern
ment and "A against it the suits other wise
disposed Of being 800. The amount Of
judgments obtained exclusive Of DEGREES