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CITY REAL ESTATE.

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two and thsee.atoEy and basement huascs. SWELL
toaon. and plata troo.s VII. ~ .ho m;iatn improve.
ls,t sonih ?: Tss; .insly l.a OUT lsy;
hks Thuso noube< he bought at reasonable press
~ nhoEa! tsz1ns pisns a our nloe. Apply to ". u.
kEhtUUf CO., u tea5t Washinsfoust+
lion SALK-AT 4 CHEAT HAKGAIS-DY JAMES
IL hill. y DesEnora.st, Room - tlne rosldsnee
int worth $9oooo; $4 ~ 0 e1Ah and gpod property:
balance t14r&uc, -
TOR AAtE-KEStDESCE AND HUS1SES5 PlkOp.
ertJ in AL para OF tho city. II. $, W. u. h1CCUH-
MICK, l;5 La$;allust.
fTOIt sALE-AT A BARGAIN. On EASY TERMS.
lns 6rpou1 cntaEo and lot Ettlmoto.st-, pe1f
MoAtetn ". Inquire a - Wea.e1n :ax.
, 1876-05-01

INuK SALK-'. GUKD0N PRESS. NO. STANDING
Il EtxS4, i.AV4E cutter, kleAr. Az eH ull1ol&-ak
, 1876-05-01
This Plague

L<raM ilsFuM. AprI6
The plague IL still increasing At Uillth and
HaRuad, though It hAs not up to the prcaout,
apparently, spreaa 10 any other town. Tho fol.
loving are the latest oi1olA returns, Al ulleh,
, 1876-05-01

th4t Tho rus oy which railroad property fl taxoi Ia
st!tiition Of rho State in thst rulo.
Iut supposa II otherwise; perfect equality and
perfect uniformity Of tA1Aton regards liytQunls
subjeet 10 a1aon is dream nnreallzod 1t must bs
thA ii tne boat. lit tbs must complete sYstem which
eAu 10 devised must, when NO oonsidor tho lmnonse
,.rey ot sutGs' s vsh =, a 10
mol Citizens, ID iii Tho localities Of large Btats ks
iaassnts au I'D osin!on. NUT wy - thsy ~ r.
iecsd bJ all The ctrcunglAneea brought u beAs upon
arasly Of lbs impsrfeoon Of humsn nstare aud Of
ths s1dsuoo oa which human 1u49msnt 4 + & founded:
rarp.n As1chau N.tisusl nan1 y w1 s9a
"s.h n. s.!tnes ii.af Allan, a.a; Allan Va Drew,
- Want OF rqu1rY IN rAx.F1ourlas.
a.us lei ~ suppose that Tho made IN theao
esses aqsInat ths taxts well founded; that ths
mode adopted by tho Board Of Equalization 70 .scsr
d. ts bsst moae; nat produces aneaA and unjust
fcsulta IN some caxoa That TIE sana II ttle u $40
os Of .:eerHx y: e+ St ss oa ot
s.tipn increased hs sntro Assossnent On cAch Com
panl without suhcient evidence; tu short. lot "
'n,s ~ s; snd as aos
st III every such court of siuiEy Will raatt*iA
Ne "a y nSssse sf ah,aus w st
IL tnauoe large p.rt Of 4 should ba ps!1 ~ nos
pad that ths escapes tsa.tou Altogether
mspt bsc4uAs tha Immense wsl9At Of tAxAtloa ren.
dared neoessary by the debts OF ths United States. o.
ae ssgssL H!sses and or he eoasasa. einss. r. s@a
posslGls e1pedlsnt TO sYadS ~ fores,
II hAa bean repeatedly decided that neither tho mere
Argalty Of ths lax eotnplAlnsd Of, nor s fhjus.ce
nor itrsgahtsy, Of themselves g!s tie right y ~ n
junction aa court Q! equity. tnoosss y: smodsy
1rsaa ~, Auuford, Hi.oda Ialsna A1s; Ms4ssrt ya
aupssylaess ot Columbia, % Barbour, lsQ; pow w.
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ublcaHo II Wall, Ios; Hanncwinkle n. 0sosgetawn,

Nth IN thu c1Htone snu in lhe ihtefh@t tftdnue,
aIea imposod by the 0eper.l Government, whfl, In
18th braacbea IL founded upon the 'dsa q srpesls
ggrtsvsd does not obtain batssfsstion IN thla mode
hero srs provisions for feco!er1ng n =. atef II nas
hele L no plscs In ttis aysts for "A application 10
:ourt of jnstee nntl attor tho money 4 p.id.
That th.fe ,sn. b. 20 m'uuder'ssna1ne Of tns
ID assessment or oolloetion Of ~ shah 10 fan
1pd though this nondsA TO apply alone 10 t.,ea
ovsd by tho United 1tatea IL stnwa the Of Con-
.oai tn ang tast, tnl.rtn.s With Tho process of col
!ccsing the ta1ee oa which he 1orernment depantl1
lot ~ continaod s.stenc. Iti,a wise policy. Il i
s1osionea Of ases te p.yaea Of .1os b.. 70 b
Dnforcea BY summary md stringent means asatnat
guccessfully other lnsrnnentaltes and other modes
procedure necessary thsn thosa which belong 70
e sali hs Nfslo IT. =. u"tea ss VIII.
Dow VI. Chicago, II wai.. lua1
COURTS Will NOT ENj01N COLLECTION or TA1Ea.
IN th!s ,..ter nse tais Court, ster commenting
port aud fnanonanco, aud tho Ill consequences Of In
equity will, therefore, allow H. injunction to iaauo
restrain their actlon e1eept wtsrc 1t may bo neccs
10 p rs rsdy s osdns1
nont Of Tho ta1 would load TO multiplicity Of suia
T. roai osae hro1 eoua npcn nIss se e q eo
pAlnAut before tho nd Of court Of eqnty can 10 In
town. the "a ooart ii aa5n: Ill h.s been % ths setes hw
s ~ for ,'
tatped. There ms. BE- an .lIcgs,ou of fraud. That
create: eoga upon ahe ne h't there !.
;a:asiea ;a al VII. U.s. " ' MOI = prossse ssss Z
nj 4 eOu1tY in fehtrNnn0 IN
, 1876-05-01

There IL disposition 70 poke fuu st Whitalaw
undertaken 70 elevate shs standard Of politics.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-12-30
FROM ANDREW ROY.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. Is, 1876.
To the Editor Of the WoRKISsNAN's ADVOCATE
have just received the last issue Of the
WoRKINGMAN's ADVOCATE, and find therein
letter from our common friend, r. +.
Trevellick, bewailing and denouncing the
folly and faulty of workingmen in voting
against their own interests. What Mr..
Trevellick says is only too true but will
workingmen ever become wiser and better
than they are now Not till they become
more intelligent and rational human be-
ings until they learn to think and act for
Themselves. This is no easy task How
much easier it is to play cards in a saloon,
and while away the leisure there which
should be occupied in study and self
improvement at home. Read the lives Of
worklngmen who have risen to position
and influence in the world. Every leisui e
hour they could command we lind
them with book or newspaper il their
hands. Read Of Hugh Miller, the stone
AA@'Chg 0AAOA y oA0 NnC
philosopher read OF Alexander MELON
aid, the able and disinterested friend Of
the miners Of Great Britain. Where were
these men TO be found after their hard
days work was done Not in saloons or
lounging or gossiping on the street cDr-
ners, but ut their own iresides at home,
plunged in thought or devouring the wis
dom Of others, as revealed IN the litera-
ture Of their country.
The labor movement il failure in this
country, as at present organized. The
great army Of labor must 90 to school and
educate itself. It's chiefs must reorganize
it. Let there be reading room and library
established in every village IN the Union /;
make war On the saloons and liquor shops
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-12-30
EXPLORATION OF BEEF.

From our exchanges sc learn that the
Allan Canadian line Of steamships, Ia
doing an excellent freight business in ex-
porting beef from Baltimore and Montreal
to Liverpool. When the enterprise was
inaugurated, the greater portion OF the
first cargo was spoiled on the passage, but
by the introduction of air that passes
through ice chambers the beef il now
landed in As good condition in England a.
the day it was shipped, and finds ready
market in London at from 10 to l8 cents
per pound. The trade is rapidly extend
ing, and promises ere long to form an i'm
portant feature in our exports. Now il
looks as if the American stock raiser would
be the means Of cheapening the price Of
meat So that our British cousins can have
their beefsteak morning, noon and night.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-12-30
LABOR ITEMS

One hundred and fifty moiders are EN-
ployed at contract work IN the OHIO Penn
Tertiary.
In the Massachusetts State Prison there
are 200 cOnvicts, If which number 552 are
working on contracts, the state receiv-
ing from 40 to 20 cents a day for then
labor.
Convicts have recently been put to work
in the Jetfersnnyille PenitentlAry at the
foundry business.
The Masconomet Mills at New buryport,
Mass, lately sold, are soon to start up,
when all the mills viii be running once
more, and employing 200 hands
The Covington Pa glass works are
running again.
There are about 5000 wooden mahufac-
turing establishments in the United States,
giving employment % about 5000 males
above SIX teen. 80 900 females above hf-
teen, and L., 900 persons below these ages;
in ali about $1,000 operatives. Massa-
chusetts is the principal seat of the trade,
employing %, 900 hands, or more than one
fourth uf the entire number.
Ii is understood that the Manchester,
y. H., manufacturing corporations will
soon issue a notice to their boarding house
keepers reducing board OF female opera
tives to S2.15 per week, in lieu Of 81 90,
the present price.
The wages Of the operatives and labor
ers employed in the Matthiessen 4 Hege-
Ter Zine Works at la Sale, Ill, we're uni
formly reduced 20 per cent. on Saturday,
and Ms the employees Of that company num-
Der about 400, the announcement of SO
great a reduction causes a very general
commotion.
A new division Of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers has been formed in
Boston, with one hundred and twenty-five
members and list Of officers. The order
has been in existence four years and is
steadily increasing.
The Lake Shore rail mills Of the Cleve-
land rolling mill company have shut down
for want Of orders. The works have been
running on fun time since January lst,
and the lst Of the present month were
turning out about 80 tons finished iron
rails per day
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-12-30
s2926
HARRY WALLACE.

After some six months retirement, have
sgAIn entered the field Of labor journalism,
aud hencoforth shall be identified with the
WoRKISGMAN's ADVOCATE Of Chicago, as Cor
responding Editor anu Advertising Solicitor,
and during the next few months shall take
in all towns east Of Chicago as far as Boston,
Mass, aud shall. as heretofore, while 'on
the wing" write up the different towns, fac
tories and mills that may lay in my route.
ask the many friends who have stood by
me so nobly through thick and thin, in the
last few years. to help Inc IN my new under
taking The ADVOCATE needs no introduce
tion at my hands. 1t is the oldest labor
paper in this country, audi has been well and
severely tested during the thirteen years it
has been published. The paper will be
mailed So as to reach our subscribers in all
parts Of the country on Saturday It's price
will be 81 year, and hope that. as every.
thing and everybody has got down TO hard
pan, tnat our subscribers will not ask such
long credit All letters addressed to me at
this Office will b. forwarded and attended To.
| remain yours.
HABEY WALLACE
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-12-30
As a Matter of Course

A nondescript by the name Of HOLSTER,
who lives IN Santa Barbara, California,
who claims for the success Of society, a
general lower rate Of wages, is out in a
etter in favor Of coolie emigration, and
publishes the same III sheet, which styles
itself the Commercial 4dsocate of San
Francisco. The editor, commenting
thereon, makes the following sapient
remarks
Zone OF the most difficult prime piles ~
political economy is 90 teach the laborlng
classes that it is to their interest that wages
should be .ow Ii We we're to dare to ut
ter such a truism in crowd Of poor, I'M
employed men, We should expect to be
maltreated them the idea would be
monstrous, and vet few moments Of re-
lection would show them its veracIty.
One Of the simplest principles Of politi-
cal economy is to demonstrate that the au-
thor Of the above is either an unmitigated
knave or an unmiti gated ignoramus.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-12-30
THE STATE CAMPAIGN.

We have received . number Of cOmmu-
nications rejecting on the manner in
which the recent campaign was conducted
in Illinois, by the Independent State Cen
trail Committee. While no one has more
reason than ourselves to find fault with
such mismansgement, or struggled harder
to remedy it, we cannot Bee any material
benefit to the cause TO be derived by
raklng up old sores. Let US, instead Of
growing, proh, by the lesson taught, and
place the management Of the next cam
paign in other hands. Out Of the twenty
three members comprising the committee
il was difficult to obtain q quorum, and
even then Iaatters of the utmost import
ance were entirely ignored, or passed over
al u break neck speed. The failure to Sp-
point treasurer and executive commit
tee at Decatur, Immediately after the adj
Journment of the convention, is In a great
measure responsible for the subsequent
botching Of the campaign. Had the three
months intervening between the Independ-
ent and Democratic Conventions been
utilized as they should have been-instead
of frittcred away-the. entire Independent
ticket would have been endorsed and tri-
umphantly elected. However, a. we have
already stated, nc a2preciable good can be
obtained by dwelling on what should have
been done. Ii is never too late to mend.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-12-30
British Patents.

The Commissioners Of Patents" Of
Queen Victoria, has Just made public thor
annual report, which will be IN the hands
Of Parliament in few days. 1t is a docu-
ment differing widely from the similar
publication issued, not long ago, by the
United States Patent Office but is, not
withstanding, full of interesting informa-
ton. Messrs. Louis Bsgger & Co., Patent
Attorneys, Washington, d. O., have com
piled some tables from this report, Of
which the following is an extract 1.-The
total number Of patents granted III Great
Britain exclusive Of the culonies) last year
was 4, SOL, or very few more than, during
the same period of time, were granted in
the United States to residents in the
State Of New York alone. The revenue
Of the Office was clio, $50, or more than
six times that of the United States Patent
Office. OF the number of applications
filed, 1873 were forfeited and became
public property, owing to the non-pay-
ment Of the required fees. Within the
past eighteen months the London Patent
Office has had added to it the office for reg
istering designs, and also that for register
ing trade marks; this latter Office being a
new creation entirely, while the former
office was merely transferred from the
London Board Of Trade.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-12-30
A Word With the National Committee,

We trust that Mr. Field. chairman ~
- Ss--=-ss------s~-s - ,
tne National Executive Committee on the
independent Party will accede 90 the re-
quest # large number If the friends #
the greeuback movement, and call q meet
ing for general consultation, say IN Detroit,
Buaalo, Cleveland or Chicago. we'll
directed movement upon the enemy's
works at Washington would no doubt be
productive u great deal Of good-besides
it is essential that line Of action for the
future should &c mapped Gus at an early
day, There IS a good deal q dead wood
III the committee, and the sooner it is re-
moved the better. A little more push
and lutte less fngld, inert responsibility
would certainly be an improvement. We
sincerely trust Mr. f. viii act on this sug-
sestion at once, and thus forestall I'M
autl grlzed action
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-12-30
FROM BRAIDWOOD, Ill.
BRAIDwooD, Dec. IA, 1876.

BRAIDwooD, Dec. IA, 1876.
To the Editor q the woKkIxsxAS's ADVOCATE
As the citizens Of this place had dis
patched their supper last Saturday night,
and were preparing to attend to business
OF recreation for the balance Of the even
ing between the supper hour and that for
retiring, they we're startled by the cry Of
=" FIRE III Il fire ii which in any city, but
more especially in this one Of wood, has
an alarming character. The spot where
the fire was located was soon determined
after the cry went over The prairie, and
was found to be the &C" shaft. This
shaft is the property Of the Chicago, VIII
mington and Nermillion Coal Company,
and was almost in every respect a model
one. doubt much if anything Of the
kind in the State, and few in the country,
could compare with it in it's equipment.
The fire caught in the engine room from
an overheated stovepipe that passed
through the roof. This might be said to
be the only defect in the construction, no
provision being made as protection
against fire. A few dollars would have
provided a chimney that would have been
an effectual safeguard against such dis
aster as the one | now describe. Besides
this, as necessary precaution against
this element, all shafts should have a large
tank always fun Of water, with q rubber
hose attached To their boiler engine sufi-
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-12-30
The Situation at Washington.

The following extract from a letter
lately received from a Member Of Con-
gress, Will no doubt be read with interest,
showing as it does the continued growth Of
the greenback element:
Political matters are bally muddled. What
the outcome will be no one can tell So far
as have been able to learn, the leaders of
both parties express themselves as confident
Of the election and Inauguration of their re-
spective candidates, but Just how this result |.
Is to be brought about about they do not tell
The action of the Returning Boards in Loui-
siana and Florida was great disappointment
to the Democrats, and the action u the Gov
ernor Of Oregon was equally SO TO the Repub-
hcans. what the result will be God only
knows, and am Of the opinion that He is
under no obligation TO inform either party.
As neither seems disposed to work out
their salvation with fear and trembling"
fear He will permit them @ to work out their
destruction with greediness So far as | can
Judge, everything seems to indicate that one
OF both the old parties will have to 90 INTO
bankruptcy. | was agreeably surprised to
find that, notwithstanding the result Of the
late election, the Greenback cause is growing
III popular favor. have not found one mem
Der Of the House who has gone back ON the
principle On the contrary, | have seen a
number who last session we're opposed to it
now in favor of it. | feel confident that
quite three-fourths Of all the members from
the Southern States are now for it, and many
Of the Western members are coming to regard
it with favor. If this political muddle was
settled, | am clearly Of opinion that it would
be adopted; for there is no other way out Of
the existing financial difficulty. We must
get clear Of the present exorbitant rates Of
interest. If the Independents are only firm
in the present extremity, all will be right;
and so far Is l am informed, there seems To
be dett rmination to stand by the old flag
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-12-30
GRAND RAPIDS, Dec. n, 1877

GkAND RAPIDS, Dec. II, 1876
IT, the Editor of the WoAESsaAS's Advocate
Harry Wallace q your paper paid our
city visit on business connected with the
ADVOCATE.
Many Of our factories have suspended
operation until after the holidays the
Berkey and Gay, and the Phoenix are
among the number.
We have a fine fail Of snow, and many
thousand cords y wood arrive daily.
The Greenback people are preparing for
an active spring campaign, and some o.
our people wall come to the front.
We are to elect Mayor, Councilman.
Police Justice, City Clerk, City Treasurer.
City Marshall, and altogether the patron
age Of the city is about $40, 900 per year.
Greenbackers to the front, and here lei me
say, U. Q. Comstock IL Uur choice for
Mayor, Freeman Godfrey for City Treas
urer, A. u. Plumb for City Clerk, and 1
hope the ADVOCATE will have the pleasure
Of recording their election.
Times hard. and no President elected
but oh, what country.
Yours, DOLLY WARDEN.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-12-30
Illinois State Farmers Association


kEwANEE, Ill., Dec 10. 1876
The fifth annual meeting Of the Illinois
State Farmers Association viii be held AZ
the State House in Springfield January 23d.
24'h and 18th, 1871, commencing at A N,
on Tuesday, January pa.
The object Of tins meeting is to discuss all
questions bearing directly upon the welfare
Of the agricultural aud other industrial
causes-includtrg, esp -cially, production,
transportation, currency, trade taxation,
education-aud to Irge upon the attention Of
the General Assembly AMI u Congress such
legislation as shall secure equal rights under
the laws, OF persons OF all occupations.
All persons engaged ia agricultural ~ other
industrial pursuits are cordially invited to at
tend and participate IN the discussions. All
agricultural and other industrial organIza-
tions are earnestly requested TO send dele
gates.
We would remind the farmers 81 the state
who desire equaltv before the Law, that our
railway legislation is totally inadequate e
secure the safeguards designed by the CON
suLutiOu d; 1870 that our taxation, State
aud national rests chiefly upon the farmer
that our currency Is now chiefly furnished BY
nA;i"usl banks that our tariff, patent and
copyright laws are perverted to build up I'M
ulause fortunes az the expense OF the masses
81 the people that the education and iutelh-
e-uce OF our class, whole, is not yet suf-
ns.ent to enable them 70 throw of these bur
dens placed upon them by superior cunning
ari taat continued agitation, continued dis
olssiJa, Will furnish the adequate remedy
sooner or later. We hope no man Will lie
down under oppression who would DC
tire. themselves must strike the blow
W. e.. FLAGG,
; NJ Smith,
). II fICkRELL,
" : ARNSrKo>G,
> -. LEWIS,
EX Committee.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-12-30
PARTIsANsHIP ILLUSTRATED.

The detailed statements Of the Republi-
can and Democratic Committees sent to
Louisiana and Florida respectively. to
watch over and report upon the action Of
the Returning Board are So conflicting IN
their character, and exhibit iii 50 painful
| a light the power Of partizan bias, and the
almost impossibihty Of arriving at con
clusIon which is not tinctured by political
preferences, as to stagger the friends and
| encourage the enemies Of a republican
form Of government, No one has hereto
fore doubted the conservatism of Messrs.
Trumbull, Palmer, Julian or Curtin on
the one side-or Of Messrs Sherman or
StoughtOn on the other, and yet we cannot
realize the process Of reasoning by which.
listening to the same testimony, these gen
tlemen arrive at such diverse conclusions.
The fact Of the former having for years
acted with the Republican Party, though
on this occasion appearing in the interests
of the Democracy, makes the irreconcilable
difference in their statements the more
inexplicable. While reckless party sheets,
regardless of all decency- will no doubt
chsrge-and to the satisfaction Of their ad
herents-prove-m whose words would
be unhesitatingly accepted in any court Of
Justice and who are regarded as repre-
sentative statesmen-u nmitigated liars
the average American mind, which looks
at the matter from a patriotic rather than
a partizan standpoint, will find food for
serious reflection while comparing the fol
lowing extracts from their respective re-
ports. In summing up the testimony Of
fered regarding the intimidation Of voters
in certain parishes in Louisiana the Demo-
cratic Committee say
''As to intimidation, violence or other
illegal acts, preventing a free and fair
election, there is evidence on both sides.
but not of such a character as to affect the
general result. In most instances the acts
of violence had no connection with poll
tics.
The Republican Committee in referring
to the same, uses the following language
where violence and intimidation we're
insufficient, murder, manning, mmjlation
aud chipping trere resorted 70. Organized
clubs Of masked armed men, formed as
recommended by the Central Democratic
Committee. rode through the country at
night, marking their course by whipping,
shooting, wounding, manning, mutilation,
and murder of women and children and
defenseless men, whose houses were forci-
bly, entered while they slept. and, as the
inmates fed through fear, the pistol and
the rifle, the knife and the rope were EN-.
ployed to do their horrid work. Crimes
like that, testified to by scores Of wit
nesses, were the means employed in
Louisiana 10 elect President Of the Uni
ted States"