, 1877-08-19

Tuesday evening for the purpose Of adopting
platform declaring their principles, and to effect
reorganization for their mutual benefit. Ine
meeting is to be held on Market Square, BE-
tween Madison and Washington streets. The
Labor League Is peaceful organization. It is
composed OF Workingmen who are conservative
in their views and most Of whom have homes.
They are radically opposed to Communism, and
thirsty wrctches VINO recently GREAT
cd all the disorders in this city.
They believed that all their wrongs ca'l
be rzehted through the ballot-box and arb;tra-
posed mass-meeting, the Communists Of this
city, under the title OF the Illinois Division,
Worliugmen's Party OF the United States, have
called meeting at the same place Monday
evening. This contemplate mot is misleading
the public. and endcavoring to inculcate Com-
munistic doctrines under another na,ac. Work
ingmen should beware Of this meeting. It
means no good for them, and can never result
In their benefit. Comnunistic rule: would
mean ruin to all, IS Communists have no
MECHANIC. who enjoys the fruits OF what he
carus. The meeting for Tuesday evening will
be the only genuine worldugmen's gathering,
while Monday nights meeting will DC merely
bringing together Of the claus Of the Chicago
Commune
VAN FLEETS SHIP IS COMING IN.
Anncke Jams, her heirs and her vast estate,
must take back seat. Another immense ley
acy, having its location in Holland. and the bel,-
cficiaries in the United States, now looms up
Tor the envy of those who are tired OF playing
the role of AicawbeE. Billy Van Fleet, once
enaders, and late of the box-olrce in
Woods Museum, is now van Fleet
Of consequence. He Is one Of twenty.
| schnapps, valued at twelve millions, SO he says,
| Old John Van Fleet, may his shadow never
grow less, died ever so many years ago,-some
say sixty, others 100 He seems to hare cut out
his immediate rclatires,--.pronably, endowed
| devised his property to be divided among the
third or fourth generation. 4 short time ago
the State Department at Washington received q
letter from similar functionary in Holland ad.
were awaiting ownership, and it was believed
that the ne1itors thereof were residents Of the
| United States. William says that an uncle. who
| resides somewhere IN Michigan, has traced out
all the living descendants OF the Ancient John,
| the Dutch burgomaster, and find that they sum
total twenty three, distributed to California,
Ohio, Iowa, New York, Illinois, and Michigan.
| The uncle referred to is now engaged in hunt
ihk up testimony Of kinship, and will shortly
embark for holland with the nephew, who fur
OF those who have no wealthy deceased rel
atives- Billy, when.you get rnat half million,
shake
HOTEL ARRIVALS
Grand Pacifc-J. H. Bouney, Harrington,
Ne; G. Q. Stevens, Dostoa; P. y. sedgwicS,
Gloucester, Aass- ". II. Locke and ]. ". Prln-
Tansey. St. Louis; Edward L. Maxwell. Pittsburg;
r g. Harrison, Minneapolis; J. h. Wickes, New
| York: fremont House-H. De Fuggalon. Que
bee; James Waterman. San Francisco; " R.
G5een. Utica; H. J. Cassidy. Boston; the Hon.
William Lathroo Rockford; Judge James A Ran-
daN. Detroit; the Hon. j. S. Cole, Wheeling;
y. Julian. Indiana: II. D. Seelman,
New ioEE Sherman Houss-D. Plat, Cincin-
nau; William Thompson. Philade1ph!a; the Hon.
York; the Hon John Hawley, lows Cily; John F.
Fa!nsworth; S. Charles; E; c. Dean, Racine: 3.
Fawcett New York; Frank G, johnson, Phila-
delphia;; Palmer HouseJ. r. Dougherty, St.
Louis; E. T. Cook, New York; 6. n. Washourn,
Philadelphia; c. I. White, Louisville; " j. In
| RersoQ, Mobile; II. Whitney. Sea Francisco: J.
n. Jamerson, Brooklyn; 7. Springer, Louisville;