The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1865-11-11
NEWS ITEMS.
Gov. PiJrpont Of Virginia is lying
dangerously i'll at Richmond.

It is stated that more French troops
are being sent to Mexico,
Governor Morton of Indiana, is lying
| dangerously III. from the effects of in
namatory Rhumatism.
\ new batch of counterfeit $50,
ereenbacks have Just been put in circu-
lation, altered from two's.
Rev. Henry Shenk. bishop of the
/ Mennonite church, fell dead in his pul
pit near Lancaster on Sunday last.
Dav wood, Eso., one of the members
elected to the Assembly. from Lancas
ter county, died on the 22d ult.
Ex.Prcsidcnt Buchanan's new book,
giving history Of his Administration,
will be out in few weeks.
a Negro Convention was held in the
state OF Indiana. on the 9th ult. They
clamor loudly for the "rights of free
men" Go in darkies Miss Shoddy
and Mr.. Loyalty, will see that Justice is
done you.
Hon. John Alcorn, an old line Wing,
and General in the rebel State army,
has been elected Z. s. Senator from
Mississippi, for the long term, while
Tx Governor Sharkey, was elected for
the short term
The rebel General Simon Bolivcr
Buckner, of Kentucky. has turned
editor, and in connection with Col.
Nixon of his staff. and former owner,
have revived the N. Orleans Crescent.
A lot of sharpers were arrested at
Springfield Mass. last week for pass.
ing grcenbacks. They had their poci
cts filled with all denominations. from
one dollar up to to $500. Glorious
times for the counterfeiting fraternity,
"loyalty" pays them handsomely,
The negro Methodist Conference in
session at Washington last week, &C
tually passed a unanimous resolution,
stating that they had confidence in the
Administration of President johnson,
and five of the "eulled breddern" were
appointed to inform him of this loyal
move.
The three unknown persons, killed
at the rail road accident, near IIancas-
ter last week, have been identified, as
Mrs. Bean and her two daughters,
from California, who were returning
home from a visit to their friends in
Ohio
Prentice says bone of contention
should be thrown away when there is no
longer any meat on it.
AT thirty we are trying to cut our
names, in big letters, upon the walls OF
this tenement oflife twenty years later
we have carved it, or shut up our
knife.
A marriage Of two persons of the
name of Gum took place the other day
in this city. All who sat down to the
J wedding dinner rejoiced in being mem
bers of the ancient clan, Gum, all be
ing of that name, and regular sons o.
: Gums.
E An honest Hibcrnian, trundlinG
= along a hand cart containg all his yaua
bles, was accosted with-"We!l, Pat
g.. rick, YOU are moving, again, | see :!
0 Faith, [ am" he replied, "for the time
are hard, it's dale chapor hiring cart
I than paying rents )"
!, "A newly married couple went t
). Niagara on a visit, and the gentlemen
c in order to convince his dear that he wa
as brave as he was gallant, resolved to &
3 down into the Gave of Winds" She
:, of course, objected but finding that h
>, was dete ,miucd, affectiouately requisite
% him to leave his pocketbook and watc
e behind.
W "A confirmed bachelor uses the fo
n lowing argument against matrimony:
Calico is a great prompter Of lazlnes
/ Ifyoung men wish to accomplish an
n thing Of moment, either of head or
hand, they must keep clear OF the inst
N tuition. entirely. A pair of sweet lip
Is a pink waist, swelling chest, Il pressu'
of two delicate hands, will do as much t
n unhinge Il man as three ievcrs, the moa
10 les, large sized whooping cough, a pa
N of lock jaws, several hydrophobias, an
Mt the doctors bill,
B. W. Greene, late President of Il
Connecticut Fire Insurance Company,
3 Hartford, IN a fit OF insanity, on Sulda
in night, cut his wiies throat with razo
~ causing her death in few moment
n. He then cut his own throat in two plac
Il. ,,,l ,.,zboJ his arm, IIa IL still oliv