The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1866-11-15
THE ~ EV.S.

eriug the difficult position of the Presi-
dent of the United States aud his efforts
to prevent the invasion of British terri
tory in North America, It would see
with satisfaction some compliance with
his request in behalf Of the Feuians
who bayc been convicted Of treason, and
sentenced to death but still it would
cvncedc no immunity iu case Of another
invasion.
MONTREAL, Nov. 12.-Thc discount
of American invoices for the current
week is placed by the government ut 81
per cent
Inrse quantities Of war material con.
tinue 20 arrive, and are being dipeharg.
ed from the ships.
The whole military force here, iuclu
ding several regiments Of infantry, cav.
ahy and artillery, were reviewed this
morning.
ToRoNTo, Nov. l2..-William Dug
gan, the only Fenian prisoner tried to-
Gay, was acquitted.
The Fenian trial at Toronto eontin.
ucd on Saturday. John Comfy and Pat
rick Resting were put to plead aud cas-.
es postponed not being ready for trial.
VIM. Hayden was tried convicted aud
sentenced TO be hung Dec 13. Is. Dew
lin, an eminent lawyer Of Montreal, re.
tanned as counse for the Fenians being
tried has been refused by Judge Wilson
the privilege of acting in the court, on
the ground that he was not member
Of the Upper Canada Bar. The Judge
expressed regret, but there was no al.
tentative. Mr.. Devlin has been for
some days watchiug the trials going on,
and will return to Montreal to defend
the Fenians to be tried there in Deoem-
ber.
A young lady of Quincy, Ill.,, who
has been i'll Tor some tune, died, as was
supposed, few days ago, was confined
and the body placed in the family vault.
Yesterday one of the attendants heard,
as he thought, subdued moans proceed.
ing from the vault, and Immediately
broke open the door Of the tomb. The
| lid of the ccfhn was removed, and to
the as.onismeut aud qualification of all
the young lady was found alive. Prop
er means were taken to restore her anc
she will undoubtedly recover.
Two very serious fires ac,urred in
Chicago on Saturday which destroyed
properly to the amount Of quarter o
a million Of dollars. The first occurl &c
in large drying house attached to Rus
sells planning mill, on Carroll street
which Was completely demolished. Th'
other took place in block Of building
on Canal street, including several larg
iron manufacturing concerus, which sus
tanned serious damage.
"A few days ago David Harringto
Of Lowell, Massachusetts, a workma
at the lloosac Tunnel, while seated o
load CT weed, attempted to dive unde
shed, and he was literally doubled ul
The spinal column WAS broken, aud tn
lower pa,t of his body and limbs ar
paTa!yzed.
On Friday morning last FIVE burg
lers aud one murderer escaped from III
St Louis Jail by picking away the ce
mcut from stone in the wall, and r,
moving it, leaving an ori6cc ten c
twelve inches square. Pss.inh throug
the hole thus made, they lowered them
selves to the ground, distance Of thir
ty feet, aud were of. The stone remoN
ed weighed some seven hundred pounds
"A Mr.. Shepherd Of Cerro Cord,
Iowa, demonstrated with boy ten year
old who had called iiM liar, and j
, answer to the rcmOnstrances, the bO
| shot him, infcting wound, from th
effects OF which he died two days aite
The vote in Chicago on Tuesda
week was very little more than one ha
Of the vote in 1861.
In New Haven, Rev. Chaunct
Murray Las brought suit for sland
! against Rev. William T. Eustis, of Ne
Haven, for charging that Murray hs
beeu engaged in speculation in Ne
York, in the course Of which he hs
r. committed forgery, and had been ARE
ted and thrown into iail.