The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1866-04-05


What is every one doing at the
same time !! Ans,-Growing older.
Twelve million dollars worth of
glass vas produced in Pittsburgh list
year. .....
Ten dollar notes of a spurious char
actor on the Eastou bank are in circula.
tiou
Judge Sparks, the celebrated his-
torian, died at his residence in Boston,
couple Of week. since
An English widow has recovered
s35, 600 from q railroad company for
killing hcr husband. -..-ss
Thirty thousand trees on the south.
ern coast Of England were blown down
by recent tempest. ... e.. .-5
The reciprocity treaty between the
United States and the British Provin.
ces expired on the l7th inst. .....
Vigorous attempts are being made
to admit the new States of Colorado and
INSDIdSht lutU Tue y ulOu' IN
This season it is thought that, the
Virginia tobacco crop will be about one
third of what it was before the war
Mallory, the ex-rebel Secretary of
the Navy has been released from Fort
Lafayette. in consequence of i'll health.
Tho Canadian excitement has near.
ly disappeared in the interior towns, but
RACES on the frontier in all its force.
john p. CroEier Of Crozierville,
Chester county, and man Of vast wealth
and liberal views, disd recently ->r
General Burnside has been nonina-
ted by acclamatou for Governor by the
Rhode Island Republican Convention,
Nearly thirty whisky distillers were
seized in New York, last week for vic.
laton Of the internal revenue laws.
MIR. Wolf, President Of the First
National Bank of Mauch Chunk, shot
himself on last Monday morning with a
pistol, .-..., ( agat
Nathan NJ. Bluiuton, of Fall Riv-
er, Massachusetts, manufacturer of
lamp shades, etc. has forged to the
amount of $4,000 and AbsOouded.
A destructive fire took place on
Friday evening at Minneapolis, MIMI,
destroying property to the amount Of
sl0Q, ,0OQ. . r. ..-.s' ...--13'
--iovernor Curtin has issued war.
rants for the execution OF Houser and
Bouser on the goth, and Christian Ber.
ger on 9Th of April.
Gov. Vance, of North Carolina,
who lately sustained parslytic stroke,
has nearly recovered from its effects,
and is again able to be out.
The military districts in the Depart.
ment of Missouri have been discontin-
ued, and all the volunteer organizations
mustered out Of service. 51r=.- SO.
"A bill before Congress sroposes the
coinage of i've cent pieces, composed Of
copper and nckle, to. take the place of
the fve-cent curren,y. yr...s-..a.s
The Archduke Etienne, brother OF
Macmillan, has arrived at he city Of
Mexico, from Europe. Another ct.
tempt to assassinate Maximilian is re.
ported. '.- ,. r.......-.- -..-.rr
John Egner has recoveredtl 800 Of
"a horse railroad company in New York.
! for the loss of q portion Of his ohild's
loot, which wac taken off by ear
wheel. r..r.- .- .
Fifteen men were dreadfully burn
IL ~ tho su1den explosion OF q pit OF
molten metal in London on the 18th
ult., caused by drop Of rain falling in
it from the skylight. p. ..'
20 &C. w. Howard and Judge Shaffer,
of California, have the largest dairy
farm in the world. Their farm is on
the sea cost, % miles west of San
Francisco, and covers II 900 acres.
At what time of life may man
be said to belong to the veget BILE king
dom? When long experience has made
him 'dge. t...t-..a. e..
|
A drunkard, upon hearing that
the earth was round said that it account
for his rolling off SO much, .ssi4s
The only true spirit.of tolerance
consists in conscientious federation OF
other peoples intolerauce, se..e-
The fisheries on the North Carolina
SQUADS are said to be in tull operation,
aud they are excellent prospects Of an
abundant supply Of herring the coming
SEASON. Il o Iscs715 tr .1..' ."
There are $4,000 negroes between
Yorktown and Old Point Comfort, under
the care of the Freedmen's bureau, to
whom ara issued about 10000 rations
per month. p ~-
What is a man like who is in the
midst OF a desert without food9 Like
to be starved.