The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1866-04-26
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by Franklin Simmons Young Boston
artist who has o studio in Washington.
"A dog at Springfield (Ill.) wa,
changed from jet black to pure white by
use Of coal oil to drive away feas.
The Bangor Whig says that the Eas.
tern part OF Maine has been visited by
fresbet greater than has been known
for years.
The cashier of Ii French bank, &C.
cused of absconding with Sl40 900, has
been arrested in New York, and will be
returned to France under the e1tradi'
tion treaty.
In Cincinnati, one day last week,
an insane man made an attack upon
Catholic priest 10 his own house and a.
ter the latter had fed, proceeded to
smash the furniture to pieces. He vas
finally secured by the police.
In Canton, Ohio, there are forty
three drinking saloons, and the town
pays them Sl54,S00 each year, enough
to build church, an academy, a public
hall, a gymnasium, and found free Ii.
brary, all of them upon liberal scale.
The Milwaukee Mc,cs says that for
the first time in many years the Demo
Gratis made a clean sweep Of the city
e,ecting all the officers. Wisconsin,"
it concludes, in November will send
an entire johnson delegation to Con-
grcss." Good. Push on the "sarth-
quake "
The Omaha Republican of the 9th
has some exciting news from Utah. 1t
learns that "the greatest excitement
prevails among the Mormons, and fix.
ed determination On their part to drive
out or exterminate all Gentiles. Eight
men have recently been assassinatcd,
while the editor of the Kedette, with all
other Gentiles has been notified to quit
the country, or fare worse. Placards
are posted up in Salt Lake city warning
all Genti.es to leave Immediately"
AT wedding in New York, Of a
Miss Allaire to Mr.. Walker, the faith.
er of the bride pinned to her veil ten
one thousand dollar greenbaeks. The
groom was congratulated by his friends
upon having wife with 80 attractive a
figure. She was also presented with
sixty-two shares Of Pacific Mail stock
After such matrimonial start the hus
band would be q brute if he was not a
pacific Isale for year to come.
The disunion Of the Southern lead
ers was distinguished by openness,
aight-forwardness and courage. That
of "the traitors at the other end" is
notorious as secret, wriggling and COW.
ardly. Davis and his adherents stalked
de6antly out of the Federal councils ;
slammed the door noiselessly; gave
warming" drew the score;" came up
to the scratch got the worst Of it "
hollered enough" and promised to do
better. On the other hand Sumner
Stevens, and their followers, sneak ed
into their places in Congress, and, while
talking to the people with forket
tongues, are picking the stars out o f the
, flag, rending the Constitution into
fragments and digging mines beneath
the great temple of the Union. By
keeping up an incessant fire OF hare
words against the people of the South
and babbling continuously about Negro
suffrage they hope to blind the people
J to their dev ilish designs against thu
; Union and our republican form Of
government.
There is on exhibition at Balti
> more, model, some twelve feet in di
ameter of revolving vessel, the inven
ticn of Mr.. George T. Snyder o
Lancaster, Pa. The great novelt,
: embraced in the construction of thi
; vessel, consists in very simple applica
ton of locomotive power, by which thi
vessel is made to roll over the waite
!, instead of running through it, and 81
completely arranged that passengers ant
freight remain stationary; while tn,
hull of the vessel is rapidly revolving
therefore. can never get aground, bein,
adapted from her form to either land o
water Engineers, machinists, and ship
wrights- many Of whom have CAREFUL
! examined the principle--universall
concur 10 allowing to this vessel vas
superiority in power and speed, Will
its practical application to navigation, i
3 all minor points is fully conceded. 1t
q claimed that she will eclipse any vesss
. now aAoat. 1t will no doubt be seen a
once the advantage that this vessel Of
/ ters as an express agent, as it
!. claimed that she can easily make fror
e sixty to eighty miles an hour, and
S necessary the speed can be increased I
| one hnnhred milas an hnnr