The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1867-05-09
Chicago, May 5

! Auh'r, ball g. w elevator, yesterday,
was caused by au incendiary, as the
builang has not been occupied lyr TWO
months.
St. Lou's, May j.
A building cn Second rect hctween
Olive and Locust, occupied by TraSdale
& Co. and j. f.. ) rltl', commission
merchants, w. G. Whit,;d@hrn, provis-
ION grocer, and Dati 4 joi,t, box ma.
kors was bnrnc ! last night. The loss
is from Sl2, Geo to 1920, fully covered
by insurance. \ m,o sleeping in the
building was sutI,catci to death.
The boarding house uf MIS-. Materson
was burch yesterday, aud IA woman,
named JuHa E.,g, was burned to death.
Rio Jauciro, April g.
The Emperor D1n Pedro ;ho second,
of Brazil, with th5 advice OF his Minis
tcrs, signed to day an imperial decree
by virtue of which slavery is abolished
throughout the Brazilian empire.
This most important executive order
is to take effect in period of twenty
years, 50 that no violence will be done
to what is termed the right Of proper
~ in the slave. Children Of every
class born within TIE limits of the
empire after this day, the 8th of April,
are declared absolutely free by birth /;
so that it may be truly said we now
inhabit land Of freedom, in which in
dustry and labor will soon find fair re-
ward.
The government of Brazil has for
many years past sympathized with the
action taken by the United States gov
crnmcnt in conjunction with some OF
the great powers OF Europe for the sup
preston of the slave trade on the coast
Of Africa, and few years only have
elapsed since the Emperor signed a de
cree prohibiting the importation of
slaves into his dominions. The issue
of the present decree completes the
work OF emancipation in Brazil.
Toronto May 4.
A large schooner, the Queen Of the
Lakes, laden with coal, went ashore on
Burlington beach last night, and
shortly afterwards broke in half,
New York, May 4.
The steamers for Europe to day took
out $4,000 it specie.
The petition of Jefferson Davis for
a writ of haboas corpus sets forth that
he has been a prisoner in the hands of
the Government since May, 1865, that
no ground OF detention is alleged against
him. unless it be the indictment Of May,
1866. That he has long been ready
for trial, that his health has greatly
suheredssby his imprisonment, and that
if continued through the summer it
will seriously ondanger his life, and
that he can give ample security for his
appearance, if admitted to bail,
San Francisco, May 5.
The papers OF this city denounce the
Newport town swind)e, and call on the
Boston and New York press to expose
the scheme. The Bulletin says the
particulars of the swindle reveal al
adroit and elaborate plan to make money
illegitimateIy. With the knowledge Of
these facts in the East, the business o.
selling lets in that promising tewn vii
cease.
Lexington. May 1.
Lieutenant Rice, with detachmen
Of the Second United States infantry
last night attempted to arrest the mur
derors of the negroes at Nicholasville
Kentucky. lie was resisted by a supe
rior force, and was unable to make tn,
arrests. He was wounded in thre'
places, but not fatally, A privat
soldier was also wounded.
Absccom, n. j., May 8.
: This morning, about eight O'clock
J Mr.. James Yates, Of Bikersville, Ne
e Jersey, killed his little grandchild, age
= eight years, with hatchet, and the
e went to his own house and hung him
t self in room.
Springfield, Mass, May 5.
The time for holding the nationi
horse fair in this city has been fxc
for August 27, % anG 30
President Chadbourne. Of the Sta
u Agricultural College at Amherst, hi
Is partially recovered from his recent i
/ ness, and has gone to the West. |
will resume his duties in July.
io Eight tenement honses, owned !
} the WILLIAMSON Woolen Manufacture
/ Company, we're burned on Friday. II
loss Is $4,000.
~ ~ Memphis, May 5.
A burglar while attempting to ri
,r room this morning at the Gayo
m Hotel was shot dead by one Of Il
guests Of the house.
|, The races proposed Tomorrow ha
is been suspended on account Of the raj
" The set of steamboat colors beir
j. voted for at the strawberry Festival, W
voted to the r. e. Lee. The numb
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