The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1867-04-11
NEWS ITEMS

Tho Canadian Pan Lament has been
prorogucd to May 18th.
In North Carolina complaints of the
laziness of the negroes are general,
In Virginia the railroads need recon-
structing more than anything else.
There is a general distrust in pol It'll
cal and financial matters all over
Europe.
New SENAToR.-Tho Maryland Leg.
islature have elected Hon. Phillip
Francis Thomas, as u. S. Senator for
six years.
The bark Nicotine which recently
left New Castle for New Haven was
lost at sea. No further particulars are
given.
The Old Capitol building, occupied
as a prison during the war, has been
sold for about $50, 900, to gentleman
who will CONVERT it into hotel.
Barnum, since the Connecticut
election, has determined to add two now
curiosites to his collection a " How it
was Done," and The thing that did
| it."
1t has rot been determined when the
trial of Surratt shall take place. st.
Marie, the principal witness against him,
is in Washington, awaiting the pleasure
Of the authorities.
Governor Worth, of North Carolina,
and Governor Orr, of South Carolina,
are at Charleston in conference with
General Sickles. The utmost accord
exists among the parties.
Bishop Whitehouse, of Illinois.
who has just returned from Europe,
says that at least 10000 Swedes will
emigrate to the United States during
the present year.
The Detroit Free Press says of
Brownlow's colored competitor for the
Governorship, that, "unlike Brownlow,
he is negro from necessity, not from
choice"
"A letter from Greenville, Me,
states that the heaviest snow storm of
the winter in the Moosehead Lake sec.
tion took place last week. Fifteen
inches Of spow fell
IF there is prospect of the Con.
gressional Committee getting scalped,
Mr.. Quilp thinks it would be good in,
vestment for the country to pay the
expense Of their Western tour.-Boston
Post.
The compositors in the Chicago Times
office struck in body at eight o'clock
Friday night. But few remained. The
Editors and proprietors went to the
case, and issued sheet Saturday morn.
ming half the usual size.
The proposed ,cession of Russian
America to the United States, is creating
great joy in California. Our fellow
citizens of the Pacific coast, consider
its acquisition a matter of great impor.
tance to them.
The registration of voters under the
new suffrage act has commenced in
Washington. The registration in the
First ward shows the blacks greatly in
the majority, the whites taking no par
ticular interest in the matter.
"A gentleman in Portland, Maine,
lost an envelope on the street containing
$500, on Monday last. Several people |
passing, supposed it to be an April fool |
joke, kicked it and poked it, but no
one lifted it until a boy came along, took
it up and developed its contents, which
to the owner.
Lee, who stole $4,000 worth of
Treasury bonds from the Department
in February, and who was arrested
three or four weeks ago, in St, Louis,
and tried and sentenced to four years
i'm mprisonment, has been taken to the
Albany penitentiary. He was identified
there as having absconded from that
city, before the war, with $4,000.
Within few days past there has
been large contribution of facts
from various sources concerning the
character of the Russian-American
treaty, serving to show that compare.
lively little has heretofore been known
concerning it. Ia consequence OF these
new revelations there is a better pros.
pect than a week ago for the ratification
Of the pending treaty.
An enthusiastic meeting was held
Thursday in San Francisco, in aid of
he destture Southern States. Gov.
Low presided. Over 81 600 were sub.
'cribed, and arrangements were made
o take up collections throughout the
Pacific States. Express, navigation,
'ailroad, stage and telegraph companies
nave all offered their services gratui,
.ous.
The Hon. VIM. L. Sharkey. and
Hon, R. j. Walker, in behalf of .he
State of Mississippi, filed bill IN the
SuDrpmn IOurt of tba ITn;tol C.-.--