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

FOREIGN.

FOREIGN.
4 NEW Trans Atlantic Cable from
Brcst, in France, to New York, is TO be
laid in May, 1868. The Great Eastern
is chartered to perform the work.
TIE Hon. George Bancroft has pre-.
scntod his credentials as United States
Minister to the Court OF Berlin. lie was
received with unusual courtesy by the
Prussian Government and in company
with Count Won Bismarck, he accepted
an invitation to dine with his Majesty,
King William. at the royal residence,
Potsdam.
OK Monday, August 20, the first
train of cars passed over the railroad
across Mont Coyis.
THE insurroctlon of the Spaniards in
Aragon, has thus far proved a success.
Recent reports from that quarter, state
that the insurgents have captured, and
still held in their possession Saragorsa,
the capital Of the Provinces.
THE report Of Omar Pa1ha's success
in subduing the Cretan Insurgents, is
entirely ungroundcd. They still hold
cut on the mountains. The resolutions
of sympathy for them, passed by the
United States Congress and presented to
the Sublime Porte hy hicrris, the
American Minister, have created pro-
found sensati on at the Turkish capital.
PROFESSOR FARADAY, the eminent
scientist died, August II, in London.
DOMESTIC.
In compliance with the instructions
Of the President, Gen. Grant has issued
an order removing Gen. Sheridan from
the command of the Fifth Military
District, and appointing Major General
Hancock in his place. Gen. Sheridan
is directed to proceed to the command
Of the Department of the Missouri.
ANOTHER order has been issued, re-
lieving Gen. Daniel L. Sickles of the
command Of the Military Department
comprisiss the States otNorth Carolina
and South Corolina, which Brevet
Major General Candy is authorized to
assume.
RELIABLE reports from the plains
state the Indians are committing
numerous ravagos, and that thore are
ten masacres to every one reported, In
pursuance of an order of General Terry,
enlistmcnts are being made, and pre-
parations rapidly pushed forward For
~, ca;s:2 soT7ivv "ac troons already
organized are inexcelleut health, and
are determined to thastiso the blood
thirsty savages. Two engagements re-
Gently took place, in one of which, at
Fort Hays, the Indian loss is reported
at one hundred and fifty, and that of
Captain Ames, at three men killed, and
thirty FIVE wounded. In the other at
Phil. Kearney, our loss was six men
killed, one Of whom was the gallant
Jenness, while that of the Indians is
said to be at least three hundred.
YELLOW fever is raging in New
Orleans, The number of deaths re.
ported daily, by the board Of health of
that city, is astonishing.
A DESPATCH from St. Louis states
that, on the 10th ult, about one half of
Reynolds city, Montana Territory, was
destroyed by fire.
THREE shocking deaths lately result
cd from the explosion of powder mill
in the village Of Bennington, Vermont.
The names of the victims were Edward
Cunningham, William Downs, and
Abraham Moon. It's supposed that
the disaster occurred while Moon
was putting a window in the building,
aud that he struck nail with a ham
mor, causing sparkle.
A WOMAN died of starvation at Fort
Wayne, Indiana. For several days she
had refused to take food, saying she
wished to die.
Four million omierants have arrived
at the port Of New York, during the
last twenty years.
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