The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1867-07-03
News Items.

TIE Fourth is to be appropriately
celebrated at Emporium to morrow.
Posters announce big celebration
at Cory to morrow.
yellow fever is raging at New Or
leans.
THE City Of Mexico was captured
by the Liberals on the Goth udmo.
The President and party were at An
napolis on the 10Th.
The Sultan of Turkey has arrived at
the Paris Exposition.
-Maximiian was shot to death by
order of Juarez on the 10Th inst. So
say the tc(cgraphic reports.
Judge Swayne, of the Supreme
Court, lies at the point Of death in
Washington.
No presidential message or depart.
ment reports will be submitted to Con.
gress on Wednesday.
Day before yesterday was the " be-
ginning day" Of the new dominion of
Canada.
The lS00th anniversary of the mar.
tyrdom of St. Peter was celebrated in
Rome on the 2Sth utimo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Thumb, CONS
modore Mutt AMI Minnie Warren have
arrived in New York.
The number Of voters registered in
Augusta. Ga, last week was 2,414; of
these l ,47G were eolo'ed, and 939 white
men.
Our eastern exchanges report the
coming hay crop so large that it is fear
ed in some portions help enough cannot
be secured to make it. That is
better than scarcity.
Our readers will be glad to know
that the name Of the Pole who attempt
ed to asSassinate the Gar in Paris is
Pctrovolowski Jarocwitz Berezowski
It's such comfort to know.
Prince Napoleon has again taken
up his residence in Paris, and the Elysce
Palace is now being prepared for the re-
cepton Of the household of his Imperial
Highness
Two deaths from cholera in Louis
vile on Saturday three in Mobile one
IN Charleston ono in Wilmington one
in Norfolk two in Memphis; one in
Troy and one in New York.
"A monthly line of steamers has
been started between Liverpool and & al
weston. The first sailed from the latter
port on Saturday. " The undertaking,
t is supposed, will be success !! "
So far only Thirty members of both
Houses of Congress have arrived.
About l2o, properly apportioned, vii
be necessary to secure quorum. The
officers of both Houses are confident,
from letters and verbal communications,
that quorum of both branches will
answer at roll call on Wednesday.
Quite number of nominations will
be sent by the President to the Senate,
should there bea quorum in Congress
this week. Among these are the ncmiN
nation Of Ministers to Austria, Prussia,
Mexico, Hayti, Consul General to lla.
vana, Commissioner OF Agriculture,
aud several Collectors and Assessors of
the Revenue aud Postmasters. 1t is
quite certain that Mr.. Raymond will be
renOminated for Austria. Mr.. Ban
croit's name will, of course. be sent in
for the Prussian mission and probably
General Thomas Kirby Smith for Con.
sui to Havana.
The Canadian Reform Convention
held at Toronto last week, was attend
ed by about one hundred delegates, aud
closed its deliberations on Friday. A
mong the resolutions adopted, Is one re.
commencing the cultivation of friendly
relations with the Uuited States, offer.
ing every facility fer the extension o.!
trade between the two countries, and
requiring cordial reception by the
Canadian administration OF any over.
lures from the American government
for new treaty and commercial recip
rocity based on equitable principles con
slstent with the honor Of both countries.