The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-01-08
NEWS ITEMS.

- here have been three hundred bank
rupt cases in Virginia to date.
An agent of the Virginia Express
Company was knocked down at Norfolk,
Va, on Thursday, an6 robbed of $4,000.
The Legislature of Dakota has passed
memorial asking Gen. Grant to appoint
w. w. Brockiags the next Governor Of
the Territory.
The office of .he Providence Press, at
Providence, Il. l., was destroyed by fire
Thursday morning. Twenty five printers
were obliged to escape by the rope in the
hoistway. j he loss on the entire building
is estimated at from $4,000 to $4,000.
"A St Louis dispatch reports that IL is
rumored that prominent Government
official is dcfaulter to the Government to
the amount of 100000. The dispatch
states that the ruu,or comes from the
United States District-Attoruoy's Office,
-Within the past week about twenty
boys, mostly under Is years of age, have
been before the courts cf Worchcster
Mass cha. ged with petty larceny. The
developments thus far indicate that thee
little fellows have worked in gangs and re-
duccd their thieviug to a system.
Another battle occurred recently be-
tween our troops and hostile Indians in the
Wachita Mountains. \ large number Of
Indians are reported killed, and Saptana
and little Raven. are counted among the
prisoners. Particulars of the fight are not
given, the messenger having lost his ofica
reports while crossing the Arkansas River
Reports from Augusta, Ark, represent
that affairs in certain portions Of the State
are yet very much unsettled, and that there
is no security for either life or property
rhe kuklux Klans still continue 20 drive
out the Northerners. Among those re-
Gently notified to leave was Mr.. Rutter, Of
New York, who had come 70 Augusta with
the intention Of entering into business.
delegations from several tribes of thc
Cherokee Nation have arrived in Washing
ton to ask an investigation into Gen. Gus
tard's recent fight, in which they declare
mary Of their own people were killed
They presented memorial to the Com.
missioner of the Indian Bureau yesterday
setting forth their grievances. All the
peaceful tribes OF Indians, numbering
about FORTY thousand, have, through thei
Chief, forwarded memorial to be presented
to Congress, protesting against the transle,
of the Indian Bureau to the War Deparl
ment.
- Several months ago the fr,u of Marsl
4 Batos of Troy brought suit against HugI
R. Cowan and VIM. A. RUSSELL of Salem
Washington County, for the re ,overy o.
the sum Of $4,000, which they claim was
due them fer filing the quotas of severa
towns in Washington County in the Sum
mer aud Fall Of 1864. TIE case was re
tercd to Hon. John Morgan, OF Troy, and
he has just rendered his decision in favor
Of Marsh K Bates. 1t is understood thai
the defendants have appealed from The
referees decision.
Charles N. Dendy, and a negro named
Ben 1hYmpson, have been arrested by order
of the Chief Constable OF South Carolina
at Abbeville Court House, on the charge
Of completely in the murder, few months
ago Of James Martin, member Of the South
Carolina Legislature. j. Fletcher Hodges
a son Of Gen. George Hodges, has alsc
been arrested for completely in the murder
of i f. Randolph, negro member Of the
Legislature.