The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-04-09

Col. John j. Patterson, of Juniata and
WIN. II. Woods, Esq, of Huntingdon, have
been elected delegates to the next State Con-
vention from the Huntingdon, Miffin and
Juniata district. They are uninstructed,
but are understood to favor Gov Geary.
Jerry Monyhan, a watchman on the rail.
road at Beaver, was knocked down with
stone by some Que unknown, on Wednesday
last, and robbed of his hat and coat. lie
got away with his watch and money after
severe struggle.
The Titusvile Herald says that Mr.. j.
Il. Holley, a cabinet maker of that place,
was bitten in the hand on Sunday, by little
dog which had all the SYMPTOMS Of being
rabid The dog was shot and medical aid
promptly rendered. lie is anxiously await
ing Developments.
The friends of j. w. Douglass, Esq, of
Erie, will be glad to learn that he hos been
appointed DeputyC Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue. He has for some time held the
Office of Revenue Collector, and has proved
very competent and efficient officer
The election in Titusville resulted in thr
reelection of the present Mayor. Henry
Hinkley, Esq, without opposition, and the
choice of the full peoples ticket, selected by
caucus in which both political parties par
tcipated. The Mayor is Democrat. The
new Board of Councimen stands five Repub-
licans to three Democrats.
| Upon the docket Of the Superior Court Of
Hartford county, Connecticut, for the
present term, there are forty-four applica-
tions for dissolution of the marriage tie. -
In very mary of these cases the parties have
lived together but a comparative short time
two or three or five weeks. s~fn some parts
| lNf DnnnSylyuuin fhav orr coiI ppt IN
for a formal divorce.
The Erie DTsPArCH says: On the 18th,
about two miles north of Pittsfeld Warren
county, a couple of young mcn--named re-
spectively Jackson, Smith Buell--wpre en-
gagged in a shooting match. A question
arose as to which one was entitled to the
first shot, and scufilc ensued for the mastery
of the gun. During the tumble" the gun
was accidently discharged, and the ball pene-
trated the back of youcg Smith and passed
through his heart, producing death instantly.
The deceased was only eighteen years Of age,
and the only support of his widowed mo- her.
James Kennedy, employed at the Rankin
coal bank, was almost instantly killed by
falling down the shaft, distance of sixty
five feet on the 23d ult. He was pushing u
car on the tauA but did not observe that it
had gone down, and the car and the man
we're precipitated to the bottom of the shaft.
His body was recovered us soon as possible
but death ensued in few hours. He has
been employed at this bank a number OF
years, and leaves a large family to mourn
his untimely end
1t is said that American dairymen repre-
sents a capital Of 500, 600, 600.
We can know ourselves through the con-
slant study how to govern our-elvS.
Ex-senator Hendricks is supporting
the Democratic Legislative boilers in In
diana
Sidney Webster, son-in law of Secre
tary Fish, is mentioned as likely to be
app ointed Assistant Secretary of State.
There was an evident diminution of the
throngs of Office seekers both at the De
partments and the Capitol on Monday
A Washington letter says that. Horace
Greely has pereml t t,rily declined the mis-
sion to Spain, and has declared that he
wants no office in the gift Of the Presi
dent. Good for Horace!
Professor Sanborn, Democratic Senator
elect in New Hampshire, has among
other disabilities which prevent his accep-
l'iuSC vi tiIC OiiiNC, liIC ulIolJioi oiIS
of not having resided in the State seven
years, as is required by the Constitution.
1t is said that one of the APPLICANTS for
the postolfice at Columbia, >. G., is a
negro and another an ex Federal Captain
from New York. The Captain has the
recommendation of the business men OF
Columbia, but the negro has the co opera
tiOn of a Senator from South Carolina
and will probably get the place.
The Pennsylvania Legislative Com
mittee which has been engaged, since
January 18th. in trying the contested
election case of Mr. Russell Thayer, Re-
publican, agans, Mr. Thomas Greenbank,
Democrat, for Judgeship in Philadel-
phia, agreed to report in favor of MIR
Thayer, who will accordingly take the
seat now occupied by Greenbank.