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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-06-04
NEWS ITEMS.

Michigan has a female State Librarian.
Fifty-fve ladies are postmaster in Texas.
Tioga county has only one licensed hotel
America still has stage lines.
The New York tiger consumes So, 900, 900
year.
George Peabody sailed for America on
Saturday.
Gen. Dulce, Captain General of Cuba, is
nearly dead of cancer.
General Beauregard is expected to visit
Staten Island in few days.
The widow of Mr.. Colt, of pistol fame,
has an income of $4,000 year.
One hundred and twenty Japanese families
are on their way to California.
New Orleans makes ice which it claims is
better than that in the NORTH and sells it for
one cent per pound.
The State tax of Lewiston, Maine, this
year, is based on q valuation of so, 500, OOO
Next year the tax will be based on the new
valuation, which will not be far from Sc, OOO,-
900.
In this country, where every man is suppos-
ed to be free to worship God in the way he
sees fit, the ritualists of ST. Albans in New
York are hooted and jerred by crowds of anti.
ritualists.
The claims of American citizens on Mexico
it is said, foot up the total of sixty millions
of dollars, and the joint commissioners an.
pointed to adjust these claims will shortly
meet to consider them.
An exchange says: A cup of coffee is q
sure barometer. if you allow the sugar to
drop to the bottom of cup and watch the
bubbles arise without disturbing the coffee.
Ii the bubbles collect in the middle, the
weather will be fine; if they adhere to the
cup, forming ring, it will be rainy, and i
the bubbles separate without assuming an,
liked position, changeable weather may b.
expected. "
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-06-04

METHODIST WOMEN TO VorE.-The great
question Of the lay delegation in the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church of the United States
will probably be at rest for ever next month.
The contest will be one of the most important
in the history of the denomination, and it will
be marked by peculiar feature, which may
be regarded as a significant sign of the times.
The sisters of every church have been empow
cred to vote on the subject, and they will
doubtless exercise the franchise the first
time in casting their ballots to change the
present mode of representation. 1t is op
tional, we believe, with the churches to hole
the elections at any time in June, but thu
vote must be taken before August.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-06-04

AN interesting investigation into the re
cords shows that President johnson, during
his term of Office, pardoned the number of
one hundred and forty.two persons convicted
of counterfeiting, and ninety-one persons
convicted of violating the revenue laws
Mr. johnson commenced this business early,
and kept it up until the last moment, hav'
ing pardoned the first counterfeiter on the
18th day of April, 1865, the day after he
entered his office, and the last on the Sd o
March, 1869.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-06-04
NTAXIMs for BUSINESS MEN.

When business man reaches the point where he
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When a business man finds himself in financial
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oyt his stock to the highest bidder.
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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-06-04

President GRANT is not free trader He
believes in an American policy and there
IS not free trader in the Cabinet. Secre-
tary Boutwell, is quite the opposite of free
trader, and Secretary Fish does not hesitate
to declare that the check to our present ex-
travagant importatiOns by high tariff, is the
only means by which the country can be
saved from financial crash that will surely
follow if the balance of trade is kept running
against US
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-06-04

SECRETARY Boutwell, has instructed the
Assistant Treasurer at New York to buy two
millions of gold each week until further
orders.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-06-04
r IsTEN to the MOCKING BIRD.

The Prairie Whistle and animal Imitator can be used
by child. II is made to initiate the songs of every
bird the neigh af horse the bray ofan ass the grunt
of hog; Birds beasts and snakes are enchanted and
entrapped by it,. Is used by Dan Bryant Charley
White, and all the Minstrels and Warblers. Vantrilo-
quism can be learned in three days by its aid Sent
answhere upan receipt OF 25 cents three for 80 cents
81 25 per dozen.
W.T.. VALENTINE, Jersey City, Nj
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SPIRIT PHOTOGRAPHS
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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-06-04
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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-06-04

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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-09-02
From Utah Daily Reporter, June "a.
A Mormon Sensation.


The Sons of Joseph Smith Propose to Dis
Establish Brigham Young's Pet Institution
brigham Blasphemes the {" Elect Lady Of
GOd."
A few days ago we mentioned the fact
that William Alexander and David Hy-
rum, the younger sons of Joseph Smith,
the Mormon Prophet, were on their way
to Salt Lake City to set up the standard of
the reorganized or anti-poligamy church.
A singular interest attaches to the name
of David Hyrum. A few months before
Joseph's death he stated that "the man
was not born who was to lead his people,
but of Emma Smith should be born son
who would succeed in the presidency at
ter season of disturbance" Joseph
Smith was killed June 9th, 1914, and the
son, named from his fathers direction Da-
vid Hyrum, was born at the Madison
House, in Nauvoo, on the 18th of the sue
ceeding November This prophecy is Sc
cretly dear to thousands of Mormons who
are weary of the tyranny of Brigham
Young, and yet hold to their faith in Jo-
seph Smith. A few days ago the young
men reached Salt Lake City, and soon
called upon Brigham Young and announ-
eed their intention to organize their
church at once, asking permission toade-
/ fend their faith in the Tabernacle, pro-
posing to argue with the Brighamites
from the original Mormon books.
We have but scant reports of the inter
view, but it is said to have been very
warm. Brigham was very angry at their
presumptions and denied them the use
of the Tabernacle, sending word at the
same time to the Bishops to shut them
out of the ward meeting houses. The
brothers, at one point Of the conversation
denied that their father ever practiced
polygamy citing their mothers testimony,
to which Brigham retorted that their
mother "was liar and had been proven
thief" with much more of the sort. Be it
remembered that the lady thus spoken OF
is the Ezecta Cyria or"Elect Lady of God, !"
in Mormon theology,who was the glory OF
their early history. Like Pope Pagan, OF
the Pilgrims Progress, Brigham doubt
less gnaws his nails in vain rage that he
cannot, as in former times, let loose the
vengeance of his Nauvoo Legion upon
these sectarians and crush the rebellion
in blood. If his power were now equal to
his feelings we should have repeated the
story of the Morrisites, when high civil
functionary of Utah led the Legion in
broad day to slaughter men and women
who had surrendered themselves prison
ers. But nothing more than petty perse-
cutions will be attemptedat this late day,
and we earnestly hope the young men
will succeed in their enterprise. Of their
religious principles as opposed to Brig
hamism we know little, but recognize in
them tolerant men, good citizens, and 10y
al subjects Of the United States.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-09-02

Isit on the bank as the stream rolls by,
And murmurs and sparkles in the moon
light pale
The stars peer forth from their azure sky,
And the nightbird sings in mournful wall.
] sit and think of the bright robed throng,
Who've crossed from this to the other side,
And I hear the echo of their heavenly song,
AS It swells along Ger the rushing tide.
I can almost hear them fold their wings,
AS they light as the foot of the Fathers
throne;
And the haze as it lifts, to my vision brings,
The form of the loved, that was once my
own. -fs q
Ana think though severed by the darksome
stream,
It is but step to the other shore,
For Off of its banks catch CLEAN,
And JOY, that comes from its regal store
| know that soon must cross this stream,
Must stem alone these waters cold,
And Oft in the Silly night dream,
I'm nearing for aye my Shepherds fold.
Yet know must wait for the Masters call
And gather sheayes as l CLEAN by the way.
And He who cares for the sparrow's fall,
Will welcome me home at break Of day.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-09-02
"reminiscences of Libby Pri-
son---Drawing Lots for
Death.

Col. Henry W. Sawyer, who has lately
been appointed Supt. of the life-saving APP
paratus on the New Jersey coast,once pas
sed through very perilous adventure
He was among the Federals in Libby
Prison at the time when the confederate
government determined to retaliate in
kind the execution of two rebel officers
by one of our western generals. Mr.. Saw
yer was at that time captain of the New
Jersey cavalry, and was of the grade of
offers from whom selections were to be
made for the victims of confederate ven
geance The officer who was in charge
Of the prisoners at the time, was kind
hearted agreeable man, and was regarded
by them with feelings of gratitude and
affection. On the morning in question
this officer entered the room where the
prisoners were confined, and told the Off
GERS to walk into 9nother room. This
order was obeyed with particular alacrity
as the prisoners were daily expecting to be
exchanged, and it was supposed the order
had arrived, and that they were about
to exchange their prison quarters for
home and freedom. After they had all
gathered inthe room, their. countenances
lighted up with this agreeable, hope, the
officer came in among them, and with a
very grave face tooka paper out of his
pocket and told them he had very mel
ancholy duty to perform, the purport OF
which would be better understood by the
reading of the order he held in bis hand,
which he had just received from the war
department. He then proceeded to read
to the mortified group an order for the
immediate execution Of two of their num-
Der, in retaliation for the hanging of two
confederate officers. AS the reader ceased,
the men looked at each other with
| blanched faces, and a silence like death
prevailed for some minutes in the room.
! The confederate officer then suggested
that perhaps the better way would be to
place number of slips Of paper equal to
the whole number Of officers from whom
the victims were to be selected, in a box,
with the word death" written on two OF
them, and the rest blank-the two who
drew fatal slips to be doomed men. This
plan was adopted, and chaplain was ap-
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-09-02
Old Blair cannot live long.

Ola Blair cannot live long.
Punch says chimney sweep should be
a good whist player, because he is always
following SCOT. bgfsc
An ice house laborer being killed bv a
lump of ice falling on his head, the YER
dict was died Of hard drink
Packard writes to the Pennsylvania
Democratic Committee men "too bee on
yer gard. The worst spell of the season.
The hog may not be thoroughly posted
in arithmetic. but when you come to the
square root he is there-the hog IS.
"Bob," said a facetious farmer TO his
son, we had a pretty hard days work
yesterday, now let Us have a game of
chopping wood"
Some boys at Laporte, Ind, wanted to
see which could lay his head nearest the
track when train passed. The one that
got the nearest has " skating park " on
top of his head
A Yankee captain once sang out in .
squall to a raw hand On board his craft
Let go that jib there bod darn Won,
skin, let go that jib!" ct amt toucbino
It'll" squalled. out the simple down Easter
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-09-02

Read this; w UR w UB, U R
YY for me.
Punch calls the smoke of the Thames
steamboats, an in-funnel nuisance.
A New Jersey horse-thief has been
sentenced to one hundred and fifty years
Imprisonment.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-09-02


point to prepare the slips. The draw
ing then commenced, the men ADVANCING
and taking slip, and if it proved to be
a blank, taking their places in another
part OF the room. The drawing had pro-
ceeded for some time, and fully one third
of the officers had exchanged gloomy
looks of apprehension for relieved ASPECT
they could not avoid showing, after es.
cape from such terrible peril, before a
single death slip had been drawn At
the end OF about that time, however, the
first slip was drawn, and the name of
Captain Henry W. Sawyer, of the First
New jersey cavalry" was called out as
the unfortunate man. The captain
was of course deeply agitated, but did
not lose his self possession. He immedi-
ately began revolving in his mind some
plan for averting, or at least postponing
the immediate carrying out the sanQuin.
/ airy edict of the rebel government, and bv
the time he was Joined by his compartment
misfortune, who turned out to be Captain
Flynn, of an Indiana regiment, he had
resolved upon his course. The officer in
command, as soon as the drawing was
completed, ordered the two men to be
taken out and Immediately executed
Cap. Sawyer, however, demanded, as a
request that no civilized nation could re-
fuse under such circumstances, that he
should have permission to write to his
wife to inform her of the terrible fate that
awaited him,and to have her come on and
bid him an eternal farewell Respite for
a day or two was thus obtained, and Saw
| yer subsequently obtained an interview
with the rebel secretary of war, and Sc
cured permission to write to his wife,
which he did. His object in writing to
her was principally for our government
| to be made acquainted with the predlca-
ment in which the officers were placed
and to secure hostages and threaten retail
iation should the order Of the rebels be
carried out. It turned out precisely as
Sawyer hoped and expected. Our gov
eminent was informed of the position Of
affairs, and promptly seized son Of Gen.
Lee, and one of some other prominent
rebel, and threatened to hang them if the
Union officers were executed. BY this
means the lives of two doomed men were
saved, as the confederate government did
not dare to carry out their threats. After
few more months of confinement, Capt.
Sawyer was exchanged. Captain Flynn,
his companion in misfortune, came out of
the ordeal with his hair as white as snow;
turned gray by the mental sufferings he
endured. Captain Sawyer in a week or
two was as "good as new" and served
through the war.-Tre1aton Gazette.
Mrs. Columbus Delano, who
has been very sick at Sharon Springs,
is now better.
-Lamartine's Chateau Moroccan,
celebrated for its vineyards andssviews
of Mont Blanch, is for sale at $112,-
900.
Rev. Mr.. Beecher's pulpit is
supplied during the summer and till
October by Rev. DR.. Patton, of Chi
cago.
The Prince Imperialis discov-
cred to be fine dancer, a daring
horseman, and to look like his grand
uncle by those who write about him.
-Salazar, a member of Maximi-
lian's Cabinet, whose estates were
confscated by Juarez, is insane at
Washington, and his wife is desti-
tute at Georgetown.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-09-02
from the New York Times.l
Treatment of Chow-Chew on a
Pacific Mail Steamer.

A San Francisco correspondent relates
an incident which occurred on recent
passage of the Pacific Mail Steamship
Colorado which indicates that the Chi
nese are not altogether safe from the
" prejudice against color" and no matter
what may be their social position or in
tellectual requirements, they are not bet
ter than "niggers y in the eyes of some
people. A young, handsome and wealthy
Chinese merchant, who had been engaged
in California, went to China to take a
wife of the daughters of his people, and
with his blushing bride, attended by two
maid-servants, had taken passage on board
the steamship above named.
The dainty lady, who was quite beau
ty after the style Of her country, never
ventured to show her little feet outside
the door of her staterocm but her hus-
band, speaking English perfectly, and
thoroughly versed in American usages
took his seat among the other passengers
But for the flowing silks of his national
costume, he would hardly have been de-
tected as foreigner, yet the coarse old
sea captain took ofense at his presence
and insulted him to such an extent that
the "gent1e Chinaman," to avoid further
trouble, took his meals in his room.
This man so grossly outraged by the
old sea dog was none other than Chow
Chew, the wealthy and accomplished
merchant who recently accompanied the
commercial party from San Francisco tc
Chicago, for the purpose of visiting ou1
inland emporiums and eastern imports
to ascertain what openings they offer in
the industry and enterprise of his coun
trymen It was the same gentleman who
made the admirable speech at Chicago
before the Board Of Trade, and was SC
warmly received by the members of the
Ways and Means Committee of Congress-
and introduced to the leading merchants
Of the Western metropolis Fasting al
tables at which the rough old sea captain
would scarcely be permitted to sit.
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POETRY.
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