The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-03-05
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get up public library.
100000 OF buildings we're put up in
Sharon during 1868.
-$500,000 worth of tabacco Was raised
in Lancaster county last year.
Religious rcvivals are actively going
on in several of the churches in Millcrs.
burg, Pa
New York denies having vigilance
committee.
Boston boasts vclocipedc rink TO-
600 feet in area
In Cincinnati velocipcdes rent for
fifty cents an hour
Hartford, Connecticut, has grown
rich on insurance.
Bat three deaths occurred in the
Western Penitentiury last year.
Gold closed in New York on Satur>
day at 1919:
General s. Kilby Smith, American
Consul at Panama, has arrived at New
York.
The steamer Alaska from Asp;nwaIl,
with Sl04000 in gold, arrived at New
York Saturday.
Nearly half of the town of Chippewa
Falls, Wis.,, was burned on the 9th lust
In the Illinois House on Saturday
morning, bill to repeal the registry law
was defeated
-Pennsylvauians now think that Aubrey
H. Smith, Esq, is the man for the
Cabinet.
The public debt statement for Fcbru.
ary will show a deci ease Of twelve million
dollars.
Eighteen inches of snow tell at
Augusta, Maine, Saturday. The railroads
are blockaded all over the State.
The Park Savings Bank in Brooklyn,
New York, was robbed on Saturday Of
small tin box containing $4,000 in money,
No arrests.
Mr. Mcpherson, Clerk Of the House
OF Representatives, has not yet completed
the roll Of members Of the Forty first
Congress. Many credentials have not yet
been received.
Saturday night Roscnbaum & Co.'S
store and petroleum oil establishment, on
Main street, Alemphis, were destroyed by
fire. Loss, $4,000. Insurance in
Eastern Offices.
-Gereral Grants first order on entering
the White House, will probably be to order
Sheridan to New Orleans, Sickles to
Charleston, and Reynolds to Texas.
Mr.. Mcpherson will be Clerk of tho
House Mr.. Caxton, of New York. Door
keeper; Mr. Ordway, Ct New Hampshire,
Sergcanta arms; and Mr.. King, OF Min
uesota, Postmaster.
About three inches OF snow fell at
New York, Saturday, which frozo during
the night, and made good sleighiug in the
outskirts. Ten inches fell IN .,lassacnu.
sets, New Hampshire and Maine.
Massachusetts, claims Cabinet seat.
Mr.. Wilson declines. Mr.. Boutwell,,
although warm personal friend of Gen.
Grants does not expect it. Mr.. Sumner
is in a hopeful state of expectancy.
Saturday morning the west half OF
Empire block and three buildings on West
avenue, KanSakee, Illinois, were destroyed
by fire. Cause unknown. Estimated loss
$4,000. Insurance large.
Mrs Beitzhold, wife of liqnor CONS
FOUNDER in Buffalo, was fatally burned on
Tuesday by the explosion Of jug con
tsAing orange pcclings, spices and highs
wines. The jug had been placed in pail
of boiling water.
- The oil and water color ma nufactory
Of Hainemsnn Il Steiner Bro, Tiffany
street, Brooklyn, was destroyed by fire
Friday morning. The building was owned
Dy Thomas G. Lyman. Loss $4,000.
Insured.
Governor Fairchild presided AZ an iln
ncnse audience Of legislators and citizens,
who Saturday evening were addressed in
Wis, by Mrs. Starton, Miss
Anthony and Mrs. Livermore on the sub,
ject of woman suffrage.
In the Richmond Circuit Court
charter has been granted to Joseph Finne-
can, and other citizens of Georgia and
Florida, to build telegraph lines through
and in Virginia. Capital net to exceed
81 100000.
Another railway war has just been in,
stituted in the Courts this tine between
the Atlantic and Great Western and Erie
Companies. 1t is instituted by tie Great
Western parties to compel the Erie TO ap-
propriate certain moneys to paying mort.
cages on the Atlantic and Great Western
Railroad.
The skating match for the champion
ship between Frank Swift, of New York,
and f I. Goodrich, of Chicago, at Buffalo
Saturday night, was a failure, as a .ompe,
tedt referee could not be obtained and the
Judges were able to agree only on eighteen
figures ou' of twenty six. Another at.
tempt will be made this week.
&C. d, Robinson, of the firm OF Wood
6 Robinson, brokers, 30 Brow street, New
York, is reported by his partner to have
a bsoonJoI IN nnO