The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-04-02
NEWS ITEMS.

- Gold closed IN New ork Saturday al
1917 O. 1919.
On March 25th, in New York,
Walton. an alleged counterfeiter, was dis
charged from custody from lack Of evi
dence.
Still & Co.'S spice mills on Chambers
street, New York were burned on March
10Th. Loss $4,000. Insured
Three laborers, were killed on the
birmingham road uear Worcester Mass
Saturday, by the caving in OF an embark
ment.
The ratification of the Fifteeth
Amendment passed the Pennsylvania
House on March 18th by strict party
vote.
Secretary Borie witnessed the target
firing, and inspected the Station, at Auua
polls, Nd, yesterday,
S. Ewcll, Day Il Co.'S cordage ware.
house, on Commercial street, Boston, was
burned Oh March %, Loss, $4,000.
Both Litchenheim and Friend,
charged in New York, with deIrauding the
revenue, by not stamping cigars, have been
discharged.
"A mad dog bit boy on Broadway,
New York, March 9th. Another one
bit lhsn on Atlantic avenue BrooA Iyn, on
the same day, Both dogs were shot.
M. Bruil, formerly Consul for France
and Lisbon, has been appointed Consul
General of France for tSau Fraucis:o vice
Charles dc Acosta, deceased
Montague Dean. convict in Sing
Sing Prison died, last Friday. from cruelty
received at the hands OF one Of the keep.
ers, named Buckingham. The bitter Las
been removed, but no; arrested.
A telegram from Ogden says that the
Utah City authorities are about purchasing
the depot grounds for the proposed hranch
road to Salt Lake City. The work on the
Union Pacific road is still progressing,
The contract for building a railroad
between LevenwOrth and the terminus OF
the central branch Of the Union Pacific
Railroad, at Atchiston, was on Thursday
awarded to A. IL. Waterman, for S250,00O
This is exclusive of iron. The road is to
be in running order by the first Of Septem-
Der.
An Omaha dispatch says advccs from
The Upper Missouri Reservation state that
great dissatisfaction exists among the
Indians at the manner in which treaties are
being carried out. 1t is stated that even
Spotted Tail was complaining. An early
outbreak is feared.
The Union Pacific got the better of
Fiske in the United States Senate Com.
mittee Saturday. A resolution was agreed
upon and reported to the Senate, nullifying
the action of the New York courts aud al
lowing the company to hold its meetings
anywhere.
United States Marshal Nadine, ot
New York, has arrested James Glynn, car
penter, William Crothers, boatswain, aud
Joseph Murphy, third mate, all Of tho
ship James Foster, Jr. They were taker
before Commissioner Jones, who held then
for examination, to take place yesterday
They were taken to Jail.
"A dispatch from St. George, Southern
Utah, says there is no doubt that tho
Navajoes have taken possession of the
country South between them and thu
Colorado river. 1t is also reported :ha
they are trying to form an alliance with tht
Huah Pap, Shebits and Fl Utes Indians II
make general raid on the stock OF th'
settlers.
-Advices from Nassau to the Goth re
port the presence there of one hundre'
Cubans, who display very bitter feeling
against the Spaniards The Spanish Con
sui was very much alarmed by the demon
strations. The Cuban revolutionary fla
was flying from two buildings in the town
The Spanish war steamer Guadiana was il
port. One of the Peruvian monitor
visited Port Maralo, a small place on tn
northern coast, while on her way iron
Pensacola, and during her stay the iusur
gentlG Generals Manuot and Mareno went OIL
board.