The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-01-15
NEWS ITEMS.

ell-1nf0rmed CuDanS assert tnat tine |
revolutionists are constantly receiving ac-
cessions from within aud without the
island. The report that they have de-
creed the abolition of slavery within their
lines is fully confirmed. This is con-
sidered desperate measure by the sup
porters of the Government, and an indica.
ton of the growing weakness of the
rebel cause. The proclamation of liberty
to the Press has gone into full effect.
The State Grant and Colfax Club OF
Virginia, as an offset to the operations OF
the Compromise Committee in Washing
ton, have adopted memorial to Congress
asking that, in view of the deceptions
practiced by persons whose disabilities
have been removed, no further steps be
taken in that direction until the applicants
have proved that favor reconstruction ny
voting for it in the coming election. A
committee representing the Club is to be
sent to Washington to oppose the amnesty
movement.
1t is reported that the white man
named Anderson Upton, and the three
negroes, who murdered and robbed one
Martin and his two sisters, few weeks
ago, at their home in Columbia, s. c., and
and then fired their house, were recently
taken from the County Jail in which they
were confined, and lynched. The four
had confessed their guilt, and were
awaiting sentence.
The examination in the case of the
United States against Justin Arnold,
David Wiles, Daniel Hess, and Alexan-
der M. Sheldon, of Oneida, Madison
County, N. Y, charged with conspiracy
to defraud the Government, is in progress
in Oswego Arnold and Wiles own a
distillery at Oneida, and Sheldon and
Hess are rectifers doing business in the
vicinity of the distillery and in conjunc.
ton with it. 1t is charged that these
parties have defrauded the revenue to the
extent Of $4,000,
Advices from Hayti give additional
particulars of the recent campaign of
Salnave in the Southern Peninsula. He
captured the City of Miragoane, but was
driven out by the rebels. He retook the
city, and destroyed portion of it. He
then captured six other towns on the sea
coast, the inhabitants aided him in driving
out the rebels. He next returned to
Port au-Frince, and it is believed that
his campaign will lead to the surrender
of Jacmel and Jeremie. 1t is reported
that a cargo of arms and ammunition
shipped from Boston to the rebels had
reached their destination The Govern
ment monopoly Of the coffee trade was
removed on the 30th of December, and
the traffic opened to competition under
certain restrictions. r....-
A fatal fight occurred on Friday night
last at a spelliug-school at Silver Lake,
Kosclusko County, Ind, between two
Young men, named Geo Haines and Geo.
Barbour. Some difficulty had occurred a
night or two before between them, and
thew had arranged to meet and fight it
out. Haines knocked Barbour down and
stabbed him, the knife entering his heart
and killing him instantly. Haines made
his escape, but officers are on his track
Barbour had been but short time mar
ried. Haines' brother has been arrested
as participant. ....
An interesting case has just been de-
cided in Mansfield, Ohio. 1t was brought
by the city against the agents of John
A. Wertz, of Toledo, for violation of city
ordinance imposing a license fee of $50
to SIS per day for auctioneering goods
and notions by persons not residents of
the city. AlverdiGt was rendered for the
defendant, The dry goods merchants of
the City are far from satisfied with the
result. ,-.r .....-,. -...-r.,r
A desperate recently appeared in Mont
gomery, Texas, and in a short time made
himself odious to the citizens by his
quarrelsome disposition. One day last
week he rode his horse into the store OF
Messrs. Smith 81 Peal, and on being
ordered out he drew his pistol, but before
he could fire it he was fired upon by Mr..
Smith or Mr.. Peal with double barrel
shotgun. Although badly wounded, he
ran out into the street, and by some IA
tallty met party of citizens who were
limiting him for the purpose of causing
his arrest for passing counterfeit money.
He ran in another direction, when some
one in the party fired upon him and he
fell. A Mr.. Oliver and two brothers
named McGrew, (who, it seems, were in
the habit of associating with the despe-
rado,) ran upto his rescue with pistols
drawn, when they were fired upon by
the crowd and all three killed. . sqlI
A resolution was introduced in the
Kentucky Legislature, on Saturday, re-
questing Congress to remoye all politi-
cal disabilities that may have been attach.
ed to any citizens of Kentucky by virtue
of the Fourteenth Constitutional Amend
ment