The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-06-11

Miss Penelope Adkins, daughter of the
late Senator Adkins, who was recently assas-
mated in Georgia, has published an appeal
to The people for retribution upon the assas-
sins. She hurls back the infamous charges
against her fathers character, and declares
that he was killed on account of his politics
alone solely because he was Republican
The murderers, she says, are well known and
can be named, yet no step has been taken to
bring them to justice
Advices from Spain says 1T is rumored that
a new Provisional Ministry will be formed,
to remain in Office until next October when
a plebiscitum is to be taken to decide the
question of the sovereignty Several officers
of the army have been arrested at Torbosa,
on charge of having joined in u conspiracy
for the restoration of Queen Isabella. Gen.
Caballero de Roda has been appointed Cap
tain General of Cuba. He will sail for his
post of duty on Saturday next.
The Hon. Oliver p. Morton, one of the
United States Senators for Indiana, pub
fishes in the indianapolis JOURNAL an eab-
crate argument sustaining the legality of the
action of the Legislature Of that State on
the adoption of the XVIII Amendment of
the Constitution of the United States. The
Constitution of the State provides that "Two
thirds of each House shall constitute n quor-
um to DO business The number OF Senators
for Indiana is fixed by law at 80, with 100
members of the Lower House. Mr. Morton
maintains with much force Of argument that
the two-thirds provided for in the Constitu
tion means two-thirds of the actual member
ship of either House for the time being
that is to say: in full House of 100 mem
bers quorum would be 81; but if by death
or resignation the membership should be re-
duced to GO, then to 40 would constitute a
quorum.
Advices from Cuba report severe engage
ment near Puerto Padre in which force of
Spaniards carrying provisions to Tunas were
defeated with great loss, and were compelled
to give up their designs for the relief of the
town. The insurgents claim this as another
great victory. They have determined to
keep the Spaniards on the seaboard, and
thus compel the surrender OF the inland
towns by starving them out Two hundred
Spanish troops have died of cholera, and
most of the remainder are reported sboeless
and Disconnected Coal is getting scarce,
and the government will probably lay an en-
barge on all in the island.
Large numbers Of persons at the Washing
ton cemeteries Saturday were scattered by
rain and hail storm, which, though of not
more than half an hours duration, did con-
siderable damage in the northern suburbs -
The wind blew over several buggies, slightly
injuring the occupants. One or two houses
were unrooied. a small frame tenement in
which four men had taken refuge parted at
the top and fell to the ground. One Of the
party was so badly injured that it was Lee
cessary to carry him home. Bridges We're
swept away by the rapidly rising waters,
thus seriously interfering with the vehicles
of parties who were Fastening home from
| the decorating ceremonies
The strikers OF The Pennsylvania coal
mines can take their time about resHming
work aud the coal consumers of the benight-
ed regions hercabout viii not suffer- The
The Brooklyn UNION says ''there is more
coal within reach of the market than will be
consumed during the summer Wien the
strikers have bad their spree and spent all
their money, their conspiracy will ho at an
end through exhaustion Of means. The men
will 20 to work again, and produce enough
coal for thetall supply. Therefore none
be afraid, or buy more coal than he needs
for immediate use"
The British parliamentary returns for
1868 afford the gratifying intelligence
that this country stands at the head of
the list of countries supplying their cot
ton-haying furnished 8 per cent more
than the previous year, while other coun-
tries yielded less. The total increase of
all imports was five per cent. The pro-
portion from the United States was 43
per cent Of the whole supply, or nearly
haf-an increase over last year. The
number Of cwts. imported was 1l,272,-
Col in 1867, and Il ,787 1913, in 1868, of
which we sent 47I5,733 in the former
year, and 5,l28, 97l in the latter. At
the same time, India forwarded 4, ,449,-
250 in 17G7 and 4,40S,O95 in 1868.