The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-03-12
NEWS ITEMS.

"A good story is told of distinguished
ex-senator from Tennessee, who was seen
at late hour Wednesday night vending
his way up to the White House, apparent.
ly oblivious TO the change of the occupant.
He rang the bell and was told by servant
that A. j. did not live there any more.
"A Lyon Monument Association was
formed Mon lay night in St. Louis, Mo,
for the purpose of erecting bronze eques
trian statue to General Lyon, who was
killed at the battle of Wilson's Creek in
1861. 1t is not improbable that the bronze
horse now in Washington, cast by Clark
Mills, will be bought and a figure Of Gen.
Lyor placed thereon.
Daniel @. Potts, formerly agent for
the American Express Company, and also
for the Souther Minnesota Railroad, at
Rushford, Minnesota, who absconded some
time ago with about So, 900 express money
and about the same amount from the rail
road company, was captured in Crawford
county, Wisconsin, last week, and taken to
Lacrosse and ongcd in Jail to await trial
There are startling rumor of murder
perpetrated in one of the evirons of Indian.
apolis few nights ago. The victim, lav-
ing been decoyed from the theatre, was
killed, and his body burned. His name is
not known, out the police are in possession
of facts which led them to the arrest of
three notorious characters. named Robert
Turbavile, Robert Kelso, and Ben Irwin.
The Lindell Hotel Company met at
St. Louis Saturday, and discussed several
plans for the new hotel. 1t is said that
the erection Of the hotel has been decided
upon, and that it is to be built on Wash>
ington avenue, between Eleventh and
Twelfth streets, fronting three hundred
feet on Washington avenue aud st, Charles
streets and tive hundred feet on Twelfth
street. TIE cost is to be nine hundred
thousand dollars.
Great preparation are being made to
celebrate the completion of the Pacific
Railroad. twill be formally opened by a
great excursion on the 4th of next July.
Gov. llaight of California has received an
invitation to meet the Governors Of other
States in Chicago, to participate in the
opening excursion Part of the pro-
gramme is said TO be the simultaneous
starting of two" through trains" one from
New York, the otLer from San Francisco.
1t will be the biggest railroad event the
world has ever seen.
In the Bank of England it is stated
that sixty folio volumes or ledgers are
daily filed with writing in keeping the
accounts. To produce these sixty vol,
umes, the paper having been previously
manufactured elsewhere, eight men, three
steam presses and two hand presses are
continually kept going within the bank.
In the copperplats printing departments
2S, 5000 bank notes are thrown Oft daily,
and so accurately is the number indicated
BY machinery that to rurloin a single note
without detection is an impossibility.
There are 100000 children in the
1880 Common schools of Pennsylvania,
who are takght bv II 900 teachers, 1000
directors, and y perptendents. In
1867. six million dollars were expended
for school purposes, one>third of which
was for school houses and one half for text
books. Yet in spite Of these accommoda,
tons from 10000 to 100000 children in
the State go to no school at all, 10000 of
these being in the city Of Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia COmmercid List
says The government examiner ap-
pointed to examine the affairs of the
Fourth National Bank Of Philadelphia,
which suspended on the 23d ult., reports
THAI its whole capital stock of S250,OO0
has disappeared, but the depositors will Sc.
cure all their money. The defaulting
cashier has vanished on learning that a
warrant is out for his arrest, The charter
Of the institution has been purchased by a
number of Philadelphia gentlemen, headed
by John Austin, late President of the
Southwark National Bank, who have sub,
scribed the new capital and viii attempt to
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