The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-01-08
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Charleston.
Two pickpockets were lynched at Car
roll, Tenn, on the Mobile d. Ohio Rail
road by the enraged passengers upon the
stopping of the train.
Twenty-seven thousand cigars were
seized at Baltimore, on board the steamer
Cuba, on Saturday for violation Of the
revenue laws.
Several heavy failures have occurred
in Baltimore during the past week. The
house Of Turnbull, Slade 81 &c. have
suspended for about 100000.
Christmas was celebrated in st. Louis
in a very likely manner. a large mum.
ber Of free fights were indulged in by
which a large numer Of rutiians and some
decent people lost their lives.
A fire on Saturday morning at Lynn
Mass, destroyed buildings, including
a boot and shoe mandatory, to the
value of about 100000. BY this con-
flagration probably 600 people are thrown
out Of employment.
The arrest Of Mr.. Bowles, editor of
the Springfield Republican, Massachu
setts, at the instance of james Fisk, .jr
Of the Erie Railway, at late hour in
the evening, and his incarceration in
prison over night, has called forth strong
condemnation from the press generally.
Letters are constantly being received by
Mr.. Bowles, expressing the resentment
of the writers for this unWaTrantCd pro-
cecding,
A sistcr-in-law of Charles Dickens, re
siding in Chicago, committed suicide
Christmas Eve, by taking morphine
She sent her children to the home of her
brotherin.law, to assist in getting up a
Christmas tree, and when they returned
they found their mother dead. Extreme
poverty is supposed to be the cause. We
hope and trust that her distinguished
brother-in.law had no knowledge Of her
destitute circumstances.
The population of Turkey is estimated
at 4O,0O0,0OO. Her army numbers a
total of nearly 100000 The reserve
army amounts to 100000; the auxiliary
troops to 100000; the irregular troops
to 10000. The resources of Greece
when compared with those Of Turkey
assume Insignificant proportions. She
has population of 100000, and her
maximum army numbers about 1900
men, with at least 1900 officers. Tnr-
key has a good navy, not in numbers,
but in strength and efficiency Greece
has two steamers and q sqandron of
coasting ships.
The English army consists at present
of 1000. men. Of the troops, 7O,292
are garrisoned in England, Ireland, Scot,
land, and Wales; 9,7o7 at Gibraltar and
Malta $4,000 in India; $4,000 in Brit,
ish America, and the remainder at Ber-
muda, West Indies, China, Japan, and
other places.
The Paris Moniteur Of the 22d inst
has late Paraguayan adyices, which say
the position of Lopez is critical in conse-
quence of his difference with the United
States, and that he will probably seek a
reconciliation with the American Govern
ment. The MOniter also states that
Paragua continues to make energetic
resistance to the movements of the Allied
Army.
An old gentleman was recently await
ing for the cars in the depot of the Chi
cago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad,
when, looking oyer the great building,
he exclaimed, "Only think of it! But
a little over thirty years ago, was offer,
ed eighty acres OF land, on part of which
this depot is now built, for a sorrel horse
and saddle, and | was fool enough to
keep the sorrel.'
FIGuRIN,A DowN.-The editors, poll
ticians, and the thousand and one persons
who were the first TO nominate Grant for
the Presidency, are getting chances for
the honor sharpened down to a very
fine point The matter is being figured
at, and the editor Of Troy paper has
discovered that he is just two days, seven.
teen hours, and forty seven seconds ahead
of any competitor yet entered
DEAD OF l868.-Among those promi-
nent in America, who have died in the
year that has just gone out, are: Bishop
Hopkins, Leutze, Elliot, the Mount broth
ers, the sculptor Ball Hughes, Seba Smith,
Charles G. Halpine, Professor Adler,
Julia Dean Hayne, James Buchanan,
and Thadeous Stevens. Admiral Bell
died while on service abroad, and Ada
Isaacs Meken died in Paris.