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


Wild ducks are very plentiful on the
Susquehanna, near ork.
A project is on foot in Canada for bridging
or tunneling Detroit river.
Last Tuesday Capt. Geo. w. Miler's
dwelling house at Rochester was destroyed
by fire.
The citizens of Warrep held an election
for Postmaster last week, the candidates
being Christian Smith, the present incumbent
and Captain Robert Dennson. MIR. Smith
had one majority.
A r0ed mail bag containing several thous-
and letters was found in the water at Gowa-
nus ou the 22d inst. All valuable letters
had been opened and their contents extracted.
Three prominent and highly esteemed
citizens OF Beaver and neighborhood were
suddenly called away by death within the
past week or two. viz, DR.. 5. Smith, of
Bridgewater, VIM. Dunlap, Esq, of Beaver,
and Capt. John Evans, OF Rochester.
Altoona had another fire. Thursday night
the llth inst, the grocery store OF ID. g.
Ehrhart and the tobacco shop of j. j. Pot
ter were burned. The loss was about 200
and there was about 1000 insurance.
A young man named Badlock had his hand
caught in the log chain of saw mill at
Cteartield, when he was working last week.
and before aid could be brought he was
wound three times around the drum TO which
the chain was attached. lie died the next
day.
In Meadville, on the 18th inst. Mr. Geo
whiting, of Cochranton, in attempting to
get on the cars while in motion, fell between
the cars aud had one Of his legs crushed so
badly as to require amputatiOn. Mr.. w.
fingered until Saturday evening, when he
died. The deceased had an accidental in.
surance ticket for $4,000.
The Lebanon COURIER says: On Wednes-
day morning of last week, three men employ
ed on the railroad in Union township at
tempted to cross the dam near Union Forge
on fiat" They were caught IN an eddy
and the fiat" upset. Two of the men,
Bernard Donnelly and Neal Brown, we're
drowned. The third, Il German, escaped.
A jolly old codgor from Conneautvillc, got
on Southern traiu'at The station one day
last week, without a ticket. Conductor
came along as usual, and called for his fare
"What is the fure?' asked the old gent
"Where are you going?' asked the conduc-
tor. "To h-ll," was the reply, "TheD,"
said the conductor, "giye me dollar and
sixty cents, and get off at Sharon
On the night of the 9th inst, farmer re-
siding in Fairview township Erie county,
drove his team and wagon over bank on
Walnut Creek, about six feet high, killing
the horses and seriously injuring himself -
He was comfortably drunk at the time, or
his friends would have had the pleasure of
attending his funeral the next day. This
illustrates the preserving qualities Of "ben-
zine."
The masons engaged at cellar in Allen
town, in breaking large sand stone in two,
the other day, discovered frog, pressed as
fiat as a cent, lying In the crevce or cavity
in the stone, from which there was no visible
outlet. As soon as it fell out it began to
manifest symptoms of life, and before one
hour it was as large, plump and lively as any
other frog
A bold, but unsuccessful attempt was
made to rob the county treasury at New
Lisbon on the 18th inst The burglars en-
tered the Office through a window, and broke
open the door of the vault, and thus got ac-
cess to the safe. Not being familiar with
its construction, they undertook to blow it
open with powder, but failed, the only dam
age done being the scorching of few small
notes and unimportant papers.
Considerable excitement prevails in Wash
ington township, Stark county, o., owing to
the discovery of ayellow gitteriug substance
confidently believed to be gold on the farm
of Casper Bez. Mr.. Belz has refused $500
for one acre of his land, satisfied that the
precious metal exists in abundance On his
place. Mr. Belz's place is on the road lead
ing from Freeburg to Wiusbester, and some
six miles south of Mt. Union.
"A German girl, named Louisa Stroker,
from Baden, is in Greensburg looking for her
sister, who is the wife of mechanic with a
name something like Richer. This sister
sent Louisa a letter containing her address
aud some money, but this was stolen from
her in New York. As Louisa cannot speak
English, and is a stranger in strange land.
her case is really doplorable one, and any
one knowing OF her relatives should inform
,ham of her Whersaboutg