The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-07-23

against Jne Guy lOr udundSeS' ne a9grc' |
gate amount of claims is between S175,-
900 and 100000.
Thos. Mulhall, twice convicted at Cleve-
land of aiding and abetting the murder
of y. p. Skinner, was yesterday sentenced
to be hanged on the 26th of August.
The lager beer dealers of Massachus-
etts have formed a permanent organiza-
ton, to secure the repeal of that crazy.
liquor law.
The Office of the Collector of the third
district of Ohio was entered few even
ings ago and the safe robbed of $4,000
worth Of stamps.
Earliey's menagcrie was on the road
between Muscatine and Davenport by the
thunder storm of Monday evening"
Several horses were killed by the lightn-
ing, and the scene of horror beggars de-
scription.
The emigration statistics show that
during the first six months of the present
year, l0,306 emigrants arrived at Toronto
5,038 remained in Canada, the others
coming to the United States.
A man named Michael Force was kill
ed in a saw mill in Williamsport the
other day. lie was assisting to put a
belt on large pulley attached to the line
shaft, when by some mishap he slipped
and fell into the wheel, which was revolv-
ing with great velocity. His neck was
broken, causing instant death,
The Wilkes Barre Record Of the Times.
says that "coal can pay all hands we'll
and still be-cheap fuel" Perhaps so but
1t never will be cheap so long as unprin-
cipled monopolists control the mines and
organize strikes whenever they think fuel
is getting low enough to be cheap fuel /"
to the consumer
George g. Scott, citizen of Moon
nelsburg, Fulton county, while passing
along the turnpike in two horse buggy,
about four miles west Of that place, Tues
day evening, was attacked by highway
men and robbed of a valuable gold watch,
money, etc. The thieves threw the
buggy down the mountain side and made
their escape. The outrage was commit
ted before dark.
Near Columbia while four men were
working in an ore bank few days since
the sides suddenly, without the least
warming cayed in with heavy crash,
burying the whole party considerable
distance below the surface Of the earth
The noise attracted other workmen in the
mines to the scene, and beholding the sad
calamity at once vigorously set to work
to rescue their unfortunate comrades il
possible. One by one the men were
reached, and all with life, except slight
injury, save one man, named Schaetfer
who was literally smashed to death.
They have obedent children in Troy
The Times says that a young man Of that
city was returning home with couple Of
young ladies in the evening, when he
encountered his mother, by whom he was
ordered to leave the society of the girls
and escort her to the family domicil.-
The young man, like a good boy, obeye@
his mother, and the girls went home alone
Indulgence in society Of the other sex i;
one Of the pleasures "not for Joe"
Brigham Young recently ordered
Aaron Thatcher "to go and preach the
Gospel till by getting married he was
willing to fill the measure Of his creation
for that cause came he into the world
Whether to make saints or sinners is no
stated.
A young man named Tiff was strucl
dead by lightning in q harvest field nca
Litchfeld, Illinois, last Saturday. Wher
found he had his clothes stripped off OF
one side, though the only perceptiblC
mark. Of the lightning was small rec
spot on the neck.
young lady stepped through the side
walk, at Cairo, Illinois, a day or two ago
and injured her leg. She declares tha
should anything serious result to her liml
from the accident, she would sue the cit,
for 100000, since her leg is worth t(
her every cent Of the money She seems
to have footlight appreciation Of thC
value Of the injured member
They have got an Enoch Arden cast
down at Danville, in this State. A sup
posed widow Of soldier in that place
well known and respected by the com
munity, some time ago married worth,
man, with whom she has been living
happily, But, 10 and behold. few day
ago she received letter from her forme
husband IN which he informs her that Ii
will be home, and claim his rights in th'
house A rather unpleasant state Of af
fairs certainly.
The Pittsburg Gazette says a trip b.
daylight, through the States, enables u
to speak with some defniteness as to til,
crops All sorts of fruit seem to be il
uncommon abundance. While the grass
is heavy, the hay, though abundant il
quantity, will be deficient in quality
The wheat fields present deep red ap
pearance, indicating ripeness, though W.
observe no fields in which the labor o
gathering had been commenced Rye il
standing well, and turning yellow, while
the oats, in deep green, are just showing
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