The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-04-13

the Hon. w. r. Lyon will receive TO-
600 majority for Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court.
The Irish immigration 20 America,
formerly SO extensive, is now rapidly or
the decrease. English and French i'm
migration is increasing, whilst that from
Germany is the largest.
The Treasury Department last week
received letter from a German bank
er, enclosing bill of exchange on New
York for $4,000 in gold, being "con-
science money" Tho sen2er, it was
stated, was "formerly citizen of the
United States"
The fact is asserted that a man in
Delaware kept a negro girl in slavery
up to week before last, when, she being
to sick to be of an use to him, he gave
her her freedom, and ten cents to take
her to New Castle. She died there in
twepty-four hours after her arrival.
Deacon Andrew Leach, who recently
died at Searsport, Maine, is claimed to
have been the champion church goer,
having been in his pew 2,59s out of
1900 consecutive Sundays. Absence
from town was his excuse for missing
the only two Sundays his seat was va
cant in fifty years.
John s. L. Blackburn has been held
in $4,000 bail at Chilicothe, Ohio,
charged with the murder of Mary Kane
Loyell few days ago. 1t is alleged
that his mind had been unsound for
some time past He was committed to
prison in default of BAIL
In the case of James N. Henry, VS..
the Chicago City Railroad Company,
for being elected from the cars, and
severely injured, on trial at Wheaton,
Rupage county, Illinois. The jury
brought in verdict for plaintiff for
$4,000. A new trial was demanded.
Judge Leavit, in the United States
Circuit Court at Cincinnati, has decided
the case where capias pro:fne had been
issued, to compel the payment Of fine,
that in the State of Ohio no imprison-
ment could be had for fne, which he
held to be debt.
Gen. Duff Green, once so prominent
a politician that he received the credit
Of making Andrew jackson President,
and during the war most violent and
virulent supporter of the Rebellion, is
now living very quietly and almost for
gotten in Dalton, Ga. As the nation
has allowed him to sink into obscurity,
he declares the nation no longer exists
Two young Atlantans ran foot race
the other Sunday for the honor of es-
cortiug "A belle to church. The winner
found she had just gone with another
fellow. A young girl at Danvers,
Mass attempted to end her life with
dose of laudanum, because the Baptist
church at that place refused to admit
her to its membership.
Marblehead, Mass, has within its
limits an old fort built about 1910 by
the early settlers, to protect them from
the Indians. 1t is situated about mile
from the thickly settled part Of the
town, and by recent vote of the tax
payers is to be enclosed by fence, and
to be preserved as the only relic of the
kind in New England.
A young lady by the name of Angel,
living near Franklin Courthouse, Va,
was most horribly crushed in a grist-
mill near that place, few days since.
She was caught in some of the wheels,
and had her legs both broken, and also
one of her arms. She was about fifteen
years of age, and was highly esteemed
by all who knew her.
1t is estimated that the New Workers
get one quart of water with every three
quarts of milk. AS the annual con-
sumption of milk in the city and vi
cinlty is l20,000,000 quarts, it follows
that ten cents per quart the snug
little sum of $4.000,000 is paid by con-
sumers for water, which is used to Eek
tend" the lacteal fluid.
Hartford, Conn, April 6.-The
Evening Post announces the election Of
the entire Republican State ticket, with
the exception Of the Governor vote. In
the detail, as given in the large towns,
shows that English has generally run
ahead of his ticket and Jewell behind,
probably on account of the capital
question. The Republican ticket, ex.
cept the Governor, has probably more
than leo majority.
Washington, D. c., April 7.-Sena-
tor Ames has received a telegram from
a trustworthy source, stating that 40
negro churches and school l-houses, have
been burned in Mississippi within the
EAST few weeks. AS buildings of this
class are notoriously scarce in that State
this fact furnishes pretty strong evil
deDce of the extend of the operations
of the Ku-Klux there.
Cincinnati, O., April THE West
ern Female College at Oxford, Ohio,
one Of the most prominent female edu-
cational institutions at the West, was
burned this morning. There were IT'S
persons in the building at the time OF
the catastrophe, and the flames spread
with such rapidity that many of the in-
mates were compelled to make their es-
cape through the windows, but no lives
were lost. Three Young ladies, named