The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-06-06
The News.

n MlnnesOta tOWn naU an Oi0-Tasn-
ioned snow storm last week.
A Norwich man has new variety of
grape. They have delicate flavor and
the skins are useful for umbrella covers.
Congress will adjourn on juno 10th,
unless no new date be appointed
between this and then.
James Gorden Bennett proprietor of
the New York Herald, died last Satur-
day, June 1st, at the age Of seventy
seven years.
A Washington special says it is ru-
mored that Secretary Fish is ready to re-
sign, and that General Banks is spoken
Of as his successor.
The site on which the building of the
Vienna Exhibition of 1873 will be
erected is six times larger than that on
which the exhibition palace in Paris
was constructed in 1867.
Erie, May 23.-A fire broke out
early this morning at Northeast, fifteen
miles east of this city, in a tobacco
store, and burned eight wooden build
ings. The loss is estimated at 1926, 900,
mostly covered by insurance.
Nashville, Tenn, May 24.-The bill
to give this State another member of
Congress having become the law, ex-
President johnson is announced as a
candidate from the State at large,
Wheeling, West Virginia, May 23.-
A fire at Warrington, to day, destroyed
the greater portion OF the town. The
loss is estimated at $4,000, with an in
surance ofS5,5O0.
The new jury law in New York,
which allows jurors te serve who have
formed an opinion, provided they can
be guided solely by the evidence, was
put in force In the trial of an alleged
hotel thief in New York city recently.
A French colony in Franklin, Kansas,
have established a velvet mandatory
at that place said to be the only one in
the United States. They are also extern
sively engaged in agriculture and mer-
chaudise.
One of the iron beds in the Adiron-
dac mountains, New York, has recently
been traced for mile in length, seven
hundred feet in width, and forty leet
deep, and found to consist Of almost
solid ore.
Pittsburg, June 3-Brooks, Ballen.
tine Co.'S, refinery at Temperanceville
was burned this morning. Loss, about
S20,000-partly insured. Lupton's
roofing pitch mandatory and some
frame houses were burned at the same
time. Loss, $4,000; no insurance.
The Emperor of China is sixteen
years Of age, aud is to be married shortly
The future Empress is named Alute, 6
Mongol by descent, and the daughter of
Chung Chi, an officer Of Hanlin College
whose father was a madarin of high
rank.
New York, June IA Washington
special in relation to the treaty, says il
is understood that request for time fol
the more careful consideration of tbe
supplemental article has been made BY
the British Government. This request
if it means anything, must mean post
ponement OF the Geneva tribunal, which
should meet on the 18th.
The President has approved the &C
ameudatory of the election law.
provides that all votes for Representa-
tives in Congress shall hereafter be b,
written or printed ballot, any law of any
State to the contrary Notwithstanding
This section is not to apply to any Sta,
voting otherwise, whose elections fo
such Representatives shall occur pre-
vious to the regular meeting of the Leg
islature next after the approval of thi
act.
Smokers are agitating the propriet
of reducing the duty on cigars, an,
furnish the following figures: A thous
and fine cigars in Havana cost $50. A
New York they cost SIP so. Befor
they reach the purchaser at retail tn
price is increased to Sl70, or three time
their original value. AS smokers wi
smoke anyhow, they claim that tobacc
is as much of necessity to them as te
and coffee, from which the duty ha
been stricken, are to other folks
Wool is now commanding a hig
, price and one which, it is believed, car
not long be maintained. The Ohio al
ticle is held in Boston at from 10 to 8
cents; and very little is offered belo,
65 cents, and buyers are not inclined t
pay more than 60 or 65 cents. Califol
MIA has 90O,O0O,00O pounds, AID tn
holders are desirious of keeping it ii
fall, while Eastern buyers who have car
vassed Western markets will not pul
, chase at present rates. The Toled
Commercial prophesies slight stagpatio
, of the market till after shearing tim,
and then probable decline in the price
Gen. Howard re,ently set out t
pacify the hostile Apache Indians {
Arizona. On his arrival there he r,
: quested Gen. Crook to temporarily SUI
pend hostile operations against thes
Indians until he had an opportunity
: test the efficacy Of moral persuasion
He failed to enter into any amicable al
rangement with.the hostile portion
the Apaches, and in letter to Gel
, Cook withdraws his previous request f(
the suspension Of the campaign, an
{ advises him to take vigorous measur,