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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-05-15

OVER the the thriving little town of
Dixon, Illinois there is, at present pail
of sadness, she gloom Of which the least
interested cannot help feeling. 1t is oc-
casioned by calamity that occurred
Sunday, May 4tb, 1873, the particulars
of which are substantially as follows {:
From 200 to 800 people had gathered
on a bridge to witness the baptism of ten
converts. Just as the third candidate
was presenting himself for baptism there
was sharp, quick crash-a heavy rum
bling, and prolonged, soul-rending
shrek from those on the structure. The
main western stringer of the north span
of the bridge broke like a reed, tipping
three hundred persons into the stream,
and falling fifty feet with crushing
weight upon them. The fall dislodged
the stays from the abutments. The
shock ran along the whole lenght of the
bridge like flash OF electricity and span
after span was drawn from the piers and
sank to the waters surface, till the whole
five hung like immense bags holding a
bruised, bleeding, frightened and fran
tic mass Of men, women and children,
and horses The imagination can
scarcely conceive of more terrible cal
amity. The situation was so terrible,
the chances of escape so few, the
chances of aid so scanty, that it is
merely marvellous that the loss of life is
not greater. AS it is, over fifty were
either drowned or crushed to death
beneath the great mass Of broken iron
and timber.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-05-15
GENERAL NEWS.

Cotton mills are paying twenty-five
per cent. in Georgia.
The spanish Government is going into
the paper currency business.
A Kentucky judge decides that re-
porters may carry arms at all times.
Chinese immigration to San Fran
ciaeo amounts 10 10000 per annum.
Duplicate signatures to promissory
notes have been obtained in St. Gather
ines by placing a manifold book under
the document.
During the pas; fortnight 465 miles
of New York streets were cleaned, and
59,60l loads OF rubbish were carted away
IRON the city, alta total cost of s37 ,020,-
II.
The increase OF our manufacturing
products over the seusus of 1860
amounted to nearly 10 per cent. In
1860 the amount vas 81, ,S95, SO ,676,
and in 1870, S3,924,058, $50.
Boston, May 10.-By arrangement
the libel for divorce filed by the Hon.
Charles Sumner against his wife on the
ground of desertion came mp for hear
ing in the Supreme Govt to-day.
+. p. Balch appeared as counsel for
Mr.. Sumner, and Sydney Bartlett and
j. <. Lathrop for Mrs. Sumner.
Neither the libeliee nor libellant were
present, and, afte. bearing one witness,
Judge Colt decreed o divorce to Mr..
Sumner on the ground above stated.
The United States Supreme Court has
recently decided that policy Of ;nsur-
ance against the peril Of travel by pub.
lie or private conveyance does not cover
the case of lnau who is beaten to death
by highway robbers, while walking at
midnight to his home, serveral miles
distant from a railway station. The
Court held that walking is not travelling
by public or private conveyance, these
terms suggesting the use of vehicle or
q vessel
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-05-15
sHERIEFS SALE.

BY virtue of n writ of Ven. Ex. issued
out. of the Court of Common Pleas of Elk
County, and to me directed l will expose to
sale by public vendue or outcry at the
Court House in Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa, on
MONDAY, THE 18th DAY OF MAY, A.
d. 1873, at one o'clock, p. M, all the right,
title, interest, claim and demand whatso-
ever of the following described property:
All that certain piece or parcel of ground
situate in the Borough of st. Mary's Elk
County Pennsylvania, described as follows,
to wit: Beginning at post in Washington
street, being the northeast corner of land
owned by B. ECKLE, thence south thirteen
degrees east along b. ECKEL'S land ninety
two feet and sixteenth of foot to the
southeast corner of 3. ECKELS land,
thence south eighty ard one half degrees
west eighty-two and five-tenths feet to a
post, thence south thirty-seven and two
thirds degrees east ninety-nine feet more
or less to the line Of the Philadelphia &
Erie Railroad, thence along the line Of said
railroad north forty-two degrees and forty
minutes east one hundred and seven feet
to post, thence north nine degrees west
one hundred and fifty nine feet more or
less to post, on the line of Washington
street, thence south eightyone degrees
west siXty-ive and five-tentls feet TO the
place of beginning, containing thirteen
thousand six hundred and eighty-eight
square feet be the same more or less. Be-
ing part of a conveyance made by the said
B. ECKLE to the said JOSEPH WIND
FIELDER by. deed dated the ninth day Of
June, A. D. 1865, upon which premises is
erected one frame house two stories high
20x30 feet, also one small barn adjacent to
saloon 12X20 feet one story hight. The
above property being known as the Alpine
House property.
- ALSO-All that certain piece Of land
in the Borough of St. Mary's in the County
Of Elk and State Of Pennsylvania. Be
ginning at point on the Philadelphia &
Erie depot road, at the northeast corner of
JOHN KRUGH'S lot, thence north tifty.two
degrees and forty minutes east one hun
dred and flty-siX feet more or less to the
northeast corner Of LOUIS DAYER'S lot,
thence south thrty'two and one-haf de-
grees, east one hundred and seventy three
feet, thence north seventy-three degrees
west seventy-five feet, thence north seventy
five feet, thence north seventy six and one
half degrees west seventy-one feet, thence
south eighty-three degrees west siXty-twO
feet more or less to the rear line of JOHN
KRUGH'S lot, thence north thirty-iour and
one half degrees west twenty five feet
more or less to the place of beginning, con
| ia ining thirteen thousand six hundred and
four (l3G04) square feet more or less. Be-
ing part of conveyance made to
NICHOLAS HILL by MATTHIAS BEN
FINGER and others, upon which premises
is erected one frame barn one story high
40x46 feet and harness room l0xl6 feet
Being the property on which the Alpine
| House barn is erected.
Levied upon as the property of JAMES
A. LARGAY, and to be sold by
ID. C. OYSTER, Sheriff.
SHERIFF's OFFICE,
Bidgway, April oath, 1873. I Ste.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-05-15
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The $500 Law.

The laws of our State have wisely
thrown some restrictions around the
grasping rapacity Of those who would
sometihes invoke the aid of cruelty to
enforce the demands of Justice. Uniore-
seen circumstances may sometimes pre-
vent creditors from fulfilling the letter Of
their bonds aad in such cases Shylock
should be restrained from exactine his
ponnd of flesh. Although the intention
Of our exemption law is good, we yet
think that it is framed iu such way as
to allow too much exemption to those
who are disposed to live by the sweat Of
some one else's brow instead of their own.
AS the law now stands, it allows a man
to retain from creditors, goods to the
amount of $500. IF be only has goods
to that amount he can keep them from
being sold to pay his just debts, even
though his pockets were stuffed with
greenbacks at the time. Or, if he has
thousand of dollras' worth of property
that happens to be located in some other
place, out Of the reach of creditors, he
can still retain the amount of exemption
from the articles that creditors may be
able to find. A man may have real es-
tate or a stock Of goods and contract
debts to large amount on the credit of
them, bat when his creditors proceed to
collect their demands, he sells out, puts
the money in his pocket, and then claims
$500 besides
1t seems to us that the law should be
SO amended as to obligue the debtor to
at least make an affidavit that the goods
he claims under the exemption law are
all he possesses; and that he has neither
money nor securities, which when added
to the value of the goods he claims, will
exceed the value Of $500. If IN addi-
ton to this he bescompelled to testify
under oath, and answer such questions
as might be asked by parties interested,
it would do much to close door through
which honest men do not care to travel.
but which often affords a means of escape
for the fraudulent shyster. The unfor-
tunate honest man does not care to hide
his effects from his creditors, and the
unfortunate scallawag should not be al
lowed 10. Protecting honest debtors is
one thing; assisting fraud is quite an
other. 1t has been urged by some that
there should be no exemption, because it
teuds to encourage extravaganza and
running in debt We think, however,
for the sake of humanity, no creditor
should have the power to cast women
and children iu the street; without any
thing. All we want is that the law shall
not be allowed to shield rascals.-[Scran-
ton Times.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-05-15

SOME people have chronic habit of
despairing Of tie country. Scarcely
day passes that we do not hear some
somber-minded individual declaim against
the general rottenness, and prophesy of
coming evil 4; scarcely day that We do
not read in some exchange, gloomy fore
bodings as to the future. What non
sense all this is. Men are no worse to-
day than they were twenty centuries, or
one centure, or half century ago; in
fact, they are generally supposed to have
improved, morally and intellectually,
taking them as mass, since the advent
of Christianity; and that improve
ment in both morals and intellect is still
progressing What if supreme rascal
does occasionally appear upon the sur
face, or dozen of them, for that mat
ter? Has not every other age produced
the like, and why should We of the pres
ent expect exemption =? The masses Of
mankind are honest intelligence IS be-
ing more generally diffused ; and while
this is the case we have certainly more
cause to nope than to fear. The rascals
that appear periodically in pubHc and
private are but the 0cum thrown % the
surface by the bpbbling Of the caldron-
the principal ingredients of the pos are
the souIder AMI swester for their eZppl-
sion. We certainly eau read in the
signs of the times no danger to onr
country in the nea. future and ii We
can put faith in the declarations of the
press Of all parties, there is none; for
we Republicans contend that our party,
as a whole, is pure, End the Democrats
and Liberals claim to De the very soul Of
honor and honesty. We except, Of
course, the few black sheep in al parties
occasionally discovered and elected from
the folG. This being so, tao cor0.Iy,
tor the present, must be safe. What
may occur a century CT ten centuries
hence is not worth consideging'-[Ha
Iisburg Telegraph.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-05-15
Credit Nobile. Men.

Cakes Ames, whose recent death has
been rsco rdea, Nasthe central figure Of
the great credit mchiler muddle. He
was man Of more than ordiusry intel
ligepee, great business t'ct and iron
nerve. With his brothers be succeeded
to the business CT his father the manu-
fact7re OF shovels, the works beirg the
most extensive ia the world. His edu.
cation was lip,ited to common school
course, but his natural erdovments,
coupled with great energy of character,
carried him marked man in his. own
State snd beyond. In addition to his
man ufaeturisg business, he was largely
interested in railroads. He was a men,
Der cf the Executive Council of Massa-
chusetts, in 1860 and 1851, and was
elected to the thirty-eighth, thirty-ninth,
tortietb, forty.frst and forty-second Con-
crosses, his service closing with the late
session.
Few men Of bis age could have passed
the ordeal of the Credit Mobiler ex-
animation and the subsequent censure of
the House, with the nerve displayed by
Mr.. Ames. The strain, however, was
too great Cor even his iron constitution.
With Mr.. James Brooks, another of the
implicated, he has now passed to the
land of silence and quietude. The lead
ing men of the country are falling out of
their places rapidly and suddenly. We
are living in an age when intensity Of
brain activity is.produciug its sad har-
vests.-[Harrisburg Telegraph.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-05-15
HOW 10 60 WEST.

This is au inquiry which every one
should have trut4faly answered before
he starts on his journey, and little
care taken in examination of Routes will
in many casses save much trouble, time
and money.
The &C., B. Il Q. R. r." running
from Chicago, through Galesburg to
Burlington, and the ST, B. &W. Route,
running from indianapolis, through
Bloomington to Burlington, have achiev-
ed splendid reputation in the last two
years as the leading Passengers Routes
to the West. At Burlington they con-
meet With the B. g. N. r. r. snd from
the great Burlington Route, which runs
direct through Southern Iowa to Nebras-
ka and Kansas, with close connections
to California and the Territories and
passengers starting from Elk Comfy, on
their way westward, cannot do better
than to take the BURLINGToN ROUTE.
This Line has published pamphlet
called "How to go West," which con-
tains much valuaole information; large
correct map OF the Grea' West, which
can be obtaiued free of charge by ad-
dressing the General Passenger Agent
the B. g. n. B., Burlington, Iowa
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-05-15
SEEDS, PLANTS, TREEs,-PREPAID
BY MAIL.

My new priced descriptive Catalogue of
Choice Flower and Garden Seeds, 25 sorts
of either for 81; new and choice varieties
of Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs,
Eyergreens, Roses, Grapes, Lilies, Small
Fruits, House and Border Plants and
Bulbs; one year grated Fruit Trees for
mailing; Fruit Stocks of all kinds: Hedge
Plants, &c.; the most complete assortment
in the country, will be sent gratis to any
plain address, with P. o. box. True Cape
Cod Cranberry for upland or lowland, Sc
per 1000; 81 per 100, prepaid by mail.
Trade List to dealers. Seeds on Commits.
sion. Agents wanted.
B. Nj. WATSON, Old Colony Nurseries
and Seed WarehOus, Plymouth, Mass. Es-
tablished 1912.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-05-15

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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-05-15

Chief Justice Chase was thrice mar
ried. His first wife was Miss Kate Gar
Mss, by whom there was no issue. We
believe she vas q daughter or niece of a
Mr.. Garniss, we'll known in Cincinnati
forty years ago. His second wife was
Miss Lizzie Smith. She was the mother
OF Miss Kate Chase, now the Wits Of
Senator Sprague, Of Rhode island. His
third wife was Miss Sarah B. Ludlow,
gra nddaughter of Israel LUDLOW, one of
the first colony of settlers on the Sym
mes purchase. She was the mother of
Miss Nettie, now Mrs. Hoyt of New
York, at whose house the Chief Justice
died.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-05-15
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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-05-15
4 tUARLES HOLES,

CHARLES. HOLES,
" Matchmaker, Engraver and Jeweler,
Main street, Ridgway, Pa. Agent for the
Howe Sewing Machine, and Morton Gold
Pen. Repairing Watches, etc, done with
he same accuracy as heretofore. Salts
action guaranteed. y1nly.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-05-15
P. w. HAYS,
NEW STAGE ROUTE.

NEW STAGE ROUTE.
D. G, BURNS, Proprietor.
The subscriber having secured the con.
tract for carrying the U. S. Mail between
REYNoLDSVILLE & BROCKWAYVILLE
has placed on tina. road line of hacks.
Hacks leave the Exchange Hotel in
Reynoldvjlle every Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday on the arrival of the Brookville
stage, and return the same day. These
hacks connect at Brockwayville with the
Ridgway stages, making connection with
trains on the P. & Z. Road, both east and
west. Every attention to the comfort of
patrons of this line will be given, and a
liberal patronage solicited.
Aug. l3-72tf
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-05-15
faNIE OLD BUCkTAIL'S HOTEL,
Kane, Mckean Co., Pa

II INUHV, -HOIhVuH OVsj %
r. e. LOCKER, Proprietor.
Thankful for the patronage heretofore SO
literally bestowed upon him, the new p, 0.
prietor, hopes, by paying strict attention
TO the comfort and convenience of guests.
to merit a continuance OF the same. The
only stables for horses in Kane and well
kept night or day. Hall attached to the
Hotel. vln23yl.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-05-15

FEN S. HARTLEY, NJ. D.,
Il Physician and Surgeon,
kldgway, Pa. Office in Walkers Building.
Special attention given to Surgery. Office
house from II. III. to 10 p, m. Residence
on correr of South and Court streets, op-
posite the new School House. All calls
promptly attended to. vln2y1.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-05-15
-sNHAYER HOUSE,
Z RILEY & BRO. Proprietors.

II RILEY 4 BkO., PrOprietors.
Cor. Mill and Ceutre Sts., Ridgway, Pa
The proprietors take this method of an
nouncing to the public that they have re-
fitted, revised, and improved, this well
known hotel, and are prepared to entertain
all who favor them with their patronage, In
the best style and at low rates. Good
stabling attached. v3n6tf
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-05-15

WE AREINVESTING FOR EASTERN
w parties many thousands Of dollars
per month in first mortgages on improved
property in Illinois, and such has been the
demrnd for these desirable securities, hlat
we, ,have, during the last fifteen months,
placed in them nearly one million dollars,
the semi-annual interest on which has, in
each and every case, been promptly paid.
These msrtgages..are in the form of Trust
Deeds, and can be closed in 20 days shonld
there he failure to pay interest or taxes
when due.
We invest any sunI, be it large or small,
and collect and remit interest and principal
as it natures, all without expense to the
lender. Can refer to parties for whom we
have loaned large amounts, and who have
never lost dollar either of principal or int.
crest in this class of securities during the
last fifteen years. Send for our pamphlet.
Illinois as place of Investment" mailed
free.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-05-15

UYDE HOUSE,
IL RIDGwAY, Elk Co., PA.
W II. SCIKAM, Proprietor.
Thankful for the patronage heretofore
so literally bestowed upon him, the new
proprietor, hopes, by paying strict al
tentlon to the comfort and convenience of
guests, to merit continuance OF the
same.
oct 80 1869.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-05-15
BUSINESS CARDS.

EOHN G. HALL, Attorney at law, Ridg.
eD way, Elk county Pa. [mar,22'66l
The Arizona sentinel., 1873-03-29
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.
Yuma Postal Directory.


 Mails for California (west) close at 8 PM. on Sundays and Tues days, and P. M. on Fridays.
 Mails for Tucson (east) close at 4 PM. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat- urdays. 0e9
 Mails from Tucson arrive about 5 P. M. on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays. s
 Mails for La Paz (north) close at 8 A. M. Mondays, and arrive about 4 P. NJ. on Saturdays.
 Arizona Official Directory.
 FEDERAL.
 Congressional Delegate, R. c. Mccormick. Governor, A.P.K. Stafford Tucson. Territorial Sec retary, Coles Bash ford, Tucson... Sup't of Indian Affairs, Herman Bendell, Prescott ............. Chief Justice, 1st Dist, John Titus, Tue son.. Associate, ,2d Dist. ,DeFOrest Porter, Arizona City; 3d Dist, c. A. Tweed, Prescott. US. Atty, J. E. McCafrey, Tucson.... ..-.... U. s. Marshal, I. Q. Dick ason, Prescott......U. s. Surveyor GenI, John Wasson, TucsOn......Regist'r Land Office, H. A. Eastman, Pres cott.. Receiver, George Lount, Prescott......U. s. Collector Int. Rev., Thomas Cordis, Prescott. U. s. Assessor, H. A. Bigelow, Prescott. ....U. s. Sp'l Mail Ag't, I. N. Dawley......Deputy Collector of Customs, F. Fl. Goodwin, Ari- zona City; J. w. Hopkins, Tucson.
 TERRITORIAL.
 Atty Gen'l, J. E. McCaffrey, Tue son.. Treasurer, John B. Allen, Tucson. Auditor, c. H. Lord, " Adj'tGen'l. Samuel Hughes, Tucson.
 Yuma County.
 Probate Judge, Thos J BidwelI Dist Atty, c. w. c. Powell ......... Sheriff, George Tyng...... Clerk Dist. Court, John W. Dor ringtOn. Recorder, J. s. Spann ......Treasurer, Jno. s. Carr...".Su- pervisors: c. Baker, P. M. Fisher. TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.
 Justices of the Feace-Abram Frank, R. B. Kelley, P. II. Good win, c. H. Lander. aIF~a
 Yuma Officers. Mayor, A J Finlay......Councii- men, Wm R Larkin, H. Goldberg Hall Hanlon, J M Redondo.. ....... Police Judge, R. B. Kelley...... City Marshal, o F Townsend...-. City Attorney, c. W. c. Powell.
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:" N. AL E. X A N D K R Com for California. NOTARY PUBLIC and
 AUCTIONEER
M k w B R K w k R Y
 The Best Beer in Town.

MATTHIAS RECHEMACHER, the Brewer, has removed from his old place, near the corner of Main and Second streets, 10 his large NEW SALOON on Gila street, foot of Second, where he will be pleas ed to see his old friends and cus- toners. This Saloon is the largest and best ventilated in the city. The Beer is A No. 1, and the Wines, Liquors and Cigars cannot be surpassed. se28 3m
The Arizona sentinel., 1873-03-29
NOLORhDO STEAM k8E | NAVIGATION 4MfdE

- COM AIN D D. D. "Newbern" leaves San Francisco for the mouth of the Colorado River about the 18th of each month, connecting with river steamers for points along the river Freight delivered at Yuma in IF days from San Francisco. Supe- riOr passenger accommodations. Agencies of the company at 610 Front st., San Francisco, Cal, YH- ma and Ehrenberg, A. T.
 |. POLHAMUS, JR., mch16 ly Gen'l. Sup't.
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Notice is hereby given that all parties indebted to the undersign- ed are requested to come forward and settle their accounts imme- diately, otherwise their accounts will be put into the hands of my attorney for collection.
 dec2I 3m. c. L. JONES