The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-09
OLD BOURBON SOUR,

fact they intended to do away with Noyes !;
but the Prosecuting Attorney said it was
the money of the County which Noyes h al
eaton, and it was the County Solicitors
duty to undertake the job. And the
County Solicitor, Democrat, also wrote o
letter and said there was no cause of action
and if he should bring one lie would be de-
INJURED out of the Court and then the En-
quirer was mad; and it vent for the County
Commissioners because they hadn't ordered
the County Attories to bring the suit.
And the Commissioners (Democrats) feeling
pale, did as they were commanded, and
passed a resolution ordering the aforesaid
legal gentleman who know they will get
whaled, to bring the suits, and they brung
them.
The whole thing has been done for po-
litical effect /; and if there be guilt any
where, it rests on the Commissioners, who
made the contract, as fully as on Noyes
There is no doubt the prices paid was out
rageous. But the Commissi ontrs had he
right to pay it, and Noyes, having done the
work, had right to take it. That is legal
for think no one would say that fifteen
cents for indexing a name is anything but
an outrageous price. After elec tion-no,
matter how it may ge-the suits will be
dropped. 1t is now five years since the
work was done, The Enquirer know it
them or could have known it as it does
now. And its silence when the scent was
fresh, and giving tongue when it has died
off, show too plainly its dnimus. Noyes
should not be reelected beca use Of his COM
plicity in the job: but he should have been
prosecuted while he was Pro bate Judge,
land the Commissioners should have been
included) or Immediately after he went
o ut of office, if at all.
LITTLE STORY.
The Domorcats had a fine meeting last
Thursday in Mozart Hall, and among the
speakers stood prominently Ohio's favorite
son, General Sam. Carey. The horny
handed son Of toll He's Democrat this
year, and its heavy inHiction for our sins
that we have to carry him. But he makes
a most capital speech, and with all his po-
litical tumbling generally lights on his feet.
He wears No. thirteen. And after the
horny-handed had made confession of his
faults, and told how he was now Demo.
crat, and "aworking for the great cause of
reform in the Democratic ranks" he paid
his respects to Senator Sherman, who, in
his late speech here, said that Noyes should
be elected, if for no other reason, because
he had been soldier. "Now my fellow
said the horny handed, "the
soldiers deserved well of their country, and
they have been rewarded. But | think |
the cry of .'elect the soldier only because
he has been soldier is getting stale. 1t
reminds me of the old Presby byterian-here |
the audience commenced to grin-who sent
his son to College and made a mistake out
of him. And when he came home the old |
man took him to all the churches in the
neighborhood to get him a ''call." Well he
was "And Peters wife's mother lay sick of |
a fever" and the old man thought it was
just the best sermon he had heard. And |
next Sunday he took him to a neighboring
and the young chap preached |
again, and his text was And Peters wife's |
mother was sick of a fever there the
roared 1t isn't hard to make |
crowd roar.) "Well the old man didn't |
say anything; but next Sunday he took him
to church some sixty miles off, and the
young chap preached again, and his text |
was And Peters wife's mother lay sick of
a fever. And the old man couldn't stand |
it any longer. lie spoke out in meeting |
and says he ''Oh rot the old critter, shes |
had fever long enough, and ought to have
died long ago." (Big smiles all around.
A TERRIBLE MURDER
was committed here last Friday, in the de-
batable land between those portions of the |
city known as Dublin ond Bucktown, |
Some four years ago young lrishman |
named Neville rented small store, in |
dublin" from a man named Carey |
know as q vicious and disagreeable neigh. |
Dor. Neeille carried on The busine IS of o |
Druggist, and being very popular and atten-
i've 50 business, did so well as to justify
him in renting better store down town |
About q manth ago he told his intention to
Carry, who, from that time commenced a
series of insults and annoyances, which
Neville bore with great good humor. Last
Friday as he was taking down some shelv-
ng, Carey came in and began his abuse. TO
which Neville paid no attention. On Carey
orbidding him to take away the shelving,
Neville replied he had paid for it. ne ded it,
md intended to take it away. Carey went
,f, and On returning again spoke to New
lie about the shelving. No reply being
made, Carey drew revolver and shot New
lie through the heart. The men we're not
'ver three feet apart. Carey Immediately
tarted to run pursued by crowd, which
IS crowds do, ga thered Immediately. He ran
long Lock to Sixth ST., when he found
himself too closely pursued. He therefore
urned on the crowd and swore he would
hoot the man who laid hands on him.
This stopped the crowd for moment, and
ome policeman arriving, Carey was hur.
led to the Sycamore Station House, and
rom there, by back way, driven to the
,torrs Station House in the 2lst ward; and
ome miles from the scene of the tragedy.
\ strong and lynching crowd had mean
while gathered near the Sycamore Station;
,ut the man they wanted was not there.
Jarey is now in Jail. He seems to have
lot the slightest sorrow or remorse for his
errible caime. Neville's death was instan.
aneaus. He had not been in America five
ears, and, hear, had no relatives in this
ountry.
WHY'S THIS THUS
Your last issue gives formidable list (;
patriots banded together to "yank' the
county from the clutches of the ever fai tn
ul "Court House Ring" Let 'em yank.
am surprised at some of the names ap-
,ended to the call, and equally so because
ome names are not there, which | think,
n the fitness of things should have been |
IT rather would have been, if they retained |
heir old affinities, don't profess to under
stand Elk politics any longer. They are
to me-worse mixed than the Schlesuig |
Iylsteib question, which was compre. |