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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-06-12
Tall Men and Women,

AS country becomes settled, and es-
pecially in cities where large numbers
of human beings are crowded into a
comparatively small place, men degen-
crate in height, and the women are not
only proverpially shorter than in the
country, but they are less muscular.
AS there are thought to be exceptions
to all rules, there are both tall gentle
men and ladies in old cities. A ma
jority of them, however, if traced to
their birthplace, will be found to have
come from the country. Kentucky and
Tennessee produce the tallest men in
this country. A young boy taken from
this city, whose parents are below the
usual height and reared in either of
those States, would probably quite
over-top any of his family. The ma
terials abound in the grains and meats
of those splendid regions for develop
ing the bones.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-06-12
To Avoid Thinking.

Susan Eberhart, the woman who was
executed at Preston, Georgia, lately,
while in prison whiled away the solitary
hours by making friends of the rats
that had access to her cell. A man
called to see her a few days before her
execution, and after some conversation
told her that he had understood that
she had some pet rats. She tapped on
the floor, when out of their holes came
the rats, until no less than fourteen of
them had answered the call. They
climbed upon her lap, and up her shoui-
ders, and crawled about over her head.
suffering her to caress and handle them
as she pleased, and not one of them
manifested the smallest symptom OF
alarm. This story is told by the Au-
gusta COnStitutionaIiSt.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-06-12
Cause of Senator Summers Divorce.

Mrs. Hooper, says the Minneapolis
Tribune, was young widow, and young
widows always have an aversion to be-
coming old widows while they are as
much in demand as secondhand flat
irons. Moreover, Charles Sumner had
attained fame he was the best consti-
tutional lawyer in America, and had the
best knowledge of foreign affairs he
was the pet Of the old Bay State, and
was one of those happy beings who live
to enjoy the sweet rewards of martyr
dom. So the rich, accomplished, and
popular young widow went to keep
house and darn stockings for the un-
social, crusty, conceited old orator.
She didn't do it worth a cent. We are
aware that some matters are private,
and domestic secrets ought to be re-
spected by gossiping press. But
there are none in this case. Neither
party has affected the slightest conceal
ment of the situation. So it is proper
to say that neither of them ever saw a
happy or even a moderately comfortable
day dating from the wedding to the di-
vorce, ten years after the ill-assorted
marriage. 1t was Milton and Mary
Powell over again. Like sthe fair
daughter of the Cavaliers, Mrs. Hooper
Sumner was social and hospitable ;
Sumner was aristocratic, arrogant, and
domineering His way was the only
way except one, indeed-the way where
divorces lie. He haughtily declined to
meet her guests. and refused to be intro
duced to her acquaintances. She went
home to live with Mr. Samuel Hooper,
in Boston, and divorce followed.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-06-12
Kansas Numbering,

The Bender family, of Kansas, have
discovered perhaps the most merciful
system of murder, and, if we must have
murders, let us by all means have a
system which We have not yet seen
noticed. 1t is this: The cabin was
arranged as a place of entertainment
for travellers. A sheet was hung across
it, dividing it into two compartments.
When a single traveller arrived, he was
seated at a table so that the outline of
his form was defined upon the sheet,
and in case he leaned back, his head
pressed against this elastic as well as
transparent bulkhead. The male fiend,
stationed on the outer side of the sheet,
watched for the pressure of the victims
head against it, and, striking a stun
ming blow with hammer ON the back
of the skull, slipped the spring of the
trap door, thus dumping the body into
the cellar, where his wife, knife in
hand, stood ready to end the work.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-06-12

A FUNNY JUsTIoE.-At Troy there is
police justice who, when people are
brought before him for inebriety, in
sists, before he will entertain any pro-
position for clemency, that they shall
take the epledge. Then he lets them off,
or sends them to prison, as seems meet
unto him. If they will not take the
pledge for one year, the Judge asks
them to try for six months, and some-
times sends them down for three
months in order that they may
strengthen their resolution by the per-
feet impossibility of breaking it, at
least for 80 days. Some of them seem
to think that they are sold.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-06-12
AUGUSTUS sCHELL'S CAT.
Let Them Grow.

Let children grow. Give them time
for slow and natural development.
Give them freedom and liberty in things
not positively and permanently hurtful.
What matter if all their daily behavior
is not quite pleasant or perfect, if they
show improvement and progress Sow
good seed, anxious parent, cultivate
with care, but aOaH patiently for har-
vest if you wish good fruit. Suppose a
child does not sit as straight as ram
rod at table; suppose cup or tumbler
does slip through its little fingers, the
food below deluged, the goblet smashed,
and the table-cloth ruined-do not look
cross, and break out with reproof of
what was unintended as if it were a
willful wrong. Did you never let a
glass slip through your fingers? In
stead of sending the child away in ar
ger, or with threatening words, why
not be as generous as to guest, to
whom you would kindly say, cit is of
no consequence. 1t is generally wise
to take little notice of mishaps or bad
behavior at the time, and even to divert
attention from them at the instant.
Afterward, at some appropriate time,
draw the child's attention to the i'm
propriety, fault, or lack of suitable care,
and point out kindly the remedy.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-06-12

TREASURE TRovE. - Alexander Won
Humboldt, it is well-known, died in a
state bordering on poverty. His finan-
cial embarrassments were caused by
his loss, in 1913, of the sum of $4,000
or $4,000 in gold, which the King of
Prussia had presented to him. At the
time, it was believed that the money
had been stolen from the great SaUant !
but the police were unable to find any
clue to its disappearance. Strange to
say, a short time since, the gentleman
now living in the house, formerly oc-
cupied by Mr.. Humboldt, found the
money in small box among some old
rubbish in the cellar. How it got there
puzzles Humboldt's intimate acquain-
tanoes exceedingly.
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VOL. III.
ImprOvisatiOns,

Heart in my bosom beating
Fierce, as power at bayl
Ever thy rote repeating
Louder, and then retreating,
Who shall thy being sway?'
Over my will and under,
Equally king and slave,
sometimes hear thee thunder,
Sometimes falter and blunder
Close to the waiting grave
Oft, in the beautiful season,
Restless thou art, and wild;
Oft, with never a reason,
Turnest and doest me treason.
Treating the man as a child!
Cold, when passion is burning.
Quick, when I sigh for rest,
Kinder of perishcd yearning,
Curb and government spr.ning.
Thou art lord SBeSt breast,
-Bdydrd Taylor.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-06-12

Ever since Green Bay man hung
himself on a certain plum tree, the
blossoms have been as red as fire and
each plum as white as sheet. So?
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ALEXANDRIA.

ACCIDENTs.-Mr. Samuel j. Reed, the we'll
known grocer and pork-packer, residing at u
south Fairia street, suffered yesterday evening
. painful anG serious, but happily not danger.
Gus accident. he was riding In his carriage In
company with MI: Geo. Baggett out Washing
ton street, when his young horse became fright
ened at an old boiler in front of the Mount Yer.
non cotton factory and ran off. Before the We
hicle reached the canal BASIN, Mr.. X. was
thrown ont, and struck the ground with much
force, bruising his shoulder spra aiming his ankle
and otherwise injuring him.
Last night, about II O'Clock, a coal Oil lamu
exploded at the residence OF Mr. John Hart
me well-kD0Wn pump and block-maker in his
mouse, near Black Dog alley, and burned Mr.
hart 20 severely that at one time his life was
despaired OF. He received medical attention
from Dr. Powell, and is somewhat better to-
day.
THE FRoLIC OHF-The steamer Frolic. which
came to Washington q few days since with the
portion OF the Polaris' crew whIch had beer
rescued from the ice In the Arctic regions
wheIe they had been left. and which ran on a
shoai In the Potomac, near Matthias Point, come
time since, was gotten of on Thursday
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKs.-The act for the
iormauon or board OF public works, which
hnaiiy passed the council last night, and has
npiished on MOnday.-Gdzette, 2sG inst
DIFFICULTY AT A PIC-NIC.-Durin0 pie-nic
given by the sunday school of the M. T.. church
south, Of Leesburg, ut Thomas grove, near
town, on Thursday last, difficulty arose be-
tween two young men named respectively Kent
Divene and Samuel Beach, which resulted in
Divene being knocked down with a stone and
Beach being fired at with a revolver three
times without effect.-SeRtineI, 2Sh inst.
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Affairs nc Manassas.

MANASSAS, Va, June IS, 1873.
Editor Sior. We have Just had q fine rain in
this region, which commenced falling yester-
day evening and continued until this morning.
Rev. John McGfll. rector of the Episcopal
church at Fairfax Q. III. and Centeryille, ar
rived here on the train this evening with his
bride, daughter OF Robert Beverly, esq, OF
Plains, Fauquier county. They were married
this morning.
There are a number Of northern gentlemen
here prospecting for farming property. Messrs.
-. W. Whiting s. Co., land agents at this place,
have made several Gales lstely, and under
stand are about locating q colony Of twenty-fiv
anxious to see settlers coming in, and treat
them with kindness and attention. There are
great numbers OF northern people already set
tled In this section, and they are intersnarrying
with the southern families to Q Considerable en-.
tent, SO that the most intimate and friendly re-
lations exist Yours, FKLix
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Yesterday the Baltimore and Potomac tun
mel in Baltimore was traversed by through
trains for the irst time, and the northern ex-
press train, which left here at o'clck in charge
Of Capt. "Buck" West. and drawn BIZ No.
engine, (Jerry Sweeny in charge,) was the first
Which ran through. There were quite a num-
Der Of passengers who went over principally TO
see the work, and all speak in high terms OK IT.
One Of the number, on returning last night.
said that e long a. hot weather continued he
sheuid make frequent trips Just to catch the
cool AR IN passing through the tunnel.
The ffst New York through train by way of
the Baltimore and Potomac, the Northern
Air Line) LETT here last night at s:45 O'Clock
sharp, and It's departure was witnessed bv A
soodly number Of persons. The train consisted
OF TWO baggage carr, four coaches, and two
Pullman palace sleeping cars. There we're SO
through passengers on the train, and Telegram
rom New York announces that they arrived
there on time at clock this morning. The
corresponding train this way was however
little late this morning. The New York day
express left here on time at O'Clock this MORN
sesee OF swG four
palaces, and arrived in Baltimore on time One
sleeping car and one palace car on each of these
trains ms Is for Philadelphia. The superintendent
OF the road, Mr.. e. Ia. DuBarry, has been in
Baltimore several days giving the necessary
directions as to the running and management
OF me trains and is ably assisted at this end of
the line by Mr.. q. ". Hambright.
The new depot 9th and streets this morn
ing is the scene of great activity, as there are
including the Alexandria trains, no less than
hfty trains arriving and departing daily. The
departures northward are as follows-Philadel-
phla time sever minutes faster than Washing
ton :-522, Niagara express;) !, IN. Y. day ex-
pressi) IA and 9.4 accommodation; fi.25 fast
hne-al a. M; 3.i7 accommodation, 6.25 Gin
einnati express, Si5 \. Y. night express and
io.l2 Pacific eXpress-all 2: m. The arrivals
are at $50, (Chicago,) s. IN. w. s.45, 1I.3O a.
m.i 22o, (Cincinnati,) Al, (Pacifc,) 545, ~.
I..) S.45, 10f. Southern express) D. IN.
To the south trains leave at IA a. M and lI.g7
z. N, and arrive at as a. m. and 6.55 D. m.
The local trains for Alexandria at seven min
utes past each hour philadelphia timel from
q. m TO T. m, and arrive IS minutes past each
hour from 6 to O'Clock.
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sanrm--- Battle with Indians.

FORTY LODGES OF RED SKINS WIPED OUT IN
MoNTAfA-oNLY ONE WHITE MAN Ki,en.
The Helena tMontana) Herald of June 18th
says-Our agent, just returned from Benton.
brings the particulars Of recent tieht betwsep
the whites and Indians, which terminatei as
fatally to the latter a. did the engagement Of
years since. Some ten DAYS AGO 4 nartv oS
woiiers, VINO had Oeen out in the Whoop-up
country during the entire past winter. en-
campeS on me Tenton, near Benton, expecting
70 reach that place next day with their pack OF
Pelts. During the night, however, some In
dams stole their horses, and were far ont of
reach when morning came: The men came to
&c, and ten Of them left in pursuit of the
thieving Indians. Each man was armed with
a Henry rife and two large revolvers, was wen
a0ng ana ys Pack animals were taken
and the Pursuers pushed forward night ~
day, with but short rests, until thew ana
small trading post at Cypress: moa"t,, xed az as
found encamped i FIR nr ;a So.ae,s. Hers they
oO 01 who aet the whites wtth now. A .,samr
an" .ne cooked, saying AT thew kns~ ~
whites were after ..gnt with the indians who
had stoleG ,neir horses; that the Crees had
stolen and Only s1 their the day
boines' fiiends, and that the whites might
have what fight they desired right there
The whites took shelter within the trading post
half dozen White
horses had passed the day previous; that the
Assinaboines were aiding the Crees. and had
mined to attack this encampment OF Assina-
BONES, and to do IL on the Indian plan. Ac-
cordingly, at the first break Of day the mex,
morning, the sixteen or seventeen whites e.
tackled and efectually wiped out the fortv lo6s.
es, very few escaping. Only one white man Va.
killed, and he was shot through the heart b, :
wounded indian whom he pursued into the
with robes and furs, and started for Benton
while the others started north ON the trail q
NE Creee. Tho two men reached Benton OF
particulars we're cleaned. Another and desper.
ate night has doubtless taken place ere this Se
tween this band Of Determined frontiersmer
promised us a. soon q they reach BentoU.'
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SEQUEL TO THE CAR-HOOK MURpER-Nrs
Pu ",sapss Verdict dgoinst the Railroad ComDasv.
Suit vas brought in the Superior Court by Mrs.
Avery d. Putnam to recover damages from the
Broadway and IT.. avenue railroad company,
for the death of her husbsnd, killed on one Of
the c0mpany's cars, as she alies ~. through the
negligence OF the conductor and dr. Of the
car in not putting the murderer off when -e-
quested by Mr.. Putnam. On the trial a verdict
was rendered giving plaintiff e, 900, from which
the company appealed to the General Term
This court to-day affirmed the judgment of the
count below, and refused to grant q new trial.
The appeal was argued before Chief Justice
Barbour and Justices Van Worst aud Mcneil
The opinion Of the court was rendered by Judge
Van Worst. Judge Mcneil concurring. The
Chief Justice dissen,s, and writes an opinion,
In which be says that a new RAJ should be
graEted.-Y y. Espfess, 2Ssh.
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CHANGES IN WAsHINoToN AND LEE UNI
vERslTY.-The board oftrustees of Washing
ton and Lee university have adjourned. They
accepted the resignation Of Judge Jshn W.
Brockenbrough as professor Of common and
statute law. They then elected Professor j.
Randolph Tucker TO take charge of the law
bis assistant Mr.. Charles A. Graves, of Bel
ford. distinguished Master Of Arts Of the
University, and for two years q most successful
assistant professor. The resignation OF Colonel
Allan was accepted, ard the Instruction in an
pied mathematics committed for the present to
q. w. U. Lee, who filled the same chair in the
Virginia Military Institute so satisfactorily.
Genera Lee Is empowered to appoint an as
sistant. Colonel Allan was elected to I'LL a va
cancy in the board Of trustees. The committee
on endowment reported an addition OF S65,OOO
during the year, including $50 900 from w. W.
Coro0ran' esq, OF Washington.-Ricausond Dis
patch.
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CRIMINAL COURT, Judge MaeArsapr.-ro-day,
ens 81 n into the
snS . "a th.ss coats on The night q MAY d sst
three years Robert RoWes larceny ~ an ,D
not guilty. Barrel for defence.
DIssRacEFuL AFFAIR.
Robert Sherlock and Thos Scanlon, indicted
IsII two .thers,Pstrck Bennett and Thos Ter.
rape on zsDee Hasness on the 'G lcth N ms1s
were arraieped-Dstrict Attorney Fisher and Mr.
that she was At the house Of Mrs. snrphy,
Gs q Ta GsrasS TO- wssn
she did not recslIect John Green testified that he
By that be but be her cali an
e protest Der: John Cross corrobora.ed Green.
not ash verdict IN this CASE and the cSnrt eoin
gliding in this view, verdict Of not guilty was rem
The court remas ked, IN dischsrging the accused,
that they had made an escape on serious charge,
,ne showed that they were engaged in
The Disirct Attorney entered a soE, PROS. in the
and Mary Eechmsn, larceny. -
Abraham sorsn issis,ss b. eiss
sng D. n S xyh on the h q March
Messr MilieF and Robert fa 7. Mo MarFay sp
peared for defence. This is Georgetown case, in
which the parties got into quarrel and stones were
thrown, one Of the missiles with the fatal effect
aIOF6 stated.
POLICE COURT, JgdTe SHev-rc day. Thomas
Hayes, assault, two charges; held in 800 hail To APP
pear Oh Wednesday. II COrnwelI. resisting officer,
drunk and disorGerY; $40. Jennie Cisseil, larceny
81 "a in greenbscss; SIS ard costs and 10 b. re
funded Thomas Carr, assault; slA and costs Page
CHAPMAN AID ID r "a assault on Monroe AtchinsOs
Complainant testified that while driving brick cart
On street southeast defendants, who like rove
hrlck carts, obsI ucted HIS passage by driving heir
cars 10 front 81 his and unnecessarily delaying him
ON complainant threatening 70 have tn I'm arrested
they both Violently assaulted him with the tail
boards OF their carts. Other witnesses testified TO
The same effect. but the defence was too strong and
the accused had TO be discharged. A. V. Grant, re-
slsting Officer; $40 AID cost. ". Scott, larceny;
50 days IN Jail. Samuel Stevenson, assault IS aud
costs. John Ware, assault; al0. Samuel Hoover Jns
Hoover and Wa. Hoover, maintaining nuisauces
~ and cost. Daniel Ward; forfeited collateral
tmes Lewis, boister0 IS. j. c. Mssten. for
feited collateral. John q rant, do. Granville Frac-
ton, do William Kelley, do. Samuel Russell, pro-
faulty, So. Isaac Jones, forfeited collateral Hugh
peney profanity, SIS. Juliu Lee, forfeited col
lateral. Charles Davenport, do. PatricK Donahue,
d.. Mary 4. Jones. disorlerly; IS. Robert Me-
Ilellan, profanity, 50. Albert p. Grant, do 90
Thomas Hayes, do. IS. This is the man who lev
etd gun at Officer Lee Saturday last while the
latterwas endeay oriDg To arrest him. John Simms
profanity; 50. John Stewart, do; do. Henrietta
Moriarity, do; do. Margaret Thompson, do; do.
Frank Saunders. do; do. II CornweIl, do: do
Mary n. GRAY, do do. John Task0e, keeping A
dangerous dog; SIS, ar dog ordered to be killed
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VERDICT IN THE PHILADELPHIA CHTLDMYs-
TERY.-The coroner's Jury examining into the
mysterious case OF the death of Annie or Eliza
Reagan, the child found dead in closet in that
clty, nave rendered q verdict of death from ex-
haustlOn from accidental confinement. Maypie
Mnlyey, the child found with her, and who has
recovered, SAYS that Annie locked her in the
closet The Philadelphia Ledger, Directing to
the hnality OF the verdict says that the signifi-
cant testimony is that of Mrs. Willis, who occu-
ped the adjoining house on Thursday night
Her testimony is direct and clear. She saws
that after eleven O'Clock on Thursday night she
heard the voices OF man and woman in the
alley. The latter said, "keep still. or these
people will hear you" and that about ten min
utes after the man and woman were there she
heard 'moaning, which grew fainter and
fainter," All this points to the probability
that the children had been kept concealed
somewhere during Wednesday and Thursday,
and that they were taken to that empty houss
and shut up in the closet late on Thursday
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DELIBERATE MURDER Ply Boy IN
MAINE.-Maine papers gave an account a few
Gays ago OF the shooting of a girl fourteen
years old by boy of about the same age at
Madison Bridge, Somerset county, Maine. 1t
If now said to have been a case of wiIful and
deliberate murder, the facts of which are stated
as follows: The boy, whose name is Berthe
Dorse, tock the gun that the brother of the girl,
Alice Spear, had loaded for crows, put il
through the window and pointed il at Alice,
back Of her fathers house. only a short dis
tar &c from the boy. Dorse told the nei2hbor's
children who were gathered abouttle premises
10 stand out OF the way. az he vas going to
shoot Alice. H fired and the little girl irOD3ed
dead, without "a groan or CRY. Twenty shot en-
tered her right side and some entered her neck
oling Dorse Is spoken of as b0v of most vio-
lent temper. He has before threatened to take
the lives of his playmates, and has been known
10 GRAY. knife upon a child Of about his own
age. He has had his preliminary examination
ana Deen Comm tied u ial. 10 await trial at
the Septernier term of court
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The FUNERAL of Robert j. McElroy, late a
private In No. IRE engine company, took place
yesterday afternoon from 18th street, near ID.
The remains were encased in a handsome coffin
deliberately decorated with emblems of the de-
pArtment and covered with flowers. The fune-
raj was attended by q number Of personal
friends Of the deceased, the board OF fire COM
company under the marshalship of Mr.. Thos.
H. Robinson, OF No. 3, the cortege being pre-
coded by Donch's band. The remains were
inferred In the Congressional cemetery. There
were religious services al the house and at the
grave. Mr.. McElroy was a young man. and
contracted the fatal disease in the line Of his
duty ar fireman.