The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-23
Letter from Ohio.
CISoINNATI. OHIn, !
October Goth, 1873.
DEAR ApVocxTS ::


DEAR ADvocxrS:
Some folks don't believe in a state OF
future punishment; add Of those folks
you are undoubtedly one. In q recent
letter a very startling instance of just
raribution' for mi,printing, was given
you in the history Of Deacon Smith on
the printer who couldn't read lis man.
uscript. 1t doesn't seem to have been
of any effect. For instance, week be-
fore last l spoke Of a printer "tryiHg TO
tsll'the truth. aud making vulnerable
failure" and il read in the ADVOCATE q
"seasonable failure" and when l spoke
Of the old Presbyterian who made a
minister Of the boy, those unruly type
made it that pious man had made a
missionary" out Of his boy. Again,
last week, I announced my willingness
to have the Royal North American
politician slaughtered, and I read in print
my aniety to have the r. N. A. Repu5-
Hcaas made way with. Now there was
once good man noted for his vigorous
mode VI expressing himself, whenever
his anger passions rose up. This gentle
youth ha1led ashes in a cart; and enc
day his tail board came out at the foot
of hill and the more he climbed the
hill Ae faster came the ashes out of
his cart. Of course he was followed by
crowd of young reprobates, who anxi-
ously waited the moment when he would
discover the accident. When he got to
the bill top and saw how things were,
be rolled 40 his sleeves; took good long
breath; the muscles of his manly face
twitched in agony; bis lips moved -
but just as the crowd was at fever heat
of anticipation, the stricken man heaved
a sigh and in voice choked with emo.
ton, gasped out "Boy's ! 'Taiat no
use; I cant do it justice"
HARD TIMES AHEAD.
seem inevitable during the coming win
ter. Already the Station Houses are
crowded nightly by people asking for
lodging. The majority of them, the
people say, are we'll dress ed and respect
able; but who have lost their rooms or
boarding places by reason Of the stop
ping Of so many large masufactories.
The usual class we'll known to the Po-
lice as "Lodeers" who sleep in the
Market Houses and Lumber Yards in
the warm weather, and in the Sta tion
Houses in the winter, have not as yet
applied in' any numbers at the Stations
Over 500 men were discargcd from two
factories last Wednesday; and the same
cay 700 we're put on half time at furn-
iturs factory which it was thought would
not Be compelled to yield in the slightest
degree, To-day the failure of the Gay
lord Pipe company is reported. Some
of the more sanguine people look for
better times and resumption OF sll the
factories very soon; but it would be
wiser to be ready for the worst. It
ssems like laughing in the face Of Death
for the Secretary of the Treasury 10 be
talking of the resumption of specie pay
meRts at a time like this. The Scere-
tary proposes resumption by commencing
TO pay out silver at all Government De-
positoriss and Sub Treasures, when it
may be requested. Horace Greeley's
plan for resumption was by resu ming
"The way to resume" he said sis to re-
sume." 1t may be pardonable in mo to
suggest that the time and tho mode of
specie resumption will be determined
by the mfexible laws of money and
trade and cannot be determined by
Treasury or other regulations. The
Government can assist, but no: control.
COURT BUsIN Tss.
phe fall has brought with it the sess.
ions Of all the Courts, which will have a
steady sitting until next June or July,
as the business may require. The
Criminal branch of tie Common Pleas
has quite bloody calendar, interspersed
with many other crimes of bloody nature.
Since last March FIVE men have been
indicted for murder in the first degree;
and as Cincinnati has not all Of the ten
deruess of New York. There is lively
prospec, of verdiets of guilty and exc
cution of sentences. This feeling is not
shared, however, by the prisoners each
one Of whom has hopes of acquittal.
The first on the list is John Henning
who stabbed William Schmidt in a sa-
loon. He occupies his time in decorat,
ing the walls of his cell, and is SEEM
lngly, perfectly unconcerned. The sec