The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-05-28

Edward Payson Weston last week
walked 1l5 miles in % hours and 81
minutes.
The National Agricultural Cons gress
met last week at Atlanta, Ga, about
100 delegates being present.
New York laborers have voted to de-
mand an increase of fifty cents a day on
the present wages.
At Wilkesbarre, on Friday night
John Fitzpatrick, miner, in drunken
fit killed his sou, aged nineteen years.
The President has signed the act to
enable the Secretary of war to carry out
the act of April %. for the relief of the
sufferers Of the Mississippi overflow.
LEXINGTON, KY, MAY 22.-John
[, Walcor last night attacked his mother
with a hatchet, breaking her skull.
She is dying.
CHICAGO, NAY 22.-The great sale
Of short horned stock belonging to Col.
W. S. King, Minnesota, commenced at
Iextcr Park yesterday; one hundred
COWS aud bull were sold, and over a
hundred thousand dollars was realized
The herd was the finest 10 che country
New YORK, May 24-Yes terday,
Mrs. Piefers w. Cadliff, of Tarry ytown,
came to New York to do some shopping
She had $4,000 worth of diamonds in a
satchel, which she placed On the carri-
age seat, and while visiting a store on
Broadway, a thief stole the satchel and
got away with it.
BUFFALO, May 22.-Contributions
for the relief of the sufferers, by the
Mill River disaster, are being OBJ tained
rapidly here. Many firms have opened
lists at their establishments. One firm
collected S2,050 and another S8,554.
A handsome sum will probably be made
up for the sufferers before the end Of
the week.
LONDON, MAY 20.-The Qeen's
birthday, May "a, was celebrated
throughout the United Kingdom, yester.
day, in the usual manner. Extensive
illuminations took place in the principal
cities in the evening AS to-day is OBJ
served throughout England as holiday
the stock and commerce exchange are
closed, and there are no quotations for
securities or produce.
The extent of suffering entailed by
the recent inundations in the lower
Mississippi Valley, is just being ascer-
tanned. The Mayor OF New Orleans
has written to a gentleman at Washing
ton, unless resources for relief be in
creased in some way to 81 100000
many thousand must perish by famine
Even that sum, he says, will not more
than suffice to save the lives of the
Inundated till the food sudside anC
overhowed lands be again tillab'e
The ways of New Yo rk Justice are
certainly very queer. A year ago Fos
ter was hung for killing, whilst lntoxi
Gated. Now, John Doyle a drunke n
policeman who killed Mary LaWler,
whilst he was in the same frame Of
mind as Foster, is permitted to plead
Suilty vi muruer Ill Ine SecOHu ueSre6,
When crime is winked at, in this way
it is not any wonder that people disre
gard the laws.
The high cost of railroad freight OF
grain and other produce from the wes
has compelled the Cuuard Company
serious Y TO contemplate Withdrawing al
their steamers from the, Liverpool ant
Boston route, transferring them to New
York. This proposition causes much
feeling in business circles at Boston
an efforts are being made to induce the
railroad managers to lower their rates.
Both houses of the Arkansas Legis
lature on Saturday passed a bill provid
ing for the assembling of a CONSTITUTE
onal Convention on July IA The
House declared all offices vacant where
officials have not come forward anp ia
ken their places. Brooks force ha
surrendered. All of Brooks men vii
be sent home without molestation
Baxter's forces will be disbanded a
! rapidly as the public peace will justify