The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-09-17
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Chairman.

TIE Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
will meet in Pittsburgh on Monday
October 9Th, prox.
How TO SPELL HIS NAME.-We
notice some of our exchanges spell the
name of our candidate Tor Lieutenant
Governor "Olmstead" and others
"Olmsted."
On the 9th inst, the one hundredth
anniversary of the birth of a merican
Freedm, was commemorated in Car
penter's Hall Philadelphia. The
Grafton wa delivered by Henry Armltt
Brown.
GEO. JENks d Brookville, has re-
-elved the Democratic nomination for
Congress in the district composed of
jefferson, Indiana, Armstrong, Clarion,
aid Forest counties. If there is a
Democrat we would like to see in Con-
gress its Geo. jerks.
THE story that Mrs. Bristow, wife Of
received half million of dollars by the
death of an uncle, now turns out to be
untrue, but Mrs. Bristow did receive
100000, quite snug sum after all.
THE call for the Southern Republi-
can Convention will be issued as soon
as it can be printed. The Convention
will meet at Chattanooga, October l3,
instead of Atlanta, October 16. Five
hundred thousand copies of the call are
to be issued. 1t will set forth that the
object of the Convention is to draft an
address to the people Of the United
States upon the condition of affairs in
the South.
The Potter Enterprise, the Demo-
cratic paper printed at Coudersport, the
home of Judge Olmsted, the Republi-
can nominee for Lieutenant Governor,
thus warmly commends his nomination:
Judge Olmsted won the first prize in
the Republican State Convention. He
was nominated for Lieutenant Governor,
and in our judgement his nomination
was the only redeeming feature in the
proceedings. Designing at all times to
treat our political opponents with caneor
and fairness, it is with pleasure we re.
cord the fact that the people learned Of
Judge Olmsted's nomination with much
seeming satisfaction. We regard it as
a compliment to the county as we'll as to
the nominee. His age, character, hab-
its, ability and legislative experience
we'll quality him for the duties OF presid-
ing officer of the Senate of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania.
The Washington Monument, bids
fair to be completed during the Centen-
nial year of our National Independence.
The Society organized to complete this
monument has for its officers U. S.
Grant, president; Gen. Sheridan aud
w. w, Corcoran vice presidents; John
Corroll Brent, secretary. and j. B. IL.
Smith treasurer. 1t is proposed TO raise
100000 by subscriptions, and the
committee have resolved not to spend |
dollar on the work until the entire
amount above named is pledged, or un-
less previous certainty of ability to con-
tinue until the capstone is placed on tbe
summit at height Of 4SO feet, which
will make this the highest monument
in tbe world. The subscriptions are to
be paid one half on demand and the re-
mainder in six and twelve months from
date of first payment. 1t is note
worthy fact that the secret societies
and volunteer militia of the country are
doing all in their power to toward this
laudable national movement while the
banks and wealthy corporations have IN
many instances turned cold shoulder
to the project.