The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-06-18
GENERAL NOTES,

Australia.
Indian raids arc again reported from
Texas.
Massachusetts, has two hundred thou
sand old maids.
Georgetown, D. c., wants to be made
port Of entry.
Providence hopes shortly to be in
possession of a new $500, 900 hotel.
Chicago recently opened new park.
1t is specially intended for the recreation
of German citizens.
Several complaints are made by
American tourists OF the incivility Of
French officials.
1t is feared that the proposed increase
of duty on jute may have the effect or
raising the price of back hair.
Bald Mountain is now reaping the be.
nefit of the late volcanic excitement, by
being visited by numerous tourists.
IT is now proposed to allow smoking
in English churches, in order to increase
their membership.
Another man has died away iu the
| nineties, and he chewed, smoked and
tack his bitters when he felt like it too.
"The wheel of fortune is ever turn
ing" and an Omaha printer mas caught
hold of spoke worth 100000
Since the Mill River disarter there
appears to be sense OF insecurity is felt
by persons living near mill dams
The foods in Michigan released in
one river a jam of logs that extended
over sixteen miles. 1t contained 3d.
100000 feet of timber.
There is no better use to make of fine
cut tobacco than bind it upon fresh
wound, and nothing will stop the flow of
blood quicker.
Grange is Roman by birth, English
by association and American by adop-
ton. 1t signifies "corn-farm" where
tithes and rents due religious houses were
kept.
New York spends annually $9,000,000
on newspapers, S7,000,O00 on theaters,
S3,O00,000 for religious purposes, and
$50 100000 on liquor and liquor estab
lishments,
In the recent fatal cases of trichina
spiralis at Flint and South Hanen,
Michigan, it has been ascertained that
in each case the victims had eaten the
ham in raw state.
According to the Washington Star
it costs the county about S36 per day
during he-heated term TO supply the
House of Representatives with iced tea
and lemonade.
The farmers of ten counties of Iowa
and Minnesota are fleeing from the
grasshopers. 1t is feared that the de-
structive insects will extend their rava-
ges this year throughout much larger
district than they occupied last summer.
Nearly thousand bills are recorded
on the books of both Houses of Con-
gress, all of which have been introduced
too late oven to secure the consideration
of committee.
THE wheat crop of Pennsylvania and
other Eastern States is very promising
while we notice that in some of the
Western States it is lik ely to prove a
very light crop.
A national convention of lumber,
manufacturers and commission ner,
chants will be held at Williamsp ort, Pa.
on the 23d inst.
A singular circumstance was noted in
a Methodist church in Newburyport,
Mass: last Sunday the pastor called for
$40 for specific object, and when t Q
collection was counted it was found
that precisely that sum had been con-
tributed.
An unusual quantity of fruit and
vegetables arrived at Baltimore on the
9th instant, resulting in glut of the
market aud general depression in prices
Towards the close Of the day the best
strawberries were offered at s cents a
quart, aud the commonest kinds for 3
cents.
Monroe county, Indiana, claims the
distinction OF possessing one of the old
est, citizens in the county. He is
named William, Ross, aud he was born
at Clifford Court House, N. c., on the
18th of May, 1859, and is consequently
more than lis years old. lie lives
near Bloomington, and is reported to
enjoy excellent health.
The temperance woman of Rhod e
Island won decided victory in the
Senate at Newport last week. About
thirty Of them appeared before the vote
on the prohibitory bill was taken, and
presented petitions in favor of the bill
signed by l0,58S persons. The effect
of the petition and the presence of the
ladies was very preceptible, and the Sen
ate passed the act.
An event which occurred without the
least flourish Of trumpets on Monday,
and without attracting any particular at
tention, would have set tie whole world
agog few years ago. This was the ar
rival at Portsmouth, N. H., Of the Eng
lish steamship Faraday, with the Am
erican end of the new Atlantic cable,
the work of laying it from Novo Scotia
having been completed successfully.
The length of the new cable is 3,1OO
miles, but the deep sea part is yet to be
laid, the Faraday returning at once to
England to commence the work