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

WASHINGTON MAY 81. Tie we'd
ding passed off In the happiest maner
The guests are unanimous in the opinion
that it was the finest wedding they ever
attended, and the presents OIL the bride
were superb. The bride and groom
were accompanied by Miss Drexel, Col.
Fred. Grant and a few others On their
way to New York. Among the guests,
not heretofore mentioned, were Senators
Chandler, Stewart, Carpenter and
Morton, Representative Hall, Col. And
lureid, Lieuts. Breen, Reid and Pal
mer, of the marine corps, Prof. Schnti-
der, leader Of the Marine Band, com,
posed grand march for the occasion,
dedicated to the bride. The Professor
was presented personally to the bride
and groom and received their thanks.
NELLIE GRANTS TRossEAU.
New York, May 2l.-A Washington
special to the Graphic says the presi-
dent and Mrs. Grant have given their
daughter a trosseau of unusal elegance,
numbering nearly one hundred dresses,
including three blue silk dresses, trim
med with Valenciennes lace and gold
embroidery, three yellow silks, trimmed
with blue silk and black lace, four rose
colored silks, lavender silks, white silks,
trimmed with rare black Brussels lace,
also black tulle and white tulle dresses,
seven black silk dresses, dark pea
cock blue silk, dozens Of white French
muslin dresses for morning wear. three
India shawls. The lingaree fairly ri
walls the other garments.
THE BRIDAL PARTY AT NEW YORK.
New York, May 2l.-Mr. A'gAo
Srrtoris has engaged oms at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel where they
will remain until Saturday. when they
sail for England on the Baltic. The
president, and Mrs. Grant and three
sons, JOIN them tomorrow and make
their final adieus on the steamer.
The weather this week has been
exceedingly warm.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-05-28
State Notes.

A Warwick township, Chester county,
jury man walked 25 miles to do jury
duty
Two nine-feet black snakes were kill
ed in Spring township, Berks county
lately.
A Solesbury township, Bucks country
farmer, has 5000 peach trees full of
blossoms.
Berks county prisoners made during
April 1896 yards of carpet, and 27O
pairs OF boots.
Human remains were recently un.
earthed near quarry, on Pequa creek,
Lancaster county.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-05-28

a MAN in an adjoining county died
recently who had taken his county pa
per for twelve years without paying for
it. Upon the day of his burial the
kind hearted, torgiving editor called to
see him for the last time, and stuffed a
linen duster and couple of palm leaf
fans into his coffin. He was preparing
him for warmer climate.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-05-28

To CoNTRAoroRs.-Sealed proposals
for the contract for building NJ. E.
in Ridgway, Pa, will be receiv ed at the
office Of the Secretary of the church
buildiug-committee until June sth,
when the contract will be given to the
lowest and best bidder, the committee
waving the right to reject all bids. Full
Nplans and specifications of the proposed
church can be seen at the dental rooms
of J. D. Fullerton in Ridgway.
10 W. BAILEY, Sec'y.
Ridgway, Pa, May 25th, '74.-t3.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-05-28

SOME two years ago, Judge Dale, of
Tionesta, was injured by a collision on
the P. & E. Railroad. He sued the
Company and obtained vedict for S.
500 in our Court. The case was taken
to the Supreme Court by The Company
where the decision was affirmed two or
three weeks ago.. Wurreu Mail.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-05-28

We doubt not our lady readers will
be highly pleased with "Godey" for
June. 1t is a superb number, rich in
all its features, and indicative of the care,
and attention bestowed upon it by its
venerable publisher. The "First Voy-
age" is a charming print of sea life.
L. A Cooley, publisher, Chestnut street,
Phila. So per year.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-05-28

GENE says, the Rrockwayvi!e Reg-
'ster had "poem" entitled Newspaper
|l'len of Elk Colnty," and says he can
stand it if Brandon and Parsons can
Well, yes, we did read an article Of
that sort and although We did not think
B worth wtile to notice it at the time
we think the article only goes to show
THAT the author who wrote it, and the
|person who published it, exhibit their
|sars to excellent advantage. Yet Gene
can stand it if it is warm weather.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-05-28

AN AGED CoUPLE.-A gentleman
named Lyman Phelps, aged 80 years,
and his wife. aged 81 years, were buried
in one grave recently in Williamsfeld,
Ashtabula County, Ohio. This aged
couple had dwelt together in harmony
for period Of 65 years, left the earth
life and went to heaven together.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-05-28

A saloon-keeper of Rochester, New
York, VINO is indicted for selling lager
beer on Sunday, has subp@naed seventy
nine witnesses who are willing to testif
that lager is not an intoxicating beverag
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-05-28

BAND SERENADE,--We neglected
TO mention, in our last issue, the visit Of
|the Silver Cornet Band, to the residence
Of Jerome Powell, on Friday evening Of
the week before. The band and their
wives were invited, and we were informed
10y one Of the members that very
pheasant time was had by all present.
Nee cream, coffee, and cake abounded.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-05-28

The Oil City Derrick says the shut
down has failed but the producers can
congratulate themselves that everybody
knew just how it was not of course natu.
raj that the project should succeed.
1t would have been such disappointment
to every one, you know.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-05-28

THE committee of the Pennsylvania
kState Agricultural Society mas selected
EEaston, Pa, as the place for the next
exhibition, to be held September 20 and
30, and October l and ,,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-05-28

SILVER WEDDINa.-Y esterday Doc
or Early had party on the anniversary
f his wedding, which occurred twenty
I've years ago. Judge Dickinson who
married the Doctor was present.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-05-28

MonTGAaEEs SALE.--By reference
o our advertising columns it will be seen
hat the sale OF the Benznger Ccal
property has been prostponed until
Tuesday July 7th 1874.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-05-28

THE trees in the court yard are leav-
ing. We expect some sharp quill driver
will ask us where they are going.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-05-28

Hon. JOHN FRANCIS, the new Trea-
surer of Kansas, has given a bond for
$1,6O0,0O0, and the State papers re-
mark that the absence of the name of
any banker iu the list of his securities
is distinguishing feature of the doc
ument
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-05-28

THS "shutdown" in the oil country
is failure, and drilling has begun again
During the suspension oil declined from
1925 to $l.40 per bbl.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-05-28

THE band are having erected fine
|octogon bu uldiug, in tle court square,
for their use.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-05-28


ga New railroad is projected to run
from Binghamton, N. Y, to Canton,
Bradford county, and thence across
Tioga and Potter counties, to connect
with the Allegheny Valley low grade
road at Benefits Branch. This would
open very 6ue bituminous coal region
to more direct eastern market" We
clip the above from a Bradford county
paper, and il the Allegheny Valley road
is reached, must come up Pine Greek to
the mouth of the South Branch at
Sherman's up that stream and down Ket-
tie Greek, or up West Branch and down
East Fork and Sinnemahoning to Drift
wood-the crossing can be made at the
divide known as the "Hog Back" The
late John Magee said in the hearing of
writer of this brief paragraph, "the
time is not very distant when this point
will be crossed by Railroad leading in
the direction Of Pittsburg," and it seems
that even now the line is projected -
Potter Enterprise.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-05-28

NEXT week we discontinue the pub
& lcation of the Treasuer's Sale.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-05-28

: NEXT week we will publish the jury
I for August term.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-05-28

A VALUABLE RAFr.-Th he Altoona
Tribune says that during the late food
in the Susquehanna raft of twenty-one
spars was run to market by R. H. Nc,
Cormick, of Cherry Tree, Clearfeld
county. Each stick was large enough
for a main mast The largest of the lot,
and the largest ever foated from Clear
field county, measured 90 feet in length
and Al inches in diameter twenty feet
from the butt of the spar. 1t required
Is horses and II men two days to bank
the monster preparatory to rafting. 1t
was cut on the lands of Mr.. Porter H.
Kimports, former citizen of Blair
county. The twenty-one spars netted
Mr.. Nc. $4,000, but he could have had
500 more had he not contracted for the
sale thereof.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-05-28
Rates Of Advertising.

Transient advertisements per square of
eight lines, one insertion 81, two inser
tions, $1.5O, three insertions, So.
Business cards, ten lines or less, per
year SIS.
Advertisements payable quarterly.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-05-28

ON and after SUNDAY, NOV. I'd 1873
the trains on the Philadelphia B
Erie Railroad will run as follows:
WESTWARD.
Buffalo Ex. leaves Philadelphia..l2.56 .56p. m.
i" " Renovo........ 1915 a IN.
'' arr. at Emporium.".... 2.15 a IN
=" Buffalo. 80 IN
ERIE MAIL leaves Philadelphia 1920 p nj
Z" 4" Renoyo......."l0.O5 q m
I" Emporium......l2.2 p m
" st. Mary's.................. LIZ p m
90 arrive at Erie ..,............ 7.2O m
EASTWARD.
BUFFALO Elk. leaves Buffalo,. 25 p m
4" d" Emporium. 900 p m
" Renovo.....10.5 55 p m
D." arr. at Philadelphia go a m
ERIE MAIL leaves Erie.....".....l1.20 u IN
- % St. Mary 5.22 p m
" - 60 Emporium 6.2O m
- 80 " Renovo......... 3. 4O p m
" " arr. at Philadelphia. 800 m
Mail East connects east and west at Erie
with L NJ s r W and at Cory and Ir-
vineton With Oil Creek and Allegheny II
r W.
Mail West With east a nd west trains on
l. s Il NJ S X W and at lrvineton with
Oil Creek and Allegheny Il w.
Buffalo Express makes close connections
at Millamsport with N c X trains, north,
and at Harrisburg with n w trains
south.
VIM. A. BALDWIN.
Gen'l Sup't.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-05-28
Car Time at Rtdgtc0y.
ELK LODGE, A. Y. M.

\ ELK LODGE, A. Y. M.
The stated meetings of Elk Lo igs, No.
s79, are held at their hall, corner of Main
and Depot streets, on the second and fourth
Tuesdays of each month
D. B. DAY, Sec'y.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-05-28
RAILROADS.
PENNSYLVANIA RAIL ROAD
Philadelphia s. Erie r. r. Division.
WINTER TINE TABLE.

ON and after SUNDAY, NOV. I'd 1873
" the trains on the Philadelphia B
Erie Railroad will run as follows:
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-05-28
Winter Arrangement.

" IDtGr ATTaUSeHeHl'
BUFFALO, NEW YORK s. PHIL'A. R. R.
THE SHORTEST AND MOST DIRECT ROUTE
To Williamsport, Sunbury, Harrisburg,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash
The New York herald., 1874-10-05
A ROMANCE OF RESTITUTION.
Man Who Lost 500 Over Five Years
Ago Receives $500 Through a Catholic
Priest-Ecrald Advert sements.


Priest-Hcrald Advertisements.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
In the summer or 1869 Mr.. E. Meuris, who now
resides at No. S3 Grand street, but who then was
in the business OF manufacturing cigars at No.
95 Third avenue, lost $500 in bills. between vesey
street and the old Herald Building. MIR. Meuris
advertised his loss In the HERALD but heard
nothing concerning it, and, as several years had
elapsed the whole matter dropped from his mind.
The loss specially hard on him at the time, az
the business at which ne was engaged turned out
to be very Improbable, and as troubles do not
come in Sngy, but IN battallonS, so 1t turned
out In his case, as this latter loss compelled him
to ABANDON business when only threatened him
with ruin. Some Two weeks ago a stranger called
on MIN, and alter making inquiries as TO now and
when he lost the money and the denomination OF
the bills asked MIN TO advertise IN the "Personal'
column OF the HERALD and II nothing came OF IL he
would be refunded the cost OF advertising. He ac-
HERALD OF next day, but 1t was considered by Mr..
Meuris' friends as only cruel Joke, and the
thought OF any OF the lost money being returned
was laughed at; and when one considers the
coupled with defalcatlons and THEFT OF iunds
In private lie, II Is not singular that
the sincerity OF the stranger found few believers.
But on Tuesday last a young Catholic clergyman
satisfied that he mad found the rign.iul owner OF
the missing iunds handed him $500 IN bills with
the assurance that the balance would be returned
with interest In little while. The above are the
young priest, whose mission as a saviour OF souls
has only Just commenced actlng the medium
for tue restitution OF property TO It's owner. How
blessed was his errand that Tuesday morning,
to 90 ana persevere IN the good work OF his minis
try. ii. s. II.
The New York herald., 1874-10-05
THE IRON-CLADS OF EUROPE.

From the London Shipping Gazette Sept 24l
All Europe at this moment has 142 iron -clads 1T
to be placed in line OF battle. or these England
owns, 49, France, 49, Austria, Russia, Italy and
Turkey 10 each, Germany, s; SPAN, :; Denmark, 81;
Greece, 2. The tonnage OF the German ships and
the size OF their guns are, however, so uncom-
monty great that, although few in number, they
are supposed to be more than match for any
navy, those OF England Russia ana France ex-
cepted. Besides these there loS iron cased ves-
sels to be found IN Europe Tor the defence
OF coasts. or this number Germany has 2; Spain,
Norway and Denmark, each: Turkey, S; sweden,
o; Russia, 13; Holland, Is; England 23
and France, 80; 43l screw lrigates and corvettes
make up the wooden array OF European strength
at sea. Here again England with l32 vessels,
$3.50 guns and so, 700 horse power, has the first
place. France the second on the list, records
only So; Russia, As; turkey. A; Spain. 81; Hol.
land, rs; ltaiv, "a; Germany Il; Denmark, 10;
Austria. IA; Portugal, s: sweden, 5; Norway. s.
Greece, 2. Small er craft such as avsos, gunboats,
&C, OF which England alone has l56 with 800 guns
and ,24 horse power, are not reckonedl IN this
war she would require eS,ooo men, OF whom 22,ooo
would have 10 be enlisted for the purpose.
Russia, for the like object wants $4,000 ;
Germany, $4,000 every one kept in readi-
ness Austria, 1850; Italy, 1920;
a,as oG SSrWay 1
the total OF the German crews with those OF the
other states, we find 1t exceeded by England,
not count, 50 much OF her forces existing only on
paper; nor can turkeys numbers be relied upon,
she beng to a great extent dependent upon
foreign help Tor the effective manning and officer
ing OF her ships. Hence the German navy Is in
reality inferior only to the British. Russian and
French; and even this statement requires TO be
sparngly manned than either the Russian or the
French, and $4,000 German sailors being accord
! ingy not 30 very much below the strength OF
&c. 600 Russians or 49, $40 Frenchmcn as the figures
would seem to Indicate.
The New York herald., 1874-10-05
PROFESSOR TYNDALL EXPLAINS.

London Sept. 22 correspondence OF Liverpool
PoSt
Professor Tyndall has repub!ished, with some
Slight alterations and the restoration OF q few
passages omitted in the delivery, the ad-
dress with which he opened the meeting of
the British Association at Belfast. In short pre-
face TO the address the Professor makes some
comments on the unexpected amount of criti-
cisnn which his address has provoked. He denies
generally the int preJa which have been put
upon his expressions. In one passage he dsavows
the charge that he Is ''materlastc atneist,n
ticular point an erroneous construction has
been put upon his language. He repudiates
the statement that me was led on by
the cheers OF his audience to use words
which no right-minded man, with sense OF the
gravest responsibility, could employ" The words
to which reference was made were written in
switzerland, and they evoked no cheers, but q
silence far more impressive than cheers. He
refers to some observations OF the Bishop oil Man
chester, with the remark tnat "he Is not likely to
he among the earliest to discern the inward and
spiritual signs Of the times, or to prepare Tor the
Dean Cowie's speech, termlng him Material
Atheist" and says that such attacks have lost
Cardinal Cullen he replies that HIS Emnence
Is impotent IN the region or science. "Ihe
youth OF Ireland VIII lmbibe 1t, however
slowly they Will be leavened by 1T, however
gradually" He concludes by saylng:- :-.In con.
nection with the charge OF Atheism would make
one remark. Christian men are proved by their
writings to have their hours OF weakness and
doubt as well as their hours OF strength aud con-
vlcton, and men like myself share IN their own
way these variations OF mood and tense. We're
the religious views OF many or my assailants the
only alternative ones | do not know
how strong the claims OF the doctrine OF
Material Atheism upon my allegiance
might be. PROBABLY they would be very
strong, but, as 1t is, i have noticed, during years
OF selobseryaon, that IT is not IN hours OF clear
ness ana vgor that this doctrine commends itself
TO my mind; tnat IN the presence OF stronger and
healthier thoughts 1t ever dssolves and disap-
pears, as otlering no solution OF the mystery IN
which We dwell and OF which we form part.t
The New York herald., 1874-10-05
ARCHBlsHoP'S HOUSE, WESTMINSTER, sept. -.
French Views of Lord Ripon's Conver
sion.

lFrom the Liberte, OF Paris, Sept "a.
The English newspapers have taken care to re-
1ute the strange articles which Nj. John Lemolnne
wrote reativ 10 the conversion Of the Marquis OF
Rlpon. AS Is known, the writer in the D56atS con-
sldesed His Lordshlp's change OF creed
bamable act from the point OF view OF
English patriotism, declaring that, according
TO the manners and customs OF the Brush,
he VINO aDandons the Established Church, the
religion OF the state, is traitor The several
English organs have contradcted tnaJ curious
sertlon. There Is no occasion to know England,
as NJ. Lemoinne does, to be aware that IN that
country are 10 be found plenty OF Catholics who
are excellent patriots, and tnat, in q dogInatlc
point oil view, less difference exists between
Romanists and the partlsans oil the Anglican creed
than between these latter and the Nonconlorm.
lists. Does any necessity exist Tor reiulng he
tonlsning assertion that the Marquis Grand Mas
ter the Free Masons, IN becoming
Roman Catnollc only abandoned one Sc
cret society to enter anotner? Was his
Lordshlp converted by a Jesuit? Are all
Roman Catholics lorcedly animated the
Company OF Jesusp DO these WORDS, Ad nldjorent
Del gtoriam IA. M u. O., constitute a special
formula OF initiatlonY In hne can NJ. Lemolnne
tell the public IN what the Company OF Jesus
differs, as regards its principles, from the other
communities recognized by the Church? We
strongly suspect tiiat he mas obtained his iniorma-
tion relative to that association little from the
''Lettres Provlnciaes' oil Pascal which is very
serious work, ana great deal from the .Julf
ErrantN OF Eugene sue, winch Is not at all so.
The New York herald., 1874-10-05
SCIENCE IN ENGLAND AND FRANCE.

Mr.. Norman Lockyer the English astronomer
whom the Academy Of Sciences has named corres-
pondent OF that section has arrived IN Paris, ana
on Monday took possession OF his seat at tne 10.
stltute. lie Is charged by the Britisn Governn
~ make an inquiry INTO the state OF meteoIoioss
IN France, and has ALREADY spent aas Al s"''
observatory
The New York herald., 1874-10-05

oncy the Freemasons are so. they are such as
Che Pope mas made them
lam SIR. your obedlent servant,
AN ENGLISHMAN AND ROMAN CATHOLIC.
SEPTEMBER -.
The New York herald., 1874-10-05
A Berlin Oath.

To THE EDITOR OF THE LONDON TINES
With reference to the subject OF Freemasonry,
when you treated yesterday IN leading article.
allow me to send you Tor publication from
La Franc-Nacon'aerie OF Archbishop Dechamps,
Prmate OF Belgium, edition OF 1874. pages 10 and
II, the terms Of the oatn alleged to be taken by
new memoers Of one OF the Grand Lodges OF Ber-
I'M
swear in the of the Supreme Architect of all
worlds, never 10 reveal the the signs the
touches the the doctrines the usages oi
masons, ana TO keen thereupon eternal silence. I
promise aud God never TO disclose any of these
things BY pen by word or by never TO an
thing to be written or Autographed or engraved or
printed respecting them, and publish what has
teen up TO thus moment contided me, what shall be
Gonndel 10 NE ~ the uure II should break my word
pledge ana submit my self TO undergo the following
penalty TO have my lips burned with a red hot
my haid cut on my tongue torn out threat cut
corpse hung up IN lodge during the ceremony admits
son OF new brother, and then TO be burned and its
ashes TO The winds.
on the same page. seventeen, is given, on the
authority oI Alban StOlz, an Instance in which a
punishment such as that which Is invoked IN the
above oath was inflicted IN the Grand Lodge OF
London upon an Englishman who. IN 1886, had
puDllsned At Liege WORK revealing the mysteries
ol The lower grades.
am, SIT, Jour obedient servant,