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


valued at 81 ,569, ,497.
Seveal mineral springs have been dis
covered in different portions of the town
of Newton, n, G.
The elevator capacity of Chicago is
10000, 900 bushels, and on the 9th
inst, according to the Times of that
city, the stock on haud only amounted
to 5000, 600 bushels.
The committee to investigate the
damage TO the State of Iowa by the
grasshoppers will report this week.
The report will show all the counties
take care of themselves except Kossuth
aud Emm EFT.
San Francisco, Sept. THE Su-
preme Court to-day in the habeas cor
pus case Of twenty three Chinese women
brought here on the steamer Japan, de.
cided that the State law which regu-
lates such immigration is constitutional,
and remanded them to the master of the
steamer Japan to be returned to China.
Fires in the woods near Hamilton, n.
j., have burned over 10000 acres OF
valuable timber land and cranberry
bogs. The flames are still raging and
spreading; and the inhabitants are do
ing everything in their power to check
them. Several fine dwellings have been
saved only by their exertions.
Postmaster General Jewell has
ordered Cancelled tile coutarct for pen
knives which have usually been issued
to clerks about New Years. The Gus
tom obtained when 1uills were used tor
writing, and knife was positive nee
essity, and has been kept up since the
introduction OF steel and gold pens to
the present time.
Few Of the ladies', who in obedience
to the DEGREES Of fashion have loaded
their dresses, cloaks and bonnets down
with white and black jet ornaments, are
aware that by SO doing they are restor-
ing prosperity to the working classes of
Venice, who, prior to the revival
of the taste for jet trimmings, wele in a
STATE OF great distress.
A letter froU the Red Cloud agency.
received in New York, says thai three
or four thousand Indians, who have been
marauding all summer, and are afraid to
return to their reservation, have settled
about The agency, making professions Of
peace. The agent is feeding them, and
in doing so is obliged to retrench the
rations of the Red Cloud band, who
have honorably kept the peace, and
remained on their reservation.
The yellow fever now exists at New
Orleans, Galveston, Pensacola, Mobile,
and Key West, and at Daren and
| Brunswick III Georgia; also at the Bal
timore and New York quarantine sta
tify department has as issued circular
concerning the duties of United States
officers in regard to the regulation of
quarantines.
At Hozelton, Pa, on the lth instant,
Simon II. Clauser, chief Of the poiece,
was shot dead by Friedrich Lapp. Lapp
was going home drunk from a picnic,
and was amusing himself by firing off
pistol in the street when Clauser at
tempted to stop him. He turned and
shot Clauser and attempted to shoot an
other policeman named Henry but the
pistol would not 20 off. There was
great excitement in Hazelton, aud
threats of lynching Lapp were made
Secretary Bristow has approved the
recommendation OF Solicitor Wilson in
regard to the Secret Service Division of
the Treasury, and directs that steps be
taken at once for the reorganation of
that branch of the service, and that all
papers and evidence in relation to the
Secret Service in the hands Of the So
licitor be turned over to the Attorney
General. Colonel Whitley has ten
dered his resignation as ,,Chiet of that
Bureau, which was accepted by the
Secretary, but his successor has not yet
been designated.
The Massachusetts Supreme Court
has decided the contest life insurance
policy case, involving $4,000, in favor
Va btS hluOW VI tue ldtS SOiUuSl lHOlulS
e. Chickering against the Globe Life
Insurance Company of New York. The
defense claimed that the premiums had
not been paid, but plaintiff showed that
the Boston agent of the Company
guaranteed the payment of the pre-
miums, 70 Offset his personal indebted
ness to the Messrs, Chickering, and the
court held that the insurance company
was bound by this promise OF its agent.
Washington, September 9.-The
Chronicle this morning publishes a let
ter from the editor Of the Montgomery
(Alabama) Ad0ertiSer and MaH, en-.
phatically denying the charge that Re-
publicaus are not safe in the State, and
that political murders are the order of
the day. He invites Investigation, and
says If the reports are not shown to be
false and malicious be is willing to be
taxed as murderer, condemned and
hanged. He says the reports are only
for political effect.
PRoPosED LAND SALE.-The Potter