The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-07-16
NEWS OF THE DAY.

A band of Carists made an attack upon
Belimunt Spain, and the garrison, to avoid the
burning Of the place. surrendered. The in
surgents made demand upon tho authorities
for $4,000, and took off several persons, saying
that they would hold them as hostages for the
payment of the money. They we're followed by
force of Republican troops, who overlook
them and killed 20 of their number The
rain-storms which visited the neighborhood of
Quebec wrought very serious damage in several
parishes Of the County of Beauce particularly
those of st. Joseph and st. Frederick. In
some places the direction of the water r-courses
has been changed, buildings and bridges have
been swept away, farms have been inundated
and covered with sand and gravel, and travel
in many places is seriously impeded. The
relations between Turkey and Persia are not
friendly. 1t seems that the Persian Govern
ment has refused to compel the return to
Turkish territory of tribe numbering 1000
families which had been subject to the Porte,
but escaped across the Persian frontier, and
that number OF Turks have been seized and
maltreated by a band of Persian pilgrims
The Turkish Government threatens to force
Persia to give up the persons who have abused
its subjects, and to surrender the revolving
tribe. Unless an accommodation is speedily
effected the relations of the two countries will
become critical. 80. Details of the church
calamity at Syracuse state the total number
killed at 13; injured 100. M The Iowa Anti
Monopoly Convention nominated State ticket
and adopted resolutions against License law
and in favor of a specie basis The Hon.
W. M. Evarts delivered eulogy on the late
Chief-Justice Chase before the Alumni of
Dartmouth College,. A desperate fight be-
tween union and non-union longshoremen took
place in New Orleans =. The Spanish radicals
are said to be disposed to create consulate
for the term Of five years, which they will
confer upon Marshal Serrano .. Captain
Werner has been sentenced to arrest for his
conduct when in command Of a German man
of-war at Cartagena during the intransigente
lnsurrectlon. The sale of the Prince I'm
perials cartes de visite has been prohibited in
France.
Caravans arriving from Central Asia bring
reports that Yakoob Bey is arming against
Russia. 1t is believed he is prompted to this
by agents of Great Britain. There is also a
possibility Of a collision between Russia and
China. a...... James Gleason. wife. and child
were burned to death in their house at Everett,
Mich. .... Two men went to the house of Mr..
Mccormick, Collector OF Customs at San Diego.
CAL, bound and gagged him, and procured the
combination Of the Custom-house safe. One
remained on guard over the Collector, while
the other went to the Custom-house. opened
the safe, and took therefrom 80, 900. The men
were disguised, and escaped with the pluuder
.....M Men digging well at Rochester, Mimi.
found a log of wood about one foot in diameter
fifty-fve feet below the surface The bark
was still on the log, and the wood was a species
OF dark-colored pine. The murderer, Ed
ward Hartzell who shot and killed Dr. Conrad
cut his throat in Garfield Jail with a knife that
had been handed in with his supper. The next
morning he tore his shirt into strips and hung
himself in his cell, but was cut down in time to
cave his life. ..... Great excitement was caused
at Fort Wayne by further reduction of the
working time in the Fort Wayne and Chicago
Railroad shops to five hours per day. At the
reduced rate wipers, day laborers &c., will
receive about fifty-six cents per day. Some
apprehensions Of serious trouble are felt
Gov. Groome has signed the death warrant of
Ernest Smith, convicted Of rape in Talbot
county, Maryland, and Of Charles II. Jones,
convicted of murder in Baltimore, both colored
fixing the day for the execution of each on the
7th day of August next. -. The Massachusetts
Legislature refused to pass the License bill
over the Governors veto by vote of 11O to 93