The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-09-10

A contract has been awarded to g
Boston firm for the erection of the SOL
dicrs' monument at York, Pennsylvania.
The werk will cost $4,000.
Some one of a statistical turn of mind
has discovered that there are 2S,99S,-
461 more acres in Iowa than there are
letters in the Bible.
Montgomery Blair was shelved by
the Democratic district convention,
which met at Hagerstown on Wednes-
day. His kth are no longer wanted in
Congress. The successful competitor
vas William Walsh,
A message has been sent to President
Grant, signed by the leading merchants,
bankers and professional men of Sherve-
port, La, denying that any resident OF
that parish participated in the recent
murders, claiming that no spirit of law
lessness exists in the parish that cannot
be controlled by the local authorities,
claiming that the condition of affairs
there has been misrepresented abroad
aud asking that commission of fair
minded men be appointed by the Presi-
dent to visit the State and ascertain the
truth.
Beecher preached yesterday at the
Twin Mountain House, n. Il to another
very large audience, special trains bring
ing over thousand hearers. HIS dis
course was mainly historical. There
was no allusion to the scandal, though
at times during the remarks Mr..
Beecher appeared very much affected
his voice taltering and his eyes filing
with tears. At the conclusion of the
sermond collection for poor widow
was taken up, which relaized one hun
dred and sixty-three dollars, Mr..
Beecher will remain at the Twin House
until the last of the month.
Washington, September - Miss
Minnie Sherman and Mr.. Fitch will be
married at ST. Aloysius' Church on the
1st of October. The following is
copy of the invitation and cards:
"The General Of the Army and Mrs
Sherman invite you to be present at the
nuptial mass and marriage Of their
daughter, Maria Ewing Sherman, and
Thomas William Fitch, Engineer Corps
United States Navy, which will be
solemnzed by his Grace j. B. Purcell,
Most Rev. Archbishop of Cincinnati, in
St. Aloysius' Church, Washington, D
g., on Thursday, October l, 1874, at
II O'clock"
The ceremony will begin at II
o'clock, and be over by a quarter to y,
and the reception will not commence
until l o'clock. The invitations to the
house will not be as numerous as those
to the church, owing to the impossibility
of entertaining so large nuaiber even
for the few moments each guest is ex-
pected to remain in the three hours to
which the reception is limited, as a
portion of the family leave for St. Louis
the same night, and the rest follow the
next day.
A new Constitution was proposed to
the people Of Ohio lately. 1t was mode
led in many respects after the new one
lately adopted in this State. But it did
not meet with favor in the eyes Of the
people. and was badly defeated at an
election held a fortnight since. The
full official returns show that the total
vote for the Constitution was 102, ,SS5;
and against it 250,169. On the clauses
enacting minority representation, Che
votes were-for, 1855; against 259,-
4l5. On the license question there
were 172,262 for license, and 179 ,533
votes against license, and on the quest
ion OF State aid to railways, 45, ,416
votes for aid 296,63S votes against.
The people of Ohio expressed very
decided opinion on all the points except
ing that of licensing the sale of strong
drink, on which they were almost
equally divided, The opposition to il
cense has a small majority, and it is pro-
bable that this vote has incorporated
the no license policy into organic law OF
the State of Ohio.