The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-02-18
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Items Of Interest from Home and Abr

Items of Interest from Home and Abrond
A COW valued at $4,000 died in Kentucky
lately. 1t is only short time since COW died
for which $40, 500 were paid e. II is reported
that irregularities involving S1,O0O,OOO have
been detected in the custom house in New
York city. BY fire in Montreal twenty-five
families were burned out. 49, The Maine State
prison only cost the State $4,000 above its
earnings last year ...ProsenJ actions OF Con-
gress indicate that az fast as the sewing |
machine patents expire that will be the end of |
them. They will not be renewed IA bill is |
before the New Jersey Legislature to prevent |
gas companies from collecting rents for meters.
A bill is before the New York Legislature pro-
Tding that banks may organize under the
State laws, with capital of 100000, in villages
where the population does not exceed 6,0OO....
The death of the Emperor Of China is an
nounccd lie was born in 1856, and the next
heir to the throne is five years of age. ...The
extra Pacific Mail subsidy s5OO,OOO, has gone
by order of the House, and there is some dan
ger that the $500, ,000, the first subsidy, may go
with it, though all the disclosures have been
in regard to the extra subsidy .... Gen. Burn
side was elected United States Senator in
Rhode Island, Dixon having withdrawn his
name. The vote was Burnside, 62 Barstow,
16; Brown, II; Sheffield, CT Hart, 81 and 8
scattering.
The United States committee oil naval affairs
report the Brooklyn navy yard in good con-
dition and recommend that the Washington
and Philadelphia yards be transferred to
League Island John Anderson, the muir
derer of Horatio G.. Hall, was sentenced at New
Haven, Conn, to be hanged on April 20, 1876.
The judge was greatly affected while pronoun-
cling sentence, but the prisoner appeared un-
moved ... In the Ohio House revolutions
were adopted requesting Congress to grant no
more subsidies to railway and steamship lines
A resolution favoringa single Presidential term
of eix years, and declaring against third term
was tabled. The Massachusetts, Dental
Society condemns choroform as an anesthetic,
and will expel any member 30 using it. At
a meeting of the iron manufacturers Of New
England, the following resolution was adopted:
ReSolued, That the reductions of the wages at
the West having been greater Il an at the East,
it is the sense of this meeting that further
reduction in wages is necessary to enable
Eastern manufacturers to compete successfully
with those at the West
A fire in SUMTER S. c., destroyed S75, 900
worth of property .. The United States House
committee Oh appropriations, in their report
accompany the Post-offce Appropriation BILL
recommend an appropriation of S500,000, to
! comply with the original contract with the
Pacific Steamship Company under the provisions
of the act of Feb. II, 1865, but they do not rec
ommend an appropriation in accordance with
with is known as the subsidy act b. Boucher
was arrested in Cleveland Oh suspicion of trying
to burn United States bonded warehouse,
where he had large amount of imported
liquors stored. Boucher claims the burning
of the store would involve q loss to him rather
than a gain. ..... The French Assembly, by a
vote of 335 yeas against $50 nays, rejected
VI. Laboulaye's amendment to the Ventavci
bill, providing that a Senate Chamber of De-
puties, and President of the republic should
compose the government, the last-named to be
chief of the executive power -. .Iu the King,
county On. " Asylum for the Insane one
maniac killed another with a hatchet he hat
obtained. .... AT its session over the Civi
Rights BILL the United States House sat con
tnuously forty-six hours and twenty fiv,
minutes, and during that time the roll wa
called seyenty-tive times Winnie Ream ha
the contract to design and furnish the statu
of Admiral Farragut for the national capitol a
Washington -. Ben Wade and Gov. Moves
, of Ohio, both decline to run for Governor O
/, that State at the next election. The Ne,
, York Central railroad has been cutting dow
the wages of its employees.
l regatta is to take place in Philadelphi
during the Centennial under direction of tn
. Schuylkll navy. .... Mr.. Noah S. Bennett, tn
unfortunate inmate OF Kings County Hospital
who was murdered by u fellow inmate, was
, native of Connecticut, and for many years wa
e prosperous and well known merchant in Ne'
: Milford. Owing to too close attention t
Y business a softenng of the brain develope
S ITSELF and in 1868 he was compelled to retr
S and go to the asylum. lie had nearly recoyere
his reason, and in few days was to join hi
family at their home .... The governmer
J of Russia has recognized Alfonzo as King c
), Spain. The Republican United States caucu
Y decided to support the Presidents course i
:. Louisiana, and to admit the legality of tn
n ! hcliOSS government. Ille lHclnC Ahdll IL
| vcstigating committee examined the sergeant
I alarms, aud found that his books showed II
e large deposits by Congressman in connecllo
i with the large sums paid by Irwin. Th
j.; House Of Representatives of Minnesota passe
+. a series of resolutions asking Congressma
v ". 5. King to resign. The Queen of Madi
q gascar has declared that no more slaves sha
. be brought to her dominion, and that all VII
u have been imported since 1865 are now free =.
u An eX-United States army officer, who la
= come to want, committed suicide in New Ior
=, city .....A severe drought has occurred
2 p southern New Hampshire and many mills wei
: obliged to stop. zee. The old book, for whic
O the English government offered reward {
l. $4,000, is in possession of Louisville atto
s ney. 1t was brought from England two yeal
, ago.
Il IN the case of Tilton vs. Beecher, JudG
Nelson allowed Theodore Tilton to testify
= Mr.. Tilton described his interviews with Nj
Beecher after the date of the confession. go.
4 The United States public debt statement issue
v from the treasury shows an increase in til
e pu0ic debt during January Of Il 1891, ,S7O.27..
v The United States treasury balances are Gu
/ rency, S10,343 050.53 coin, S69, ,465, O84.SS
coin certificates, $2i, ,G55, 800 special deposit {
legal tenders to secure certificates of deposi
S45, 4O5O 900 outstanding legal tenders 1882
y OO,OO0.....,A Southern express messenger {
L 1 III nf