The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-11-04
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A scientist has ascertained that man is
1886 tines as large as house fly, and
this knowledge is enough to make fellow
sheer his hat over his ear, and step high.
Detroit Free Press.
The Carelton Cotton and Woolen Mills,
| in Philadelphia, were burned on Saturday,
causing damage of S440,000. The fine
machinery, together with large stock Of
goods, were entirely destroyed.
woman was arrested at st. Adams on
Saturday by the customs authorities, ON
the arrival of the Montreal train, with
four hundred yards of black silk on her
person. She belongs in New York and has
telegraphed there for counsel.
A severe storm of thunder and wind
passed over Memphis on Friday night,
prostrating the telegraph wires and doing
other damage AT Louisville the storm
was accompanied by hail, and houses werc
unroofed, blown down, aud many other
wise damaged:
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are raging in Southern Kansas along the
lin. of the Ft. Scott Railroad AT one
place in Cherokee comfy the ties on three
miles of track were burned. The fire
caught from locomotive, aud at last ac.
counts the fire had swept, over miles Of
country, destroying houses, fences and
crops.
james Ma, tin was fatally stabbed by his
brotuer.in law, John Trader, in Terra
tlaute, on Saturday. Trader and his
father then chased the dying man with a
gunto his mother door, wher he fell dead
he murderels escaped Mrs. Thader' 8
father was illed by her FIST husband sew
eral years ago. and old Trader last winter
shot tets same son, John, for which he was
in prison some time, a fine lot.
Large quantities of provision are sent
from New York to Cuba, and all the steam
ers are so full and SO much more room de-
manded by the owners of freight now on
nand that several more steamers will be
sent out within the next fortnight 1t is
supposed that when the additional seven
thousand troops land from Spain that the
export of provisions will double.
On Wednesday one Charles Patterson
shot and killed Il. W. Potter herdsman
on the North Platte. He was arreste d.
but mob took him out Of Jail on Friday
night and hanged him to II telegraph pole.
lhe sheriff with u posse arrived and cut
mob were determined, and at four O'Clock
yesterday morning they took hin out
again, and finally stopped his numbering Z
procllvities by hanging him until dead.
From the statistics now being made up
to accompany the Postmasters GeneIaIs
report, it is ascertalned that the total nu y
Der Of letters sent to the dead letter otli &C
during the last fiscal year was 500, 197
Many Of these letters contained money.
checks, jeweiry, photographs, and Other
articles of value: The total amount O
bahhabe funds enclosed was about thre,
and a half million dollars, Of which ovel
three millions were delivered to the
owners.
Among the smaller but significant
indications of the revival Of business
may be noted the fact that during til,
first two weeks of the present month
postage stamps, stamped envelopes ant
postal cards were sold to the amount o
s.. OO5 900, being the largest sale ever
, made by the department within tn,
time mentioned.
e An obscure Chicago druggist uamec
t Frederick William Carus Won Kesser
e who has been eking out a miserable ex
l. istence by the manufacture OF pills an
) hail OIL has suddenly come to the from
e as "a scion Of ducaI family" in Gel
: many, and has fallen heir TO $4,000
worth Of property. Chemicals are
drug in the market with him now.
; The school laws of this State provd
/ that 1t shall not be lawful lOr count
superintendents, dire ctors, or any other
n officially connected with the commo
e school system, to become agents for th
sale, or in any way to promote the sal,
: of any school books, maps, charts, schoC
apparatus, or stationery, or to receiv
P compensation for such sale Or promotio
l. OF sale, in any manner whatsoever; an
n any violation of the provisions OF th
y section shall be deemed a misdemeano,
Il and punishable with a fine or imprisol
II ment
- The total production of iron rails {
all kinds in the United States in 1877
y was IZ9 Alb net tons au3inst $40 o.