The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-03-04
SUMMARY,
GENS R.AL NOTES.

Chautauque lake has been frozen
solid from end 10 end sffordipg excel
lent aud safe sleigh riding.
1t is thought the fruit crop in Michi-
gan aud other states has been destroyed
by the extreme cold weather.
In the House OF tie Ohio Legislature
the bill to provide FOR compulsory educa-
ton passed.
The first State election this year
will take place III New Hampshito, Oh
Tuesday, March 9Th.
The Senator-elect, Randolph, of New
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stitching machine, ard one of the best
ploughs, in use is his invention.
A bill that nakes Shrove Tuesday
[Mardi Gras] legal holiday in the
cities Of Mobile aud Montgomery has
received the signature Of the Governor
Of Alabams,
More States, Colorado and New
Mexico, The Senate has voted to ad-
nit them. la that body they will
WELD power equal to that OF New
York and Pennsylvania. Who says We
DO not rush things is this country
Under law Of Congress authorizing
the collection OF the portraits OF the
Secretaries OF war, during the different
Federal administrations, likeness Of
Jefferson Davis has been added to the
gallery of the War Department at
Washington.
Ez-County Treasurer John +. W.
Thon, of Wyaudotte, Ohio, committed
suicide. Shortness in his accounts to
the extent Of So, coo is assigned as the
cause Of the act.
Benry Smith was sentenced on the
18th ir New York to ten years impris-
oamsnt, having been convicted OF per-
jury in falsely swearing he owned prop
erty in order to go bail for a friend.
The prospecting party in the Black
Hills gold mines write home to Sioux
City that they are comfortably quar-
tered, have had no troubled with the
Indians, and are working with success.
Ed. Smith a negro on the jury Of
the City Court OF Montgomery, Ala,
was put on the city chain gang on the
18th for one hundred days tor stealing
hogs Ills place on the jury is vacant
Washington's birthday was observed
all over the country by a cessation Of
public business, closing of the various
exchanges, and in great measure Of
the stores, Military displays are repor-
ted from many sections.
Collector Barker, Of the Selma, Ala
bama, district, has within the past two
months seized 20 stills, with a capacity |
Of 1900 gallons, destroyed $500 gal |
lens of mash and 500 OF low wines, and
arrested 20 Illicit distillcrs
A colored woman named Lucy Haw.
kins died in Washington on Monday,
at the advanced age OF ll5 years. The
United States pension agent in the same
city has received information of the
death of pensioner in Georgia aged 80
years, who left son l6 years Of age.
1t has just tlanspred that in West
Buxton, Maine woman, partly insane,
las been confined all winter 10 room
n her husbands house, part of the time
'eing chained. When discovered she
lad hardly any clothes on her body, and
'er legs and feet were badly frost-bitreu,
One night last week a negro was
aught in the act of fastening a cross-tic
n the trestle-w9rk over Hickahole, on
he Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad,
ear Memphis. This was his second
tempt in the expectation that ths
rain would be dashed to pieces and
hance afforded him to ROB the bodies
f the passengers.