The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-07-29


accident occurred. Detroit Post.
Dos or. July 23.-Huyh Donohue,
.te pedestrian, completed at Mys ic
ra.t 'asr ni.ht ,he wonderful feat OF
walking LOO miles in LOO eonsecu-
i've houis -onc mile each hour. lie
WIS in good condition at the close.
1t is believed the operatives of Fall
River, Mass, realizing the general de-
preston in the cotton goods market,
will quietly submit to the proposed gen
eral reduction of all wages, to take effect
on the first Monday iu August, and not
undertake a strike.
Fredrick Floyd, chief clerk of the
Liquor License Commission, Boston.
has been arrested, charged with procur-
ing Licenses issued by forged endorse
mems OF applications and by forging the
nume H. i, Hemmenway; superintend>
tendent OF intelligent offices and liccn-
scs, whose endorsement was necessary.
A farme:, whose COWS stepped over
the bounds OF his brush feuce and wan
dered off, sought to keep them home by
placing over each of their eyes a hand
lul Of damp plaster of Paris, which
when hardened, rendered them blind
They were discovered by some parties
listing, and a complaint was entered
AGAINST their inhuman owner.
An elderly lady named Cannon OF
Massa chusetts. WAS standing by an iron
sink during a thunder storm, when she
was Frustrated by lightning. She was
entirely senseless, and was so charged
and battered by the elec,ric current
that the gold beads about her neck
were melted; but she lives, and ascribcs
her escape 20 The silken cap she wore
WI ceiling, July 25.-Sweeney, NJ ;
Cluney q Co., of tlis city, large glass
manufacturers, Jailed yesterday. Their
liabilities ale Sl5G., 90. Their assets
are estimated 10 be $4,000. A meet
ing of tie creditors will be called TO try
and arrange for an extension Of lime,
and 20 continue the works running.
They employed upwards Of thee hund-
red hands.
Newark, Ohio, July 23.-Yesteiday
while saturatiug a building with an in
fan nable fluid for the purpose Of test
ing fre-exiipguisher, some OF the fluid
lal into the street aud accidentally ig-
ni,ed The flames spread so rapidly
that the crowd which had gath cred 10
See the experiment were overwhelmed
twenty-five persons, Of whom sixteen
wee boys, were burned, aod twenty.
seven persons, Of whom eiohteen weie
boys, were slightly burned. Willie
Frey, a boy, whose hauds, head and
feet were badly burned, died tonight.
New York. July 25 The Tribune
tomorrow will announce that the Post
master General has selected the nail
rout along the shores Of the lakes for q
fast mail train to the West. 1t is ex.
expected to begin to run on the lst OF
October. 1t will make the distance
from New York to CT Licago i'll not more
than n;y-six hours, and they hope tc
reduce the time to twenty-four gain OF
twelve hours over the present mail and
exp, ess trains. The amount of mai
matter to be carried by tbis train will
be enormous. There will be four large
postal cars of iuoroved construction
capable of csrrying thiry-fve tons Of
matter, and it is thought by the depar'
mcnt the amount to be carried vii
reach for y-fve tons before the exui"a
ZION of six months. The glcetcr par
of the woik Of distribution will be done
on the cans.
Washington, July 22'-The July re
turns to the Department Of Agricultur'
show that the acreage of tobacco il
greater than that of last year, the in
crease being in the great tobacco pro
ducing States, Maryland has increased
her area 4 per cent Virginia 80; Nortl
Carolina, Z; Florida %; Mississippi, l6
Arkansas, 10; Tennessee, 2O3; Ken
lucky, 223; Ohio, %; Indiana, 49,; Ill
inois, So; Missouri, 60; New York
Pennsylvania and Texas report the SAM
as last year. New Hampshire reduced
her small acreage 30 per cent; Massa
chusetts, %; Connecticut, 2; Georgia
Alabama, IL Louisiana, T; Wisconsin
II; Kansas, IL. The condition of tn
crop is most satisfactory in the larg
tobacco States, and is 20 per cent
above an average on the whole. Ken
lucky, which produces two ffths of ou
whole crop, is 81 per cent above tn
average. The other large producing
States are either very near full aver
age or above. The remarkably de
pressed condition is noted only in tn
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