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HORSE RAKES Upon thorough in
vestigation it has been demonstrated that a
good horse rake will saye more labor to a
farmer than any other invention of its cost
Among all the machines of the kind, the
Albion Revolving Horse Rake stands
supreme, of which POWELL & KIME are
the sole agents for this section. Every
person should have one. They are selling
very rapidly
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EGISTER'S NOTICE. Notice is
hherehy given, thai the following ac-
counts have been filed in my office. and
will he presented at the Orphans Court of
Elk county for confirmation on the third
Monday of September next. being the 25th
day:
/. The final account of lgnatns Garner
and Louis Vollmer, executors of the last
VIII uul to,taneuL Vr "a IlunhouseI, lato of
st. Mary's borough, Elk county, decd.
FRED. SCHUEN ING, Register.
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PRIVATE TUITION.

Pupils wishing TO receive instruction in
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Ridgway Cemetery.

ieLots are now offered for sale by the
Ridgway Cemetery Association in the
new Cemetery. The present low price
for lots may soon be advanced.
Apply at the Office of
w. s. HAMBLEN, Secretary
Ridgway Sept. 7, 1875. n.29t-f
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Elk County Directory.

President Judge-L. D. Wetmore.
Additional Law Judge-Hon. Jno' P
Vincent.
Associate Judges-Chas. Luhr, V,
Houk.
District Attorney j. X. P, Hall.
Sheriff-D. Ecull
ProthNnotsry Sc.,-Fred. Schening.
Treasurer-Joseph Windfelder.
County Observation-Disclosures R. Dixon.
Commissioners-M Michael Weidert, julius
Jones, Geo. Ed. Weis.
Auditors-Thomas Irwin N. G.. Bundy,
County Surveyor-Geo W almsley.
Jury Commissi i,ners.-Philiip kreighle
Ransom 7. Kyler.
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Notice.

To all it may couccrn.-Thos A
Gross of Fox Township has 10 his pos.
session one new LUMBER WAGON
and one RED cow with white spot in
forehead, which are the property of the
subscriber. All persons are wnrraned
against purchasing the same, as the taid
Gross is not the owner thereof.
A Il. GOFF.
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If you want any blched or brown
muslins, from I to l0-4 wide any
quallty,.go to headquarters, Powell &
Kime's-and select to your taste.
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PRIME NECESSITY IN ETERY WELL.
INFORMED CIRCLE,

whether it be of the counting-room, the
professional office, the woskshop, or the
family. Its circulation, equal to the best
from the start, has grown in extent and i'm
portance daily, until now it acknowledges
but two eauals-the Dispatch and Leader
so far as the number issued daily is con
cerned, and no equal as to the character OF
its readers. These. facts are so well known
and appreciated by the business commu-
nifty, or the shrewdest members thereof,
that our columns have been well.flled by
the favors of
THE BEST CLASS OF ADVERTISERS.
and we are glad to know that their faith in
the TELEGRAPH as an advertising me-
dium has been firmly established.
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attention Republicans !

The Republican Pr1Donr-
les tCilJ be held Saturday,
Sept. Is. The County Con-
Uej1tiOD 1CiW be held Tues
day, Sept. FL. Remember
the H0N and 60te.
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Those Hamilton Corsets at p & KS
are the most durable, and the cheapest
in market.
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The Weekly Sun,

large eighth page independent, honest
and fearless newspaper, of 56 broad columns,
especially designed for the farmer, tho me,
chanic, the merchant and the Professional
man, and their wives and children. We
aim to make the WEEKLY Sun the best
family newspaper in the world. 1t is full
of entertaining and instructive reading of
every sort, utprints nothing to offend the
most scrupulous and delicate taste. Price
$l,20 per year, postage prepaid. The
cheapest paper published. Try it, Address
The SUN, New York City.
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If you want a bag Of feed, OF a
bushel Of potatoes or barrel OF sack oi
-four or even small sack of Graham
-four, it will pay you to step into T d
KS and examine their prices aud goods
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Fresh family Groc cries, and Canned
goods a: p & KS. The cheapest and
best.
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Those new style prints, at p & KS
are the general talk of the town. Go
and see them.
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A choice lot of Pastry Flour at
POWELL & KNEES Try it.
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We notice on Powell & Kime's plat
form an assortment of those celebrated
Gowanda Plows, Cultivators &c.
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Give the ADVOCATE office a call for bill
heads, letter heads, cards, shipping tags,
and if you are gong to get married leave
us an order for your cards
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-09-09

VOBW ORK.-We are now prepared
C w 10 doall kinds of JOB WORK.
Envelopes, Tags. Bill-heads, Letter heads,
neatly and eheaply executed. Office in
Thayer s. Hagerty's new building, MaiE
street Ridgway, Pa.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-09-09

Summer Clothing, for those Boys
and children, Linen, Alapaca aud sum.
mer Cashmer at = & Ks
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j, O. W. BAILEY,
ATTORNEY-h

vlnkoyl. Ridgway, Elk County, Pa.
Agent for the Travellers Life and Acct
dent Insurance Co., of Hartford, Conn.
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Rates Of Advertising.

Transient advertisements per square of
eight lines, one insertion 81, two inser-
tions, Sl.50, three insertions. So.
Business cards, ten lines or less, per
year So.
Advertisements payable quarterly.
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destructive Fire in Reynolisvil.e.

TWENTY-0NE B USINEsSs HOUSES
BURNED-cvER $780, 900 WORTH OF
PROPERTY DEsTRoYED-AN INoEN-
DIARY THE CAUSE,
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ELK LODGE, A. Y. Nj.

The stated meetings of Elk Lodge, No.
379, are held at their hall, corner of Main
and Depot streets, on the second and fourth
Tuesdays of each month
w. Z. JIEALY, Sec'y.
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LIBERAL AND EVER INCREASING
PATRONAGE

during the year just closed. Coming into
existance at time when every kind of
business was 10 a certain extent depressed,
and when retrenchinent in every direction
was the rule, the TELEGRAPH has fought
its way, and become. not only an estab.
lished fact, but a
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Salt, cheaper than dirt at P. x KS
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THE-PITTSBURGH
EVENING TELEGRAPH,

EVENING TELEGRAPH
has, we think, during the past year main
tanned its claim to the good will and sup
prot Of the people, irrespective of party,
inasmuch as its oppositi on to bad nomina'
tions within the party whose principles it
favors was largely instrumental in procur'
ing their defeat. While it shall be our aim
10 promote the established principles of
the Republican party, we shall in the fu-
ture, as in the past, oppose the election to
office of men not fully qualified, or who
shall by trickery or any unfair means
manage to secure a place on the ticket.
Honesty and capacity only will receive our
support.
TIE TELEGRAPH, will continue to
publish ALL TIE NEWS OF THE DAY
at the earliest moment, and in such ii
shape as to be acceptable to the most
critical reader.
The TELEGRAPH will continue to re
fleet the sentiments of the people on all
public questions touching their we elfdre.
The TELEGRAPH will uphold zealously
the hands of all men honest and earnest in
reform, and it will, as in the past, give al
sides hearing on the topics of the time
The TELEGRAPH will labor with re.
newed zeal for the prosperity of the city
and State and the advancement of the ma.
terial interests of Cur citizens. Its
LOCAL DEPARTMENT
will continue to be carefully attended TO,
aud its reports of local events will be
alW avs fresh Aid reliable Its
SPECIAL TELEGRAMS AND CORES
PONDENCE
| from the Capitals of the Nation and State
and from all important news centers will
continue to be Of the most attractive and
trustworthy character. Its
MARKET AND FINANCIAL REPORTS
| will receive the same Garrett attention that
has been remarked in the past, aud in this
respect the TELEGRAPH will continue to
be without a competitor. Its
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT
will contain an honest expression of views
on all important. live topics, political and
| Otherwise. Its
NEWS AND LITERARY DEPARTMENTS
which have always enjoyed an exalted rep
utatlon, will continue to be of the same
unexceptionable character. In fine, the
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REPUBLICAN JoURNALl
II LIVE VE WSTAPER,
ALL ITS DEPAR TNIENTS.

In entarng upon the New Year ana
within few months Of the second ami
vcr1ary Of the frat appearance of the paper
the publishers OF the PITTSBURGH
EVENING TELEGRAPH renew their ex.
pressious Of thanks to an intelligent and
apprecatiyc public for its
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EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT
NEWS AND LITERARY DEPARTMENTS,
EVENING TELEGRAPH

IN ALL ITS DEPARTMENTS,
will be during the yeaF 1875, superior to
the past, excellent as it has been by gen.
eral admission. No expense will be spared
10 keep the paper abreast with the times,
and its managers will exert every effort that
experience may suggest to make ifpossible,
more attractive to the gen neral reader,
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ADDRESS,

THE EVENING TELEGRAPH
PIPTSBURGH, PA
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Augl9.3m
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-03-27
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, March 2G.-Flour-Quiet
and unchanged. Wheat-Dull and un-
settled; No = spring 9ilc spot; 94,c sell
Ter April; S9bc seller May; 993c bid seller
June; No. Ole; rejected SIC. Corn
Dull and unsettled; No. = G7s@67Ic spot
or seller April 76!c bid seller May; 75ic
bid seller June; rejected G5Ic. Oats
Demand fair and market firm; No. ODE
for fresh spot; 55Ic bid seller April; 81
ass! seller May. Rye-Quiet and un-
changed. Barley--DuIl and unsettled !;
No. , Sl0j spot; 81 O2G6l O2I seller
April. Pork-Dull and declined ut $l9 %
Ia 20 90 spot or celer April; $40 90 seller
May; $50 30 seller June. Lard-De-
mand active and prices advanced ut $l3 50
@l3 So spot or seller April; $l4 02!@
II % seller May. Whisky-$l II.
On call board Wheat was higher at
9S seller April; 994c seller May, Corn
Higher Mt 67,mGSc seller April; 1GIc
seller May. Oats-Stcady. Pork -
Firmer Mt 20 0O@2O O2! selelr May.
Lard-Nominal.
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SEII.IiROKssOOD NEWS.
MARCH -, 1870.


VI -Ais' "a - '''''
RELLAIEE.
! E,rtsotY Mas the most disagrcahlr
dsy of IT,, s,,-ou. and seemed to make
every one look Gown in tina mouth.
MANY Grm~r. NY that they are run
very close ror fed ;hi, spring, on account
OF the long and hard winter,
FvS Nj the defining match tonight.
TIE mud is still getting deeper IN our
.treeAs every hour
TuE long winter In, been agood thing
for our cosi merchants in II timaur'a.
point.
WE have been informed that the
"lrIsh Amcricans, at their convention
y, City Hall ON Thursday night adopted
u resolution recommending all Irish
voter. to stay from the polls on election
Iuy aud not vote ut all. We give thu
-. Lrr,,uy. and yet We are inclined 10
believe IL 10 be true.
We are gratitcd to see that our friend,
S & Morri, of the Globe House, Is able
{, be down to his Office again.
PoLrrlcAL matters are getting very
lively ,n Brl.airr. and seems to be- get
ting mixed up most terribly. and no one
,rym, q, br fully satisfied. The RrpubI-
cans make their nominations to-day,
which mnv have trudaucy /" reconcile
some ot the dissatisfied voters of tn"
hot 4i. ut
tN.l have.
yasss will BE- an adjourned meeting
'.r l~u Council tonight.
>a ENmnrIox. The school cx-
t..... al school Hall last evening was
--.ul,uryr>> and reflects great credit
-g'n Prlt \. W. Melville and his corps
- v.'arut teachers, but t. Prof. Nell
...~ .l,r huih ut the credit falls due.
lie carly 100 the evening ~ t o'clock,
N'.' -'', lu the hall was occupied, and
Q" De o'clock there was u perfect lam. all
t'. available standing room being taken.
Il. O'Clock the exercises We're opened
N p-t'rr bv Rev Wm Castor of the
hnwvu, Street Presbyterian Church.
alter which the singing of beautiful
'a,rei song toy about dozen
little girl, ranging from five To- ten wear,
OF rc", Miss Montgomery prr,idin. at
tLr piano. Next Was 81 recitation subject:
The burning VrajrJ" 10y Miss Alice
F,JOu, which W., we'll performed Tha
neat VA, an Instrumental piece of music,
Don QuiNoic, by Nj, Sarah Brooch
man, which WAS we'll received Al thi,
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-03-27
Baltimore Market.

BALTIMORE, March .-Flour-Frm.
western sup"rGnc 81 22d4 IS; do extra
- OOmj %. Whcat-Firm; No. west.
"rn amber - @O@I 81 No. , do - ~
al y; mixed do 81 %; No. western
rrd%l %; No. , do 81 2jI; No. > west.
"rn spring red 81 lGmI II. Corn
Huoyant and strong; western mixed SIZE
pat- Dull and unchanged. Rye Firn,
atsl 0On ! OG. Hay-Dull and unchang-
ed PuoviSions-Flrm. Pork $50 81
r,2l 90, Bulk Meats Shoulder, Sra sJc;
clear rib lie. Bacon steady and fairly
active; shoulders 9Ic; clear rib l2lc
lIam,-l4H ljc. Lard-I4Gll43c. But.
t"r-Du'I; western tub and rolls lsCr 22c
Pctrolruu-Dull and nominal at 7a.7!c
Cotlcc--Duli; Rio cargos ljiml7ic
Whisky-Firm ut 81 -.
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New York Cattle Mark

New loEK, March 2G.- Bccvrs Re-
coipt- l,2jO head, making 1890 head fol
four days, against 1872 head for th,
same time last week. Quality rcspccta.
bic, ranging from common to prime and
all native cor fed Demand very mod
crate and market ruled dull with II mark
rd downward tendency; common to prime
steers ranged l34Gl l3fc Sheep Receipts
$50 head, making l3,G0O head for four
days, against $3.50 head for the same
time last week. Ordinary to strictly
prim" sheep G!%S; couple of cars OF cN-
ira holding for Sc. Hog, Receipt, 800
head making 1880 head for four davs
against 1000 head for the same time la,t
week None offered alive Produce
Exchange closed and city dressed hogs
not regularly quoted.
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ihcIrou workers of Cleveland.

4 dispatch t" the Chicago h,t,r-Or,a,
-gm Cleveland. March 2Ith, says: y
..ur among the IRON industries "l New
..r. tu. lay revealed the lnct that all the
p.IIIrrs ul the I.uIou lruu Company at"
Oh % strike. while tho,rof the Lab" Erie
mI Cleveland Companies ar" till nt
work. The striking puddirrs LAY they
witt b- governed by the action Of the
Pittsburgh pudi"r-, who arr now treat
.ur with ,h,ls employers for a return /"
wora The NrwburS puddirrs went ont
. December n~rur-,. 81 Il reduction from
~ tu = ,Uprr ton. An "iirr Of r"lnpr"-
ulnr At - hy th" company wa- rejected
b, the urn. Owing To- the extreme
ru.th OF the ln,h-"ut there Is much dis
tree urnons ,hr nuurIir- e' the striker,
aud tine iuuuc-- oI the men Is rapidly
giving way.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-03-27

WHEELING i. greatly in need of large,
stately public huildings. Their Court
I..a,hou.d have been replaced by Il
.-.r. elegant structure years ago. Ohio
...,y and Wheeling can afford 1t. Then
,... ..uabbIe about the proposed new
..s' suppose the Capital should
-......g. only u wear or two at Wheel
what of it? In that case,
....A vs., do not think will happen, the
LESS building can bee used 10y the City
CmriI who now congregate in the
.Ara. au unsafe, ugly structure. We
..ur lnat the h,tei'iQeucer will cheerful
is vote for the proposed new building,
and abstain from throwing cold water on
:.r project. We look for an almost unan-
m.I- vote in It's lnvor,-P"rker>5"'y
Tu.,.
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sion of the song she was greeted with q
storm ot applause. The next was u
duett by the Misses Montgomery, which
was finely executed, and deserving If
special mention had"we the space. The
Love of Hilda," read by Miss Ella ogIe
was one of the best, if not the best per
formance of the evening, and called forth
prolonged applause.
The want of space compels US To
abridge our report very much, and Of
course leave out many pieces without
even a passing mention, further than 10
SAY that they were all deservedly good,
and reflected credit not only upon those
who rendered them, but also upon Prof,
Melville who made the selections. The
whole affair was Il very enjoyable one,
and we hope that Professor Melville,
who SO justly merits the thanks OF our
may soon favor us with another
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-03-27
Philadelphia Wool Market

PHILADELPHIA, March ~. Wool
Steady supply and light sales; Ohio,
Pennsylvania and West Va double extra
and above ut 5j1 jGc; extra 55G 5Gc;
medium 5GCd BIC; coarse j2c; New
York. Michigan, Indiana and Western
Tin" 49mj2c; medium jjfa SIC; coarse 30
C52c; combing washed GjG G7ci comb
iug uuwa,hed ijm 4Gc; fine unwa- he'd 30
Gt37!c; coarse and medium unwashed 80
IA i4c; tub washed jjm GOc; extra and
merino pulled 4j@5Oci No. ! superfnc
pulled 4jmjOc.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-03-27
Cincinnati Market.

CINCINNATI, March 2G.-Cotton-
Quiet at Ice. Demand fair and
market firm. Whcat-Stcadv; red 81 II
al Is. Corn Active at GSCgG9c. Oat.
Active ut G0mG4c Ryc-Quict al
81 10, Barley-Quict and unchanged
Iins"cd Oil--Firm ut GS@SOc. Lord
Oil-Frm and unchanged. Butter and
Cheese Firm and unchanged. Egg
Quiet at l5c Glover Firm at | |
ollie. Pork-Activc at $50 500 20 G2J
Lurd-St"udy and in moderate demand
steam $l3 S74@li 90; kettle $li %.
Bulk MratS-Demand iair and market
firm; shoulders 7lc; clar rib side, l0ym
lOiri clear ll!@Grlllc. Bacon Firm
ut x S!mll4G,l2ic. WhIsky-Stcady and
moderate demand at 81 II.
Hoes Dull and unchanged.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-03-27

the opinion that the mountain of Mica
has not changed 10 gold. | will also send
al expedition down Wind river, through
the Owl Greek Mountains, from Fort
Stambaugh via Fort Brown, to the
mouth Of Bighorn river and will bring it
back through the Parks, about the head
waters of Powder river, visited by Capt.
Mills and his command last summer.
These Parks are, for beauty fully equal
to those described SO graphically
by General Custer as existing in the
Block Hills of CHEYENNE may also
say from my own knowledge that the
valleys of Big and Little Phop"agic,
Little Wind river and Main Wind
river can scarcely bc cXceIleI in beauty
and fertility. while Il student of nature
will find there, most extraordinary up
heayals of earth crust probably 10 he
found on this continent. ] am Of the
opinion that this country is gold bearing,
but of It's abundance there can only be
conjecture at present. feel quite conf
dent in our ability to prevent intended
tre>pasS on the rights of
the Indians, and the cavalry and infan-
try in the department Of Dakota, are be-
ing moved at the present time to the
most available points 10 carry out my
directions of September Sd Of last year.
Were it not for these precautions on the
part of the government, there might bc
repetition of the California gold beach
and gold lake humbug-, with still greater
suffering, It, many persons are now crazy
to go to the Black Hills. cannot think
how they are To exist after they get there,
or how they could return in case of Il
failure. Irthey viii wait for further in
formation from the government, which
now seems to be dr,irous Of making con-
ccssions 10 meet these new Interests, there
will bc no one more willing than
myself to aid in aSr"rtainng their
value So far As the troop, are con-
c"rnrd, | will promise activity in
the present emergency and Il couScien
tiCus performance Of my duty. Should
the points from which the miners start
be So remote Il, To- make it imp"--ibl" for
our scanty force to watch them. We can
occupy the two or three gnps in the
Black Hills, and ctlectualIy oxclud"
tr"~pas-rrs.
Very respectfully,
l. II SUrprb,N