The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-07-08

at Greenville. The next night he was taken
out by mob of one hundred and twenty-five
men and hanged in q stall of the fair ground.
..... Alfred Frederick A., Charles Edward,
and George Roe, who were formerly engaged
in the grocery business, were arrested at Chi
cago on the charge Of defrauding Messrs. o. P.
Gregory, J. N. Callinsworth, and S. A. Ellison,
of Richmond, Va, out OF merchandise amount
ing to 5230,000,
-Four white prisoners in the Jail at Lawrence,
Kan, overpowcred the guard and taking all
the weapons on tho premises, escaped. They
are all desperate characters and there is little
chance OF their rearTest. . 1t is believed
that after the Alabama claims commission has
completed its awards there will be balance Of
nearly SO, 100000 of the Geneva award re-
naming to the credit of the government. .....
Attorney-General Pierrepont has given de-
cision on vexed question of nationality. A
Prussian came to this country and after the
requisite number of years became naturalized.
Ho subsequently returned to Prussia to live,
taking with him his son aged twenty years,
who had been born and brought up in this
country. The Prussian government claimed
his son for military duty, and the attorney
general says that government is entitled to his
services, ss he, being minor, partakes Of the
status of his father who has resumed his
Prussian citizenship. When tho son becomes
OF age, however, he no longer owes allegiance
to Prussia, and can return to this country as
one OF its citizens and even be eligible to the
Presidency. ... Investigations into the work.
ings of the Cincinnati water board has resulted
in the grand jury indi;ting Thomas T.. Baker,
present chief of police, formerly secretary Of
the water works Wm. Merk, city editor of
the PohJreud eX-collector OF water rents ;
j. b. Mccormick, ox-collector of water ronts (;
and Paul Remlien, formerly a trustee of the
water works, now secretary OF the board of
trustees Of the Longview Lunatic Asylum, for
embezzoment OF money belonging to the water
works and H. A.. Bowman, son OF ono of the
present trustees of the water works, for grand
larceny. "A storm in Hungary did immense
damage and some five hundred inhabitants Of
the town Of Buda arc missing The Detroit
tornado destroyed twenty-three houses and
damaged many others, and killed two children,
seriously wounding three persons and slightly
injured others.
The return match between the American
and Irish teams took place at Dublin before
one of the largest gatherings which ever took
| place i'll the city. Tho excitement was great
and heavy bets were made on tho result. Tho
shots were at targets 800, 900 and 1000 yards
distant, and for the S00-yard target the Irish
team won the toss. At the conclusion of the
| shooting tho Irish team was one point ahead,
having made 33S out of possible $50 to the
Americans 337. The average shooting at this
target was Sc 1-6 out of a possible GO. At
match stood Americans, 325; Irish, 317.
In the 900-yard match the Americans we're
victorious by total of thirty-four points, the
result being Americans, 327 Irish, 292 ; the
score standing Americans, 6Gi Irish, G30.
At Creedmoor at the end of the 9O0-yard shoot
ing, tho score stood: Americans, 636 Irish
G29. In the 1,000-y&rd match the Americans
were successful by score of four points, max
ing their entire score thirty-eight points ahead
of the Irish team The umpire made tho an
nouncement that the Americans were vlctori
Gus. The 1000-yard match stood for til,
Americans 303 points for the Irish team, 29s
points. Grand total: American team, SO,
points Irish team, 929 points At Creedmoor
Sept 25, 1874, the first match between thu
American and Irish teams, the score was 90.
to 931 i'll favor of the American team. Thu
the Americans won both matches.