The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-04-15
GENE RAJ. NOTES.

OSOIRe he}uOluS, OF DdlJ hak0 wy,
convicted Of polyganly has been senten-
ced to one year in the peniteutiary and
fue of $500
William Morgan, an old man who
murdered bis wife in st. Louis last July,
has been sentenced to be hanged on
Friday, tie 2Sth of May.
The State Board of Pardons will hold
its next meeting on May 4 at Harris
burg, when it will fully organize under
the new constitution.
1t is understood that all The faro
banks, lottery policy shops, and other
gaming establishments at Washington
will be closed by the police. M d"
Michael w. Hodgdon, the we'll
known dry-goods commission merchant
of Boston, has absconded, after defraud-
ing his mother-iu-law out of 100000.
The wretch. . o..
Th representatives of the Rowing AS
sociation of the American colleges to
take part in the regatta at Saratoga, N.
Y, next July, are in session in Spring
field, Mass, All the colleges are rep
resented.
Mrs. Mary McCue and Mrs. Bridget
Calvin become engaged in an atfray at
their residence in Emmet street, Brook.
lyn, Tuesday night. The former beat
the latter over the head with heavy
glass tumbler, fracturing her skull.
The Spanish and Cuban cigarmakers
of New Yolk have struck in con-
sequence Of being notified by their en-
ployers that from this date forward
their rates would be reduced 81 per
thousand.
Governor Parker, of Tennessee, has
pardoned ex-State Senator MoKenna,
who was recently sentenced 10 five years
in the penitentiary for marrying his
former wite's granddaughter.
Edward Babb and II. A. Bird, who
have carried on an agency TO procure
business partners, and, as alleged nave
swindled large number of persons in
Baltimore, have been arrested.
Andrea Egne- and George Rufer,
who were convicted of tho murder of
Herman Schilling on the 7ih of Noveul-
Der last at Cincinnati, have been SEN
fenced to be hanged on Tuesday, July
l3.
On the I'd instant, William Orr, aged
II, fell into the creek at Loracouiup.
Alleghany county, Md, and was
drowned. a few days previous he had
been notified Of a legacy Of $4,000 FROM
a relative in England.
Ida adopted daughter of Thomas
Harding Of Westtown, N. Y, commit
ted suicide on Saturday, by shooting
herself. She lived a few hours, but
would not tell why she had done tie
deed. She was but Ii years OF age.
Thirty-one years ago the venerable
JIli Crozier Of Delaware vowed not to
buy new hat until Mr.. Clay should be
elected to the Presidency; and the title
which now surmounts bis venerable
brow is not lovely to look upon.
Omaha, April 9,--The number Of
emisraui,ss, westward bopnd the present
lett here since March l. Upwards of
1000 were delayed here yesterday for
want of cars, but were sent on specia!
trains to-day.
London has another new industry.
\ man adveltises himself as "Kuocker-
up and window ticker, from three to
seven" He wakes heavy seepcrs who
wish to get up early, Window tickling
IS waking without ringing the bell by
means of long pole, with which he
taps on the window pane.
In the polygamy case on trial at
Beaver, Utah, Judge Boreman charges
that polygamy committed prior to 1862
is punishable now; that bigamy is
continuous crime, and that the statutes
of limitation do not apply. This is di-
rectly opposite to charge of Judge En-
erson, OF the Salt Lake district.
The peach trees iu the lower part of
Delaware, and even as far north as
Greenwood, are very red ip the tops,
indicating an early bloom. 1t is not
believed any injury has been done the
trees by the cold weather, aud the pros.
pect has never been better ior a good
crop.
The case Of George G. Cannon, indie.
ted for polygamy, has been appealed by
the prosecution to the Territorial Su-
prene Court of Utah. Mr.. Cannon
gave bonds in $4,000 for his appear.
apce. The trial of John D. Lee and
others at Beaver, Utah, charged with
participation in the Mountain Meadow
massacre, has been postponed,
Omaha, April S.-Yesterday a whirl-
wind about one hundred yards wide,
struck the platee river bridge at Schuy-
Ter, Nebraska, and lifted four spans
with the roof from their places and
dropped them 10 the river, leaving
nothing but piers. Several houses on
the south side were blown down. The
damage is estimated at 100000.
A man signing himself Rev. Newton
Vogel has of late been sending letters
dated from Newark to residents of
Elizabeth and other cities, representing
that relatives of the party to whom the
letters were addressed had died in his
house, and asking the party addressed
to reimburse him for funeral expenses.
To what extent he succeeded In swind.