The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-09-09
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Item. or Interest from Home and Abron

the English channel from Dover to Calais,
without any mechanical aid or apparatus. He
was twenty-one hours and forty minutes in the
water ..... Three men-of-war, with forco OF
troops and marines aboard, have been dis
patched hastily from Alexandria, Egypt, to
that portion OF the Egyptian coast bordering
on Abyssinia to punish body Of blacks invad-
ing Egyptian territory. Four thousand infan-
try are held in readiness for emergency at
Suez. Tho Khedive Is determined TO exact Iul
satisfaction OF the infriugements upon his soil.
.... Since tho assassination OF President
Moreno, Of Ecuador, great alarm has seized
on all foreigners, and strong reasons exist for
believing there will be a massacre OF the
foreign priests. The republic has been do
clared in state OF siege. ... Gov. Tildon
directed the attorney general to act in regard
to tho IN oney fraudulontly obtained by Canal
Contractor johnson ...... Courtney won tho
Presidents cup, at single sculls, at Saratoga, in
thirteen minutes and iifty-nine seconds FL
dred aud Smith, OF tho Argoraua won the
pair-oar race. AT q meeting held in London
to discuss tho high price OF meats, u resolution
was adopted protesting against restrictions on
the importation of foreign cattle. An associa-
ton was formed to secure supply of live
cattle from tho United States to meet tho
wants of tho English market.
Capt. Edward Simpson, commanding the
United States steamer Omaha telographed tho
navy department from Panama, Aug. 26 an
nounciug that tho State OF Panama has de-
clared war against the government Of Colon
lao
state at the dissatisfacti on with the Preii
dent and his ministry is such that no doubt is
entertained that another revolution is immi-
nent in Uruguay. Great excitement was
occasioned in San Francisco by the failure Of
tho bank of California The officers claim
that the assets will cover all liabilities. The
bank will not resume ... Sterling, Ahrens
Co., of Baltimore, Md, one of tho largest
sugar houses in the United States, has sus-
pended with liabilities amounting to y, 5OO,-
0u0..... The first shipment of peaches ever
made to Europe was forwarded from Phila-
delphia few days ago ...... The Atalanta
crew Of New York, consisting of ex-members
Of college crows, won tho four-oared race
at Saratoga in eighteen minutes and thirty-two
and one-half seconds. Courtney and Robinson
won the double scul race in twelve minutes
and forty-two and one-half seconds .....A
special from Macon, Miss, reports riot at
New Hope Church, in which eight negroes
were killed and several wounded. The riot
was caused by a quarrel between white man
and negro about drum beating. ..Coun-
terfeit $40 notes Of the First National bank of
Philadelphia are i'll circulation.
The towboat Smoky City, with tow of
twelve barges aud six boats of coal, struck the
bar of Island No. 10 in the Mississippi, while
under full headway, sinking the whole tow
with the exception of one boat. The steam
ship Persian from Chicago to Buffalo, with
fifty thousand bushels Of corn and fifteen
thousand bushels of wheat, was burned on
of the New York Assembly, was arrested ON
charge Of accepting bribe to vote for 60 an
act for the relief Of John Hand" .... The
trouble in Trlpoli has been arranged, and the
authorities have apologized for the insult to
the American consul ...... In consequence
Of the run OH the San Francisco banks induced
by the failure of the Bank of California the
National Gold Bank and Trust Company and
the Merchants xchange bank were obliged
to suspend temporarily on account of the scar
city of specie. They are both solvent and
will reopen in few days. VIM. @. Ralston,
president Of the defunct Bank of California,
committed suicide by drowning the day after
the suspension ...... Cornelius Williams, a
negro, was hanged at Jackson, N. c., for the
murder of an old man named William Presson,
bridge-keeper at Weldon, some months
since. He made full confession, duplicating
three other negroes .... Ten lives were lost
by the sinking of the propeller Comet on Lake
Superior, she having collidod with the steamer
Manitoba. "A detective appointed to inves-
gate the alleged shooting Of ex-Gauger Miller,
the revenue witness at Chicago, has furnished
evidence that Miller shot himself.
Another revolution has begun in Santo
Domingo. Ex-President Baez has been pro-
claimed President by the revolutionists. The
cities of Santo Domingo and Puerto Plata re-
main loyal to President Gonzales. .Advices
from Herzegovina confirm the report that tho
insurgents have rejected the advice Of the
European powers to suspend hostilities, and
also that they demand the Independence Of
Bosnia. ..... The Scotch express on the Mid
land railroad, England, como iuto collision
with an excursion train from Morecsmbe to
Bradford, near Klldwick. Five persons were
killed and forty injured, several probably
fatally. ...... The foot and mouth diresse is
spreading among the cattle in Cumberland and
Aberdeenshire, England. =. Fourteen Montreal
(Canada) dry goods firms were compelled to
make arrangements with their creditors during
one week. .Josephus Sooy, Jr., treasurer
of New Jersey, has embezzled from the State
about $50, 900, which has been spent in dissipa.
tion. He was arrested in Philadelphia. -.
Thomas Callsghan, who occupied room in
2 New York tenement with his mother and
sister, drove his sister into the street at mid
night and then killed his mother by beating
her about the head. He was arrested
Three young men and three young women
were rowing on the river at New York on a
Sunday, when they fastened line from their
boat to tugboat in order to get tow; but
the sudden starting of the tug turned their
boat over, and girl of nineteen was drowning
when one Of the young men swan to her and
they both sank out of sight. ..... Col. Edward
W. Longstreet of Syracuse, N. Y, committed
suicide on account of financial difficulties. :.
Lewis j. Bennett, the canal contractor, has
paid back to the State of New York, $4,000 OF
money fradulently obtained. Canal Appraiser
DAVIS has been arrested for completely in the
Hand contract fraud. 49,. Secretary BristoW
has ordered the sale of "a, 100000 of gold dur.
ing September ... The business portion OF