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

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assaulted by rougbs Saturday evening,
when lie discharged his revolver in
stantly killing young man named
Peter Boakcn, who was walking with
friend on the sidewalk.
A farmer named Mckenzie, living
five miles iIom Greenville, ILL., was muir
dered in his bed Thursday night and
then dragged to the stable and placed
under the feet of pair of mules. His
wife and son have been arrested on sus-
picion of having committed the deed.
A Sioux Indian delegation consisting
Of Red Cloud, Spotted Tail and other
chiefs, is expected in Washington be-
fore the LIST of May, when negotiations
for the opening of the Black Hill
country will begin.
Norfolk, Va, April THE negro
James Bruce, who shot and killed a
white woman, Elizabeth Stephenson, in
this city few weeks ago, was to-day
convicted of murder in the second de-
gree, aud sentenced to The Ponitentiary
for eighteen years.
Patrick Devices, of Shamokin, has
been lodged in the Gunbury Jail
charged with the murder Of his wife,
who was found dead in bed with marks
of violence upon her head and with her
neck broken.
The ore from the Ncwburyport silver
niue, it is said increases in richness as
the shaft goes down. The latest assay
yielded at the rate of more than $4,000
to the ton. Six hundred feet of land,
on the Boynton lode, was sold last
week for 100000 to persons in Spring
field, Mass.
Erie, April IA fire broke out this
morning in the planning mill Of Hugh
Jones. The flames spread very rapidly
and soon reached the adjacent dwelling
of Nm. Mallory, which was completely
destroyed. Three stables were also
burned, and a considerable amount OF
stock belonging to Mr. Jones The loss
is estimated at about SIS, eco only par
italy insued.
Titusville, April IA fire at Mil
lerstowu, Pa, this morning, broke out
in Buestine's confectionery and faro
bank, which in two hours destroyed
forty buildings. 1t is impossible at
present to give tie losses, but they will
not be less than 100000. The most
important losses were Mckinney Bro
thers G Galey's building, the Oil Pro
ducers, and Aerman National Banks,
S. McBride's drug store, A. Tolman's
paint store and the Hogan Opera
House. The other buildings were
mostly saloons and small tencments
The insurance is small.
Cincinnati, April 8.--A special dis
patch to the Commercial from Edin-
burgh, ILL.,, states that a tornado swept
though that place at 4,30 2. NJ. to>day.
The Christian church, in which some
thirty or forty young ladies' and gentle
men were rehearsing, was demolished,
About fifteen of the party had been
taken out at last sccounts, Miss Porter
was dead, Dick Greenwood had both
legs broken; j. 3. Eaton was seriously
injured; Miss Sanders had both legs and
Que arm broken; Mr. Kemmerer had a
jaw and shoulder broken. Several
Others whose names have not honn "e
oertained, We're also Injured. Five
dwellings were also blown down, and an
elevator was badly damaged.
Memphis, April l0.-For some time past
numerous robberies have been committed
in the neighborhood of Chaicot, Ark, and
the citizens, believing they were perpetra-
ted by an organized band, have quietly
been on the alert for them. On Thursday
night last five men were discovered in the
commission worehouse of A. G. Martin.
situat ed Oh the river bank. The alarm was
given, and the citizens soon surrounded
the building. The robbers opened fire on
them, which was returned, and two of the
robbers were killed. Another jumped out
of the window into the river, and was
drowned. The remaining two were cap
tured. Next day numerous persons sus-
pected of being in league with tho baad
were found to have disappeared, having
fled from fear of The prisoners implcating