The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-07-15
GENERAL NOTES.

gun.
The cotton planting in the South
this year occupies a surface Of about
9,067 ,555 acres.
Chicago proposes 10 make another
effort to establish direct through trade
with Europe by water
A single association for fish culture
has since May distributed 800, 900
young salmon through the streams OF
Connecticut.
An official decree has been issued in
Cuba prohibiting tune contracts for
gold.
1t is proposed to place umbrellas in
all the tobbaco shops in Paris to be
hired out at low price, a small snm
being required as a depo,it until the
umbrella Is returned.
A young man in St. Louis recently
committed suicide rather than 60 to
york, to which stern necessity he was
reduced by his fathers refusal to sup
port him in idleness.
Alexander Dapata, Cuban, OF
Boston, was ARRESTED on Monday for
outraging his own daug ghter, aged I
years.
The State Temperance Reform party
of California have nominated u full
ticket, headed by w f. Loyett for
Governor.
The Governor aud Council of Massa-
chusetts last week decided not to COM
mute the sentence Of Pomeroy, the boy
murderer.
The sentence of Daniel Doran, who
was to have been executed at Lockport,
n. Y, has been committed to lite im-
prisounent.
The Government revenue officers at
Cincinnati have seized The disti.leries Of
}. NJ. Schmjtker, Kreuskamp Il Co,
Fred Mack. and Henry Stemriede, OF
Covington, Ky, for irregularities in the
manufacture of liquors.
The Cornell crew at Saratoga Lake
has hit upon one OF the most unique oi
the many agencies for the display ol
college patriotism. They have discov-
cred that their float is the haunt Of
countless mud turtles, ana having cap
tured number of them they are paint
ing them with the college c"llers, in al
ternate bunches cf red aud white, aud
then releasing them.
Two OF the heaviest thunder showers
ever known in the vicinity of Worcester.
Mass, occurred on Monday night and
serious damage to the crops and high
ways is reported. Houses in Worces.
ter, Shrewsbury, Uxbridgc, Wcstboro,
East 1empleton, aud Southbridge were
stuck by lightning and fired The
damage by lightning is heavy, but the
dres WERE all extinguished with slight
damage,
The sale Of through tickets over the
Baltimore and Ohio and Baltimore aad
Potomac Railroads at increased rates
has been commenced Mt Washington, in
pursuance of the agreement entered
into 10 New York. The local fare be-
tween Baltimore and Washington over
tie latter road has also been advanced
to Sl,20 for single trip or 50 for the
round trip, the same as the Baltimore
and Ohio rates.
New York, July S-There was
ruMor on Wal street this afternoon Of
forgery in connection with a gold
transaction, hut it appears to have be en-
mainly without foundation. Mr.. E,ce.
the party named, who was out of town.
ri turned late this afternoon, lie de,
c|areS the whole affair all error, and
says he will so show to morrow.
Washington, July S.-The counters
of money in the Treasurer's Office have
counted all the cash vault. and today
counted SIG,000,000 in the reserved
vaults. No errors have been discovered
the apgrcgato a9rccing with the books.
excepting. ;he recently stolen 2.l7 900
Am,ng the remaining funs to b.
cornteI are $4,000 OF silver, aud
$1,000 of nlckle coin
New Orleans. July 8 An establish
mcnt just completed fos Illicit manufac-
ture Of ruin on rather extensive scale
was to-day seized by Collector Cockrell
The tubs were found filed with twenty
five or thirty thousand gallons Of mash.
and the process ot dis'ilation had just
commenced when the seizure was made.
Some show of resistance YVES at first at
tempted by persons in charge, but they
finally submitted TO tie officers. who
took possession of the property, consis.
ing OF stills worms and the building, the
whole being valued at $4,000.