The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-08-26

ters have been dismissed by the postmaster
general for improper disposition OF postage
stamps and unjustly increasing their salary
thereby. . Two tramps called at the Manton
House, in Johnston, II. L. and after being fed
demanded liquor This being refused, one of
them drew revolver and shot ]. Il. Phillips,
the proprietor, through the hand. The tramps
escaped though pursued to the Connecticut
line. -. Thirty-one head of cattle lately died
Of hydrophobia on single Texan farm. .. A
good deal of excitement was occasioned at the
ST. Louis county insane asylum over the death
Of number of the inmates from the admins
tration Of a sedative mixture to make them
sleep .... The Black Hills miners are all
leaving under protest, but at the request Of
the government. They declare that the sec
ton is one OF the richest mining districts in
the United States.
The Carlist forces sent to relieve SEQ de
Urgel were attacked by the Alfonsists and re-
treated to the mountains ... The Sioux and
Utah Indians are on the war path and seriously
threatening the settlers. .... The harvesting
OF the crop in Europe has been delayed by un-
settled weather 80. The steamer Hugh Mar
tin burst her boiler on the Tennessee river
and five peosons were killed. Army worms
are doing much damage in New Brunswick
Over forty thousand persons were present
at the Inauguration of the statue Of Hermann
at Detmold, Germany. Charles q. Finney,
for many years president OF the Oberlin (Ohio)
College, died suddenly of heart disease at his
residence in Oberlin. He was in the enioy-
ment of his usual health up to the time OF his
death. ..... Vigilance committees are forming
III southern Illinois to look after thieves ....
August this year il remarkable for the rainfall
i'll various parts Of the country, which exceed
by FAR the usual average for the whole month.
Serious damage has been done by the floods.
go. The inhabitants OF the Bosnian provinces
have risen in insurrection along the whole
length Of the River Save. Telegraph wires
have been cut, thirty Turks massacred and all
official buildings burned . confidence
man who had been playing some tricks i'll
Knoxville was tarred and feathered by a mob.
Returns from 102 towns Of the amounts re
ceived under the new license law in Massachu-
setts show the total to DO :4G3, ,45G 80. The
amount received from Boston is :52, Gij. 75
Mrs. James Clark committed suicide at Frances
town, NJ H., nearly severing her head from
the body. The Democrats OF the Fourth
Congressional district Of Maine nominated tho
Hon. J. G. Madigan, of Houlton to fill the un-
expired term of Hersey deceased The
Didrio officially denies tho rumor that Cap
tain-General Valmaseda intends to leave the
island. lie will await tho promised reinforce
ments OF 10000 men and prosecute an active
winter campaign. IA wealthy man in Phlla-
delphia named Hates is under arrest charged
with tho horrible crime of pouring kerosene
over tho person of his wife, intending to burn
her to death. Neighbors interfered before lie
could accomplish the work The wro of
Capt Phillip Bessinger, accompanied by her
three children, two girls and a boy, aged
respectively, nine, six and three years, left
her home in Reading Pa, and walked up the
towpath of the Union canal and when near
Grings mill, deliberately walked into tho canal
and drowned herself and children. The bodies
were recovered. 49,. The body of n. 5. Grim
wood, who aecended with Donaldson in his
Inflated balloon at Chicago, was found on the
beach of Lake Michigan, near Stony creek, by
Mr.. A. Beckwith. The body was fully dressed,
with the exception of boots or shoes Letters
belonging to Mr.. Grimwood, and notes Of his
balloon trip, were found on the body, fully es-
tablishing its identity.