The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-07-22
eENREAL NOTES.

robber, had perished in q sewer at
taobed to the Clinton Prison is discred-
tied. He has been seen in G, NADIA.
Young Sylvester Brown, of Lansing,
bet that he could jump across the track
and return before the express train
reached him. He didn't quite make 1t.
The Mifflinburg Telegraph promises
eigh. hundred majority for the Re-
publican ticket in Union county, this
State.
Secretary Bristow expects to be able
to redeem the fractional currency with
silver early in the fall. The amount
to be taken up will be about s46,000,-
600.
A gentleman Of Lafayette Ind, has
rare curiosity in pear tree, which
blossoms every two weeks. The tree
now has on it the representatives of
three several crops-pears varying in
size from that OF a pea to that Of q
large hens egg.
Saratoga. July 19-Two hundred
prominent bank presidents and cashiers
are in town to attend the National
Bankers Convention, which meets to-
morrow at noon in the Town Hall.
About one thousand more are expected
to arrive in the morning.
The Tenth Annual Meeting Of the
Buffalo Park, occurs August Sd, 4th,
9Th and 9th. Premiums $4,000,
divided into nine purses varying from
$500 to $4,000. All the premiums
are for trotting, to be mile heats, best
three in five, in harness.
New York July 19-Thomas Spratt,
an engineer, who on the 7th Of June,
threw his wife out Of a third.story win
dow, was sentenced to ten years in the
States prison, Notwithstanding that
both man and wife denied the assault.
Beaver, Utah, July 16-The testi-
mony of John D. Lee, as we'll as that of
other important witnesses, will entirely
refute all the charges which have been
made against Brigham Young and the
leaders of the Mormon Church In Salt
Lake. 1t will be proven that Brigham
sent an emphatic command that the
deed should not be committed.
Pittsburg, July 16-While the
family of Mr.. John S. Hays were at
dinner at the Monongahela House to-
day their rooms were entered and some
two thousand dollars worth of diamonds
and jewelry were stolen. Suspicion
points to stranger who was stopping
at the hotel, and who has since disap.
peared.
A tract of land, seven miles in length
and two in width, near the Ossipee
Mountains, New Hampshire, has been
bought by persons for the purpose Of
mining for coal. The land has been
examined by an expert in coal mining,
who pronounces all the indications
similar to those in the Pennsylvania
coal regions.
Louisville, July 19-The revenue
officers completed tonight their inves.
tigation into the affairs of the collector
Office and report the defalcaton to be
! $4,000 16. 1t is their opinion tina
,, Jackson has been stealing for severa
= years, but that the bulk of the money
was taken during last February. NJ
; trace of how he disposed OF the stolen
5 money has been discovered.
Cumberland, Md, July l9.-Last
evening John Wallace, an iunkeeper
} was shot and killed by young man
named John Stuart the result of fight
Stuart claims self fdeiense. Wallace wa:
a desperate character, and will De re
membered as the man who beat United
e States Deputy Marshal Creager of Bal
7 timore, two years ago, who was endeav
q oIing to arrest him for counterfeiting
: Stuart surrendered himself aud waived
i an examination.
Serious charges of forgery, enbezzle
3 ment: and SO on are preferred agains
t one Hollister-firm of Hollister, Wehe
8 Il Co., general insurance agents-o
f Cory. His rascalitics amount to owe
. $4,000. Saturday afternoon, July lot
h he had hearing before justice an,
. was held to bail in the sum of S5 ,00C
. An officer was sent to "keep his eye
= on Hollister while the bail was procuret
but Hollister gave leg bail, and tha
officers eye has not rested on hir
since.
Baltimore, July l6.-A heavy raj
storm last night caused the overfo,
of Chatsworth and Schroader's runs, il
: the western section of the city, and th
cellars of large number of privat
dwellings where in consequence flooded
In the central portion Of the city th
e cellars of numbers of wholesale house
h were flooded, and some damage wa
IS sustained on goods. The track of th
, Washington branch of the Baltimor
o and Ohio Railroad was flooded in Sc,
h eral places. The Philadelphia and Ne
IS York express, leaving Washington {
a 9'l5 last night, on reaching Bladesbur
IS was thrown OF the track, but none {
: the passengers were injured. Wreck
y ing trains were Immediately sept ou
! and this moruiug trains are running o
= time.
IS A sharp dodge, by means of which
3 increase the compensation of postmal
: ters, has been discovered in New Jerse
,f At least First Assistant Postmaste
i General Marshall has addressed lette
to special agent of the Postofice d,
partment, directing him to investigai
e several post-of6ces in New JERSEY an