The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-07-08
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
items of Interest from Home and Abroad.

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Long Island ... Vassar College this year
graduated forty-two female students. ... The
British admiral in command in the Pacific has
sent aid to the officers OF the sunken United
States steamer Saranac. =. Policeman Jacob
Suter attempted to arrest Patrick Mulligan,
who was drunk and beating his family in st.
Louis, when Mulligan picked up chisel and
stabbed tho officer twice. City Marshal Chas.
Born then attempted to arrest him and was
also stabbed, when he drew a pistol and shot
Mulligan dead. Both of the officers were
severely INJURED. .Advices from New Granada
corroborate the reports first received in regard
to the earthquake In the city Of Cuc,ta alone
between two and three thousand persons lost
their lives, and property to the amount OF over
5000, 900 was destroyed ... Heavy freshets
are reported from France. The river Garonne
overfowed and caused much damage by carry
ing away bridges and destroying crops. :.
While several workmen were repairing a steam
boat cylinder at Hewes & Phillip's factory in
Newark, N. j., some water inside generated
steam, causing an explosion. Thomas Crane
was killed and three other mon were badly in
jured . Two brothers have been convicted
at Fortress Monroe of killing their father, and
sentenced to eighteen years imprisonment. nt....
A soldiers monument was unveiled at Syracuse,
N. Y, with imposing ceremonies.
The Tton-Deecher case which has been
before tue courts of Brooklyn for many months,
was brought to close and the case given to the
jury on Thursday, the twenty-fourth day of
June. The same day an effort was made by
the prosecution to have the case reopcned for
the admission of new and what was considered
important evidence but Judge Nelson declined
to have it reopened. He charged the jury at
some length, and his charge is declared by the
press as a model of impartality. The court
did not comment on the evidence but warned
the jury against misleading comments by coun-
gel on both sides. The court did not consider
the charge of blaclnail, as that was thrown
ont by Mr.. Beecher. On the great question of
ALL that OF adultery, Judge Nelson was nom
committal limiting himself to instructing the
jury to disregard the arguments Of the defen-
dant's counsel that the oral evidence on this
point deserves no consideration. He instructed
them to fairly weigh it ell, and told them that
they were not to throw out without examination
the testimony of Mr.. Richards nor even that of
Mrs. Carey. The case was given to the jury
which retired. At ten o'clock at night they had
not agreed upon verdict and were locked up
for the night without food
the Secretary OF the Treasury has issued
q call for the redemption of five-twenty bonds
of 1862 to the amount of $4,000, 900. They are
bonds $50, No. 1,00l to No. 81, 700, both in
elusive; 800, No. 50, 101 to No. 64,50O, both
Inclusive $500, No. 31901 to No. 81, 600, both
inclusive; $1,000, No. 81, sol to No. 96,0OO,
both inclusive. Vice President Wilson has
, written letter denying any aspiration to the
Presidency, and declaring against the third
term. 80. The Democracy of the State of Iowa
) at their late convention nominated the follow
ing ticket: For governor, Shepard LETTER. Of
Des Moincs lieutenant-governor, Capt. z. B.
Woodward, Of Lucas judge of the supreme
,, court, W. j. Knight, Of Dubuque; superinten-
, dent of public instruction, A. r. Wright, of
Wright. The platform adopted favors firm
, adherence to tho doctrines Of political govern
t ment as taught by jefferson, Madison and
other fathers of the republics; calls.for honesty
2 in the administration of public officer the re.
seryaion of all the legal rights of every citizen
: without regard to race or color; the restora
ton of the Presidents salary to :25 600, and nc
=, third term favors the resumption Of specie
l payment tho repeal of the prohbtory liquor
law and desires license law ; and favors
tariff for revenue. ..... Count Won Arnim has
been sentenced to nino months imprison-
= ment for abstracting State papers Of the char
abter of public deeds intrusted to his care.
t he loss of life and property by the over
II IL
altogether heavier than the reports have led II
to believe. 1t is now estimated that at leas
7 one thousand persons perished In Toulous
9 eight hundred houses have fallen, leavin:
:, twenty thousand people homeless and withou
n means Of subsistence. In the st. Cyprcl
f Quarter two hundred aud fifteen corpses hav
V already been found But five houses were lef
n standing OF the four hundred in the town o
y Tumoullet, in the department of Arriege Il
: the district of Folk two villages were com
u pletely covered with water, and many of til
II inhabitants perished. Crops Of all kinds hav
Il been completely destroyed in the districts in
. undated. Subscriptions arc being raised i
3 different cities for the sufferers. ... "A hurr
a cane passed over Ottawa, Canada, and dld COZ
10 siderable damage by blowing down building
n and taking off roofs. .Advices from Mcndotf
is Mimi, state that that town was also visited b
f. tornado which demolished many buildings
child was blown from the arms of its mothe
and killed THE London Times dispatche
from Bmmah state that rebellion has broke
~ out in that country. Also that many peopl
"a have died from famine in the Karen country
d ..... Six mrderers were hanged in one day
% two in Maine, two in South Carolina, one i
10 Massachusetts, and one in Georgia. One c
l. the Maine murderera Louis Wagner CSnow
d AZ the Shoals murdcrer), killed two women an
l. severely injured another on Smutty Nor
e Island, off the coast of Mane for tho sum
W fifteen dollars. He died denying his gull
g John T. Gordon, the othor Maine murdere
70 killed and msnglad his brother Almon, togeth(
q with his wifn and infant child, and cruel
wounded another child, and then fired I'll
:, house to conceal his crime. The cause wi
I jealousy because his brother had succeeded
n an estate which the murderer wanted. Gordo
1t succeeded in getting an old knife the mornin
of the execution and cut himself in the leg au
side in vain attempt at suicide. The tw
South Carolina men were negroes, and IN,
their fate quietly. The Massachusetts, victil
i, of the scaffold was James H. Costley, convicte
- - of killing Miss Julia Hawkens, with whom
- had been crimnally intimate, for tho purpof
> of getting her out of the way in order that
n might marry young lady with whom he ha