The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-11-04
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jacobs, the farmer OF Horner, Illinois,
who has been on trial for wife murder
last spring, was found guilty by the jury
last Monday. The penalty is death by
hanging. The evidence was only cir
cumstan:ial but very strong.
Treasurer New has received $40 from
Philadelphia as a contribution to the
conscience-iund.
N. Wiggiu & Co., of Ellsworth, Me,
lumbermen and traders, are reported as
failed with heavy liabli.ies. Their
failure throws 400 men out Of employ
ment.
The Chicago Insurance Agency AS
sociation, which has formerly done an
extensive business in the Northwest,
has failed, and its effects will be dis,
posed of at sheriff's sale.
The Couowaga Paper Mills, six miles
north of Gettysburg, this State, were
burned on the 23d inst. Loss S35 600
Insurance, $4,000. The fire was the
work OF an incendiary.
Chief Detective Washburn, OF the
Treasury, has seized Sl50,000 in
counterfeit money which belonged to
Nelson briggs, one OF the gang ar
rested at Ceutralia, Illinois on the 22d
inst.
The Mosaic Iron Works, Of Montreal,
suspended on the 26th. The liabilities
are large. The Morris Run Coal Com
pany, of Pennsylvania, have fed a
claim against the company for over
s350.000.
A boiler in the paper mills of Morri-
son, Bare & Co, at Roaring Spring,
Blair county, Pa, exploded last Mon
day morning completely destroying the
eutirc mill and seriously injuring ten
men. Loss $4,000.
The court at Mauch Chunk, last
week, sustained the motion of Reilly
and Bartholomew, counsel for Doyle and
other, charged with the murder of John
p Jones, at Lansiord, Carbon county
and quashed the array of jurors.
The Northwestern gas and Water
pipe Company at Bay City, Michigan
has failed. The liabilities are sl3 900.
The assets are not stated. Bailey &
Orton, hardware merchants Of the
same place, have also clcsed their doors.
The $4,000 recently reported missing
from the Treasury Department has not
yet been recovered. and there is now no
doubt that it was distracted from one of
the desks in the redemption division
There have been no arrests.
Sherburn Morrey, formerly janitor in
the customhouse at Gloucester, Massa.
chusetts, attempted last Sunday night tc
shoot f. Z. Babson, collector of the port
firing one shot without effect. He was
arrested and to-day put under $4,000
! bonds.
The latest official news in connection
with the Guibord matter is that he is tt
be buried on the 18th of November Tex
Having died on that day six years ago
the members of the Institute Canadian
have chosen the anniversary of hi:
death for the day of burial.
On the 25th inst. the extensive roll
ing mill and pipe mill of Messrs, Sey
fert, McMNuus & Co., of Reading
ceased operations, and the enploye'
were thrown out OF work for a few
weeks. In the two establishment
about 500 men were employed The
Scott Works are still in operation.
There was another immense gather
ing at the great revival meeting a
Brooklyn Tabernacle on the Goth, A.
NJ. The building was full in every
part and much fervor wss manifested il
the proceedings. The unanimous sup
port which the clergymen are giving
to the meetings is great aid to th'
Evange!ists.
The report of ex-Judge Spencer, re
feree in the Erie Railway matter ap
proving Receiver Jewett's report, wa
submitted to Judge Lawrence, in tn,
Supreme Court in Chambers, New
York, yesterday The court refused t,
confirm it, auds sent it back 10 the re
feree, 70 have one or two matters in j
argued before tie referee.
Boston, October 3l,-A sever
easterly rain storm visited this city, con
tinuing nearly all night, with higI
wind after midnight. The sea was YER
high in che harbor, interfering with tn
serryboa;s, most of which entirely sus
pended their trips. No damage 10 yes
sells in the harbor is reported The gal
was severely felt all along the coast I
Rccklaud At Portland the storm is re