The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-04-15
SUMMARY OF NEWS,
Items of Interest from Home and Abro,

surrogates and now required to be published
in the State paper, TO be published in a news
paper printed in the county in which the surro-
gate issuing such notice or citations resides,
instead of the State papor. THE United
States Treasury department has affirmed the
decision Of collectors imposing duty at fifty per
centum on brandy costing over si per gallon
on silks, wearing apparel, and head-nets at
sixty pcr cent. al valorem dsallowing al
damage by breakage on wines beyond five per
contum, ~ provided by act OF February 8 (; dis
allowing damage by freezing occurring to wines
on inland transportation. ., There was
great fire in Osaka, Japan, in February.
Twelve hundred buildings were destroyed, in
Guiding temples and schools. Several lives
were lost. There was also an alarming fire in
Yokohama. Three hundred japanese houses
were destroyed. "A grange of Patrons of
Husbandry has been organized in New York
city y.....A party of forty Indiana editors have
been making an excursion through the South
west. :. Charles X. Lands, who shot editor
Carruth, at Vneland N. j., was born in Phila-
delpha, on tho 10th Of March, 1884, and is
therefore in his forty-second year.
Tho New York State Assembly passed a
resolution authorizing the Governor to appoint
a commission to inve tigate the canal matter,
reserving for the Legislature the appointment
by the Speaker and Lieutenant Governor of a
Joint Legislative committee OF investigation.
The Attorney-Gencral of Pennsylvania has ex-
pressed an opinion that Good Friday con-
tinues to be a legal holiday under the act of
1869, which was not repealed by the act of
1873. $50. The German government contem-
plates an amendment of the law in regard to
the Jesuits, so as tomake it operative against
other religious orders. 80. General Campos
has defeated the Carlists again at Huguet,
near Ridaura. The Carlists contemplate an
attack on Puycerda 80. Fourteen of the finest
sugar plantations in the neighborhood of
Sagua La Grande, Cuba, have been destroyed
by incendiaries. There is another revolution
ia Bolivia. "A meeting was held in Boston
to take steps looking to the organization of
another expedition to the Black Hills. 1t pro-
posed to make the party five hundred men.
The press of New Orleans approve of the action
of Governor Kellogg in calling an extra session
of the Legislature. .... 1t is reported from
Tocoma, w. T., that the steamer Ruby in cross
ing Puget sound from Seattle to Port Madison
went down with all on board in gale. The
Phelps dramatic troupe were among the pas
sengers. The report lacks confirmation.
Delaware has appropriated $4,000 to the
Centennial exhibition. -. The bill appropra-
ting $50, 900 for the completion of the Douglas
monument, which passed the Illinois Senate
! has been defeated in the House by vote
of sixty to seventy. Dr. Van Courtland
geologst and physician of great repute diei
at Ottawa, Canada. Ia grave digger il
! Preston, England was engulfed and smooth
| cred to death while excavating tomb, thur
literally digging his own grave. The Rhode
Island Republican State Convention nominated
Henry Lippitt, of Providence for Governor
and Henry T. Lisson, of Little Compton, fo
Lieutenant Governor ...... A dispatch iron
Corpus Christi, Tex, to the Galveston Ne'r
says body of armed Mexcans have attacked
several ranches near that city and takel
several American prisoners. En- invasion o
the city was feared and all the citizens are un
der arms. 80. The New York State Senat
passed resolution authorizing the Governor
with the advice and consent of the Senate
to appoint commission to investigate th
canal frauds " General Fitz-John Porter
application for new trial was discussed at
Cabinet meeting at Washington but no de
cision was reached.
The recent proclamation of President Gran
ceding back to TIE Sioux Indians the terlitor
east of the Missouri river destroys the hope
Of Brule CITY, already flourishing place
which must be broken up. On the da
following the completion of the new bridge a
Port Jervis, n. Y, 1914 cars passed over. -.
Serious differences are reported to exist be
tween Don Carlos and the deputies from til
the four provinces occupied by the Carlsts, il
regard to moneymatters. Don Carlos threaten
to leave Spain unless the deputies raise fund
to carry on the war. 49,. Spain has paid Gel
many II COO thalors Of the indemnity for til
Gustav outrage. Captain General Valmased
has issued proclamation urging the loys
citizens of Cuba to renewed efforts to suppress
the rebellion. 80. "A dispatch from Washingto
gays fears are expressed that the raids Q
armed Mexicans into Texas may result in
general border war. .... The Delaware Legis
lature has passed law to meet the Civ
Rights bill. 1t provides that hotel keepers
railroad companies, steamboat owners, an
others may provide separate accommodation
for any class of persons obnoxious to thei
customers or patrons ......A United State
Treasury order provides that hereafter in re
deeming mutlated bank notes deduction wi
be made in proportion to the part missing.
On the Pacific coast the equinoctial hurrican
did vast amount of damage. .... Fourtee
men out of thirty who attempted to reach
shipwrecked vessel in Newfoundland bay froz
to death on the ice.
Two elderly women, who have been DRAWN
pensions as widows of United States soldierr
notwithstanding they have remarked, wer
held by Commissioner Shields in New York
Island Prohibitionists nominated Henry How
ard for Governor and Charles C. Vanzandt fo
Lieutenant-Governor, the rest of the ticke
being the same nominated by the Republicans
..... Solomon Purdy keeper of the Harler
On. W prison, while conyersing with prisone
saw female prisoner set fire to her bee
Purdy was so badly frightened by the act tha
he fell dead in fit. The Dominion govern
ment has asked for S1,7S9,777 to meet the es
penditure for the current year.. job
Martin member of Parliament for Meath,
dead. He became seriously ill in consequence
it is supposed, of the excitement produced b
the recent death of John Mitchell, the membt
for Tipperary county, who was his brother-ir
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