The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-11-25
SUMMARY OF NEWS.


revenue cutter picked up one OF the crew
of the lost steamer Pacific who states that the
steamer was run down by vessel under full
sail. A steamer reports having seen sailing
ship with her flag flying upside down, and her
bow stove in, which was probably the vessel
referred to. The steamer recovered three
dead bodies about the same time. ..... A tele-
gram from Washington, to the effect that
Vicsr President Wilson had been stricken with
apoplcxy, occasioned general sorrow through
out tho country, which WAS relieved the next
morning when it was ascertaiued that he was
suffering from severe indigestion. "A tele-
gram from Penang to the London Times said
that the rajah of Lila had ordered the districts
of Larut, Saangore and Perak under arms,
and that religious war was expected. .....
Russia has issued an order to her troops in
Khokand to the effect that the territory on the
right bank of the Syr-Daria, from the Russian
frontier to the River Nareen, hitherto belong
ing to Khokand is annexed to Russia. ..
The revenue OF France is $22, 900 900 more
than the estimates, 30 far this year. "A
question having been raised in Salt Lake City
as to the competency of Mormon to serve on
jury in case between q Gentle and Nor
mon, Judge Boreman decided that there was
no evidence to show that juryman had ever
been controlled by the Mormon Church. and
consequently the Mormon was eligible. :. The
Kansas and Missouri bridge, which spans the
! Missouri river at Leavenworth, has been
placed in the hands Of a receiver. The
wife, daughter and son Of Charles Massey, Sr.,
Of Fordsville KY, died from the effects of
! ,,I ;,,t l,a;r ,ra1ll l,,,
The report OF the commissioner OF internal
revenue shows that during the past year the
government has lost on fraudulent spirits the
sum of 81, $50, 900, and that twenty-four distil-
! lers thirty-seven rectifiers and fifty officials
have been been implicated. ..... Deputy Attor-
ney-General Fairchild, Of New York. having
given legal opinion that savings banks could
not, under the law, invest in District Of Co
lumbia bonds, the attorney-General Of the
United States and Charles O'Conor gave an
opinion precisely opposite, and now Attorney
General Pratt has prepared written opinion,
setting aside the opinion Of his deputy. AN
unconscious colored man was picked up in a
boat at sea, who afterward stated that he was
sole survivor of the bark Toronto, reporte
lost some days since. He stated that tho crew
of fourteen left the sinking vessel in one boat
but seven Of them were shortly afterward
washed overheard by the sea. The others
floated about day after day without water or
food, until one after another became delirious
and jumped overheard, or died of exhaustion
and were thrown over-the colored man only
surviving. Edward Murphy and his mother,
of Middleboro, Mass both under the intlu-
ence of liquor, attempted to cross the Taunton
railroad in q wagon. The horse balked, and
tho young man was instantly killed by all
approaching train. The mother escaped. -.
Tho Porte has ordered tho districts of Tre-
bigno, Biletz and Piva to be detached f1onl
Herzegovina and organized as separate de.
partment. which will bo placed under al
Armenian Crock governor Sir Edward
Thornton, umpire Of the United States ant
Mexican claims commission, has given juds
ment for $1,000, 600 in the case of the Catholic
Church against Mexico ..... During the elec
ton for president of Peru, roting occurred il
the streets OF Lima, between the adherents Of
Gen. Prado and Admiral Montero Fourteen
were killed and many wounded.
Tho fre-damp explosion in the Bclgan Goa
! mine proves to have been quite disastrous-
forty-two bodies having already been takei
out. t.....At St. Mary, Mo, a Young coloret
girl, while being married to man narnec
Brooks, was shot through the head and killed
by discarded lover, who escaped. .Th,
number OF hogs packed in st. Louis fron
} March l to Oct. 81 was 1O2, ,424, averaging 90
, pounds each, against 159, 962, averaging 90
, pounds, last year. The product Of these hogs
, together with $4,000 head slaughtered b.
, butchers, was 16, 1907 pounds of cut meat
, ard SGl9, 1862 pounds Of lard 50. Tennessee
J has experienced slight shock of earthquake
: ..... The cotton mills of Robertson & CO
= and Young g. Co., at Glasgow, Scotland, wer
v damaged by fire, at loss OF s1,5OO,O COG
I Twelve hundred hands were thrown out G
employment. The crew OF the ship Orpheu
have beon picked up from an Island and stat
!; that tho steamer Pacific ran into their vesst
= during the nighttime, from the effects c
which she sunk. .... The strike of the co,
g miners OF the ckipg valley, Ohio, is ovel
the miners securing their own terms. .Servi
has withdrawn her troops from the frontie
and countermanded the order to the militia t
proceed thither, On account of the withdraw
!, of the Turkish troops.
9 Forney's Washington Sunday Chronicle ha
L como out plainly for third term for Gran
d ..... Disastrous floods are reported in Enj
land and Ireland. -. The ship Calcutta, fro
:, Quebec for Liverpool, deal laden, was wrecke
II on Crosse Isle, and twenty-five men, of IL
" crew, and lady passenger were drowne
The captain, three men and boy were save
= ..... The remains of the pilot of the steam
i Waco, destroyed by fire off Galveston, hay
n been found near the scene Of the disaste
,, The probabilities are that all on board perishe
4 .... "A gang of ruffians stoned the tavern
d John Sergeant, in the lower part Of Phil
II delphia, and after binding the proprieto
IT threw the furniture out Of the windo'
is Thirteen of them then outraged Mrs. Sa
= geant, infctiDg serious injuries. The poll
d arrested three OF them, and are after Il
{. others. Over three carloads of bricks al
II stones were taken from the house, which hi
10 been thrown in by the scoundrels. .... In Il
~ Ku Klux trials in Kentucky, one of the pri
: oners was sentenced for five years and anoth
i. for three years. Slight earthquake shoe
r. were felt in Illinois. ia storekeeper
~ Railway, N. Y, cut new cheese, and SO
IN most of it to different patrons, and the ne
ly day sixteen families in the town showed sym
N toms of poisoning and it was traced back
I'd the cheese, which is supposed to have be
lg affected by the use of copper press. No
G, of the cases proved fatal ... Kansas has