The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-06-24
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Items of Interest from Home md Abrou

convention at Albany, resolved to stop all the
mills for two months or longer, as may be
necessary, to reduce the stock of goods. see.
The Connecticut Senate has concurred with the
House in adopting the bill providing for bien-
nial elections of State officers, and the question
now goes before the people .."..A woman
named Jane Reynolds, while hanging clothes
ont of fifth story window to dry, in New
York, fell to the ground and was instantly
killed. ...... The Oraugemen of New York and
the surrounding cities will celebrate the battle
of the Boyne, July 18th, by an excursion up the
Hudson, the experience of the past four years
demonstrating that parades are injudicious.
The new cable from Rye Beach IN. H. to
Ireland is now in working order. 1t makes the
fifth cable laid between the United States and
Great Britain, and is said to be superior to any
Of its predecessors. By the sinking of
scow in Broad canal, Cambridge, Mass, three
laborers were drowned. IA stevedore named
James Barr was drowned by the sinking of
wharf ON which he was working in Brooklyn,
New York, and his widow sued the lessees for
$4,000 damages. A jury gave her $1,000.
The supreme court of the United States has
affirmed the judgment of the supreme court of
Pennsylvania, sustaining the imposition of a
tax on the gross receipts of tho Erie Railroad
Company ... Both Houses of the New Hamp-
shire Legislature met in joint convention and
elected Person G. Cheney, Republican, Gov
ernor. .....A storm of great violence passed
over France, destroying much property and
causing the loss of a few lives. Tho damage
to Paris alone is estimated at S11, ZOO, 600
francs.
by the explosion of a tug near Central wharf
at Buffalo, three men were killed outright and
one fatally wounded. The force Of the ex-
plosion was 80 great that the captains body
was thrown over a four story building one
hundred and fifty feet across the street ....
The suspicious of foul play in connection with
the death of Miss Ada Marble, of Harmony,
Me-, have been dissipated by the events since
brought to light and it is now established that
she committed suicide on account of unrequited
ove..... George Stouter, a workman in a
vinegar factory at Brooklyn, n. Y, in cleaning
out large vat was overcome by the gases and
fell unconscious to the bottom Of the vessel
Charles Vofrey climbed into the vat to help
Stouter out, and was also quickly overcome
and fell. When the bodies were taken out
both were dead ..... Quartermaster-Gen G eneral
Meigs has been assigned to special service
abroad to observe and report on foreign srmy
organizations ...... A number Of Protestant
books consigned to an American merchant of
Santsnder have been embargoed at the custom
house. .... Governor Cheney, of New Hamp-
shire, has been inaugurated, and he delivered
a message to the Legislature. :. . The Treasury
department has adopted the policy of compro-
missing all actions against national banks on
account Of failure to stamp their checks. The
examiners have furnished evidence of such
failure by over two hundred banks.
Another terrible disaster is reported from
sea, by which over eighty persons are sup
posed to have perished Tho steamer State
Of Georgia, from Glasgow to New York, picked
up boat at sea containing five seamen in a
half starved and frozen condition, who stated
/ that chey were part Of the crew of the steamer
yicksburg, from Quebec for Glasgow, which
had been cut down by ice and foundered off
| the coast of Newfoundland, with all on board.
They were kindly cared for by the officers of
the Georgia, to whom they told their sad story,
saying tl.at the Vicksburg left Quebec Thurs-
day, May 9th, with crew of sxty-fve men,
and passengers to the number of twenty eight,
Of whom three were women. When only three
days out, they found themselves partly sur
rounded by ice, and used the greatest en-
| deavors to escape from the many foes. They
managed to keep on their way until Monday
night at twelve o'clock, when they struck un-
usually heavy ice in front, and on endeavoring
/ to back out, the fans Of the propeller were
broken, when it was found the steamer was
entirely surrounded by thick ice, which had
forced large hole in the port quarter. The
! break was stopped By canvas and other ma
terisls, and the captain allayed the fears of all
on board by telling them that he could reach
! st. Johns, which was only one hundred and
twenty miles off. But the water gained rap
/ idly and put out the fires, and so forced them
| to get ready their boats. The first boat broke
| loose from the davits, and partly filed with
water, when these five survivors were ordered
to bail her out for the passengers, at which
they were engaged when they saw the steamer
lurch and go down with the captain and about
forty people, about ten o'clock Tuesday morn
ing. Meanwhile second boat was got off,
containing ten sesmen and as the steamer
sunk, third boat with the chief officer aud
thirty people foated OF. The three boats, lily
provided with the necessaries Of life, kept to-
gether as long as possible, but the floating ice
soon separated them, and the five seamer
were nearly exhausted when picked up by the
Georgia on Saturday. AS the disaster occurred
far out Of the line of passing vessels nothing
has been heard of the other two boats, and il
is supposed they are lost, which will swell the
number of victims to more than eighty.
The Republican Convention of Californii
nominated I. G. Phelps for Governor, ]. NJ
Cavs for rLieutenant-Gove and o. II. Hal
let for Secretary of State. The platform state
that they have "undminished confidence il
the wisdom patriotism and integrity" of tn,
President, and declares that his letter Il
the chairman of the Pennsylvania convention
sis full refutaton of the ISLANDERS of thos,
who charged him with intriguing for re-elec
ton declares the party antagonistic to thu
Central Pacific railroad as at present managed
and advises that the people should in advanc,
" exact from candidates for the legislature al
unequivocal pledge" to vote for reduction o
fares and freight. ... Charles @. Fuller presi
dent, and J. T. Mowry, treasurer, of the Chap
lin Paper Company, of Norwich, Conn, hay,
absconded, leaving outrtanding obligations Il
the estimated amount of $70,00O the create
part of which is believed to be forged notes
No bank and only one individual there is seri
ously affected by the frauds. ......An order hal