The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-04-15
THURSDAY, APRIL Is, 1875,
Repuhlican,st eiconTention.

The Republicans of Pennsylvania
are requested toassembly, to by their dele
gates, 10 the Opera House, in the city of
Lancaster, at noon, on WEDNESDAY
MAY rs, 1875, for the purpose of
nominating candidates for Governor
aud State Treasurer.
Each Senatorial aud Representative
district will be entitled to the some rep
resentation therein as they are entitled
to under the present. apportionment Of
Senators and Representatives in the
Legislature.
BY order Of the Republican State
Committee. RUSSEL. L.ERRETT.
@4 Chairman.
A. WILSON NORRIS, 'Sec'y.
ELK COUNTY EsPUsllcAN COMMITTEE.
The Elk County Republican Com
mittee are requested to meet at Ridg
way on TUESDAY NAY h!1875 in
the Court House to choose one person
as delegate to meet il. State Convention
which is to be held at Lancaster May
2G. =. A full attendance is looked for,
j. Il. HAGERTy, Chairman.
Following is the names Of the gentle
men comprising the County Committee,
as appointed at the last County Con
ventiou:
Chairmaa-Jas. II. Hagerty, Of
Ridgway.
Bcnczette---D. B. Winslow, D. IS.
johnson.
Bcnziugor-Joln Farrer, James
Snadden.
Highland--Wm, james, Levi Elo-
thrope.
Horton-J, S. Chamberlain, n. NJ.
Brockway. U. W. Rogers.
Jay-A. E. Goff, j. N. Brookins.
Jones-A. Y. AIdrich, John Ern.
hout.
Millstono--Iarry Cats, John Moore.
Ridgway-W. II. Ostorhout, J.s 0.
W. Bailey.
Spring Creck-IIiram Cannau, John
Megafick.
St. Mary's Boro-h. B. Cook, Cbas.
McVoan
Last month the public debt was re-
duced So ,6Sl, ,2l0, very good showing
for this time of year.
The Mauch Chunk Goal Gazette says,
that Hon. Henry Southor, OF Erie
would be good. man for president Of
the Republican State Convention.
potato hills find them frozen, should
bear in mind that by covering them UP
again in hills and permitting them to
remain until the frost is entirely out of
the earth enclosing them, they will be
left perfectly sound,
The Ambassador of the Pope with
Cardinal McC!oskey's hat arrived on
Tuesday. The ceremonies of the .inves-
titure of the Bishop with the rank and
dignity Of Cardinal twiIl take place in
st. Patrick's Cathedral, New York, on
Sunday, the 18th inst
The First, National oauk, of Sharon,
Pa, capital 100000; the City Ma
tional bank, Of Planefeld, New Jersey,
capital 100000, sand the. First Ma
tional bank, of Mayfeld, Kentucky,
capital 100000, have been authorized
to begin basiness.
The foreign exports from Philadel-
pltia during March amounted to ST.
413,024, an increase of about Sl33 coo
over the corresponding month last. year.
These exports were nearly equally di-
yided botweed American and foreign
vessels, the latter having slight pre-
ponderance.' and about. ..one-half Of them
were, sent to England.
The work of Withdrawing the frac-
tional currency has been commenced,
and already one hundred thousand dol
lars of it has been. cancelled. This
withdrawal will be continued until it
will cease to circulate, aud silver coin
will take the place of the filthy rags,
The coinage Of silver money is now 60
ing on at the Philadelphia mint, with
view TO its substitution for the currency.
CHARLIE ROSS HEARD FROM.
Halifax, N, s., April IA telegram
to-day from Aylosford, Kings county,
says boy supposed to be Chavlie Ross
was discovered three weeks ago near
MargaretvilIe, on the Bay of Fundg
shore, in charge of a female fortune tel
Ter who came there in October last.
T,oY,, The PLiIn1e7ohin Times,