The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-05-27
NEWS OF THE DAY.
item. Of ,n,sro., from Home and AbroD

for each half ounce, to take effect July 1st....
Ten families lost their homes in Springfield,
Mass. by an incendiary fire. ....T The priests
imprisoned in Posen, Germany, and the neigh
boring towns, have been released and in
formed that evidence with regard to the al
legged secret administration Of the diocese by a
papal delegate is no longer required by the
government. e. Alfred Speer, Of Reckland,
Me-, while intoxicated, shot his wife in the
face. As she was running from the room with
her infant in her arms another shot was fred,
the ball entering her shoulder. Speer then
shot himself through the head. His wife will
recover. Three men were burned to death
in the house Of Alderman John Meagher in
Houston, Texas. "A terrible tragedy occurred
a few miles from Penn Yam, New York, the re-
suit Of thoughtless joke. 1t appears that
a young man named Cole, living in the Same
house with his brother-in-law, George Pierce
thought to give the latter scare by assuming
the character Of burglar. He raped at the
door and in answer to reply said in an as
sumed voine: "Your money or your life He
then took off his boots, and climbing up on
roof, entered the house through a second
thought he was desperate, and cried out not
come in or he would be killed, and seizing
carving knife ran up stairs. He met Cole at
the head of the STAIR and Immediately grappled
with him, in the struggle cutting his jugular
vein. Cole instantly fell, exclaiming " You
have killed Edward Cole. My poor wife and
children" Pierce was thunder struck on find
ing that he had killed his wifes brother. .....
Albert Young son of State Senator Young, of
Wisconsin, shot his father and then committed
suicide. The father will survive. 1t is thought
that the son had committed forgery and
reported to this means Of concealing it.
Six hundred Of the workmen on the Bergen
On. J.) tunnel, who struck some time since,
have resumed work at the old wages. go.
crowd of women mobbed an Old Catholic
schoolhouse in Konigshute, Silesia, declaring
they would never allow their children to become
Old Catholics. After much excitement the
military were called out and cleared the str eets
which were full Of spectators. Twenty per-
sons were arrested. .....T The Roman Catholic
bishops Of Prussia have decided to dissolve
even the religious orders which the state
tolerates, being unwilling to see them subjected
to the supervision Of the government.
Charles R. Lawrence, the great silk smuggler,
who was extradited from England, arrived in
New York. His operations went into the mil
lions, and it is believed compromises many
merchants and officials :. The encouragement
gives it as his opinion that enrolment previous
to the proclamation for volunteers, does not
preclude claim to bounty whore the company
or regiment was mustered into service of the
United States prior to July %, 1861. The ques-
tion grew out of claim for bounty where the
claimant was enrolled in the Fire Zouaves, or
10th New York Volunteers on April, 20, 1861,
..... Guatemala has recognized the indepen-
dence of the republic of Cuba. Five houses,
one church, and three stables were burned
in Boyentown, Bucks county, Pa, involving
a loss Of 100000. IA man without legs or
fingers was found dead among the baggage on
North river packet. From his neck was sus-
pended large card inscribed thus: my
name is Patrick Kennedy. have wife and
eight children in Goshen, N. Y. lost my legs
and fingers in railroad accident and cannot
work" The steamer City of New York made
| a trip from Havana to New York in three days
and ten hours-being the fastest time ever
! recorded.
! The National Society Of Cincinnati held Its
triennal dinner in New York, Hamilton Fish
presiding. A new iron bridge recently erected
over the Erie canal few miles above Albany,
gave way carrying with it a team Of horses, a
wagon, and two men. The men were seriously
injured. :. About sixty weavers at the Ritten-
house Woolen MILL Paterson, N. j., are on
strike They complain that the speed and
material fur nisbed them do not give them a
fair opportunity to make good wages in reason
able time During the Lexington (Ky.) races,
| the horse Searcher ran a mile in 1.41sl-being
the fastest time ever made. Mr.. Jefferson
Davis, in an address to the Texas veterans
Of the Mexican war, entreats them to be as
loyal now to the stars and stripes as they were
Jealous and brave in defense of their first flag.
William RUSSELL a widower aged thirty
years, quarreled with younger brother in hie
fathers house at Newbury, Mass, and when
his aged mother interiercd he turned upon
her and almost severed her head from heI
body with shoe knife killing her instantly.
He then attacked his father and would have
killed him but for the interference of neigh
bors, who secured the murderer after a strug'
gle. A younger brother was fatally injured
and the father was seriously wounded, but viii
recover. AS the murderer had threatened tc
kill the family it is supposed that he is insane
He was arrested. "A telegram has been re
ceived at the Russian Embassy in Washington
stating that the Gear has left Berlin convinced
that conciliatory sentiments of q nature tC
insure the maintenance of peace prevail
there "A resolution was introduced into tn,
New York State Assembly and unanimousl,
adopted, setting forth that for six years ther'
has existed in the Island OF Cuba an armet
resistance to Spanish authority which has beel
maintained and republican form of government
established that the time has arrived whel
it is the duty of the United States governmen
to take such action as may be best calculates
to terminate the war in Cuba, and secure to tn
people of Cuba the advantages of free govern
ment; that the senators and representatives o
New York State in Congress be requested t.
pass such measures as will secure to herepub
lie OF Cuba all the rights and privileges be
longing to belligerents in this war.
AS a gang Of convicts were working on tn
grounds of the Sing Sing prison near the rail
road track, five Of the most desperate mad
a rush past the unarmed keeper for freigh
train which was proceeding at very slow rate
and jumping on the engine drove off the en-
gineer and fireman with loaded revolvers
They then uncoupled tho engine from tn
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