The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-06-17

fined $100 each and costs, for contempt Of
court in having violated an injunction restrain
ing them from counting the votes cast at the
last municipal election. Their counsel were
fined $500 each and ccsts. They appealed. e..
James M. Sweeny, Of the old Tweed ring, died
In Paris a day or two after the Now York au-
thorities sued to recover his property. The
Secretary Of the Treasury has given orders
that hereafter no visitors be permitted in tho
bureau Of engraving and printing vaults of the
treasury, or any room where money is kept
This was brought about by the robbing Of tho
$4,000 in bills. Postmaster-Genera Jewell
loft Washington on tour OF postal inspection,
with view Of reducing expenses and render
ing his department nearly, il not quite self
supporting. ... Reports have been received at
Melbourne, Australia from the Fiji Islands
that so, 900 natives have died OF epidemic
measles. The Communist prisoners who CT
capped from New Caledonia to Australia have
issued an appeal to the sympathy Of English
people through London paper, and stating
that tho French authorities arc deliberately
endcayoring to starve the prisoners on Pine
island 80. Tho mutinous members of the crow
OF the American ship Jefferson Borden have
been sent to this country for trial by tho Eng
lish authorities. II will be remembered that
! they killed both mates. ... The freight cars OF
the Pennsylvania railroad having been robbed
of thousands OF dollars worth OF goods the
| past year between Harrisburg and Altoona, de-
tectives were put on watch, and last week con.
cluded to search the ho Uses OF some OF the
employees, when over 81 500 worth Of goodt
were recovered. The men were arrested OF
ther trains, and embrace every grade from
conductor down. Loyalty islands, in the
South Pacific, experienced shocks of earth
quake March 2Sth and 30Lh, which did mucl
damage to tho city of Lifu. The last shocl
was succeeded by tidal wave, which swep
away three villages, causing great loss of life
and property
The Newark Methodist Episcopal Conferenc,
held an extra session for the purpose of cele
brating the one hundredth birthday of Rev
Henry Boehm-familiary known as Fathe
Roehm-one of their members .... Deput
United States Marshal Ram ey attempted t.
arrest two, horse thieves at Stockton, Kan.
when one Of them shot him. Ramsey retulne
the fire, killing his assailant but the othe
thief escaped. Within an hour Ramsey die
from the effects Of his wound. 80. The Secre
tary of the Interior has appointed Gov. Axtel
of Utah Territory, to be Governor of Me-
Mexico, vice Giddings, deceased, and Geo. "
Emery to be Governor Of Utah, vico Axtell
The town of Marshansk, on the Tsna rivel
| Russia, containing population of 10000, wa
entirely destroyed by fire. ... The boiler of til
Smith paper mills, at Lee, Mass, exploded
( killing two persons, and injuring fourteen, an
| inflicting loss of s25, 900. William Farmer
ter and son, and two other men named Thoml
son and Healey, who were fishing by rushigl
e from boat on Raquette river near Potsdan
n. Y, were carried over tho dam by the cu
: rent and all drowned. ... A disease known
= the " black tooth " has broken out among til
t swine on the Upper Ottawa river, Ontario. al
3 has proved fatal to largo herds -. BY I'll
= burning Of part Of square in Toronto Cai
s ada number Of shops, stores and dwelling
1 were destroyed, involving loss of 1l5O, 600.
G A sad accident occurred in Brooklyn n. Y, |
Q which young man named Metcalf lost his lif
His mother had summoned him to breakra-
. and he lad just ohoerfuly answered aye
: mother, when the report of pistol was heal
o in his room, and on Mrs. Metcalf rushing IL
a she found her son dying with bullet hole
y his head. 1t is thought that tho pistol,
\ which he always had two under his pillow, fl
: on the floor and exploded.