The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-11-18
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Items OF Inter est from Homo and Abr ondi

Hucle, says "Ine Engnsn accuphuoh vi
Egypt is only question OF time, as that step
is necessary for the preservation Of our
Indian EMPIRE. A severe shock OF earth
quake is reported at Fort Yuma on the Colo
RADIO river, California. A party OF bandits
assembled in San Juan del Norte Nicaragua,
and after firing on and wounding the governor
demanded his resignation, which was given
and the government placed in the hands OF
the English vice-consul. Two American and
one English war vessels are in the harbor 10
protect citizens OF those countries. go. The
town Of Iquique, Peru, was slmost entirely de-
stroyed by fire October 7th. The town was
built entirely Of wood, even the sidewalks, and
the flames Tapped up everything with the ut
most rapidity. All tho finest buildings were
destroyed. The loss is put at S5, 900, 900, on
which there is no insurance. Many families
are houseless and destitute. Aid was cent
from Lima and other towns 49,. The First
National bank OF Pittston, Penn, was robbed
OF $4,000 in bonds and currency. The rob-
bers cut hole in the roof and let themselves,
by ropes, into the vault, where they blew open
two spherical safes.
crat, and ex-Collector Mcguire, Of st. Louis,
have had true bills Of indictment found against
them for completely in the whisky frauds.
They were put under S5, 600 and $40, 900 bonds
respectively ..... David Robinson, residing
near Kokomo, Ind, ehot at his wife and eldest
boy, uneuccessfully, then cut the throat of his
daughter as she lay in bed, took tho life Of
IL, 4
ing horse fled His dead body was subse-
quently found q mile off, and it is supposed he
committed suicide. .... Tho Louisiana State
funding board has adopted the following rule ::
" That when bonds are presented for funding
with coupon detached, new bonds will be
issued with the corresponding coupons de-
tached and cancelled, as in the case of pay
ment.". ..... The London Pail Mall Gazette is
authorized to state that the admiraty's fugitive
slave circular will he Withdrawn and new in
structions be issued. E. Prussia has asked Aus
tia to prevent Bishop Forester, while residing
iu the Austrian portion of his diocese, from
exercising any episcopal function touching the
Prussian portion. 49,. The direct cable has
been successfully recovered, the break re-
paired, and cable rates will be reduced by the
old company ...... The German arsenal at
Rendsburg, Holstein, was destroyed by an ex-
plosion. Loss 100000 marks.
The counsel in the SAT, 900 treasury burglary
having questioned the legality Of the grand
jury, the question was brought mp on a test
case, and tho legality of the jury assured. ....
The Vatican has rent note to Madrid which
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duct regarding the circular. The note insists
upon the execution Of the concordat refuses
to recognize the royal pldcet attributes the
civil war to religious tolerances, and demands
that the bishop Of Urgel be tried by ecclesias-
tical judges and not by an ordinary tribunal
..... The inhabitants of Kaka, on the White
Nile, have revolted and defeated the Egyptian
troops, killing one hundred of them The
government has dispatched re-enforcements
thither. The eastern division OF the St.
Joseph and Denver railroad was sold by the
Master in Chancery, Of Kansas, to the bond
holders committee for 800, 600. ~ United
States troops caught band OF cut-throats and
horse thieves on the Sweet Water river, Indian
Territory. The band had fifty stolen mules.
.
ipgton is being arranged ...... The Atlanta
Constitutions exploring party have left Homer,
vile, Ga, for Okefenokee swamp. The party
numbers twenty-five. and are fully equipped.
Prof. Little, the State geologist, accompanies
the expedition ...... Charles O'Conor is ex-
pected to conduct the prosecutions against the
Brooklyn (N. ~ ring. ... President Grant
hos
Pierson, formerly teller and cashier of the
Rhode Island national bank of Providence,
who were sentenced three years ago to nine
years imprisonment for embezzlipg 1920, 900.
and accounts settled by the second auditor OF
the treasury in the last year was $27, 5G3, ,257.
......A As freight train of forty cars on the
Rensselaer, and Saratoga railroad was ascend
ing heavy grade near Whitehall, N. Y, Q
portion Of the train broke loose, and shortly
after collided with the balance, throwing six.
teen cars down an embankment, and complete.
ly wrecking them, together with their con
tents. No one seriously injured ..... On anG
after the first Of January, France will levy
''sea postage on all letters from this country
which will make the cost of sending lettel
fourteen cents, while to other parts Of Europe
the cost will remain at five cents q. The dscov
cry of quantity of arsenic in wellMt Leeds
Me-, created considerable excitement, and re
suited in the arrest Of neighbor who hat
bought some Of the poison few days previ
ous. Fortunately the arsenic was discovered
before any of the water had been used see.
Henry A. Mann, treasurer Of Saratoga county
n. Y, is a defaulter Of over $40, 600, extend
| ing over period of fifteen years. .Severa
cadets have been dismissed from tho nava
academy for hazng.... Some vsndals en
tered Oak Hill cemetery, Woodsocket, R. /.
and threw down and broke about eighty marble
monuments, headstones. etc, No motive il
assigned for the outrage. 49,. The Prince o.
Wales has arrived at Bombay, India, in thu
iron clad Scraps. .... An earthquake shock il
reported FROM San Benito county, California.
The aggregate amount of business trans
acted at the Roeton sub-treasury during the
past fiscal year, figures up S97, 965, ,289, o.
which S15,769, ,34S were from customs. ThI
New York sub-treGsury transacted sos, ,000, 900
of which tho receipts from customs amount tt
gill, coo, 000.. The central government fo
Alsace-Lorraine will be established at Berlin
Probably special ministry will be created fo
these provinces. -. Intelligence from Penang
Malaga, announces that the Malayans are be
seiging the British residency at Perak. Th,
Sultan Ismail is collecting considerable force
for the purpose Of attempting to expel tn,
British from the country. ... The Khedive o.
Egypt has applied officiallo to England for two