The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-03-25
GENERAL NOTES.

on the 9th OF April
The Indiana Legislature has repealed
the Baxter liquor law and passed a
license law in its steld
Mr.. Emmett, a wealthy citizen Of
Waverley Ohio, gives $4,000 toward a
new railroad through his town.
4 couple at Adrian, Michigan, cole-
brated the sixticth anniversary of their
marriage on the I'd inst.
Six Massachusetts, members Of Con-
gress have died within two years. Who
will say that Washington is q healthy
place?
y committee of the Georgia Logis-
laturo is engaged in investigating an
alleged deficit Of nearly Sl,000,000 in
the State funds.
4 keeper discharged from the Hul-
son On. j. ponitentiary threatens dis
closures Of mismanagement and irrogu-
lariies.
James 4. Latin, who murdered Miss
Lucas, at Bridgeport, Oo1u., has been
convicted and sentenced to imprison-
ment for life.
Two subterranoan tanks, filled with
10000 gallons of grape brandy were
recently sized by revenue officers at Los
Ango Cal.
According to a San Francisco journal,
there are in that,city fihy-three persons
whose reported wealth exceeds $1,000,
600 apiece.
Georgia has $1,000 colorcd persons
who own property. They have $685. 1853
acres Of land, and their property is
valued at $6,000,0C0.
Down the State of Delaware, in the
absence of cellars, potatoes are buried in
the ground, and have frozen in con-
siderable quantiti es this winter.
1t was an indianapolis club which
drew a prize in the LOUSY ile lottery,
aud divided nineteen cents apiece as the
fruits Of their speculation.
4 bill has been introduced 10 the
New York State Senate providing that
wives may give evidence against hus-
bands IN civil cases. This is TO meet
cases like that of 'rilton VS.. Beecher.
4 criminal in Augusta, Georgia,
upon receiving sentence of death a
few days since, experienced such agony
that a large part Of his hair turned
white VII fdl!gnrring the night which succeeded
A special from Sioux City to the
Chicago Times says many strangers
haze arranged to join Goraon's Black
Hill expedition, which is 10 start on
April 8 The indications are that
there will be over 1000 men ready By
that time.
Little Rock, Ark, March 1S.-
About 10 o'clock this morning ten con-
victs,, employed in making bricks above
the city, rovoltea, oyerpowered their
guard, and escaped One of the con-
viots was killed by guard. All except
two were recapturod.
Mrs. Mary Laird, living fer somo two
years past with her SOD at Firtbtcwu,
n. j., died en- NJ onday at the advanced
age Of 102. She had never been in t he
cars but once, was in the possession of
all her faculties at the time of her
death, and delighted to talk OF her past
life. She was a native OF iunterd on
county.
Scranton. March 18.-Tho engineers
and bumpers employed by the Delaware
and Hudson Canal Company at their
mines, between this city and Archibald,
some twelve miles distant, have struck
work, and, as q consequence, several
bundled men and boys employed in and
around the mines are IDLE, The en-
gineers want a restoration OF the ten per
cent which they were reduced last year.
1t is expected that their places will soon
be supplied, and some trouble is feared.
The engineers and pump men at the
Carbonate mines continue at work. and
considerable bitterness exists between
them and the strikers.
Washington, March l8.-Jt is ropor.
ted from the Pacific coast that opium
continues 10 be smuggled in small
quantities in spite of the vigilance of the
custom officers. In some cases it is
brought into the country and landed at
places unknown, sometimes it is placed
IN packages of sugar, tea, or fruits, or is
concealed in the box or :jar in which
such articles are packed 1t is also
found upon the persons and in the
clothing and beddings OF Chinese pas
sengers, and concealed in tubs and
buckets by means OF false bottoms, and
also in the soles of wooden shoes of
Chinese emigrants. 1t is probable bat
most of the smuggling Of this drug is
done by some device fthis kind.
A citizen of A,ba, Ind, took his wife
and little girl out driving the other day.
As they were approaching a railroad
track, where train was already in
sight, the horses became unmanageable.
The gentleman sprang out and grasped
them by their brides, calling to his
wife to take the child ani get out also.
The lady reached the ground 10 safety,
but before she could rescue her little
daughter the horses broke away, ran
straight to the railroad track, and gal
loped down it directly in front of the
locomotive. Before the engine could be
stopped the coweatcher struck the back
Of the carriage, knocking it 10 pieces,
and throwing the child some distance
ahead of the track. At the risk OF his
ltt hro