The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-11-25

Coal is said to have been found in the
San. Vincente Hills, Cal.
A severe shock CT earthquake was felt
at Yuma, Arizona, on the lst.
San francisco is anticipating an in
hux of thieves from the East this winter.
The Palace Match Factory OF San
Francisco has been seized tor selling |
unstamped goods.
In Pottsville, Pa, William Price is
being tried Tor sitting down on a chill
aud squeezing the lille out OF it.
Mexican bandits are reported still
stealing and numbering along the Rio
Giaude, aud the blame is laid on the
Indians.
The Pennsylvania oil pipe liues
have made reduction of ppage to
twenty cents per barrel and of storage to
five cents barrel per mouth.
The California cotton crop this season
is estimated at 100000 pounds, or 25
per cent. of last seasons crop. Que
tenth Oft has already been received at
San Francisco.
The 9th anniversary of the Gun
powder Plot was celebrated in San
Francisco on the 9th lust. Addresses
by clersymen and singing hy young
ladies' were the principal features.
Chester has an excitement about
business signs. An ordinance di allow
lug their being placed outside certain
distance over the pavements is about
being enforced. at which some ot@tbe
business men demur.
The Baltimore oud Ohio. Railway
Company have decided to reduce the
hours OF labor of their employer with a
proportiona,e reduction OF wages, in
stead of making discharges, as is custo-
mary W ilh railroads each fail.
Shipping business at Boston is dull.
the wharves bare OF vessels and the
fleets now bound to the port the smallest
lor mauy years. The railroads aud
steamers bring nearly all the supplies oi
merchln lse, leaving bur little for
sailing vessels.
They have an educated goat in New
Or'eaus which is reported TO play the
American game better than Minister
Schenck himself. The goat is also
warranted to tell time by the watch
What au admirable instructor for young
bucks.
Indian corn in North Germany often
assumes place amoug household piauts.
1t is regarded there as tropical. In the
United States it becomes tropical only
under the name OF Bourbon, aud then II
warns man up 50 that he icels rs il he
were under the tropic OF Capricorn.
The StoningtoL fire companies are
disdanded aud tue department is de-
iuuct. In case OF fire the residents OF
the ? lace have arranged to wade ont
into the Sound, and hope to be able to
save what wearing apparel they happen
to have on. Norwich,. Coun., Bulletin
A sailor who had robbed the passen
gers and crew OF aD English ship re-
Gently arrived at San Francisco has been
sent back to Engiaud for ;riai as the
crime was Committed beyond the jurla
tIcilou Of the [ nited States. The cal'-
,ain Is liable 20 500 fine il he release S
the cuipit
The State Aid Society Of Nebraska
General Crook chairman. bas been dis
solved. Ii was organized in behalf tf
the erasshopper sufferers, aud its whole
OPP ratlonS CO, cred about S5OU,0UU. The
claims aga!n>t it are reported as less
than SiUU, and it has donated S4O0 to
Virginia City, Nevada.
The bones of dead Cinnamon are
shipped hOme .lor iutermcnt from San
Francisco as preserved meats At
the rate Of f'e Chiuamen to abox, com-
purins by the custom house valuation IA
complete MJngojian skeleton (nOt wired
ur set up) is worth exactly 81, l6, about
the equivalent Of eight boxes good sar-
dimes.
The Supreme Court Of California has
recently decided tnat certificates OF
stock 10 corporation, even If purchased
10 good faith, are worthless untd trans
terred on the books OF the company
The court holds that they are mere
muniments and evidences of the hol-
der's title to "a given share in the prop.
erty anu ch ses Of the corporation u
which be Is u member.
A Philadelphia drm desires to secure
the labor OF $50 or 200 convcrs ia the
Ne3 jersey State Prison in the manu-.
ulacture Of fine shoes for ladies'. The
pr'ce proposed TO be paid is lower than
shat paid by the former contractors, and
should the agreement be cousumated il
will be probably for not more than Il
year. Should the contract be made i
will 90 iuto Effect within a week or ter
days