The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-12-07
GENERAL NOTES.


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Hayes vote in New York Stale exceeds
by go, ,314 Grants vote in 1868, and Tilden's
vote exceeds by 92,O92 the vote then
counted for Seymour.
A seat in the Massachusetts, Legislature
will be contested on the ground that its
holder was not naturalized until thirteen
minutes past o'clock on the morning of
election day.
Hendrick B. Wright, of Lu1erne, and
Samuel A. Bridges, of Lehigh counties,
elected to the next Congress, were also
members in the Pierce administration in
1852, twenty -four years ago.
A ship sunk suddenly and without warn
ing at her moorings at Portland (Me.)
wharf the other day. The fate Of the rat
who is supposed to be responsible for the
disaster remains o matter Of ignawrancc.
Petroleum has been discovered in the
neighborhood of Paramid Lake, in Nevada
Two springs are said to have teen found
from which flow about eighty or ninety
gallons of crude petroleum a day. The oil
ia almost colorless.
A recent census of India shows that 636
of the natives are authors and poets, 130
astronomers, 23,5O0 fortune tellers and
pedigrs emakers, 10000 religious mendi.
cants, 5000 painters and sculptors, SO, 900
actors and jugglers and 1000 snake charm.
ers.
Several newspapers are urging another
Centennial for 1883 to commemorate the
close of the Revolution and the final de-
parture of the British troops, when Wash
ington surrendered his sword and retired to
private life, The suggestion is not likely
to be seriously considered.
The momentum of ball falling after
having been fired almost perpenGcularly
into the air is about equal to its velocity
when leaving the muzzle Of q gun. bull
let dropped upon boys heal in Msnchea-
ness and eveness of fiber, strength Of staple
and lusler.
A marriage of gilt edged Mexicans took
place in San Francisco last week. The
groom was Don Pablo Hidalgo, \ pearl
merchant of La paz, and the bride S,norlta
Carmen Urriolagoilia one of the wealthy
beauties of Sonora. The parties gave a
four days reception at the Palace Hotel in
princely style.
Tresideut Grant witt cease 10 be Presi
dent II, uyoI Sunday, March The
nausurailrn of has successor follows al
noon Monday, March 8 From Sunday
nooutiil Monday noon, MIR. Ferry, Presi
dent Of the Senate, will be President OF the
United States Cass held the same honor
for the same time once, so that Michigan
seems 10 be sort Of Presidential reserve
Chicago, November 27.-Four persons
persisted at fire on West Madison street
early this morn ing. They were inmates of
the house No % West Madison street,
which was occupied as restaurant and kept
open all night. Their names were Emma
Burt, Agnes Healey, George Bode and
James Allen. Their charred remains were
taken from the ruins this afternoon. A
number of buildings were burned, but the
money loss was only $4,000.
Chicago, November 2S.-General Crook,
under date of Camp on Crazy Woman's
Fork, November %, reports that Colonel
MacE enzie, Fourth Cavalry, attacked a
Cheyenne camp, consisting of one hundred
lodges on the west fork of Powder river, on
the 25th, inst, capturing the village and
the greater portion of the Indian herd.
The loss on both sides is thought to be con-
siderable, but has not been definitely as.
certained. Lieutenant McKenney, Fourth
Cavalry, was killed. When the courier
left the weather was very severe.
Not only is cruelty to animals to be
stopped, as it seems, in Now York, but the
brute creation is privileged TO encroach as
it may please upon human rights. A New
York man has been fined $50 ana costs for
kicking cat off five story house, aud
though Grimalkin was taken up and tender ly
carried to an hospital, it there died of a
broken back, regardless of its nine lives,
Here is warning to dyspeptic or nervous
people that the cat may caterwaul with i'm
punity, for that is one of its legal rights
and no man may make free with one of its
nine lives.
Under the bristling title of "Pig- g-tail aud
Bustle." San Francisco paper recounts
the nuptials of Chu An Wah and Miss Fan
ME Waters The bridegroom was formerly
cook, and is now the proprietor of {
lucrative wash-hou The bride was born
in Name and has been governess in Sar
Francisco. They alighted at the City Hall
on Nov. 16 and asked for license. There
was conmotion in the Mayors Office; there
were ieers on the sidewalk. An Wah paic
the usual license fee, and set fire to Ions
cigar; and Fannie wrote her name, and re
marked that it was of her own free will; IL
fact she married him because she love-
him. He helped her into hack, an'
stared at facelious youth who was shout
ing, IF that amt the worst' Then the,
drove to a mission church, and were mar
ried. Far Cathay and Dowh-East Main