The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-01-13
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country.
Count Won Moltke denies having
ever uttered, as is alleged, anything de-
rogatory of West Point.
sv Mrs. Speaker Kerr could not receive
New Years callers in consequence oil
her husbands illness.
r All efforts looking to the establish
ment of Democratic organ in Wash.
ington have been abandoned.
sid On suspicion of playing a foul part
in the Chicago express mystery, DIR. e.
z. Wilder has been arrested.
lor The ship Mount Boyal, bound from
4Greenock for New York was wrecked
f6ff the Hebridcs. No lives lost.
1t is said Mississippi will send a dol. =
cation to the Republican convention in
favor Of Morton for President.
iJ Tie new !urgitive slave circular
issued by the British admiralty causes
almost as much dissatisfaction as the
'6rst one.
n, a fire in St. Louis, yesterday, des-
troyed the Covington block aud several
adjacent buildings Loss about $685.
sG00.
az. Jimmy Blanchard, the bogus Yer
mont Charley Ross" arrived at his
home yesterday, and was recognized by
his friends.
oil The sale of the Philadelphia navy
yard has been ratified. and the deed
made and acknowledged to John G.
Bullitt, Esq.
oi Governor Tilden, has appointed Hon.
s6eorge W. Schuyler auditor of the
jeanal department, vice Francis s.
Yhayer, suspended.
Machinery hall and the Horticul-
ttural building are both ready for the re-
icepton Of exhibits, and the main build
hog will be ready within a month.
~ Senator Logan thinks the army
ought not to be reduced, but be tavols
,Ihe consolidation of the ordnance,
quartermaster and commisssry depart
iments.
% The Senate in executive session Sat
friday confirmed the nominations Of
George II. Seward, Minister to China,
cpd Ayers P, Merrill, Minister to Bel
gum.
ut Lieutenant General Sheridan, with a
number of other gentlemen, has started
from Chicago for Indian Territory 10 in
.Epect several of the posts, including
Fort Sill and Cheyenne.
r. Congress will be urged to construct
The water lines recommended by the
Senato's committee on transportation
Toutes. The object is to revive COM
iherce and relieve distressed people,
~ Internal Revenue Supervisor Tuition
has been instructed by Secretary Bris.
Tow to proceed at once to Chicago to
superintend the trials arising from the
9pizure there Of distllleries, etc.
a. Rev. Henry Ward Boecber, Rev.
Edward Beecher, r. W. Raymond and
Thomas e. Sherman have been appoin,
Ted committee to represent Plymouth
Church at the coming council.
Carlist batteries are stationed at inter
Vals all along the Spanish coast east OF
Bilbao and FIRE at anything that approa-
ohes. Masters of British vessels have
been notified to keep clear of the danger
The Ross boy discovered at Nasbau.
New Hampshire, turns out tu be a
juvenile liar OF the most phenomenal
kind. He had run away from his par
ents, residing at Milford, New Hamp-
Shire.
e A dispatch from Madrid states that
the Spanish government intends send
ibg communication of importance to
the various European powers at an early
day, on the subject of the Cuban ques-
. ton.
1t is reported that Dockray, SEN
fenced in Cnba and seat to Spain, where
he was to suffer long imprisonment,
has got away, and that he managed to
borrow money Of Mr.. Gushing before
doing so.
= The pension appropriation bill has
been finished and will be reported to the
House by Mr.. Atkins, of Tennessee,
~ icuuOtIOu haS pScu uSNC lIUln
the department estimates of the bill,
the amount being s29 100000.
E Chicago, January Sd. Junker, an
Indicted distiller, has confessed the ex-
istence OF the Chicago whisky rug"
but duplicates no high officials, and says
thc ring had no agents il Washington.
Providence. R. I. January 8.-The
liabilities of the Easton Mills aggregate
about 100000, ot which $500
belonged to private parties, to Fall
River mills, and the balance on notes,
Kc. The assets are not know.
=: Wahiugtop.. d. c., January 8-The
House Postal Committee has agreed to
Vote on Tuesday on the question Of re-
pealing the law increasing the rates on
newspaper postage and third d-class mat
for.
= Milwaukee, January 9.-Miss Zaoher-
1and, daughter of Herman Zacherlaud,
a wealthy citizen, who is betrothed to
albert Rathsom, who is en- the staff Of
the newspaper Gernsania, on learning a
few days ago, that her lover had a wife
in Germany, committed suicide by
means Of poison.
Washington, January 1.-THE gen
eral comment here in Republican cir
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