The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-11-23
GENERAL NOTES.


and several ladies were injured, one
probably fatal.
The Tribune says According to the
latest returns the Democratic majority in
the next House will not be less than Is nor
more than 20. This is great falling off
from the majority ofthe present House, but
by no meaus so great as 9 good many Re-
publican newspapers have represented.
Many have recently insisted on q Demo-
cratic majority of only four, while some
have actually claimed the House as Repub-
lican.
Washington, November Ex-senator
James 8. Rutan, of Beaver, Secretary
Quay's right bower, has been appointed
Collector of Customs at Pittsburg, in place
of Steel, resigned. Rutan was here Fri
day and Saturday, with Treasurer Magee,
ofPittsburg. He was backed by Mackey,
Rrrett and Don Cameron, and had an easy
victory. His appointment will be very
generally acceptable to the Republicans in
Western Pennsylvania.
Chicago, ILL.,, November 18.-At a late
hour last night United States Detective
Officers Tyrell and Washburn, with the aid
of the local detective officers, captured the
two men who attempted to steal the re.
mains of President Lincoln from the vault
in Springfield, Illinois, on the night of No.
veuber 7. Their names are Terrence
Mullen, alias at. Durnan," the proprietor
of "the Hub Saloon" No. 294 West Madi-
son street, where the arrests were made,
and Jack Hughes, alias 81. Smith," an old
counterfeiter connected with the notorious
Ben Boyd.
New York, November 1S--The FIRST race
Of fifty miles, of the series of fifty, one
hundred, and one. hundred and Fl fly mile
races, for $1,000 on each race, between
John Murphy and Captain Mowry, of the
Australian team, came off to-day on Fleet
wood Park track. Captain Mowry rode
mustangs. or horses Of California breed,
and Murphy rode bred hack horses, both
changing horses frequently. Mowry was
the quickest mounter, but Murphy had the
fastest horses. The race was won by
Murphy, his time, including changes, be.
ing 2 hours and 25 minutes. Captain
Mowry's time was 2 hours, 26 minutes and
20 seconds. The winners average time
per mile was 2.54.
The disarment of the Indians is progress
sing very rapidly, that is to say, great
number of guns, pistols and knives are be.
ing collected by the troops, but singularly
enough. the guns. are generally fint-locks
or old fashion n smooth-bore muskets, the
pistols are on the old holster pattern--a
sort of hand lunderbuss-whilet the knives
are the dullest, worst hsck-up "butchers''
ever seen. 1t would be hard 10 scalp q
turnip, much less human being with them.
30 uniformly bad are the arms and so in
capable Of doing any mischief. that the
Generals In com msnd begin to suspect that
Lo has hidden his rifles and revolvers, and
has taken this opportunity, of making lit
tie speculation with the weapons of his an
cestors.
Close figures Oh the political complexion
Of the Forty fifth Congress bold that there
will be q tie, or possibly Republican ma
jority of one or two. II the Democracy
keeps on counting out Republicans by
fraud, as they did in Virginia, Missouri
and Maryland, we cannot sec what is to
prevent their having q good working ma
jority. The New York Times says,
Our latest dispatches leave the CON-
plexiop of the House of Representatives
l47 Democrats to 143 Republicans, with
three seats vacant. The only elements Of
uncertainty in this enumeration are the fol-
lowing: In Florida we claim two Repub.
licans; in Louisians we conoede two seats to
the Democrats and claim one Republican,
there are two seats returned as Democratic
which will be contested by Republicans,
and one Republican seated whose election
will be contested by Democrat. There is
q strong probability that when the returns
are complete, the assumed Democratic ma
jortty of four will be wiped out, and the
complexion of the next House will depend
on the result Of the New Hampshire election
in March.
Two thousand umbrellas have been los
aud found during the Great Exhibition
upon the grounds, to say nothing of 1,00(
parasols. Most of these have returned a
the headquarters. The umbrellas remain
ing are said to be SO many melancholy ant
ragged and fractured specimens, mostly O
cotton, as umbrellas lost and not claimec
are apt to be. The immortality connected
with this implement is sad to think of, Per
sons other wise honest steal it, borrow an,
forget to return 1t, and claim ownership il
it with reckless sudacity. Not one un
brells in ten thousand has about it any dis.
tinguishing CHARACTERISTIC; and unlike tn
hat, this article fits one man as we'll a
another, and win keep the person VIII
steals it, as dry:as 1t kept its lawful owner
The Scriptures seem to be little at fault
The rain does not fall on the Unjust ma
who has stolen an umbrella, and he keep
as dry as If he were righteous. How man
persons have had their joy blighted by los.
ing their umbrellas at the Centennial, an
by thus catching great colds, we eanuOt say
but We can sadly conjecture that the MI
Candles have hal more than one night
rest ruined by the wailings of Mrs. Candl
over the missing property.-Pit tsburg
Dispatch.