The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-09-28
General Notes.

The Williamsport Sunday Times records
the fact that Mr.. Thomas Cantwell, of that
city, poor laboring man, and who works in
a stone-yard, has fallen heir to about So, 900
by the death of an uncle in Missouri.
The Wheeler brothers who have been
working their farm (cleim No q below
Gayvile, on the Deadwood Creek, arrived
at Fort Laramie on Friday night with a paid
escort Of twenty men. They bring as the
proceeds of seven months work over $780, =
600 and 900 pounds of dust.
Collector Cooper, of the Third district of
Arkausao, reports recent raid by his
deputies, with the United States Marshafs
posse, on illicit distlleries in Newton
county, Four stills were seized and
thirteen illicit dsillers were arrested. A
laige quantity of mash was destroyed The
locality of this raid has been notorious for
the production of "crooked" whisky, and
resistance there. 1t is believed now that
the most lawless of them are in custody.
Washington, September 25.-Tle Nor
folk authorities threaten Baltimore's steam
boats w.th a rigid yellow fever quaratine.
A fatal epidemic fever Of some sort is un-
doubtedly raging in Baltimore. As was
the case In Savahnah, every effort is being
made to suppress the real facts of the case
a suspiciousiy large number of persons are
being sent to the Baltimore hospital, and ali
strange to say, are afflicted with 'typho~
malarlal fever of an epidemic character"
Boston, September "a Yesterday detec-
tives arrested William Hart on the charge of
purlo ming on the 9th, inst, $4,000 worth
of jewelry from the house of William H .
Kemble. ek-Sate Treasurer of Penusylva-
MIA in Philadelphia. Hart claims to be the
nephew of MIR. kemble, but this Is denied
by the latter. He pawned jewelry in New
York for $1,000, but had spent it all when
arrested. lie will be taken to Philadelphia
on Monday.
Chicago, September 22.-The bank rob-
bers caught by the citizens of Madelia,
Watson county, Minnesota, last night, are
undoubtedly the Younger gang It is be.
ieved that Cole Younger is the one who
was killed. Bob Younger, or the man sup
posed to be him, is dangerously if not
fatally wounded, as is another robber, name
unknown. The three living members of
the gang were confined il NIadela Jail last
night, but have started under guard Nc
detectives and none but countrymen were
engaged in the capture.
The recent suspension of the Miners
trust company bank, Pottsville, with liza.
bilties of S1,500,000, and assets no,
amounting to one-eighth of that sum i,
causing great distress. Want is beginning
to be felt by the poor, numbering hundreds
who have been putting their savings i'll fol
years and have been in the habit OF draw
ing out, at the approach Of each winter
what little was necessary to help then
along when work generally was scarce
Yesterday crowd of women met the pre-. j.
dent, Jacob Huntzihger, on Centre street
and demanded their money. at the same
time crowdng and hustlng him around un.
comfortably. Fearing trouble he called on
| a police officer to escort him home, fol
lowed by the excited woman. Yesterday
evening the directors made an assignment
and appointed IL. C. Russell and S. A
Madden assignees.