The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-07-20
u. $. Courts.

An order was made by the supreme
court at its session in Harrisburg un-
der an act of assembly approved last
spring rearranging the districts
throughout the state. The order
transfers from the eastern to the mid
die district the counties of Cameron,
Clearfield, Clinton, Elk Lycoming.
Mexican, Potter, Snyder, Sullivan,
Tioga, Union and Warren. The east
ern district will therefore hereafter
consist of the counties of Berks, Brad
ford, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Dele
ware, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe,
Montgomery, Northampton, Phila-
delphia, Pike, Schuykill, Susque-
hanna, Wayne and Wyoming. For
the district there will be two special
return days for writs of error, process
and proceedings issued after the first
Monday in July of each year, first
special return day being the first
Monday in January for writs issued
before the first Monday in December,
and the second special return day the
first Monday in February for writs,
etc, issued on or after the first Mon
day in December. The order also
assigns the first eight weeks of lhe
term for the hearing of Philadelphia
cases, being two weeks more than
heretofore.
PHILIPsBURG FIRE No. THREE
On Friday evening, June S0th, our
neighbors had their borough pla ced in
jeopardy again by disastrous fire,
which broke out in the oil-room of
Flegal'si hardware store. From this
point the fire spread northward along
the turnpike leading to Bellefonte,
and southwark toward the passenger
depot, consuming everything for about
two and half squares. But for the
destruction of Taylor's hotel and
McCausland's building in May last,
the fire would have taken western
direction along Front street, and
where it would have ended, but for
tnlS gap, no one can tell
The Phillipsburg Journal gives the
following details of the properties des-
troyed: "The flames swept up Presque-
isle street from Flegal's hardware
store taking in rapid succession Hoop
Humes G Cos. store, Wesley Runk's
store, and Hoop, Humes d Co.'S. office,
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Miss Flegal's millinery store, Mrs.
Ickes' candy store, Faulkner's office,
Musser's tin-shop, Gray's brick build
ing, and the Moshannon House. Down
Second street, it took Matthew john
sons furniture store and dwelling,
VIM. Harper's residence, and the resi-
dence of Robt. Taylor, residence
stables which were on these properties.
1t is impossible to say where the fire
would have extended had there been
houses on the Diamond, but as there
were none on it, the fire reaching the
Moshannon House it had to abate its
fury on vacancy and finally died down
into ashes and smoke. Hard fights
were made at Kessler's building and
the buildings of A. j. Dress and e. c.
Bender, Presqueisle street, and only
by the fire being within the brick
wall, was the latter building saved.
Only by determined labor and fearless
daring were the buildings on the OPP
posite side of Laurel street, consisting
of the bakery and some other build
ings, saved at all; for men stood and
wet the roof and sides until they were
badly scorched."
The estimated loss is put down at
$60000, with an insurance thereon of
probably $4,000. The origin of the
fire is unknown unless it occurred
from matches which some boys had
been playing with in the yard a short
time before. The fire was so precipitate
that Mr.. illegal lost all his books and
papers, except the blotter and cash
book, which happened to be on the
desk.-C2eo'J7eld Republican.
NEWARK, N. j., July 14.-Yesterday
three young Germans, brothers, named
Fiehorn, who have been known as
desperate characters for years, were ar
rested by police officers Dickerson and
Elsden for disOrderly conduct. AS
the officers attempted to march them
off, the men drew revolvers and shot
Elsden dead and fatally wounded Dick
erson. Escaping from the crowd, the
desperadoes ran up street to +. w.
Dawson's tannery, in River street,
where they formerly worked. There
they called for Mr.. Meyer, the foreman,
who had discharged them, but not
finding him, they commenced an in
discriminate firing ON the shop, which
resulted in the killing of John Alburs
assistant foreman, and the wOunding
of two workmen. The employees of
the shop turned out en- masSe and
chased the murderers towards the
river. In the pursuit the workmen
used stones and knives, striking the
murderers several times before they
reached the river. The latter leaped
into the water and attempted to escape
across, but were stoned to death by
the outraged workmen. The wounded
were taken to st. Michael's Hospital.
One, named Fisher, is dead; Dickerson
will not recover, the other wounded
are in precarious state. Alburs and
Elsden have families.
The body of one of the Fiehorns has
been recovered from the river. 1t
shows marks of bad cutting about the
wrists. Men are now engaged in
dragging for the others The shooting
had no connection with the recent
labor troubles here. The murderers