The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-03-02
NEW SILVER COINAGE.

finished a great gun for our Centennial Ex-
hibiton.
The "Molly Magu;res" are TO pass into
light literature. Anovelist is writing them
up for New York paper.
Edmund About the French author. med
itates an early visit to the United States to
e some friends at New ORLEANS.
NJ. Theirs having been elected both to
the Senate and Assembly prefers to sit in
the latter body on the assumption that it is
more in sympathy with him.
Garibalai is hopeless that the Italian
government will do anything of importance
with his plans of impr owing the Tiber, and
believes that the seat of government will be
returned to Florence.
A rumor has been current these few
days that Mr.. Robert Bonner was negotiat.
iLg for or had bought the Tribune. Mr..
Bonner says he has not and never baG any
such intention, and might as we'll be aus
Pecied of buying the City Hall.
Probably the tallest living specimen of
the human race is young man from
Alcacer, in Spain who is twenty-six years
Of age, and nine feet ten and half inches
height, lie is named Augus:in Luenga
Capil'a, and has lately been presented to
the King Of Spain.
Colonel Ross, recently nominated as
agent for the five Indian nations, gradua'
ted at Princeton College, and is a fine look
ing man, about fifty years Of age, who
though born FROM Indian parents, is almost
white. He has been Chief of the Cherok ee
Nation for the last fifteen years.
a Parliamentary Blue Book, just pub
lished after years of laborious compilation,
gives particulars Of the number and extent
of the holdings of land in England ana
Wales. 1t appears from this modern
Doomsday Book that there are nearly a
million land owners in England and Wales.
OF those who own land exceeding one acre
in sztent, the umber Is over quarter Of
a million.
Washington, February 26.-W. Z.
Chandler. Secretary of the Republican
National Committee. says that as yet there
is no positive movement for change OF
place for holding the Republican Nominat-
ing Convention, hat complaints are made
by persons who have sent TO Cincinnati to
engage rooms Of eXorhitant hotel charges
This will becOHe matter of serious con
sideration unless nea ures be pursued by
citizens of Cincinnati to secure &C ccomm od-
tiops TO visitors at reasonable prices.
Pottsville, Pa, February 26.-This
morning, aDout Ten oclock' James Butler,
OF silver creek, ana stranger from
lracKviile ana Il Stranger named MeDonai,
while on their way TO New PIliadeiphia
had AN altercdtlon on the road about pis-
toi nelhngihg 10 Mcpohah' whlch bniler
mad IN his possession: At'et quarrehng a
shor' time Du'ler ureW me weapon aGu
nied' inc pail en'erihg Mcpohahs shoui
DER ana gahclhg dowh MS oack ih're
are no hopes u ms recovery. Butter es'
oaped.
St. Charles, Mo-, February 28 4 ter
tble wind storm prevailed Yesterday
sweeping everything in its path A wooden
factory. saw-nlills. warehouse, two -four
ing mil's, the German .dethodist church.
Court House, County Clerks office, hote,,
XeituRg office, Ratrs' stables. COnceri
Hall, 81. Charles Savings bank, Park
House, Odd Fellows hall. 81. Charles
NeUs office. DcDOcret office st. Lonis,
Kansas City aud Northern Hallway depot,
and many other buildings were more or
less damaged. The gas works are a total
wreck. James Janey and son were killed.
and several were injured. Many residen'
ces farm houses. fences, &c, were swept
away. The less exceeds S3OOGO0.
Nror,b Cb,pk Fobru,ry % Tb,,,
,ho eel Ioro,o crrwS Of tho oron;nn ot
orurt ree,erIsv wban il Yas understood
hv ,hs rnh,ic ,hot Tho orsument on Tho
,no,.nn r.. a now triol in. the case of Dovle
was to be heard. The authorities are tax
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