The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-06-22

| MANU-, WneUuer .Sne Will pc inSlue OF
outside of the walk. Then turn to
the right and that will bring you be-
tween the lady and persons passing in
the opposite direction. This is short
chapter for young gentlemen.
On Monday morning last the second
section of fast feights west was thrown
from the track near Bridgetown
west Of Willmarth) by 2 misplaced
rail, and seven cars were totally
wrecked, and the engine with three
men in the cab thrown down the en-
bankment into the Clarion river, and
strange to sny none of them were in
iurcd seriously. The wrecked cars
contained sewing machines and gen
eral merchandise.
Cleveland, June 10--1n the case OF
the Pennsylvania Transportation
Company against the Oil Creek Rail-
road Company. which was tried in
! May last in the Common. Pleas of
| Crawford county, Pennsylvania, for
S197, 285 in favor of plaintiff, the Dues
ton was raised as to whether the
contract sued upon was within the
which point was reserved by the
court for future adjudication. To-
day Hon. w. II. Lowrie, presiding
Judge, read an opinion, wherein he
affirmed the validity and legality OF
the contract, and directed Gnal iudg.
mcnt to be entered for plaintiff
for the full amount of the verdict.
THIS is an important year in the
history of the country and it is neces-
snrH that every citizen should be in
formed ofpassing events in the. politi-
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from now until the first ofDecembcr.
ELoPEMENT. - A lprsejockey
named VIM. Kelley, wal-knOwn i'll
Warren, and who married Miss Lucy
Messncr, daughter of Mr.. VIM. Mess.
ner, of Warren, some three years age
against the wishes of heI parents, has
his name in the papers il n new role
Kelley has lately been attending the
races in Madison indiana, where he
met Miss Clara Cavit, daughter of {
prominent citizen of that place, who
was s,mitten with his style. Last
week they made runaway match o.
it, as her parents were opposed to
Kelley, and were last seen in Cincin
natl His Warren wife has been liv'
ing in Titusville, at the American
Hotel. She has many friends il
Warren, and is to be congratulated il
thus being rid Of Il scoundrel for
husband. Marry in haste, and re
pcnt at lcisuren is again verified il
actual fact Warren Mail.
It is believed that the Nomination o
Hayes viii seizure the votes ofthe Re
formers, and their influence besides
Rev. Dr.. NVoolsey, Ex-president o
Yale College, and one of the leading
Reformcrs, says he likes Hayes hard
money views, and has general trust il
him. IT Will be remembered thai
when Carl Schurz Ieturred from
Europe last fall be scarcely halted il
New York, but fastened to Ohio tC
speak in behalf Of the candidacy o
RuthfOrd b. Hayes for Governor o
that state, and it is thought that hC
was one of the main agents in his elec
ton. Schurz will not only stump
Ohio in his behalf this summer anC
fall, but also the principal States il
: the Union, and as his influence owe
the citizens of German decent is Yer!
great he will, without doubt be abb,
to render important service, in thu
approaching campaign, for. the Re
publican party. We, of course, woulC
have preferred either Hartranft o
Bristow, but all things taken into con
sideration, perhaps the Cincinnati Con
vention did the best thing under tn
circumstances that could have beer
done. There can be DO doubt of this
if, rs the UHHed PrcsJyteriU'-whicl
was for Blaine-says, the nominee wa
"foreordairedn by. tire Cmniscien
Ruler of the world.-PittSGurgh Dis
patch ..
THE POLITE CANDIDATES.
waggish farmer living q few mile
south of this city, says the candidate
are getting to be as plenty as black
berries, and that more polite and oh
liging set never existed. HIS says
he happens to be getting ready III tn
morning to go cut and gather potat
bugs, there is some man ready to &C
company him, and that after they ha
got pretty well warmed up in busines
the stranger blandlY reminds Ii Il
that he is candidate and would b
} under everlasting obligations to hin
for his support. If he goes to pea
bark, hoe corn or potatoes, chop WOOD
, wash sheep, split rails, or any othe
occupation, however menial, he ha
offers of assistance from grangers VIII
; turn out to be the self-sacificing il
dividuals known as candidates. Som
of them are wonderfully social, an
have not the slightest objection to as
sist the "gude wife" by wiping dishC