The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-06-21
State Notes.

The population of Altoona, according TO
n recent census is 1864. This is an in
crease of ] 1925 since 1875.
A mine of silver ore has been discovered
in Adams county, according to the Cham
bersburg Public Opinion.
Considerable Of q run was sustained by
the Carbondalc banks the other day, but
the excitement has died out
The Penns Valley part of-Centrc county
reioices in new railroad, which has an.
nexcd that section TO the rest of the world
The family of Charles Eisenhard, of AL
lentown, was poisoned by eating soup
which had been standing in n glazed
earthen dish. None of them died.
Judge Rhonc. of the Ls1ernc Orphans
Court, has been lccturng the people of his
county on the subject of expensive
funerals.
In Williamsport n variegatcd double rose
was found blossoming on crab apple tree.
1t must have been the ctligy of repudia-
ZIONIST Councilman hung up there to show
off his loveliness.
The local columns of the Scranton Free
Press record the marvellous visit of the
spirit of q dead soldier TO his sweetheart in
that city. But it is not sufficiently thrill
ing to be true.
The Pittsburgh cigar stores are now
closed on Sunday by order of the Mayor.
A few tobbaconists who didn't believe the
Mayor was in earnest kept open last Sun
day and have been fined for their wrong
impressions.
Samuel Nimmy, one of the victims of the
Greensburg poisoning died on Monday af-
ternoon. 1t is expected that Mrs Harris,
the woman who was living with the Nimmy
family, and who also drank of the poison
will die.
The judicial history of Blair county has
been prepared by Hon. John Dean and
will be used at the dedicatory service Of
the new court house at Holidaysburg on
the I'd of next month.
The Allentown Bulletin says, that an old
man, aged 60 years, living in that cit J
walked out of town 4 J miles, leaving there
at 3 A. NJ. every day to work in an ore
mine, for which he receives seventy cent,
per day.
John Struthers and Daniel Donnelly, ac-
cused of having been concerned in the
killing of young Lifts, of Luzerne county
have been released, the prosecution having
been abandoned owing to the insuffic,enc,
of the evidence against them.
At Mauch Chunk, last week, Judg,
Dreher held under advisement motion for
a new trial in the case Of O'Donnell. con.
victed Of the murder Of Morgan Powell
McHugh, charged with the same crime
who turned states evidence, was discharged
under the-two-term rule.
A trestle bridge in progress o erection
in Oil City gave way oil Thursday and fel
into the creek. Joseph Simm ons was
killed and Alexander Hcckerthorn fatally
injured, both of whom were employed OF
the bridge. Several others. received sligh
injuries.
A prominent oil man says that if til,
striking of new wells in the Bullion distric
continues as it has begun, crude petroleum
will be down to a dollar and n quarter by
fall The same gentleman states that pro-
ducing oilin the Bullion district at a aolla
a barrel would be more profitable than any
other business now carried on in the
United States.
The trial of Blasius Pistorius at Norris
town, charged with murder. has been con
tinued until the September term of court OF
application of his counsel, who allege tha
the prisoner is insane. DR.. John Kirk
bride, DR.. Isaac Ray and William b. Manr
have been appointed committee to inquire
into and report upon the prisoners menta
condition.
Pottsville, June 12.-At Lansford thi
evening it is understood there will be nc
reduction in the miners wages during the
present month, as expected, and it is
thought the men will resume work or
Thursday. The notice of reduction il
wages, amounting to twelve and half PEI
per cent. only applies to the laborers an,
m echanics employed in the Coal Company
shops at that place.
The Bell well on the Eggleston farm
which for several weeks has produce,
about fifteen barrels, was put down deeper
and nowyields more than one hundred bar
rels per day. With this exception ther,
has nothing transpired in our oil district
for the past two weeks that is deserving O
especial mention. The low price of oil ha
had depressing influence operator
and only such parties as are compelled by
the terms oftheir lesses, are at work either
by day or night,
On Monday next the Allentown Rollin.
Mill Company will start ten furnaces and
a puddle in the rail mill, which will give
employment to about four hundred ad
ditional men. In the little mill and abou
the premises five hundred men are now en-
ployed, and when the whole nine hundred
getto work on Monday next the company's
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