The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-03-01
News Items.

1IVhS 10 oSNShtg N'AS O'N'-
The cast-iron filibusters number
eighty-three.
Speaker Randall has prohibited
smoking in the House of Representa-
tives.
Mr. Tilden has failed to reach the
Presidency, but then a county in Neb-
raska has been named after him.
The whites and blacks in New
Iberia parish, Louisiana. have had
conflict and great excitement prevails.
Outside speculation ruined Postmas-
ter Macarthur. of Chicago, who is q de.
faulter to the extent of S'8S,O 900 The
amount is secured to the government.
Secretary Robeson says that the
present naval appropriation are SO
small that the foreign service Will
have to be abolished.
All the Presidents elected by the
Republican party were born within
175 miles of Cincinnati, two in ONO
and onei in Kentucky.
London, February 2S.-There were
104 deaths from smallpox in London
last week, which number has only
been exceeded in one week since the
present epidemic began.
Mr. ]. NJ. Sears, the young million
aire of Boston, feels poor. His prop
erty has shrunk so his taxes last year
were only $4,000, afalling off of Sl7,-
COO from the year before.
Europe want for 1877, 5000, 600 bales
of cotton, and, upon the basis of o,0Oo,
coo for America, and liberal estimates
elsewhere, it is calculated there will be
deficiency Of 5000.
The Altoona Mirror says that Sow
eral engineers and firemen recently
took an oath before an alderman OF
that city not to rinkanything intoXi-
eating for six months.
New York, Feb. 27.-Mrs. A. Y. Stew
art has given to her brother, Mr.. Charles
2. Clinch, the venerable eX-Assistan1
Collector of the Port, the title to q
mansion in Thirty-fouTth stleet, oppo
site the Stewart palace. The property
is worth $50 600, and was included IL
her husbands estate. She also in
tends allowing her brother an annuity
of $4,000. He has removed from
Staten Island to his new home.
Newport, VT February 27.-Ehorts
are being made here to arrest Rev
Charles Thorp an Episcopal niniatel
of Berry, province OF Quebec, Wht
eloped last Saturday with youn2
lady of respectable family, leaving III
wife and three children. AS ThOri
could not be held, he left for Utica, n
y, the girl going to Lowell ana re
tusing to return home.
Washington, February 81 "A teie
gram to the Commissioner of lnterna
Revenue, to-day, from Agent Cham
herlain. dated Atlanta, Ga, say
Deputy Marshal Goodwin and Agen
GremisOn will reach Cartersville to
morrow with fifty distillers from Gil
mer and Farren, six of whom are i'm
Dljcatcd in the recent Killing Oi L)en'
Mcintyre. On the raid a large mum
ber OF distiileries were destroyed.
Cincinnati, February 90 dis
patch to the Gazette from Springfield
Ohio, says Governor Hayes While e
route from Fremont to Columbus
passed an hour in Springfield to-da!
He was escorted TO one OF the hotels
and, being introduced to the people
made "A brief speech He eXpresse
concentrations that in weeks tim
this business which has occupied tn
attention of the country for eiel
months would be over. He hope
that the people would acqulese quietl
whoever might be the person declare
elected He believed that the cOuntr
desires peace and security and though
this idea should be the expression
the people to their representatives
Washington. Realizing his lack
special fitness for the duties, for I'll
performance of which he might |
called upon, he placed his trust
Almighty God, who rules the destini'
of nations. These remarks were r.
ceived with tremendous applause an
the crowd did not disperse until II
departure of the train.