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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-06
RIDGWAY, ELK COUNTY, PA, THURSDAY, d

A great Joy lighted the languid eyes.
!" For you George, do you love me
at last9" 7Ds t
"I think I have always loved you"
she sobbed, "only 1 know it, at last !"
II cannot die now," he said.
And he did not.
Clasping Georgina's slender hand fast,
he found the life-giving sleep all mar
cotics had failed to give him; waking
after many hours to see loving eyes un.
weariedly watching him.
They were married when the priest
came in q few hours later, the good
sister still remaining to share the nurs-
ing.
But the life-giving joy was Georgina' IS
love, and all the restless discomfort left
her happy life forever when once she
knew the secret of her own heart.
Mrs. Cassowin says she can't under
stand why Georgina had followed Dun
can Holcroft to Rome, when she might
rs we'll have had proper wedding and
reception at home and Georgina has
never explained.
Fry Corners sees her no more, nor
will her husband make her slave to
fashion or society, but hand in hand,
thoroughly one in heart and mind, they
find useful work and tender charity to
ill all the leisure hours when friend.
ships calls are answered.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-06
Lynched by a Texas Mob.

Some three weeks ago says the Hous-
ton (Texas) Age, Deputy Sheriff Will
iams, of Walker county, arrested an
escaped negro convict, and was carrying
him back to Huntsville to place him in
the penitentiary. While on the way
back, the negro requested permission to
stop for some purpose, and the request
was granted by Deputy Williams. The
handouts We're removed from the negro,
and as quick as lightning he grabbed
the officer by the throat, and seized his
pistol, with which he shot the officer
twice in the breast, and with knife he
then cut the wounded mans throat and
left him for dead.
The horse of the officer returned home
without his master, which excited the
suspicious of friends, and they immedi.
ately set out to ascertain what was the
matter, They soon found the bleeding
victim, who, despite the attempt of the
negro, did not die, and from him they
learned of the deadly assault.
A posse was quickly organized by The
citizens, and after a long search the
murderous convict was captured. Pre-.
parations were made to make short worl
OF him. He was informed that he had
to die, and if he desired to say anything
to Say it at once, and he then confessed
that he had murdered the negro Henry
Pearson at Spring Station and fed.
Pearson is the same negro for who's,
death Hero Dalton was tried befcr,
Justice Brashear and virtually acquitted
The negro was then strung up to a tre'
and hung. His body was left hanging
to the tree.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-06
Items or Interest.

When Colorado man is asked whether
he likes to be lynched, he says, "Tn be
hanged if I do"
Great Britain now cultivates nearly
/ 900. 600 fewer acres of wheat than she
did twenty years ago.
Alright of butterflies recently passed
through Falls county, Tex. They num-
bered into the millions.
A laboring man named Giles Collins
has been fined five shillings in England
for making pet of Colorado beetle.
The income of Great Britain for 1876
was about s4OO,0O0,000, and of this
amount SI70, 1000, 600 came from customs
duties on wine and spirits, and excise
duties on spirits, malt and licenses.
It was rough on q fellow to have to
get up in the middle of the night and
hunt around for another blanket. But
it was rougher to find that the blanket
wasn't there.
Saw sign in barber's window the
other day, "boots blacked inside"
Couldn't for the life of us think why
anybody wants the inside of his boots
blacked. Should think it would ruin
fellows stockings.
"What is the age of your little boy?"
incurred n venerable gentleman of the
mother of an impertinent youngster.
"The sauce age, of COURSE" replied the
mother. The sage saw it.
In South Africa rawhide is used as
substitute for all kinds of cordage. 1t is
made into the drag ropes for the wagons.
headstalls for the oxen, brides for the
horses, cordage for thatching the huts,
slips for bottoming the beds, chairs and
stools.
Railroad travelling in France is very
safe, according to statistics. Between
1872-75 but one person was killed out Of
| As. .258, ,27O, and one injured in ], ,025, 800,
while in England during the same period
one was killed in $4,000, and injured in
1856, 900.
The will of Mrs. Caroline A. Merrill,
the rich New York lady. who, dying the
other day, left nearly $3.50, 900 to Oar
dinal McCloskey, is about to be con-
tested. Seventeen nieces and nephews
are to be the contestants ON the ground
that the deceased was insane and was
under undue influence when the VIII was
made.
An ingenious use of carrier pigeons is
on record. They were employed in Bel
gium to smuggle tobacco into France.
| Each bird carried certain quantity of
the weed, and two dozen pigeons per
day were regularly dispatched. How
long the new industry had been estab-
lished is not stated, but one day it came
to grief. A bird was too heavily loaded
and he dropped with his burden, ex-
hausted. into the Seine. A police in
qulry TcsulUeu, anu tho uliole b,.si"eae
was exposed.
"Mr. Editor" said he, producing q
voluminious manuscript. Give got a
| few remarks here on this silver remone-
tization question which I'd like you to
publish. 1 commence by showing that
money is circulating medium, as it
were. and after proving that the ancient
Hebrews had shekels of silver, and deal
ing with the commercial system of the
ancient Phenicians and Egyptians, we
take in the classic ages of Greece and
Rome, when the great sages and philoso-
phers,-" III! EB EYl
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-06
A Novel SWindle,

A pork-paeker of Ii annapolis, while
bartering for carload of hogs, re-
Gently, noticed that the backs of the
hogs were covered with mud, and an
examination of the floor of the car re-
vealed to him the fact that the
alluvial accumulation was not a matter
of accident, but Of design, several
hundred pounds Of clay of wonderful
adhesive properties having been syste-
matically thrown upon the floor and
dashed with water, to which the hogs,
with their well-known propensity for
wallowing, had gone with considerable
gusto. He did not like the appearance
of the muddy porkers, and refused to
buy, but later in the day ascertained
that the drover had sold his hogs to
another packer, and was Dragging loudly
that he had not only saved shrinkage,
but received more than thirty-seven
dollars for the mud which enveloped
them. -
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-06
Fashion Notes.

Long, close fitting sacques with
double breasted fronts are the popular
shape for low-priced cloaks.
Short round skirts are gradually maxi
ing their way into popularity. They
enough to escape the ground behind.
A single scantily pleated founce or else
two narrow knife-pleatings form the
plain border around the edge.
As woolen materials are 30 heavy,
modistes are making sham lower skirts
of cambria or of alpaca for heavy woolen
suits, merely trimming them with
flounces of the wool, or else facing them
with woolen goods from the knee down.
Some of the handsomest imported
dresses are made with the round waist,
which, of course, must be worn with q
belt.
The " Breton " costume is only worn
by little girls its glory having departed
from "big" folks.
With satin brocades and embossed
velvets has come in the Queen Anne
style of dress, high ruff and all.
Handkerchiefs are slowed away in
pcShOps ~ iltolS pNo olo CuAkiCtt III tilO
hand or attached to the waist.
Valenciennes lace is more in demand
than point lace. The "Holy Grail p"
pattern and other sacred designs, copied
from robes in converts, are the choicest.
-!riErncw 1nutrrtai fUr morning dresses
very mnch resembles the old " Dolly
Warden cloth /; as it is covered with
large designs, such as birds, insects and
flowers. ,t.
A japanese folding toilet glass is the
latest device when placed on a dress
ing-bureau, ladies are able to get front,
back and side view of their heads, with
out changing their position. .tr..I
The fashionable style of hair dressing
is very low in the neck The rows of
puffs worn outside the front of the bon
net and resembling false teeth in their
stiff regularity, are no longer in vogue.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-06
The Teachers Oyereoat.

The Boston Commonwealth relates
this school anecdote: "Franeis Gardner,
the late head master of the Boston
Latin School, was noted for his economy
of wearing apparel, upon which he
prided himself, and frequently lectured
the boys on the folly of extravaganza in
that direction. One day he came into
the recitation-room of lower class, his
well-worn overcoat tapping at his heels,
as usual. The lads. all of whom had
just reached their teens, looked up from
their books to see what was coming.
Dye see this coat 2 said the old teacher,
stroking the sleeve Of the venerable gar
ment approvingly, and glancing over his
shoulder for the rear effect. How many
OF you boys can say you have worn a
coat for forty years, as ] have this 2
There was general laugh, ia which the
doctor Joined, when, moment later, il
dawned upon him that his coat must have
seen the light quarter OF q century
before any Of the boys we're born r
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-06
TOUGH TO THE LAST.
Jumping from n Train and Running, Swim
ming and Fighting while Wounded.

Sumpihg from Train and Running, Sw1ms
ming nnd Fighting while Wounded.
Deputy Sheriff Edsall, of Chemung
county, N. Y, was on his way to Roch-
ester on an Erie railway train, with
Mike Murphy, criminal who had been
sentenced to the penitentiary. When
two miles west of Kanonah, and while
the train was. running at the rate of
thirty miles an hour, Murphy jumped
from the car. The train was stopped
as soon as possible. The officer went
back, expecting to find the mangled
body of his prisoner. He found the
ground torn up for twenty-five feet along
the track where Murphy had tumbled
and ploughed through it. There was
blood on the ground, but Murphy was
nowhere to be seen. Some men work.
ing near said they saw Murphy Jump
of, and that he had picked himself up
and told them the conductor put him
off. He had started across the fields on
a run. He was sighted by the officers
nearly mile away. The sheriff started
in pursuit. Murphy plunged into Five
Mile creek and swan across, and ran up
along the stream. The sheriff crossed
the stream in the same way, and gained
rapidly on the fugitive. When within
pistol shot he fired at Murphy, who
then jumped into the watea a second
time and crossed back again, and con-
tinued up the stream. The officer swan
the creek again. After running half q
mile Murphy again swan the creek, fol-
lowed by the sheriff.
Murphy then struck off into the fields
and took the Hammondsport road, which
| ho 1,ft 10 60. Ia 1,n1y
of woods. In crossing rough piece of
ground Murphy fell. He made two
efforts before he could get up. The
sheriff was then so nearly exhausted
that he was unable to go much faster
than a walk. Murphy reached the
woods followed by pistol balls. The
sheriff had noticed blood at intervals on
the trail. When the officer got into the
woods Murphy was nowhere to be seen.
The sheriff walked in, when he was soon
almost stunned by a blow across his
neck from q club, and, before he could
turn, he was siezed by Murphy, who
began to shower blows Oh the officer
head. The latter managed to free him
self, and made an effort to use his revol-
yer, but Murphy knocked it out of his
hand, and tried to get the weapon him.
self. A struggle then began between
the two men for possession of the pistol.
BY lucky chance the officer got the
club Murphy had dropped, and, spring
ing back, he struck him blow that
felled him to the ground. He then
choked Murphy until the latter was
forced to beg for mercy. Edsall secured
the pistol and marched Murphy in front
| OF liul tu kanOnah station threatening
| to shoot him ii he turned or run. MuI.
phys wounds were in his legs, pieces
of flesh having been torn out when he
| jumped from the train. How he man.
aged to run four miles, swimming swift
stream three times, and then offer resis-
tance to his pursuer, is wonderful.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-06
Fight with an American Lion.

The Kansas City (Mo.) Times says
There is now on exhibition i'll the Lin
dell Hotel the rudely stuffed hide OF a
very large and ferocious-looking noun
tain lion, which was killed few weeks
ago in Hmsdale county, southwest OF
Pueblo, Col. Mr.. III. J. Minor and q
partner named Henry Shane were en-
gagged i'll running pack train of burros,
or small Mexican asses, over the noun
tains to the mines in the San Juan coun-
try. They had just gone into camp one
night in Antelope Park when the lion
made its appearance. 1t appears that
one of the burros had given out from
exhaustion and had been left standing
alone in the snow short distance from
camp. The animal, although almost
unable to move, suddenly gave evidence
OF great terror and alarm and commenced
to bray. Mr.. Shane started out of camp
to see what the trouble was. AS soon as
he left the circle of the campfire large
mountain lion sprang upon him from @
projecting rock above him, and bore him
to the earth. His partner, Mr.. Minor
saw the animal spring, and called at once
to Shane to keep still. The lion stooo
growing over the prostrate man, witt
its two fore feet on his breast. Minol
dropped the ropes he was engaged il
coiling and seized Winchester rife ant
fired. The animal dropped and Shane
scrambled to his feet and assisted il
despatching the ferocious beast. II,
was hurt slightly about the breast wher,
the claws had penetrated the clothing
The lion is but poorly stuffed, but it il
quite curiosity. 1t resembles a very
large cat, and would measure perhaps
seven feet from the nose to the tip of the
tail. 1t is the largest and best specimen
of the Rocky Mountain lion species evel
brought to this city.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-06
Russian Editors and Sub. Editors.

The anecdotes regarding the censor
ship of the press in Russia have just had
the crown placed on them in Moscow.
Here the Teatrailaoio Gazette was held
TO have committed some offence, and an
officer of the Press Bureau sent to the
Office of the paper. No one was present
but the publisher, who was at once
stertly summoned TO fetch the editor.
The publisher left the room, and returned
in minute or two with o large pair Of
scissors, saying:
"Here, sir, is the editor"
The officer was rather disconnected,
but soon recovered himself, and ex.
claimed more sternly than ever
"No nonsense, fetch me the SUBJ
editor"
Again the publisher departed, and
again returned this time with pot OF
paste and brush.
"These. sir" he said, "are the SUBJ
editors"
In consequence all four delinouents
were arrested, and publisher, editor, and
the two sub-editors marched off 10 the
police station TO answer for their con.
duct.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-06
HENRY 4. PARSONS, Jr., EDITOR and publlsher.
Pictures Of Memory.

BY ALICE CARY.
Among the beautiful pictures
That hang on Memory's wall
Is one Of dim old forest,
That seemeth best of all:
Not for its gnarled oaks o'den,
Dark with the mistletoe;
Not for the violets golden
That sprinkle the vale below;
Not for the milk white lilies
That lean from the fragrant hedge,
Coquetting all day with the sunbesms,
And stealing their golden edge;
Net for the vines on the upland,
Where the bright red berries rest
Nor the pinks, nor the pale sweet cowslip
1t seemeth to me the best.
] once had little brother,
With eyes that were dark and deep
In the lap of that dim old forest
He lieth in peace at sleep.
Light as the down Of the thistle,
Free as the winds that blow,
We roved there the beautiful summers,
Inc summers OF long aBoi
But his feet on the hills grew weary,
And, one of the antumn ewes,
made for my little brother
A bed Of yellow leaves.
Sweetly his pale arms folded
Ny cheek in meek embrace,
As the light of immortal beauty
Silently covered his face;
And, when the arrows of sunset
Lodged in the tree-tops bright,
He fell, in his saint-like beauty,
Asleep by the garden of light,
Therefore. Of all the pictures
That hang on Memory's wall,
The one of the dim old forest
Seemth the best of all.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-06

A Virginia sheriff asked a murderer If
he wanted TO make speech on the gal
lows, and he replied, Guess not; il
looks like rain. and l don't want to get
wet, Go on with the bpngineP
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-01-18

The committee having consideration OF
a plan for counting the electoral vote, has
not made Il report, OF 80 ian Us known
agreed upon one. The New York Herald
has the following upon the subject. from
Its Washington correspondent
The committee on the plan for counting the
electoral vote Will most likely agree to recon-
mend substantially the usual mode prevalent in
Congress up to this time and The appointment
OF Il Court Of Arbiuators to which shall be re-
terred all matters in dispute. All reports GIVING
Otherwise the views and plans of the Joint com
lnittee, although eXhausling another earnest
session to Cay, has not agreed upon what NAV
be considered final plan; while il is not so far
from agreeing IS heretofore, it cannot be said
positively as yet that it viii or will not agree.
But the opinion prevails tonight that al agree
ment Will be reached by Il compromise of the
views Of both sides, each giving up sometime.
Inasmuch as during the year 1924 this same
question was up for settlement, and, though not
decided, was discussed fully and came near be-
ing left to a committee of arbitration, SO now
the opinion of the Joint committee it is believed
inchneS to the wisdom Of selecting five mem
bers from each house and the same number
from among the United States Supreme Court
Judges. making Il committee of fifteen, whose
odd number would prevent any tie vote This
publicans and two democratic Senators; three
democratic and two republican members of the
House, and six Judges Of the United States ST.
preme Court, one of the last TO be dropped by
lot. The Judges TO be selected with regard to
seniority, us the only way Of selecting them
which would give three Of democratic and three
of republican views. The five Senators and the
five members of the House are TO be selected
by Il caucus of the respective bodies.
The committee will meet again on Monday.
and there is some hope that by Tuesday or
Wednesday an agreement may be reached on
some such plan rs this. From what has Incl
dentally fallen from the members Of the COM
mttee it is believed that the plan now before
them, and whose leading features have been
above stated, has the favor of a certain number
OF both the democratic and republican menl-
bers, and that others of both parties are still
opposed to it, 1t is believed also that il has
the favor of those committee men of both par
ties who are now DESTROYS of a sure and peace
able solution of the trouble. The hotheads of
both sides are looking at it coldly, and so far
Withholding their assent
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-01-18
'i'he Proposed Compromise.

WASHINGTON, Jan /. Some fresh
light has been shed to-day upon the pro-
posed compromise arrangement for end
ing the presidential contest. 1t is asserted
by members OF the committee VINO are in
favor Of an arrangement that the details
OF the plan which has received the most
consideration were made public by SEN
alor Morton, who is strongly opposed 10
making any arrangement whatever. and
who means TO defeat one il he can Nor
ton on the Republican side and Springer
OF Illinois, Oh the Democratic side, are the
most extreme men on the two committees
Morton wants to have the votes counted
by the President of the Senate, and SPRING
er insists upon the right Of the House to
reject the electoral votes OF 4 State.
majority Of the members of both com
mittees have approached the subject in u
proper spirit, and it is believed that if any
report is agreed upon finally. it will re-
ceye the support Of Edmunds, Conkling,
Thurman and Bayard on the Senate Com
mittee, and of Payne, uewett and Willard
on the House Committee. 1t can be stated
on the authority OF Il member of the com
mittee that the four Senators named and
MessrS. Hewitt and Hoar OF the House
have displayed tai! and statesmanlike
temper ut the meetings of the commit
tees, leaving nothing to be desired in that
respect Bayard and Hewett in particular
have exhibited a most conciliatory spirit.
and placed themselves in an entirely dit
tcrcnt attitude from the hotheaded Demo
Gratis III the House. who are endeaVoring
to bring on n debate this week, and to
maintain the right OF the House to reject
the vote of a State.
Ihe members OF the committees on an
agreement are much disturbed by the pros,
poet OF \ debate in the House which cannot
iall TO stir up partisan feelings Should
this debate he begun in the House, ii is
hrobaby that some OF the members OF the
committees will take part, and rang them
selves on opposite sides. Thus the pros
peclS OF an agreement may be greatly
leSsencd. HE committee on an agreement
will endea} or to report u plan on W ednes-
day III order to lorestall this debate The
plan lor 4 commission made up OF Scn;,-
tors, members and Justices OF the Sll-
preno Court, one member OF the commits
sion TO be withdrawn by lot, has been
presented in three different forms, and
these have all been printed.
mere ~ n difference OF opinion rs to
how the one member OF the commission
shall he Withdrawn, whether it shall be
one of the joint body OF Senator's and
members, or one of the Justices Of the
Supreme Court One Of the plans is to
have five Senators and five members
stand and have five OF the six Justices OF
longest service added, one Justice to be
Withdrawn from the six by lot There is
also u difference of opinion a. TO the
amount OF authority to be given to this
! commission, and some of the members Of
the committees on the agreement favor
making the decisions Of this commission
| final, unless oyerthroWn by the votes Of
both branches Of Congress.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-01-18
The Rannett-May Duel.

NEW IoEk, Jan l.. The last state
ment is that Bennett and his whole party
are en- route 10 Europe, Bennett being at
the residence OF longielloW in or near
Boston till the steamer sails.
a Dover, Del, letter to the Sun says a
man who watched the whole party states
that after they Went into The glen, where
the duel IS alleged to have been fought
no sound of shots was heard, and he does
not believe any duel was fought.
The Tribune is responsible Tor the fol-
lowing:
There was a rumor yesterday that Ben
nett and Miss May had been married and
sailed for Europe from Philadelphia 1t is
learned from that city that Il gentleman
whose appearance was like that of Mr..
Bennett went hastily on board the steam
en- Illinois, Just before its departure, with
II lady closely yelled, and both went I'M
mcdiatelE to their staterooms, avoiding all
observation. Mr. Benefits name, how
ever did not appear on the passenger list.
Several friends of the duellists have left
the city for fear Of arrest.
The grand jury made another futile at
tempt to-day to obtain some information
in reference to the Bennett-May duel II
is now reported that the gentleman sup
posed to have been Mr. Bennett, who left
Philadelphia in the Illinois yesterday. was
J. ii. Cundcll. a member OF the British
legation.