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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-05-17
ERRORS OF YOUTH.

A GENTLEMAN who suffered for years
n from Nervous Debility, Premature De-
cay, ard all the effects of youthful indiscre-
tion will, for tho sake of suffering hu.
A4ity, send free to all who need it, the
recipe and direction for making the simple
remedy By which he was cured. Sufferers
wishing to profit by the advertisers ex'
per.ence can do so by addressing in perfect
confidence.
JOHN B. OGDEN,
AZ Cedar ST., New York.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-05-17

Iohilsulp SZiuol" w
We, the undersigned, Auditors of Fox
Township, having settled and adjusted the ac-
counts Of said township find the assets and
liabilities of the funds as above set forth.
=. \. JORDAN. Auditors.
j. II. MEREDITH
Attest. J. j. TAYLOR, Clerk.
Fox, April 30th, 1877.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-05-17
Glk Adrurate,
THURSDAY, MAY II, 1877.

THURSDAY, MAY II, 1877.
STATEMENT OF THE AUDITORS SET
= ELEMENT OF THE ACCOTNTS or
RIDGW-AY TOWNSHIP FOR THE YEAR
1873.
Q; B. Fitch and James Riley, Supervisors
and ex-otlicio ovcrsecrs of the poor of Ridg-
way. township, in account with the several
funds.
ROAD FUND.
To amount tax levied on unseated
property 1889 81
To amount tax levied on seated prop
eftN......... 1854 13
3O76 81
Excess of Expenditure, 973 6i
$3.50 Is
pairing roads ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1923 4S
by supcrNlSors service lo'U............... 326 81
$3.50 Is
POOR FUND.
To amount tax levied on unseated
To amount tax levied on seated prop q
To amount received for rent for house 0'' 10
on south eet.........................,,. Is 90
To amount received from Horton Tp.... 81 SO
..... sl225 So
BY amount paid for keeping and sup
plying paupers. rs..."......-................ 0S5 81
BY amount paid for Keeping and trans
BY amount paid o. b. Fitch's S biii for
81 90
-------
1855 50
Excess of levy of tax 10, o2
l22j So
SIDE WALK FUND.
To amount of tax levicd................... sl4 SO
3l4 SO
By amount expended building and re-
pairing side walk Observation-Disclosures. 29l 93
BY supervisor .. b. Fitch's services. 30
sol i3
Excess oflcvy of tax II 90
S3li 36
We, the undersigned, auditors of Ridgway
township. for 1871 having met on the second
Monday of April 1877, for the purpose of set
Ting the accounts of the several township Of
ficers, do hereby certify, that in the presence
orc. Il. Fitch and James Riley, supervisors
and eN-Of1icio Ovcrscers of the poor of said
township for 1876, we settled their accounts
with the several funds thereof for 1876 and
that the above statement is the result of said
settlement.
Witness our hands this 18th day of May,
a. ID. lS71.
JAMES PENFIELD.l Auditors
j. =. POWELL. Au"i'ois'
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-05-17
1. j. BARLEY, NJ. d. W. u HARTMAN, N. u.
HRS. EARLEG IL HARTMAN.

DRS. BARLEY Il HARTMAN.
DIR. w. i. Hartman, formerly of St.
Mary's, has associated hinsclfwith NJ.
J. Farley, NJ. u. in the practice OF
medicine at Ridgway. BY close at
tcntion to business they hope to re-
ccive IA liberal share of the patronage
of the public. DR.. w. B. Hartman
can be found at all hours, either at his
rooms, over the post-ofiice, or at DR..
NJ. j. Earlcy's Drug Store. DR.. NJ. j.
Farley can be found at the residence
of DR.. c. II. Farley, or at his Drug
store. Surgery, and diseases OF
women and children Il speciality,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-05-17

A NICE Lotto NEW PRINTS
at POWELL & KIME'S, only eight
ents per. yard.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-05-17

! am Indebted to ". S. M'Pherran,
of Wilcox, for the minutes of the lat
ter part of the Wednesday afternoon
session, and the whole of the evening
session. For myself and all others
who attended the convention, L can
truly say that the hospitality of the
WILCOX people is all and more than
they promised. The fatted calf was
killed, and we were welcome to par
take, without money and without
price. The meeting of the association
was a decided success, and enjoyed by
all who attended. j. o. w. B
, 1877-01-27

TURKEY IN EUROPE.-At the present
moment the chauces of settling that Eastern
question without an appeal to the arbitra-
meut of great and little guns, bayouets and
scimeters, appear few and growing beauti-
fully less daily. II is difficult to see how
the Turk. who is proud as Lucifrr, son Of
The morning, can back down from the pusi
tiOn he has taken. unless MIdhat Pasha
should be dismissed or to conceive how the
representatives, of the six powers can 20 back
on their own positions. Russia's envoy is
reported TO have said that he will not con.
sent even 10 consider OF discuss The PUrie's
counter positions. and has sent for the vessel
10 convey him away from Coustan,in0ple
while Austria has ordered her Minister IL
leave, if the Porte declines TO aceede to the
propositions of the great council. 81 it has
been reported. But the last apparent mo-
ments Of the council may be used effectively
/ 10 prevent for period the dire resort 10 bat
| tie. Could the reforms demanded be imam
! sursted and carried out without resort Il
( war humanity would breathe more freely
! Bat the sword and the big guns some day
| will have TO decide the question. If the dis
/ pates be plastered over now and perhaps
! there will be no time in the future more
! favorable for a setilemenr- than The present
It is evident that Europe has about got tired
of Turkey, and would feel relieved were sh.
| driven TO the other side Of the Bosphorus and
| Heliespont.
, 1877-01-27

DEATH OF NANDERBILT-Ihe man
who accumulates such vast fortune
as that of Commodore Vanderbilt,
has the satisfaction of knowing, as he
approaches the end, that his decend
ants are sure to have a good start in
the world. He mag have been
hard and severe in bis dealings with
men, and have built his own fortune
oa the fallen fortunes OF Others. If any
twinge Of conscience come TO him as
he sees his hold on bis treasures loOs
ening, the thought that his children
and his ch;ldren's children and grand
children are we'll provided for, must
bring with il some consolation. Van
derbilt had about fifty children and
| grandchildren. If his property comes
up to the estimate given elsewhere
and if it should have been devided
equally, each of his defendants wolld
have got about million and quarter
II this should be inTeSted in Govern,
ment bonds. each would have yearly
income of S73 $50. This ought to bt
sufficient to keep the wolf from tn,
door. This is the comforting refiec
ton which must have come 10 the old
man as be lay on bis death>bed. Per
hapS he found in it consolation Sutfi
eient to make him eonlented with hi:
! life and his work.
, 1877-01-27

Two GOVERNMENTS IN LOUISIANA
Louisiana, like South Carolina, now
has two governments-one govern
ment by the people, the other govern
ment by fraud and unsurpa;ion-and
both claiming 10 be the ds .tdct0 gov
ernment. There are two legislatures
and two governors. Packard claims
that he was elected Governor by the
republican party-Nichols was elect
ed by large democratic majority,
Strife and blood shed has seemed al,
most certain, but at present quiet pre-,
walls. Nichols has obtained the prin
cipal machinery of government, and
his acts are sustained by the people
who are interested; while Packard is
beseeching the Federal Government
10 nurture him and his bastard govern
ment.
, 1877-01-27
LETTER ERou nsRENGo.

MARENGo, W. T, Jan. -, ISL.
EDITOR STATTsMss ;-DeeEnins tha. few notes
fro this point would prove interesting 70 at least
some of your readers, submit the following:
Marengo IS located at the walla wslla and Lewis
toa stage crossing of Tukannon, fifteen miles nearly
north of Dayton, and Is surrounded by good agri-
cultural country. To the south, the southeast and
east the soil Is of very fertile character while II the
opposite directions IS considerable tihabie sc but
the great er par, is most admirably adapted to stock
raising
This town was Iail out on Mr.. John Sil1o;e's :
estate in May, 1875. Twenty acres were surveyed
in town lots. and donated to the public only small
proportion of the donation yet claimed, and l
know 0, no point that justly claims more attention
fiom persons who desire 20 get fo0tho!d in village
that has in my opinion no mean destiny
The climate is very mild and agreeable The wstsr
Is pure and cold and the nhsbitaat lacks none Of the
comforts which an Abundance OF the bsa Of fuel VIII
aflrd The place consists of one store and posIoee,
stable and boarding house tr the accommodation
of the public also two blacksmith shops, and eAbi-
net shop under c1',rse OF erection.
The Sork on The h)uring mill, under the manage
rnent OF the Columbia County Council, p Of H, De-
ing @s vigorously prosecuted IS circumstances VIII
permit aud will doubtless be ready for oP ration IN
spring. The main building is s''sio, exclusive os
granare. g., Sui has four stories. including base
Inent and pgrloin stories.
The water power l. pronounced BY eIperssnco1
mill rights s. par excellent There IS an extra wa
ter power consisting Of drop OF twelve fst that
roud TO obtained of the Council on most reasonable
ters by any desiring to utilize it for factory
of sons kind planning mill. Maren'o has prou,is
ing future Some considerable buillins viii doubt
less be done the coming season, AMI 1t l. proposed
to open a school hers ere long. I viii endesVor 10
give YOU notes OF interest eancsr.lns this place Ii
future should any fat under nay obseryhton-
Truly Yours. DESPERATE
, 1877-01-27

IMPORTS AND ExPoRTs-The Wash
ington Bureau Statistics has published
its statement of imports and exports
for the ten months ending with Octo
her, and made a comparison OF last
October with the corresponding month
in the previous year. From this ex
hibit it appears that the dutiable goods
imported in October, 1875, amounted
to S24. $50, ,772; free goods to Sll $685.
245, and specie, s2,620, $50. In Oc~
tobrr, 1876, the return is "a follows ::
Dutiable goods. 23,TS,S27; free
goods, sI0,656,2s9 specie, s5,513,
3S3. IL will be seen that theTe Is
falling off in imports of 81 ,4O2 ,9Ol, :,
and a gain in specie of S2,8S4 .433.
This importation Of specie is continu
ed from month to month indicates
that in s9uaring accounts with other
nations, a balance is found due TO The
United States. The articles of which
the importation has fallen of to tie
greatest extent, both in value and pre-
ceniage, are those made of iron aud
steel. The decrease in Importation OF
iron and steel, with their manutac
lures, ia more than so per cent. or
only S654 ,934 last October for 81 ,437, =
41S in the preceding October. This
is due in part 10 the decline in the
business of railroad building, and in
part TO the improvement in the pro
cesses of iron and steel manufacture
in this country. The exhibit for the
ten months shows the same general
aspect. The decrease Of importatiouS
in that period is a little over SI0,O0O,
900. Our exports in the same period
show q gain OF upward of 500, ,000,-
600, or Si9S, ,543 ,2I9 for 1876, against
S445, ,l66, ,439 in 1873. The exporta
lions Of specie were S2l ,2l4, ,S97 less
in the first ten months OF the year
1876 than for The corresponding Term
OF the preceding year. Oar exn orts
of breadstutfs were Sill ,020 All for
ten months in 1876 against S95, ,352,
147 for ten months IN 1875. This
showing in the main is eminently sat
isfactory. The business of the nation
is prosperous and healthy We are
selling more goods 10 foreign countries
than we are buying. Consequently
the balance comes 10 Ne in The form OF
specie The shrinksge of values which
has brought ruin TO so many private
firms and persons is only re turn to
the standard Of values in the nations
with which We deal. Merchandise
has been higher in the Uniued States
than in Europe or Canada, and real
property has taken It's nominal Yalua-
tiOn on the same basis.
, 1877-01-27

How THEY SrASD.-TIlden goes
before the commission provided for in
the compromise bill, and will have lSl
votes that are unquestioned. lie Will
also have the votes of Louisiana and
Florida, twelve in all, that Will be con-
tested, and the one vote from Oregon
that the law seems 10 award hIm.
Should these thirteen votes be finally
conceded Tilden, he will have twelve
more than s necessary to an election.
With Hayes the vote will stand l66
sure, with the possibility of his get
ting the vote of South Carolina, max
ing 173 in all, and II less than is re
oured to elect. This is the way the
question stands, and looking at it
from an impartial standpoint we re-
gard Tilden's success as certain.
, 1877-01-27
yotice for nIS.yEbusEon,
OF U4SHIYCTON, &C
l--....L..- IL III -.

TERRI. orr OF WASHiNGJpN, SIS
C0asnty cf BoHa HdiG-
IN PROBATE-h he Natter Of The Estates Of
MATTHEW DOPHIS and SUSAN DOPRIN,
DECEASED.
HIPATION.-On reaiing the duly verified petition
y Of Abraham Dolphin. Catharine VI 20 iward, Ros-
aliI GaguOn, Constance Dolphin. and John Baptiste
Dolphin, by their guardian, Mrcel Gsgnon, julius
DOpHin and teiclte P4mhrun, heretofore Sled IN
this Court, tO-Wit: On the 50,h day oi Dccrmter,
1876 setting forth that .ttLeT Dophin petitioner 5
Territory Of Washington, On the l'th dAy # N4y,
1867 4, ana that Susan DOThin petitioners mother,
and surviving wii1Vg OF sad Matthew Dolphin, de-
eetse1, dsd IEte~ta'e IN sad county and Territory,
the 18th day Ot June 1876; that deceieRts at the
tifue OF their deaths lents Of sad county
leaving real est te therein valued az S2O that there
are 10 debts CLAIMS hens or IneuInbranees against
SAIL estate, and praying for order of distribution
OF dereients property TO the Persons thereto enti
that the petitioners above 81 the heirs De-
ceients' e7ta--ai and It appearing that good
exists 20 issue letters OF administration the
matter OF sal esfaIes i Is orieTrd that all persons
intgr@st-d IN the estates OF MettheY Dolphin and
Sn-an Dolphin, his WIFE both deceased BE and appear
before the PrO!Ate Court # said county OF Halls
Ndiia, on SATURDAY, the 81 day OF March, A D.
1871. at the hour OF O'Clock y. n. OF that day
then and there 20 show cause, II any there Be- why
order Of distribution ot tie ro-rty described Il
s4Ii petit on shOuli be made therein prayed Tor
further, tit service of tins citation be made on al
persons interested IN said estates, by publication o
tins order IN the " Mslla ~ ala STArEsMAS, weekly
newspaper printed and published ia the city ana
county OF u ala WALL, Washington Ter tory, tui
four successive weeks prior sud 81 day OF March
\, u. 1911. Dated Nalla Wsila J-a5s=ry a-d, ls!7
S4~ r. GUICHAhD D. Probate Judge.
, 1877-01-27

\ MINING QUEsTIox.-A case is
now on trial in the Sacramento Dis
trict Court, involving the right of a
hydraulic mining company to dis.
charge It's tailings into stream which.
in time of flood, overflows the land of
a farmer below, and covers his field
with saud and gravel from the mine.
In that instance, the farmer bought
after the mining title attached, but we
persume that the relative rights of the
parties will not depend upon the dates
when the property passed from the
Federal Governmen: 10 them. The
general principle that the miner has
the right 10 discharge the tailings of
his mine into the channel Of the stream
running through it, without respensi
billty for damages that may be done
by them when carried down into the
valley by food, has been recognized
by the custom of quarter of centu-
~, and We do not see how in can be
interrupted now.
, 1877-01-27

SENATOR CONKLING, of New York,
one Of the ablest members Of the re-
publican party, has thus far not DIS
appointed the hopeful expectations
entertained of his course ID regard to
the presidential muddle. He made a
short speech in the Senate a few days
ago, on the occasion of the presea;a-
tiou of the memorials of the business
men of New York and Philadelphia
TO Congress, praying them for peace
able and constitutional settlement of
the question at issue, in which he took
occasion to remark that whatever was
right would triumph and whatever
was wrong would be defeated. He
said ii was the duty of Congress in
the present emergency to inquire and
find out what was right and what
wrong, and then it was the duty of
the country 10 accept the verdict, 10
stand by it and bow to it. These are
sentiments worthy an American Sena
tor aGd in giving them utterance the
speaker has endeared himself to the
hearts Of the people.
, 1877-01-27
District Courf Summons.

TERRITORY OF WASHINGTON, &C
Co4siy cf HaiL1 - ala, "''
In the District Court Of fIs First Jadscicl District Of
hasiiHgtoa IeTyitorg-
HASiE D00LET, Pjaiattf, rs. JOEL W. DOC
LEI, D.(Hd1nf
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA To
JOEL n. DOOLEY, Defendant: You are here
by required 70 appear action brought sg4iIIst
you By HA 1E DOOLEi, Plant II IN the District
Court OF the First Judicial District ashilsgton
Territory, holding terms AZ tie city Walk NaliA
IN ami iuT the COUNTIES Of " all. Naila ami CUiun-
blA, 70 tie CON; laIuu nf PlaintiH fled IN
" ALA " Ia county, within twenty DAYS alter the
wee. II not served ssid county, but IN sail Dis
tFlet, IN thirty days; otherwise within sixty days
OF the sad Plaintiff all take jHigneut against you
by asl4ul:, according 70 the prayer OF complaint
Ihe -aId seton Is BROUGHT Oy Plaintiff 10 obtain
dserro divorce ffOIa tn bOns u uatriusoDy bere-
tOic-e existing between Plaintiff and Defeudanr on
the sro0nd OF abandonment, and for the eusto-y OF
the a'iuor ehssd, Katie, AMI Tor costs OF suit.
And you are hereby notified that unless YOU appear
and answer ths said eOmpl as above requirel The
prayers Of the plaintiff viii De graut-d. HItuess
- The Hon ;. C. WI>GARD, Judge OF The
l. D D-str!ct Court OF The First i iical District
- 1Ot Washington Territory, and the sal at
sad Court affixed tbs l3th day OF January A D.
.s17- A REEVES AYRES, clerk
JAMES d. MIX.
Plainufrs Attorney. s-6w
, 1877-01-27

E>ToPPED.-The talk of intimida-
ton of the negroes in the South to
vote the democratic ticket is sheer
bosh, and The radicals are eatOppei
from making such charges by their
own conduct in Northern States. The
Hartford Times having made the ass
sertion that Connecticut was full OF
this sort of Northern "bull dosing" T"
and that Hayes obtained over two
thousand votes by it in that State, the
Springfield Republican called for a
bill of particulars, which the Hartford
paper gave by stating that, in every
factory owned by republicans, so
far as it could ascertain, in Connect
c1t, the workmen were made, by
means which they could not mi>under,
stand, TO vote the republican ticket or
lose their places. In Meriden, owners
and employers stood at the baIlot> box
to watch and overaWe their workmen.
Over two hundred Voters were con-
trolled there. In New Britain, the
intimidation was almost as open and
general. Over two hundred Germans
were "bull-dosed' in Rockville, to say
nothing of other na;ionalities emplov-
ed in those mills. So at Thompson.
vile, at Thomaston, at every town in
fact where republicans controlled
workshops or mills. 1t was an organ
lied affair, with the understanding of
the republican State committee. In
Windham county aIoue this kind OF
"bull dosing" was general, and in that
Congressional district that Norwich
organ of the party shameIessly called
on "repuplican millowners' to control
their workmen.
, 1877-01-27

DESERT LANDs.-A bill has been
passed by the Lower Honse Of Con
gress for the sale Of desert lands in
California, Oregon, Nevada and the
Territories. 1t provides for the filing
of 2 declaration with register and re
ceiver Of land district in which the
desert lands are situated, that the per
sons intend 10 reclaim the tract of de-
sert lands, not exceeding one section,
BY conducting water upon the same
within period Of three years there
after, and upon subsequent proof of
such reclamation and a payment of
81 % per acre for such tract a patent
therefor shall be issued. All mineral
and timber lands are excluded. Lands
that Will not without irrigation pro
duce some agricultural crop are to be
deemed desert lands.
, 1877-01-27

A WAsHISGToN DISPATCH says Pre-sden'
Grant, IN :hs course Of conversation with d
reptessB tativs Of the Associated Press said, i1
reply TO Il question, thai he had no personal
kro~Ied ge of g democratic armed conspiracy
South or We-t. He bad Information of or
ganized ride companies ontside Of State mil
ia, bat hs was Det sppreheDsive of armed
collisions in connection with the Presidency
no matter v har nj xht be the fears of Others.
Il seemed to him that the people desired only
. far court Of the electoral vote IN the
Son'hern contested States, in order TO be sat
i~fivd of the result
, 1877-01-27

TIE CONGRESSIONAL COMPROMISE
On our first page we print the full
text Of the compromise bili reported to
the Senate and House OF Represents
tives. The committee that reported
the bill was composed of seven demo-
Gratis and the same number of repub-
licaus. All the democrats on ;he com
mittee signed the report, and sIx out
Of tie seven republicans join in rec
ommendirg its passage. Senator Nor
ton, of the committee, opposes the bill,
but did not submit dissenting report.
The measure meets the approval OF
all the more conservative members OF
both Houses, and is opposed by the
extremists of both parties Senator
Booth, of California, is warmly iu It's
favor. whilst Senator Sargent just as
warmly antagonists it. Senator Kelly
accepts the proposition as reason
able ,lulion ofthe difficulty. Senator
Mitchell opposes it, and in this matter
exhibits 4 sad lack ofjadgement. The
n. Y. Times, the organ OF The admin
istration 6 bull dOsers," denounceS III,
measure as Surrender 10 the deuo
Gratis, and is laboring with might ant
main 10 de fea: the bill. What art
known as pap papers are furiou,
IN their opposition, while the more
staid aud respectable journals favor
the measure as promising a peaceful
solution of the diflicglty. The opinion
is that the bill viii pass both Houses
by large majorities, aud that on III,
9th OF March ;ae legally elected Pres
ident will bs peacefully inaugurated.