The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-04-19
State Notes.


loads of emigrants from Stockton,
Luzerne county, passed down the
Lehigh Valley railroad en- route for
Australia.
A splendid vein of fossil ore has
been discovered on the farm of Ben
jamin Shope, Esq, at Saltillo, this
county. The members of the geologi-
cal survey have been giving it some
Journal
The foundry of the Pennsylvania
railroad company at Altoona has used
more metal in casting during the past
three months than at any correspond
ing period of its history, Week be-
fore last the amount of metal cast was
close upon one million pounds, exceed
Ing all previous weeks in quantity.
Ornamental brick fronts are becom-
ing fashionable in Philadelphia, and
the brick makers are preparing
moulds to make brick in ornamental
forms and of all colors, at very little
lllc' CuSCu COSU oNCl tlloSC vi tliC Oluih
ary and uniform color, which restrict
the fancy of architects and builders.
A horrible and startling discovery
was made by the workmen engaged
in exhuming and removing the re-
mains of persons, long since departed,
from the old graveyard in Meadville.
"hnu thn nf cprtain xUpll-
known man, who died fifteen years
ago, was opeded, it was found to be
empty, indicating the ravages of
'body snatchers.'
A man named Carson at Oil City,
last week, shot Il dry goods clerk
named Mikescll for too persistent at
tehtions to Mrs. Carson. He warned
Mikesell first by verbal assurances of
danger, and failing 50, gave him
another warning from the mouth of
his Derringer. 1t is probable that
Carson ought to be hung and probable
that he will not be.
Two little colored boys, of William
sport, brothers, were poisoned on
Wednesday by eating of cut lemon
that had lain in Il pitcher in which
was Il paper of arsenic. One of the
boys died and the other will recover.
How the arsenic came in the pitcher is
not known, as the parents of the
children say they knew nothing of its
being there.
Judge Allison, of Philadelphia, has
decided that constables and deputy
sheriff;s who speculate as private in
dividuals through the opportunities
afforded them while acting in their
official positions, violate the act of as
sembly which forbids officers of the
commonwealth receiving "any re-
muneration," except their regular
fees, for anything done in an official
capacity.
Europe is looking to this country
for roofing and school states, and u
steadily increasing demand for them
| for foreign export is announced.
They chiefly come from our Pennsyl-
vania works at Slatington, in the
Lehigh. At first they were sent to
England only; now considerable
quantities go to Germany, and there
is inquiry from other countries. Since
the centennial orders arc also coming
from Japan.
Mrs. Elizabeth James residing near
Mocanaqua, died last Thursday, at
the advanced age of 104 years and a
days. The deceased was born in
Philadelphia on March II, 1913, and
resided in that city when captured 10y
the British and at the time of the
signing of the Declaration of Inde.
pendence. She retained the use OF
her memory up to the time of hel
death. Her remains We're inferred al
this place on Saturday .-,Shickshinn5
Mountain Echo.
The officers to be voted for on the
general ticket in this state next No
vember are supreme judge auditor
general and state treasurer. The ten.
ure of office of the judge is twenty-one
years, of the auditor general three
years and the treasurer two years. In
November, 1878, governor, lieuten
ant governor, and secretary of inter
nal affairs, will be elected to serve
four years from the lst of January
1879. At that election, also, senators
will be chosen from the even number
districts to serve four year, and mem
bers of the house of representative
throughout, to serve two years.
The Williamsport firm of c. E. Glib
son & Co. were very neatly swindlet
by an adroit scoundrel. The \. 5
came to that city some time since ant
represented himself as n capitalis
from Springfield, Mass, purchased /
controlling interest in the abov,
named firm, took charge of u valuable
piece of silk and the cash receipts for
week, and then-skipped. The jok'
seems to be on Peter Herdic, who il
the principal Of the swindled firm
and it is said Mr.. Herdic went soutl
on the same train with his new foun,
partner with "$4O, 900 cash capital
Oh, Peter! Who would have though
1t possible.-M,mcy Luninary.
Thaddeus Norris, Sr., retired mer
chant of PHILADELPHIA. died on Wen