The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-22

A man IN Pittsburg advertised for
bookeeper, and within twenty four hours
he had 113 applicants.
Mary Montague. of Philadelphia, poured
coal oil in a stove and was so badly burned
by the resulting explosion that she is ex-
pected to die.
The income of the Girard estate ap plica.
BILE to the purposes of college improveln ents
and support, amounts to about $4OO, 900
year.
Mrs. Werling, of Lehigh county, took
poison because ber husband wanted her to
leave him. She has died from the effects of
the poison.
Dr. Thomas Rothrock, suspected of hav-
lug caused the death of n woman in Clinton
county, by producing an abortion, has led
for unknown parts.
Special constables appointed by the
sanction of the Governor are now scoopinc
up the tramps along the Pennsylvania
Railroad.
The work of demolition is going on in
earnest al the site of the proposed new
United States Government buildings at
Harrisburg.
The Reading Times and Dispatch gives a
resume of the con dition of trade in that city
and concludes that there is general and en-
couraging activity.
Tho Dapnsvlvon;, ,o ;Irood oo,,,oo., l., .,
officially notified the oil men in Pittsburgh
that another advance in the rates will be
made in December, but have not announced
what the rates will be.
The Keystone bridge company, of Pitts
burgh, have received an offer from the Rus
sian government to build single span
bridge 2, 100 ieet long across the Danube
Col, James Millikan, late district attor.
ney of Blair county, has written to his re-
lativcs from Queenstown, Ireland. stating
his intention to join the Trukish army.
The British church at Perry, MKean
county, has expunged resolution by a
vote ofS0 to 67, prohibiting Free Mason
from becoming member. The resolution
had been operative for fifty years. 5
The commission appointed to inquire
into the mental condition of Blasius Pisto-
rus, who is in the Norristown jail for the
murder Of Issac Jacunette, has declared him
sane.
Over twelve vessels are expected to arrive
at Philadelphia before the 10th of January
next, laden with bananas, eocoanuts,
oranges and lines from the West Indies.
Samuel and Issac Noll, two brothers, of
Centre county, were thrown against stone
fence while driving, and both had their
skulls factur ed. Samuel Noll died in about
three hours, and his brother three days af-
terward.
Major John Thomas, colored man,
formerly slave, died at Gaysport, Blair
county, The other day, aged about S3 years.
The major witnessed the burning of the
capitol at Washing ton. While quite a
young man he escaped from slavery.
The inspectors of Moyamenslng prison
have unanimously resolved to recommend
the pardon of Edward j. Ford, who was
sentenced to be executed in 1856 for MUIR
der. He has been in close confinement
ever since, e period of twenty one years.
The grand jury of Luzerne county has
found true bills against Michael Lahy and
Patrick Connor, for the murder of John
Borie, in June last, at Cheryale; also
against John Molia, charged with the mur-
der of Michael Walah, last September. at
Dunmore.
A few nights since number of rob-
berries were committed in Allegheny county.
The thieves were pursued next day, and
seven Of the eight captured in a coal pit,
to which they had retreated to evade cap.
ture. Previously the thieves had fred
about fifty shots at their pursuers. Before
surrendering they had to be smoked out of
their hiding place.
The papers announce the purchase by
agents of the Standard oil company of the
interest of II. Wetter, of Clarion, in about
eighty wells in that region producing in
the neighborhood of fourteen thousand bar.
rels a month, or about five hundred barrels
a day. With this vast property went large
number of valuable leases aggregating
nearly two thousand acres.
In giving an account of the death of the
late Hon. Jerome Hetrick, the Pittsburgh
Post says: "That Mr.. Hetrck vas presl-
dent Of bank in Mexico, Perry county !;
that Mr.. Hetrick's brother.in- law was the
cashier; that the cashier robbed the bank
of six.thousand dollars that Mr.. Hetrick
was summoned to Lewistown to give evil
deuce against his relative, and while in the
witness box fell dead -
Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson, of Norristown,
on Wednesday celebrated the one hund.
redth anniversary of her birth. She was
born at Barren Hill, Montgomery county,
November IA, 1777, and lived there until
she was ten years old, when she removed
to Norristown, where she has ever since re-
sided. When quite small girl she saw
General Washington at the Black Horse
hotel, in Plymouth township, and on that
occasion she shook hands with him and
handed him drink of water.