The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-02
State Notes.

Pittsburg riot is about forty.
The loss by destruction of the grain ele-
vators at Pittsburg is S250,0OO.
The rolling mill at Tsmaqua is working
night and day.
Mrs. Patrick MoGovern, Of Hazeltou,
Luserne county, has been missing since
Monday,
The Empire House at Greenville. Pa.
was destroyed by FIRE Friday night. Loss
$1,000 to $4,000.
The citizens of Hamburg, Montgomery
county, have voted against the purchase Of
q steam fire engine.
Four children Of the family Of Frank M. d.
Trout, of Lancaster county, died within
few days Of diphtheria.
The party Of surveyors engaged in est1b-
fishing the boundary between New York
and Pennsylvania are now operating In
Bradford county,
Altogether about 1900 cars were de-
stroyed by the Pittsburg fire, over one-half
of which were loaded.
BY the destruction Of the Acme barrel
works at Titusville on Friday 265 men were
thrown out Of employment,
A limb last week struck Samuel Silver,
of Clearheld county, while he was Telling a
tree. He died in half an hour after the ac-
A little boy named Keller, while climbing
on pile of lumber at Chsmbersburg, was
thrown to the ground and sustained dangei-
GUS injuries.
A panther with brass ring in its nose
is sfrightepingthe citizens near Drehervilles,
| Schuylk county. II is believed to have
escaped from CIRCUS.
| John Bratton, supervisor Of Shamokin
railroad, while proceeding to his home in
Sunbury. one night last week, was attacked
with clubs,by several men. He was rem.
dered insensible for two days. No clue to
the assailants.
A ball Of rags saturated with oil was Set
on FIRE at Greencastle, Franklin county, a
few days. ago, and tied to dogs tail. The
frightened animal ran into stable and set
ii on FIRE, but the flames were promptly dis
covered and e1tinguished. Dangerous
amusement,
The counsel of Allen G, Laros, the con-
demned prisoner, intend to petition the
Governor to appoint q commission to in
quire into and determine as to the sanity of
the prisoner.
Orlando Bortz lad of fifteen, living
with his grandfather near Allentown, COM
mitted suicide the other day, hanging him
self to tree. His motive for the act is
not understood.
The coal shipments of the Delaware,
Lackawana and Western Railroad Company
for the past week show an increase of 49,.
O33 tons over those of the corresponding
week last year. Up to the present time
this year the company has shipped 1885,
275 tons.
eral Pearsons staff has been appointed
aide-de-camp, with the rank of colonel, to
Governor Hartranft, commander in. chief
of the National Guard of Pennsylvania.
General Pearson himself has not been pro.
NOTED as yet.
Mary Sellers an old lady of Pottstown,
has recently made several attempts to com.
nit suicide. On Wednesday she jumped
from a second story window of her dwelling
to the ground, injuring one of her limbs
badly. Trouble about some property has
produced insanity.
Samuel Norman, q constable Of Taren-
tum, Allegheny county, arrested August
Meyer on Thursday last for knocking down
a woman with base ball bat. While in
the constable's custody Meyer fired two
shots at him, causing fatal injuries. The
, murderer is at large.
f Thomas and Harry De Arlnitt we're ar
D rested by the police, one day last week, on
the charge of shooting at the Philadelphia
= soldiers: Thomas worke / at the coal yard
, engineer on the Evergreen railroad. 1t is
D claimed that one of these is the man who
= so deliberately followed up the soldiers on
, Penn and Butler streets, and by whose
. weapon ten men were killed.
The report that Sheriff Fife, Of Alle-
!. gheny county. was killed in the fight with
the rioters at Pittsburg on Saturday night
week, is contradicted now, and that he is
y alive and unhurt. Probably when a boy,
he read the couplet about the chap ''that
d fights and runs away" etc. He has proved
!. himself valiant (f) officer of whom his
constituents must feel proud.
Postal Changes.
g WASHINGTON, July 29.-Postal changes
d in Pennsylvania for the week ending July
!, 2s:
!, observation-disclosures, Clarion county.
: Postmasters Appointed-D. c. Thro, Du-
o. bois, Clearfeld county; o. R. Graham,
Forwood, Delaware county; e. Rupert,
> Girty, Armstrong county; d. Curtiss, Lud-
>, low, M'Kean county; G. Wagner, Rose.
o Grams, Clinton county; ]. H. Mattern, So
= bieski, Clearfeld county; o. W. Taylor,
y Tivoli, Lycoming county.
). MISS LEFRANC'S WALK.