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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-30
SHERIFFS SALE.

DY virtue of sundry writs of feri facias,
! ID alias fieri facas, venditioni exponas,
| leyari facias, alias levari facias, and testa-
| tum fieri facias, issued out of the Court of
| Common Pleas of Elk County, and to me
directed, | Daniel Scull, High Sheriff of
said county, do hereby give notice that !
will expose to public sale or outcry at the
Court House, in Rdgway. at one O'Clock
=. NJ. on
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER nth, 1877.
All that certain piece or parcel
of land situate in the village of Weedvile,
Jay township, Elk county, Pennsylvania,
described as follows: Beginning at n post
on the north side Of the public highway
and about twenty feet east of Kersey run;
thence north forty-one and one half degr ees
east thirteen and fve-tenths (13.5) perches
to pine sapling on the bank of Kersey
run; thence north twenty-nine aud one
half degrees eas: (29IO E) ten perches;
thence south 5lao east 10 perches to north
side Of said highway; thence south 390
west II 5-l0 perches to the place of begin
ming, containing one acre and being the
same land conveyed to the said A. j.
Avery by B. A. Weeds administrators, by
deed dated the 7th day of February, A. d.
1873, and recorded in Elk county, in deed
book "P," page 472, &c., upon which is
erected two-story frame dwelling and
store 24x40 feet, with wing attached l2x40
feet. barn or stable 1924 feet. lso a
good well of water thereon. The whole
! piece of land is under cultivation and all
fenced.
ALso.-One other piece or parcel of land
situate in the township Of jay, county of
Elk and State of Pennsylvania, described
as follows: Beginning at a post on the
public road known as the Gardner road;
thence north "a 20 perches to a post;
thence east 80 perches to a stone corner;
thence south 81 20 perches to u post;
thence west 80 perches to the place Of be-
nnng, containing tifty-three acres. upon
which is erected frame barn 30x40 feet,
about thirty acres improved and a good
well of water thereon. ReSerUing, how
ever all the coal in and upon the said land
as fully as the same is reserved in the deed
of Joseph Wilhelm and wife to L. N. Briggs,
which deed is dated May 9TH, 1870, and re-
corded il Elk county deed book IN, page
5l7, &c, being the same land which Daniel
Scull, High Sheriff Of Elk county, conveyed
to the sald A. }. Avery, by deed dated the
20lh day Of September, 1915, and recor led
in Elk county in deed book 49," page l76,
&c
Seized and taken in execution as the
properly of A. j. Avery at the suit Of 5.
:. Si6hn and others.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-30
County Officers.

PresidentJudge-H l.. d. wetmore
Associate Judges-Hons. Geo. Ed
Weis, and Julius Jones.
sheriffADaniel Scull.
Treasurer-Jacob McCauley.
District Attorney-C. III. M'Cauley
Co. Superintendent-G r. Dixon,
Prothonotary. &c--Fred. Schmning
Deputy Prothonotary-W.S S. Horton.
Commissioners-Michael Wedert, w.
II. Osterhout, George Reuscher.
Commissioners Clerk-W. S. Horton.
Auditors-W. III. Hyde, r. 1. Spang-
Ter, George Rothrock.
s't- Township Officers.
Judge of Election-Will Dickinson.
Inspectors-James Penfield, Z. II.
Smith.
Justices of the Peace-Charles Mead
Jas. ID. Fullerton.
School Directors--O. b. Grant, JAS.
Gardner, G.. II. Wheeler, N. II. Cum
mings, w. 2. Service, Eug. j. Miller.
upervisors-John Gulnack, Daniel
M'Govern.
Treasurer-W. II. Hyde.
Assessor-M. S. Kline.
Assistant Assessors-Gco. Dickinson,
John Walmsley.
Auditors-Will Dickinson, James
Penlield, j. s. Powell.
Clerli-M. S. Kline.
Constable-Geo ID. Messenger, Jr.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-30
SPECIAL NOTICES.
DIR VAN DYKES SULPHUR SOAP.

DIR. VAN DYKE, whose life long
SPECIALITY, and world wide reputation for
CURING SKIN DISEASES, has endeav-
cred for yeers to CoMBINE an EXTERNAL
TREATMENT. He has accomplished this de-
sirable Result in the preparation of his
compound "SuLPHUR SOAP" the merits
of which are spoken of by thousands ; it is
highly recommended to all our readers.
Price, 21cts. by mail, 35cts box cakes
6Ocis. by mail 75cts. Office, so n. 5th ST.
WHOLESALE DtroT, 400 y. Sd St. liladel-
phia, Pa. Sold by DRUGGIST.
n2ly leow.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-30
Administrators, Notice.

Estate of John Mclaughlin late of
st. Mary's Boro. Elk Co, Pa, de-
ceased. Letters IeStdment0yy upon
the above estate have been granted to
the undersigned, all persons indebted
to said estate are requested to make
payment, and those having claims to
present the same without delay to
ALICE M,LAUGHLIN Adn,r,s
PATRICK M'LAUGHLIN I AUNT ;
nl9t6.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-30

ATPOWELL & KIMES, YOU
pay cash for goods, and get more than
the worth of your cash.
Go to POWELL d KIME for your
flour, feed and pork, and everything
else in the provision line.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-30

ECONOMY Is WEALTH. Save
money by purchasing your supplies at
the West End Store.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-30
Administrators Notice.

Call at this Office for writing paper
and CnNelOpes.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-30

n. O. MOLASSES FOR COOK
ing, also choice syrup always on hand
at
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-30

BOOTS, SHOES AND RUBBERS
"a new stock just arriving, at
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-30

POWELL & KINIE,S.
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NEW SAMPLES for Gents Wear
at the West End Store.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-15
The Law for the Appointment of
Black Hills Officers.

The Deadwood Times has made q dis
covery which it thinks will upset the Of
fetal head of our territorial government.
1t quotes sections one and two, chapter
t%wenty-one Of the general laws of the
territory, which provides that counties
shall be organized on the petition of the
inhabitants thereof, and that, on further
petition, three residents Of the county pc
titioning, shall be appointed commission
ers. The Times then says:
At the time the appointments of com
mlssioners were made, petitions numer-
ously signed were before the governcr,
asking the appointment OF three persons,
residents of this county, as above specl-
fed to those positions. Now we wish,
with respect, to ask Governor Pennington
this question, and respectfully request
the question answered by himself. Did
you comply with the law, your W law,
in the above appointments, and if not
why not9 This may seem like an imper-
tinent question, but being somewhat in
the dark upon certain matters, we are
anxious to have light upon the subject.
The question put by the Times is one
which would naturally occur to a person
after reading the sections of the law re-
fsrred to, in the absence of any further
knowledge on the subject. AS the query
has been put in a public manner, with a
view of prejudicing the governor in the
estimation of the people, it is our privi-
lege to explain the subject in a like pub
lie manne The counties of Lawrence,
Pennington and Custer were organized
under a special act, framed while
the Hills were yet a part of
the Indian possessions. This enact
ment was made for the purpose
OF Fastening the organization. At that
time Deadwood was crying loudly for
laws, and heaping maledictions upon the
heads of Dakota officials for not granting
them relief. In order to hasten matters
1t was necessary to clothe the governor
with unusual powers, and therefore the
special law referred to was passed. The
following is the particular section of the
law under which the officers of those
counties were appointed:
Sec. 6. The governor is hereby author
lied, and it is made his duty, when the
country embraced within the said coun-
ties herein described comes under the
jurisdiction of the territory, or as soon
as practicable and he can obtain the ne
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-15

The discovery of coal on the Yellow
stone river, by Major Lazele, Is one of
special importance to this t~reeless por-
ton OF the great west. The coal bank
exists about one hundred miles above
the mouth of the Yellowstone. The fol
lowing is a portion of Maj. Lazells's off
cial report of the discovery:
The steamer took on board one hun
dred bushels OF the surface csal. 1t
burned freely to ashes without Stag, and
made steam readily. An incessant rain
had prevailed for three days; the coal ia
ken on contained an unusually large per
centage of moisture, and being upon the
surface, was, Of course, much more lam
mated and permeated with earthly mat
ter thar at the depth of a few feet. The
fracture coal is described as solid, pure
and massive. = = Steamers
plying on the Yellowstone at a good
stage of water, can run mp to the Goa
and put out a gang plank to a bed where
thousands of tons lie uncovered and per
fectly available. Boats returning empt,
from the upper waters can take on TIVE
or three hundred tons in a few hours
and by utilizing this deposit, there ma.
be made a large saving to the govern
ment with little labor and at a %trifin.
expense.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-15

talk of parceling out Utah, the east
half, as far as Salt Lake City and
including the principal settlements Of
that vicinity, to go to Colorado, and
the balance to be set eff &c Montana,
Nevada and Arizona, leaving Brigham
without a dominion, and compelling
him to observe the laws or e'pull up
stakes" There are a couple Of pro
iects on foot that worry the people
Of Cheyenne 8 good deal. One is the
formation Of the new territory Of
Laneoln, by which Cheyenne loses all
her northern possessions; and the
other is the plan that Colorado politi-
clans have been quietly debating-of
swallowing up the southern half Of
the territory, including the Unioa
Pacific and all the towns along it's
line. This would ado a good deal
of population and some three hundred
miles Of railroad to Colorado, y good
thing for taxation, and take Wy
oming entirely off the map.
Some Of these schemes will no
doubt be carried out IN time. These
western states and territories occupy
vast tracts, empires in themselves,
and their rapid settlement will yet
see divisions and subdivisions.
changes that in the next twenty years
may blot out all the -terrltoTies and
cut them up into well-peopled states.
When the settlements of Chefry
Creek disputed their allegiance to
Kansas in 1883 no one dreamed that
they were the nucleus Of the future
state Colorado. The thousands that
have been drifting towards Dcadwood
the past lew months may another year
see that young mining camp the eapi
tai Of a new territory, while the poo
pie of San Juan, who have built Lake
City TO be . thriving town Of Acct
! people, may see it the center Of an
other rev State.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-15
Il Y 4,
70 m aLAer Lalarma.lan 900 d

AY4YS H0RNICF. 1gis. Fort Plsggf.
BRANBLE MINER e o., .1gts. Yuaktoa.
T.. 9. WALDR0N. Agl Sis4r f}tl.
en- H00LIFO}aIH. 4gt. sin ruin.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-15

cessary information after the passage and
approval at this act, and without the pc
titlon Of voters otherwise required, to APP
point for each county three county com
missioncrs, who shall constitute the board
of county commissioners, one register of
deeds, one sheriff, n treasurer, one
Judge Of the probate court, one district
attorney, one coroner, n superintendent
OF public schools and one assessor; and
sad officers, so appointed, shall hold
their offices respectively until their sue
cessors shall be elected and qualified ac-
cerding to law.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-15

The war department is at present con-
sidering a proposition to send one or
more officers of the United States army
to our legations in Russia and Turkey
as military attaches, and to procure for
them special permits to travel with the
c%ontending armies, so as to make obser.
~vations OF the military tactics OF the two
armies. The officers will be in constan
communication with this government
and besides regularly reporting the pro
gress of the campaign from the stand
point of both countries, they will com
pile their observations into q final repor
for general information.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-15

Charley Collins new paper, the Daily
Cihamriop, published at Deadwood, has
reached Us. 1t is full of news aud is
handsomely gotten up. Dan Scott Is
Collins assistant, and the two combined
can give Deadwood as good a paper a:
any city need possess.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-15
ar srpsonIprIoN

A special correspondent at St. Peters
burg announces that a new internal loan
Of 200, ooo,0 900 roubles 100000, ooo)
will soon be brought out simultaneously
in the capital and in the provinces, aud
will certainly be taken up at once.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-12-19
Elephants as Timber Carrier .

One of the great industries of Bur
nah is the timber trade. The teak
wood, which is the chief timber cut
and shipped, is very heavy, and re-
quires prodigious force to handle it !;
and, as the Burmese are not far enough
advanced to use machinery for the
purpose, they employ elephants, and
bravcly do the noble beasts perform
their task.
In the timber-yards both at Rangoon
and at Maulmain all the heavy work of
drawing and piling the logs is done by
them. | have never seen animals show
ing such intelligence, and trained to
such docility and obedience.
In the yard that we visited, there
We're seven elephants, five of which
were ut that moment ut work, Their
wonderful strength came into play in
moving huge pieces of timber. | did
not measure the logs, but should think
that many were, at least twenty-five
feet long and a foot square. Yet, n
male elephant would stoop down and
his trunk over it, and walk off with it
rs lightly as - gentleman would bal
ancc his bamboo cane on the tip Of his
finger.
Placing it on the pile, he would meas
are it with his eye and if it projected
too far at either end, would walk up to
it, and, with n gentle push or pull, make
the pile even.
If II still heavier log needed to he
tn ~ of
the yard, the mahout, sitting ON the
elephants head, would tell him what to
do and the great creature seemed to
have IL perfect understanding of his
masters will He would pat out his
enormous foot, and push it along or
he would bend his head, and, CrouChing
halfway to the ground, and doubling
up his trunk III front, throw his whole
weight against it, and thus, like Il ram,
would butt the log into its place or
if 1t needed to hc taken greater dis
lance, he would put chain around it
and drag it off behind him. The female
elephant especially was employed in
drawing, rs having no tuSks, She could
not lift Ike her big brothers, but could
only move 10y her power of traction ol
attraction. Then, using her trunk as
deity rs Il lady would use her fingers,
she would unite the knot or mhitch tie
chain, and return to her master per
haps putting out her trunk to receive Il
banana as reward for her good CON
duct, 1t was a very pretty sight, and
gave us new idea of the value of
these noble creatures, and of the way in
which they can be trained for the SER
vice of man.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-12-19
4 NEW CABLE.
The Monopoly OF the Present Cable
Companies To Be Broken by the
Laying Of New Line.

A Paris correspondent of The Phila-
delphia Press SAYS.
| have just been examining docu-
ments which justify the hope that
new Atlantic cable between the United
States and Europe will soon become
IN aA occompH, and that, too, with
tariff of Eone shilling word. This
the @ Direct Cable" undertook to do,
and raised its capital upon the solemn
pledge against ANAL gamation with the
" Anglo but it has broken its promise,
betrayed its trust, and joined the great
monopoly. In the bill passed by the
United States congress in the early part
of the present year, granting rights and
privileges for laying cables to j, w.
Garrett, Of Baltimore, and his associ-
ates, the company is not allowed to
charge above a shilling word. So
there can be no going over to the
enemy in this case. The public are de-
termined to have cheap transatlantic
communication, and | believe that the
shilling-a-word, rate will pay better
dividends than the dollar-a-word, especi-
ally when the difference of the capital
invested is taken into consideration.
The Anglo monopoly now represents
Il capital Of 10000 900; the new COM
pany, for our cable, does not require
over 100000 | have just seen the
copy of an agreement to make and lay
the cable between Ireland and Long
island for 81 100000 There are three
American journalists, Bennett, Childs,
and Abel, who could give their checks
for the whole amount and not cramp
their bank accounts. But there will be
no trouble about the capital. New
York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore
would subscribe for it all in an hour.
Besides, have just read u letter from
one of the best known men in Paris,
promising to make up here whatever
may be wanting to complete the enter
prise. This letter is addressed to Mr..
w. Carroll Jewett, who has devoted the
last ten years of his life to this business
with the perseverance of Bruccs
spider Mr. Jewett has secured the
concession in France and Belgium, and
there really seems to be no more OBJ
staclcs in the way of success. The only
fear is that the monopolists may offer
him big bride to abandon the under
taking.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-12-19

yet abounds. Steamboats, and the rude
treatment they have received from the
hands Of strangers have driven them
from below the first cataract into the
less frequented waters Of the Nubia.
The Nubians have an ingenious way of
catching the crocodile on land. 1t is
the custom of the animal to crawl out
Of the water on to the sand-banks in
the middle Of the river, and there, with
their family, to take their siesta. The
Nubian in these places digs pit, covers
it with bushes and sprinkling Of sand
as if the wind had drifted it there. The
crocOdlleS are no sooner gathered on
this fragile covering than it gives way
and they fall into the pit beneath. As
they cannot eXtricate themselves they
are easily killed. Their skin is used
for shields, and sometimes they are
stuffed in order to be sold to travel
er.. The Nubian's favorite arms are
javein and shield of hippopotamus or
crocodile hide.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-12-19
ADARING BOYS FATE.
Frozen to Death Before the Eyes Of His
Parents.
(From the Toronto Mail.)

A disaster is reported from Coboconk,
county of Victoria Late one afternoon
last week a son Of Mr.. J. CAMPBELL saw
a deer crossing asmall lake III the neigh
borhood OF his fathers farm. The lad
resolved to follow the animal. Away
went the deer across the ice, at full
speed, and after it rushed the boy, who
was very ilect-lootcd. suddenly, and
when about 400 yards from the shore,
the ice began to crack. Still the boy
ran On. All Mt once the ice gave way
under him, and down he went. He
managed to keep himself from being
drawn under the ice but Jailed to find
any strong enough to bear his weight;
and as effort after effort failed, the daring
youth saw that all he could do was TO
endeayor to reach a rock'about fifty
yards off. BY dint Of the most siren
uOlls endea"erors-by half running and
half dragging his body through the ice
the heroic boy reached the rock. All
this time-hew was crying for help. When
he reached the rock he renewed his
cries with greater yigor. He was heard
by his parents, who rushed to the lake
side. The night was bltterl y cold, yet
time and again did the griefstricken
parents attempta journey over the ice,
only to find it give way, and themselves
thrown into the terribly cold water.
What was to be done? Father and
mother, wringing their hands, rushed
along the lakeside in vain hope that
they may find a boat. Neighbors also
engaged in the search The boy sat
on the lock for several hours; the
shades Of evening still found him there
with no hopes Of being rescued; his
cries for help became fainter and fainter.
His parents saw him make signal
with his hands, and then fall into the
water All was over; the boy was sit
ting on the rock for hours, drcnched to
the skin, and had persisted through
sheer exhaustion III the sight of his
parents, powerless to save him.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-12-19
Very Romantic.
Richmond va } State.

Many years ago young gentleman OF
Manchester, Of good character and hon
orable connections had the misfortune
to fall out with his wife-a beautiful
girl Of only eighteen summers. He
speedily arranged his business affairs,
and without formalitv took an abrupt
leave of his wife and sweet little babe.
He travelled far and fingered long in
many strange lands, without commu-
nicating intelligence Of his Whereabouts.
and without knowing or caring to know,
the fate of his dear ones at home. In
the meantime the little one had passed
away, and the wife broken hearted and
disconsoate, kept the faith she had
pledged at the altar. Many years had
elapsed since her truant husband had
left her, and in all that time it was her
habit to visit the grave of her dead III
FAINT with the same deep mourning
dress she had donned the day of it.
burial. A few evenings ago it so
CHANGED that fate brought her husband
back to this city. who, Immediately upon
his arrival sought out the little grave,
where by the dim twilight he encoun-
tered a strange figure in black. A heavy
veil hid the face; but his face was open
and clear and seemingly unaltered,
The discovery Of others identity was
but II moments time-a groan-a
strickland husband and wife firmly
clasped in loving embrace.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-12-19
An American in Distress.

One rarely sees fcllow-countryman
in distress i'll Paris, but did meet one
day before yesterday. He came up to
me on the Rue Scribe where, if you are
not an American, YOU are supposed to
be, rs nearly every Office on it is in
some way connected with Yankee
trade, and, observing me sharply, he
said: Are you an Americana" |
proudly acknowledged that | was a
citizen of the Republic. Wal" he
said, can you tell me where can get
some chewin-tobacco?" | said no. OF
course - no one chews in France
didn't know personally any American
resident who " chawed.' Wal" ne
said. sadly, its al very well for them
that don't chew, but Eve got to have
some can't live without it. And he
stepped out with q determined air, look
ing for another American to whom he
could put his despairing question.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-12-19
The NubianS the Finest Race in Egypt.

The NubianS are the finest race in
Egypt, and are in every respect a pecu-
liar people. They are black, but it is a
lusuous sable, not umpleasing to the
eye. They have handsome, expressive
countenanceS, bright eyes, well-Shaped
heads and high foreheads. The hair
naturally curls i'll ringlcts They are
the bcst-looking specimens Of the negro
branch of the human family | have
ever met. They are naturally intcli-
gent, are good-humored, and very
agreeable i'll their manners. They
have the appearance Of people re
lapsed from 4 state of civilization to
their present semi-barharous condition.
Their fayorite dress Is nudity; in the
female sex string of Observation-Disclosures
ed cloth about the loins. They live on
or near the banks of the Nile, and from
its waters they draw their chief sub.
sstence. They swimmer, women
and children-lke ducks, have no fear
of crocodiles, and often seek fight
with them, being very deNterous in the
use Of the knife, and rarely fail &c
plunge it into the throat of the mon
ster.
In this part of the Nile the crocodile