The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-20
Notes Of News.

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Internal revenue taxes this year
will amount to ten millions less than
the estimate.
Miners at Virginia City are on
strike for an increase Of wages from
four to five dollars per day.
The proposed reduction in the to-
bacco tax will reduce receipts from that
source $l2, 100000 annually.
The Old Catholic Synod at Bonn
has, by q vote of rs to %, adopted
resolution in favor of the marriage of
the clergy.
The famine is increasing in China
and along comes hurricane and
sweeps ten thousand persons into eter-
nifty in a single city.
The National Committee of the
Socialistic Labor party urges the dis
bandonfng of all military or armed
organizations within the party.
Thomas Winans, of Baltimore.
leaves about 100000, 900, which, aside
from few bequests, is to be equally
divided between his children, Ross r.
and Celeste.
The Governor of Oregon has asked
that arms and ammunition be sup
piled so that settlers may protect them
selves from the Indians. The request
will be granted.
1t has been ascertained that the
number of lives lost by the collision of
the German iron-clads in the English
channel on the 31st ult., is 2sO, of whom
six were officers.
About four hundred grain shov-
elers have struck at Buffalo. AS vet
no acts of violence have been COM
mitted, the men conducting them.
selves in an orderly manner.
The mail and stage line from Fort
Worth, Texas, to Yuma, Arizona,
was formally opened on Saturday.
The line is 1860 miles in length, and
is the longest line in the world.
The walls of two large brick stores
in Rochester fell with terrible crash
burying a number of people in the
ruins Four were recovered alive, but
badly injured, and one or more are
likely to die.
Senator Bruce, the only colored
man in the Senate, will leave for
CIauaIopd ;p,p,oJ;otol,, N e. m, oo,,,,oc,
adjourns, to marry lady of that city,
and will then depart for four-months
trip through Europe and the conti-
nent.
The Willimantic thread company
of Hartford, Conn.,, employing 1000
operatives, paid off ingold on Saturday.
Hundreds of employees never saw
gold coin before, and many were unable
to count it. A number requested bills
instead, and the appearance of the
strange money createdquite sensation
in the town.
"A circular has been issued by the
national executive committee of the
socialistic labor party, disappearing of
the members organizing themselves
into military companies, and stating
that such organizations are hostile to
the principles of the party. All party
members are requested to withdraw
from said military connections.
Spanish troops, led by Gen. Marti-
nez Campos and Captain General Jov-
ellar, made a triumphant entry into
HAVANA amid unbounded enthusiasm,
Cubans and Spaniards uniting in fra
ternal exhibitions of joy. The streets
were strewn with palm leaves and
flowers, and spanned by triumphal
arches, with inscriptions to the paci-
fiers of Cuba
The United States Treasurer on
Saturday shipped $4,000 in silver dol
lars to depository banks in various
parts of the country. On the Sth
instant the Treasurer informed the
banks that the expenses of shipment
would be paid by the government, and
the result has been an increased de-
mand for silver in exchange for cur
rency. Thus far, under the new rul-
ing to this effect, $4,000 have been
shipped. Treasurer Gillfillan has au-
thorized about one hundred banks to
receive deposits of currency on account
of silver, and it is expected that at
least half million silver dollars will
be got into actual circulation in this
way.
While the workmen on the
Brooklyn bridge were lowering into
place one of the large cables, the tack
ling at the anchorage on the New
York side parted, and Thomas Blake
and Henry Supple were killed, anC
James M'Grath and Peter Arbere
were dangerously wounded. Wher
the tackle parted the huge iron shoe
weighting nearly 900 pounds, sho
over the houses, demolishing chin
neys ond the telegraph wires, anC
lodging in pile of granite near thu
bridge tower. The cable itself spill
apart, the two ends falling into thu
East river. The tackling which brok,
and caused the disaster had been uset
previously in lowering the great ca
bles into place.
james A. Abbott, agent of th'
Adams express company at Golconda
ILL.,, was awakened by four men VIII,