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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-01-24
Greenback Meeting.

At the regular meeting of the Ridg.
way Greenback Club, No, log, held at
Rhines' Hail last Saturday evening, a
permanent organization was affected,
by the election of the following Off
GERS to serve for three months: q. T.
Wheeler, Vice President; Frank G.
Ely, Secretary Samuel Miles, Treas
urer; and N. II. Cummings, ID. f.
Farrand, and Chas Holes, Standing
Committee. w. S. Service, had pre-
viously been elected President. ',
We publish the platform as follows:
/. The Greenback dollar must be
legal tender for the payment Of all
debts, and by the Government issued,
protected and received Mt par with
gold.
2. The Grecnback to be the legal
tender-money of the country, and to
be issued by the Government.
8. The General Government alone
to issue money, and this for the bene-
fit of all, and not to, through, or for
the enrichment of National Bankers.
4. All kinds of property owned by
individuals or corporations to be taxed
alike.
8. The immediate calling In of all
United States Bonds and the payment
of them, principal and interest, in
legal tender lawful greenback paper
money of the United States, and that
every dollar Of such issue oflegal-ten-
der lawful money to be protected by
the Government as at par with other
lawful money in gold or silver coin,
never to be converted in bonds of any
rate or class.
8. Honesty and economy in the ad-
ministration of public affairs.
The above platform, brief and to the
point, having been adopted by the
National Executive Greenback Com
mittee, tells the object for which we,
working men, citizens, and tax-pay.
ers, associate ourselves for the purpose
of securing the greatest good to the
greatest number, bringing capital into
sympathy with labor and carrying our
principles as above proclaimed to the
control of political and financial af-
fairs in the United States.
TO this end, for the above purpose,
regardless of color, previous condition
of physical or political affiliation in
the past we citizens of. of.................
Township. .."......County, State of
........................ subscribe our names,
for the immediate purpose of organiz-
ing Greenback Club.
Regular meeting next Saturday
evening. Hereafter the hall will be
opened nightly for the benefit of those
| seeking information.
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VlCK'S

Seventy.i five pages-300 lluflrations,
with Descriptions of thous inds of the best
Flowers and Vegetables in the world, and
the way to grow them-all for Two Cent
postage stamp. Printed in German and
English.
vicks Flower and Vegetable Garden, 80
cts. in paper cover; in elegant cloth cover
81.
Vick's Illustrated Monthly Magazine -
80 pages, fine illustrations, and Colored
Plate in every number. Price $l.25 q
year. Five copies So 90.
Address, JAMES WICK.
Rochester, N. Y.
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A New Militia Bill.

Adjutant General Latta has pre-
pared a bill for the reorganization OF
the militia of the state which was in
troduced in the senate. 1t fixes the
pay of privates, corpOrals, musicians,
etc., at $l.5O per day for actual time
served, and sergeants at So per day.
The number of major generals will be
reduced to three, and brigadiers to
five. Uniforms and equipments are to
be furnished by the state out of the
$4OO allowed each company under the
existing law. All officers will be ex-
amined by a board consisting of o
brigade commander and the regi.
mental commanders before receiving
their commissions, and board will
also be created by the bill to examine
into the physical condition of the ap.
plicants for membership into the diff
ferent companies.
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Glk garorate.
THURSDAY, JAN. "a, 1878.
Notes.

Hon. Henry Souther is now at
Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Shipping tags are printed cheap at
this Office. Call on us.
The "beautiful snow" has paid
another visit to this section.
Hon. G. r. Farley will please ac-
cept our thanks for valuable public
documents.
%. b. Grant is reported to have
said that he would put down an oil
well in the spring.
Bears are reported plenty, and
several have been killed, near Cooks
burg, Forest Co.
An Educational Meeting will be
held at Highland next Friday night,
Address by the County Superintend-
ent.
Next week is court week and a
good time to call on McAffee, the Mer.
chant Tailor, and leave your order for
one of those cheap suits.
The Auditors Settlement" will
be published the first week in Febru-
ary. The settlement shows the
county to be in n good financial con-
dition.
H. S. Thayer has purchased OF
Mrs. Houk, about fifty acres of land,
next the cemeteries, which he has
commenced to clear up, with the in
tention of having farm.
National Greenback is the title OF
a new, well printed, well edited, and
altogether well gotten up paper, re-
Gently started in Erie City, devoted
to the Greenback cause, the first num-
ber of which we have received, Send
for specimen copy.
Two weeks ago last Saturday, Pat
rick Malone of this place, got a hem.
lock silver in the front part of his left
hand, since which time he has re.
moved part of the silver but enough
remained to cause it to swell to twice
the size of an ordinary hand, and tt
cause him to suffer terrible pain
The hand has broken open in the
back in two places, and discharges /;
large amount of blood and matter, yet
the cause of the trouble seems stuck
too fast to move.
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The Amounts Due the Troops.

Harrisburg, January 16-The follow
ing are the amounts due the various
divisions of the National Guard, as
complied from the different company
pay-rolls in the Adjutant Generals
Department: First Division, S45,-
0OS.44; Second Division, $50, 4S3. 70
Third Division, Sl6,072,69; Fourth
Division, S2S, S,74l.o5; Fifth Division,
$25,37S.70; Sixth Division 1.-TWO
months,) $71,6l6,l2, Seventh Divi-
sion, ,.:S2l 1868 50; Eighth Division, $l6,-
337.99; Ninth Division, $l2, ,l57.6S
Tenth Division, ST., ,S46.35; Twenty
first Regiment and extra companies,
Sll,90O; total, 1901 ,36l.43. The pay
rolls were made out on the basis that
the troops should receive a full
months pay for ten days or more
service. Senator Dunkel's bill
which the finance committee had be-
fore it to-day, provides for the pay
ment of only $296, 900 to The troops.
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Only SO a Year.

POMEROY's DEMOCRAT, in Chicago,
ILL.,, "Brick" Pomeroy editor and pro-
prietor, is striding ahead faster than
ever. 1t has been reduced in price to
81 year, 81 for six months. 1t has a
new heading, a beautiful new dress,
and is printed as clean as FURNISHED
silverware. 1t is now regularly illus
trated each week is the official organ
of the Independent Green back party
of the United States, and contains
more sharp, hard hits, more news
items, and more original thoughts
than any other paper in the United
States. Each number this year will
contain one of Pomeroy's Saturday
Night Sketches, and "a chapter of
Bricks" very eventful life, as writ
ten by himself. These chapters are
very interesting reading for the Incl
dents and history they contain. How
such beautiful paper can be furn-
ished for 81 year is Il mystery, for no
other publisher dare attempt such a
paper for less than IS or 81 a year.
Indeed is PoMEROY's DEMOCRAT a
most remarkable. powerful, popular
and deeply entertaining newspaper.
No wonder its circulation exceeds that
of any other political paper in the
United States. 1t is so greatly inn
proved its old friends would scarcely
know it. Subscribe for it. Sample
copies sent free to all who apply. Ad-
dress NJ. NJ. PoMERoY, p. O. Box 523.
Chicago, Ill.
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Wilcox Notes.


been the favorite pastime with the
boys during the past week attended
with some SERIOUS accidents. Johnny
Murphy had his head and face badly
bruised by running into shade tree.
Anthony Coles little boy Willie had
his leg broken, while standing In the
road, by a boy running against him
with u hand sled. The limb was set
by Doctors Straight and Bevier, and
the little fellow is doing AS well as
could be expected, but his riding
down hill is done for this winter.
A large boy had his eye blacked by
getting it too near another fellows fist.
What is the use in riding down hill
boys unless you can have little fun
and have the best sleds SO the girls will
| ride with you?
Silas Meyers little girl of whom 1
made mention in my last died few
days afterwards.
Timothy Leary has lost three more
children, making four deaths in his
family in three weeks, all from
diphtheria. Only two children left
out ola family of six. What lonely
house it must be.
Permills Spencer's two little
children are very sick, one of them
dangerously SO.
John Allen is very sick, and his
wife has been, but is getting some bet
ter.
Schultz we'll No. is making five or
six barrels daily.
Ernhout g. Taylor have their No.
down about 100 feet and putting up
rigs for two more.
Mr.. Bevier has his derrick up, engine
and boiler on the ground and will be
drilling in about a week.
! 1t is expected that several more
wells will be started about the first of
February.
By some means report has been in
circulation that Freddie Aldrich was
dead but am happy to say without
any foundation. Freddie has been
quite sick, but is on the streets again
apparently as we'll us ever.
John Allen died about five O'Clock
this afternoon, January 22d, OF typhoid
pneumonia. He leaves Il wife, three
children and host OF friends to
mourn his death. He has been resi-
dent of this place fer ten or twelve
years, and was well and favorably
known in Ridgway as well as here.
This will be terrible blow to his wife
and children, for more afiectionaie
family it would be hard to find. He
will be buried with Masonic honors,
having belonged to that order. His
last illness was short and painful,
hardly IL week, and the last two or
three days he was not sane. But
a while before his death he fixed his
eyes intently on the ceiling above and
said, there is or mother.' Who
knows but she who watched over him
in his infancy, and long since gone to
the spirit world, came back in his last
moments to help him over the river,
and watt his spirit away to the realms
oflife and light.
Our mother, how sweet those words;
how they ring in our ears, and sink
down deep into our hearts And
wonder ifmy mother won't leave the
help me through the dark valley.
The afflicted family have the heart
felt sympathy of the entire neighbor-
hood, and every one is i'll deep mourn
ing for an old friend. PETE.
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E. X. Thompons's Sweet Worm
Powders are more good than tongue
can tell or pen can write in relieving
children and adults ofintestinal para
sites or worms. Children seven
months old have discharged large
aDorms after few doses. Not injuri-
Gus in the least; pleasant to take, con-
tanning no calomel, put up in glass
bottles with name of proprietor blown
in glass. Enquire of your druggist
and take nothing else; or send to +.
X. Thompson, Titusville, Pa, Box
1885. Price 25 cents.
Pills sent by mail on receipt of %
cents. Druggists and dealers should
send for list and prices.
Sold by It. S. Hartley Ridgway Pa
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VICK's

FLOWER AND VEGETABLE GARDEN
is the most beautiful work of the kind in
the world. 1t contains nearly $50 pages,
hundreds of fine illustrations, and six
Chrome Plates of Flowers, beautifully
drawn and colored from nature. Price so
cents in paper covers; in elegant cloth.
Printed in German and English.
vick's Illustrated Monthly Magazine
80 pages, fine illustrations, and Colored
Plates in every number.
Vick's Catalogue-30O Illustrations, only
2 cents. Address, JAMES WICK,
Rochester, N. Y.
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For nicely fitting suit of clothes
call ON M'Afee the tailor.

st. Louis was behindhand with its
bay-show swindle, but ii was a large
one when it came. The manager ad-
vertised lavishly, and promised TO give
away $4,000 in prizes; but on the last
day of the exhibition he left the city,
and the mothers got nothing.
"A man down in Bradford, Pa,
cured himself of dyspepsia by chasing
chrome agent over mountain nine
miles high. We look to see this
remedy more generally adopted. The
only trouble with it is that there may
not he enough mountains to 60
around Burlington HawSsys
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-01-24
REGISTERS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the following
accounts have been filed in my office and will
be presented at the next term of the Orphan S
Court for continuation:
/. Final account of Charles Luhr and
Charles Ritter, executors of the last will and
9estament OF Andreas Hiemal, late OF
enzinger township, Elk county, deceased.
3 Final account of Charles Luhr, executor
of the last will and testament of Charles
Brekl, late of st. Mary's Borough, Elk Co..
deceased. -
ministrator of the estate OF Hugh M'Cready,
i"o VI FRED. SCHGNING, Register.
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VICK'S

FLOWER AND VEGETABLE
SEEDS are planted by million people in
America. See.
Vick's Catalogue-300 illustrations, only
Q cents.
Vick's Illustrated Monthly Magazine
80 pages, fine illustrations, ana Colored
Plate in each number. Price, $l.25 a
year; Five copies, $500.
vick's Flower and Vegetable Garden, 90
cents in paper covers; in elegant cloth
cover 81. 90.
Address, JAMES WICK,
Rochester. N. Y.
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VICK'S

ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY MAGAZINE.
Eoch number contains Thirty-Two pages
ofr ding, many fine Wood Cut llluatra
tior !, aud one Colored Plate A beautiful
Garden Magazine, printed on elegant pa
per, aud full of information. In English
ard German, Price Sl.25 a year; Five
copies, s. 90.
Vick's Flower and Vegetable Garden, SO
cts. in paper cover in elegant cloth cover
ST..
Vick's Catalogue Illustrations. only
2 cents Address, JAMES WICK.
Roch ester, n. y.
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"A man fell through the floor of
the Mill creek sawmill last week,
striking on revolving wheel. The
only damage he sustained other. than
n thorough shaking up, was several
bruises on his mouth end chin. -
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New Meat Market.

Mercer Brothers have moved their
meat market from D. d. Cooks, build
ding to w. S. Services hardware
store, where they invite all wishing
beef, pork. veal and sausage to give
them a call.
v7p47tf
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Religious Services Next Sunday.

EPISCoPALIAN. - Grace Church,
Rev. 7. A. Stevenson of Cory, and
formerly minister in charge of the
church here, will ofIiciate. Services
at the usual hours. All are cordially
invited to attend.
CATHOLIC.-Rev. NJ. Meagher, in
the morning at the usual hour.
PREsBYTERIAN.-Rev. Gillette, at
the Lutheran church, morning and
evening, ut the usual hours.
Ministers are requested to advise us
any change in time Of holding SER
vices.
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"A new line of dress goods at j. H.
Hagerty's. Call and see'the elegant
new stock.
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For the ADvocA
A Second Review Of the Rev. Mr.. Gil.
cites Thanksgiving Sermon, and his
Defence thereof, Communicated to
the "Dem0crat" Of Ridgway, Pa, In
the issue Of January Sd, 1873.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-01-24

Groceries, fresh and good, and the
best crack ers at Hagerty's.
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shipping tags, with or without
strings, at the ADVOCATE Office
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-01-24

Jacob and John IIuntZinger, late Presi-
dent and Cashier of the Miners Trust Co.,
Pottsville were on Tuesday morning SEN
fenced each to two years solitary confine-
ment and a fine of $500. also to refund to
Thomas Kearns, the prosecutor, $4,000, with
costs.
York, Pa, January 22.-John Smith was
convicted of murder in the second degree to-
day for the killing OF Samuel II. Weaver, near
Dover, Pennsylvania. in September last.
FROM HON. JOHN d. KILLER.
Life is short and no person of him.
self can literally "prove all things" !"
1t is then the part of wisdom to render
available the experience of others,
Here it is.
Smiths Mills, n. Y, Jan. 7, 1875.
DIR. NJ. NJ. Fenner, Fredonia, n. Y.-Dear
Sir-Pease send me two (2 doz. Golden Re-
lief5Oc size and one Q) doz. 81 size. This arti-
Gle is proving the most popular of anything
ever sold in this line. Yours truly,
]. d. KILLER.
stockton, N. Y. Feb. !, 1876.
DIR. NJ. NJ. Fenner, Dear Sir--In the spring
of 1874 my wife had Il severe attack of neural
gia in her neck and shoulders. She suffered
terribly, being unable to sleep or lie down in
bed. After trying many remedies to no pur-
pose, she was finally completely and perma-
nently cured by three applications of your
Golden Relief. have since tried it for vari-
Gus caches and palms. and find it the best
remedy ever used. For headaches con-
slider it specific. Gratefully yours,
]. A. DRAKE.
Brady's Bend, Pa, Jan. 26, 1876.
DIR. Fenner-I am nearly out of Cough
Honey, Golden Relief, and Blood and Liver
Remedy and Nerve Tonic. We are selling
piles of them Please send me box at once
The people here think there Is nothing like
Fenner's medicines and think SO too.
Yours truly,
WI. MELDREN.
For sale by dealers. Ask for a circular en-
titled "Peoples Remedies"
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Neat note-heads printed cheaply
at the ADVOCATE office.
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Paper Rags taken in exchange for
goods AZ Main Street
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Count, Weigh. Measure Everything
you Buy at the West End Store.
n42tf.
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For all kinds of job work call at
this office.
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List of Jurors.

Ridgway Pa. Jan. 10th 1878.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-05
SUICIDE OF A COOPER.
Joseph Bernard Sends a Bullet Through
His Brain.

Joseph Bernard, German cooper, living
with his widowed mother at No. 229 Pleas
ant street, committed suicide between and
o'clock this morning by first stabbing him
self with penknife in the left side, be-
tween the eighth and ninth ribs, and then
shooting bullet through his brain.
The cause of the rash act is not known.
He has always been steady workman with
steady employment, and until within few
days has always enjoyed good health. Last
Friday night he stopped work on account of
not feeling well, and since then was about
the house joking and laughing as usual,
without showing any signs of dependency.
In fact there was not the least suspicion
that he contemplated such an act until the
affair took place. When found this morn
ing he was dead and lying Oh the bed in
pool of blood which had flowed from his
wounds. supposed that he first stabbed
himself, and then finding that the wound
thus produced would not cause his death,
resorted to the more violent means of using
pistol.
An inquest will be held at 9 o'clock to-
morrow.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-05
AtGe mpts at Suicide.

Miss May Willis, young woman, twenty
two years of age, who has been rooming for
some time on Richmond street, between
John and Mound, attempted to take her
life yesterday by swallowing an ounce uf
laudanum. She was discovered, however,
shortly after she had taken it, and by tina
application of the necessary restoratiyes siAe
was soon out of danger.
Early yesterday morning a young man
named Thomas NJ. Stoms, widely known in
business circles, was walking down Central
avenue with a friend, when he suddenly
drew pistol and shot himself in the sids%
his head.
He was Immediately taken to the Hos
pital in dangerous condition, where every
thing possible was done to render his con-
dition comfortable, yet the worst is feared.
The cause for the tragic deed was at first
supposed to be his dependency resulting
from the fact that he was out of business.
but it has since been shown that the act Of
both Stoms and May Willis were prompted
by jealousy Ct each other. For some tine
the lady had been receiving attent,olls lroda
Soms, but of late she had divided her time
between Stoms and another man; hene1
the trouble.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-05
Third Edition
In Brief.

In Brief.
National Associated Press to the Star.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-Mrs. Hayes Mrs.
John Sherman, Miss Fannie Hayes and
Burchard Hayes leave tonight for New
port.
SAN Francisco Aug. 5.-John B. Warner
to-day, in a quarrel shot and killed VIM. J.
Wilson, native of New York. Both were
firemen.
WATERFOWL, N. Y, Aug. 5.-Chester D.
Parkhurst, wife and son, of Pottsdam, N.
Y, were drowned Saturday by the capsiz-
ing of boat.
New ORLEANS La, Aug. 5.-There were
twenty-eight new cases of yellow fever re-
ported in the last twenty-four hours, and
twelve deaths.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 5.-Seven prisoners es-
capped from the Jail at Cumberland, Md,
last night. They overpowered the keeper
when he was on his rounds.
JERSEY Cry, Aug. 5.-Mrs Jennie R..
Smith, wife of the murdered policeman, in
Court to-day, charged with the murder of
her husband, pleaded not guilty. She was
remanded.
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CHIN A ATOWN.
San Francisco WOrkingmen Resolve to
Clean 1t Out.
National Associated Press to the Star.

National Associated Press to the Star.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 5.-The Working
mems meeting yesterday was intensely in
teresting and enthusiastic. Vice President
Wellock, Dr. O'Donell and Attorney Bran
stehu were the orators. Wellock's speech
was lengthy. The gist of it was that com
mittee of the Workingmen had waited upon
the Board Of Supervisors, and would wait
again, and if it would not listen to the pc
tition of the people demolishing Chinatown
as public nuisance, they would call upon
the Workingmen to place him safe at the
head and march upon Chinatown, and leave
not one brick upon another. An appeal to
the people met with an outburst of ap-
plause.
O'Donnell's speech was brief and incisve,
quoting Is Wendelfs Report, page 397, case
of Meeker VS.. Van Rensselaer,, Supreme
Court of New York, justifyng the abate-
ment of a nuisance, and proceeded to read
resolutions which, after a long preamble,
resolved that. acting within the letter OF
the law, they will use all necessary force to
remove from the populous center of the
city the hordes of coolies which infest it,
end invite the aid and cooperation of the
anvil authorities in the execution of the
work
Resolved, That the Workingmen of Cali
fornia be organized into Committee of
Public Safety for mutual protection, sub
ject to the call of the Vice President of the
Executive Committee of Organization"
The resolutions were voted with enthusi-
asm, and cries of That's itn' "We'll do it!'
were heard everywhere.
He stated that one thousand cases of lep-
rosy are in the city at the present time, and
I "A
Mongolians; that for the protection of the
citizens Chinese must get. At that point
the enthusiasm was unbounded. Bran
stehu's speech was reputation of batonet
power, and an acknowledgment of the peo-
pie as the highest authority.