The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-12-05
Notes of News

that cannot be equalled by any of the
minerals, and is prepared by pecu-
liar process.
Frank Tompkins goes out of tile
Oregon State Prison, after serving
three years as a horse thief, with his
innocence clearly established by the
confessions of the real criminals. He
has not only suffered undeserved i'm
prisonment, but his property, worth
Sl7 900 has been wasted,
Estrada eloped with Glenn's wife
in Los Angeles, Cal. The two men
met few days afterward. Both were
on horseback. They drew pistols and
seized each other without dismount-
ing. Several shots were fired, at such
close fange that every wound was
blackened with powder. They were
both killed.
The total Humber Of standard dol
lars coined since their reconciliation,
up to and including the 23d inst, is
$40, ,55l. OF this number about
SIC, 100000 are in the United States
Treasury, some 4,26O,O 900 are in the
mint vaults, and the balance, little
more thai, s., 200, 600 are in general cir
culation. The total is about 81 500, 900
in excess Of the minimum required by
law.
-Bx-Chief Justice Samuel p. Chase
is buried DIT Oak Hill Cemetery, on
Georgetown Heights, near Washing
ton, a piece of ground higher than the
statute of Freedom on the dome of the
Capitol. Standing at the grave, the
entire city of Washington, with Alex
andria beyond, can be viewed at
glance. Near his grave is the grave of
Edwin M. Stanton, and in the same
neighborhood is buried General Jesse
H. Reno, who was killed at the battle
of South Mountain.
The Emlenton Register says: On
Saturday morning last a man by the
name of Mason met horrible death
at Kennerdel, in this county. He had
gone into the stable for something, and
his friends becoming alarmed at his
long absence, concluded to investigate,
and going to the stable, they found
him under the entrance to the loft
with his neck broken. It is supposed
he had fallen from the upper part of
the barn. The deceased was about
thirty-five years of age, and has been a
resident of Kennerdell for some time.
Last week, q farmer named Robert
Topaz, living near Ashville, n. Y,
took down gun to clean it, His little
son asked him to fire cap. Supposing
the gun to be unloaded he did so, rest.
ing the weapon across his knees, the
heavy load, which had been left in the
gun by reighbor who had borrowed
it, exploded and took effect in the body
of Lopaz's eight-year-old daughter on
the opposite side of the room. The
ramrod, which was in the barrel, passed
entirely through her body, making a
frightful wound, and she was other
wise mutilated. She died soon after.
The vicinity of Millersburg, Ohio,
has been in a state Of wild terror for
two weeks past, over a wild animal
which was said to be rowing about.
His shrieks could be heard for miles
around, and produced the greatest ter
ror Mr.. George Carpenter came over
with his hounds, determined to hunt
the beast down, when his dogs, after
following it for miles, came to stand.
a man was found up the tree. Being
brought down, the wretch explained
that he wanted to purchase certain
piece of land, and had taken this
means of frightening the owner into
selling it cheap.
DIR, Buck, Sheriff of Claiborne
county, Miss, having received infor-
nation that Harrison Page, negro
desperate, who assassinated the Chan
Gerry Clerk of this county two years
ago, was at his house, three miles from
town, went out, with his deputies, to
arrest Page. One of the deputies,
Robert Lum, was shot and instantly
killed from a window. The sheriff, on
forcing the door, was shot in the bowels,
face and arm, and is i'm dying con-
dition. Thomas Harwood, another
deputy, was knocked into an old els
tern and left for dead, though he has
since revived, and is not seriously hurt.
A posse left town Immediately, and
Charlie Weilman, one of the posse,
while riding near Pages house, was
shot through the face, arm, leg and
hand. He Is still alive. The assassin
escaped, though some of his accom-.
| plices were killed,
Marvellous exhibition of profes.
sional skill is reported to have taken
place in Middlebury township on the
4th inst. One of the physicians OF
Tioga was called on case of child
birth, and upon reaching the house
found the mother, small, frail wo
man, in great agony. Professional
measures progressed until the birth o.
the child. which was plump, nine
FOUNDER, but bereft of life. Here il
was that the most wonderful case o
rescuscitation we ever heard of tool
place, Leaving the mother in charg,
of two or three ladies of experience il
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