The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-10-03
State Notes.

month SO far this year.
One year ago oil was quoted at
$2.82t. On Thursday s7Ac. was the
quotation.
Louise Eddie,a French girl Of four
teen years, attempted suicide near
Meadville few days ago.
On Thursday VIM. Gibson, aged
fifty-five years, hung himself to
rafter in his barn.
Daniel MAYHEM has been arrested
on the charge of having killed Henry
Downs, at Brownstown, Allegheny
county, in June, 1867.
AT fair at Kutztown, Berks
county, last week, Jacob Hahn was
shot by one of the target shooters acci-
dentally. The man is seriously hurt.
Thomas Mosier, of Butler, turned
highwayman the other night, and
having shot Millerstown peddler by
the name of Van Houghton, robbed
him of $3.50. Mosier is in Jail.
More than two hundred shot were
picked from the body of John Gill, of
Mahanoy City, one day last week.
He accidentally shot himself, and is in
a critical condition.
More men are now employed in
Cramps ship yard, Philadelphia, than
at any time since 1873. There are 1900
altogether, including those employed
in the machine shops.
WIN. Kettell, one of the oldest and
most prominent members of Cambria
county bar, died at Ebensburg on
Thursday. Ofhis nine children living
two are priests and two sisters of char.
ity.
The third annual convention Of
Directors of the Poor, Superintendents
of Almshouses and Boards of Public
Charities of this State will be held in
Pittsburg on the 9th, 10th, and 18th of
next month.
John Barr, r,twenty-one years old, was
killed at Pinegrove, Schuylkill county,
few days ago. He was at the bottom
of q well, and small truck used in
drawing up dirt fell down and struck
him on the head.
Mexican Minister Senior M. Fam
acona has been talking up trade to the
Pittsburg people. He has an idea that
the merchants of that city and profita-
ply ship goods by way of the Ohio and
Mississippi rivers to his country
The Philadelphia Record says that
seven-eights of the real estate in that
city is mortgaged. There are about l20,-
600 unsatisfied mortgages on property
in the city, of which nearly two-thirds
are held by building and loan associ'
ations.
Robert Grumay, Of Philadelphia
master machinist for the Philadelphia
bridge works at Pottstown, while adj
justing a belt was caught and whirlet
around with fearful rapidity. HI
grasped rod and saved his life, bu
one arm was broken in two places.
Peter Herdic was arrested il
Williamsport last week on charge o
obtaining money on notes by false pre-
tentions, preferred against him by th'
Columbia national bank. He CAV,
bailin $751; 900 for his appearance at th'
Lancaster county court in November
DIR. Ebeling, patent medicine
man from Philadelphia, met with ,
serious (probably fataD accident a
Freemansburg on Friday. Whil'
attempting to cross the Lehigh anC
Susquehannah railroad passengel
train struck his carriage, demolishine
it and killing the horse. Ebeling wa
badly cut about the head.
The Allegheny county Mollit
Maguires will on the 2lst of mex
month be tried for the murder of Johr
A. Oatman, superintendent of the Du
quesne coal mines. Oatman was sho
on the morning of December l6, 1874, a
he was entering the pit mouth, the as
sassins being concealed within.
-Ata recent meeting of the Anthra
cite Board of Control, held at Elberon
there were present Messrs. Dickson
Sloan, Hoyt, Gown, Clark, Linder
man, Lathrop, and Casssatt. 1t wa
unanimously agreed to extend the pc
riOd of the present agreement to Apr
lst, 1879. The quota for October wa
fixed at l 100000 tons, and no increas
was made in the September quota.
Mrs. Mary Falls, of Pottsville ha
been arrested, charged with infanticid'
She has not been living with her hu'
band for some time and last April sh
gave birth to an illegitimate child, i
the woods above FishbOch, and cor
fessed to having strangled it with
piece of flannel and buried it. Sine
then dogs have unearthed and partl
devoured the body. The woman wa
committed to Jail to await trial.
The auction sale of seats at tn
Chestnut street theatre, Philadelphia
on Friday for the relief of yellow feve
sufferers realized 81 ,929 so. Beyon
the 900 contributed by Messrs. Child
and Drexel, there was a total of 1929 81
of which sum S448 came from tn
theatrical profession and is to be az
credited to them independent of tn
invaluable services they are renderin
in the preparation and consumation {