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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-08-28
Local Notes

Local Notes
Fat oysters.
Dig potatoes.
Shut that door!
Kill setting hens.
Put up your stoves.
Get registered at once.
Put lemon on your corns.
Pumpkin pie if you please.
Visiting cards at this office.
-Grapes will soon be plenty.
did you attend the dog show?
Set out your strawberry plants.
-Blackberries three cents quart.
Call and see our new note paper.
-Overcoats will soon be in fashion.
School commences next Monday.
Apples and potatoes are so cents a
bushel.
Note paper and envelopes at this
office.
"oN III poIeiS aUOuC tne roofs OF
apple trees.
You may lawfully hunt deer after
October 1st.
Democratic county convention
next Tuesday.
A little salt in the water will keep
boquets fresh.
Make sausage meat of the family
bible peddler and fruit tree agent.
"A new revolver is calculated to
Keep the boys from stoning the house.
Hampshire Mills note paper, an
excellent quality, for sale cheap at this
office.
Company H expects to go into
camp at Erie on the llth of next
month.
"A new invoice of fancy note paper
and envelopes in beautiful boxes, just
received at The ADVOCATE office.
Light running, Latest improved,
DOMESTIC, at prices never heard of
before, at Mrs. w. S. Services.
"A prisoner walked out of our Jail
on Tuesday night, climbed over the
wall and left for parts unknown.
The tower of the new Court
House will be a few inches over one
hundred feet from the ground to the
top.
There will be considerable of an
increase in the population of Ridgway.
by the next census, unless all signs are
at fault.
-McAfee, the tailor, has just re.
ceived an extensive line of samples for
the fall and winter trade. Call and see
for yourself.
yellow fever still RACES at Mem
phis with unabated fury. Total num-
ber of new cases for last week l4S;
whites, SO; colored 70; under five years
of age. s. Thirty-four new cases were
reported on the 25th, twenty whites
and fourteen colored. Several cases
are reported at New Orleans and a case
or so in mild form at st. Louis.
"A new two cent return postal card
is out. 1t is provided with stamp
Mt each end of the card, and room for
writing two messages. If the sender
desires an answer he must take care
not to occupy all the space. One
stamp is cancelled at the office from
which the card is sent, and the second
at the point where responded to.
These convenient postals will soon be
in general circulation.
"A Camp Meeting will be held at
Sinnemahoning, Cameron county, un-
der the auspices of the NJ. E. church,
commencing Thursday, September
4th, and to continue week or more.
The Association have fitted up the
grounds with new tents, situate in a
grove by stream, and by springs of
pure water, surrounded by fine noun
tain scenery. Excursion tickets will
be issued over the P. & E. r. r. from
Ridgway on the west, and from Will
Transport or Lock Haven on the east.
Tents may be rented on moderate
terms by applying to c. F. Barclay.
SinnemahOninp Pa
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1t is expected that the 1880 census
will show population of 50,OOO, 900 in
the United States.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-08-28

Buy your stationery at THE AD-
vOCATE office. Large sales and small
profits.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-08-28
HAIL g. M'CAOLEY

ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Office in new brick building, Main
street, Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa. v32t
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ALLEGHENY.
Y. VIM. B. Rodgers,
II. H. Byran.
l3. Thos. H. Hunter,
VIM. G.. Moreland.
n. j. S. Negley, Jr.,
r. 2. Nevin.
ID. West X. Hobson,
Geo. Troutman.
A DAMS.
f. G. Fahnestock.
ARMSTRONG.
Jos. G.. Beale.
BEAVER.
James II. Mann.
BEDFORD.
w. G. Smith.
BERKS.
]. H. Boone,
Chas. G. Loose.
b .AIR.
B. +. Rose.
BRADFORD.
John III. Grant,
BUCKS.
E. s. Mcintosh.
BUTLER.
A. C.. Darrah.
CAMBRIA.
VIM. McDermitt.
CENTRE.
$. ID. Gray.
CARBON.
j. r. Leisenring.
CHESTER.
Barton ID. Evans.
Jackson Sargent.
CL ARlON.
j. II. Patrick.
CLEARFIELD.
Thos. II. Murray.
CLINTON.
j. r. Youngman.
COLUMBIA.
w. o. Holmes.
CRAWFORD.
o. H. Hollister.
CUMBERLAND.
+. b. Watts.
DAUPHIN.
Chas. III. Bergner,
H. L. Lark.
DELAWARE.
w. @. Powell.
ELK.
H. H. ,Wensel.
ERIE.
Geo. II. Snyder,
FAYETTE.
John =. Ritenour,
FOREST.
c. A. Randall.
FRANKLIN,
NJ. A. Foltz.
FULTON.
Jacob Y. Over,
GREENE.
w. g. w. Day.
HUNTINGDON.
Daniel Kinch.
INDIANA.
George r. Lewis.
JUNIATA.
II. ii. North.
LANCASTER.
Thos. b. Cochran
Frederick Smith.
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Table and pocket cutlery at AZ
Main street.
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Rates OF Advertising.

Iransient advertisements per square of
elgnt lines, one insertion 81, two Insertions
$3.50, three insertions So WINS
O, Business cards. ten lines or less. per year
Advertisements payable quarterly
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LAWRENCE.
S. ID. Long.
LEBANON.
Jas. j. Newhart.
LEHIGH.
d. ID. Jones.
LYCoMING.
A. Updergraff,
Chas. f.. Fritcher.
LUZERNE.
II. Il. Payne.
LACAWANNA.
+. p. kingsbury.
M'KEAN.
G. l.. Foster.
MERCER.
p. l.. Williams.
MIFFLIN.
w. S. Settle.
MONROE.
Theodore Schock.
MONTGOMERY.
James G. McQ uade,
Samuel f.. Nice.
MONTCUR.
George Lovett.
NORTHAMPTON.
VIM. S. Fitzpatrick.
NORTHUMBERLAND.
Emanuel Wilvert.
PERRY.
H. H. Bechtle.
PHILADELPHIA.
. Geo. Handy Smith,
Jos. NJ. SchOoley.
. Thos. Smyth,
Geo. Southen.
. Clement kean,
VIM. II. Namely.
f. Josephus Yeakel,
John Gardner.
/. Cyrus s. Detre,
Francis Charlton.
!. Nathan Spering,
John +. Addicks.
:. Joseph Berry,
Henry c. Dunlap.
!. David Martin,
Jacob Grouse.
PIKE.
Edward Pinchot.
POTTER.
p. A. Stebbins, Jr.
sCHUYLKILL.
Thos. A. Reilley,
Edward S. Silliman
SNYDER.
j. II. Hartinat.
SOMERSET.
A. j. Colborn.
Susquehanna.
H. F. Beardsley.
Union.
Horace p. Glover.
Venango.
+. w. Hayes.
Warren.
VIM. 8. Schnur.
Washington.
+. f. Atcheson.
Wayne.
G. C.. Jadwin.
Westmoreland.
ID. s. Atkinson.
Wyoming;
ID. N. Mathewson.
York.
II. c. Smyser.
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For powder and shot 60 to AZ Main
street.
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NOTICE is hereby given that pc
tition of citizens of Ridgway township
will be presented at the next Court of
Quarter Sessions of Elk county for the
incorporation of Borough of the town
of Ridgway.
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NEwT1ME TABLE.-Under the new
schedule the mail and local freight
leave Ridgway station as follows:
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Our new Octave note is small, neat
and excellent paper, and price cheap
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-18
CASUALTIES.

Five Cinnamon were burned to death
ut Lonelock, Nevada, Dec II. They were
drunk with opium smoking.
Mrs. Gault and two children were
drowned Dec 10, while attempting to cross
the ice on North Nation river, Rsag Green
Lake Canada.
Dec 8, Queen Victoria at Windsor cas-
tie, received the officers and men who distin-
guished themselves in the Zulu war, and con-
fel red the Victoria cross and other decorations
on one corporal and three privates-Rorkes.
Drift and Garrison. Gems. Newdigate, Crea-
lock and Pierson and other South African
commanders attended the ceremony.
A carefully prepared report from Glou-
cester Mass, gives fearful record Of men lost
in fisheries from that port, and Of vessels
wrecked the past year. The statement SO far
as loss of life Is concerned Is entirely UMPIRE
cedented In the history of the business. Scarce
ly week during the year, bat has witnessed
some destruction. Thirteen vessels went
down 143 men were drowned, Sc women wild
owed, and $50 children were made fatherless
by q single February gale So overwhelming
a calamity could not fail to awaken generous
sympaty, and $ss,2le was contributed in food,
clothing and shelter to the survivors Of the
the lost mariners. The February gale, how
ever, furnishes but part Of the direful his
tory of the Gloucester fisheries OF 1879. In
all thirty vessels aggregating $50 tons, COM
prieing over one-tenth part of the fishing tom
mage of the port valued-at $11s,7S9, sailed to
return no more, and 243 lives were lost, leav-
So widows and PIC fatherless children. There
are also two vessels absent for which grave
fears are entertained for their safety, the An
drew Leighton and Harry c. Mackey. II these
90 not soon return 1t will add twenty 1.-TWO more
to the number, swelling the fearful aggregate
to 264 lives Since 1880, when the Georges
fishery first commenced there has been lost
from this port 24s men and 405 vessels, valued
at 81 500, 1893.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-18
THE DEADLY BULLET.

A Convict in the Minnesota State Prison
Shot Dead by the Deputy Warden.
Saltwater was startled on the evening
of the 18th inst, by the report that a
convict had been shot dead in his tracks
for INSTRUMENTATION. On receipt of said
information an interview was sought
with the deputy warden, Abe Hall, in or
der to get the facts in the case. Mr. Hall
was found in the warden's Office, and
willingly informed US of the cause of the
act and the facts incidental to the shoot
ing.
TUE NAME OF THE DEAD CONVICT.
was John Clark, sentenced from Henne-
pin county May, 1876, for two years and
five months for larceny. Since his incar-
ceration ne has shown an unruly DISPOSE
ton, which manifested itself last Friday
In his attack on Ramsden with a putty
knife. He and two others had conspi-
racy to get along with doing as little
work as possible without incurring pun
ishmcnt. After cutting Ramsden he was
PLACED IN A DARK CELL.
and remained there until Sunday when
he was taken out. On releasing him
from the dark cell, the deputy Warden
told him that his evil temper, unless he
mended his ways would yet get him to
attacklsome one who would not lethim off
as easily as Ramsden did. Monday
morning he was sent back to the paint
shop to work and no trouble was expert
enced with him until fifteen minutes
past o'clock yesterday afternoon, when
the guard, Ben Cayon, ordered him and
another convict to their cells. 1t was
then within q few minutes of quitting
time. Clark refused and
ARMED WITH THE SANE PUTTY KNIFE
with W ich he had cut Ramsden, he as
sumed menacing attitude. Tho guard
then sent for Deputy Warden Hall. On
arriving he took in the situation at q
glance, and taking out his watch told
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-18

Clark that he would give him three min
utes to r ut down the knife and obey or.
ders. Clark remained immovable, and
at the expiration of five minutes Hall put
up his watch saying: "Clark, / ask you
once more to put down that knife, put
on your coat and go to your cell room.
You are only
TAKING YOUR LIFE IN YOUR OWN HANDS
Clark replied that he would not put
down the knife and put on his coat for
any person living, Mr.. Hall then shift
ed his position so as not to endanger 9th
er lives, cooked his revolver, a Smith q
Wesson, size SO, and pointing it at Clark,
repeated his request, and he again said
no. It was the last time he ever spoke,
for the next moment
BULLET WENT CRASHING THROUGH HIS
HEART.
After being struck by the bullet he ran
toward the stripers, then turned towards
Hall and fell on his face dead.
Mr.. Hall ordered the body taken to
the cell room and sent for Coroner Pratt.
During the whole affair not convict
left his place.
The above is the story as supplied by
the prison authorities.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-18
Cultivate Orchards.

In the cultivation of fruit trees in the
West, it is often observed that trees con.
tinue to grow year after year, but do not
bear. Thus apple orchards will become
often fifteen years old before bearing, and
in fact, many Of them never bear good
crops. just how to obviate this difficult
~ is problem that has exercised the
ingenuity of our best cultivators all over
the west, and the reason why no conclu
sions have been arrived at by our best
pomologists,, and that will be generally
applicable, is that as rule, the condi-
tions necessary to success are as varying
as the localities, soils and other minor
intergers surrounding each orchard plant
ed.
Shall we then neglect to plant orchardsf
BY no means. But say many, there is no
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
CRIMES AND CRIMINALS

James Norvall was arrested In Mil
waukee, Dec. 10, for the murder of Mrs.
Vickers of Brunston, Cooper county, Missouri,
from which place he had fled:
There is well founded suspicion at
Moscow, that one OF the principals concerned
In the plot against the Cars life by the ex-
plosion last week Is returned convict from
Siberia.
A colored expressman in Chicago, hear
Ing a noise In his barn about midnight, Dec. y,
went out to investigate, when two shots were
fired at him, causing instant death. The muir
derer escaped.
In the case Of Rev. Hayden, on trial
at New Haven, Conn, for the murder OF a
young woman, the jury, Dec. II, returned
verdict of not guilty The verdict was received
with loud cheers.
At Oxford, Mich, Dec. -, two grave
robbers were arrested and three dead bodies
found in their possession, OF well known
former residents of the town. There was
quite an excitement.
At London, Ontario, on Sunday morn
ing Dec. 2, the farm house of William and
Richard Needham was entered by masked
burglars, and robbed of $500, and probably,
fatally dubbed the Needhams.
Advices from Boston, Mass, of Dec. D,
assert that second death has occurred on
the voyage of the ship Cashmere, the officers
of which have been arrested II Is that OF
John Jefferson, d years of age, who when he
shipped, was in the best Of health. but who
the sailors allege, was so badly treated by the
mate Vanklick, by i'll usage soon after the
ship left New York, that he died three months
after. The crew made astounding reports Of
the cruelty practised ON the ship. They say
Vankllck had frequently threatened Jefter-
sons life
Senator Schurz sent the following tel
egram, Dec. 8, to Gen. Hatch, Ute commits
sioner at the Los Pinos agency: Receive the
surrender of the Indians designated by your
commission with the understanding that they
will be guaranteed q fair trial by military
commission out side of Colorado and New
Mexico Inform Ouray that he viii be received
here with four or five Uncompagna and three
Southern Utes snd three White River Utes'
Take care that good and influential men be
selected, especially from the White River Utes
1t viii probably be desirable to have Jack here
Take possession Of the prisoners with a mill
tary guard. and convey them in the first place
| to Fort Leavanworth.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-18
HOUSE AND FARM.
The Value of Water For Cows.

Cows should have access to water at
all times, especially COWS that give milk
They want to drink often and return to
their feed. The best stable and one In
which stock do the best is one where wa
ter is always running in troughs before
the cattle. Thus managed cows may be
kept up to tull flow of milk either in
winter or summer, and for this reason, if
the pasture fails from drought it may be
supplanted with other feed, but fail
ure in water cannot be remedied. SO in
winter cows that are watered only once a
day as many do who consider themselves
good farmers, the cows shrink in their
milk and it can never be regained. The
same rule will hold good in the stable;
abundant feed may be supplied, if the
water supply fails, the profit will be null
The necessity of plenty OF pure water
for stock is one of the first Importance to
breeders and feeders. 1t must not ouly
be in abundance; but it should be III such
supply that stock may either take it at
will, or If supplied at stated times, it
should be offered at least twice day
and three times will be better. No ami
NAL can thrive properly that has access
to water but once day. Every good
feeder knows this and hence in large
feeding establishments, the greatest care
is taken to keep the supply ample and
constant. Many farmers neglect this,
and always to their cost. If water cannot
be had near IN any other way, wells
should be dug. and tie water raised by
wind or other power as the case may be.
Having plenty Of water, see that stock
get it as regularly as they feed, It wall
pay.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-18

money in fruit. The markets arc glut-
ted except at certain seasons. True
enough, yet this should not prevent any
farmer from planting an orchard on the
best site near his house possible, or If
the situation is not adopted to fruit,
make it so, as far as circumstances will
allow. 1t is true, 1t is better that the
soil be drv to good depth. 1t is true
that orchard trees of no kind will Go
we'll on a soil in which the water stands
near the surface of the ground. 1t is as
true, however. that there are few farm
houses in the West, where by proper
means, the drainage may not be accom-
plished to the depth of at least four feet
from the surface. This will do well for
all fruits except the pear. and the cult
walton of this fruit in the West is not sue
cessful except in confined and widely sep
arated localities. The same may be
said of sweet cherries. Plums are diff
cult of cultivation. principally from the
Attacks Of curculio. The Northwest is
not, of course, adapted to peaches; aside
from these, however, every farmer should
have other fruits IN abundance. and to
spare in good seasons, and if carefully
attended to, there will be hardly year
without fair supply Of fruit.
There is one thing that too many farm
ers forget in this connection. That is,
all the fruit gathered for family use is
worth just thh price asked for it by the
village grocer. 1t is true that many farm.
ers who will not attend to their or
chard and vineyard do not have fruit, and
will not buy enough for fair supply
The objection made is that it costs toe
much. They have set out trees, expect
ing them to take care OF themselves and
bear annual crops. This trees will not
do for the best promologlsts. Why
should they do it for the farmer? Others
complain that it takes too much time tc
care for them. The same complaint il
made of the vegetable garden. Precisely
the same course OF reasoning might ap
ply to every crop on the farm. No croT
takes care Of itself and pays. Farmers il
the West have become so used to sup
pose that they must run over large area!
to get money out of crops that many can
not understand how the cultivation of &
single acre in fruit and vegetables may
produce half the support of family S,
far as the table is concerned. Yet sucl
is the fact, and the sooner it is better
known how to accomplish this, the bet
ter it will be not only for the head of tn,
household, but for the rising generation
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-18
A Cave That Tells n Tragic Story.

The wonderful cave which is to be
seen near Burnet is certainly one Of
the greatest curiosities of the age.
While passing through this cave gen.
tleman discovered o small aperture
about six inches in width. Having a
pick he broke into this opening, and to
his establishment he soon discovered
large and airy apartment. Entering
this, he found what appeared to be
stone table beautifully carved. Several
stone chairs stood in one corner of the
room. He continued his search, and ct
last in dark corner he found the
skeleton OF o man. He attempted to
raise it from the floor, but though he
exerted his utmost strength he could
not move it. He says that it appeared
to be solid stone. It is impossible to
conjecture who was the hermit or how
long the skeleton has remained hidden
away in that silent cave.--Blsr7aet
(Teras) Bulletin.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-18
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

Archbishop Henni is lying dangerous.
" i'll at Milwaukee.
Gen. Grant ha 1 an enthusiastic recep-
ton at Columbus, o. Dec. IL
Amos Tuck, ex-member Of congress-,
died Dec. 10, at Exeter, N. H. of appoplexy.
The President has nominated James
B. Senior of Virginia for chief justice of Wy
oming Territory.
Maj. Rosecranz, 10th U. 8. infantry,
died at Fort Riley, Mo-, Dec. =, and was buried
with military honors.
DIR. Enoch Gable Wines, noted prison
reformer, died at Cambridge, Mass, Dec. 10.
He was 10 years Of age.
At the reception given to Gen. Grant,
at Logansport, Ind, Dec. ., many thousands
of people greeted him.
Among the numerous postmasters con-
frmed by the senate, Dec. 8, was DR.. David
Day, of st. Paul, for his second term.
ALI the members of the Cabinet were
present Dec 10, Including the newly installed
secretary of war Hon Alexander Ramsey.
Judge McCrsry, Dec. II, TOOK leave of
the members of the cabinet at dinner party
given by the President and Mrs. Hayes, and
left next day for St Louis.
John Hory, of Ohio, has been con-
firmed by the senate, assistant secretary OF
State, and Henry Harmon, ofNew Hampshire,
Deputy second auditor of the treasury.
At 9 o'clock on the morning Of Dec. 8,
the thermometer In Paris stood at five degrees
above zero, and in some of the suburbs six de-
grees below. The river Seine was frozen over
On the afternoon of Dec. 0, the United
States senate confirmed the nomination OF
secretary of war. McCrary to be United States
circuit Judge, of the eight judicial circuit with.
out debate or division.
Gen. Grant reached Cincinnati, O.,
Dec. II, and was received with the customary
large and hearty demonstration. There were
addresses of welcome, responses &c, decora.
lions, banquets and receptions.
The president sent into the Senate
Dec. 10th, the name Of Alexander Ramsey, OF
St Paul, Minnesota, for Secretary Of War in
place Of McCreary, appointed Judge. The
Senate, without referring the nomination to a
committee, promptly and unanimously con-
1rmed the appointment. :
On the afternoon of Dec. 10, Gen.
Grant arrived in Louisville, Ky, and was re-
yed with every demonstration of respected
decorations, flags, notices and arches adorned
the line of march Of the procession. Mayor
Baxter welcomed him In cordial and com
pllmentry speech. He said: We are
pleaaed and gratifed to welcome to-
aay one d the most distinguished men Of our
hg& After AlllnR tha highest civil and Mill