The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-12-16


Poor old Montgomery Blair has
broken loose again in the New York
Sun, of course, where he takes exactly
one column of space to tell the De-
mocracy that its only hope of success
is Ito hoist the fighting flag of Tilden-
ism.n
THE Kentucky Republicans would
be highly pleased to see the Hon. s.
w. Bowman of Lexington, in that
State, in General Garfield's Cabinet.
Mr.. Bowman was one of the Commits
sicners to arrange the difficulties with
the Utes.
THE New York Sun believes "Gen-
eral Arthur's dignity, urbanity and
well-known studious habits ought to
fit him to vie with any of his New
York predecessors in the chair of the
Senate, with the possible exception Of
Martin Van Buren,"
GENERAL GARFIELD's certificate of
election as Senator from Ohio will
ploDuDiy NC WlbilulaW Ii Ill " lew udHS,
in order that he may return it, through
the Governor, to the legislature OF
Ohio, together with letter declining
the office of United States Senator, Cor
the reason that he has since being
chosen to the Senate, been elected to
the Office of President of the United
States,
THE Pottsvile Miners Journal has
compared the so-called synopsis of the
Presidents message which appeared
in some enterprising journals on Mon
day and finds that they have very
little resemblance to The original docu-
ment, and were more than probably
only mere guess-work. The most
important omission in the "synopsis''
was the absence of ary reference to
the proposition to make General Grant
Captain General.
OF the 4,700 Republican voters of
Beaver County 707 had 10 have their
taxes paid for them by the County
Committee before the recent election.
The New Brighton NeaOs thinks this
a vicious. practice and says: "As it
affects both parties, let the County
Committees pass joint resolution de-
claring that they will in the future
pay no such taxes, and firmly and
unalterably stand by their action at
whatever cost"
NoTIIEp aditor n 10 cop,a oAr ,,;o+or;
GUS in libel suit. IT is Mr.. w. II.
Croasdale of the Wilmington (Del.
Every Evening and Commercial. Mr..
Croasdale did good turn for his con.
stituents by exposing end attacking
the improper methods OF local insur
ance company, and the latter took the
matter into court ON suit for libel
The result is vindication of Mr.
Croasdale by a jury of his countrymen
and a needed and timely lesson tc
questionable insurance concerns.
SENATOR HILL of Georgia was
asked by Philadelphia Press CORES
pondent If the South would continue
to remain solidly Democratic. 81
don't know" said Mr.. Hill slowly
II think she will, though" he added
"but all depends on General Garfield.
administration. If he treats the
South with kindness and fairness hi
will probably rally large support t.
him from among the Southern people
1t is entirely too early now to predic
the future political status of the South
ern States"
A MACHINE has been invented ir
California for pressing and drying
potatoes so that they will keep fol
years, yet preserve their natural fla
vor. No chemicals are used in tn,
operation of curing, everything being
done by simple machine capable o
pressing six hundred bushels per day
After the pressure they are pu
into drying apparatus, where they
remain for two hours, when they ar.
ground into coarse meal resembling
cracked rice. 1t is said that wher
cooked they make very palatabl,
dish.
BARNUM, the great Snowman, ha
engaged for the next season the Chi
nese giant Chang" who it is said t.
be the largest man in the world. Hi
height is estimated at nine feet, bu
owing to his religion he will not per
NIT himself to be measured, as he be
lieves he would die at once. He ar
rived on Wednesday in the city o
Berlin, from Europe, where he wa
on exhibition in nearly every city OF
the continent. Among his jewelry is
watch weighing two and a hal
pounds, and a chain attached min,
feet in length, a present from Queer
Victoria.
A CURIOUS result Of the colored ex
odus has recently, it is reported, made
itself visible in Louisiana. Labor ha
become somewhat scarce in severa
parishes, and as a consequence of tn,
increased demand thereby produced
the colored laborers are organizing
unions to secure higher wages. II
some places strikes are threatened
This is more especially true of planta
ton districts near New Orleans. Th,
exodus movements, instead of decreas
ing, is extending itself systematically