The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-08-26


1t is announced in Boston that Gen
eral Butler will speak in the doubtful
States in the interest of Hancock.
As it had already been stated that he
would speak for the Fusionists in
Maine, this assertion may not be re-
garded as news. The Republicans as
a body may be said to be pleased with
the announcement, which removes all
disguises and places General Butler in
his true light
Indianapolis Journal. at is worth
remembering that the largest body of
negroes ever brought into the State at
one time, some siXty-two in number
was brought from Virginia few days
ago by T.. M. Luce, a Democrat and
coal mine operator of Fountain County.
Politics have nothing whatever to do
with the importation. They were
brought here for business reasons, and
singularly enough, were taken into
Mr.. Voorhees, Congressional district,
he has been representing that there
was no room nor demand for more
laborers."
Ole Bull, the famous violinist,
died in Bergen, Norway, August IS,
aged 20 years. Though Bergen was
his native place, he had spent much of
the last ten years of his life in this
country. He first came to America in
1913 when he created an immense
furore, and returned in two years con-
siderably richer than he came. In
1852 he came to this country and
bought 120, 600 acres of land in Potter
county, Pa, which he sold to settlers
at nominal price, thus forming a
colony called for him Olcana. He
again gave concerts here, and in 1870,
his first wife having died, married an
American lady.
"A special election was held in the
Sixth ward of Terre Haute last Mon
day. The contest was quite earnest,
from the fact that upon the result de-
pended the political character of the
Board of Committee Council of the
city The Republican candidate was
elected by a majority of 50, although
the ward has been hitherto Dem
ocratic. In 1875 the vote stood. Dem
cratic, 2l9 Republican, 1871; National,
80; In 1878 the vote was: Democratic,
325; Republican, 1G7; National, 204. At
this special election n Republican
Alderman was election to fill the
place of II Democrat and this change
gives the Repblcans the Board.
Boston TraUcHc," "The South
Carolina census returns are very open
, to suspicion on their face, but they are
still more so when the circumstances
: attending their their collection are
> recalled. The three Supervisors for
South Carolina, Messrs. Pride, Breedod
and Hammond, We're appointed after
! strenuous resistance Of the Republic
can Senators, who knew their intense
partisanship, and Qt The instance OF
Senator Butler Of Hamburg massacre
fame. They were the creatures of But
, Ter, and no one need TO be surprised il
= it shall prove that they have been the
+ willing tools Of fraud in the hand OF
: the DOurers who gave them their APP
: pointmcnt."
: A Cincinnati despatch to the New
! York Times says: "The man who is
= hardest ut work in all Indiana is w.
= IL. English. He is making no blow
5 or buster. To the oft-rcpeated ques-
= ton. VIII you carry Indiana" he
:, makes no reply, hut quiet aud silent,
: and with wutchrulness Of cat, he
+ goes on with his work. This is the
= more significant, because Republicans
e are bubbling over with confidence.
e Nobody knows what hig plans or in
tcnti0ns are. He communicates them
+ TO no one. But he is at work, one re.
/. port says, fifteen hours day. lie is
IL frequently seen in the rooms of thl
: State Central Committee, but his
n house is his workshop. 1t is said that
i the front door has not been seen ODci
a since his nomination. The character
: of the work that is going on behjnC
., the gloomy walls it is not difficult fol
d those who know the character anC
e past life of the man to surmise. Witt
u him all is business. Men will be un
+ der pay and close surveillance, and by
II the day of election perfectly-dis
+, ciplined corps of paid employees vii
'e stand mt the poll watching theiroppor
a. tunities and purchasing their victory
- -
Is head.
n Republican Co. Committee of Ell