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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-22

-Cincinati Gazette: "a letter to the
editor from one of the foremost Re
publicans of the State of New York
who was a Grant man and is Gar.
field man, and, besides, is very near to
Senator Conkling. says: 1T is my can
did opinion that we shall carry New
York for the Republican Presidential
ticket. If you give us a good send-ofi
in Ohio in October you may safely
rely upon New York to follow your
lead This letter was not written for
publication, and being for the private
Information of the editor, it will be
regarded all the more valuable as an
opinion. 1t is from gentleman, too,
who is as well posted as any living
person in regard to the politics of the
State of New York. That Ohio send
off to which the writer refers will not
be wanting
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Boston JournaL: "There may be
nothing in the rumor that General
Butler will in due time, come out for
General Hancock but it would not
surprise those who know Butler to
read such declaration in the papers
any day. General Butler must be in
politics, and he will doubtless go where
he can get the most for his services. If
he can secure the Democratic nOmina-
ton for Governor he would doubtless
support General Hancock, though he
can never love the man whom he
undertook to legislate out of Major
Generals commission"
The Washington correspondent
o. the New York Times says: "a few
days ago dispatches were sent from
this city to Democratic papers an
nouncing that the Mexican Veterans
Association at a regular meeting had
gone over to the Democratic ticket by
a series of resolutions, to which We're
signed the names of j. w. Denver,
President, and A. NJ. Keneday, Sec
retary. S. n. Hoyt, a member of the
Association, declares that no such
meeting was held, and that General
! Denver was in Ohio at the time when
it was said to have been held. He
! asserts that the Association is not Il
! political one, and that the Secretary had
no right to sell out members to Han
cock by report of an imaginary
meeting"
Judge Porter, Republican candi.
date for Governor of Indiana, in an
interview on Tuesday said that while
he could not thus early speak advis'
edly as to the election in Indiana, he
nevertheless was happy to say thai
from all the information at his com
mand, he regarded the outlook as
most encouraging and had little doub
as to the result in October. There
were two or three elements of strength
the Republicans held this year tha
they had not had for several years
The Indiana Republicans were uniteC
whereas for several years there ha
been discordant elements. The Ger
mans now fully appreciate the fac
that by and through the efforts of tn
Republican party the currency of tn
country had been placed on soliC
basis, and they looked upon the Dem
ocracy with suspicion, they having
less than yearago advocated imitation
legislation.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-22

Since Colonel Forney has taken
such a decided stand for General Han
cock, his sayings of the past are being
hunted up and republished. In 1868
Colonel Forney made careful study
of Hancock and said: Hancock, a
Johnson general assumes command in
the Fifth military district-Louis-
iana-and forthwith down go the col
ors of the nation. A loyal meeting
in Texas is assaulted by mob of de-
fiant traitors and dispersed by vio-
lence. The leaders OF this mob, when
arrested by some honest officers, who
forgot the new policy which now
reigns at New Orleans, are released by
Hancock, for that is virtually what
his order amounted to, set at large by
brigadier general of the United
States army, a man uniformed in blue
Alas, for the loya men of Texas, witt
Sherman a thousand miles away !!
And now, since this same general haI
taken command of Lees old troops
and is preparing to march on Wash
ington, Colonel Forney throws up hi
cap for him and declares that he is de
lighted to be able to support him. Al
ter stultifying himself in tina
way it is not likely that his voice an'
pen will exercise much influence dur
ing the campaign. There is still
some love for consistency left Ia th
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-22

"A Washington despatch to the
Cincinnati Commercial says: AN at
tempt has been made to show that Don
Cameron's refusal to act as chairman
of the Republican National Commit
tee was due to dissatisfaction with the
nomination of Garfield, and his i'll
health was a sham. Persons just back
to this city from the Springs, where
Mr.. Cameron has his cottage, say
nothing could be more malicious than
such Il charge. His health is so much
undermined as to cause his friends
serious apprehension, and only an en-
tire abstinence from all excitement or
mental strain, he is advised, will as
sure his restoration to health. He is
under the care of a physician, and has
dropped everything but attention to
his nervous condition. He is taking
sulphur baths and medicine regularly
and is utterly unable to do anything
requiring the least strain upon his ner-
vous SYSTEM
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-22
Fatal Accident.
tBrookville Republican.


On Monday morning, the 9Th inst,
a number of young men were engaged
at firing a salute from what has been
known as Litch's Battery, on the high
ground near the residence of Hon.
Thomas Litch. The guns consist of
castings made for the purpose, and
have been in use for about twenty-five
years. On the morning named the
firing had proceeded as usual until
all but the last shot had been put off,
and for some reason Mr.. AL. Shobert
who had acted as gunner all the
morning, refused to apply the match
to this shot, Mr.. Aarad A. Pearsall
volunteering to do it in his stead, and
as the fire was communicated to the
powder terrible explosion took place
the heavy metal of the gun, over three
inches in thickness, breaking into
fragments and flying in all directions.
One of the flying missiles struck Mr..
Pearsall on the hip and leg, severe
flesh wound being inflicted on the
former while the latter was broken
and mashed from the knee upwards.
He was at once taken to the residence
of Mr.. Litch and surgical assistance
summoned, Drs. Sweeny and Balmcr
reaching him few minutes after the
occurrence, and everything that it
was possible to do was done to relieve
his suffering. After dressing his
wounds he was removed to his home,
where he lived but short time, dying
in little over two hours after the ac-
cident. Several of his companions
received slight wounds, but all were
able to bear hand in taking care OF
the injured man.
On Wednesday morning the re-
mains were followed to the cemetery
| by large concourse of people, the
| Hook and Ladder Company, of which
the deceased was a charter member,
and also Brookville Lodge,I. o. o. F.,
turning out and assisting at the fu-
neral.
| Mr.. Pearsall was in the thirty-sev-
enth year of his age, was man who
| stood high in the estimation of all
who knew him, having served his
country in the war of the rebellion
with credit to himself and the service
Ills death caused great sorrow
among our people generally, and was
the cause of the postponing of the eel
ebration to take place that day, and o.
He leaves a wife and four little chill
dren to mourn for him who was taken
away from them so suddenly and un
eXpectedly. They have the sympathy
of our people in their great trouble.
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CHARTER NOTICE,

NJ Office IS HER EBY GIVEN
~ that an Applicatio II will be made
under the Act of Assembly of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania en-
titled San Act to provide for the In
corporation and Regulation of certain
Corporations approved April Goth,
1874, and the Supplements thereto, for
the Charter of an intended Corpora
ton, to be called 1.-THE 'RlDGwAY
WATER COMPANY" the character and
object of which is the supply of water
to the public of Ridgway and its vi
cinity, and for this purpose TO have,
possess and enjoy all the rights, benefits
and privileges conferred by the said
Act of Assembly and its supplements,
r. LUCORE. Solicitor.
july Is, 1850
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-22
The Result of a Drunk.


AS an evidence of what evils may
follow in the train of simple drunk,
so often treated lightly by the un-
thinking, we append the following
resume of the fatalities attending Jno.
Clancy's "little jamboree" last win
ter:
Last February conductor w. w.
Gather, of the Clarion Narrow Gauge
Railroad, elected peddler by the
name of John Clancy from his train,
near Kings Mills, Clarion county, for
refusing to pay his fare. Clancy shot
the conductor with a pistol. Gather
died few days later from the wound.
w. l.. Fox, of FoXburg, President of
the road, was a warm personal friend
of the murdered conductor. He took
charge of the pistol with which he
was killed; and became active in
bringing Clancy to punishment. Last
April Clancy was placed on trial at
| Clarion. President Fox was to pro-
duce the pistol in court. He left home
en- the early train to go to Clarion.
| The train had proceeded some distance
from Foxburg when Mr.. Fox diseov-
cred that he had forgotten the pistol.
He had the train stopped and ran
back to the village to get the weapon.
| When he returned to the train he was
almost exhausted. The conductor
subsequently found him unconscious
| in his seat. He could not be revived,
and died on the car at almost the eX-
act spot where his friend Gather was
shot. Clancy was convicted of MUIR
der in the second degree and sentenced
to eight years in the penitentiary.
His wife aud 12-year-old son were left
destitute. The boy went to work for
farmer near st. Petersburg Recently
he was crossing field where vicious
bull was feeding. The bull attacked
him ripped his side open with his
horns and tossed him from the field
into the road, distance of forty feet.
The boy lived a short time only. Be.
sides these fatalities resulting from
Claucy's crime, the business of Fox
burg will be almost ruined. The vii.
lage depends on the oil business of the
Fox estate. w. l.. Fox, although
only twenty-nine years old was the
manager of this estate, which COM
prises 5000 acres of oil land, which,
only partially developed, yields 1900
barrels month. He owned the only
extensive individual pipe line in the
oil regions and at the time of his
death was erecting an immense re-
finery He had a capital of 100000,
and was just completing plans for the
construction of other lines of rail
ways, with FoXburg as their center
The pipe line has been sold to the
United Pipe Line Company, which
destroys its local value. No further
development of the Fox property will
be made. The death of w. l.. Fox
takes the distribution of $l,00O,OO0 a
year, at least, from this region.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-22

For two or three days past the
Democratic organs have been jubilant
over the report that General Pearsons,
of Pittsburgh, had gone over to their
side and declared his determination to
support Hancock. SO much has been
said concerning him that the Evening
Chronicle, of that city, has been in
duced to speak out as follows EN-
tircly to much has been said concern
ing General Pearson's determination
to vote the Democratic ticket this fall
So much has been said that no
more needs to be said, lest an erron-
eous impression should be created
abroad by the announcement that
General Pearsons has concluded to
vote for his former comrade in arms,
General Hancock. Here, where the
general is well known, it is not neces-
sary to refer to this matter. The fact
having been telegraphed abroad, it is
necessary to state that General Pear
sons does not represent the Republi-
cans more, nor probably as much, as
thousands of men who boast no title
and who are not likely to emerge
from obscurity, and whose names are
never heard of, or likely to be men
toned. Indeed, we question whether
after casting his own vote, Genera
Pearsons will be able to influence an
other Republican to initiate him. L
is said every man has his influence,
but unfortunately for General Pear
son, circumstances over which h
had no control impaired his influence
in Allegheny county to such a degree
that he stands to-day absolutely with
out any following whatever"
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Division of the state.

Division Of the State.
PROPOSED PLAN TO MAKE TWO STATES
OUT OF PENNsYLvANIA-TH sUs-
QUEHANNA TO BE THE DIVIDING
LINE.
1t is quietly mooted that there is a
scheme on foot to divide the State of
pennsylvania. just who is at the
bottom of this movement is not stated
and the story is given for what it is
worth. The division plot, however,
is said to have the support of num-
Der of leading politicians throughout
the commonwealth. The proposed
two states are to be called respectively
Pennsylvania and Western Pennsyl-
vania. The plan of division, it is
further stated, has been prepared with
great care, the following counties to
form that part of the state that will
retain the name it now bears: Berks,
Bradford, Bucks, Carbon, Chester,
Columbia, Dauphin, Delaware, Lam
caster, Lacka wanna, Lebanon, Le-
high, Luzerne, Lycoming, Monroe,
Montgomery, Montour, Northampton,
northumberland, Philadelphia, Pike,
Schuylkill, Sullivan, Susquehanna,
Tioga, Wayne and Wyoming.
Under the census now being taken
the population of these twenty-seven
| counties is estimated to be $500, 900,
leaving an estimated population of
100000 for the remaining forty
counties that are to form the new
state. The parties that have this
scheme in hand have madean estimate
of the political complexion of both
! commonwealths. They have taken
I the election for President in 1876 for
the basis, and ten of the counties
named give a total Republican ma
jority of y, ,472, leaving a net Repub-
lican majority of 12,85S. This leaves
a Republican majority of 5, l22 for the
new state.
1t is also believed that this legisla
ture of both commonwealths will be
Republican. AS it now stands, accord
! ing to the figures shown, the p
counties forming the old state-under
the proposed division-have 20 Repub-
lican and Democratic state senators,
and 81 Republican to 46 Democratic
members of the house, or 32 Republi-
can majority, giving the new state l3
| Republican and 9 Democratic senators
| and As Republican and 40 Democratic
assemblymen, or Republican MAJOR
ity of u on joint ballot for United
! States senator. The plan of division
| looks well as drawn on paper; the
! Susquehanna river forms Il natural
boundary between the two proposed
states from the Maryland line to Ly-
coming county, and from that point tC
! the New York state line the bound.
aries between Lycoming and Tioga
on one side, and Potter and Clinton
on the other, will be the line that is tC
separate the two states.
The constitution provides that enc
new state shall be formed or erected
within the jurisdiction of any Other
state without the consent of the legis
lature as well as of congress- and it is
said there will be no difficulty in hav
ing the legislature pass bill forming
two states, nor of the sanction of con
gress.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-22
The Outlook In Florida.

A colored Republican from Florida,
who is well posted in political matters
In that State, writes to the National
Republican,:
noticed piece in your paper of
Friday morning about a solid south
that is to say, including North and
South Carolina and Florida. Let me
say as citizen of Florida that 1 do
know that it is as certain to cast its
electoral vote for James A. Garfield
as the sun is TO shine. The black man
in Florida cannot and will not lei
the State go for Hancock, You may
think the Democrats will count Gar
field out, but we always stay with the
ballot-boX until the last vote is can
vassed. All we ask in Florida is that
the northern states will stand by
Garfield, and as Hayes got Florida in
1876, so will Garfield carry it by a
handsome majority, not less than 900
I,leave washington on Monday for my
home to help defeat Hancock. If he
is loking for solid south he may a;
well give Florida up and set it down
for Garfield.
ANDREW J. EATON, Monticello, Fla
WASHINGTON, July 16, 1880.
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Pittsburgh Female College.

Those of our readers who have
daughters to educate will do well to
send to Rev. /. G. Pershing, ID. D.,
Pittsburgh, Pa, for a Catalogue of the
Pittsburgh Female College. While it
is noted for its thoroughness in the
solid branches, it affords rare advan-
tages in Music, Drawing and Painting,
EloCution, Modern Languages, Needle
work and WaX-work. In the number
OF its Faculty and patrons, it has but
two rivals in the United States. Three
hundred and thirty-fve were in at,
tendance last year. Added to all this
its charges are lower than any equal
school on the continent. 1t is just the
place to send your daughter.
Note paper and envelopes at tho
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-22
INVENTORS.

JAM POLES.
Middletown X-Cut Saws.
Jeffard's, Whites and Mann's Axes.
Tubular and 80 Lanterns.
FILES.
Diston's X-Cut Saws.
Boynton's Lightning Saws.
CORN Peppers.
Coal Holds.
Stove Shovels.
Repairs furnished for any stove
AK HANDLES.
Pick Handles.
lb. Best Polish 10 cts. at No 10
Main street. mo
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-22
ESTATE NOTICE.

Tstate of Mary H. Gillette late
Eof Ridgway township, Elkcounty,
deceased. Notice is hereby given
that letters of administration have
been granted to the undersigned, upon
the above named estate. All persons
indebted to the said estate are request
ed to make immediate payment. and
those having legal claims against the
same to present them, without delay in
proper order, for settlement.
ALBERT NJ. GILLETTE, Admir-.
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Manhood: How Lost, How Restored!

Manhood; How Lost, How Restored!
&1nsrxtks1o Just published a new
sSsLA * edition of Or. Culver
wells Celebrated Es~
say on the rddic0t cure without med
icine) of Spermatorrlioea or Seminal
weakness, involuntary Seminal Losses
lmpotency, also, consumption, Epil-
epsy and Fits, induced by self-indul-
gence or sexual extravaganza, &c.
The celebrated author, in this adj
mirable Essay, clearly demonstrates
from thirty years successful practice
that the alarming consequences of
self-abuse may be radically cured
without the dangerous use of internal
medicine or the application of the
knife; pointing out Il mode of cure nt
once simple, certain, effectual, by
means Of which every sufferer, no
matter what his condition may be
may cure himself cheaply, privately,
and radically.
Bsss~ This Lecture should be in the
hands OF every youth and every man
in the land.
Sent under seal, in 3 plain envel-
ope,. to any address, postpaid, on
receipt of six cents or two postage
stamps.
Address the Publishers.
The culverwell Medical Co.,
~ ann 81, New York, ~. r.; Post
Office Box, 4556.
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THE SYRACUSE
CHILLED Steel PLOW


Itswelght will be eighteen pounds less than
our present styles.
flrst-class Steel Plow, made in the Or
dinary way, full rugged, retails for twenty-five
dollars. Inferior Steel Plows retail from six
teen to nineteen dollars.
The price of our new Plow will be but
Seventeen Dollars, and 1t will be the
cheapest Agricultural Implement ever sold.
It's mold board will outwear three Of the
very best kinds of the ordinary steel mold
boards.
1t will scour in soils where all steel plows
and all other plows have hitherto proved
failure.
With this Pillow will be introduced a CORFU
gated Plow Point and Jointer Point, on which
we have also obtained Patent, and which is
also great Improvement, both as regards
strength and wear.
The Jointer can be shifted so as to take
more or less land, and also more or less pitch,
and 1t can always be kept on line with the
Plow.
The wheel will run under the beam or one
side Of 1t as desired, and always kept in line.
The beam is adjustable for Spring or Fall
Flowing, and also for two or three horses.
The handles can be adjusted to accommo-
date man or boy, on the same Plow.
It is perfect Plow
Wooden beams are going out OF use because
they shrink, swell and warp, and never run
two seasons alike.
Iron beams are too heavy.
Malleable beams become demoralized and
bend, which is much worse than to break
A Steel beam is the necessity Of the day. It
is three times as strong and very much lighter
than any other style.
When pe say Mold board is chilled, the
farmers know 1t Is So
We do not palm off on them q composition
of various metals and call it chilled metal.
We want agents for this new Plow in every
town in this State.
We can give but very small discount 70
them, but we will pay the Railroad Freight
We propose to place this Plow in the hands
of Farmers as near the cost OF manufacture
as possible.
1t will be the best Agricultural Implement
ever sold.
It shall also be the cheapest
Persons therefore who are not willing to act
as agents on the principle that ga nimble six
pence is better than slow shilling" need not
apply for an agency.
No Plows on commission. All sales absolute.
eY- This is the only Steel Chilled Plow in
the World.
steel costs several times more than Iron.
But this Plow, full rugged, by giving small
discounts, can be sold for Seventeen Dollars.
Compare this price with that of any Iron Plow
ever made
1t is cheaper than any other Plow now
made would be at five dollars and half.
Where there are no agents we will, on re-
ceiptof Seventeen Dollars send q Plow to any
Railroad station In the State and pay the
freight Address,
SYRACUSE CHILLED PLoW CO.
NJ Syracuse, NY.
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The Democratic press is already
put on the defensive of Hancock.
In the South it keeps them busy to
prove that he only fought for the
Union because all his interests were
in the North, and he could not help
it. While in the North the effort is
made to show him the greatest Un.
ion soldier that drew his sword against
treason,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-22

The Hon. L. C. Houk Republican
member of Congress from Tennessee
said on Monday that the Republi-
cans expected to carry Tennessee
the coming fall, and would elect Haw-
kins, the Republican candidate for
Governor. by a decided majority,
together with the Republican
Presidential electors. He declared
that the Republicans of the State were
more determined and more united
than they had been for ten years.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-22

The Buffalo Courier, Democratic,
says that during his trip around the
world Gen. Grant spent S25, 900 a year,
How does this agree with the Demo.
cratic statements, made during the
Generals travels, that he was galli-
wanting over the world at the expense
of the United States Government :?
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Besides the speech which Secre-
tary Schurz will make in indianapolis
on his way to the far West, he
will make several others on his return.
The Secretary says that he has per-
sonal regard for Hancock, hut that
Garfield is a better man and repre-
sents better cause.
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Congressman Willis of Michigan
gives highly favorable report of that
State. He says that Michigan wanted
Mr.. Blaine to be nominated, but is
satisfied with the result. The utmost
harmony prevailed. Little has been
done yet, but the State Convention
will be held soon, and then about the
middle of August the campaign will
open in earnest. Michigan will give
Garfield and and Arthur as large a
majority as ever she gave anyone.