The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-03-16
South and West.

MoSTGoMERY, Ala, has just started up its
tirst cotton factory. The event caused much
enthusiasm.
THE village of Prince Fredericktown, the
county seat Of Calvert county, Nd, has been
almost entirely destroyed by fire. Most Of the
county records were consumed.
Four men were blown to fragments by an
explosion in the packing house OF the Lake Su-
perior Powder company at Marquette, Mich.
The Lumberman's exchange, at Chicago,
ILL.,, reports that the past year has been one of
the most successful ever experienced among
lumbermen in the Northwest.
CAPTAIN EDWARD POSTAL, of the steamer
fIarl Cash, which arrived at Memphis, reports
that the back water from tho Mississippi river
extended up the White river to Clarendon, Ark,
a distance of 1876 miles from the mouth, and
,hc entire country intervening was under wafer,
which was two feet higher than ever known be-
fore. Great loss of stock and damage to farming
interests occurred throughout the White river
bottoms Reports como of great suffering in the
overhowed districts. In reply to the inquiry Of
the secretary of war as to the number Of des-
titute people in his State, Judge Mangum, COM
missioner of Arkansas, estimates the number
OF persons in that State needing relief at 90
coo. Commissioner Hemingway, ofMssissippi,
named IS, 900 Ms the number in that State. Add
to these the 5000 destitute in Tennessee, and
it makes an aggregate of $4,000 persons whose
condition is such as demands prompt attention
at the hands of the government
AN anti Chinese meeting, at which 10000
l,,J1 {,
Francisco. Resolutions petitioning Congress
to restrict Chinese emigration were passed.
FORTY thousand persons in the counties
along the lower Mississippi have been left
destitute by the recent floods.
The town OF Nacori, Arizona, was attacked
by Apaches, and three persons were killed OIL
each side.
JOHN o. MASSEY AMI lis wife, an old couple
living near Charlottesville, Va, were killed and
their money was taken from their house the
ether night.
TIE Illinois State board of agriculture re-
ports that the seeding for the next wheat crop
amounts to 2,67G 900 acres, or 275 900 less than
last year. The present condition, however, is
most favorable.
THREE alleged murderers were taken from
the Jail at Albuquerque, n. NJ by masked men
and hanged to trees
THE Iowa legislature has agreed to an amend.
ment to strike out the word finale" from the
constitution. If agreed to by the next legisla-
ture it will then so to the people.
Two Indians were hanged the other day a
Lakeport, Cal, for numbering whito man.
THE Michigan Legislature has passed bill
appropriating s265,000 for the further relief o
the sufferers by forest fires.
A CHICAGO dispatch says that Mr.. ScovlllC
declares that as soon as the bill of exception,
in Guitcau's case is ready he will retro iron
the defense. He says that there will be 10 diff.
fculty in getting eminent counsel, but he doe
not know that General Butler will manage tht
case.
THE Ohio river steamer Sidney while maxim,
a trip from Cincinnati to Wheeling, W. Va.
burst her main steam pipe. Mrs. Little anC
her grandson and Mr.. King wero Instant,
killed. Mrs. Stephenson, wifo of the boat
pilot, was fatally scalded, and five other per
sons were injured.
THE number Of deaths by the bursting of
steam pipe on the Ohio river steamer Sidne.
has increased to eight.
INFORMATION has been received at Raleigh
n. c., tlat the Mormons have made lodg
ment near Kings Mountain, that State Mum
bers of the country people flocked to hear then
and they made about fifty converts at tina
point.
LATER dispatches estimate that over so, 00
square miles of territory has been inundate,
by the floods in the Mississippi valley, and tn
total number of sufferers is placed at 60, 00l
persons. In Bolivar county, Miss, no less thai
thirty lives have been lost by drowning, an
the whole county, containing about 1900 per
sons, has been under water.
P. H. McCnAcKEN, formerly member of tn
board of supervisors Of Bradford, Mich.
charged with the embezzlement of'sl 900 Of tn
public funds of that township, was arrested a
his home in Chesterfield county, Va, and takel
back to Michigan.
NINE companies Of Nebraska State troop
and three companies of United States regular
were sent hastily to Omaha in anticipation o
trouble with a body of strikers. The striker
held mass meeting, at which speeches wer
made exhorting the labor union to stand firm
and denouncing the authorities for calling ou
the military.