The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-02-09
NEWS OF THE WEEK,
Eastern and Middle States.

OSCAR L. BALDWIN, tho defaulting cashier Of
the Mechanics National bank, of Newark, N.
j., was sentenced 20 confinement at hard labos
in the State prison fjr fifteen years.
Mn. HIRAM MILLER, father of United States
Senator Warner Miller, was killed on street
crossing by locomotive at Utica N. Y.
A BABY clephant--the second ever born in
this country--was born The other day at Bridge
port Conn. Its weight at birth was 100 pounds
height two an half feet and length three
foet.
MAYOR GRACE presided and William NJ
Evarts and other prominent citizens partc
poted in public meeting held in New York to
express sympathy with the persecuted Jews
of Russia. On the same evening meeting of
a similar character was held in london and
presided over by the lord mayor.
AFTER deadlock of five weeks in the
New York legislature Charles +. Patterson, of
Troy was chosen speaker of the house. This
result is understood to have been attained
after a conference between the regular Demo-
Gratis and the Tammany members, the latter
agreeing to vote with the former if all the
Democratic caucus nominoos for officers Of the
house except Mr.. Patterson bo withdrawn.
A DISPATCH from Lieutenant Dancnhower at
Irkutsk, Siberia, to the Now York He,dld
states that lie has discovered records of tho
Jeanette commander, De Long, which show
that three natives found him and his compan-
ions in October last and took them to settle
ment. Lieutenant Dancnhower began the
search for them five days later. They have
been traced to wilderness, and every effort is
sill being made to find them.
TnE American Agricultural association, COM
prscd of delegates from the various agricul-
tural societies of the country, met i'll throe
days' national convention in New York. Presi-
dent Sprague in his opening address, said the
question before them was how could they ele-
yate their calling, increase the products Of the
land nnG make farming profitable and attrac-
tive to young men? Many questions of interest
10 farmers were read.
Boston dispatch says that the brig S. P.
Brown, from New York for Newburyport,
Mass, manned by five or six men, has been
given up for lost.
The baby elephant born at Bridgeport, Conn,
has been insured for 1900, 000 Mr. Darnum
paying 81, 900 a week premium for one year.
FIRE at Buffalo, N. Y, destroyed the com
mcrcial elevator and other property, causing an
aggregate estimated damage of s175,OOO.
For the past year tho cost of buildings
erected in New York city was s43, 301, 300, q!
against s29, ,115, ,385 the preceding year.
OK the frat day of the search amid the ruins
of th9 Park row fire in New York three bodies
were recovered of the foreman, assistant
foreman and compositor of the OJSerUe,
office.
4 FIRE in the business heart of Jersey City,
N. j.. destroyed a barrel factory and eight
other buildings, causing an estimated damage
exceeding 5000, 900.
One of the heaviest snow storms seen in Ecw
York for many years VISITED that city and
vicinity the other day and caused much dis
conf IT. Many trains We're blockaded for
hours by hugo snowdrlts. In portions OF New
Ensllnd aud the Middle States country roads
were rendered entirely impossible by tho snow.
Several marine disaste were reported.
LIEUTENANT GILES B. HARBoR and Master
". S. Scheutzo, Of the United States navy, ap-
pointed by Secretary Hunt TO search for Lieu.
tenansnt Chipp and the other men lost after
the wreck of the Arctic exploring vessel Jean
ncttc, started the other day in an ocean
steamer from New York on their long journey
to Irkutsk, Siberia.