The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-10-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Hastern and Middle statos.

Fon the first time in several years the var-
Gus factions of the New York city De-
mocracy have united upon local ticket.
The estate of Edward Clarke, president Of
the Singer Sewing Machine company who
died few days ago at his homo in Coopcrs-
town, N. Y, is valued at S25,000,000.
A NEW trial was refused in Philadelphia to
j. r. Black, 7. A. McDevitt and @. Price,
convicted of conspiring to defraud the Uni
ted States in star route mail contracts. Nc
Dewitt was sentenced TO two years. impris-
onment and to pay fine of $500; Price was
sentenced to six months imprisonment and
to pay a fine of 500, and Blacks sentence
was postponed.
"CrDAR Croft" the late Bayard Taylor's
homestead near Kennett Square, Pa, has
been sold at auction for $1i,050
BILL has been introduced in the Yer
mont house of representatives providing
that prisoners be rendered inseusible before
execution.
JOSIAH w. FLETCHER has been nominated
for governor by the New Hampshire Pro-
hibitionists.
NEW YoRK's historic old postoffice was sold
at auction the other day by the Federal gov
ernment for $G5OO0O.
ABOUT 700 churches from all parts of the
United States and Canada were represented
Mt the Universalist general convention held
in Philadelphia.
R. o. SToRRs e Co., manufacturers of
goolens, at Dedhan, Mass, have failed.
Tho liabilities are given at $4,000 and
aominal assets at $225,OO
COAL train, consisting of n locomotive
and fifteen cars, was precipitatod into the
Susquehanna river near Otego, n. Y, by the
giving way OF bridge. The fireman was
lilled and the engineer severely injured.
MATTHEW CoNNoR and PatricklO' 'ConnelL
hod carriers of Auburn, Me-, long bore
grudge against each other. While working
on the third story of an unfinished building
they engaged in quarrel, clinched and
after fierce struggle rolled over the dizzy
height to the ground, where both were picked
up mangled corpses.
THGEE men,. A. Vail, d. Vandegert and
Francis Cornish-wcre arrested in Phila-
delphia by Postal Inspector Barrett for lille
gal use of the mails. Their plan was to
write to persons for merchandise or for live
stock under the name of Lee & Co.. and
refer to ]. A. Vail, who would reply to in
quirers that Lee e. Co. were responsible for
any amount, The arrest was made on COM
plant of j. j. Dodge, sheep raiser of Ohio.
who had received an order for a lot of sheep,
but had taken the precauion to come to
Philadelphia with the live stock.
The engine Deerfeld started from North
Adams, Mass, pushing a caboose loaded
with about thirty men who were going TO
work at different places on the road. They
had gone about half way when the caboose.
which was in front, came in collision with
another engine, smashing the headlight Of
The Deertield and driving the fifteen fee.
tiues straight through the furnace door. The
cnboose was raised from its trunk on to the
cowcatcher of the Deerfeld, knocking hole
III the front of the engine, and steam and not
water flew into the caboose. The men WHO
were not hurt III the collision were burned
badly, and but few escaped without injury.
Twenty-seyen were injured. -Four Of lie
injured men died on the following day and
four or five others were not expected to live
AT meeting of the Friends in Chester,
Pa, in celebration of the 2O0th anniversary
of the landing of William Penn, letter
and poem by John G. Whittier were read
Special religious services were held in all the
churches Of Philadelphia in commemoraticn
of the founding of Pennsylvania.