The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-11-23
NEWS EVENTS.
Eastern and Middle states.


FIVE coal barges foundered in Long Island
Sound during the recent gale
EnLERY ALpEE, the defautinR cashier of
the Ashuelot IN. H. savings bank, has been
sentenced to ten years imprisonment in the
State prison.
RETURNS received at the New York produce
exchange show the majority at the recent
State election in favor of the constitutional
amendment making the canals free to be
2i1,575.
A NEW YoRK State senate committee, ap-
pointed for the purpose of investigating the
evils of grain speculation, held meeting at
Buffalo and took testimony. Alonzo Rich.
mond, ex-president of the Buffalo board of
trade, testified that the system of grain deal.
ings in futures disturbed the business of the
entire commercial world.
The steamer City of Worcester was on her
way from New York TO Norwich, Conn.,, when
she ran into aud sank barge in the East
river. The barge was loaded with sugar,
and had on board Captain William Taylor,
his mother, wife, three children and two deck
hands. Captain Taylor was saved, but all
the rest were drowned.
AT Phillipsburg, Pa, Mrs. William Stark,
twenty two years old, bride of only three
weeks, committed suicide by taking poison.
The annual meeting of the National
Academy of Sciences took place this year i'll
New York. Many interesting papers on sci
entific matters were read by leading scien-
tisis.
WILLIAM SrEINIrz, champion chess player
of tho world arrived in this country short
time ago, and has been defeating the best
players of Philadelphia.
An expert accountant has been going over
the books of the Peughkeepsie IN. "
officials and several of them are charged
with deficiencies in their accounts. de-
mand to make good these alleged deficiencies,
aggregating over $50, ZOO, has been made.
THE third of the series of three races in
New York, between Myers and George,
American and English champion amateur
runners, has been declared off on account of
the formers illness, and the medal given to
the latter. The first race of half a mile was
won by Myers; George captured the second
race of one mile, and the third and deciding
contest was to have been at three-quarters OF
! a mile.
Fl. G. WELSH, superintendent of the Colo
| Spring powder works near Allentown, Pa,
was blown to pieces by an explosion in the
| inter vault.
NEAR Scranton, Pa, the roof of mine
| fell in with terrific crash, instantly killing
Albert and Thomas Williams and fatally in
| juring Sylvester Williams, brother of AL
| bert.
THREE cheeses, each weighing 1000 pounds,
| were ON exhibition in New York a few days
| since They were made in Whitesboro, n.
Y, and intended for exhibition in Glas-
gov, Scotland. An ordinary cheese weighs
sixty pounds.
THE engineer of the great bridge between
| New York and Brooklyn states that the
| structure will be ready for use March 81, 1888.
| A POOR lad employed as cash boy in Bos-
ton dry goods house, together with his sister,
has fallen heir to 50, 100000, left to them by
an uncle in Australia.
The wife of Chief Engineer Melville, of
the lost Jeanette, having recovered from
the insanity which developed itself upon her
husbands return to their home in Phila-
| delphia, has been released from the insane
| asylum at Norristown, Pa.
The New England Manufacturers and
Mechanics Institute fair in Boston was re-
markably successful this year. Preparations
are already being made for the exhibition OF
1885, at which it is proposed TO compare, on
large scale, the products of the South with
those of the North. The legislatures of thir-
teen Southern and Southwestern States have
been asked TO furnish appropriations to Sc
cure State exhibits. A large number of in
dividual applications for space from South,
ern States have already been received.