The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-07-27
South and West.

UNITED STATES SENATOR BROWN, OF Georgia,
has given $50, OJO TO the Georgia State uuver-
ity for the purpose OF educating poor young
| men.
AN impromptu duel was fought near Wedder
burns, Va, between Joseph Addison, of Balti
more, and Richard Garland, resident oi
Lunenburg county. The duel was fought
at distance of Elk feet. Addson's
pistol hung fire four times, and he
only fired once, the bullet striking Garland in
the wrist Garland fired five times, one shot
taking effect. Addison died from the effects
of the wound. The duel resulted from Gar
land telling young woman who lives in
Lunenburg county, to whom Addison was en-
| gagged to be married, that Addison was flirting
with her.
Mrs. MARY LINCOLN, wife of EXPIRE sident
Abraham Lincoln, died in Springfield, ILL.,,
from the effects Of q paralytic stroke received
on the evening previous. She had been ill for
long time. Mrs. Lincoln was born about 1915
in Lexing on, Fayette county, Ky. She was
the daughter of Doctor Robert S. Todd, a
practising physician well known and greatly
respected in that region. She was married in
1912, and was at her husbands side in
Ford's theater, Washington, when he was shot
on the night of April IA, 1855. Mrs Lincoln
suffered such shock by her husbands assas.
sination that her mind became to certain
extent affected, and it became necessary about
seven years ago for her friends to take legal
measures to have her placed under restraint.
Under medical treatment she recovered sulfi-
ciently to be released from restraint and she
thoIeupon sailed for Europe, where sne TO.
mained unit! the fall OF 1880. Mrs. Lincolns
eldest and only surviving son is, The secretary
OF war.
CAREFULLY gathered reports from Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Kansa4,
Arkansas, Louisiana and Missouri show that
the wheat crop which is being harvested in
many places will be much above the average
and that the corn crop has been greatly ad-
vanced by recent warm weather and light
rains.
THE steamer John Wilson, plying between
New Orleans and Atchafalaya river, struck a
snag at II o'clock P. NJ. and rapidly sank. Six
lives were .ost.
AT San Francisco $50 Chinese cigarmakers
struck because three of their fellow countrymen
had been discharged. The strikers were
promptly paid of.
THE strike between the boilermakers and
their employers at Cincinnati has been ended,
The men resuming work at an advance of ten
per cent. on their former wages.
Two years ago DR.. Roberts was killed at
Millville, No., by DR.. Keys. young physician.
Keys was twice tried. the second trial resulting
in plea of insanity being sustained. He was
sent to the insane asylum at st. Joseph, but
was released recently as cured. Upon his ar
rival In Millville Charles Roberts, son OF the
murdered DR.. Roberts, was told Of his pres
ence. He left his shop, secured a revolver and
hunted Keys up. He opened fire on him,
wounding him in the breast. Keys started TO
run, but Roberts followed, firing two more
shots, both taking effect and Keys died almost
instantly. Roberts was arrested.
OSCAR GOODWIN, cashier Of the Logsnsport
Qnd.) national bank, stole $l5, 900 Of the insti-
tutioa's funds and then disappeared.