The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-12-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Eastern and Middle States.

Il. Porter LEE late president OF tho First
National bank of Buffalo, n Y, convicted
at the United st ties circuit court at Syra.
cusc of embodiment, was sentenced to ten
years imprisonment.
4 LARGE and enthusiastic meeting in New
lork-heli for the purpose of arousing
more fully public interest in the erection
upon Bodloe's Islaul. New York hArbor. of
pedestal for the statue of Liberty En-
tightening the World" presented to the
American people by th' people of France
vas presided over by William NJ ESarts and
addressed by we!l-known orators.
WHILE woykmen at Plattshurg, N V,
were lowering from Il derric!5-car heavy
stone the derricl-car was overturned into
he river, ard dragged with it the tender of
an engine. William HeiTerman, master
mason, was instantly killed, two others were
seriously injured, and mason named
Murray was reported missing and supposed
to be under the tender in the river
MYERS, American amateur champion, wa.
defeated by George, English champion, i'll
hree-quarter-m running race at New
lork: and on the same day, Oh the same
round, Yale defeated Princeton at football,
inning the college championship.
TIE inhabitants of North Newport, Me-,
were startled by hearing three pistol shots in
rapid succession, and shortly afterward
horse and carryall ran into the dooryard of
John Dodge. In the carriage Miss Nellie
Prilay, of North Newport, lay dying with
bullet hole in her left temple. Charles Cro-
well jumped from the carriage and dropped
before reaching the door; he had bullet
hole in his right temple. They were car
ried into Mr.. Dodge's house. and both soon
| expired. Crowell had called at the school
house in St. Adams that afternoon, where
| Miss Prilay was teaching, to take her to her
| home in Newport
One Of tie recent curious happenings of
| Brooklyn was the arrest of a husband for
kissing his wife upon the complaint of his
| irate spouse.
| Henry G. MURPHT, president of the board
| of trustees of the Brooklyn bridge, and a
| prominent citizen of Brooklyn, died a few
| days since, aged seyenty-two years. Mr..
| Murphy had been member of Congress,
| United States minister to Holland under
| Pierce, and State senator. He had also
written anumber of historical volumes.
| The provisions of the new penal code re
| lating to Sabbath breaking were rigorousl!
enforced in New York and Brooklyn on th'
first Sunday that the law went into effect
and in consequence an unusual quietnes'
prevailed all day throughout the metropolis
In New York the police made over 100 ar
rests, mainly of bootblacks, drivers, barber
and cigar dealers, but the great majority o
arrested persons were discharged by tn
justices without fine. The sale of newspa
pers was also greatly affected. The enforce
ment of the law created great excitement
some amusement and much comment, prin
cipally of an adverse character.
The steamer H. Folger, of Cape Vincent
N. Y, has been wrecked in Lake Ontario
The captain and crew of eight men wer
lost.
The special train conveying Mrs. Langtry
the English beauty, 10 Boston at the conclu
sion of her theatrical engagement in New
York, struck a wagon at Thompsonville
| Conn.,, and killed two boys in the vehicle.