The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-08-03
South and. West.

SrvEN colored laborers were found dead on
. railroad track near Meridian, Miss, the sup
position being that they had fallen asleep on
the track while under the influence Of liquor
and been run over by train. Two other
colored men, however, were arrested on strong
suspicion that the men were murdered, robbed
and their bodies placed on the track.
A FIRE in Fresno, Call, burned about fifty
buildings, mostly business houses, including
five hotels, the Farmers bank, Metropolitan
hall, stores, barber shops and saloons. The
loss will probably reach 100000.
Dr. d. T. COLLINS, of Minneapolis, Mimi,
brother Of Jerome ]. Collins, the journalist,
who lost his life with Lieutenant De Long,
commander of the Jeannctte, wishes Congress to
mako an investigation. DR.. Collins charges
that after tho Melville -Danenhower party
reached place oil safety Danenhower asked
permission to search for DoLong and his party,
but that Melville refused, and ordered Danen-
hover south, saying he would make the search
himself; that Melville soon afterward went
south himself without making thorough
search, and remained south until he received
instructions from Washington to return North I;
AMI DR.. Collins alleges that all the circum-
stances since developed show that had Mel
vile made an energetic search at the begin
ming, or permitted Danenhower to do so, De
Long and his party would have been saved.
Dr. Collins also alleges that the jealousy
which existed among the officers of the expe-
dition was such as to mako failure certainty
from the start that entering the ice pack was
an inexcusable blunder that in the retreat
inferior boats and instruments were taken
and better ones left on board He also
alleges that the provisions with
which the Jeanette was fitted out wero in
fcrior in quality and insufficient in quantity
Dr. Collins concludes: "Danenhower is anx-
ious for an investigation and will have strong
evidence to present. He expressed to me
willingness to tell the whole story to an inves-
tigating board, but will otherwise keep q clo,
mouth. DR.. Newcomb is also ready for it, In
my opinion, if an Investigation is made, it will
demonspate beyond doubt that De Long,
party might have been saved"
Two freight trains colided four miles from
McGrcgor, Iowa, on the Milwaukee and st.
Paul railroad. Fireman Myron Hibbard and
were injured.
HE Missouri Democratic State convention
at Jefferson City nominated a full ticket and
adopted platform in conformity with the
principles OF the party.
SECRET organization has been formed il
Arizona and New Mexico to wipe out the ma
rauding Apaches, who are killing the whites
and carrying of their property whenever the,
get chance.
IN heavy thunder-st,r ,rm at Smyrna, Tena.,
five negroes were struck by lightning, one OF
them receiving fatal injuries.
A FIRE at New Orleans destroyed four bust
ness houses, causing total estimated loss OF
S15OOOO.
The governor of Iowa has issued proclama-
tion declaring the result of the election on the
adoption of the prohibition amendment 10 be
l5j, 496 votes for adoption and 125, 677 against,
bsing a majority for adoption of 29,759 He
commands all persons to take notice and gov
ern themselves accordingly.
HENRY CALDWELL, colored man, in Jail at
Ironton, Mo-, on the charge of having assaulted
Il white woman over sixty years old, was taken
from prison by o crowd of masked men and
hanged to bridge.
AT Steubenville, Ohio, John Harter, of the
st. Charles hotel, becoming enraged at DR..
johnson, boarder in the hotel, sought to at
tack him in his rooms Harter's father endeay-
ored to pacify him, whereupon John drew a
revolver on his father A younger brother
named Ed , a jeweler ran to his fathers as
sistance and rushed between them just in time
to receive in the left breast, near the heart, n
bullet fired at his father, killing him instantly.
John, who was under indictment for killing
another man some months ago, was lodged in
iaii,