Henry A. Parsons, Jr., Editor THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1879. The expenses of the late Interna tional exhibition at Paris were $11, 000,000, and the receipts $6,000,000. The total " log cut" of Michigan this winter aggregates 2,404,207,466 feet. The computation gives tin actual cut of nearly every logging firm. The contributions to the fund in stituted by the Lord Mayor of London for the relief of the sufferers by the 8.egedin inundation's has reached the um of $35,000. The report of the board of Inquiry in the case of General Fitz John Por ter has been received by the Secretary of War and has been sent to Mr. Hayes for his decision. Not only have active sanitary measures been neglected In most of the Southern cities and villages ravaged lost year by the yellow fever, but generally they are less clean than usual. Mayor Williams, of Gloucester. Mass., has published a reduest for con tributions from the country at large in aid of the families of the seamen lost on St. George's Bank during the re- cent gales. Archbishop Purcell, of Cincinnati, lias received a letter from Cardinal McCloskey, saying that a conference of church dignitaries will be held in the east, at which they hope to devise some plan for his relief. Nearly 2,000,000 cattle, mostly young, will be driven from Texas north before the hot weather of August begins. The number of cattle in a "drive" is generally 3,000, though it is sometimes much larger. Last Friday morning at about two o'clock, Matthew Creed, proprietor of a dry goods store at Jamestown, Ky., found a burglar behind the counter and shot him dead, fifteen buckshot penetrating his body. It is not known where the burglar was from. The anti-Chinese party in the Cal ifornia Constitutional Convention failed to secure the insertion into the new Constitution of the proposed two sections which prohibit the residence e-f persons in that State who are in eligible to become citizens, and pro hibiting persons "ineligible to citizen ship" to fish in Culifornian rivers and hold, lease, or purchase real property A device for cheating at cards was discovered by the San Francisco police in a room that hud been tised by poker players. It was a small brass frame for holding extra cards, so made as to be fastened in the sleeve ahd slid down into the right hand by pulling a string with the left hand. Then the needed card could be extracted with' out detection and afrerward pulled up into the sleeve again. -A traveller from the country drank a glass of whiskey In Chris tiansburg, Va., put a twenty-flve cent piece on the bar, received ten cents change, and demanded five more. The barkeeper explained that the Moffat punch had increased the price of drinks. The countryman drew a revolver, declared that he wouldn't be swindled, and was shot dead by the barkeeper. A man in St. Paul took out a life insurance policy for $5,000, one of the printed conditions being that the company need pay nothing if he com mitted suicide. Ho became insane, and killed himself. His widow sued for the $5,000 on the ground that, being driven to self-slaughter by insanity, a disease, does not constitute a violation of the suicide clause, which can be applied to criminal self-distruction only. The Minnesota Supreme Court decides for the widow. When the great Russian plague of 1771 had carried off three-fourths of the people of Moscow it was checked by the frost. Expecting that it would break out again in the snrinsr. Cath arine II. commisssoned Count Orion" to destroy all the clothing and rags loft by the victims of the scourcre. The count knew that even despotic power could not compel the people to oney this oruer properly, so he set up in tho rag busine&s. "The highest priee paid for cast-off clothing.1 "Clothing bought and no question asked," wero among the tempting omclal advertisements of the . day. Thieves and scavengers were his allies. Bonfires of clothinar were made, and the houses and streets were cleared and disinfected. Next year there Mas no plague in Moscow. A pio eating match between two notoriously voracious men was con tested in St. Louis. One had a wide mouth, ponderous jaws, an appetite sharpened by 24 hours of fasting, and was naturally the favorite before the start. The other was manifestly a dyspeptic, and his appearance was against him. Hot apple pies of a uni form size were used, and the man who ate most in a half an hour was to be the winner. The favorite led for twenty minutes, swallowing eigh pies in that time, andlcaviug his competitor a pie and a half behind ; but at that juncture he choked and was compelled to rest. The dyspeptic kept steadily ' at work, closing the gap, and then forged ahead. At the conclusion of the half hour he was half through his thirteenth pie, while the favorite was In his eleventh. Washington Letter. From our regular Correspondent. Washington, D. C, March 22nd. The 46th Congress is now assembled in extra session. It was a pretty close shave with our Democrat friends In organizing the House of Representa tives, but they pulled through by the skin of their teeth, as It were, and Sam Randall once more wields the gavel and controls the deliberations of the iopular branch of Congress a position second only to that of Presi dent of tho United States. The oppo sition to Randall In the ranks of his party was very pronounced, and atone time seemed likely to be sufficient to defeat him in the caucus, but his superior skill at political wire pulling, with n combination of favorable cir cumstances, saved his bacon. It may be claimed as a Tilden victory, or a hard-money, victory; but In my opinion It is neither. The only real issues that entered into the contest among the Democrats were Randall and anti-Randall, and tho question whether the party deemed it exedient to place au ex-Con federate In the chair. The question was settled by the ex Confederates themselves mostly voting in favor of a northern man. Tho proceedings in organizing were tame enough, and hardly repaid the crowds who filled the galleries and corridors almost to suffocation. It was one o'clock when the election of Speaker was proceeded with. Mr. Clymer nominated Samuel J. Randall; Mr. Frye nominated Hon. James A. Garfield, and Rev. Gilbert De La Matyr nominated Hon. Hendrick B. Wright, of Pennsylvania. When the name of Bradley Barlow, of Vermont, was cnllcd, he voted for Judge Kelley, of Pennsylvania. When Blackburn announced his vote for Mr. Randall it was met with applause on the Repub lican side and in the galleries. Judge Kelley voted for Hendrick B. Wright, which created something of a sen sation. Neither Randall, Garfield nor Wright voted. Randall received 143 votes, Garfield 125, Keley 1, Hendrick B, Wright 13, showing that 282 mem bers voted. Just before the vote was announced Mr. O'Reilly, of New York, arrived and voted for Mr. Ran dall, thus giving him 144 votes, which is a majority of all the votes of the members elect. Mr. Randall, was declared elected, and at half-past one o'clock was conducted to the chair by Gen. Garfield and Representative Blackburn. As the three advanced up the main aisle there was a jyo longed applause. Judge Kelley being the oldest member in continuous ser vice, administered the oath to the new Speaker. Among the new faces which attracted the most attention were those of ex-Secretary Robeson, who occupied a seat in the last row on the Republican side; Gen. Joe John son, of Virginia, who sat to Hie left of the main aisle, and Godlove S. Orth, of Indiana. Mr. Blackburn's desk was literally covered with flowers. One conspicuous floral present was a mag nificent basket, having his initials in the center, made of violets. There was also a grand pyramid of flowers on Speaker-elect Randall's desk. The Senate proceedings were dry and un interesting, though witnessed by a large crowd. The reorganization of the committees was about all that was done. The chief topic of interest here just now is the widow Oliver's breach of promise suit against the venerable Simon Cameron, now in progress. Gen. Butler appears as Cameron's chief counsel, and there is always an expectant crowd gathered together when Butler has anything to say or to do. The impression seems to be that the General wiM make it lively for the festive widow before he gets through with the case. She claims that Simon promised- to marry her and make things comfortable for her generally, and, with that understanding, he was granted privileges which; he shouldn't have had. In support of this eTaim she presents, among other things, two or three rather dubious love letters. The naughty old man, on the contrary thinks it is a case of blackmail, and says he has already paid her $1,000 rather than have a fuss about it. To make it still more warm for the widow, they present in court Mr. Thos. M. Oliver, who was once supposed to be her husband, and who is now alive and well. This complicates matters considerably, as it is hard to under stand how Mrs. Oliver lias been damaged by the refusal of an old man like Cameron -to marry her, when she already had a husband alive and well, and a better looking man, anyhow. The Post-office Department has ruled that a paper started recently by a Arm, with the intention of adver tising its business precisely as any other firm advertises its business in its own long-established journal, can not be admitted to the mails at pound rates though the older paper may be. By this decision the Department says the act, if of long continuance, suffices to remove the bar which it will impose upon the beginner, because the original as well as the present, intention is swallowed up by the act, it being a pecuniary success. The new enter prise, in not having reached the point of true profit, like certain papers and magazines published by the large firms of New York, in which are ex tensively advertised their own bus iness matters, has no right to the mails, except by paying transient rates of postage. This may be law, but it is so unjust and unequal, and so much in favor of metropolitan organs, that we wonder why it is so, unless the Post-office Department is rnn in the Interest of papers that are making money, and deliberately Intends to discourage the starting of other period icals by those of limited capital. Pom Pepeo. In Donaldsonville, La., there Is a novelty In the way of a court house. It is a very small flat-boat covered In. Being discovered floating down the river It was pulled ashore, and is now occupied on court days by a colored justice of the peace to settle disputes. The doctrine of personal holiness, or entire freedom from sin, seems to be gaining ground in the Methodist Church. In the Kentucky conference a few days ago, the venerable Bishop Scott said t "For flfty-fouryears I have been a follower of Christ, and for over fifty years a professor of holiness. I have not only professed it bt have en Joyed it. KE WAD VER TISEMENTS. Catharine M'Garvey, by her next friend, George Morgan, vs John M'Garvey. In the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Elk. No. , Nov. Term. 1879. DIVORCE. To the Respondent Above Named. Take notice, that subpoena and alias subpoena having been issued in the above entitled case, and returned "not found in the county," you are hereby notified to appear before said court on the FOURTH MONDAY OF MAY, A. D. 187'J toauswer the said libelant's complaint. D. C. OYSTER, Sheriff. Sheriff's Oflice, RIdgway Pa. 1 March 12, 1879. Ham. & M'Caulev, Attorneys for Libellant. n6t5 Young Men prepared for active busi ness life. The only institution in the United States exclusively devoted to practical business education. School always in session. teSFor circulars giving full particulars address, J. C. SMITH, A. M., Pittsburgh, Pa. nSinlml. Estate Notice. Estate op James R. Snaddkv, of the Township of Bcrzinger, Elk Co., deceased. All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make im mediate payment, and those having legal claims again the same will present them without delay in proper order for settlement. Jennie Snadden, Executor. Or her Attorney ) W. W. Ames, Esq. fary's, Elk Co., Pa. J St. Mary nan. Flowers for Everybody. NONE BETTER. NONE CHEATER. We Sell for $1.00 Strong, vigorous and well grown plants. 8 Roses or 1 0 Geraniums or 10 Fuch sia or 15 Verbenas or 10 Pansies or 15 Single Petunias or 15 Basket and Bed diiigtlants or 15 Coleus or 12 Helio tropes or 12 Chrysanthemums or 12 Gladiolus or 10 Dble Tuberose Bulbs for $1.00 or 12 Plants and Bulbs (1 of each collection) $1.00 or half this col lection 75 Plants and Bulbs with New pure white ageratum (blanche) added $5.00 or the whole collection of ISO choice plants and Bulbs with a plant of Ageratum Blanche or tho New Scarlet Rose Geranium (Sirs. Taylor) added $8.00. We guarantee safedelivery by Express Our Priced Circular of FLOWERS For EVERYBODY Sent Free. . HARRY CHAAPEL, Florist, 200 West 4th St. Williamsport, Pa. nSeowMrApMy. CENTRAL State ITormal School (Eighth Kormal School Dixtrict) LOCK HAYES, CLIST0X CO., PA. A. N. RAUB, A. M., Principal. This school as at present constituted, offers the very best facilities for Pro fessional and Classical learning. Buildings spacious, inviting and commodious; completely heated by steam, well ventilated, and furnished with a bountiful supply of pure water, soft spring water. Location healthful and easy of ac cess. Surrounding scenery unsurpassed. Teachers experienced, efficient, and alive to their work. Discipline, firm but kind, uniform and thorough. Expenses moderate. Fifty cents a week deduction to those preparing to teach. Students admitted at any time. Courses of study prescribed by the State; I. Model School. II. Prepnia tory." III. Elementary. IV. Scku entific. ADJl'NCT COURSES : I. Academic. II. Commercial. III. Music. IV. Art. The Elementary and Scientific courses are Professional, and students graduating therein receive State Diplo mas, conferring the following corres ponding degrees: Master of the Ele ments, and Master of the Sciences. Graduates iu the other courses receive Normal Certificates of their attain ments, signed by the Faculty. The professional courses are liberal, and are in thoroughness not inferior to those of our best colleges. The State requires a higher order of citizenship. The times demand It. It is one of the prime objects ot this schcol to help to secure it by furnish ing intelligent, and efficient teachers for her schools. To this end it solicits young persons of good abilities and good purioses those who desire to improve their time and their talents, as students. To all such it promises aid in developing their powers and abundant opportunities for well paid lalor after leaving school. For catalogue and terms address the Principal. S. D. BALL, President Board of Trustees. T. C HIPPLE, Secretary. BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Clinton county. S. D. Ball. T. C. Hippie, Dr. J. H. Barton, A. H. Best, Jacob Brown, Wilson Kistler, A. N. Raub, W. W. Rankin, R. G. Cook, Samuel Christ, G. Kintzing, S. M. Bickford, H. L. Diffenbach, A. C Noyes, 8. R. Peale. Centre Ex-Gov. A G. Curtin. Clearfield Ex.Gov. Wra. Bigler. Elk Charles R. Earley. . Mr6'79yl Mercantile Appraisement. . List of retailers of merchandise, liquors, Ac, In the county of Elk, SUite of Pannsylvania, February 28, MERCHANDISE. BENEZETTE. CLASS. NAME. TAX. 12 Wm. E. Johnston, store $12 00 12 T. J. Shaffer, store 12 00 14 C. A. Hasklns & Co., store , 7 00 14 Miles Dent, store 7 00 14 Miles Dent, miller 7 00 14 R. W. Petrikln, miller 7 00 BENZINGER. 14 Rev. F. Celestine, miller 7 00 FOX. 12 Joseph Koch k, Son, store 12 00 18 J. J. Taylor & Co., store 10 00 18 James Mohen, store 10 00 18 Herman Stnessley 10 00 14 F. X. Enz, store 7 00 14 John M'Mahen, Btore 7 00 14 A Timm, store 7 00 14 Joseph Koch A Son, miller 7 00 JAY. 14 E. H. Dixon, store 700 14 Abel Gresh, store 7 00 14 John Smith, store. 7 00 JONES. 8 Wilcox Tanning Co., store . 80 00 14 A. T. Aid rich, store 7 00 14 James C. Malone, store 7 00 14 Martin Sowers, store 7 00 14 G. A. Jacobson, store 7 00 14 M. M. Schultz, meat market 7 00 1IORTON. 13 Short & Horton, store 10 00 14 J. 8. Hyde, store 7 00 14 John Cuneo, store 7 00 RtDQWAY. 10 W. H. Osterhout, store 20 00 10 J. S. & W. H. Hvde, store 20 00 11 Powell & Kime. store . 15 00 12 Grant & Horton, store 12 00 18 McGloin A McGeehin, store 10 00 14 T. S. Hartley, store 7 00 14 G. G. Messenger, store 7 00 1 4 Charles Holes, store 7 00 14 L. A. Brertdell, store 7 00 14 E. K. Gresh, Btore 7 00 14 Robert I. Campbell, store 7 00 14 Jacob Butterfuss, store 7 00 14 J.S. Powell, store 7 00 14 H. M. Rolfe, store 7 00 14 Frank Settellc, store 7 00 14 D. B. Day, store 7 00 14 S A. Rote, store 7 00 14 B. Lamoreux, store 7 00 14 N. T. Cummings, store 7 00 14 Mrs. E. Crayston, store 7 00 14 Mrs. N. T. Cummings, store 7 00 14 J. C. Singleton, store 7 00 14 J. W. Morgester, store 7 00 14 Geo. Cooley & Co., store 7 00 14 Mercer-Bros , meat market 7 00 14 J. S. & W. H. Hyde, millers 7 00 ST. MARY'S BOROUGH. 10 Hall, Kaul & Co., store 20 00 10 Coryell A Rush, jitore 20 80 12 Joseph Wilhelm, store 12 00 12 John Walker & Son, store 12 00 12 Spafford & Tierney, store 12 00 13 Weis Bros., store 10 00 13 John E. Wcidcnbopner,store.lO 00 13 Charles Luhr, store 10 00 14 F. X. Sosenheiiner, store 7 00 14 Charles M'Vean, store 7 00 14 S. C Blakel v, store 7 00 14 John E. Weidenboener.store 7 00 14 Edward McBrirte, store 7 00 14 Chas. Miller, store 7 00 14 Joseph Wilhelm, store 7 00 14 O. F. Kcnote, store 7 00 14 Mrs. M. E. M Nallcy, store 7 00 14 Agues B. Kellean, store 7 00 14 L. W. Gittord. store - 7 00 14 Herman Tegler, store 7 00 14 Philip Fisher, store 7 00 14 John Krug, meat market 7 00 14 John Foster, meat market 7 00 14 Charles Lyon, meat market 7 00 14 Flmfinger & Barringcr meat market 7 00 14 Wilhelm & Dornish, millers 7 00 HOTELS AND EATING HOUSES. BENEZETTE. 6 Henrv Blesh, hotel 6 G. It. Winslow, hotel 7 John Daley, eating house. BENZINGER. 7 F. X Sorg, hotel. FOX. ft John Collins, hotel. 6 Joseph Koch, hotel. 5 Daniel Scull, hotel. JONES. 5 F. B. Patterson, hotel. " . 7 Martin Sowers, hotel. RIDGWAY. 4 W. H. Schram, hotel. 6 James T McFarlan, hotel. 5 Salyer Jackson, hotel. 7 James Maginnis, eating house. " ST. MARY'S BOROUGH. 4 Riley Bros., hotel. 6 Jared M. Mecum, hotel. 6 James Rogan, hotel. 6 Lawrence Vogel, hotel. 6 Js. E. Windlelder, hotel. 7 Henry Luhr, hotel. 7 William Gies, hotel. 7 John Urol I, eating house. 7 Jacob K runs, eating house. 7 Anthony Schauer, eating house. BREWERIES. BENZINGKR. Peter Straub, FOX. John Genger, BT, MARY'S BOROUGH. Charles Luhr Co., William Geis, Lawrence Vogel, 25 00 15 00 25 00 25 00 1600 BILLIARDS. RIDGWAY. G. W. Rhines, 3 tables 50 00 Jas. Maid n n is. 3 tables CO 00 BT. MARY'S BOROUOH. Joseph Windfelder, 2 tables 40 00 G. C. BRANDON, Mercantile Appraiser. Executors' Notice. Instate of Conrod Moyer, Sr., late of jFox township, Elk county, Pa., deceased. Letters testamentary upon said estate having been granted to the undersigued, all persons indebted thereto are requested to make immedi ate settlement, and those having claims or demands against the same will present them without delay for settlement ELfAS MOYER, lVrM1. JACOB MOYER, P"tor. nlt4. Estate Notice. . ESTATE of Valentine Glatt, Jr., late of St. Mary's Borough, Elk Co., deceased. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make im mediate payment, and those having legal claims against the same, will present them without delay in proper order for settlement, to LOUIS VOLLMER, 1 v. CHAlU.KBBCUhsjLE. Executors. Hides, Sheep - Pelts, and Calf Skins wanted at 42 Main street. FRANK BETTELLE 1879. THE h Aiwiriia PREMIUM LIST One Raymond Silver Watch . One White Sewing Machine One Wehster Unabridged Dictionary One Cash Prize .... Three Cash Frizes $10 each Five Cash Frizes, $5 each Total . . . . ALL CASH PRIZES WILL BE FAID IN GOLD- $200 IN PRIZES ADVOCATE SUBSCRIBERS Call on Charles Holes, Jeweler, Ridgway, Pa-, and see , the Magnificent watch we offer. Call on C. Bowers, Furniture Dealer, Ridgway, and see the handsome and durable White Sewing Machine. The Other Prizes Will 1879. OUR T.,ii..in fVmt. Duprv fiimllv in and also believing it to be to the best interest of the publisher and subscriber that the pay should be in advance, we make the following unparalled otter : Every subscriber to The Advocate in Elk county who pays 1.50 will receive The Advocate for one year and a ticket which will entitle him to a chance in the prizes which we offer. Six hundred tickets will be issued, and the drawing will take place as soon as the tickets are taken up, which we think can be done in about sity days. All old subscribers will be put on the same footing with the new ones; that is, the paper will be sent one year and the ticket given to all persons sending us $1.60. Further, to any person sending us $30.00. we will furnish twenty papers for one year and twenty tickets, besides an extra copy and extra uciiei w me geuer up u mo wuu, HENRY A. PARSONS, Jr., Ridgway, Elk County, Pa. 1879. $ 80 00 35 00 12 00 25 00 30 00 25 00 200 00 TO ELK COUNTY Be Given As Advertised. PLAN. 1879. Elk rnnntv should havflu eonnfv rarer. ate. FENNSiLVANIA RAIL ROAD Philadelphia & Erie RVR- Di. " WINTER TIME TABLE- rn an4 after SUNDAY. (JlO 1878, the trains onthe PWlade - Dhia A Erie Railroad Division will run as follows t WESTWARD. KM if Mi.It leaves Phila.....U p. ta. Benovo. 11 00 a. m Emporiura.l 15 p. " " St. Mary'a- W P Ridgway 2 88 p- Kane. 5 p. m. 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