The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1874-04-18
Current. Items.

IDllHUHIpUlH HUS lnUbttH hDuttuicl
who have never been accused of cor
Iuption. '~ lNH.
A deluded man speaks OF the 'intoxi-
cation of labor lie must have been
taking turn at Gotten gin.
Ex-United States Collector DoekeIy
Is under arrest in Cuba. The charge Is
not explicitly stated, but he is to suffer
death if found guilty.
The committe at Washington on the
Sanhorn business are a bout through With
the evidence and will begin the pre-
para'ion Of their rerort. ...,r.
Guerilla Mosby has declared himself
a candidate for Congress in the LOudOn
Dftrict, Va. lie says he has assure
ance of the warmest support from Pre-
sident Grant.
The Persians believe that all dia
monds fell from heaven during the
earliest stages of the world, and are
therefortentitled to eligiousvenelatio
New York, April 10.-A dispatch
from San Diego, says Lieut.. Bache has
attacked an Apache camp in the Pinpa
Mountains. Arizona, killing twenty-five
warriors and capturing about fifty
women. ~ ...
A special dispatch from st. Johns. n.
f., dated April 8, says: The steamer
Tigress. Of the POlaris cx pedition, while
seal fishing, exploded her boiler. Two
engineers and twenty of of the crew
were killed. 90" M '.' a.
London April 10.-Csptain Brown,
witness for the Tchbc rpe claimant, was
found guilty of perjury, He and Jean
Luie were then sentenced TO five and
seven years penal servitude. 81.
Katie Martin, whose parents reside at
81 Somerset street, Newark N. j., went
TO bed very much exhausted after jump.
ing rope 300 times in succession, and
the next morning was found dead in
bed. "'''~''e l
Both Houses of Congress have passed
the bill providing that the act OF 1893
for enrolling and licensing ships or ves-
sells employed in thecoas ting trade shall
not be construde as extending to canal
boats, boats employed on the internal
waters or canals OF any State. .....
Official proclamation 10 made by the
President Of the ratification of a treaty
between the United States and Salvador
for the surrender Of criminals. II Is
expressly provided that the extradition
shall not apply to any crime or offence
of q political character. The treaty Is
to continue for ten years. l.. .narl4,.
Philadelphia, April IA letter re-
ceived by James NJ. Swank Secretary
of the Iron and Steel Association, says
that the puddlers around lIarribuIC,
after four months strike, in consequ
ence of a reduction of their wages from
SO to IS, have gone to work at the lat
ter rate, and agreed to abandon the
Union. s.E ' TgE EEEtA
Wilkesbarre, Pa. April 10,-Early In
the present year, the Rev. r. II. Will
Hanson, ,pas torof St.Stepl,en's Epi i'copal
Church in this city, was charged will
frequenting houses of i'll fame, and with
other conduct mnbecoming minister of
the GOsrel. He denied the charges, but
the vestry, acting upon what they con-
sidered strong proof, deposed him from
his pastorate and lately appointed a
committee of investigation, aud tits
week Mr.. Williamson appeared before
them aud confessed to his adulterous
habits. No final action has yet been
taken in his case.
A cat, which stuck its head too far
into tin can, in New Jersey town,
nne night last week, was the innocent
cause Of alively excitement. The family
supposed q burglar must be in the
kitrh.n. and willie the lauies very pro-
per'y tainted, the gentleman armed
themselves and began. firing wildly out
of the windows, to let tie supposed
maIauders know there were firearms In
the house. ....
Tie wother of Chns. Sumner was q
wcman of stOng and heroic traits oil
chai acter, and those who knew her hes
could trace in The Senator's nohlest
characteristics adire>t inheritance from
her. A few days before her death. In
june, 1866, friend bent over her tC
receive her last message TO her son
then at Washington; she caught thest
wolds from the failing lips: "Teli hin
Is country needs him more than hi
mother does lie returned, however
fatal illness, and had tie satisfaction O
being with her when she did. a.'I
Willlamsport, pril 12.-A destruc,
tive fire started at O'Clock this mornni
in the pilllny yard of Brown, Early 4
Cb's. saw mill, and destroyed all tn,
lumber, amounting TO about 10000. 00
feet, piled on thirty acres of ground
between the above named yard ant
White, Lentz & Whites saw mill. il
lis course it consumed Filbert. Otto 4
Cos. saw mill, and G. IL, Krouse
Co.'S. biick planning mill. and alsofonI
teen dwelling houses on Filhert,st. Tn
fire Was got under control at s O'CLOCK
The wind blew gale during the fir
Iart II the fire. 1t is reported that on
man was burned to death in the hrle
planning mill. Assistance was receive
promptly from the Lock Haven an
sunGury FIRE departments, to whom IL
city is under great obligations for tile
ell cient services. The loss is estimate
at S5C0,000. Following are the prlncip
sufferers: Brown, Early & Co., j. He
die d Co., FilbeIt, Otto & Co., Fiber
Ou0 & Miller, z. IL. Krouse & ca
5. n. Williams q Co., r. X. Hawlt
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