The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1874-02-28
Current EienlS.

-lnere are ah0ut l4,0UU,O OUJ child
rem OF the school age in the country.
"A girl, sixteen years old, is in Jail
at Indianapolis, awaiting trial on a
charge of horse stealing.
Santa Anna, who is now &c years
old, is going to Mexico, to pass the re-
mainder of his days in the land of his
birth.
The latest defalcation has occurred
in Troy church where the sexton has
disappeared with $4,000 of the pew
rents.
1t still continues to be doubted in
England by persons who are presum.
ably competent to Judge, whether the
reports of DR.. Livingstone 5 death are to
be relied on.
The Convocation of Canterbury in
England declares that liquor prohibito,
is n success i'll / AIS parishes where it
is enforced by the land owners. So it
might be here If every real estate owner
were to inexorabIy carry out the rule
that no man should remain his tenant
who should sell intoxicating liquors.
In Dubuque, Iowa, William Haley
thought he wanted to die, ami so
bought bottle of slrychnine. He took
1t home, ami upon getting there found
he wanted to live. There was loa ar'ng
fire in the kitchen stove. and INTO it h
threw the poison. Up bIazed the stuff
in an explosive way. burning his hair
off, and injuring him so badly that for
three days he hung between life and
death.
But two fourth hand turnouts have
ever attracted notice in Washington.
One was that driven by llelmO0ld in
the height of his buchu success four
years ago, and the other pran.es down
the avenue nowadays with Graat hold
OF the ribbons.
1t is said that $50 persons have
teen adjndsed insane by the Court in
Illinois, who We're made SO by the
Chicago fire.
Harrisburg, Feb. 23.-The House
met at p. NJ. After the reading of
the Journal large number OF memherS
smang to otheir feet, calling for the floor.
order beln ng restored, the Clrik read
The resignation of w. ii. Dimuick.
lhe speaker announced his intention Ia
issue writ for the election of a new
ihehDel. Mr.. Newmeyrr urged that
the resignation could not be accepted.
Mr. Webb said that it was not in the
power OF the House to refuse. The
| Speaker decided that it could / G accrpt-
ga. The House then adj burned to allow
Inc investigating committee to take FUR
ther testimony.
NEWCASTLE, Del Feb o. About
l O'Clock tins morning Israel R,a -,
the night warden of the Jail hrarI II
slight noise in theEard opened the d. or
and was sliced by dozen men, who
gagged and handcuffed him, tied his
feet and threw him into coal hole.
One OF the gang threatened the " arden 5
lie with Il drawn kuile, but another
known as "Big Frank" inierfered.
The men climbed over the wall by
means of two ladders. They carried
away a prisoner, L. Frazier, who was
under sentence for he murder of Al.
llson. 1t is supposed that they camf
here in tugboaL which was seen of
Newcastle last night and has disappear.
ri this morning. "Big Frank" is one
OF II party who were whipped somt
time ago, and FIR whose II scur, brfOI,
the whipping, an unSncces ful plot wa,
formed. In addition to Frazier, the
Bank burglars Lawton, Ilurlburt
Carter, aud Hope, each under sentence
of ten years imprisonment, were res
cued. The rescuers entered the prs
oners' cells with jackscrsws, forcing
open The windows There were twely,
or fifteen men engaged in the rescue
who are supposed to be from Phllaiel.
phla.