The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1874-03-28

of law prohibiting the catching OF
trout less than three inches in length.
When anglers feel bite, will they
have to wade in and measure the trout
before they land him?
When the ladies of 1'ullahoma, Tenn,
began singing in front of a liquor store,
the barkeeppr set out a bottle with a
fuse attached and lighted it. Fearing
it might be powder or Jersey whiskey
the ladies retreated. UN
AT a Centennial mass meeting in
Philadelphia, Wednesday evening, the
citizens pledged themselves to increase
their subscriptions by sum not less
than 81 900, 900, and to call on the city
to appropriate further sum of 81 ,000,-
600 to be used in the erection of the
Centennial buildings.
Mr.. Disraeli has consented to listen to
deputation of seventy Irish members
Of Parliament in favor of the release of
the Fenian Convicts. DR.. Butt, and
Messrs. Martin, Ronayne, Sullivan,
and others will address the Premier.
The members of the deputation are very
hopeful of receiving favorable reply.
San Francisco, March 24.--A de-
spatch from Tuscon, Arizona, says that
Major Randall had fight with Apache
Indians fifteen miles from Florence.
Eleven warriors were killed and thirty
women and children captured. Three
soldiers were wounded. Major Randall
had narrow escape.
A few years ago Hangman Foote
nfa o..
of an Abolitionist, One night last week
this ferocous individual went to col
ored mans restaurant in Washington,
and dined with Wendell Philips; and
Mr.. Philips retired from the sitting with
what hair he has intact.
Annapolis, March 24.-Gov. Groome
having returned to the capital, signed
to-day, upon Iequisition of the Govern.
or of Illinois, warrant fer the deliv-
cry of j. B. Schulenberg to the author
tiles of that State, where he is indicted
for forgery. Schuenberg is the notor-
ious DR.. Paul Schoeppe.
In the Court of Common Pleas of
Dauphn county Tuesday Attorney
General Dimmick and Deputy-
Lyman Gilbert argued cr,se in common.
wealth against the Erie Railway of
New York, to recover $4,000 also
against the Delaware, Lacka wanna and
Western Railroad to recover S42, 900,
and against the Danvile and Wilkes
Barre and the Reno Company for small
er sums. The cases will undoubtedly
De carried to the Supreme Court.
Cincinnati. March 25.-In June, 1879,
Belle Secor, a young girl aged thirteen,
was outraged aid murdered in Mercer
County, Ohio, and two men, named Nc
Leod and Klmmell, suspected of the
crime were lynched by the ipfuriated
citizens. A few days ago Thomas b.
Douglass, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, on
his death-bed confessed that he commit
ted the outrage, and afterwards partici-
pated in the hanging of the two inao-
cent men. .'..
Philadelphia, March "a. At the cleo
| ton for the Penna. Railroad COMPANY,
held to-day, the following named per-
SONS were chosen to serve for the ensu-
ing year: }. L. Thompson, Josiah Bacon,
Westar Morris, John M. Kennedy,
John Scott, from Pittsburg, Alexander
>. DerbyshiIe, Samuel NJ. FELTON,, Alex
ander Biddle, N. Parker Shortrdge,
and Henry NJ. Phillips. Josiah Bacon
received the highest vote-2S6, ,094
shares; and Henry NJ. Phillips the low
est-279, ,5l2 shares. There was fall
| ing off in Mr.. Thompson's vote from
previous years, he receiving 2S2, 75G
shares. ...
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
the New York Central, and the fast
freight lines, on Saturday resolved to
make common cause with Erie company,
and sustain the latter in their PROPOSE
ton to their men, which is to pay $50
per month and II Hcents per hour for
over time. Fresh men were Offering in
abundance Monday at these rates. 1t
was announced by the police that effort
of the strikers to restrain or intimidate
| peaceable workmen would be promptly
put down. The mischief at the Erie
docks is suspected to have proceeded
! fIom the effort of those concern ed in a
former freight delivery contract which
was profitable thing under the old Erie
management. The contract price was
7S cents per ton and the profits were
S"'N w W ShJoyS" W Scildiu CA-OihSiolo
of Erie.-The Stakeholder.
Philadelphia, March pa fire star
ted this morning in saw mill attached
to Cramps ship yard in Kensington,
and spread to the machine shop, exten-
ding 400 eet on Beach street, 100 feet
wide and three stories high, which was
entirely destroyed. The shop contained
machinery valued at 500, 900, most of
which is ruined. The building cost $50,-
900. The steamship Pennsylvania of
the American line, which underwent
repairs, was aground and narrowly es-
capped destruction. Two new steam
coliers at the wharf, belonging to the
Reading Railroad Company, were haul
ed out into the stream for safety. A
part of the machine shop walls fell on
the ioiners' shop, crushing part of it
The total loss is Sl75, 900; insurance
S127,750. Burning brands carried
across the river set fire to Manderson's
mill and other property on Pettyis Is