The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1874-03-07
Current Items.

North Carolina claims that size has
lnexhaustible stores ot iron ore.
The "frst c0lorcd U. s. SENATOR
Revels, of Mississippi, has just been de-
feated for State printer.
Gen. Thomas A. Rosser Is out with
an arrangement for towing canal boats
with locomotives "a narrow guago track
TO be built on the tow-path.
The glory Of clipper ships has not
entirely departed, and recent passage
made by ship from New York round
Cape Horn to San Francisco rivals the
achievements of the Flying Clond, fa-
nous among sailors tweHty years ago.
The vessel in question was the Glory Of
the Seas, which left New York on the
18th of October and arrived in San
Francisco on the 18th OF January, after
q passage of 90 days. She was uit in
Boston in 1869 by Donald Mckay, and
is commanded by Capt. Knowles.
An anonymous New Yorker has
sent $500 to the conscience fund, which
he says Is due on customs.
The French Court of Appeals has
dismissed the claim of Naundorff, who
styled himself Louis XVII, pronounce
ing the man crafty adventurer.
The London company which issued
proposals few weeks ago, for laying a
light telegraph cable between England
and America, has abandoned the enter
prise because of scanty support, and
gives notice that the money deposited
by subscribers TO its stock will be re-
turned OF demand.
Mrs. Sarah E Beard, of Fayette-
vile, N. Y, has donated S., 900 to the
Hamilton College as fund for the aid
of needy students.
"A London, dispatch of the 2Sth ult.
says: The trial of the Tichborne claim
ant, on charges of perjury committed
during the trial for the possession of the
estates, which has been in progress up
wards. of 1S0 days, was brought to G
close this morning, and resulted in the
conviction of the accused. The jury,
after being out short time, brought in
q verdict of guilty on all the charges,
and the claimant was sentenced to four
teen years penal servitude. There was
great excitement over the verdict.
The French Exhibition, to be held
1875, ia a private enterprise.
Hon: John S. Millson, distinguish
ed lawyer and highly esteemed citizen
of Norfolk, Va, died Sunday. For a
number of years pre- cedipg the war he
was member of Congress.
Eleven Indians and one sqnaw were
killed in the recent fight on the Double
Fork Of the Brazas. Texas. Lieuten-
ant Turner, of the Tenth Cavalry, mar.
rowly escaped death. A cartridge in
his pocket was split by an arrow,
"A Keokuk butcher gives away o
Chrome with every ten pounds of meat.
Mary johnson is widow who lives
In Newark, N. j. She is also memr
Der of church in that city. Last fall
the members of the church organized a
sociable at which Mary was present,
and there she met really good young
man named George Hatch. George
was younger than Mary, but he did not
seem to think of that, and Mary forgot
all about the departed Mr.. johnson in
the delightful society OF her new ac-
guaintance. George was very good
looking. He had beautiful black
moustache and he never smoked cigar;
Or belonged to'a lodge, bpt went reg ular
ly to church and owned much real estate
in San FRANCISCO. George went yer,
often to see Mary pud took her to tei
parties and bible classes and othe
places of eminently proper resort AM
Mons destination. and one day he nrO