The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-09-04
Current events.


Current Events.
During september, the Treasury will sell
SdoOl 900 IN gold. namely 100000 on the first
third and htth thursdays. and s500OC0 on the
second and fourth Thursdays of the month
"A Telegram from Port Jervis says the Della.
ware ware ana Hudson Canal Company have re.
duced the running hours on their canal from "a
70 ~ ana the number OF tneir employees abo ut
one ma T. Their docks are fast fliling up, and
there is no demand for coal. -
The famous safe burglars case at Washing.
ton, Iii which Harrington and other officIsi.
We're Implicated and which resul ted, about /
year ago IN The disagreement OF the jury, Is u
pc tried again. 1t seems that important eyi-
denee has been discovered within the past threp
weeks
Information has been receiyedin Washint.
Uon that cattle stealing and the numbering Il
peaceaOle American citizens by Mexican mat.
auders continue on the Rio Grtlnde II Is b,.
neVeu the only remedy Will be the breaking I'd
OF Of me mnrauders gangs on the other side Of the
tlO Grande, ana as far III The interior of Men.
co as may be found necessary"
In the Evangelical Convention ut Sea Grow,
on SATURDAY, resolutions were adopted recon.
mlending n lhe officers of churches 10 deuoun,e
DRUNKENNESS or drunkard-maafng" ResOla.
tiOns were also adopted on the subject of "Sab-
bath Observance" den0unicng the suUstitu5lm
OF the h0ly day OF GU. fathers for the HOLIDAYS
of Continental Europe" the selling OF liGuac
ana the running Of excurslon trans and steam
boats oa sunday which prepare the people
1or wholesale dsscrntion OF the sacred day dr
ring our approaching Centennial I" piedginr
themselves TO labor for the stoppage of rallroat
and fnrnace WORK on Sundays, aud expressing
JOY at the establishment OF summer resorts
where Christian recreation can be secured with
the devout and scrptural 0bservancs OF God's
holy day" Alter discussion OF the sunday
school question IN tne afternoon, the conYeil
ton adjourned sine die.
DIR. Patterson who has charge of the asy.
ium where AIRS. Lincoln is confined, writes q
letter denying recent statement that he has
given certificate for her discharge he did
say that unoer certain circumstances 1t might
be safe for her TO visit her sls,er at springfield
but ne Is now more perturDed IN mind tnan
when he made that statement to her son He
denies that she Is locked uD says she receives
visitors, has the use OF her carriage and visits
her friends IN Bntavla.
General A. s. Paunell, member of the Sen.
ate OF West Virginia from the Wheeling Dis
trlct, ana Cnalrnan OF the Democratic STATE
Committee died suddenly OF heart disease n on.
day att White sulphur Springs.
The liabilities OF the Bank of California are
roughly estimated at .4,O0U 900. tho assets not
exceeding Sl,OU0,00O, the LATTER of cuurse, sub.
1ected To many contingencies in collection or
feallzatlOn. Ihe tragic cod OF M. Ralston will
no doubt save world OF bitter and unavaiiing
discussion us TO the causes and RESPONSE bin
or tins stupendons bankruptcy. Yet what "a
lesson J Last Thursday RaIstOn was supposed
TO 0e worth 100, ON Friday he was Anown
10 be apauper; and Monday filled suicides
crave. IL Is SAD out the legitimate close OF the
lite OF a great speculatOr,
LAT Pottsvilie, Thursday last week. the Com.
misSi0ners OF SchuI kill county wole convict
cd OF unsaDpr0priation OF the pubic funds.
Last year barn was built ut the alulshouse IN
Pottsvlle, which cost ea3 059, and according to
the ii ghesU estimate made by builder, 1t
should not cost more Than SlG,sUU.
.-oNE AMONG MANY The present dull
times are thinning out the newspapers of
the country and thousanus have suspended IN
the past two wears. There is one, hUwe YER that
" slll waves" We refer, OF course to the well
known Star Spd''gted Bdnner,a iai sc 40 column
literary paper pnOlished at Hiusdale N. III. 1t
Is natlOna'. as lt Is tne favorite family papec
the best OF stories, Poetry, Sketches, Wit Hu.
NOR ana Fun. and finely illustrated. but the
speciality the great end and aim OF this paper Is
TO expose Swlndlers, Quaeks and humOugs. and
40 columns of such exposures are gwen yeariy.
'Fhe July number cOntained iull list of hun.
dreds OF leading Frauds and Cheats, and our
readers can Obtain this or any other number ny
sending U cts. to the publishers tnOne freel
This splendid paper is in Its l3th year. and no
paper is better established, known, or liked. 81
year. splendid chrom0s and gifts 10 euery
subscriber. TRIAL TRIP.-Fo TEN CENTS the
Banner WIZ be sent until 1875. Send for 1t.
Address BANNER, Hinsdale. N. IL.
According TO telegram from Montreal the
Catholic cure of the village OF st Jean Baptiste
has notified his female parishioners that he will
not admnister the sacrament 10 such OF them
"pull-back" skirts.
The Atlantic Mills at Lawrence, Mass, re.
sumed operations Monday, w tn over 100 hands,
after suspension Of seven weeks There ls a
prospect Of steady work for the remainder OF
the season.
The Navy Department received dispatch
Monday from Rear Admiral Worden, stating
That the insult 70 our Consul at Tripou had been
"amply atoned for and satisfactorily settled"
"A meeting is to be helt Mt Erie. Pa, next
Monday evening, under the auspcies OF the
BOARD oil Trade. 60 exDress dissatisfaction at
the freight charges Ot the Pennsy lvania Rail
road, which, lt Is alleged, cause stagnRtiOn IN
lne lumber, coal and oil inte ests of that city.
IL is proposed, as a remedy. 20 built railroad
IRON Erie HarbOr TO Cambridge AMI Meadvlle,
and thence to the Butler coal aud oil nelds, and
thus secure cheap freIghts. '--
Rev, william Naddevere pastor of the Shi.
lOh Prrsbi tettan Church (cOlOredl OF New York.
was run over and killed by a coal train at Long
Branch Monday morning.
AT Waco, Texas. on Sunday night duel
was fought IN the dark bet ween Charles Garrick
and j. M, Turner The distance wss four feet
ana the weapons were sx-shOOJers. Turner
was killed at the thir0 shot fired. The murder.
ons contest grew out OF a quarrel ABOUT some
Seventeen tramps were arrested In Rah
way, n. j on Friday night. and looked up
They threatened while IN the cells to % re
they set fire 20 three different buildings, caus
ing loss Of $500.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has ordered
tn destruction of S6O9, 400 in legal tenders be.
ing so per cent OF the ma ttonal banR notes Is
sued during The month. Their destruction will
maze the amount of legal tenders outstanding
until further notice, sIi2i5,70L
The secretary OF the Treasury decides thai
hewn pine timber, known as squared" OF
sized" il subject 70 a duty Of one cent pei
cubic foot. and not 20 per cent ad valorem, a.
AT Harrisburg. Tuesday, Dr. J. W Bech
tel was convicted OF an attempt aJ malpr raottee
and Henry q. Walmer was found gully of Deing
accessory OF the crime
The proposed new uniform OF conductors OIL
the Pennsvlvania Rallr0ad will be fu / breas Ted
pOcketless and adorned with gold lace. The
pouch aoeompanying the nnitoim Will be lock,
ed' ana all tickets, &c, VIII be passed through
u narrow aperture at the ton