The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-12-25

evening, throwing down the paper with q sigh. |
II doh't think so much of the Presidents mes
about Tweed's escape or tho Beecher scandal"
mother Stewart salts tJr England January |
lst. she is gong across the briny deep on =
ciusade against iuIetnpefauce. We hope B1e
VIII land at LverpOolin the full possession bf
her fac ulties. and make4t hot for the people Ct
the tight livtle island. :
Peter Herdic, ESQ, of Williansport. has
furnished It in the moct elegant manner, with
organ and all other matters complete, ready for
woTsbiD, at cost OF slO0, d. which he proposes \
to formerly present 10 the Protestant Episcopal
church OF William ,DOit on Christmas DAY, clear
Of all incumbratices,
"A CORY ieweier has n CLOCK which 6rst
1t is contemplated to change the ID llaware
Lao6awanua and We tern railroad (400 miles
long) from broad to a narrow gaug The four
foot eight inch track would necessiIaJe the tax.
ing apart and changing TO suit tue narrow
gauge about 1900 coal cars,
Hon. Edgar Cowan was the defendant IN O
suit tried in Allegheny county recently. Arthur
Gaihsf0rd had brought an action against him
TO recover u 20J paid him on contract for the
purchase of coal lands III Westmoreland county.
Avel diet was rendered for tne plaintiff on the
ground that the contract was void, he having
been q minor
-PoTTsyLLF, Dec 2l.-The colliery OF the
New Philadelphia coal Company. owned BY
New York pal ties at New Philadelphia, in this
county, was totally destroyed by fire this morn.
ing. Loss, 500 0; fully covered by insurance.
| from the breaker and challenged them. when
| tney ran away, the wntchmaD firing several
shots at them without effect The wood work
rapidly. ano the breaker was soon in ruins.
| There have been no other Oreasers destroy ed
| by fire for several month . now.
| George Reynolds, convicted of polygsmy at
| salt Lake City was Iuesoay sentenced by Chief
Justice White to two years imprisonment and
$50, fine. He was released on $40 900 bail. peud-
| ing on appeal TO the supreme Court
| DIR Samuel p. Marin fine oldest phyaiCian
in Baltimore, died Tuesday, aged VI. He was q
surgeon in the war "f 1872, and was Health or.
fcer of Baltimore from 1880 to 1888.
Mrs. Hanna Miller OF Northampton county.
aged eighty years, walked ten miles recently In
| THREE hours.
While preparing to attend the funeral of a
friend Samuel Miltenberger. OF Monroe county,
"A Susquehanna farmer raised 10000 heads
ofc bbage last season on seven acres OF ground
The employees OF tue Bethlehem ir6n Co
have IeCeiV ed notice that their wages viii be
reduced on the 1st OF January from ten to fif
teen per cent. 'e
"A horse attached 10 wagon containing two
persons ran away in Lebigh county. One Of The
men (Trumborel jumped out and was instantly
killed, and the other JACOB COrrelD died fiom
| injuries received.
Charles West of Monroe county. who dlet
recently at the age OF eighry-one bequrathet
all his estate (wOrth about $40 0J0) to the Meth
odist church. His housekeeper for the pas
ten years does not cherish bus memory verl
gratefully. -"
Edwin Miokley. Of NORTHAMPTON county
went to church last Sunday, and then thieve
went into his house and bagged $500 worth o
watches ana Jeweiry. Whine he was prayini
the burglars were watching and preying.
"A sample Of the ore from the warwick Iroi
company's mines, at Boyertown Berks county
taken from depth OF 39i feet. Is said TO be
bne quality Of magnetic ore, none better to b.
found IN the state. 1t Is supposed that II WI
| yield at least 80 per cent ore was reached ut
oepth OF S76 feet, but II was mingled with rock
The mining opera tions efthe company mt thi
mine have cost them about $4,000 wi hout rea
ltzing them q cent. "''
Representatives OF seven synods of differen
ilsburg wednesday to consider the best mean
OF enfoi cling the observance OF the sabbath.
The Bank of Brandy wine, at West Chester
suspended Wednesday morning. A notice wa
posted on the door stating that ''depos, tors nee
feel no uDeasiDess, as the assets OF the bank ar
! unquestionaDly able to pay them in full at n
; eally day." The BANK has made an assignmer
for Its creditors. =
A special meeting Of the Board of Pardon
was he'd at II Herrtsburg on TUESDAY, but Ih
I only paidOn recommended was tunt OF Pete
) Arensoere, Of Philadelphla,N Nwho Is serving
4 term OF lmprtSonmeDt for assault with inter
] TO kill. The case of ]. W. Freeman editor
A Ptttston Comet, was postponed . "a" o
5 LIN accordance with the recomme en- alton Q
: the Board Of Pardons, the GoYern0r has Rral
d ted pardons to XngO Parks and several otht
. miners. convicted OF riot In Clearheld county.
!. THE Catholic church at Psssic, N. J.. M
4 a sGableln its rear weie destroyed on Tuesdi
4 hiPhe Uy an incendiary fire. The church WI
a | two stories high and was also occupied as
n school and residence of the priest. Loss sii