The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-06-19
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Tho internal revenue receipts for the fiscal
year to date have been slt4 552,933.
Tho California Legislature has passed a
law fOrbiddlng any discrimination against the
female teachers In the matter OF pay. In future
II must be equal salary for equal grade.
"A woman ragpicker Of Indianapolis, who
has always lived in the utmost s9ualor, and was
supposed to be yefY poor. died the oG! 1tbef aqy,
$4,000.
j. B. johnson, champion swimmer, and
Thomas Coyle, OF Chester, Pa, have made ar:
Q side, in the Delaware 1ver. from Chester to
Philadelphia. distance 10 miles.
The state Temperance Convention at Har.
risburg "wednesday nominated Dr. X. Audley
Eljah +. Pennypacker, Of Chester county. for
state Treasurer.
The grasshoppers have all nearly. disappear
ed from the vicinity Of Leavenwofth,in In Kansas
For several days the air has been full OF them
lving orlhwa1d, Their departure has filled
the farmers with hope, and replanting has COM
menced.
cent on the statement OF the business OF The
road for the hrBt four months OF the Yenr, Jan.
to April 90, which has lust been officially au-
dited. The gross earnings for this period ale
reported at 50. .210,Oe0; net income. l,035, 90
Same time in ls74-gross, t2,7 ,VCo net, sl,lo5.
900.
Tom Mcclellan, noted desperate. Of Ham
ntn. Ohio. was dssassinated in his saloon on
Sunday night. A pane OF Rlass in the window
was shat tered and IL Is supposed hewas shot by
some one outside. McGehap was made famous
Tor time by the tragic fate Of his distin guished
counsel, Clement L. Vallandigham, who acct
aently shot himself while explaining some
points tor the defence to friend during the tital
OF Mcclellan for murdor, few years ago.
"A meeting Of Communists was held Sunday
at Chicago, at which indammatory speeches
were made, advising the laborers TO arm them.
selves and present forclble resistance to the
entertainments Of their employers" also, Ito
scuttle the incoming vessels before they could
be unloaded. and thus teach their owners not to
triie with their workmen" Resolutions Of
sympathy with the striking miners in this
State we're adopted, and small contribution
was taken up for their benefit.
Two men, named Kilgore and Leary, were
shot at FOrestvile, IN Schuylkill county. on
Saturday afternoon while returning from work,
They were found lying on the mountain at Eve
O'Clock, 40 severely wounded that their recovery
Is doubtful. Their assallants are unknown and
q visit to the scene by the sheriff and colonel
Huntzinger has not resulted in the discovery OF
any clue TO- their indeptity. The troops at
Mahanoy and Shenandoah were relieved Mon
day by one c6mpany from Harrisburg, one
from YORK, two from Lebanon, and one from
EARLY Monday morning the colored felon,
Simms was taken from the jail at Annapolis by
o mob ana lyncbed. The lynchers mostly came
from Ann Arundel COuntv-sOme Of them had
their faces Dlackened and some were masked.
They were armed with pick.axes and crowbars,
and got into the Jail BY battering down a back
door. Their victim said nothing until they were
speak, but was silepced. He was hanged about
milo from the town, and the citizens knew
nothing Of the deed UNTIL some time after 1t had
been done.
Captain wtlliam Ludlow, of the Engineer
Corps who visil ed the Black Hills last summer,
% sh9 y mSeS %sat az nG least Ss
the auriferous kind. He gives a glowing &C.
count, however, Of the beauty and fertility Of
the country and Its delightful climate" pro-
tected as 1t ia "alike from the torrid heats and
arctic storms Of the neigh boring prairies." He
does not think tho Indians will willingly relin-
guish their possession, and that any occupation
by white settlers would have TO be protected by
strong mittary force. The best use WHICH
could be made of the region for the next fifty
years, be thinks,wOuld be as permanent reser-
yation for the Sioux, where they could be taught
pastoral occupations" and the governmen5 be
believed Of their support
-CLEARFIELD. Pa, June l5.--The thirty-tyo
striking miners who were found guilty last eve
ming OF cons spiraov and riot were Called for sen.
tence this Afternoon. Judge Orvls divided the
sentence as follows; The first class consisted
OF John H Joyce, President Of the Miners Union
In .,lh this rsgio3, John =: Maloney & SECRETARY
dali, and Matthias Mayer, who were sentenced
70 pay the costs Of prosecution, S25 fine and un.
class consisted OF thirteen others who we're sen-
tenoed to pay costs Of prosecutlon, fine OF S25
each and Imprisonment of sixty days. There
were thirteen OF the third class on whom sen.
tenc6 was suspended, It being considered that
they acted under the control OF the lead.
res. AlnRO PARKS, secretary OF Inc National
Union, was present after the sentence was pro-
nounced. He seemed terribly distressed and
ehed tears in prOfusiOn.
The State Temperance Convention met
Tuesday, at Harrisburg. and was called to or
officers were elected: President. W. II. Wylie,
OF Centre county; Vice Presidents, Rev. ID. X.
JunCin, of Lawrence county, and II others
phIa and g. M: Sayford' OF Harris6nrg, Reso.
tutions were adopted declaring the use OF alco-
holio liquors violation Of the law Of God, and
Commonwealth 10 unite in preslstent reli.
RiQus, moral and political efforts TO constitution
tic or rent property for the sale of intoxicating
beverages, or sign petitions or bonds for obtain.
ing license, or IN any other way favor the traf-
hc,sh0uld be subjected to church discipline and
recommended the formation Of sunday Scno0l
temperance societies
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