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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-05-22
The Republican state Convention.

Before we shall again greet our read
ers, the Republican State convention
will have been held, and the senlimen
OF the party,as expressed by It's resolu-
tions aud shown In the choice of It's
nominee, will have become a proper
subject for popular copsideraticn. Al.
Though the unbiased citizen, the man OF
on.partizan principles may, and most
" does, look upon party platforms and
conventional nominations with indiGer-
ence, 1t yet really always devolves up
on these conservative Independents to
= decide political contests. They are,
SO to speak, the great third party, hold.
Ing the balance OF power, and on whose
action and inaction depends the fate of
either Of the others. And well may
we congratulate ourselves that this is so
since 1t can never TAIL to exert bece-
hclal influence in matters touching the
commonweal. That at the present
)uncture, while numerical party strength
Is 30 nearly evenly balanced, the non-
partlzan or independent element of the
State will make itself more potentlv
felt than heretofore Is not to be gain
sayed. 1t will be felt in the delibera.
tions, choice, and resolutions of the
coming convention. Having lost much
OF their former prestige, its re-essablisb.
ment will be the first and princ,paI
concern Of the convention. To do this
they must look beyond party lines, and
endeayor, by well devised inducements
20 gain the support OF the independent
e'ement' In other words they must
strive to bring their policy in accord
with the spirit of the times. It will no
longer do for them TO brace themselves
upon their war record. That thing is
played. The people have had enough
OF IL and dearly paid for 1t What thew
10 want are honest officers, correction
OF existing, and prevention of fu,ure
souses' an economical administration
and consequent reduction of onerops
burdens. Guarantee them these, and
!lhe party may revive withhold tbem
ano us doom is sealed That tho
democratic party convention. to meet |
IN september, will make the hiobest
possible bid for popular favor, we doubt
not In fact it will only he after the
latter shall have been held, their partv
principles promulgated, and their nom.
'nation made, that the conflict will as
sumo form and substance. Until then.
the Republicans will exclusively claim
our attention. On the whole the peo.
pie' the Taxpayers, cannot fail to he
prohted by the present state of political
anairs' Salvation from existing evils
IS not to be sought within either the
Republican or Democratic party, but
may be found between the two,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-05-22

THE BLACK HILLs.-The delega>
tions of Sioux Indians, who have come
East for the purpose of negotiating for
the sale of portion of the Black Hills
country to the Government, so that It
may be opened to settlements, have ar
rived in Washington. They are head
ed by the Chiefs of the Minneconjous
and two Kettle bands of Sioux. Red
Cloud and Spotted Tail, The "nego-
tion, IF such it can be so. called is under
sort OF duress, so far as the Iudian
side of it is concerned. The Sioux are
being crowded by graspiDg speculators
and adventurers, who have cast covet-
Gus eyes upon their land, and for the
credit and good faith of the country
the President should keep a sharp eye
upon the business.
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on on Robert 70 think that nv son should eva r
nave oone thil" The poor lady's insenitv be.
k'h NJ the ume OF her bnsbnnd's assassination.
,ns,nn S0nh ~ y, Breckenrldge died Monday at Lex.
ing,on, g kyY IN the 55th year OF his age. He " "a
% porn near Lexington. In January. 1921. st9died
m,,,,, ~ ,ne Iran .yivaaia Institute and was nd
heintuckey MOI reg ment during the Mex,can war =
,l', nun uistinguished himself while in Mexieo as
brought Ssnst Se PSw TnoS charges
Mexico no was elected TO the Kentncsg i.ag yn' u
,,asare, , anu ne was Representative in DOM Tress
ne was elected Woe PreTdent of ~. iIa,,eS 10y
-, STATES, on the ticket with Mr. Buchanan, and
isse servun n nis Inn term a. Vice President In
10 noov, une SOuthern Democracy nominated him
ns thelr candidate for Presient agajnst Nh ~.
~ DiuuRiass and Mr.. Lincoln. the electiOn resi,lt
was sont t1oor y, M OF the latter. Mr.. Breckenridge
n % sone 70 the United states senate In 1861 Ss
ga me SUCCESSOR of Mr.. Crittenden. While IN the
ovnase e,,sr,, ne was conspicuous in opposition 70
every ever measure against secession, and he soon
openly espoused tne Confederate canae in
tmSoVemDer = lSol, he was indicted Tor treason Inv
cae, cne Grand Jury OF Frankfort. Ky, ano on De
pelled from tho Senate Of tho United sfatas e
On august >. ls02. he was APPOINTED a Mnior
ettaeE on M ,be tne E%1nieaerate % nroy aud led the
winch ended In the retreat Of the COi,ieder .'tss
iss He was defeated at dur1reesboro on JarInary 9
1ooo, anu IN consequence relieved by General
BragR. He commanded q corps at tho hottie ~
1natInOoga, November 2i.5 1869. in 1864 he
ssra sepvea N West yrRinia ana in the operations
hrounl ltlchmond. lie was appointed Confed.
crate Secretary OF War in FEBRUARY, isst' Al.
,e Yer tne colspse Of the Confeeracy, he escaped,
IN ~, 5une OF Tue same year, TO Cubn, and proceed.
inatv naive country he lived in retlem mt In Lex.
[WAsHINaroN, May IS.--A number of Penn.
Evlvania oIhcen0lders are going to Lancaster
"a, on the 26th,to prevent Tho Renublcau Con,'
ventlon from aenouncipg he third term The
ueiegaton Will he headed by John AIlIsen. ne
I gisler OF The Treasury, and E. Il. Chapman.
fresluent OF the Pennsylvania Republican, state
cers' Associauon' ls 70 Le deputy grand master Of
that Register Allison is aisrm at the iate
sslapghter OF the Pennsylvsnia innocents. and
ne goes to manifest his loyalty to Ulysses
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Please Don't Investigatei

HFoW He beHeI0nFe lIdtchmdn.
Inc State Trea asurer, Mackev. tfrfves q span
OF sl,soo horses In MISUNDERSTANDING.
When State Treasurer Mackey took control
OF the treasury OF the Commonwealth in 1863. he
was 70 all lnteIts and purposesa bankrupt The
only thlnE ne could call hIs own was n larae a
mount OF debts, and q reputation worthy radi
60 ca n leader, One year he received a sslarv Of
sz'o0o' o ana Joe -FOUR years salary per annum ol
- Ooo, making in all el200n. Out OF this Mr.
Msckey has lived. and lived we'll He has sub
scrlbed literally tow ,rd the radical champaign
FUNDS, mas paid OF his old debts purchased q
o banker in Philaielphla 100000. who broke up
and leit him that much out; bought $40, 600 stock
stone front IN one OF the most fashionable thor
oughfares OF Philade phia; sDent money like a
prince, and now sports an 81 800 span OF horses
on Broad street ana IN the PARK, Is 10 any
wonder he refuses TO have toe books and nc
counts OF the treasury investigated
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PlOtts' Star Organs

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and ONCE Washington, NJ J. Correspondents
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The News.

John siney has been arrested and he'd to
bail w
The st. Louis election resulted in the choice
OF Democratic mayor.
%: J.; Murphey has been appointed special
fension Agent at Philadelphia.
Jonathan d. Morris q Representative N,
Ind. on Monday.
-A fire occurred in grove near Hamburg,
BeTks county, Snnd0y morning, by which four.
teen horses were burned 10 death.
The Postmaster General has issued an order
reducing postage to and from counIries with
ded.
Six steamers smiled from New York for Eu.
steerage passengers.
The residence of Alderman John Meagher.
az Houston, Texas. was but ned on Saturday.
Three men unable 70 escape from the building.
The steamer Polynesian went a1round near
a snow storm.
AT shamolun Pa, Sunday night. a stranqe
~ nan eh.erea tne mouse OF Eli Hoas IN mistake.
taxing eneet near the heart. The man he in a
critical condition and cannot recover.
"A wandeiing clock repairer, having with
nlm boy answering the description of Charlie
Ross, has been arrested in the townshin ~
Burke, in Northern New York near the Cana.
na,atG man 9tGGnndary He gives the name of Lsihop
some time, and be will be held until the arrival
OF Mr.. Ross.
-Business generally rules extremely dull and
Iis uou tne uulest OF all commodities on the
market and even at conce ssions of a dollar or
more consumers cannot be induced TO purnbase
In anticipation OF future W ants.
The Twenty eighth and One Hundred and
Pennsylvania Battery, will hold their ifth re-
union ~ uettysburg, on the ID of july Gen.
Trasr srsts har5isaIL snd % %sSenm nnSer Hooker and
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EGISTER'S NOTICE.

Not1ce ia hereby given that the Executors
Administrators and Guardians hereinafrer nam
e1i nave llcd their respective accounts of the
iolOWlng estates in the Registers Office. at
whicn accounts have been allowed by the Reg.
ster VIII oe presented to the Judges of the
OrPpans' Court on Mondav, the 2ist dav of June,
FIRST aud tna account of Adam Mehrkam
Aumlnlstra'or OF Thomas MERRIAM deed
REGISTERS ofhce, Mauch Chunk, May 90 1874.
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New Advertisements.
II Ouse and lot for sale,

Situate In the Borough of Lehiahtou. The
House ls about 24x25. with Kitchen attached,
ana the LOT Is about \ OF an acre. There ia a
o. o. the property Will net about 10 per cent. on
cne puicnase money. For further particulars
May %. 1875.
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The Portland daily press., 1875-08-12
Currpnt NOtas.

TIE Charlotte IN. C.) Democrat, In giving
advice to the constitutional convention, says:
''Let it be unrestricted-let there be no PAN
dering or promise to Radicalism or imported
Yankee ideas-let the old time practices be
be restored, including the whipping post and
qualified suffrage. The restrictions
imposed in the bill as it passed the Senate
are degrading and disgracefu to the people
of the state, especially in its pandering to the
prejudices of our fanatical enemies at the
North. No North Carolinian should ever say
that he is willing to surrender his claim for
damages in the unlawful emancipation OF and
deprivation OF personal property"
The Wayne County (Iowa) Ne,vs repudi-
ates the imitation Democracy, and hoists the
Republican banner.
The Ohio fnfationists are as heartless as
they are reckless. The Cincinnati Enquirer,
their mouthpiece, actually rejoices over the
floods, on the ground that people who have
been thus impoverished will be ready to swell
the clamor tor more money. ..
The Richmond (Va) Enquirer says of
General Longstreet that he joined number
of Confederate generals in an early move
ment for reconciliation. and as the movement
proved unpopular the rest withdrew; but
Gen. Longstreet believed it right and went
ahead, and was driven by ostracism into the
Republican party.
The New York Post concludes that Repub
lican opinion, not only among the masses of
the party but among its leaders as well, is
stronger for coin currency than it was a
month ago.
We are glad to find that some Republican
newspapers which, during the last two years,
have been loud in their demands for more
paper money, are changing their views in
this respect. Notable among these is the
Philadelphia Press.-N-Y. Post.
President Grant deserves much credit, all
circumstances considered, for the generous
manner in which he announced the death of
ex President johnson as well as for the hon.
ors which he directed to be paid to his mem
ory. These two high public characters be-
came bitter enemies towards the close of Mr..
Johnson's Administrations, and their estrange-
ment continued to the last. A malignant
and mean-spirited nature would have been
incapable of rising to the height of the occa-
sion, and would, either by some expression or
some omission, have surely manifested ITSELF
President Grants announcement of the death
of his personal enemy is blurred neither by
such an expression nor such an omission.
Being official. it is of course formal; and, COM
ing from man of as few words and as un-
demonstratiYe character as President Grant,
it is really warmer than was to have been eX-
pected. Gen. Grant has exhibited magnan-
unity on several memorable occasions.-
Richmond Wing.
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-12
THE MAINE STATE PRESS

TERMS: Eight Dollars Year in advance. To
lal subscribers Seven Dollars Year If paid in ad-
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-12
News and Other Items.

Garfield is recovering, and will take part in
the Ohio campaign. The music in that state
has but just begun.
Miss Newton of Delaware, fresh from a
boarding school, committed suicide at hearing
her mother mispronounce a word.
An ingenious milliner is decorating ladies
bonnets with prepared seaweed,-far more
beautiful than artificial flowers.
Journalism grows in China. The native
press of Hong Kong and Shanghai is said to be
constantly widening its influence, and at Foo
chow new paper has just been started.
The 10th of September is fixed for the next
Adventist scare, but skeptics think the earth
is too wet to burn for six months yet The Ad-
ventists had better do what the earth will not
dry up. Ef
Garibaldps reputation for turbulence has
gained for him sinecure office and cottage
free of rent, while the WOrkingman's Society
of Rome supplies him every day with meat
poultry, fruit, oil and bread.
Over $4,000 spectators witnessed the oxford
and Cambridge cricket match The exact
number of visitors who passed through the
turnstiles was 1888 on the first day, 1887 on
the second and 5OO2 on the third.
A private despatch of fifteen words was re-.
ceiyed from London in New York on Thurs
day, which had been only seven minutes on the
way; the quickest time for private despatch
on record.
The New York Times says that,the new rum
shop in the New York Tribune's building pays
rent OF $4,000 year for seven years to Jay
Gould's agents. 1t does large Sunday BUSH
ness
Nashville, Tenn, is making vigorous effort
to secure the next meeting of the American
Association for the Advancement OF Science.
A meeting is due there, for that set for 1867
was broken up by the war, aud the appoint
ment has never been fulfilled.
A steam yacht is soon to be built by the
Cornell Navy and launched upon the lake at
Ithaca. The engine and machinery, under the
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-12
lSignedl

THE conduct of David Dudley Field in
the defence of Tweed is made the basis of an
attack by the New York Post on what it sar-
castically calls the honor of the New York
bar. Men who would spurn the acceptance
of a portion of the plunder of petty thief as
the price of his defence are looking on in in
difference while David Dudley Field pockets
thousands of the money which Tweed filched
from the treasury of New York city, in pay
ment for his ingenuity in manufacturing
technical defenses to keep Americas most
brazen scoundrel out of the penitentiary, and
uttering not word of reproof. The Post
is unable to perceive the difference between
the assumed and the existing case-an in
ability which arises doubtless from the fact
that there isn't any.
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-12

IT is thought that the meeting of the Dem
ocratic State Committee at the Preble Tues
day evening indicates that another General
Order is to be issued. The absence of ''Cor-
poraP' Emery rendered it impossible to
clothe the document in military language at
that meeting, so there will be little delay.
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-12

WHILE Mr.. Thurman and the Democratic
journals who take their cue from his speech
are attempting to beguile the people into the
belief that our financial policy is not press
ing question in politics the Richmond Whig
openly proclaims that the success of the rag
money party in Ohio will force an initiation
platform on the Democratic national conven-
ton in 1876. The traditions of the party
may be against 1t, but the Democracy will
not hesitate long to sacrifice all their tradi-
tions and all their principles if the sacrifice
will bring success. The party which so far
stultified itself in 1872 as to nominate Horace
Greeley will not suffer in its self respect by
adopting rag money platform in 1876.
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-12
The Reason.


The ArguS is evidently weary of the hard
money business. 1t wants to know why
Republican papers are giving so much atten-
ton TO that issue. Simply because it is the
most important topic of the times. Simply
because much of the present business stagna-
tion is due to the uncertainty which a fuctu-
ating currency creates. An importer of raw
material upon which there is no duty, inform
ed us few days since that the changes in
the price of gold in one week made differ
ence to the house he represented of several
thousand dollars on obligations falling due in
foreign countries. No man can tell whether
gold will decline or advance, within the
next week. II is not within the power of
human experience to make any sort of predic-
ton whether greenback dollar will be worth
eighty or ninety cents in thirty or sixty days.
With this uncertainty, no reasoning being
can really expect a permanent revival of busi-
ness until we reach gold basis and dollar
means a dollar in gold. The infationtists
insist that further issue of paper money
will give start to business. This is quite
possible, but it is on the same principle that
the application of powerful stimulant re-
wives the man who has been brought to
to deaths door by the excessive use of stim-
ulants of the same kind. The stimulant will
furnish momentary relief but in the end adds
fresh fuel to the fires which are burning out
his life and makes the catastrophe more GER
tain and violent. More paper money, which
the Ohio and Iowa Democracy declare for,
would only result in greater disasters than
these we have already witnessed.
The reason why we make the financial
question the most prominent is because we
realize that nominaly the Democratic party
is very evenly divided on this important ques-
ton ;and there are indications thatiif the Dem
ocrats carry Ohio this fall that the Democrat
ic party will go into the next campaign on
the present Ohio platform which the argus
has not presented to its readers but which it
will be obliged to do at that time. Moreover,
in case the Democratic party goes before the
country next year on the Ohio platform, we
propose to warn our readers of the danger
which that policy surely involves. The dr.
gus evidently thinks that initiation is "a good
enough Morgan" for the Democrats of Ohio
this year-does any one believe that it would
raise the feeblest objection to the same plat
form next year for the nation, if the National
Democratic Convention declares it to be
Democratic doctrine2
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-12

IT may be matter Of taste, but then it
seems very bad taste to prefer to be pitted all
over when slight depression on the arm
would answer all the purposes. But the
French Canadians in Montreal are raving be-
cause the city government prefer that they
be vaccinated rather than have small pox.
The other evening they smashed in the win
dows of the city council room while that
body was discussing the propriety of COM
pelling them to be vaccinated, aud broke up
the meeting. Enlightening French Cana
dian seems to be very tedious process.
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-12

WHEN the Argus noted the increased Dem
ocratic majority in Ohio last year over the
previous, why did it not state that the ag-
gregate Democratic vote in the state in 1874
was many thousands less than it has been
in years that the Republicans have been vic
torious. The Democratic victory in Ohio
last year resulted from the fact that more
thousands of Republicans staid away from
the polls than of Democrats.
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-12

An earnest desire to justify your generous cont
dence, and strong regard for the honor and a1et-
fare of State, inspire ,cith the firm resotue TO
spare effort and to consider other consequences
in the endeavor to faithfully discharge the duties that
aciIt be incumbent on me If your choice shall prore
to be the choice of the people also. pledge you and
thousands for chom you act in that event, an honest
purpose and red determination to make the public
good my single aim and constant care.
Gen. Connor's Acceptance.
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-12

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate countersigned by Stanley T.
Pullen, Editor. All railway. steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent
journal, as we have information that several bum-
mers" are seeking courteses in the name Of the
PRESS, and we have no disposition to be, even pas
sively, party to such frauds.
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-12

A little boy eighteen months old, while play
ing in his fathers yard at Stratford, G. last
week. was knocked down by cock AMI spur
red several times about the face and head be-
fore his mother could rescue him. One stroke
of the spur penetrated his brain, and he died
few hours afterwards.
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-12
Tur Ranoor Commerc;ol is GREATLY or;a,

THE Bangor Commercial is greatly grieved
at the turn events have taken in the Fourth
District. 1t has been very earnest to have
Mr.. Powers nominated and is very pathetic
over the wrongs inflicted upon him by the
Republicans elsewhere. 1t is said that the
Commercial has prepared campaign docu-
ment under the conviction that Mr.. Powers
would be nominated which will not be wanted
now. The Republicans of Maine will not be
likely to take counsel with Emery, Jordan &
Co.
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-12

Gov. TILDEN is making more promises of
reform. In a speech at Buffalo Tuesday he
promised that if the state will send to the
next legislature honest representatives he
will reduce the taxes S2.OOOOOO. 1t would
be well for the governor to finish the canal
job before he begins ON another, but as long
as the latter is made conditional upon the
election of honest men to the New York
legislature he isn't in danger of being COM
PEELED to fulfill his promise very speedily.
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-12
WANTS..
wanted "a Partner,Active or Silent

a PARTY of good standing, showing first class
n Manufacturing business, requires some more
capital to work large scale will bear thorough
investigation, business safe, and sales made only to
responsible parties; sold as fast as manufactured,
in Maine; only principals and responsible parties
treated with. Address "Manufacturer," care Mat
tocks & Fox. Portland Maine. aug2deodtf
The Portland daily press., 1875-08-12

It's getting near the lecture season and so
Ann Eliza Webb Young issues card calling
upon all the men and women in the land to
rise up and extirpate polygamy. Ann Eliza
is doubtless willing to help at the moderate
sum of S100 or perhaps $50 per lecture.