The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-08-21
Current eve nts.

The total number of immigrants who arrv
ed Mt New York during Jdlv was 9,2B2, AGAINST
15,G3l during the corresponding month of last
year.
--,Messrs, Moody and sankoy, tho reyivnllsts
AID Rev. Sabine Knight, thefa English Evan.
gelist to the freemen." arrived in New York on
Saturday, on the steamship Spain. Moody and
Sankey are to take two months rest, .-.
The new Catholic Church of ST. Thomas Mt
Archibald, near Scranton, Pa, was Dedicated
sunday in the presence of 2OOO persons Arch
O'Hara and Sh1nalan, and the sermon was
preached by Bishop Qmnlan. of MOBILE.
Saturday was general pay dav among the
miners in the northern portion OF Schuyllllll
county. and InGney beng plentiful aLl drink
obtmnable seveiAl tn gedfes occurred Oh Shtur-
day night At Girlrdv lie John StilzeI appear
ed before Squire Gwyther ard hema1de war
rant for the arrest OF Thomas Love- with whom
he had quarrelled during the dav. Whlle GwI;
therWaS preparing the warrant two men firedat
HIM through window, killing him on the spot.
Az ShepandOh. Cover Jones, Keeper Of beer
stand, was shot dead by man for whom he was
drawing beer At MahanOy city u riot occurred
in Oni OF saloon and The place was torn out.
Three men were wOunled and ore OF them
ioOker on, named cn itlan Bunhower. Is not ex.
pected to recover, Another of the wounded
was "A notorious fellow know as Bully Bill,D
who has been taKen TO Pottsville, and lodged IN
Jhe county jail. .'a
-op the molling of the 18th Mary Ann
Weiss, who had shown signs of insanity, left
her home in New York with her infant, aged 10
months On the evening OF the same day. the
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| and on Saturday the body of Mrs Weiss was
| folnd near the same place.
Two young men, named David Owens and
| Evan Davis, were killed. ana another nauiei
Thomas Sterritt was fatally injured by run
| away car in the s.oDe OF tue Mount Pleasant
mine, at Scranton, Pa, last Satul day morn ng
% Charles Finley, aged %, had both legs cnt
| off Sunday, at Lancaster, Pa while trying to
get on passing freight tram. He was taken
10 the hospital IN dyin concltion.
Miss Hannah Rodgers. aged IL of Ardmore,
Montgomery county, Penna., was drowned
| while bathing at Atlantic CITY, on saturday.
| She went down with an excursion. Her body
| mas been recovered.
A suit is to be brought agniD5t General
sheridan ior Guanuty OF sugar oonfiscated
during the war.
For one vacancy on the Reading police force
lately font hundred applicants presented them
| selves.
Mrs. Abrdman Lincoln is given up as hope
| lessly insane. she sits down silent and alone IN
| her SOLITARY room to keep imaginary company
| with senators and am 0lssad0rs in the light O
that gracious, kindly smile long since mdteI
beneath the coffin I'D. IL is one of the merclei
voucnsafed TO her to hive her life over agaiI
with her loved 0nes-dear little Willie, and rol
licking bOyish Tad-.tO sit at the head If TIN
tab o and hold familiar converse with them ali
The United States steamer Rio BrdUo hai
been wrecked of SABINE light.
Fraudulent practices in furnishing clothinl
to the Marine Crops have been discovered.
Charles @, Finley, form erv president o
Monday.
Commander George W. Morris, United State
Navy died at jordan Alan springs, Va, OF
SUNDAY,
The Western Union and Pacific and Altar
tic telegraph Companies have advanced thei
rates, the advance taking effect Monday.
Tho American Association for the advance
ment of science has invited the InternatiOnG
Congress Of pre- historic arohRoioglsts 10 mee
in this country during lsij.
Tho swedish Government has issued a d,
cree torb1ding the importation CT pJtatOe
from America,
The colossal statue Of Hermann was unvel
ei ct Detmod near Westphala, Monday, EH
ptrlr William beng present
"A branch OF the International Society
Europe has been formed at Montreal, aud hold
weekly me etingeF several wealthy tmpOvel
, Of labor IN that ciiy have Ieeeived blGGkmaihn
letters one manufacturing 4 mrecelved lettt
demanding $1,000 TO be pald in one mouth. RnI
II not, llfe would visit his property and deaf
come to his family,
several small dealers in the Chicago Boar
OF Trade who are ON tle long" side OF III
wheat market, talled MoOdaY, owing TO CO.
tlnued shrinkaRe Of prices lu that cereal.
large firm became embarrassed owing TO u
action Of one Of the pHnEs N not discOu ntiu
. Their drafts. as was their custom, but il Is b
heyed they VIII continue business
.-Loui'ana is said to present cheerful vie
1 OF business aiiairs, end Dids taif To arise fro
her depression, t"
l "A high encOmlum is that paid to Andre
! johnson by hi- old enemy, parsOn BrOWnloy
! who, IN speaking Of JOhnsOn's personal inte
r.JY says, Whnt he had was Justly his Ow
having come by every dollar OF It honestly"
"A statement has been prepared showing Il
| amount OF the puOlic debt OF all the states TO
= sa007e5,001 Pennsylvania has a debt Of SOS 00
600, with capita tax of IS 90 against Sll.06 4
5 New AOTk. The State staggering ahdcr u
. heaviest load OF debt Ia New York, which
I siolt O0,OOl or about une-fOurth otfthe entl
, amount, and Oregon struggles under the iigli
) est burden OF ee5uOl0.
| The Currency question IA likely 10 occupy
large share Of Oubhc attention until after Il
D coming Presidential election. Isschemers Z
Keeping np the credit of the currency, N
I making paper money equal to gold, cannot y
d thht doubling the amount OF currency mu
Inevitable double the current value OF every a
uole exposed for sale 1heIe is no reason or {