The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-07-15
-Tbe trial of Munlev. at Pottsville,

The trial OF Munley, at POttsville,
for the murder of mining boss Sanger,
closed Wednesday, the jury rendering
verdict Of murder in the first degree.
Mr.. j. l.. Schreiber, one of the
oldest residents of Weissport, died on
tuesday afternoon last. Mr.. S. was II
years of age, and was highly respected
by all who knew HIM.
"A ride In one of David Ebbert's
tasty carriages is Just the thing in the
evening and his terms are so low that
almost any one is able to afford the
pleasure. Try 1t
The Camden and Atlantic railroad
company announce fifty excursions
over their road, extending from the
Sth of this month to Thursday, Sept.
2l. Their circular is very interesting
one, and proves that their roads are
well patronized.
"A horrible miscreant walked de-
liberately into certain store in this
place day or two ago and registered
an awful vow that, for once in his life,
at least, his wife should have a sensible
present. As 1t Is to be surprise, we
mention no names, but will simply
state that the sensible present" is to
be new Domestic" sewing machine.
Our borough Council issued an Or
der that owners of dogs should put
muZzles over the snouts Of their dogs
on and after Monday last, or they
would appoint a man to put muzzle
to the ear of the dog found rnnnil g at
large. Neither the snOut muzzle or the
ear muzzle have been used. We don't
think the council respect the people
any more than the people respect their
ordinances.
In the Common wealth vs.. Alex
Campbell, charged as an accessory be.
fore the fact to the murder of John Z.
Jones, the case was given to the jury
on Saturday evening, July 1st, who in
less than one hour returned into Court
with verdict of "Murder in the first
degree" Counsel for prisoner then
moved for new trial. The argument
will be heard on Monday the Gath inst.
Mr.. Samuel Ebbert, of Beaver
Run, left at our Office few days since,
a number of ears of wheat, the straw
of which measures feet 9 inches, and
the ears well filed, the crop was cut
on Saturday the 1st inst. At the same
time he left some specimen ears of rye
which were almost ready for cutting,
the straw measuring 5 feet, and speci
men of timothy measuring o feet in
length. Next?
On the afternoon of the Fourth,
two men entered saloon near the l..
V. depot at South Easton, and called
for drink, which was refused them on
account of their having more aboard
than was good for them. They soon
left and had not proceeded far, when
John Thomas, of Phillipsburg, struck
his companion, Thomas Flynn, and
knocked him down, following the &C
tion with brutal kicking of the pros
trate man, which so injured him that
his death resulted in few minutes.
Thomas was secured after hard fight
and taken to the Easton jail, where he
awaits his trial next month. The de-
ceased was % years of age, married and
leaves two children. Thomas has the
reputation of brute, and is aged 30
yeals.-Catasauqua Dispatch,
On Monday afternoon Edwin Ger
man, of Slarington, was arrested by U.
S. Deputy Marshal,a Secret S. Detective
from Philadelphia, and A. V. Moser,
of Allentown, for circulating counter
felt money. He was taken to Philadel-
phia. 1t will readily be remembered,
says the News, that our Valley was re-
Gently flooded with counterfeit fves
on the New Bedford Bank of Mass,
and Mr.. German has long been suspect.
ed as the guilty party, in fact the proof
has been almost conclusive, but justice
has been STAYED off by some means. BY
those who pretend to know, it is sup
posed that he passed some five or six
hundred dollars of this worthless stuff.
He works a slate quarry at Slatedale,
and on pay day paid his men with it.