The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-08-05
Letter from Mauch Chunk.
Aug. 8. 1876.

| mug " Ap'ps
For dull, quiet, almost dried NJ
place, give Inc Mauch Chunk ! so al
least | thought, when found things on
my last few rounds as they really are
No life anywhere. The two big hotels
of the Switzerland appear to be desert
ed, and the proprietors of the smaller
although doing what one might call
fair business, are nearly so. Along
the line of the "raging" all is quiet, and
; but for the occular proof one would al
! most doubt that we really had two
| lines of railroad communicating with
the outer world. Whether all this dul-
ness is owing to the apprehensiOns felt
concerning the results of probable
change In the administration of Nation.
al affairs, or is the consequence of the
Centennial Exposition, for which some
of our citizens have done so much, it
would be hard to tell. Suffice 1t to say
that the Mauch Chunk of to day, does
not resemble the Mauch Chunk of a
year ago, dull as times were then con e.
sidered to be. Indeed it almost seems
as If the Switzerland bubble were play
ed, But for the presence of crowds of
riciOus stockholders ald official misman-
agement-tbere would be scarcely any
! lite at all. Indeed the time seems to
be fast approaching when we shall be
able to demonstrate to the world at
large that large corporations are curse
ratter than blessing to any section Of
country, aud this in more than one re-
spect. But of this at some future time,
when occasion may call for it..
1t Is almost in vain that look aroun
me for my customary budget of news,
all being so quiet, Still there Is some.
In the first place you may add to last
weeks list of candidates the names of
the following patriots, all of whom are
candidates for the Sherffalty
b. F. Kleppinger, (Ilonest Benz, of
Nesquehonng.
Edw. Raber, of Lehighton VIM.
Nesley, of Summit Hill ard s. f. din
mich, of Summit Hill thee Democrats
and one Republican, all of whom, of
course, are such at the most urgent so :.
lictations of numerous friends" bread
and butter having nothing whatever to
do with their candidacy-Of course not
That our young friend L. A. Miner
should intend to start an independent
paper, strange as it may seem to you,
is nevertheless fact as such Is his set.
tied intention, and if there is any money
in country newspapering Especially at
the present juncture), let up hope that
Mr.. Miner may succeed in realizing it
But-and there is but in the case
this is even more than doubtful.
Yours, etc,
ITEMS.
Monsieur Frank Deborde, whose place
of business was closed last evening for
distress of rent, upon being subsequent
Iy confronted by parties who had left
valuable watches or jewelry in his
hands for repair, and unable to satiSs
factorily account for the same, was
this Thursday forenoon arrested on
a charge of en,bezzlement preferred by
Henry Province, and after a short hear
ing before Esquire Laurish, was by the
latter, committed to castle Breneiser in
default of bail. The persons victimiz-
ed by Deborde are said to be the follow
ing Rich. Kiefer, euchred out of a
very valuable watch VIM. Mckinley,
tleeced out of his time-keeper /; Henry
Province, (the complainanD, finds him
self minus his chronometer Herman
Ripker, cries over forty-five dollar
American lever Rich. Fordham, the
gentlemanly cOlored barber of the
"MansIon," feels sore over the absence
of twenty dollar time-piece and VIM.
Herman, who whines because he can't
find his turnip. Should there be any
additional victims coming to light, their
names will appear in next weeks issue.
That Deborde has either sold, or pawn.
at any rate Monsieur was reticent up-
on the subject at the hearing.
Married, at East Mauch Chunk, on
Tuesday the 25th ult., Mr.. Tbos. Ma
jor to Miss Annie X. Swank.
The lady friends of the Marion Hose
Company announce a leapoyeer hop
and pic mic, to be held in Moximer's
garden on Wednesday, the 10th inst,
when good time may be expected.
II instead of j. h. Struther's name
you would have mentioned II. S. Sta
ple's in last weeks issue, you would
have been correct.
Freight on both roads is said to be
excessively dull-much less than it was
a year ago.
The exquisites of this place are busi-
ly engaged making the necessary prep
arations for the exquisite hop which is
to take place at the pavilion on the
night of the third, and If l can "beat"
my way up the place on the night in
question, shall try to give your leaders
an exquisite account of what promises
to be an exquisite affair. You know
l an never a. a loss for expletiyes.
"Honest Ben" declares himself con-
fdent of being the next Sheriff, and
Messrs RaDer, Nesley, and Mlnnich
are probably the same. Time will tell.
Hand.shaking is now extensively in
dulged in-by candidates.
Good cnese is selling here, from wag-
ons, at 10 cents a pound. Cheap as
dirt.
Mr.. Elias Schick desires to sell out
his confectionery establishment. A
reasonable discount will be made on
account of the latest drop"
B. F. Yeager, Esq, still continues
seriously i'll, aud Major Shortz is said
4 L.