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Bossier Parish.


r W. BRASHER, Of this place, having
LIZ made permanent arrangements with
the Land Offices at Natchitoches and New Or
leans, La. is now prepared to make Home
stead entries for persons desiring them, much
cheaper than by going to the Land Office, and
will guarantees satisfaction. decl3-6m
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Biz Creek Items.

We had another refreshing rain on
Sunday afternoon, which revived every
thing wonderfully.
Our roads were deeply washed bv
the recent heavy rains. and our Super
visors are busly engaged in repairing
them.
Potatoes, in quite large quantities,
passed through this place last week on
their way to market.
Mr.. B. A. Kuhns, Of East Weiss
port, has opened tin and sheet iron
ware mInufactory and is now prppar-
ed to ill orders at reasonable prices to
suit the times. Persons will do well to
give him call before purchasing else
where. To insure success | would ad.
wise him TO advertise in the ADVOCATE.
AT w. Kcmerpr's is to be found
the choicest . cent cigar in this place.
A good deal of the corn had to be
replanted in this neighborhood.
Mr. Josiah Tarpel is rapidly push,
ing his new residence towards compile
ton, which, when finished, will be two.
story high, and no doubt present very
fine appearances.
l am pleased to hear that our friend
Robert Miller, Of DelanO, SchuylkilI
Co., formerly of this place, has i'm
proved his condition so much that he is
now again able to be out and about as
usual.
On Friday of last week, Oscar
Weaver a resident of Franklin TWD
while engaged coupling cars at Packer
ton had his hand caught between the
bumpers, and 30 badly injured that am
putation was necessary.
An infant of Mr.. S. Fritzinger died
this week and was inferred at Weiss
port, on Thursday.
Sabbath School at Solt's on Sunday
afternoon at 2 p. NJ. All are cordially
invited. REVERE.
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Sunday-to-morrow.

Whit Sunday-to-mOrro
If you are dry, drink of the ice cold
fountain water, at J. w. o Neil's.
"A rev Burgess was elected in the
borough of WeisspOrt, Monday
night, and our jovial friend e. G. Is
happy
We are informed that some persons
when visiting the cemetery, are In the
habit of stealing flower plants from the
graves of our departed ones This Is a
dastardly crime, and we hope those in
charge of the ground will see to It, and
vigorously prosecute the robbers of the
dead, whoever they may be.
Mr.. A. p. Horn desires us to state
that he will begin Co call on his music
pupils on Wednesday next, so as to be
able TO visit them all during the week.
Parties desirous Of taking lessons should
leave orders with G. II. Horn, Bank
street, TO insure prompt attention,
Another member Of the Mollie Ma
guire band, John Donohue, alias "Yel-
low Jack" had preliminary hearing
Wednesday morning at Pottsville. The
principal witnesses against him are
from the Philadelphia Detective Agency
of Mr.. Pinkerton, and they propose to
show his connection with the murder Of
Conner James at Shenandoah last year,
and of William Thomas and Jesse and
William Major near Mahanoy City He
was held as an accessory after the fact,
and in default Of 81, 900 bail was com
mtted to prison to await trial.
The Bethlehem Times says that
Hon. Asa Packer, the founder uf
Lehigh University, has extended an in
vitation to Emperor Dom Pedro of Bra
zill to be present at the commencement
eXerci ses of that institution. The En-
perOr has accepted the invitation and
will in all probability he with us on
University day, june %, as he expects
to return TO Philadelphia on or about
June 10th. T hereare at present eight
young Brazilians pursuing their studies
at Lehigh University, three of whom
will graduate this session.
-GOvenor lIartranft has oppointed
Chester n Farr, Jr., of Reading, his
private secretary, TO succeed Major A.
Wilson Norris, who was recently ap-
PbllNNN Jl"NN l'pbiA'ls Ahls ulAs ny
virture of his new Office, becomes Re
cOrder of the Board of Pardons, and ali
communications relative to pardons
should hereafter be addressed to him.
The Bethlehem Times says: A
man by the name of Moses, employed
by the Bethlehem iron company on
Saturday morning met with singular
accident in the iron rail mill. While
wheeling scrap iron to the puddlers, a
rail just "fnshing" from the rolls
struck him and threw him a. straddp of
the red hot bar, carrying him to The
circular saws, where he was rolled di-
rectly under the saws. The catcher,
with great presence Of mind, rescued
Nose from his perilOus position. The
mans clothing was badly torn and
burned, and the burns on his body are
very severe.
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Summit Hill

notwithstanding the hard times
improvements at Summit llill are push.
ed more energetically than ever.
DR. Davis new building designed
for drug store) on Front street will
soon be ready for occupancy. His next
door neighbOr, Casper lshtrr, is build-
ing an addition to his residence, while
short distance further up the street
Mr.. Sam Rickert is preparing for the
raising of large editce. In short this
mining village Is beginning to wear Il
different aspect from what it did year
ago. Front street has been nicely graded
and, since the cumbersome dirt heaps
have been removed. looks trim and
neat. Strangers revisiting the place will
Ge surprised at the changes wrought.
That "Big Simon" has brushed up,
and ia as ready as ever tn dispense the
"besht" Milwaukee lager, is hardly
necessary to mention.
Freight trains now make regular
trips to the town, and encourages the
villagers to hope for passenger trains
also, to which tact, perhaps more than
to aught else, we may ascribe the pres
ent rage for Improvements.
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1nc coal llpde continues as dull ever,
though We hear Of some little movement among
the /, On mGu. \ few furnaces here and there
have Jecn nut in Oprrat OnS and so ne little III.
ClensC IN Curr Mt ORDERS manifest in the marx
ct. Tho business IN all departments Of the
trade, However Is very light. Olerat4ousutttB
mines are very slack and the receipts of coal az
tide water much below what they Ough to be aJ
this period of the year. The amount of coal
stocked continues heavy ana reduces very slow
ly. " hile there is general depression IN + ade
thero In no change IN the prices OF coal he
Anth acite Board of Control, at its last weekly
meeting, on Thursday last decided to suspend
the production OF coal entirely each alternate
week from the 1st of June to the LIST Of August.
AU the same time 1t was determined to con nue
the May prices of coal through the month OF
June and to increase them 10 cents ton
through the month Of July and Is cents q ton
through the month of August Just at present
it looks us though the coal trade would weather
the present crisis and pass through the year in
much better shape than was hoped Tor q few
months agO--Ledger, 2Stb,
The following table shows the quantity OF coai
shipped over the Lehigh Valley ltallrOad for the
WepK ending MAY 27tn, 1873 and for the year ,
comuorpd W I'm the same time last wear:
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OBITUARY.
Died, in this borough, on Monday
evening last, at o o'clock, Hon. Daniel
Heberlng, Of kidney disease, aged 75
years 3 months and 10 days
Daniel Heberlng was born in Moore
township, Northampton county, on the
10th Of February, 1901, from which
place he removed TO Lockport,
on the opening Of the canal,
where he was appointed the first lock
tender, which position he filled for sew
eral years, finally removing from that
place to WeisSpOrt, where he assumed
the proprietorship Of the old Weissport
Hotel, which he presided over for n
number Of years gaining many friends
by his gcntlemanly and aifablc bearing
toward his patrons Retiring from the
hotel business le opened a store and
commenced boat building. .accumulating
considerable property, During his
residence In Weissport he filled the Of
flee Of Postmaster and Justice of the
Pence with much satisfaction and was
elected Associate Judge of the county,
which position lie filled with much
credit. He removed to this borough
some eight years ago, since which tire
he has lived retired life, very highly
respected by our citizens. Hi wife
survives him with seven children all of
whom are married.
The funeral took place on Friday
morning from The Lutheran church, of
which hc was a member, and was large
ly attended by the relative and friends.
ssr5rzEls1sIsEgsB-s1rsHy1 gNayREyzazn
STATE Sunday-ScbOoI Convention.
the Sessions of the Twelfth Annual sunday
School Convention will commence with emit
drcn's Nicotine, at the Academy of Music Penn
street, Reading PA, ON Tue day Evening.
June 18th. at 7;3O o'cock.
Entertainment wlll be provided for delegates
who notify vii lam q. Mcgowam. Chairman Of
Committee on Entertained T., Roalng, ON or
before June 10Th.
Delegates, on their arrival VIII be met at the
depot, or may report ut the headquarters OF
the Local Committee tia the session room Of the
cnurcO.
the Philadelphia ana Reading Railr0nd Com.
pany W II sell Excursion Tickets a1 ala their
principle aud terminal stations good fiOm Mon
day, June 18th, to saturday, June l7yh, inclu.
sive at one third reduction from regular rates
These tickets will he sold On Monday and Tues.
day only. No credentials required.
The singlngpt the Convention will be under
the general direction OF Asa nun, Esq. of
Philadelphia.
DISTINGUISHED workers and speakers from this
aud other States have promised TO he present
and participate in the exercises
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ExcursiOnistS, tourists ana pleasure
seekers are arriving in limited numbers.
Monday and Tues ay "mine host"
of the Mansion House must have reap
ed golden harvest, Judging by the
number of Sir Knights he entertained
on those two days.
The Sinta Cornet Band, Of Towan-
da, said to be second to none i'm the
Sta.e, arrived here on Monday night.
remaining over until Tuesday evening.
During their stay they made things
lively about the Mansion House, aud
on Monday night serenaded some of our
most prominent citizens. Enjoying the
patronage of Mr.. Robert Cor Bob" as
he is here femiiarly caled) Packer,
they are of course eXquisitely uniform
ed, and their instruments are of the
most superior kind. A pity it is that
Bob" or some other body able to do
so, doesn't patrOnize the bands of this
place
Not that he is tired of house, keep
ing, but because Mr.. Skeer desired to
repoSsess the premises occupied by Ma
jOr KlOtz, the latter gentleman and his
family are now luXuriating at the Anne.
TGan House.
Rev. Father Mattingly, of Nant-
coke, who, on Monday applied tor per
mission to visit one of the prisoners sus>
pected of being implicated in the Aud
enried murder, had to leave without
accomplishing his purpose, as none but
their counsel are admitted.
Mr.. Anthony Snyder, of Summit
Hill, one of Carbon county's most en-
terprislng merchants, is reported very
seriously i'll.
"A party of % Musco vite Centen-
nial visitors are looked for to arrive at
the Mansion House to day Saturday }
Decoration day was duly observed
here. Large numbers attended the
ceremonies at the cemetery, while stores
and most other places of business were
closed.
DIR. S. E. Gross, the eminent PkN
adelphia physician, registered at fhe
Mansion House on Tuesday. Having
been summoned to attend Mr.. anthony
Snyder, at Summit Hill, he was then
on his way thither.
- Inc Tor some Time suspected Con-
ductor Seip, is again running his owl
train on the Nesquehoning Branch.
Good for Seipy
The completion of the third-rai
arrangement over the Erie road is al
ready perceptibe by an increased
freight traffic sver the Lehigh VallA
road, whereat resident stockholders teel
jubilant, and well they may De, as this
years coal traffic would hardly realize
them the customary diyies.
Rev, G, A. StrunLz having severed
his connection with st. Johns Luther
an congregation, cOntemplates soon to
set out on prospecting tour throu gh
the Southwestern States. Among other
places the rev. gentleman designs visit
ing BlOunt county, Ala, whence the
most cheering accounts have been re-
csved from those who have emigrated
thlther from this vicinity.
james Kerrigan is again happy in
the occupancy of his old quarters in
Carbon county Jail,
up to date only criminal cases
appear on the Com. docket for June
term OF Court.
Our young friend Walter Williams,
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East Nnurh Chunk.

Owing to neglect to attend to their
insurance policies, Fidler & Co.'S loss,
over and above Insurance, is now stated
at from 3 to $4,000.
The church, the building OF which
has been decided upon by the members
of the German Reformed and Lutheran
congregations of this place, will be of
brick, 30x4O feet.
Rev. Joe 1iath's Sunday evenings
sermon at the public school-hnusp Is
highly spoken Of by those that listened
to the rev. gentleman's rloqucnce.
Rev. Father Heinen Of Joseph's r.
G. Church, of this place, on Sunday
last confirmed class of 10 young per-
sons in presence Of an extraordinarily
large congregation. The ceremonies
on this occasion are said to have been
Of a very solemn and imposing charac-
ter,
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again eraces the Switch Back ticket
Office at Upper Mauch Chunk. Should
he stay during the present season. he
will have been in the company's en-
ploy, in that capacity, three years.
Owing to the exciting times nf
Monday and Tuesday evenings, Fair
BARNS projected entertainments ut
Rhoad's Hall, for want ot an audience
proved complete failure. We feel
sorry on Mr.. Fairbairn's account as his
mertorious entertainments are worthy
of all possible encouragement.
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ExpIosion at CoaIdaIe.

On .Ionday morning last, at about
1880 O'Clock, an explosion of fire damp
took place in No, 8 collery, at Coal
dale, near Tamauqa. Much excitement
was manifested among the people in
the vicinity for time. it being feared
that number of the men had been
killed by the accident happily their
fears were not realized, although num-
Der were rather severely, though not
seriously injured. Among them Peter
Keilman, Henry Schaffer, George Dees,
aud two men named Corrow and Mil.
Ter, all of Tamaqua, Frank Bugle and
boy named Andrew, of COaldale. At
last accounts all were in fair way for
speedy recovery.
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Orner stone Laying.

On tomorrow (5unday) the corner
stone of the new Reformed church, on
the corner of Second and Iron streets,
will be laid witt appropriate ceremonies.
Services in the morning, at 10 o'clock:
in the afternoon at 2, and in the eve
ming at Z O'Clock. A number of promi-
nent preachers will he present on the
occasion. A cordial invitation is eX
terded to the citizens of Lehighton and
the surrounding country to be present.
The services viii be in English and
German.
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truck by Lightning.

During the storm on Sunday after
noon last, the lightning struck the resi-
dence of Abraham Henry, in Franklin
township, setting the house on fire and
striking several members OF the family
--One little child, sitting OF a sheep
skin on the floor, received severe
shock, piece being torn from the skin
by the lightning. The fire was fortuS
nately extinguished before doing any
material damage.
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The Delaware and Hudson Canal company
have commence d manutac, urlng c al bricks for
railroad lgu' and steam engines from cua dust
The Urioks were Tecently tested on some Oi tae
engines GA tue TOad and were found satisf ~.
tor. IhuIe Is EO reason why this work should
not he made a success
%. Attorney General Lear has decided that the
Boom bill Is enusut utlOn.l aud sent his opinion
10 tho Governor.
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POINTS IN POLITICS.


The hard-mun"v inhatIOmsts are playing the
misclioi with Democratic prospects.
General Butler IL sure Of Governor Tilden's
nomination because there, millions IN it,
Acute n tacks Of admiration for impossible
caudldatcs are exceedingly prevalent but pro
verbally harmless.
The "Dcmorratic flmlv sbindv in Ohio"
There's nothing IKE having the exact name of
the cry hah".
Tie blncl, sheen i'm both partics have begun
10 bleat Ihcy can't pull the wool over peO-
pies eyes any more ANA are now chiefly anxious
to save their own.
Mr.. Blaine win lave fine brood Of chickens
provided his eggs nil hatch. But the cauCB 'es
always lav some add ed ana some wooden eggs
IN the convention nest
Secretary Taft Is n good deal more than n pos
sibty. ana what Is known Ot INN makes him
forty per cent more available than any great
or little Unknown thlt mas been discovered yet
jay Gou'd end hls stool pigeon arc working
hard ln thus hot weather 70 carn their money
by pufting mp Brother Blaiur. IL rs an up NIL
job, though.
The indianapolis cntincl saws It IL folly and
madness Tor ne Democrats TO think they can
the country In NOvombci.
Thc Times thinks that II Brother Blame il
nominated mt Cincinnati the Repubcan cam
plign VIII have to he on in defence of the party
candidate against charges of jObbery. That Ia
just the iact.
There will be broken states enough after tho
CINCINNATI Convention to supply all the pm
mary schools and shnole all the shops Ia that
city. But 1t is cOnsOllng to think that most Of
them are only fit to be broken. Better break
slateS than heads.
Francis w. Bird. the radical Republican aud
friend of Sumner, has got linden on the brain.
and ~ gong to ST. LOlIs to inOCulate the dele.
yates with his pot unacy. he is in state Of
Intense hapIiiicltlOn, and it were pity to nave
him dIsilluslOnCd.
The Louisville COurier-fOiunaI has discover
ed the difference uetwecn tweedle DUN and
tweedle dee: II IL in the new ONO platform,
aud IoHdeth thus: No forced 1nfiatOn, no
forced contraction " and this spirited Demo.
cratic organ thinks all hands can pipe to that
koy,and asks IT there IL n saDe man In the cOuD-
trt who believes We can resume in 1879. This
southwest wind already makes our Democratic
WCatheTCOCk Ycer
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" n. SLEW wERs,
Local and Personal.

tB- Parties receiving the ADVOCATE
with cross marked after their names
will please remit the amount due for
Subscription, or the extra 80 cents will
be added to pay The expenses of collec-
ton. .,aHl
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--Easton Pa. June Mime members OF the
family of M artin LarOs, residing at Sandps hG-
dy, a pOmt on the Delaware river nve mles
above Eastou, was posO4ed last evening oT
coffee which cont Aned some mineral SUD
stance Mrs Lnros Is dead. and several Of the
others are considered IN a critical co dluOn
Ihe presence OF DO son IN tue COnee is not nc
counted for Later.-lJ Is nOw reported that
Martin LafOs and another ono Of the poisoned
have died
1t is officially announced that there viii be
no meeting OF i6e Board of Pardons unti tae lot
OF August
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.TSTATE NOTICE.

Estate OF William Peter, late Of Lower ToWa-
mensng Township, Carbon County, Pa, decd.
All persons indebted TO SAID estate are request
ed 70 make immediate payment and those hav-
ing legal claims against the same Will present
them without DELAY IN proper oIUer, for settle
ment 10 DANIEL WENrl
Adm nistrato at Wllntm Peter. decd,
Parryville. May rs, 1915 w6~
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Card OfThanks.

At regular stated meeting, held
Nav 3lst, 1876, of Blue Ridge Council,
No. 1870, Jr. o. U A. NJ, unanimous
vote of thanks was rendered to the
young ladies' helping to decorate their
flag on 30th May, 1876
w. p. LONG, Sect'y.
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List af Letters


Remaining nnCnlled for In the LehlghtOn post
office, on May aist 1876
Adelheiser. Fred Rolnnd. w. t2l
Boner Miss Bridget \. tumble Rudolph
igenite. Miss Cnilv gshnck, VIM.
Clnrrv, john gtnusb, rry. s. L.
Clewcll, II. Shnhc pOtCr
Dubois, A. II, SChleael, Tilghman
Gildncr John Smitu, ]. A.
GIup Reuben SnwCrs Lavina
llnuscr, Nmnndn Weldaw Thomas t2l
krcage Andrew Wphr. Lewis A.
Kelhey. Frederick Wcshnuer, Henry
Pet terson Adam Werlev, MnnrOe
Rinerd, Andrew
Persons calling for any Of tho above letters
viii shy pdveriMrd" " " " PETERS, y. NJ.
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ONE Parlor Picture printed in 10 colors. one
~ pocket Knife (white haudlel, - Blank WIS.
iting Cards, y Sheets Writing Paper. IL " hite
postpaid, for 25 cents. III. KURTZ. 417 Canal
street. list Ward, Philadelphia, Pa CTculars
sent Tree maY6-Yl
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