The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-04-22

The silver bill was signed by the President
Monday.
The demand for green house plants is In.
cIeasing.
The whitewashing brigate is doing a flour
ishing business
-Theteis al inmate in The Schuylkii county
pO0l house who s 100 years Od
--Jol n A. Tobin. recently pardoned by the
governor, has just been reeasei.
Tho Philadelphia and Reading coal and IRON
company investigation cost the state about
IS 0OO
The sodding of yards and spare patches of
ground has Ueen going On vigorously tha past
few days.
The Reading railroad company is about to
introduce patent aii brakes on the GerInantO yp
and NOrTistUwn branche OF lts line.
Henry j. Arms aped eighty three wears
was tried IN Berks county on charge OF assault
and battery with intent to ravish. lie was
only convicted of assault
Barton Garel, aged eighteen years of Berlcs
county attempted to wheel grOss ton of pig
iron in three wheelOarrOw loads. He ruptuTed
blood vessel, and his cOnIiltlOu Ia preCariOus.
The Grand Jury Of Lanca Ter, Pa Monday
found an Indictment against District Attorney
Johnson for forging naturalization papers in
1879 when he WAS member of the Republican
State COMMITTEE.
j Wesley White of Trenton, NJ T.. was
killed on railroad car at Penn Valley Monday
He was standing on the platform, aud stretched
his head DeyOnh the edge OF the car, when IL
IL
opposite direction.
"A married man was committed to iail at
POttsville on Wednesday for ar ATTEMPTED ont.
rage on girl aged thirteen years, while she
was pcktng tea berries IN company with two
companions, who gave the alarm and frighten.
ed the beast away.
About year ago ex-senator BilIingfelt
puI chased 8Sl6 acres of land at AdamstOWn
Lancaster county. for sIO,i co. Since then he
has sold l0ts from 1t bringing in q revenue
greater than he paid for the entire land which
he yet has fifty acres
"A woman named Mumma was badly burned
at Elw0Od, Schuvlkill county. on Tuesday after.
noon. 1t seems some boys set the woods on
fire. and IN attempting 30 cxtinguish IL the wo-
mans clothes took IRE, and before assistance
burned.
Judge Watson, of Bucks county, filed an op.
mion last week. agiinst the paymont BY the
cOunby commissioners of the 9 SIS charged by
justices OF the peace for commit ting tramps and
other vagrHnts 10 PRISON, as has been the prac.
tice for many years past.
Secretary Fish's despatch to Lord Derby
concerning WinslOw has probably reached its
destination by this time All the Information
received by the department. of state indicates
That WinsoW VIII not be surrendered by the
British Government, but that be wll be re.
leased about the first OF NAV.
William Furman. Of Lebalon county, dis.
covered carLrdge on the ground minus the
bullet, and while attempting to remove the dirt
with which 10 was covered with knife the cart
ridge exploded and blew off tho three fingers of
his left hand and injured his thumb severely.
Rain. shine, SNOW, blow cool, hot and so 40.
such is April sucn the weather fitfui rs a fil ing
feather chaDgrful as the leaves she's 9erming;
fretful as the youngsters squirming with the
measles or like beauties poutins out household
dnties-mad one minute, and the ne xt one sorry
that she ever vexed one.
Tho bronze statue Of Abraham Lincoln,
erected in Lincoln square. Washington, by the
contributions of the coloreG people OF the cOun.
try, was unveiled Friday of last week in the
presence OF large assent 5lage, including many
distinguished persons. The cOlOred military
and civil socleties marched in possess. on to tho
square, where platform near the statue was
occupied by the President of the United states.
Foreign Ministers, and Senators and Represen'
tatives1n Congress After music BY the NJ arlne
BanO, Prof, LangstOu formally accepted the
stat %, ann IL was unveiled by President Grant
amid the cheers Of the multitude. the playing OF
music and the thundeI of artillery. a poem
composed by young colored lad! OF New YOrA
was then read, and The ceremonies concluded
with an Grafton by Frederick Douglass. The
statue ~ twelve feet high, ano stands upon a
pedestal ten feet In height.
The will Of A. Il. Stewart was filed IN the
surr0gate's office IN New York Friday. He
0eaueaths his vast estate TO his wife. COrnella
M. stewart, an0 her heirs forever and leaves
Mr. hntoa as mark OF regard u O0J.000. A
number OF other bequests are made, ranging
from $500 70 10000. He hopes thi all hi plans
Tor the welfare OF his tel0Wmen Will be carried
out by MS executors, who are urs Stewart,
Judge Hilton and William LIbOeY. Judge Hil.
ton states that The business AFFAIRS OF Mr. stew.
art Will be conducted as II deceased Were
still living, and All hls plaus and projects in Op
GRAFTON or proposed at the time OF his death
wlD be faithfully carried out