The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-11-18
Lettcr from MAurh Chunk.
NIanch Cyannk. NOV. 1b, is

BpIItT lt@tn muuCu Nuhhhs
Mauch Ceunk, Nov. IS, 1875.
yIihnuth'plcciipr,i day Is past, anxiety
and tuc,SNaiu,y still 'tidtrol the hour !;
political discussion continues as lively
as ever, aud the customary "well, what
Is the latest ?" or "what do you think
of II ?" still continues to confront one
wherever he may go. There is the
same anxiety to ascertain the result
and the same reluctance on the part OF
all to believe in the possibility OF defeat
And yet, It won't be long before one or
the other Of the two great parties will
Asye TO accept 1t, as bitter a pill to swal
lew as 1t mag prove to them, AM when
ever that trying hour shall have arrived,
let them remember that "When rene .
dies are past, the griefs are ended" Cat
seast should be) and that ITO mourn a
mischief that is past and gone, is (fre.
quently) the next best wag to bring new
mischief on" fN which, and sundry
other reasons that might cite, it is to
be hoped that when tie faSl result shall
once become known all will accept the
inevitable in good grace, greatly as they
now pear to be averse 10 any such a
course. Should IL be "Tilden," let all
Hayes-nen heartily join in a grand 'rah
for Tilden-it "hayes," let Democrats
shout themselves hoarse for him, and
they'll find the thing to work like q
charm, for sure
'The robbed that smncs, steals something from
the thief
He roOs him elf VINO spends bootless grief"
Besides what could he gained by rail
ing at fate ? So, whenever you come
TO realize the doom of the party of your
eSloice, remember that
What cannot be preserved when Fortune
takes
Pnteuce her injury mockerv makes"
and act accordingly. Accept the inevi-
table, go about your business, laugh
,afd grow fat. Probatum est.
Yours,
ITEMS.
An unknown party, charitabiy dis
posed, on Saturday night relieved Mr..
Jas. r. Struthers of the further care of
fully one half of his poultry.
Schneur, the Mansion House Bazaar
man and lady have again retired to
their winter-quartprs at Watkins, n. Y.
Mr.. Fred Schulenberg,, Of Upper
Mauch Chunk, is seriously i'll.
A boy, son of Fred. BrPtts of Coal
Port, at play about the schutes near that
place, had a foot run over by coal car,
one day of last week, and so badly
mashed that amputatiOn became necesO
sary.
John G. Rentz, the Philadelphia mu-
sician, well known in Maueh Chunk.
circles, on Thursday the 9th inst. de-
parted for the regions where angels are
said to walk the gold. paved streets
Whether with a view OF playing Mt
pr0Blenade concerts there has not trans.
pired. Con umrtion is assigned as the
cause of his sudden change of base.
There is some talk Of resuscitating
the Hibernian Cornet Band.
Professor Tom Coats. OF Easton, is
now teaching the Washington Cornet
Band OF Nesquehoning.
1t is expected that the criminal dock
ct will be cieared during the coming
special term OF Oyer and Terminer call
ed Zoe Dec. 4th, and expected to con.
inn In eapSinn tbraa
Argument in Yellow Jack Donahue's
case will be heard on Monday, Dec. 4.
I Sm Informed that Squire Frisbie
will be recOmmissioned Justice of the
Peace for this Borough. his commission
being hourly expected.
Messrs. G. d. Brodhead, of Monroe
G. r. Biddis. of Pike S, X. Grotz, of
Columbia Il. NJ. Broadhead, of Car
bon w. d. Warfel, of Luzerne, and
Jno. Everitt, OF Montour, the return
judges of (XI } Congressional District,
met at the County Court House Tues
day afternoon, and on comparing notes
found that Collins was duly elected, he
having received iS54S votes and his
competitor, Waller 10l72.
The Democratic Rooster on brother
Lynn's bulletin board, on Satur ay
night was superseded by some nOnde-
script sort of Republican bird, from
which, however, it must not be inter
red that Lynn has swapped horses,
John Filler and James York, two
miners of Coal Dale-both married and
the former father of family of six
chidren-who had for some time been
engaged in driving an air shaft at No.
8, on Tuesday afternoon met with an
accident which terminated their exist
ence. Engaged as usual at the time re.
ferred to, the hack water of one of the
upper lifts suddenly broke in upon
them, causing, no doubt, the instant
death of both. On search being made
for the bodies, Filer's, with neck and
back broken, and YOrk's with numer-
Gus wounds upon it, were found at a
considerable distance beyond the bot
tom of the shaft. When the bodies
were taken to their respective homes,
which they had left but few hours he.
fore, in buoyant health, the scene was
such as beggars description.
For the purpose of getting up liter,
airy society a number of young ladies
and gentlemen met, on Tuesday last,