The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-01-22

The wido of Andrew johnson died at her
d'ushtet - Residence, near Greenville. Tenn,
on saturday night,
AT Lebanon. Pa on Saturday. the Jury III
the case Ur Eliza Benson W. tle Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad Company. gave a'verdict
Of sI25O to- the pai1tiff, She sued FOR damages
for hrVinp been taken beyond Avon station in
March laot, whereby she became permanently
disabled by exposure to incement weather. The
Company has asked new trial.
MIR. and Mrs. George Kuhns, Of Crackers.
pOrt.are the olCest couple in Lehigh county. He
is eIghty.nlne and she eighty.sx years old. both
being halo and healthy. A few days ago the old
man took WAX OF three miles without ap.
parent fatigue,
The debt of Allentown ~ s47O,756l4
--Ex. Senator Billingfelt, of Lancaster county,
killed four hogs which weighed 2,O64 pounds.
AN affection ate wife In New Castle raffied
off her bible to get her husband out Of jll. The
script-ural pl oceeding had the desired effect.
The house of General w. II II. Davis of the
DOylestOwn Democrat, was entered recently
and $500 worth OF silverware stolen.
A sChoolmaster Of Blair county has issued a
CHALLENGE to any pedagOgue IN Cambria to spell
1000 words for the championship of the two
counties,
Tho moderate drinkers" of Indiana Dor.
ough have organized temperance society and
@annon9eed @ thelr intention Ies o. prosecuting any
sons OF incorporate habits, or on Sunday.
Samuel slabach. of Adamstown, Lancaste r
county, met horrible death on Friday. While
saving logs his clothes caught in the maChi-
nerg. The saw almost removed the mead from
him instantly.
The number of immigrants who arrived at
New York during December last was 2747,
against 1857 during December 1924. or the ar
rivals last month, 40 were from Germany, $40
from England 261 from ireland, 12S from Scot
land ll2 from Austria, 2oI from France, 1923 from
Italy, "a from Russia, 81 from Scandinavia, and
I 81 from switzerland.
The strike among the shoemakers of Lynn,
Massachusetts, ended Tuesday, the employers
acceding to their terms.
The liabilities of the Tredegar Iron Con .
pany, at Richmond, Virginia, are stated at g..
$4,000 General joseph r Anderson was ap.
| pointed Receiver Tuesday, and IL IS stated that
! the works will resume at once.
The long struggle in the Kentucky Leeisla.
tive caucus over the selection of a United states
! senator is over. 1t has terminated in favor or
! MT James b. Beck very much worse addi-
| tion TO tile senate could be made than Mr.. Beck.
| During the time he was in the House he show.
! ell considerable ability as statesman. and his
! conduct generally was such as TO secure the re-
| specu of the Republicans who opposed him po-
! liticallY.
The celebrated war steamer KedrSdrge was
| built by naval officers at the Portsmouth Navy
| Yard during the war, and cost the Government
| one hundred and eightY-two thousand dollars.
| Recently she was repaired at Mare Island, on
! the Pacific coast aud the cost, under the pO.
litical system during a time of peace, was four
hundred and ninety-six thousand, one hundred
and twenty-five dollars and fittY-siN cents-a
sum more than twice as large as the original
cost. THIS is the way our Navy Department
economies.
-Thele was something after all in the report
that Germany had in view the establishment Of
a naval station IN the West indies. but u -ual
the actull fact was greatly Overstated. 1t was
proposed that Germany should exchange n nrth
S.eswieg for the island OF ST. Thomas. now a
DANISH possession. This took place IN Io73. and
the negotiations fell thu OIgh. some coIresnOu.
dent recalling the fact, exercised his imagina'
ton upon II, ana announced that Germany was
about 10 purchase ST. Thomas a West indian
nav nj station would De of little benefit 10 Ger.
many at present, and It would greatly increase
the difficulty of maintaining amicable relations
with other powers.
Congress has begun TO perceive that II viii
not do to play fast and loose with the Currency
question any longer At least II would appear
that such is the case. judging from the vote
taken Monday upOn a resolution introduced by
Mr Halman, OF Indiana, mStruotlng the Bank-
ing and Currency Committee to bring in a bill
repeeling the resumption act. One hundred
and twelve voted IN favor Of the resolution. but
one hundred and fifty eight voted against IL.
THIS in Itself is satisfactory; but II Is most
cOuraging To see that partY lines were utter y
ignored in dealing with the matter,
The death Of Mira johnson. the widow Of
eX.president Johnson will awaken deep IN
terest. 1t was to hts wife that Mr. johnson
was indebted for o knowledge Of tho elements
of education, and for support ana counsel IN his
early struggles against poverty aud the preju
dices OF tho slaYe-Owning oligarchy, IL was
owing 70 this true, devoted vile that he man'