The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-01-29

State Treasurer Gawe has bought Nellie
Grant. She has trOtted IL mile in @;3Bh.
There are $40 prisoners In the Western
pCuitcntlary, n larger number Than eyer De
fore confined there
"A GnI in Huntingdon county recently ate
l2J raw oysters, after wncn she began to feel
little clammY.
Moody and ~anllcy held about $50 meetings
in Philadelphia, which were attended by nearly
II million people.
Arsenic administered for the purpose o.
producing death, Killed MIS- Dewalt, of Chester
county last week,
OF eighteen furnaces in Berlls county eleven
are out OF blast Three of the I'd Q ones are Ill
In Reading.
a man named Masters. Of , Jefferson county; G.
in SaXOny, reaching INTO the millions.
The lIial OF John n. Pierce, eX.Cashier OF the
Merchnnts' National Bank Of Lowell. Mass, on
tne charge Of embezzling $50 OvO of the banks
funds, resulted Monday III his acqulttal.
rho island OF st. Thomas waB shaken bv
three shocks Of earthquake on the morning Of
the 9TH inst. The nrst shock occurred at Z
O'Clock the second which was very severe, at
49,, and the third at 4.3.
Edward Mullen, Of POtlsville, an old man,
fell over dead on saturday, The habitual use
of Intoxicating liquors killed him according to
the COrOnersJury.
Friday evening of last week, DR.. S. p.
Johns n physician OF Pennted, Cleatfield Co,
while IN 6he discharge of his duty as township
physician. was ahot through he right arm ne ar
the Bnoulucr, prOhuCllR NerN palniul "ounu
(but not danRerOus), by notorious pauper by
the name Bill M'PhersOn, The shot was fired
without any prUyocation. The assilant Is un
der arrest.
Frank Boatsum of York county, vas at
tacked last week ut noon between WriSftsvie
and York. He hnd left the pike for the purpose
OF digging some sassafras roots when lie was at.
tackled by three men, disguised as neErOe who
caught him and robbed him Of pocket book
containing $500. He stated that two Of his as.
silants were aDOut tive feet six or seven inches
I'm haiUht. md the other WIS taller
Judge Curry. one of the associate judges Of
MOntour county died last week. He was a dos
oendent of one of the primitive settlers. His
grandfather was killed and scaped By the In-
diRns on the river between Dnnvio and North
ner at the same time but escaped by CREEPING g
| INSIDE hollow log while che Indiana were sleep
| ing,
Father M'Loughlln, of Sc. Aloysius Catholic
| CHURCH, POttstOwn hearing that some OF the
| females OF hts congregation were gwen to firt-
| ing on the street disguised himself and went
| out To try IT, He drew out his handkerchief
| and waving 1t soon had the pleasure OF receiv-
| ing a nun Der Of flirting signals in return. Then
| under the light Of a gas lamp he revealed him.
self to some 1.-THE girls causing them 10 flee
! from the wrath which they did not escape in
! his Sunday sermon. He thinks he Will be able
| to break the members Of his congregation from
| hirung
| In the House Of Representatives, at HaT is.
| burg, Monday night, resolution was adopted
| providing for the appointment OF n committee
| of five to investigate charges made against the
management OF the Reform School of " estern
| Pennsylvania. Resolutions were also adopted
| asking the Governor to transmit such mfOrma.
tiOn relative 10 the calling ont OF the militia ia
| suppress the disorder in LuZerne county last
| April as may be compatible with the pubic
| good, and requesting the Auditor General Ia
furnish a statement OF the expenses of the
| troops called out D.