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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-12-15

at the same time have all men in camp
practically available when wanted. He
would keep these men constantly changing,
sending out from time to time special details
from regular posts. This would be much
better for the health of the the men, give
larger working force against thieves, while
at the same time the morale of the forces as
signed to each post could be bettermaintain-
ed.
Gen. Mason spoke in very severe terms OF
colored troops in Texas. 1t costs one-third
more to maintain q regiment of colorcd cav
airy, and onc-fith more a colored regiment
of infantry, than the corresponding rcgi-
ments of white men. He gives as a reason
for this that colored soldiers are destructive
of property, and that no discipline, however
rigid, can check their carelessness, In spite
of the most stringent regulations, colored
men give themselves up to every form of
vice. The. licentiousness of these troops,
kept in forced state of idleness, is some
thing horrible. They are also badly officer
ed. Non commissioned officers play cards,
drink, and smoke with privates. In some
cases the Generalization has spread to white
officers themselves, so that the vices of gamb-
ling, drinking, and licentiousness are fire.
quently reported against them. ....r
Gen. Mason was asked by member Of
the committee whether these officers who
were guilty of these vices were West Point
men or men appointed from civil service
life. ,..,.,..
Gen. Mason answered that he was happy
to say, to the credit of West Point, that near
ly all of the disreputable class were from
civil life. l...,.
Gen. Klitz confirmed Gen. Mason. Both
of them laughed at the notion of war with
Mexico, and said that careful investigation
must prove that it was largely the result of
efforts of Texas spectators.
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Disorders on the BORDER

Gen. Klitz and Adjutant- General Mason
of the United States army, before the House
Military Committee Friday, differ decidedly
from Gen. Ord as to the origin of the Texan
border troubles. Gen. Mason said that he
believed that there was not the slightest
chance for anything in way of a war with
Mexico, and that the cause of border troubles
did not lie entirely upon one side of the
river. In times gone by ranch men had no
fences upon their ranches, and many herd
ers, lawless, reckless class of men, were
employed. They were Injured to hardship,
and could not be persuaded to do regular
work. Within the last few years the ranch
men have fenced in their ranches and dis
charged the herders. This class of men have
become desperadoes. The Jones and Nc
Nally companies of State troops that have
been sent to the Rio Grande have been sent
there at the request of Texas people for pro
lection against these ex-herders, rather than
against Mexicans.
Gen. Mason says that Apaches come down
from their reservation and commit depreda-
tions on both sides ofthe river. Both Mexi-
cans and Americans have chased these In
dians home, so that there no longer remains
doubt that this reservation furnishes a
large proportion Of the thieves upon the Rio
Grande. He would move the reservation,
and consolidate it with one on the other side
of the State.
Gen. Mason does not favor the plan Of in
creasing military posts upon the Rio Grande,
and egainst this he gave what the commit
tee considered most excellent reasons. He
said that if you increase the number of posts
there you will practically negative the effect
of troops already stationed there. At every
post large detail is necessary for the rou-
zine work of its organization, and in case of
numerous posts of small detachments placed
at them must be divided by details for post
work, leaving not a large enough number
for drill and maintenance of the esprit dc
corps kept only through discipline. In
place Of this increase of posts, Gen Mason
said that his plan would be to place canton
ments or encampments between already cs-
tablishcd posts. This would avoid the enor-
NOUS expense Of establishing new posts, and
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-12-15
Alphabetical Caiiriiositietss.

The protean nature of the vowel sounds is
will show that the consonants are nearly as
bad
B makes a road broad, turns the ear to a
bear, and Tom into a tomb. ...., .
G makes limb climb, hanged changed, a
lever clever, and transports lover to clover.
D turns bear to beard, crow to crowd,
and makes anger danger. ....
F turns lower regions to flower regions.
II changes eight to height,
X makes now know.
L transforms pear into pearl.
N turns a line into linen,a crow to crown,
and makes one none.
P metamorphoses lumber into plumber.
r of itself has no significance.
S turns even to seven, makes hove shove,
and word a sword, a pear spear, makes
slaughter of laughter, and curiously changes
having hoe to shaving shoe.
T makes bough bought, turns here to
there, alters one to tone, and transforms the
phrase allow his own" to "tallow this
town."
W does well, c. g., hose are whose, are
becomes ware, on won, omen women, so sow,
vie view, it makes arm warm, and turns
hat into-whatP
y turns fur into fury, a man to many, to
to toy, rub to a ruby, ours to yours, and
a lad to lady.-Ne,o FORK Commercial i'd
UertiSr.
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STATE NEWS.

Northampton county slate is being ship
ped to England by the vessel load.
Notwithstanding the inroads ofThanks-
giving the turkey crop of Berks county is at
present writing unusually large.
Gill, the missing Pittsburg lawyer left
behind him fiity-fve creditors, whom ho
owes 100000.
John Neal, of Allegheny county, was
shot for pheasant by his brother, The in
juries are not dangerous.
There are about l 900 oil wells in tho
Bradford district, with production of about
5000 barrels day.
Tho "Big Iniun" oil well in the Bullion
district, which at first produced $500 bar
rels day, now flows only about forty bar
rels.
The other day Miss Harriet Lyon, of
Beaver, received through the post Office a
sum of money which included the interest
for thirty years on a sum stolen from her
thirty years ago.
-Four of the six new oil wells completed
in the Warren field during November were
dry holes. The other two together flow ff-
teen barrels, The daily production of this
district is 400 barrels. .,,.....,
"A daughter of Major General Richard
Butler, one of Washington's most trusted
commanders in the revolutionary war, is
living at Uniontown, Fayette county. She
is ninety five years old, and until recently
enjoyed good health. ,. ,..
Mr.. Brisbon, of Lewistown, appointed a
member of tho engineers corps of the new
railroad 10 be built by Dom Pedro in Brazil,
will leave for South America, with thirty
other civil engineers, about Christmas.
On Wednesday Ellery Bartlett,an agent
Of the Roberts torpedo company, was fatally
injured by q nitro-glycerine explosion.
While exploding cans containing the mate
rial several of them exploded before he could
reach a safe distance, His right leg and
arm were torn off,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-12-15
Piano and Organ Taught.

MISS LYDIA p. FINCHER, of East Mauch
Chunk, Will give LESSONS 20 PUPILS on the
PIANO or ORGAN at their Residences In
LEH1GHION or WEISSPORT, Two Days in
easis eek For further particulars, enquire ~
nhis Vtloe sept, ~
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A UDIToR's NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned
Auditor, appointed by the Orphans Court of
Carbon County. to distribute the funds In the
hands OF the Administrators of Daniel Beltz,
OF his appointment on TUESDAY, bEGEM.
BIER lSth, 1877, at TEN o'clock A, NJ. at his
Othoe m Mauch Chunk, when and where all
parties Interested are required TO present their
claims or be forever barred.
p j. MEEHAN, Auditor.
November Path, ls77.w4
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New Advertisements.
Wonderful; but True !
A. j. DURLING,
PROPRIETOR OF THE PEOPLES
Drug and Family Medicine
STORE, makes the following
ANNOUNCEMENT.

ANNoUN CEMENT. ...
Owing to the general depression in business,
the great reduction of wages for labor, &C, 1
deem it my duty at this time to give the people
of lehlghtOn and vicinity THE LIONS SHARE or
MY tRoTITsl Read and remember the follow
ing Prices of few OF the many articles sold at
my Drug store:
PATENT MEDICINES-all 81 Preparations
SO cents such as Vinegar Bitters, Hostetter's,
Drake's Plantation, Mishler's Herb, German
Bitters and all others formerly 81, now IS cts.
5Uc. preparations 40c. md 25c. preparations zoe.
COLD, COUGH and LUNG REMEDIES. as
Jayne's ExpectOrant, HalPs and Aliens Bal
sam Ayers Cherry Pectoral, Milk Cure, Cod
Liver, OIL Cod Liver Oil and Lime and others
formerly 81 now 50 cents
nAtR PREPARATIONS - Halls Hair Re.
newer, Montgomerys, ayers Hair VlTOr,
and Mrs Aliens, formerly 81 now s5 cts. Ali
Soc preparations OF above character now 40c.
LINIMEtITS - Iaubach's, Lows Magnetic
DOnnellY's Electric Samson on, Railways
Relief, ManC OIL Gargling Oil Wildflre Linl
ment, and all others formerly SOC. now 40c,
Horse, Cattle and Chicken Powders formerly
25c now 20c.; Durhng's celebrated Condition
Powders, improved, 35c per pound.
K9nig's Hamburg Drops, doc per bottle Breast
Tea, 20c. a packages; Pills OF all KINDS formerly
Csc. now 2oc per box.
PLASTERS-Porous Arnica, Poor Mans and
all others formerly CSC. now 20c. f
WORM RJGMEDIES-Worm Syrups, Vermi-
fuges,- Worm Lozenges and Confectioas form
erly 25c. now 20c.
hOOJS, BhTBS, derDB, Medical .IcaS, &C, &C,
formerly from l0c. to 15c. per OF. now &c. to &c.
per OF.
Castor Oil, Balsam de Malta, Essence of Pep.
pelmint, Essence OF Lemon, Golden Ttnoture,
Paregoric and Glgcerine formerly lOc, to l5c.
now &C to l0c. per bottle.
Everything Down Down Down I!
Caustic Soda, for Making Soap. from cents
to 10 cents per pound.
Castor OIL, strictly pure, SOC. per quart, by the
gallon less
LOOK AGA1N.-WALL PAPER, Gold Gilt
Paper lOc.; Glazed Papers formerly &c. to 35c.
now 2Oc., White Blanks and TIuts formerly lSc.
to 25c. now l2c to 15c., and Brown Backs form.
erly l0c. to l2c. now 7c. to SC.
Physicians Prescriptions and Family Recipes
compounded at Greatly Reduced Rates. Go or
send to DU RLINQ'S.
IIayng had al experience OF almost Twenty
Years in the Drug business. more than Ten Of
which have been in LehightOn, will in the fu.
ture, as have IN the past. Guarantee to all the
very Best and Purest Drugs, NJ edlcines ,1&c., to
be found IN the American Markets. Il BUY
FUR CASH Dec 1r-nOvS
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CARDS.

Furniture Warehouse.
V. Schwartz, Bank street, dealer in all kinds Of
Furniture. Co6inS madeto order.
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Boot and Shoe Makers.
Clinton Bretney, in LeUdn's building Bank street,
AHorderS promptly Jflled-tUork warranted
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-12-15
VALUABLE FAENE
At Private Sale.

TNHE UNDERSIGNED offers at Private
Sale Vauahle Farming property, stu.
u ated IN BEAVER RUN VALLEY, Ma
honng Township, Carbon COCHtY, Pa, 2I6 miles
nom Mauoh Chunk, and miles from Lehigh.
TON, containing lS Acres, about acres OF which
are cleared and under high state of cultiva
pr0Vements thereon are az story Frame Dwell
ing Honse l6x24 feet, with Kitchen attached
one stable, and other necessary OutbulldinFs; I;
also, an Orchard containing about 100 Choice
Fruit Trees comprising Apple, Pear, Peach and
Cherry Trees of various kinds
This property, being situated near Mauch
Chunk and LehightOn, would make II a desiIa-
bic place for any one wishing to engage in the
Fruit business, the demand for truck I'm tho
above places being always good and realizing
best OF prices. Beaver Run Creek flows through
the property,
To any person wishing to invest IN Real Es
tate this offers an opportunity seldom to be met
with. For further particulars aPply at this
Olhee, or to the owner on the premises.
HENRY TUCKER.
Sept l, lS77-3mOs.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-12-20
THE SNUBBING SECRETARY.

'Schurz, personally, is most unpopular
among Congressman, whom he snubs, terribly,
and complaints of him are becoming common -
This is gratifying We can conceive of a pig
eon-breasted statesman from the Yadkin, with
"a constituency of dirt-eaters and pitch burn
man" and airing his consequence as a repre-
sentative of the Lost Cause, and then going
down the steps of the Patent Office full of
wrath, directing his steps toward the nearest
grocery for the inevitable comforts of wound
ed honor. The oaths, the threats, the elo-
euence, the burning indignations, these, oh
how they struggle and sizzle and fume for ut
terance. These sighted representatives of a
away and snubbed by Dutchman 1t is bad
enough to have Yankee, like Ben Butler, or
a New Yorker like Conkling to dare to open
his head in derogation of Southern Institoo-
willy Carl has too good bargain with Hayes
to suffer himself to be ousted from the Cabi-
net. He knows too much. So he will keep
on snubbing and snubbing, and sneering and
sneering, until some hot afternoon, when he
has snubbed some half drunken, raw-bened
rebel brigadier and got pair of black eyes
and swelled lip, he goes to his hotel, wrap
ped in wet towels and broods over the phe-
nomena of an Era of Good Feeling. Then he
will wish he had been more polite
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-12-20
EXCITING TIMES AT PYRAMID LAKE.

The Enterprise of yesterday tells the fol
lowing:
Last Thursday United States Marshal Gus
Ash went down to Pyramid Lake to notify
parties in that region who are engaged il
fishing on the Indian reservation that they
must at once desist from so doing. He ar
rived at the Indian Agency with two deputies
and there ascertained the whereabouts of the
parties engaged in stealing the fish of the
Indians.
The camp of the poachers is situated fa1
down the lake and in order to reach it a rug
Ged road must be travelled for many miles
through a wild, mountainous region.
Marshal Ash, his two Deputies and the
Indian Agent left the Agency in a rockaway,
and finally, after a tedious trip, reached the
camp O. The fish stealers. They were no flied
to cea1e their illegal operations, end the
parry started on their return to the Agency.
SO rough was the read that darkness ove:-
took the Marshal and party long before hey
reached the Agency. In one place was a
brid"e over broad and deep slough putting
into the lae, and when they came to this
their horses suddenly halted and drew beck.
Ge,ting out of The carriage, they found the
covering of The bridge torn up.
Alter much trouble they found the planks,
carried them back to the bridge and replaced
them. Having mended the bridge and
crossed it they thought their troubles were
over, but they were only about to begin.
Soon after crossing the bridge their road
led through canyon bordered with willows.
Suddenly lively fire was opened upon the
Marshal and his friends in the rocEaway by
parties concealed in the willows. The con-
cealed enemy appeared to be armed with
I,,Ooob 1o,1inor riRa- bo firio
rapid.
With the first shot the horses were put on
a run, and as the bullets whistled about them
tho7e in the rockaway screened themselves as
well as they were able behind the seats of the
vehicle.
Some Fifty shots are said to have been
fired in all, none of which took effect though
a bill is said 10 have passed between the rim
of the Marshal hat and eJr, cutting through
lock of hair.
There is a ,rading post down the lake,
some distance from Il e Indian Agency, at
which the fsh-stealers spend their money,
and which is he point from which they ship
thei- fish Those owning and hanging about
this trading post are of course in league with
and friendly to the tsh-siealers, and it is
Supposed that the parry ambushed in the
he canyon, and who did he shooting, came
from this place. However, some Of the men
/ ,om the camp may have taken some near
trail through The mountains and raised
c-owd of assistants at tne post, for the pur-
pose of tearing up the bridge and waylaYing
the Marshal and his party.
Marshal Ash returned last Monday, but
nothing was said of the affair, as it is in
tended, we believe, to go back to the lake
with sufficient force to rout the gang of law
breakers now on the reservation. This gang
$ s2id to be composed of some of the worst
;harac ers in the Sac. They have long
2eel monopoIizin5 the FISH trade and have
lad thinrs pretty much their own way on the
e ervat0n.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-12-20
THE BLESSED RAIN.

The Stock Exchange expatiates upon the
lac fuvial dispensation in the following fash
ion: Granger ard a mining operator stood
on Pine street Saturday cooking their eyes up
at the 81 " and conjecturing about the weather.
Rain be ID" said the excited Granger,
''look at the wind, away up north again.
Don't believe it will rain for month" The
mining operator Clipped in 'Schussler says
it will rain next month, and Schussler knows
all about it, you know; built our Spring
Valley works; knows all about wafer" The
Granger vociferated: "But we want water
now, and no signs yet" The mining operator
looked at the sky and said ''I'll bet you a
ten-dollar hat, the cigars and beer for the
crowd, that it rains on or before Monday l
have an engagement that day with lady for
drive, and L never knew the rain to fail me
on such an OCCASION" The bet was eagerly
taken, and he Granger will have the pleasure
OF setting up to-day. How the blessed rain
did come down last night in particular; big,
heavy drops in regular, rapid succession, like
legions of soldiers steadily tramping on the
march. We may all be happy yet. The rain
comes at good time. There's millions in it
just now. The farmers. are laughing; The
miners are laughing; the shopkeepers are
happy; the bankers are happy; and the mer-
chants are jolly; the operators are serene.
Everybody is jolly, and the holidays will be
doubly enjoyed. Let us have more.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-12-20

TIE PRoDIGAL SoN.-U. P. Schench of
Vevay, Ind, was delighted at the return of
his prodigal son, who had been away for many
years. The father expressed e1travagant joy
and gave a dinner and ball in honor of the
occasion. On the following day an officer
from New Orleans came to arrest the son for
murder The sudden transition from happi-
ness to misery made Mr.. Schench lunatic.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-12-20

Of the killing of an Indian at Je,C, the
Belmont Courier of Saturday furnishes the
following particulars :
News reached here yesterday that bloody
tragedy had occurred at Jet Dist let last
Thursday. Il appears tiat Jane Griffin en-
ployed squaw to Go his household work
AS Griffin was leaving Lis cabin on Thursday
morning to proceed to his work an Indian,
armed with shotgun, entered and COM
menced lively conversation with the squaw,
ard before Griffin had proceeded a distance
of 100 yards The report of a gun broke on his
ear and he Immediately backed tracks for the
cabin, upon reaching there he found the
sqraw shot through the left breast and the
Indian relodding his gun. Griffin took in
the situation at a glance and asked the In
dian what he meant by wev of reply the In
dian raised his gun to take aim at Griffin who
Immediately closed with him and in the
struggle for its possession received a severe
wound on the left side of the head, he sue
ceeded however in getting the gun away from
the Indian whom he Immediately struck on
the head with the butt end of it and killed
him. Griffin then came into Jefferson and
surrendered himself to the authorities there.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-12-20

Secretary Evarts, has, it seems, been carry
ing ON an intrigue looking to treaty with
Mexico, whose ultimate object is the annexa-
ton of certain territory of that Republic,
Mr.. Conkling has discovered this little game
and will attempt to checkmate it.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-12-20

A New Law PorNT-The Sun remarks
that if Mr.. Scott Lord is reported correctly,
one Of the points advanced by him in The Van
derbit will case is startling, if not entirely
novel It is that a person believing that a
" natural being is possessed of supernatural
powers labors under a deIusion" This
sweeping assertion would seem to take in all
who believe in The dogma of Papal infallibil-
ity, in the power of priests to absolve repen-
tant sinners, and in various other doctrines
cherished by many millions of human be-
ings, including in their number some of the
most intellectual men of the age. Indeed,
all who have faith in Christs divinity ard
supernatural powers might be considered as
within Mr.. Lords category, for the Saviour,
according to both sacred and profane author
ties, was to al appearances a "natural be
ing" like the rest of mankind. MIR. Lords
ground seems altogether too broad for any
body except followe" of Tom Paine.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-12-20

Ton EwING's SPEECH.-We are indebted to
Hon. John P. Jones for copy of Hon. Tom
Ewing's speech on the bill to repeal the third
section of the resumption law
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-12-20

There were two hundred delegates at the
Rochester Convention the other day, whose
or something of the sort, by legislating His
name into the Constitution. One of non
religious turn of mind might think that the
Constitution depended more upon the gracious
will of the Deity than He depended upon that
instrument. Fanaticism breeds resentments;
and out of those resentments come doubt,
skepticism, infdelity and downright atheism.
1t is useless to repeat the stout fact that the
less the Church has to do with civil affairs the
better for the people. Government is police
business, mainly; and as well exact goodness
of constable as couple the business of state
craft with any description of church mauling.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-12-20

Sam. Mills, the condemned (colored) mur
derer, now confined in the Elko jail ha
made third attempt to escape.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-12-20

Hayes VOWS he will make no changes in hi
Cabinet. A veritable Bourbon, he learn
nothing and forgets nothing.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-12-20

Why is Hayes's Cabinet mere bureau!
Because it has Schurz in it.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-12-20
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
ANNUAL MEETING.

SNONV MININ G co NJ p Y.
" The ami ng OF the stockholders Of The Con
Wis Mining Company will be held o. SATURDAY, THE
FIFTH DAY OF JANUARY, 1873, ct o'cock p. NJ, at
The Office of he company, WATTS law Office corner Of
King a Id Curry streets, Ca.~on C V, Nevada
dc2Otd A. Waltz, Secretary.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-12-20

Two editors are in Jail at Wilkesbarre, Pa
for libel. A more general application of a
well-shaped libel law would have a salutary
effect upon other communities than that of
Wilkesbarre. There are no ruffians more de-
serving of summary punishment than the
ruffians of the press
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-12-20

not less than 5000 men killed, and as many
wounded.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-12-20

Osman Pasha is not dead, reports from
London to the contrary notwithstanding.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-12-20

Hon. John w. Dwinelle is in Washington.
He is one of the ablest men of the Pacific
coast
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-12-20

Through the exertions of Congressman
Page, Oakland is to have free postal de
livery.