The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-08-25
Letter from Mauch Chunk.

If the world moves, as they say, it
has moved very slowly with us here
since wrote to you last, for, on the
whole, things remain idehticelly the
same. The very same state Of affairs
exists-the strike continues, the soldiers
remain, and "hard times" still furnish
the chief, yea, almost exclusive toplc Of
conversation.
The officers hop, which q week ago
was one Of the things to be, is no longer
so, as it took place on the evening APP
pointed, and transpred just about in
the way as written up by Brother Boyle
of the Coal Gazette, with prophetic
eye, six hours In advance of its actual
occurrence. "All's we'll that ends
WE'LL" of course but what guaranty
had Brother Boyle at the time he pub
ished an account of it that the ball
would actually take place? Had there
been "slip," what pitiable plight
our confrere would have been in As
it was, the ball turned out to be all the
prophetic Boyle said it HAD BEEN.
Notwithstanding the strike prevail
ing throughout the balance of the re"
gion, the miners of A. Pardee e. Co.
continue faithfully at work, petempto-
rily refusing TO lend an ear to The per.
I tent entreaties of the strikers to join
their movement. That theirs should
be the only party of men at work while
all the Others are idle, speaks well both
for them and their employers, showing,
as it does, the existence of the b, st re-
| lations between the two. 1t Is indeed
the only redeeming feature in the pre-
sent strike. The general impression
now is that small, but general, ad-
vance of rates in miners wages will be
conceded on or about the first of Sep
tember. Should this come to pass, and
the upward tendency of the coal mar.
ket be- maintained, general revival of
trade throughout the teglon will be the
consequence.
David Lifts. who acted a rather con.
spicuous part during the late railroad
strike, for which he was attested on
Sunday evening by officers Williams
and Brelsford, was, on Monday, taken
to Philadelphia, where, no doubt, plenty
of time will be given him to repent him
self OF his late folly.
Several otner parties, whose n5steti:
Gus disappearance l cl1roni3led a week
ago, are also inquired for by the detec>
tives, but as yet NO clue has been ob-
tanned as to their whereabouts but
that eventually they will be caught NO
one doubts. The probabilities are that
the lesson now being taught the strikers
will be taken to heart, and prevent a
repetition of the disgIateful scenes of
the past.
The Maueh Chunk settlement at
Ocean Grove is represented as increas.
ing rather than otherwise but though
the Methodistic fraternity are apparent
ly moving heaven and earth for the
conversion of souls, I've yet to hear :he
name of the first Mach Chunker
among the hopeful convicted.
On last Saturday evening the garrison
of Mauch Chunk was some what re-
duced by the departure of forty of the
unassigned troops, commanded by Lit.
Ross, for Governors Island, whence
they are to De sent to the 7th Infantry,
now in Montana. The departure of
some of the men was sorely regretted
by their friends, a number of whom
happened to be of the other sex. Oh,
dear
Coal traffic by canal, almost excluS
sively confined to shipments from A.
Pardee Il Co., were rather limited last
week, and have continued so during the
present; q; still, quite number of boat
men have been enabled to clear for
ports along the line. Poor fellows |
IT'S been uphill business with them all
along, and # any class of the communal
ty is deserving of pity, they're certain.
| ly the ones. know OF many who thus
far during the seasGn have made but
two or three trips and yet they must
not only live, but hire help and keep a
team, and all this ON 80 cents per ton
| to tidewater.
Arhltrators engaged in trying con-
tract case between - Bush and AL
fred Lewis, of White Haven, on Wed.
nesday rendered Judgment in favor of
Lewis. Their case was quite mixed
up affair, consuming two days in its
trial, and at its close outsiders we've
probably NO wiser than they had been
before. Albright & Freyman conduct
ed the case for plaintiff, and Craig for
defendant.
The presence of the Keystone (Sum-
NIT HilD and Continental (Ashton)
bands in town caused Mauch Chunk to
wear quite a lively aspect this (Thurs-
day. forenoon. They came for the pur-
pose of holding picuic in Moxhem.
er's Garden aud from present appear.
ances the affair promises to be a sue.
cess especially if they should be Joined
by the Washington of NesQuehOniGg,
accompanied by contingent of ladies,
in which latter respect the bands already
Lere have done remarkably we'll.
The jury.roOm being needed for liti-
CATION, etc, purposes during the Com
ing term of Court, the military author
tiles here have been notified and con
sented to vacate the same the first of the
coming week, So as TO allow plenty of
time for their proper CLEANING up.
1t will be well for your readers to re-.
member that the coming special term of
Court will be entirely devoted to the
trials of civil suits, thirty OF which have
been set apart for that purpose. Grim.
inal cases will not be heard until the
meeting of the regular Quarter Sessions,