The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-03-10
BRIEFLETS.
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The miners dream OF life is ore. g.,
London dispensed last year about
s35, ,OOc, 600 in charity. Is IT,. ,
The oldest PROTESTANT church In
Russia is said TO be st. Michael's, at
Moscow, which is three hundred years
old. ,F.t .tI
In Paris there are fifty-eight butch
ers of horses, who last year sold 9271
horses, asses and mules in joints aud
steaks. ,.. .t.. ..
Sage brush, which has, otherwise
been regarded as valueless, is being
gathesed and sold by tho cord for fuel
in Nevada. ,.
The executors of the late Duke OF
Galliera' have paid in one check the
enormous sum of $500, 600 probate duty
on his property in France alone.
AT late sale of timber lands by
the Sheriff of Clinton county, Pa,
1900 acres were sold for $4700. The
timber tracks had been cleared of pine
trees. u..... ...
Nearly 100000 Germans are set
tied in some forty counties in Texas;
particularly Comal and Guadaloup, aud
they are highly successful as agricul-
turists. - ..
"A very old married couple named
Minor live at Fall River, Mass. The
husband is more than one hundred
years of age, and the wife eighteen
months younger. l il o..
The Germans say there are three
armies that follow every war, and are
disbandOned only by death-an army
of mourners, an army of cripples and
an army of thieves. !, H..
The Newark Common Council reI
fuse to make the appropriation of $500
$50 to the Board of Education in that
city until the school teachers have their
salaries reduced. ''ir+iE.
The Railway Age gives a list of
SO railroads that were either sold under
foreclosure, were placed in the hands
of receivers, or defaulted in this cOun.
try in 1876, They had a mileage of
IA, 179 miles and represented capital
amounting to 1919, 500, 900.
The following bear story comes from
Paris While a large crowd was gath
cred around the Polar bear pit, at the
Jardin des Plantes, little child of tiyel
years, leaning over its nurses arms, felh
headlong into the den. The two bears
sprung toward the little innocent, but
drew back, startled by a cry of horror
from the throng. A gentleman fastened
a rope around his waist aud, on being
lowered by the keepers into the pit,
rescued the child just as the bears were
darLing upon it, The little one was
bruised and had broken arm. ,..#t
About fourteen years ago j. p.
IIasser, of Carlisle, Pa, cut down the
dead body OF w. II. Beetem, then
cashier of the Carlisle Deposit Bank,
who had hanged him mself to a rafter IN
the rear of the building, On the at
ternoon of Monday last lIassler, cash
ier of the same bank until three or
fouv months ago, was found lifeless,
suspended to the same rafter. In the
Hassler had been arrested for
he having overdra WI
his account $4,000 to engage in stock
specuatiOns. He was TO furnish Sl5,~
300 bail, but instead of making an ef-
tort TO procure the money, he hanged
himself He was highly respected, aud
held, for many years an eldership in
Dne of the churches at Carlisle. Bee.
tenn, who committed suicide in 1862 or
1868, was a defaulber in $3.50, 900. Hy
lad also speculated in stocks, but his
property more than covered the loss 0f
he bank, being valued at nearly $500.
700.
lonnty, was burned TO the grOund lust week.
Loss, $1,000.
Murphy the tempranes apostle is credltel
" the Allogheny Mail with affecting cure OF
leatneS5 by prayer.
Thirty four men from Lancaster, Dauphin,
8erks SchurlElil aud Lebanon counties a;etJ
DO1t match for 2oJJ pound OK at JOhns
-F1x's New American thentre Chesiffu
treet Philadelpnla. was burned 10 the grpUhl
N sunday morning the fire breaking QUIT.
'out one O'Clock
"A man named Lewis Kromis, AGED 40, Inv.
ng IN ~lorum, Lu2erne olultY, was ulapped IA
all for telumOus assnult upOn the persO of
MS stepdaughter aged l3 year,
There are "a grand lodi,es. 500 subordinate
odees. and 10000 members OF the order Ot
( nights OF Pyt lins 45I lOd ;es beng m this
tate with membership Of 1900.
Ion Is selling at the wells for san Der bar
el. In New YORK on Saturday crude was
y1rth IN bulk iOAc, ~ barrels l2Ac: rehuc
y lrres loAc. The drop IN the price OF r.
med OIL Is disastrous. IL WAS solhug a lev
lays ago for .ic.
The Pope has appointed two new Rishnps
or the United states, namely, hev. Dr. Jo'.l
lOOTe, OF Charleston, y o., 70 be Blshep OF ST.
Augustine Florida, ana the Dominican PTi ~
Ilnges OF Benlcla, TO be COadlntOr Bishop of
irass Valley, California.
The next international Convention OF tn,
fOuug Mems Christian Association will be hetd
Il Louisville, On the 6tl OF June. instead Of In
4. LOUIS, it Lavlng been found imprao Utuable TO
france for the entertainment OF the delegates
u the latter city
Judge Reed, Of the supreme Court at Treu.
ON, decided NJ Onday that tue ehil lren OF Chla
landls must De gwen into the CustOd, Of
lara NJ. Landls, his vie aud remain in lfrr
harge untll they reach Lhe age Of seven years
"A Phadelphla manufacturer wears face
7ith a smlie hke IA raInhuw. since getting his
lo1ai at tho exposition be has shipped hts
rtils clluvatOra ana hoes 90 RUSSIA Eaglaud
Australia ana the sandwich Islands
"A sober and industrious employee Of the
.illerstoWn furnace, iehigh county, uamedEh 20
iiller, On Tuesday morning OF last week WIS
lund frozen 10 detth, his hands ana head frnz N
lst, in the creek underneath the Ea,t Pc4u
Al road bridge Within the limits Of IN
oruugh. IL Is supposed that he fell fIOm the
riuge crossing the creek was Atuuned bv the
AL aud fr0le 10 death,
Among the current hOrs6Ialk Is the follow.
lg item Var, oeotel' rs Blue Marel n WinteFlIg
uciy m I1pga county, this state. II ls prg-
lctcd that she VIII bfat 2.20 tins year" Ana
he following cruel proposition A trOitIug
latch, l1r eluOJ siur, has been arran sed ~
ONE on at the sharon dI wing nark on the an
4 July next butwean Orange Billy, owned l.y
Flluce Pierce, OF Shlrpaylhc, aud Brother
uuuf IIuu uygutaI /. futl.ari,r 80