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

Arrangements arc being made in Balt-
more for grand baby show.
-Four of the music teachers practicing |
their profession in Piusburg are blind.
The total number of pensioners on the
books of the Pension Office, at Washington,
is 232,1O4
"A child at Berlin, Ont, the other even
ing, was cholcd to death by a marble which |
it had playfully put in its mouth.
During the recent freshet on the Susque-
hanna nearly 275 RATS containing 12,OOO,OO |
feet oflumber reached the Lock Haven boom. |
New Hampshire is to have a new State
Prison, which is about to be erected at West |
Concord. The cost of the structure will be |
about 100000.
--Bostop's oldest inhabtant died on Sun
day. Her name was Margaret Mahoney,
and her age, as returned TO tho City Regis
ter's office, was 100 years.
The Duke of Norfolk, who was lately
married to Lady Flora Hastings, gave his
bride pearl necklace once owned and worn
by Queen Mary of Scotland.
"A number of oil wells are being sunk at
Emporium and other places in that vicinity
along the line of Philadelphia and Erie, and
Philadelphia, New York and Buffalo rail-
roads.
-Apthorp, the Boston critic, says that q
great pianist, even if he only helps his pu
pills by occasional hintsydoes more for their
technique alone than the most persistent
finger drudge.
The returns from the savings banks Of
Massachusetts for the year show large de-
crease in deposits, roughly estimated at three
to four millions. This is the first time in
ten years that there has been falling off.
Since Blondin, began his tight-rope per-
formances, in 1858, he has made more than
5000 ascensions, the average height of the
cord being something less than 100 feet, and
the distance thus perilously Travelled not far
from $500 miles.
During the extra session Of Congress,
just closed, there were presented in the House
1903 petitions. OF this number 1903 were
of private nature, 93 for an increase of the
salaries of letter carriers, go for the establish
ment of post routes, 40 relating to currency
and taxation, 1S relating to the bankrupt
law, and 20 of miscellaneous character.
Two Harrisburg (Pa.) servant girls,who,
in the absence of the family, went to bed
Saturday night, after blowing out the gas,
were discovered insensible on Monday morn
;ps Il clor q,
sciousness. Their escape from death is at
tributed TO the fact that there was pipe
hole in the ceiling and an opening at the
floor near the door.
"A party of dozen boys who were out
skating near Lykens, Pa, the other day,visit-
cd an old powder mill near by, and filled
their pockets with powder which they there
found. They then built a fire, put a large
quantity of powder in an old dish and threw
it in the flames. The'result was an explo-
sion which seriously burned four of the lads
and inf icted slight injuries upon the others.
"A special despatch from Chicago an
nounces that the Illinois Central Railway
has established freight route between Chi
cago and New Orleans, and has entered into
an arrangement with the New Orleans and
Liverpool Steamship Company, whereby it
will issue through bills of lading to Liver
pool, and will be enabled to ship grain from
Chicago TO Europe at 20 cents per 100
pounds, the same as now charged by the
Eastern trunk lines between the same points
Sir Ashley Cooper was visiting Paris, and
was asked by the sergeon-in-chief ofthe en-
l,ire, how many times he had performed q
certain wonderful feat of surgery. He re,
piled that he had performed the operation
thirteen times. All, but monsieur, have
lone him 100 times" How many times
Gid you save his life ?" continued the cur.
ious Frenchman, after he had looked int
the blank amazement of Sir Astley's face
"I," said the Englishman, saved clever
cut of thirteen. How many did you saw
cut of 100 times I" "Ah, monsieur, los
them all but the operation was very bril-
lfantp
1t is announced from Fort Walsh, Cy
press Hills, in Canada, that hostilities ar,
likely to break out between the Sioux Indi
an.I led. by Sitting Bull, and the Blaokfeet,,
powerful tribe of treaty Indians, living il
the British Territory. These latter claim TIN
sole right to hunt buffalo in the region be
tween the Rocky Mountains, on the west
and the Wood Mountains ON the east, an,
complain bitterly that Sioux, belonging t.
Sitting Bulls band, have trespassed on thei
hunting ground. They threaten to shoe
future trespassers, and Sitting Bull ,resentin
this conduct on their part, threatens rcpris
ais, claiming 10 have as good right as tn
Blackieet 10 take Buffalo wherever he cal
find them. The English officers at For
Mcleod and Fort Walsh are endeavoring /
appease the two bands Of savages and /
prevent warfare.
Concerning tho Tammany Ring theft.
Mr.. Wheeler IL. Peckham, who is counsc
for the city and county of New York il
their suits against the plunderers, speaks a
follows The amount of money actual
recovered by the suits to the city so far
something over 81 100000, namely, abou
100000 from Watson, $l55 900 from Wood
ward, and 100000 from Sweeny. Beside
this, we have obtained Judgment agains
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