The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-08-17
From the County Seat.

The KtDSAPPER ARREsT.-The arrest
Of officer VIM. Kelly, of Wilkes Barre, on
Friday night of last week, has continued TO
excite attention since The facts are too well
known to need repetition. 1t is now clear
that District Attorney Sewers acted on
sound judicial authority in detaining
Kramer, while it was certain that Kelly was
acting in corruption of law and right, and
was therefore a criminal, and liable TO ar
rest Benz. Franklin, Chief of Pinkerton's
Detectives, took the responsibility in the
course persued by Mr.. Siewers, and the
matter thus stands on its legal merits. The
stories of ill-treatment Of Kelly, and of his
being robbed of 800 is known to be false.
PoLrTIoAL.-The political pot is now
just beginning TO boil. The Democrats have
called a county meeting in the Court House
here for next Tuesday. 1t is thought that
some important changes will be made in
matters. There is strong feeling against
the course Of the editor of the Democrat by
SOME prominent members of the party. The
two factions of the Nationals are still at
war, The Edwards faction are proposing
to hold convention on August 81. An at
tempt was made to hold preliminary meet
ing here to that end last Saturday.
ACCIDENT TO SHERIFF RAUDENBusH.-
Sheriff Raudenbush had occasion to drive
to Penn Forest on business Tuesday, and as
a pleasant auxiliary took with him his old
est daughter and her friend Miss Kemerer.
They stopped by the roadside to lunch, near
Koch's hotel, and while so doing his horses
grew restive, and he went and took hold of
the reins to stop them, when his foot slipped
in the wheel-rut and he fell, dislocating the
right knee-cap. He is suffering much pain,
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his bed for several weeks.
DEATH OF Mrs. HARLAN.-Mrs. Margaret
Harlan very highly esteemed christian
lady and an old resident, died suddenly on
Tuesday evening. She had been sick for
two weeks, but was thought to be much i'm
proving. She took a sudden relapse at o.
clock, Tuesday evening, and expired in one
hour. She was buried to-day (Friday) on
her 76th birth day, when preparations had
been made for family reunion. She had
been for many years consistent member of
the Methodist Church.
Boy THIEVES. Two boys Alfred Hummel
and John Zerby stole about 100 pounds of
lead pipe and some old books from the High
School building on Sunday. Officer John
Painter ferretted them out on Monday, and
Justice Frisbie committed them to Jail in
default of $400 bail each.
MINOR MATTERS. - The only child of
James Warner died on Monday morn
ing Of cholera infantum. This is the fourth
child they have lost.
Hon. F. S. Lathrop, of N. j., receiver for
the C. r. r. of N. j., with President Clark
of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co.,
were in Mauch Chunk, Wednesday on a
tour of inspection of the road and of the
Coal Mines
The Hazard wire mill has taken con-
tract from gold and silver mine in Nevada
to make an inch and a quarter wire rope,
$4,000 feet long. The mill will run night
and day until this nearly 4 mile rope is COM
pleted.
Rev. E. V. Buchanan, brother To the late
ex-President, was in town last Sunday, at
tending divine services at st. Marks Church