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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-05-11

A lady living in Texas saw the adver-
tisement of cure for the opium habit, sold
by physician in this city, sent for it, took
the nostrum, and was cured she died.
Neto FORK Observer. 1t is at all times bet:
ter to patronize physicians who are known
to be competent and honorable than with
persons of whom we know little or moth
ing. The sad fact quoted above shows what
q dangerous thing it is to throw ourselves
upon the tender mercies of sympathizing,
noble quack.
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COlCOn III ltff Ine larBeSl crop SINCE 1861,
Coal-29UOO,yJO tons mined IN 1870, and Al OOO,-
0U0 tons in le77.
Mr. Burchard, of Illinois, who some
days ago brought out those figures in speech
on the bankrupt law, remarked that forty
seven per cent. of all the laborers in the
country are farmers, and are busy in the
field and not bowling about the condition
of the country !" and he added, very sensi-
bly, =" 1t is true there are individuals in
distress. Always in the history of
all countries there are increased fail
ures upon a falling market. We
have had in this country within thirty
years three periods of the initiation and de-
cline ofprices presenting similar phenomena
and financial results-a rise in prices until
1887, fall until 1861, again rise from 1861
to 1865, and from the latter year until 1859
decline. Again an advance up to 1872
and down again to the present period.
When there was an advance in prices men
thought they were making money. If they
held their property during all the period
from the rise to the fall they found them
selves financially just where they were when
they started; but if during that period IT, oy
disposed OF their property at the high prices
they gained of course by the advance. The
purchaser must by the decline lose all that
the seller has made, and his investment may
and often does involve him in liabilities
that the property itself will not suffice to dis
charge. Loss and failures are the inevitable
result OF a falling market, and they will be
the heavier and more frequent when the in
hation OF prices above the usual rates has
been the greatest. The country is in this
condition to-day. 1t has returned from the
speculative, unhealthy and fictitious price:
of 1872 to real values and prices such as rul.
ed prior to 1860. 1t is the necessary and un.
avoidable road to sound business prosperity
and fail urcs must attend speculative pur
chases and visionary schemes, and even wei
planned enterprises and investments be ren
dered proftless by decline in prices"
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Religious reyiyalism has not been yer,

Religious revivalism has not been very
conspicuous throughout the country of late,
yet the leading revvalists are all at work.
Moody and Sankey are in New Haven,
where they attract large assemblies. Whit
tie and McGranahan are working hard in
Worcester, but with results so meagre that
they are discouraged. Whittle says that he
never met so much GOODNESS and opposition
before. Pentecost and Stebbins are in Mid
dletown, Conn, and Hammond in Washing
ton,
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Our Washington Letter.

The Presidents Civil Service Order Partially |
Reroked - Montgomery Blair on the
"Rdgged Edge"
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 4th, 1873.
President Hayes, being interviewed by
your correspondent to-day in regard to his
civil service order, admitted the necessity for
the republican party gaining the next
House, and said that there would not be the
slightest objection to government employees
individually makingvoluntary contributions
to the campaign fund, speaking on political
subjects, writing in the interest of their poll
tics, or sending off documents to aid in the
campaign. lie conceded their right to do
all this.
Montgomery Blair is in bad state of
mind on account of the cold shoulder given
by leading democrats to his scheme for Gust
ing Hayes from the Presidency. He has
written a wrathful letter, in which he says:
"Too many Of those now holding infuen-
| tial positions on the democratic party have
been demoralized politically. They have no
| longer any respect for the Constitution or
faith in the people, and have allied them
selves and their localities. This is the secret
of their compounding the felony by which
Hayes obtained office. As the case now
stands before the public, the democratic par
ty is saddlcd with the odium of transaction
which may be summed thus :-Tilden, q
northern Union man of the Jackson-Benton
stripe, who was elected by the people to put
down corruption and monopoly and corpo-
rate government was deposed upon fraudu-
lent election returns under bargain with
Hayes and Tom Scott to establish a southern
Credit Mobolier swindle and plunder the
Treasury with southern claims the intriguers
refusing to allow state-one of the old
thirteen-to question the fraud in the courts
Of justice. Let this continue and the newt
able result will be the restoration of Grant
in 1880 by the rally Of the whole north"
EDWARD.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-05-11

One Of the most successful counterfeiting
schemes is to issue small quantity of notes
on a certain bank with the name of the
place, President, or cashier misspelled.
Upon discovery the bank sends a warning
through the country, pointing out the error
Then the counterfeters make a second issue
with the name or names spelled correctly
and circulate them boldly, knowing that
merchants and storekeepers will look Tor the
indicated "catch."
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"A well known New York commercial
house says: "Of all the methods open to
the merchant for advertising his business,an
experience of nearly half century enables
us to unhesitatingly declare in favor of the
Newspaper. 1t is, without exception, the
most economical, persistent, painstaking and
successful canvasser any business firm can
secure for the purpose of bringing their goods
to the attention of the consumer"
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DIR. ]. A. II. Helhich, of Emnus, is the
owner of a violin which is worth its weight
in gold. The following inscription is on it /:
"Joseph Guarnevius facit cremonae, Ammo
I7OOLJ. II. s." The violin is noted for its
mellowness and brilliancy. This violin is
AZ years older than Ole Bull's.-Allentoicn
Democrat.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-05-11

An explosion occurred in the Washburn
-four mill, at Minneapolis, Mimi, Thursday
evening of last week. Secondary explosions
DESTROYED other mills, and flames communi-
Gated to surrounding buildings. Fourteen
men are supposed to have been killed. The
total loss by FIRE and the shock of the explo-
sions is Sa24. 900; insurance, $4,000.
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accepted.

The Republican Convention OF LehIgh
county, on Saturday, elected Harrison Bortz,
David McKenna, E. B. Young and d. L.
Dister, delegates to the State Convention.
Three of the delegates are for Grow, the
fourth for IIoyt.
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- The State ouncl of the Order of Red
Men, at Gettysburg, Wednesday elected the
following officers for the ensuing year, IT, 8
H., B. McNeal; G. S. s., j. II. Buscherj G.
]. s., Daniel F. Brobst G. c. of Records,
Charles c. Conley; G. X. W, Louis G.
I;aroa
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Secretary Evarts announced IN the
Cabinet meeting Tuesday that Greece had
accepted the invitation of the United States
10 an International Silver Conference. This
makes three European countries that have
occanted
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New Advertisements.
A ssignee's Sale of Real Estate.

n
BY virtue Of an alias order issued out OF the
Court Of Common Pleas Of Carbon County
there Will be sold at public sale on FRIDAY,
MAY 3'ST. 1873, ut O'coc y. M, all that Ger.
tract or piece of land containing about 12 acres
more or less. situated in Lower Towamensing
Twn., Carbon Co.. on pablo road Leading from
Bowmansville to MillpOrt OnefOurth mile from
Towamensing Church one mile from MillpOrt,
two miles from BOwmansville. The improve
ments thereon are a TMO-STORS PLANK
DWELLING HOUSE weather boarded) 26x2s
feet frame stable l6xlS feet, aud other out
but dinRS There Is also n fine young orchard
on the premises and well Of water near the
hOuse. The terms and Conditions Of sale made
known at time and place OF sale by CHARLES
MEEN DSEN, Assignee Of Levi Kern and wife,
Lehigh Gnp y. o.. Carbon 20 Pa. mavll.3t
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ITO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN.

All persons are hereby forbid meddling with
the growing crops OF rye and Onts on the pre-
misses of ELI KOCH. IN Franklin Township,
Carbon County, Pa, as the same Is our property.
ROMIG & HOFFORD.
IehjghtOn. Nav 4 lS7S.w3
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By virtue of a writ Of Ven. Ex. issued
out OF the Court Of Common Pleas OF Car
bon County, and to me directed, there will be
exposed at Public sale, at the Court House, in
the Borough OF Mauoh Chunk, Cat bon County,
state Of Pennsylyania, On
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-05-11

DTANh Beautiiul Concert nRH
Il AhNO Grand Pianos. cost OnOAN
sI 600, on y S425. superb Grand Square PiinOs,
cost 81 mo only S25j. Elegant Upright Pianos,
cost $500, only S55. New style Upright pianos,
slI2.5O. Organs cas-. organs ~ stops. S72,50.
Church Organs, 10 stops. cost sSoJ, only sis.
Elegant S372 Mirror Top Organs only Sl05,
Tremendous sacrifice to close out present STOCK.
New Steam Factory soon to be rected.
Newspaper with much information about cost
OF Pianos and ORGANS sent free. Please address
DANIEL u. BEATTY. Washington. N. j.
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New Advertisements.
: BRIGHTON POOR DISTRICT.

wendell SCHWARTZ. Treasurer, in &C.
count with LehiRhton Poor District for the
year ending May l, 1873.
RECEIPTS.
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LEHIGHToN, PAT
SATURDAY, MAY IL, 1873.

During the month of April the public
debt was reduced SS,O15, 5,sG5.5s.
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TRACT OR PIECE OF LAND

situate in Franklin Township, Carbon County
Pa, bounded and described as follows; Begin
ming ut a stone. thence by land OF Jacob Montz
sOuJh elghtY-nine degrees, east one hundred
and twenty-five perches to q stone thence DY
land OF La Fayette Lentz north nine degrees,
west twentv-iOur and One-hSf perches to u
stone, thence Dy land OF Boyer and Bees north
eighty nine degrees, west one hundred and nj
teen perohps to a stone, thence by LAND now or
late OF samuel Nonenlacher south thirty four
perches 10 the place of beginning, cOntai ling Y
TWENTY-FIVE ACRES AND TWENTY
PERCHES, strict measure
Seized and taken in execution as the property
OF Frederick Hariaoher, and to be sold Dy
]. W. RAUDENBUsH. sheriff
sherifs Once Mauoh Chunk. May l. 1878.
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II-3I
American Newspaper Direc-
tory.
II SIS

TENTH ANNUAL VOLUME NOW READY
3Ss pages. Price 80 cents, Free by mail. Con-
tains the names and CuculatOns Of all newspa
pers. ana a gazetteer of the towns ln which
thev are published Address GEO p. ROW
ELL a co. 10 Spruce street, New York
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We, the undersigned, duly elected Auditors
Of LehightOn Borough, do hereby certify that
the above account is correct, TO the best OF our
know edge and belief.
+. T =, !. $HRPSSR. HR$HfRHASlEH. H$fRSSSl Auditors.
May list
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TRACT Oh PIECE OF LAND

situate IN MahOning Township, in the county
OF Carbon, state of Pennsylvania, bounded and
described as follows; Beginning at a stone,
thence IN the middle OF road 20 Ger0eTs mill
and bv land of JOhn BennlnRhOh south thirty
TWO degrees, east thirty. one perches to stone;
thence by land of David ID. Iistler south sew
enty one den ees. west seventy one and seven
tenth peTches TO stone; thence OY the same
south nineteen degrees east fOrtv seven ana
seventeenth perches 10 stonei thence by the
same south seventY-One degrees, west twenty
perches 10 a stone; thence by the same moi Tn
twenty five degrees, west seventy.two perehes
to a stone, thence by the same north ten degrees,
easi eleven perches 20 q stonei thence N the
middle OF pudho road north nitY three oe,
grees east seventeen perches TO a st1ne; thence
by the same north seventy-seven and three
fourth degtees, east seventy-thfee perches 70
the place Of beginning, containing TWEEN TX
SEVEN ACRES, De the same more or less.
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CHERRIES SALE.

By virtue Of writ of Lev. Fa. on sur mort
gag 20, is 'ued out Of the Court Of Common Pleas
of Carbon County and to me directed, there
will be exposed aG Public Sale, at the Court
House, IN the Borough Of Mauch Chunk, Car.
bon County, state OF Pennsylvania, on
MONDAY, MAY 10th, 1873,
at Two O'Clock P. NJ, the following Real Estate,
described as follows, TO wit:
A certain Tract or
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CHERIFF,S SALE.

JOINING LOIS
or pieces of land situate in the 0rouRh Of Haf.
ryvihe Carbon County, Pa. sit 1ate on tns
south side OF Maria street. in salt Dor, ufnt'
fronting on said Maria street one hunn. ed tLetl
and beng two lots numbered IN the e, nerai
plan Of said borough aR Numbers 4 and 5, aud
extending in depth at right angles from saI q
Maria street one hundred and fifty.fOur feet to
mill race or alley. bounded northwaIdly by said
Maria street. eastwardiY by lot Number B.,
sOuthwanlly by said mill race or alley, and
westwRrdlY by lot NLmber Q. The improve.
ments thereon are
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Awarded NflheIf priY AZ IenlennlhI EApusIIIun Tot
das ee,rtng qIales and eroeRenoe aEd isttng char
aeisr of sseete,iag and FaroriRg The best tobacco
ever made As our blue strip Trademark Is closely
initiated inferior goods see that yaoksoRs Best Is
every plug. Sold by all dealers, Send for sample,
free to @. A. JACKSON Co., Mrs, Petersburg Va.
G. F. wARDLE, Phila., Pa, General Agent.
SN Mixed CaIds, snowflake. Damask, &C, no
~ 2ahke: with name, l0c. ]. Mnkler Co.,
Nassau, n. Y,
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WANTED G8u %oTieSn Tie 90 i'SssSas SsSspapoT TeS
Union List OF Cooperative Newspapers and
canvass for advertisements IN the vicinity of
their own homes To proper persons Will allow
a liberal commission, and advance regular
weekly payment on account Address with
Agents American Newspaper UnlOni No. 10
Spruce street, New York.
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CHERIFF'S SALE.

sherifrs once, Mauoh Chunk. May 4, Is
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-04
A MOTHERS GRIEF.

WHAT DROVE MRS. GEHDE TO HKR GRAVE.
County Physician Ward, OF Newark, notified
that u German woman. named Mrs Henrietta Gehdo,
VITO of Jacob Gehde, night Waterman Gould's
engine factory, had died suddenly the day before
her residence, No. $50 Market street, Upon visiting
the place be found tho report true and there beng
no Suspicion OF foul play granted burial certificate,
the cause OF death being set down apoplcxy.
Last evening HERALD reporter visited the Gehde
home and learned tho following details:-
Mrs. Gcdie a stout, hearty woman Of about fty-
xix years. mother o1 eight Children the youngest
OF whom is girl aged fifteen. Her youngest is q
boy Of seventeen named Conrad, who has long walked
IN wicked ways, that the police have frequently de-
sired his presence. HIS waywardness was a prolific
source OF sorrow 10 his mother. Being tho benjamin
OF the family dearly loved by his mother. who
frequently declared that II he were 10 be
rested and put IN prison 1t would Kill her. On
CHRIS tmay Day Conrad prreseI Tor
stenIng "a bag OF feed and sent to jail where no
now Is serving out sentence. Alter his arrest his
poor mother became very disconsoatc and depressed
ia spirits. Her eyes rarely dry, weeping tor
boy. She told q ncighbor mrs Liveong) few days
ago that she foit like uying Gu Wednesday afternoon
her you INCEST daughter and playmate found her
ting down 10 her bed-chnpber, and remarked that she
husband who SAT In another called her hasten
supper. she made no reply. Presently one OF her
sous and noticed that MS mother looked very
pale and appeared TO DC asleep He touched nor face
and found " cold aud clammy Calling his father,
they found she was corpse. She had been dcad
found last evening considering tho circumstances.
Their unanimou verdict was that 1t was q broken
heart and not apoplexy which bore the poor woman to
her long home.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-04
"COLORED ORGANIZATION"

Rev. o. T. Tanner, d. D., editor Of the Christian
Recorder, Philadelpnia delivered tho seventh OF a
OF lectures last evening al the Bethel African
Methodist Episcopal Church, In Sullivan street, be-
tween Blocker ana Wost Third streets, OF which the
Rev. William r. Dickerson Is pastor, tho subject being
''Uooscd Organ zation Necessity" The lecturer Is
well known journalist among the colorod
people. Tho ground OF his discourse related
principally to tho prcjudccs existing against the
colorod In all classes OF American society, aud he
complained that colored men were shut out from most
the walks of trade industry account OF these
prcJudices. 1t vas laid down IN The Bible he SAID,
that II was meus portion to work. but in the case OF
the colorcd people they we're not given chance He
thought II necessarily therefore, that they should or
game as race and If there wns colored carpen or
to be had lie should be employ ed, tailor the same
and through all the indusirica
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-04
FIRE IN BROOKLYN.

FIRE was discovered shortly before two O'Clock
yesterday morning In the four story brick building
No. 229 Fulton street, Brooklyn by officer Ryan, Of
the FIRST precinct The flames appeared first IN the
second story, but soon the eutlre structure was
Are The dremen early on the scene and 60, to
work quickly Tho building, which was occupied by
John Wood & Co as furniture and uphostering
establishment, back 10 Liberty street,
aud in tho immediate OF Tao burning
pile several tenement houses, tho occI-
lanls OF which labored under great lear.
These buildings wcro not destroyed The loss Or The
Fulton street property is estimated at s19, 600 or
this amount 81, 900 is the building and the re-
mainder on stock. \. L. Mathey, who owns the
former, has an Insurance upon his property, but the
names Of tho companies IN which the policies are
held could not be ascertaincd. Messrs. Wood u Co.
are insured Tor s22 500 The following compapies:
Commercial $4,000 Nassau, So, 900; MonauK, So 900;
Mechanics So, 600; Atna, 81, 500 The origin oil the
fire is subject Tor investigation by Fire Marshal
Thorne
Whom the 6remen arrived on tho scene an in-
dvidual who said To have been somewhat exhilar-
aieu by liquor at The time rushed into the burning
building and assisted "the boys IN dragging tho hose
up stairs to the fourth story. Whilc there, working
tell through the opening made by the TAIL Of the TIM
bers beneath anu would have met with terrible
death had 1t not been tor projecting timber hilcen
feet below, upon which he was caught preventing his
falling TO the seething pit OF flames. He was rescued
from his perous position by tho men at work above.
He somewhat bruised ami was removed 10 the hos.
pital from which ~ later hour no was discharged.
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A BOLD ROBBERY.

CURIOUS CAPTURE OF HE THIEF AND BOOTY.
man calling for help and ciutching a hat full OF
something to his BOSOM and followed by u crowd OF
hooting boys, attracted the attention OF people on
Wythe avenue, Williamsburg, about SIX O'Clock last
evening. Tho boys gaming ground on him, the man
rushed the butchers shop OF John stuck at No.
w, and demanded protection. Ho added that he
rich man, that the boys mad tried to rob him. and
offered stuck $500 II he would accompany him home.
Stuck thought something was wrong as Tho hat
seemed iull OF cedmplcd bank notes, locking the
door no sont Tor policeman Oflcer Foigcnbaum
quickly responded auu took charge oil the man and
ais money. On the way 10 the station house one OF
the boys said they saw the fellow crumpng up the
money N his hat, but us soon as he saw them ap-
proach snatched II all up and shouting ThievesI
tnievesl" ran away, aud they followed him as far
tho butchers.
WHOM he had boon in tho station house few mn
utes lac confessed that he had stolen the money from
UrUan Knccr, dealer in cider, at NJ. 247 Houston
street, this city, and was his way homo with II
when taken In charge He gave his name as CHRISTIAN
Berghauscr shoemaker orIy-sev years Of age, and
rcsidng ut No. ISL Prospect street, Brooklyn
lie was then locked up ana Dir. kneer notified. The
epols then examined, and alter over hours
WORK Strengthening out tho crumped bills, they wcro
ned 10 DO 81 739 IN grcenbacks check Oh tho
sermanis Bank Tor $3.50 ana Que on tue Merchants
Bank Tor ST.. So or q Iotal OF $500 IS.
Mr.. Knecr called Ut the station house later In the
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-04

Tho following witnesses were examined-Nelson
Greenfield, John Farley, John Garry. W. H. Schu-
macher, Thomas Studham, Sergeant Gay, omcers
Umboy anu Crowley.
First Battalion Chief Engineer Rome said that at
four minutes past FIVE r. NJ, December 70, he heard
a noise; he was at Battalion Headquarters NO ls3
Fulton street. at the time; seemed Ike report oil
cannon: about minute later signal station 6l was
received, box located northwest corner vi Church
aud Barclay streets; the forces called upon by
fire one minute and thirty seconds after the alarm
sounded ran TO No. 90 Barclay street ana saw
the of the building on sidewalk and street; tue
interior was demolished partlcuariy me upper por,
ton second and third alarm and several special
calls sounded acr The IRE was extpguisbcd sew
aborers placed at work; early on the morn
Ing OF the 2ls two bodies were recovered from under
meath the runs MS we could get TO the boiler
room examined the condition OF tho boilers and found
them in good condition; ono was full OF wafer, the
Other empty; renamed duty lor several days;
the walls OF No. 81 were standing; the walls OF Me-
s. rear portion were broken In; the walls appeared
as they usually do after being subjected 10 heat; iss
nrst appearance suggested that the building was over
weighted but there was nothing else 10 indicate mat
two or three months ago the building
was surveyed ana he then formed the opinion that
should fire occur II would be disastrous one; could
say what was the origin OF the tire; was OF the
CD that the fire originated anu the explosion was
caused by gas either IN the service pipe or generated
in furnaces beneath the ceilings; had known
back draught from furnaces 10 cause IRE III puiio-
ing
The other witnesses were Henry Murray, foreman
oil Engine No. 20; James II. Monroe, foreman oil HOOK
and Ladder Company No. TO- David Conner, foreman
OF Engine No. 8; Gcor.e l.. Crum, foreman OF Engine
No. 4; Daniel Bradley, assistant foreman OF HOOK and
Ladder Company No. l: John g. stevens, engineer OF
ms urance Palro, and John Bog.
The INQUEST was then ADJOURNED until to-day
MORE BODIES RECOVERED.
The workmen engaged at the ruins Of Grecnneld's
candy factory in Barclay street yesterday found TWO
bodies, which have been sent TO The Morgue. They
were charrcd beyond recognition, and II was impossi
bic 10 discover their identity.