The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-12-20
INTERESTING FounueNsN6fhs.

begun by young hot-headed recruits.
Nearly all the rivers and brooks in Tran
sylvania have overflowed their banks, lay
ltg under water vast tracts of country and
destroying bridges and housesj interrupting
communication and sweeping away farming
utensils, cat.e ana gram; III some cases
Ine lilnaol.unts ~ , WeIe lor uays On trees ana
roofs oil houses awaiting rescue
grand banquet was given at Paris on
Saturday evening in honor Of NJ. Icon
Chotteau, who is about to again depart for
the United States.
The Catholic clergy have refused the Ger
man Governments concession allowing them
to supervise religious instruction in the
schools. They claim that they themselves
should actually give instruction, as before
the enactment of the English laws.
1t was stated at the Indian office in LON
don that Lord Lytton telegraphed from Cal
cutta, Friday, that he had been shot at by
drunken East Indian, but that no one was
injured.
The rise in the price of cereals throuoh
out Germany has necesstated correspond.
ing increase in the military estimates for
1880.
Manv arrests were made at st. Peters
burg Friday of last week. IL is said that
plan of the Winter Palnce vSas found upon
one of the nersons arrested
po..o.o Lo. hoou Lool.oa g.. NJ c,o.,..
s. Parnell and a friend bv the steamer Sew
thia. which will sail from Iivernnol for
New York TODAY.
The overAoyinc or tho rivors Koros and
Moros in UnngaTv, has caused faarfnl do.
struction. The civ of Arad on The Moros
o,J oo,,aral o,Lor fon,n. H. -, .,,;,oi
and their inhabitants driven away. Fully
| 10 900 persones have been rendered home
less.
Rowell. the ncdestr;on nub,isbes tho
Astley-belt regulations for a match 10 take
place on April s., 1880, in London or Mt
| Manchester. Rowell declares that if O'Leary
will come to England lie Is ready TO accom-
modate him with wager of $500 or more.
A mass meeting Of cotton operators Mt
Oldham on Saturday protested against The
overtime ststem. The meeting also resolved
that from that day the opeTatiyes would
commence working OH the old time, and that
any operatives who shall be discharged there
fore shall be supported.
Prince Gortschakoff. upon his return to
| st. Petersburp. is said To have nresentod IN
the Car proqramme of his future policy,
which the Car approyes. The basis Of tbe
proqramme is pcacc. Friendly relations
with Austria, Hungary and Germany are
recognized as indispensable.
The noted executioner. Colcroft. who for
forty-six wears held The Office of bongman
| in England. is dead.
II Is roD..r,.i ,bo, ,,ro II, Iii, t...i,..-
bovo hae oo,,t,'raJ h,, caSii Isl 10
En;r,,S. ,tho da;'oud Z, Ono e. oitsunus III
sop, u'' "n0 Ue'iiDnN N1'VOo ior 'neir ran
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3,l.it ine tatls correspondent OF the London
ertno Mia, III irvortor or
nahts in f,ro oUnarotms many ''''p'o''
from, Issa y y IeSE mn Ssu.,sicI s'a eneIe were
so,s bHriod oi;y" ,h,,,o% u s;g sndn psf
-, ,s,t.i,'3,,s sr spcluen' UT "
"'i1, - 'I'C'' p'''9 Vi ! IuAce'
An,SriraI ~ %Ipeu issiaor; a rea'neu london iron IRON
Pers;a ii i%Eai, "r H. ','int;a ,J"aoveysn r , sn,
i;.,s;a; ~ S fr',.I,;aL vi ''T PPuia'ion ol 'hat
s,ar,,i,', ""o are
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The Calcutta Pioneer asserts that mass
Tat pa sonies'on1ence ~ mas oeen lounG ana lald
Rnssion % ietrio,io. snnins, ~aJn SHOWS Inat
r' 20 aSItlise were
aG..ye as lar PACK as as 1919, ana TO AFFORD con-
r;So,' po tG,' P,s;n,, " 'He eHclse use
Sise" 'oi 'ne A'usS'"n in'sS'oh 10 Oaoul last
3ea''
a serious outrage was committed or Sat
urday on the porch OF the Linirick County
G Gluo IiousJ " III eHc''1u s .I .enanI ol Loru
rgriloy' wno leslies III tme county 1i Linn
ai el.ohi ne assaiiaht leiIeu LORD rernoy
It sensoss TS ~ .he pavement with large
s,j ,ai,on ~ .;a ,n;an was 'ii''eu'"'eiy sei%eu
anu TL ''aAeii 70 Prison l;,...- --
classes at Rome ord tbo Nnr;i.ii5s, r1},,,,,s;i
Is CONSIDERING measures for relief
i
,r Inc Itallah snip haVehha Fadre, Captain
tteIosone' lron rhlIauelPn,a, nov IL, ior
"onoa' mas oeeh abandoned at seal
Austria declines to partici pate in collec+
tive action at ConsantiIoPle for the settle
ment OF the Suslhlt ahalrI on the ground
that IL "ouiu create ne" dlIhculties'
The Armehian Patriafehate has beet in
iormed that there is famine in the Province
OF Van Armenia. The Patriarch has open
ed subscriptions for the relief ofthe sufferers
and has requested the Porte 10 distribute
wheat among Vhem'
An official decree has been issued In Paris
pardoning one hundred and fifty commu-
nists.
General Marriott, President Of the Euro
pean Railway Administration in England,
is dead.
Inc upper House o. the Prussian Diet has
saoPted Ihe PHI providing Tor the acquisition
OF several private rallWaNs by the State
i 1t is stated in London that arrangements
have been concluded for the completion of
the New National Opera House on the
Ihames emoahkment, the construction OF
whieh was suspended some years ago. WORK
VIII DC resumed shortiy'
The evloted tenant, who so brutally as
sailed Lord Fermoy, knocking him senseless
to the pavement with heavy cudgel. on
the porch of the Limerick County Club
House, On saturday last, mas been sentehe-
.u - "TS ~ years l'i eual seINi-
.uIe' 6 Nv sen'e"oe eauseu "iuoh sensa'ioh
:" e'o Cou'.
The London correspondent Of the Liver
pool Ddliy Post states that the decision Of
the Attorney General TO reopen the case
Of the Tichborn, claimant was influenced
by the citation o. the decision in the case
Of William NJ. Tweed, on the question of