The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-04-05

William Garrett, who was rescued from
the Indians by Custer, says that he was a
Mountain Meadow captive, his life being
spared ON account Of his age, which was on
lv 10 years. His younger sister, taken at
the same time, nlterword became the wife of
Red Cloud, the Sioux chiei, and now refuses
lo forsake him.
John A. Smith Of Wichita, Kan, was un-
able to leave his business TO go to &ena,
Ohio, aud marry Miss Nashti Longlelow;
and the girls father, cautious clergymcn,
would not permit her to Join her lover be-
fore the knot was tied. The difficulty was
overcome 10y employing the telegraph. The
bride and her friends gathered at one end Of
the wire. Smith stood thousand miles
distant at the other end, and the proper
questions and answers were flashed between.
Then Mrs. Smith started to join her hus-
band.
In Columbus, Ohio, last week, several at
tempts were made to burn the city, and on
Saturday morning between two and four o.
clock eight stables were burned while at
tempts were made to burn other buildings
by the use Of rags saturated with coal oil.
The police force has been increased and
many private watchmon placed on duty.
On Saturday night the police, militia and
trolled the streets, and no fire occurred. The
militia remained on duty Sunday night.
There is an ordinance in San Francisco
that requires the Sherilito cut off the queues
of Cinnamon who are sent to the county Jail.
Que prisoner, who was thus treated, sued
the sheriff after rogaiuing his liberty; he
denied the consJitutionality Of the ordinance
and the question thus raised has been under
consideration by Il United States Judge for
some time. Meanwhile, the Sheriff contin
ues to cut of the queues as fast as he gets
jurisdiction over them, and the Cinnamon
are bringing SO many suits against him for
rcparat,Ou, that the Board Of Supervisors
have found it necessary to provide extra
counsel for his defence.
A boy Of IS and girl IL ran away to-
gcther from South Framingham, Mass, to
Lowell. Their cscapude was telegraphcd to
the Lowell police as an elopement, and they
were arrested but the little fellow indg-
nantly repelled any aspersion on his com
panion, and proved that he had taken her
from her home, where she was discontcnted,
to find her better one. A slightly older
pair, aged II and ID, really did elope from
Cleveland, and were overtaken by the boys
mother and the girls father The girl be-
havcd sentmentally, throwing herself on
her lovers bosom, and declaring that her en-
twining arms, but not her heart, might be
wrenched from him. The boy, however, on
feeling the grip of his mothers hand on his
shoulder, said, ~ guess we'd better go home
with 'em, Jennie"
Pete Mccartney, formerly very success
ful counterieiter, has for years been con-
Wet in the Illinois State prison, where he is
to remain seven years longer. On being
conyictcd, he gave $4,000 to his pretty wife,
to live on until he could rGoin her, and she
promised to wait faithfully for his release;
bu. 81 c lately made up her mind To get
divorce from HIM and marry Dir. Macon,
with whom she had fallen in love. McCart-
ney learned Of her Inconsistency, and deter
mined to have his revenge. lie employed
accompice5 to involve the physician in
charge of passing counterfeit money, and
then went on the stand as witness for the
prosecution with story of former partner
ship in the printing of bogus Treasury notes.
The prisoner only got out Of the scrape by
bringing score of patients to prove an aliGi.