The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-09-20

Gratis"
The GresDbackers ere running negro
candidate for Sheriff in Tallahatchiec coSnty,
Miss.
General Buffers Democratic Convention
Wednesday nominated him for Governor Of
Massachusetts.
Like the rest Of the fsderaG officers at
Washington, President Hayes is to take ten
per centum of his sarlary in ancestral dollars.
His monthly bagful of silver will weigh
twenty-five pounds,
The wife of General N. p. Banks is very
active in influencing Massachusetts, women
TO vote at the specialeleOtionai which they
are allowed TO take part. She and her two
daughters are registered.
Estimates by the Salt Lake Tribune Of the
number of"practcal polygamists" in Salt
Lake City fix the number at only five hun
dred, though il admits that "outsde the city
the proportion is much greater.
"A Toronto (ont.) magistrate has ruled
that shaving is a work of necessity, and con
sequently lawful on Sunday, and some of
the BARRIERS Of the city, who object to keeping
open shop on that day, have determined to
appeal from his decision.
Ex-Governor Hubbard Of Texas, who
must have an amazingly sanguine tempera-
ment, estimates the population of that state
at three millions, which would entitle it to
twenty-five Representatives in Congress.
The more prosaic Galveston Ne,cs puts the
population down to about $3.50
The canvas of the Presidential prefer
ences of the Democrats of the Lower House
of the Georgia Legislature has been follow
ed by like inquiry in the state Senate,
with the following result: For Tilden, Ia I;
for the most available man, s; for Thurman,
s. for Bayard, 5; against Tilden, 3; for Han
cock, 2; for Ewing, 2; for Hendricks, /.
Several women have already applied to
General Francis Walker, of the census bu-
reau, to be appointed as canvassers in TAX
ing the new census in the various cities Of
the union. The General, who is not ad-
verse to their proposition, deeming the work
in many places suitable to women, has re-
ferred them TO the supervisors of the census.
The Union Leader of fWilkesbarre, hasn't
much faith in the cohesive powers of the
Greenback Labor party in that county. 1t
figures up the desertions from the ranks oI
that party in large numbers, and estimates
the benefit it will have upon the Democrat
ic party at a majority Of l 900 in the county
1t has heretofore been supposed that
McKenna, Republican, had been elected tC
Congress from the Third California District
over Berry, Democrat, but official returns
from all the counties in the district except
Trinity, give Berry III majority, (Which the
returns from Trinity cannot materially
change"
The Boston "Herald" "would like t.
see an American currency. based on pl al
something after this fashion: An issue de
partment, made independent of the whim.
of Congress or the power of the administra
ton, authorized to issue certain amount o
currency, made legal tender by the govern
ment, uncovered by gold, and, for every
dollar of gold in the Treasury behind it
There would be different opinions as t.
the amount of paper currency, uncovered by
coin, which the business of the country
would float. Some would say three hun
dred millions some four hundred millions
We venture to say that five hundred mil
lions could be kept out, with no gold behnC
it. At that rate, the whole volume of on
paper currency could be safely sustainec
with the gold now in the Treasury"
The Springfield (Moss.) "Union,"
stalwart and unainching opponent of But
Ter, finds itself constrained to say Of the po
litical prospects in Massachusetts: " TIL
most careful observers of the political situa
ton in this state, without regard to part,
affiliations, are very free to say that Genera
Butler has a better chance of becoming
Governor of Massachusetts, than ever before
that he will be the next Governor unless tn
Republicans present a united front, brin
out their best men for candidates, and ar
prepared for campaign of hard work. Th
claimant sees his previous mistakes and will
steer clear of them this year. His forces ar
better organized than ever before and Will
they make less noise, are doing more an,
better service. Then there is no particula
party issue to draw out the Republicans, an,
they are in sense demoralized and dis
Talbot, who had deep hold on the masse;
That this is a very correct diagnosis Of tn
situation there can be no doubt"
Senator John A. Logan made his frs
speech in Ohio at Van Nest a few days age
A large part of it was a clear and SCUM
statement of the financial question, fror
which no one would suspect that he wa
ever an inhationist. His speech was inter
persed with telling stories, one of which wa
the following; "Whenever we speak of tn
opposition to the greenback in former day
and the affection for them now, the DEMO-
racy think we are shooting at them. Thei
conduct reminds me Of friend who refuse
to attend church for many years, because h
said the minister preached politics. On
Sabbath, however, he was prevailed on /
go with lady relative. During the sermo
the minister quoted the language The wicI
} cd shall be turned into hell, with all III
nations that forget God.' This gentema
left the church at once. When the lad
relative returned to his house, she inquire
why he left church. He said he would NJ
listen to political sermon. The lady 7,
piled, Il did not hear any politics. He r.
piled, did he not say "The wicked shall |
turned into hell, with all the nations tht
forget God ?" The lady replied, yes, b.
what of that ?" why said he, if he d
+, not mean the Democratic party, who Ii
| devil did he mean p"