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

"A new glass company has been FORMED
IN Pittsburg, with n capital stock of $50 900.
The wages Of the employees Of the Milton
Cdt w6fRs were increased ten per cent. on
the 5th inst
Never let d Gbugh, cold or croup 20 too
far. Gh the first symptoms send 10 your
druggists for "Dr. Sellcrs' Cough syrup"
rs cents bottle.
By fall of top slate IL the Faust colliery,
near fremont Friday morning. Frederick
Kay, John Ricklcr and boy named james
were instantly killed.
Col. John G. Parr, Of Armstrong county,
formerly commander Of the One hundred.
and thirty ninth Regiment Pennsylvania
Volunteers, has been PRONOUNCED insane and
taken to the asylum.
In Lower Saucot township, Lehigh coun-
ty, SLATE miner named Waghsr laid down
by a stove and fell asleep with his child in
his arms. A leg was knocked from under
the stove when boiler Of scalding wa er
was thrown over the man and child the lat
ter being 60 badly scalded that it died SOON
alterward.
Three brutes in Erie dipped cat in coal
oil and then applied a match. The poor
animal was roasted alive.
Jacob Begley's barn near Pottstown with a
part Of its contentsj including valuable
horse were burned at an early hour on Sat
urday morning,
On Thursday Of last week, Mr.. Kayser,
Of Brimmersville, purchased a $1,000 resi-
dence in Allentown. That night his wife
was bereit of her reason and had 10 be re-
moved TO an insane asylum.
Joseph Reber, Of Harrisburg, a carpenter
employed by the Reading Railroad Coii1pa
ny, was run over and killed near tie New
York junction on Saturday night. He
leayes large family.
David Childs, a we'll connected youth q
man Of Stroudsburg, who forged the name
of his uncle some time ago for q large
amount, has been captured in Scranton and
returned to Stroudsburg for trial.
Anthony Jennings, puddler, residing at
Mount Clare, opposite Phenixville, who
mysteriously disappeared on the night of
November | u and who was supposed to be
drowned in the Schuylkill canal, was found
on Saturday morning about two miles from
PhGnixville. The retnains were terribly
decomposed and presented a sickening
sight.
As soon as the three furnaces Of the Ed
gar Thoihpson steel works are finished Fits
burg will have fifteen blast furnace5 With o
nominal capacity of 7GS,OOO tons year, says
d paper of that city.
Charles II. Engle, scfab-iron dealer, and
forinerly tesdent of Reading, was arrest
ed and taken there Monday night by an Of
ticcr from Pottstown on charge Of poison
ing his wife about four years ago. At the
time of her death the Coroner's jury made
inquiry, but failed to obtaiii evidence sufiici.
ent tn warrants Engle's arrest. His arrest
at this time is said TO be due to lately dis
covered evidence. 1t is supposed lie admin.
| istered poison in gla1s Of lembnade. En-
gle was discharged from custody Tuesday.
Peter Henry, aged eighty years, night
Waterman for the Phoenix Iron Company
was found drowned at Phnnnixville Tues
day.
Anthony Carbine dropped dead in the
| railroad depot at Mahanoy Plane Tuesday
morning while in the act of purchasing q
ticket. Deceased was seventy five years oil
| age.
The Grand Jury of Pike county ignored
the bill against the Prothonotary, Sheriff
and others for violating the game laws, and
Kleinhaus, the prosecutor, must pay all cost.
and be committed till they are paid. Action
will also be taken 6gdinst Kleinhaus for
false imprisonment.
Eight pickpoc1ets were gathered in" al
Pittsburg during the Grant parade in thai
city.
Edward McCarey walked into the Della.
ware river at Chester on Tuesday hight ahC
was drowned.
The Huntington Necs says that $50 ,OO(
| Of n 10
has been spent, and $4,000 more of it II
available.
The barn ofsimon Snyder, in No-thWood
bury township, Blair county, was destroyed
by fire on Tuesday evening. Lossj $4,000
insured for 81 800.
Why suffer sleep!ess nights with distress
ing cough, while a quarter of dollar in
vested in SELLERS COdgh Syrup" will Civ,
instant relief!
Jefferson Epier, the engineer who wa,
caught in the betting at Keepers tannerJ
at Reading several days ago, died Monday
afternoon.
On Sunday morning a miner NAMED
Domlnick Brown was Iun over and KILLED
by coal cars in Scranton.
William Burii6, farher, seventy-thrc,
years of age, committed suicide in Liberty
Square, Lancaster county; on "Wednesday
last. Thirty-six years ago Burns mdde
similar attempt on his life.
A rat that was as large as a kitten anc
weighed four pounds, fought Pittsburg sa
loon keeper fifteen minutes btipre he wal
killed. A large cat was called in and WA
| glad to get out.
Citizens Of the Fifteenth. Sixteenth anC
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