The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-08-09
STATE NEWS.

The american says there is not an idle
man in Danville.
Mr.. David II. Smith, of Little Germany,
Perry county, claims to have three bushes
in his garden bearing coffee.
Mr.. Dicl, Stewart, of Cory, was handling
a gun on Thursday of last tweek when it was
discharged, blowing the top of his head off.
The Catasauqua Manufacturing Company
Lchigh county, has increased the wages of
its hands five per cent.
A mtlcsnake, twenty years old, was
killed near Lowstown the other day. His
age was osccrtained by the number of his
rattlcs.
Mr.. Frederick C. Plumer, son of Judge B.
A. Plumcr, of Oil City, died in that place on
Monday of last week. He was we'll known
in business circles in that section of the
State.
A man named Anderson attempted to as
sassnate Officer Moore, of Ph@niXville,
Thursday evening of last week, He was
put under 80 900 bail. The officer had ar
rested him previously for drunkenness.
All the idle labor in Schuylkll county has
been absorbed by mills recently startingup,
aud large manufacturer at Pottsville is
hesitating about taking a contract for fear
he cannot get the labor to complete it,
Mrs. Maria Rice, of Saucon township, Lo-
high county, has attained the ripe old age of
one hundred and seven years. She is quite
active and when in Bethlehem few daya
since, the band serenaded her, which she ac-
knowledged in few remarks.
Two children living near Turkey Run,
Schuylliill county, went out on the noun
tain to pick berries, and not coming home,
search was made for them. They were
found safe in an old sink-hole, into which
they had fallen, and where they had re-
mained sixteen hours.
Thomas Freeman, colored man, en-
ployed in the family of Mrs. Willsa Will
kinsburg, suburb of Pittsburg, committed
brutal assault upon seven year old
daughter of that lady on Wednesday after,
noon of last week. lie was chased into a
vacant house where he was defended by ne,
/ groes, and while a compromise was pending
between them and the whites, the offender
escaped, and up to yesterday morning had
not been captured.
Peter Peiller, Esq, well-to-do citizen OF
Pittsburg, left his parents thirty three ycau
ago to do for himself The family moved
away, and since that time Mr.. Pciiler not
wthstanding, he has repeatedly ADVERTISED
for them, was unable to hear anything o
them until a few days ago. He then dis
covered that two This sisters, all of the fam
lily left, were living at shamokin and al
most in destitute circumstances. He ha
provided Tor them handsomely.
Dennis Boyle was killed by Niall of TOP
slate in the Warrior Run mine, at IIIlkes
barre, on Thursday of last week.
William Brtton, employed on cana
boat, was drowned in the Schuylkill cana
at Moth Coventry township, Chester county
Friday morning of last week.
A wake at Tarport, Mexican county, on
night recently, ended in a scene Of drunk
, enues and disorder such as has but seldom
been seen in those parts.
The nail manufacturers have advance
the price from S2IO to S2I5. The Pittsbur
Telegraph says the trade is brighter no,
B than it has been for sometime.
A man named Whitehead, seventy year
of age, and living in Pittsburg, has bee
abandoned by his children and compelled t
throw himself upon the charities of th
city
10 The lungs Of cow that died recently q
S West PIkeland township, Chester county,
e pleuri pneumonia, were found to weig
forty pounds. The usual weight Is seven {
eight pounds.
= A dog found a dead infant, which la
. been mangled by animals, in a stump nea
+ Hemlocl, Cambria county, on Wednesda
C of last week. It had been placed there b
Il the mother to conceal her shame.
Mrs, Dennis Mccarthy, Pittsburgdurin
storm on Thursday of last week, WI
/. standing in her door holdingan infantwhe
, she was struck by lightning and Instant
I killed, while the child was unhurt.
. The Pittsburg car works are running o
= full time.
, During the month of July the Imperil
Oil Refinery of OIL City shipped over 100
a 600 barrels Of oil.