The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-04-12
NEWS GOSSIP,

An anti-Chnese league has been formed
in Victoria, Australia.
Life is too short and precious to be care
lessly used, or heedlessly thrown away.
Then be careful, il you have a cough or cold,
not to allow it TO get the mastery, but use
DR.. Haas EXpeetorant, which will cure you.
All druggists sell it.
Duriug thunder storm in Chicago, We'd
nesday evening, meteor fell to the ground
on the South Side, and Just before striking,
burst into fragments resembling clinkers.
While in the air the meteor seemed "white
with heat" and about a foot in diameter.
A sudden outburst of eloquence on the
part of the advocates Of the Pittsburgh Four
Mlllioh Riot bill has been accompanied by
Il sudden and serious set back tn that enter
prise in the Harrisburg House of Represen-
tatives, although the indefinite postpone
ment Wednesday is hanging on an unset
tied motion TO reconsider. That is one adj
mirable piece of work done by the House,
and there the matter may be left for the
present.
F. W. Grennelle, teller Of the National
Bank of Honesdale, Wayne county, is found
to be an embezzer. lie took So ,5S5 ofbank
funds, and owes 81 900 besides. He claims
to have lost the money in speculation in
Berkshire hogs, having famous stock farm
known rs the Ridge Farm.
A jupgment forS2s5 200 was filed in the
County Clerks office, New York, Wednes-
day, in the suit of Ario Parlee, surviving
partner in the firm of A. Phrdee & Co.,
against the Union Iron Company of Buffalo.
The claim was made upof promissory notes.
A judgment was also filed in favor of Asa
Packer against the same defendants for
1920 ,j73,2g.
Catharine Thomas, aged 65 years, who
lived alone in Markham township, Ontario,
was found murdered in her house on Mon
day. Robbery is supposed to have prompt
ed the crime.
/ The emigrant cars Of train on the Pacif.
| c Railroad were thrown from the track near
Winnemucca, Nevada, on Monday, by the
breaking OF a rail, and Ira A. March of
| Wilkesbarre was killed. Two other pas
sengers were injured.
A passenger train on the Lebanon and
! fremont Railroad ran into a Wagon con
! tanning a man and two boys, near Swatera
Station, Tuesday afternoon. One ofthe boys
! was killed, and the other dangerously, not
fatally injured.
The furniture in the Grand Union Hotel
Saratoga, recently levied upon for unpaid
e'AtSf was ulA III uN NA' lHt l4tSltls uktnl
! Of the Stewart estate, who subsequently paid
/ Ne amount OF the levy.
CO.., with other American products, has
/ been be,. fitted by the late Paris Exposition
aud its ship nent to Europe steadily increas-
/ es. At last ac 'unts one man in Rome wa,
negotiating for lUy. 600 tons.
4 A Rosoommon (Irel.. nd) farmer, return
ing last month from tho Assi1es, where h'
had obtained Compensation L. malicious IN
/ jury 10 two horses was seized D. two mel
and flung out of the train. Both his leg
were broken.
Miss M@gler of Chisago, one Of the grad
yates Of the Women's Hospital College, hal
been successful in winning, by compotitiv,
examination, place as assistant physician
10 the county Insane Asylum. This is IN,
first competitive success Of lady in seour
ing hospital position in this country, wher,
drcprs Of both SEXES have met in eompeti
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