The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-01-24

-wilhamsport ice dealers fear light stock
for next summer.
The argument for a new trial, at Williams.
porti Of Herdio and Taylor, convicted Of con-
bpirecy, takes place February n.
Joseph Zink, brakeman, fell under n train
Of cars at Watts Furnrce. Marietta on satur-
day, and was instantly Killed.
At wlliamsport on Saturday Judge Cum.
min sentenced Eliza Body colored. TO i've years
and six mouths in the Penitentinry for arson.
Frederick l. Ihmsen well known Pitts.
burg glass manufacturer, and the Democratic
candidate for City Treasurer in 1874 died onFri.
day night.
| AT Newport, Perry county. on tho line OF
| the Pennsylvania Railroad. en- Saturday, Mrs,
Jane r.. Smith was struck by AN express train
and instantly killed.
The Berks County Agricultural society
| hold its annual meeting In Reading on Satur-
day, the attendance being larger than that OF
\ any previous year. The following officers were
| elected: President Jacob G.. zerr Secretary,
| Cyrus t. Fox. Treasurer, William 3. Ritter,
II was resolved to hold the next animal exhibit
ton on September %, 20 and 30, and october !
| 1880.
Eugene Hawcy was shot dead by John
Richards, IN quarrel near Montiose, Monday
| Richa rds was arrested.
The boilers Of the Montgomery furnace, al
| Port Kennedy. exploded Thursday evening. Tn,
loss viii DO heavy, rs the furnace win have tC
be put out Of blast. No persons were injured
The stockholders Of the Lehigh Tolegrn u
! Company have organized for 1880 by eoetinI
officers and a Board Of Directors The capita
stock was increased to t2)J,OyO. This company
has applied for permission to erect poles il
/ a1tI n Nri
lines Of the New American Union Company.
David q. FicSes, river GEd news editor Of
the Rventno Chronicie. died Mt Plttsburg Tues
day morning. He returned 90 Saturday from
q trip to New Orleans for the Denef
of his failing health. Mr. Fickes hat
been for twelve years on tho editorial staff o
the Chronicte, He was aged d years, ana
leaves a wife and thTee,cniidIen.
-F.owers are blooming in Beiks county.
The schuylIlll Haven rolling mill Is to b.
put in Op peration at once.
A blast furnace is to be erected on th
Mn PARK farm, near Pottstown.
There are rutuors of a strike by the miners
throughout the Lehiph Valley.
The jourueymen Horseshoers Of PittsOuri
have mbugurated strike for higher wages.
Tho Oil City Derrick reports game Of sey
en-up at that place between two oil prince
for SlC0,0lO
Five hundred wagons loaded with tobncc
came into Lancaster on Saturday, and tn
banks paid out over s2O0OOo.
MIR. u. Nj. Patterson, of Little Brita
township, Lancaster county, has heiier cali
of the Durham breed, which is one year oil
and weighs 9lj POUNDS.
Black Greek runs through deep nRrroV
gorge in Luzerne cOtuty, Pa. A correspond
ent of the Philadelphia Times describes t Ii
mountain gap traversed by this stream as mos
dismal. "Oniy narrow stretch Of sky is visibl
from below, and this is almost filled with
haze, which the sunDeams scarcely ever pent
tTate. When the sky happens TO be clear it
not sunrlse in the gap till 10 O'Clock. while at
the sun G 1es down. Immense gray boulder
abound. The ground is covered with ashes
and trunks Of fallen pines, charTed and blaci
ened by III ouutain fires. which yearly swee
over the place, lie decaying, sometimes on
2 acosss the other. Enormous snakes crawl ovt
E the rocks or battle in the Shiny pools. The ol
, ly trees are stunted pines. which grow out frol
between the rooks. The waters are very dGr
and extremely suphuruus. In them hsb caI
not live. while frog or snake thrown into tn
{ stream instantly turns over and npats ava.
, dead" A railroad runs through the gap. an
some mining is done there but prosperity III
OF late deersted the neighUorhood Henry Gre
who owns hotel there, and has anamesake
the only village, Crolltown, has advertised h
property for sale. but he irightens all intendH
p purchasers away by telling them that Blac
Creek became sulphurous through the dev
u and that witches iufest the stream every nigh