The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-07-24

barn of Mr.. Hafer, with the entire crops
garnered, valued at $4,000, O,Nas destroyed by
lightning.
Thieves entered the house of Michael
McGee, at Tarport, near Bradford, on Satur-
day night, and took 5000.
The Gautler wire works, at Johnstown,
after having been closed seventeen days for
repairs, resumed operations on Monday.
Nehemiah Pratt, living two miles from
Franklin, attempted suicide by cutting his
throat ON Sunday night He was insane.
"A sharp penknife, with which man
named Snivey was cutting a cabbage in
Connellsville, on Saturday, slipped and fat
ally injured him.
The barn and carriage house on the farm
of c. M. Hess, near Quarryvlle, Lancaster
county, were destroyed by an incendiary
fire on Sunday morning. Loss, $500; in
surance 81 200.
Valuable machinery that was taken to
Swedes' Furnace at the time of the suspeu-
sion Of the Philadelphia and Reading Rail
road has been stored away, as intended i'm
provements will not be made.
Thomas Carter, the general master me
chanic of the Reading iron works, died in
that city on Friday last. He had been con-
nected in different capacities with some of
the largest iron manufactures in Central
Pennsylvania.
Three large frame dwellings at the Ponn-
sylvania Steel Works, near Steelton, ,Dauphin
county, were destroyed by fire on Monday.
1t was the work of an incendiary, and the
loss, which amounts to $4,000, is partly COW
cred by insurance.
A little son of Dr. D. S. Hays, of Holli-
daysburg, died of lockjaw on Wednesday
last, caused by the explosion of a toy pistol
IN his hands.
Lucien Louden, of Mifflin, had q quarrel
with his wife on Tuesday morning during
which he stabbed her so badly that her life
is despaired of.
Levi Fidman, Thomas Demas, William
Collins and Charles Banks, prisoners in the
Uniontown (Fayette county, Jail, escaped on
Sunday evening.
James Tully, puddler in Painters mill,
| at Pittsburg, was so severely stabbed by his
wife in quarrel on Saturday night that his
life is despaired Of
Henry Daniels, a young merchant of
Pit;sburg. was beaten, cut with a knife and
robbed in that city on Saturday night. His
wounds are serious.
Jacob Morette, a freight brakeman, of
Harrisburg, was found dead on the top of
car near Downingtown, on Tuesday morn
ing, with his skull crushed He is supposed
to have been struck by bridge.
John Sager, of Erie, had fight with a
man on Thursday night while intoxicated.
His mind had been weakened by a lever,
and laboring under the belief that he had
killed his antagonist he committed suicide
by drowning.
The Pttsburg Telegraph says there are
eleven persons confined in the murderers'
row of the Jail of that county. Three of
them are women, and only one is under
sentence of DEATH This is Frank Small who
murdered "Punch" Jacoby.
The will of Colonel Israel Painter, who
was at one time prominent in politics, has
been filed in the Registers office at Greens
burg The estate, after the payment of all
debts, will amount to $500, ,0O0, and as he
was unmarried it will go to his brothers and
sisters.
A. j. Moon was brought to Bradford on
Monday for safe keeping. He entlced two
little girls (Annie Harmon, aged years,and
Pearl Price, aged years) into the bushes at
Reed City and attempted to outrage them
He would have been lynched in Reed City
but for a timely rescue