The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-03-20
STATE NEWS.

It is stated that Peter Herdc, Esq. is to
become manager of the car mauulactory and
nail works t1 be started at Watsuntown.
The Rainbow Fire Company of Reading
will soon celebrate the l, 7th anniversary Of
its organization.
The total shipments of lumber from the
West Branch Valley during the months of
January and February We're 26,2SS, ,OOg feet,
Puddlers and helpers in the Bailey, Me-
Cormick & Wistar Mills at Harrisburg,
have struck for an advance to So per ton
There are GOO men out of employment in
consequence of these strikes.
Meadville, Crawford county, has a pupu-
lation Of nearly 5000 aud thirteen news
papers. The Inder OF that place, has been
seized by tine Sheriff for debt.
John Lelevre, the old man who has been
on trial at Butler several days, charged with
the murder of his wife, was found guilty
Tuesday Of murder in the second degree.
John Hough aud Thomas Coughlin, the
former aged l6 and the latter - cears,
fought near BraddOcks, on Monday, when
llough received injuries which will prove
fatal.
F. Miller an enploye Of TIC tube works
at McKeesport, Allegheny county, commit
ted suicide on Saturday night. lie had re-
peatedly asked friends to shoot him but they
declining, he performed the act himself
The Democratic Standing Committee of
Lycoming county adopted Il motion on Sat
urday lavUring the nomination of Hon. S. j.
Tilden. This was in accordance with a
resolution adopted at the last County Con-
ventions
A dispatch from Carlisle states that the
result Of the election held there on Saturday
on the resolution instructing the delegates
from that Congressional district to vote for
Blaine in disregard Of the State Convention
was 4GG for the resolution and against it.
Lawrence Shilling, aged So years, a
shoemaker, residing on the GIOstONn road I,
just outside of Lancaster, Tell down stairs
Monday and broke his neck. lie was SUBJ
ject to eplleptic fits, and it is supposed he
had an attack coming down the stairs.
A special dispatch from McConnelsburg
states that on Sunday the body of Daniel
Cook ofThompson township, Fulton county
a respected farmer, aged II years,was found
suspended by hame string to joist in the
stable. His mind had been affected Tor
some time.
The Williamsport Gazette and Bulletin
says that the Democratic County Committee
men, at lhelf meeting III thal pace last sat
urduy, were very much unen,igh ghtened on
the presiletial question. Some are of the
opinion that they instructed for Tildeu and
others are equally MS determined that they
did not. As jim Atwell, the accredited
agent of the "bar'l," was in Wiliamsport,
Coaching the leaders, among them eX-Sena-
tor Nathan Kmble, it is taken for granted
that TIlden was instructed for.
A correspondent writes from Delta, York
county, that the Pcachbottum vein of roof
ing slate commences in Lancaster county,
ON the east side of the Susquehanna river,
aud runs n. L. to 5. W, terminating in
Maryland. 1t takes its name from u tuwn-
ship in York county, and there ere at pres
ent Epurteen quarrIes along its course, en-
pioyiug 40 hand-. The production last
year was about 10000 squares.
The Shenandoah Herald says: "As Mr..
Gowon has expressed the opinion that the
trade would warrant the payment of basis
wages by April /, and as all things me
moving smoothly, il is likely that this will
be the last month, 10, this year at least,tha
the men will be paid as small wages as they
are now getting. The wages paid tor Feb
ruary, 1879, according to the mmlmum rate
of tolls arrangement, was 20 per cent. off
the basis; this year il will be per cent. oil
AN improvement OF l6 per cent."