The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-03-27
STATE NEWS.


Mary stecll is starving herself to death.
MrlancholIa is the cause.
The store of G. w. Evans, in Milton. was
robbed ot 800 worth of goods at an early
hour on Saturday morning.
-Aunlie Graham, of West Chester, was
lO3 years old on Saturday, and was given
dinner 10y party Of ladies Of that place in
honor of the occasion.
AT Erie, Oh Friday, Mr. Thomas J. Stur-
geon, AT the age of rs took unto himself
" ic in the person nf Eleanor Brodiste, who
is - years ol age.
The lumbermen in Eric county have a
larger amount of lUmber really For market
than at any time for many years.
John Adams, young storekeeper Of Ber-
wick, Columbia county, committed suicide
last week. Bad health is assigned as the
cause.
Aaron Geista Supervisor of Long Swamp
township, Berks county, drank poison in
mistake for brandy on Sunday afternoon,
aud died soon alterward
Rev. D. NJ. b. Mclean, pastor of the
United Presbyterian Church at Cannonsbu z
died on Sunday with consumption. He w, S
graduate of Jefferson College.
Daniel Conroy, highly respectable citi-
zcn Of Erie, has been made insane trying TO
solve the puzzle OF 10.
jacob Stauiler,a well known scientist aud
contributor to various scientific journals, died
at Lancaster ON Moplay night, aged ~
years.
Bgniamin Mitchell a coal miner, was
killed al Irwin on Monday. Thomas Ward
wealthy hand owner, died near the same
place on Monday.
A correspondents writes from East Branch
near Milford, Pike county, that Benson
Lewis, Ii years Of age.was killed few days
ago while riding down log schute!
John Cain, a If year old boy, on Satur-
day, put his head to the hatchwa.s of an oil
tank near Kinzua to watch the How of oil
and was found in this position several hours
afterward asphyXiated.
A special dispatch states that Samuel Nc
Conkcy, Jr., of Tidioute, was shot and in
stantly killed by William Jackson Tuesday
while they were out hunting. 1t is claimed
that it was accidental.
"A Pittsburgh dispatch states that in the
discussion of the strike of the iron pudders
in East Pittsbrrg the manufacturers have
been msrepresented. The price paid is 81.
25 per ton per sliding scale.
The stockholders of the Titt1syille Oil Ex-
change have purchased the American uo-
tel and portion Of the McCUy property in
that city for 81 > 900, and will proceed at
once to erect new exchange building.
Annie G.. RaHae has been arrested ss
Erie for blackmail. She has obtained sew
eral hundred dollars from respectfully con-
uecled men by threats ol exposure, and re-
Gently protesting religion, was TO have been
baptized Sunday.
A correspondent writes that few days
ago, while intoxicated, James Paterson and
Daniel Creuclan engaged in a wrestling
match at Middle Valley, Wayne county,
which resulted in quarrel, when Patterson
was dangerously stabbed.
In the case Of Andrew Miller 60 years
ola, who was found dead in his barn near
Jersey shore, Lycoming county, the Coon
er's jury has rendered Il verdict of murder.
His wife. an attractive woman of so, and a
young man named Smith, who have been
susp, cled for some time of an undue inti-
macy with her, are held to answer.
Rev. C. II. Coon, a young Reformed
Church minister connected with the Young
Mems Christian Association of Readingaud
who has been dismissed from that body for
criminal intimacy with Miss Hattie An-
llOnN, uttldIto llfdL INV NlNll ttl Z ' lll' Y
than conspiracy 20 blacknmil. Tie threat
ems to bring number Of prosecutions against
persons in this conspiracy.
Pittsburg was not without parade on
ST. Patrick's day. Hugh German parad, d
over a route mapped out by himself, carry
ing the nag oil ErlG, and in the evening sue
cumbed to numerous draughts Of potteen.
In the case of the Commonwealth VS.. the
Corning, Cumanesque and Antrim Railroad
Company, Tor taxes due the State Judge
Pearson has rendered decision adverse to
the plaintiff. Sl,SOO,0OO of the capital ock
is held IN this State and SGO0,aOO in New
York, and the Attorney General contended
that all the stock must be taxed in this State
while the company held that only the stock
owned in this State could bo taxed here.
A correspondent writing from'McConnells-
burg, states that the proposed nuuow-sause
railroad from Rock Hill Furnace, Hunting
don county, to Fort Liuleton, Fulton coun-
ty, will not be built lor the present at least,
owners OF land over which the road was to
pass having raised tue price.
William Hutton, Of Logantown, Blair
county, who Is 80 years OF age, and has a
wife and several children, has run oil from
that place with comely country lass OF Is
summers.
The Commissioners of Allegheny county
paid to the keystone Hotel Cumpany, Of
PIusburg, a few days ago, S22,2y3,4l for
damages during the riots, The number of
claims yet unpaid, the Telegraph says, will
not amount to over $4,000, ana the number
of claims settled TO date are I2O,aggreguilng
S2,lOO,0OO.
Sidney Green shot his wife at Lawrence
vile, Tioga county, on Tuesday, and then
shot himself, both dying instantly, They
had been married six years, and lived to-
gether unhappily until yearago, when she
went West, and returning, Green sought her
out and shot her five times, with the result
above stated.
Mrs. Milerthe wife Of theold man found
suspended in his barn, near Jersey shore,
Lycoming county, on Friday night, has
confessed ihat he was murdered by George
Smith, her paramour, who had been con-
templating the deed for six months. smith
made noise on the side of the house,w hich
decoyed the old man into the yard, where
he beat him TO death, Mrs. Miller and
Smith then hung him up in the burn TO