The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-01-03


Kcrr,who at the time Of his death was speak
er Of the National House of Representatives,
is Justice Of the Peace, near Brecdtown,
Crawford county.
Nauseous medicines seem all tbatthe doc
tors can think Of. Try "Sellers Cough
Syrup" and you will be delighted beyond
measure.
William zeith, toy storekeeper in Pitts
burg, ON Monday last drew $3.50 out of bank
fearful something might happen TO the bank, +,
and deposited il IN his buredd drawer. That
night thieves robbed him of it.
The vile ofex-Govcrnor William f. John
soh Is being urged by a number OF the Penn
sylvhnia Congressmen for the vacant Post
tnastership at Kittaning, Crawford county
She is said to be a lady of intelligence and
buslness qualifications.
Mrs. y. o. Sullivan died in Tionesta town.
shit, Forest conuty, onMonday from paraly-
sis; bfought on by trouble and exposure
Her husband deserted her not long since,
and last week she was turned out for rent
She leaves three little children.
The Erie Obseruer reports that the Presi-
dent having sent the name of Mr.. Moor
head to the Senate as postmaster at that
place, ends the party fight over the place.
Mr.. Moorhead's ehcmies in the contest have
givet him d congratulatory hand.shake.
Miss Kate Krutzman, of Reading, died
on Saturday, in terrible agony, from having
taken strychnine with suicidal intent. She
was a strict church member, and several
years ago suffered from melancholia, but
lately it was thought she had gotten over it..
The Norrstown people are busy talking
over the arrest of Mr.. Frank Kane by the
Sheriff of Montgomery county, on Christmas
Eve night, for the non-payment of some
costs. Mr.. Kane values the loss of his
Christmas festivities at 81, 1000, and has sued
the Sheriff for that much damages.
On Monday Mrs. Jane Dales, of Browns
vile entered an outbuilding that had not
been used for Sonic time. Her nephew, not
knowing Of her presence there, discht rged a
gun at the side Of the building in practising
at mark killing the unfortunate lady in
stantly.
A Gerttian named Blsschoter, who oecu-
pies frame shanty in Erie, was found, on
Friday surrounded by seven children and
all OF them nearly dead from cold and the
want Of food: The mother was found dead
in the kitchen, she having succumbed to
disease and huhger the day before.
An old scissors. grinder, whose face has
been familiar for some time in the towns of
Cambria county, threw himself upon large
revolving wheel at furnace in Millville,
Cambria county, on Thursday night, with
suicidal intent. His legs and arms were
torn off, and his head mashed out of shape.
In 1875 Mi: William X. Hayes, then a
resident of Pittsburg, presented Miss Lizzie
Roskoif, IF that city, with gold watch and
chain, valued at 500. 1t is unnecessary to
state that Miss Roskofr was at that time the
idol of Mr.. Hayes affection. Since then
Mr.. Hayes has removed to California where
he has married, and now sues for the re.
covery of the watch, the case pending in the
Court of Common Pleas at Pittsburg. An
Alderman previously decided the case against
the lady.
The Pittsburg Chronicle has Heard ru.
mors that party of capitalists are TO buy
up $2,000,OO of property in the east end Of
| that city. 1t has since learned that the piir-
chase dtpends entirely upon an ordinance
of the city making assessments on property
owners in that section for street improve
ments going into effect. If it does hundreds
will not be able to pay tho assessment, and
at the sale the capitalists will buy these
properties at very low figures:
On Monday George Sims, II years Of age,
while Oiling machinery in the Merchants
Mills, at Erie, was caught on a shaft and
his body whirled ar6tffd at the rate ofeighty
revolutions minute. Ills head strtiGk a
beam at every revolution, and when taken
down the body was found to be horribly
mutilnted, bones being broken in every
limb, and the whole body was bruised and
bleeding. AT last accounts he was alive,
with some hopes of recovery.
Xingo Park, miner of Elizabeth, and
prominently known in connection with coal
miners interests, is missing. He left home
on the 9th of October to seek work at place
called Library, not far away, and since then
has not been heard from. He had incurred
the enmity Of the miners In his neighbor-
hood by opposing their strikes at different
times, and they had frequently threat
ened him harm! Park was, in 1875, State
organizer of the Miners Union of Pennsyl-
vania, and was indicted in Cleariield coun-
ty for conspiracy and sent to the penitentia-
ry, but was soon pardoned out
Be wise; simply call on your druggist for
"Dr. Sellers Cough Syrup when you have
cold or cough: 25c bottle.