The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-01-31


THE Eastun Argus learns that valuable beds
Of slate have been discovered near that place
Mr.. Edward strueber was set upon ny un
/ known roughs in Erie on Thursday night oil
last eek and beaten almost to DEATH
John Day. while walking on the track Of
the Pennsy lvania Coal Company's Railroad
near Pittston, on Thursday of last week, was
struck by n coal train and instantly killed.
-Xingo Parks, the labor agitator, VINO disap
peared from his home, near Elizaoeth. Allie
| ebony county. some months ago, has turned NJ
near Wheeling. West virginia.
Two freight trains colnded on Thursday
morning OF last week, between cameron and
stcrlingcn the Philadelphia andErie Railrond
EnRineer Dean ana a brakeman and fireman
were killed and several others were bsdly in
| Jared. The cause OF the accident Is said to have
been the failure OF the operator at Cameron tC
hold the east bound tram as ordered He has
| been lodged in the Came ON Jail, which is guard
! ed to prevent his beng ly ncheH,
Saturday was another big day in tobacco
at Lancaster. 1t is roughly estimated that
nearly1 00G.0O0 pounds were received there from
the rural districts on that day.
THE acquittal or Esquire W. IL. Wynkoop,
| at Carlisle. Of completely IN the murder OF Mrs
Kiehlis said TO have given Mrs. Zell confidence
! that she Will secure RcQulttal through new
trinl.
On wednesday of last week. an idiotic child
Of Mr. A. w. GuillifOrd living inErie was burnt
IN shocking manner. Her clothing took fire
from q candle that other children had lighted
an placed on the floor.
FRANCIS sill fs in,jail at stroudsburg for at
tempting to Kill GcorFe NJ. Holman near thai
place. Hoffman discoveredSili us he was about
to fire on him or his wounds might have beer
| more serious
Professor PhiIllppi, Of Reading, who has
made thllty.nine balloon ascensions, has con-
structed baon that will carry four persons
and he proposes to make an tascension from
Reading in this at an enrly day. He has two
smaller balloons, which will be sent mp at the
same time II he can fnd any one to take charge
OF them.
The Minersville Rep ublicdir learrs that the
Lehigh Valley Railroad Directors are content
| plating q line to POttsville, and to tap other
sections of Schuylk1ll county that VIII como in
direct competition with tho Philadelphia and
Reading. The Lehish Valley Road already
! touches Shenandoah. Boston Run, Raven Run
and other points in Schuvlkill county.
A number of boilermasers from Reading
went on q spree in PottstoNyn early Saturday
morning and became noisy, when a Mr.. C1as
! Clarke private watc hnlan, tried to quiet them
The 70 aghs turned upon him, and finding that
he was overmatched, he fired. He was closely
pursued, when he fired of his pistol, wOundinG a
one OF lls pursuers SO seriously that his life IL
in danger.
Ellen Shay, in the Lancaster almshouse, Is
1O2 years old.
-Lycoming county farmers. although mere
typos in tobacco raising, ,matured crop valued
at s9OOOo
Over "a coo yards Of carpet Ond 1900 pairs Of
soots and shoes were made in the Berxs county
prison IN the last nine months.
The borough of York has been sued by
Heury Baylor for 100000 damages. He fel
from broken bridge sustaining severe injur
les.
F. Statt, German saloon keeper, in Pitts
burg, auarreled with. his wife on saturday
night, and went into tho garnet and hung him
self.
e. L. Study. President of the Blair County
Banking Company and identified with The orc
interests of Tyrone, died suddenly OF heart dis
ease Monday evening.
Wallace ouigley. aged is years, OF shenan
so township, Lawrence county. was found dead
on Sunday. 1t is supposed he died from the ef
fects of drink.
Fifteen bushel- OF wild rice sown on the
ponds in the vibtuty of Erie two years agc
have grown and 1ourished, attracting thous
ands OF birds. large aud small, and furnishing
spo1tsmen ample amusement
The Wikesbarre Leader reports that the
Lehgh and Eastern RallroadCompany are con
structing a railroad from TomlicAen, in South
ern Luzerne county to PORT Jervis,! where il
/ I m. 1y nv NnN bfc
he ar additional outlet for lower Luzerne Goa
to the New York market.
The Williams 20 Banner says that at tn,
present rate OF lumber cutting this great indus
try cannot hold out in PennsYlvania forever
and advises the people of Willi6msport to turn
their attention to other Industries. 1t saw
there is no reason why manufactures of vaTi
Gus kinds should not be established there.
Reading, with population OF 1900 souls
which it hopes to swell to 5000 when the cen
sus takeT gets around, pays out but S1,5C0 pc
Onnum to health officers and its sanitary con
dition is such as TO command favorable clm
ment. The board perfOI med the highly praise
worthy net generally unusual with such Oodie
of returning a large unsXDended. balance of al
appropriation made last year.
wild pidgeons are 1ocking along Littl
Tlonesta Creek, Forrest county, by the thou
sands
Rev. K. Roger, editor of the Unton Leader
at Wilkosbarre. was Tuesday elected delegat
to the Democratic state Convention.
Several roads in the vicinity OF Mahonol
Plane, schuYlkil county, have begun 10 Civ
way, owing to coal mining beneath them, an
VIII have to be abandoned.
The new supreme Court Judge Hon. Hon
ry Green, Of Easton. is stil confined to his res
6ence at that place with rheumatism, and 1t /
thought, will be permanently lame from thi
cause.
The first engine has been put on the BangO
ana Portland Railroad. This road Is shOT
one running between the places above named
which are in Northampton county. 1t travei
ses a fine slate region.
"A story comes from Easton that a crow
} surrounded the house of Rev. DR.. Bacon,
Methodist minister, on Sunday night, and tn
greatest excitement prevailed, owing to hi
having DETAINED two ladies Of that place. II
apologized to the ladies, and promised to do S
in the church, when the crowd left.
General Purvianee has been appointed I,
ceiver of the Butler Bank.
Two children died in New Castle recent
from citing painted candy.
There is a scarcity of dwelling houses il
: Pittsburg and Allegheny City.
' Tho demand for tenement houses In Beth
, hem is greater at this time than ever before.
; Ono hundred tons of iron ore are sent dali
= from BOyertOwn, Berks county. te the Pheni
, Iron Works.
+ "A nine year old boy, named Carle. has SUI
;; denly disappeared front Parker Cily. 1t is SUI
, posed he has been kidnapped
Q -Wnkesbarre papers hope that the new cel
sus will show that place has enough populate
: to be entitled to the tree delivery system.
The PittsOurg Commercial says that a NEE
ing OF the W esternIron Association will be he
Friday, when card rates will be advanced fro
3k 10 cents.
An elooing couple from Coatesvie arrive
8 in Columbia on Tuesday. and were arTestt
upon information from the former place. IN
e girl was nearly SIX feet In height, and the ma
about four feet aud five inches. They were T
, leased when the female gave ~ a coat and b
J.; she had taken from CoalesviHe,
The Washington correspondent OF Il
Is Pittsbdrg Commercial" states that he widO
. OF Ex-Governor johnson cannot be appointed