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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-05-28
STATE LEGISLATQssE.

In the Senate, Tuesday, the House bill
taxing commercial paper was reported
favorably. Afternoon sessions We're fixed
for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, to
consider House bills on second and third
reading. The Senate bill to protect the
secrecy OF the ballot-box passed third read
ing The bill repeating part of the act OF
April 18th, 1878, enlarging the duties of Re-
corders in cities of the first class was on the
calendar for second reading, but no one
called it up. The Senate bill for the organi-
zaton of signal corps failed on final pas
sage for want of a constitutional majority.
The House bill TO relieve building associa-
tions from taxation was considered on second
reading, and objected TO by Mr.. Eyerhart on
constitutional points. The points were sub
mitted TO the Senate, but without action the
whole subject was postponed for the present.
The Prohibition amendment to the State
Constitution was considered. The House
bill creating a loan to redeem maturing
bonds of the State was passed finally. The
House bills to prevent pool playing for
drinks, and to prevent the sale of liquors at
places of amusement passed second reading.
In the House the Senate bill regulating
the rates of pilotage was reported favorably
The Mandamus bill was amended and again
laid over to be printed. Bills to prevent the
sale, or the use in hotels, boarding houses
and restaurants, Of imitation butter and
cheese, without labelling the articles to
prevent food aduteration to permit the
establishment of free public libraries in
cities not OF the first or second class, were
passed and sent to the Senate. The bills to
prevent citizens from accepting tax receipts
from political committees, and to prevent
gambling and lotteries, were defeated-the
latter failing for want of constitutional
majority. The Judicial Apportionment bill
was discussed.
In the Senate, Wednesday, the House bill
to punish the adulteration of food and
drink was reported favorably. A bill wat
introduced "for the incorporation and
government of elevated railroads in thi:
State" The vote defeating the Signal Corp:
bill, on Tuesday, was reconsdered, and the
bill was passed and sent to the House. The
Senate bill fixing the sessions of the Su
preme Court permanently in Pkiladepha
was defea'ed-yeas 10, nays 20. The House
bills, creating redemption loan, to prevent
pool-playing for drinks, and to prevent tbC
granting OF liquor licenses TO places o
amusement, were passed finally. Pending
con nsideration of the Prohibition amendmen
the Senate adjourned.
In the House message was received from
the Governor vetoing the Mexican Veterans
pension bill, and the bill failed to pass owe
the veto. The Senate resolution for fna
adjournment on the Goth of May wa
amended by making the date June 9th, anC
| passed, but withheld from the Senate 70
the present, The judicial Appottionmen
bill passed second reading. An evening
session was held for the purpose of eulo
gizing the late Governor Bigler.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-05-28

law sustained, it was shock TO see the
court packed, even in the interest of the
Government, and against private suitors.
The old traditions of the bench were over
thrown. In one case, at least, parties did
not stand on an equal footing before the su-
preme Court. 1t was the FIRST step in the
degradation Of the Judiciary. From that
day to this the court has come TO be more
and more a reprcach. II has come to be
known that the court seeks the accomplish
ment of other ends than the ends of Justice.
Decisions are made TO compass the objects
Of those who have influence with the Judges.
Politics have crept in, and the constitution
has been distorted TO make it agree with
congressional legislation; money influences
haye entered and decisions affecting the
money market have, strangely enough, been
known by favored persons in Wall street
before they were delivered. All this was
bad enough, infinitely worse than anything
that could have been expected Of the sue
cessors of Jay and Marshall but that which
has just happened is the worst of ALL A
Judge Of the Supreme Court is appointed
and confirmed at the dictation of the over.
shadowing railroad interest Nothing i;
looked upon more jealously than the grow
ing power Of the great railroad corporations
They have encroached everywhere. Theil
lobbies are at the doors of Congress and al.
most every State legislature. They dictate
nominations and control elections. Against
them the people haye had but one protec
tion-the courts-and now these are grasp
ed in the powerful tolls and the individual
cannot stand before the highest tribunal in
the land on an equal footing with the cor
porations. Against this consummator
fought the ablest men in the Senate and a
the bar. The strongest committee of thu
Senate voted against it almost unanimous
| ly, and Edmunds, Thurman and BayarC
entered their protests. But the influence o
the railroad lobby was greater than all this
and the corporation attorney will don a rob,
and take his seat upon the bench.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-05-28
THE SUPREME BENCH.

The confirmation of Stauly Matthews as
Associate Justice Of the Supreme Court is,
writes our Washington correspondent, sim
ply one more step 10 the degradation of
that tribunal which has been in progress
several years. 1t is an indication that
sort of moral dry rot has taken hold of pub
lie men in this country, without distinction
Of party, and that the old-iashioned idea of
our highest judicial body has undergone
decided change for the worse. If there is
any one thing in our Anglo-Saxon inheri
tapee more precious than any other, it is
shat every man, rich or poor, weak or pow
srful, stands on an equal footing in our
courts that their precincts are sacred; that
no corruption can enter there; that Justice
is not sold either for money or influence.
Down 70 a very recent day the traditions of
the Supreme Court of the United States
were the traditions Of the English Judiciary.
The men who sat on its bench were not
only great lawyers, but great and pure men.
The names If Jay, Rutledge, Marshall, Ia
ney, stoyey, Curtis and Chase make a dis
tinguished roll that can be surpassed in no
sountry, and we readily understand why
Mr.. Summer found the great English Ju-
rists holding our court Of last resort in az
high respect as any of their own. But a
isw years has changed this, and the change
stiA goes on To-day large number OF
people among these whe come most in con-
tact with the court, not only question id
ability but its integrity. II is terrible
thing for English speaking people to lose
faith in the administration Of Justice, FOL
the well being and safety Of our social sys-
tenn bangs on the belief of the people 10 thS
purity Of the bench. 1t is essential not only
that our Judges shall be pure, but those who
go before them haYe faith in their purity
The decisions of the court must be implicit
BY respected or the ends Of justice fail of ac-
eomplishment. Only few years ago Jus.
hee Strong and Bradley were appointed. II
10 an open secret that they were placed on
she bench with view specially TO deei-
sion in favor Of the legal tender act, Great
a. may have been the wish 10 have this
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-05-28
THE MODE OF ELECTION,

The mode Of electing United States Sena-
tors, says the N. Y. Sur, is prescribed by an
act of Congress, passed in 1866. In accord
ance with the provisions of this statute, the
Senate and Assembly OF New York, en-
Tuesday, May 81, will convene, each by
ITSELF and proceed to openly nominate a
Senator in Congress in place of Mr.. Cnnk-
ling, and another in place of Mr.. Platt.
Each Of the ases Will be acted upon by it
self,and a quorum fthe Senate and Assenlb-
ly must vote thereon.
On Tuesday each branch Of the Legisla-
tnre will make record of its proceedings.
On the following day, which will be We'd
nesday, juno l, at IL o'clock meridian, the
two Houses will convene in joint meeting
(no doubt in the Assembly Chamber), when
the proceedings of the previous day in each
House will be read. If it shall appear that
on Tuesday the Senate and Assembly both
nominated the same men for Senators in
Congress, that fact will be announced by the
Lieutenant-Governor to the joint meeting,
aud be will declare that these two fortunate
individuals have been duly chosen to the
United States Senate, one in tie place of
Roscoe Conklng, and the 'otheryin the place
of Thomas G. Platt and this will be the end
of the contest.
But il it should turn out that the Senate
and Assembly on Tuesday lad not nomi
mated the same men, or had failed to cast a
majority of their votes for anybody, then
the joint meeting of Senators and Assembly
men will Immediately proceed to take up
the two eases separately and vote, uiua poce
for Senator, frst to fill the place of Mr.,
Gonkling, and then for one in place of Mr..
Pett To constitute quorum in the join;
meeting, there must be present ana voting
majority of all the members elected to each
House. If any man obtains a majority Of
the votes cast in the joint meeting, consttu-
ted as aforesaid, he will be duly chosen to
the United States Senate.
limo one obtains majority of the votet
east on Wednesday, June ], then on every
day thereafter, at IL o'clock, the Senate anG
Assembly must meet and vote on this ques
tion at least once until an election is effect
el, or until the final adjournment of the
Legislature.
In these joint meetings any man whateYeI
can be voted for without regard to the fac
whether or not be was voted for at the sep
arate meetings OF the two Houses on Tues
day, May 81. In other words, when the tw,
Houses are in joint meeting every membe
has the right to vote for whom be pleases.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-05-28

"A correspondent, writing from Albany
to the N. Y. Swa,on Sunday last says: Talk
ing with prominent stalwart man who
holds high position in the party, and is q
personal friend ofSenator Conkling, he said
"'rhere is a good deal more of the thing than
has yet appeared upon the surface. Don't you
believe that Roscoe Conkling has fred off
all his ammunition yet. know that Mr..
Conkling has regretted ever since that he
did not do as he was all prepared TO do at
the time the electoral count was before Con-
gress-denounce that infamous steal and all
connected with it. And he is not the only
one who regrets it. Hundreds Of Republi-
cans in this State, and was one of them,
were prepared TO act with him. Well, MIR.
Conkling has now in bis possession such
positive proof of the corruption of Blaine
and Garfield, and especially of the former,
that were he 10 make it public no decent
man could longer consent to stick to this
Administration or declare himself its friend.
Whether Mr.. Conklirg goes back to the SEN
dtc VI notJ tne ptopie VIII KNOW Just Wnab
set Of plunderers we now have at the head
OF the Government. They have set out to
crush Roscoe Conkling, man against whose
honesty no one has ever dared to raise the
least whisper,and he will soon show up to the
people Of this country in their true light the
men who are doing it. of course it will
destroy the Republican party, but every de.
cent man in the party will be glad to see it
destroyed rather than TO be longer continued
in'power to rob the people. Whether there
will grow up new party, or whether the
Democrats will again come into control, is
Of no consequence. Tens Of thousands Of
Republicans in every State in this Union
will shllcw Roscoe Conkling, and thank him
for pulling down the false idols they set up
in Washington. Wait until you hear furth-
er from Roscoe Conkling. lie has not got
done writing letters yet. There'll be more
music in the air when next he speaks than
has been heard in this country for a good
ma,ry years"
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-05-28

Best in the world. Lasts longer than any
other Always in good condition. Cures
sores, cuts, bruises, and corns. Costs but lit
tie more than the limitations. Every package
has the trade mark. Call for the genuine.
and take no other. may 2S.-w4.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-05-28
STATE EVyS.

The weekly output of the coke regions
averages 10000 tons.
Copper ore has been found in Price town
ship, Monroe county.
There are 5,OOO,OOO feet of logs in pile at
Buttsvlle, Mexican county.
Henry Flick, an aged citizen of Lancas.
ter, was accidentally drowned on Saturday.
John Wray, of Belltowu, Mifiiin county,
was instantly killed by lightning on Thurs
day of last week.
Trains to the West over the Pennsylvania
Railroad on Friday carried 1900 immigrant
passengers.
The glass factories of Pittsburg will shut
down for the months Of June, July and Au-
gust for repairs.
William J. Steese, superintendent of the
Harrisburg Car Company's saw mill, was
killed by ears at Harrisburg on Friday.
An explosion occurred at the Cambria
Iron Works, 10 Johnstown, on Saturday, in
tlieting fatal injuries upon Charles Wehn.
The coal cars being built at the Reading
shops for the Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad are to carry seventeen tons each.
Barclay Brothers will erect saw mill at
Snnemahoning, Cameron county, that will
have a capacity of 900 feet oflumber per
day.
An infant child of Mr.. William Silke, OF
| Lebanon, was sufiocated on Wednesday
night, 18th inst 1t is claimed that cat
sucked its breath.
Miss Maggie Scsnnon committed suicide
by drowning in Fishing Creek, Columbia
county, on Friday. She had been betrayed
and deserted.
General Simon Cameron has presented
the old homestead at Maytown, Lancaster
county, to the Lutheran congregation al
that place for parsonage
The executors Of the late Thadeus Stevens
will are about to appropriate $50 900 be
qneathed by him 10 the building of an or
phan asylum in Lancaster.
Mrs. Mary Fox has let the contract for q
100000 church 10 be built at Foxburg, Cla
rion county, as a memorial OF Samuel NJ
Fox, her husband, and William L. Fox
} her sou.
Major George W. Murphy, prominen
citizen of Pittsburg, committed suicide il
that city on Saturday by taking morphine
lie was suffering from melancholia at tn,
, time.
The grounds in Washington county whiel
are to be explored by an eastern compan,
lor oil are about twenty miles south OF Pitts
burg. About 10000 acres have been takeI
up altogether.
A fourth child Of Levi Miller, of Potts
town, died of smallpox on Tuesday even
ing.
George Armstrong was killed by fall O
coal in the mines at Snow Shoe, Centr
county, on Monday morning.
Mrs. Mary Rogers, wife of puddler a
. Pittsburg, has entered suit for conspiIac
against the Amalgamated Iron Association
because the company discharged her hus
band, who was a non n-union man, for fea
other employees would strike against hi
) employment.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-05-28
Total less commission. -.
EXPENSES.
BOUNTY.

To cash in Treasury and uncolleeted
as per last statement, less commits
sion .s...-s.,s.s.'.ss .''sasss.'.s'.. Gooo w
o duplicate for 1880 ........ Sl029 81
BY generations ...,........, % ~ e64 ~
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-05-28
sls44 81
EXPENDITURES.
. 925 70
INDEBTEDNESS.

To balance due on judgment. ........ .s44l4 "a
Balance as above stated less commits
sion. '...'''''......'''''' s2o 90
ss479 es
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-05-28
AGENTS WANTED QUICK to
IBERAL REWARD.

LOST on or about the eth of March last,
on the road between Lehighton and Mauch
Chunk, a large QuaTto Testament with name
on the lid 'E Reed a lot of English Picture
and other Books, two receipts for money paid,
and a yellow linen table cover. The finder
will be rewarded on leaving them with VIM.
REED, at tho cigar store, No. "a Susquehan-
ma street, Mauch Chunk.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-05-28
SATURDAY, MAY 2s, 1921.

Col Thomas A. Seott, ex- President Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, died
about nine o'clock on Saturday evening, at
HE summer residence, Woodburn, near
pardy. He was in his 18th year.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-05-28
POOR ACCOUNT.

GEORGE EMERY, one OF the oyerseers Of
the Poor, and Collector Of said Borough:
To balance in hand from last
statement. & 20 IL
Outstanding tax collected. So 25 9s
Credit as per receipts. IL 90
Balance In hands Of Treasurer. s IA As
We, the undersigned Auditors of the Bor-
ough Of Weissport, have examined the above
accounts of Jos. b. Seidel, Secretary, and
John Arner, Treasurer, and found them cor
rect, as above stated.
ALFRED WHITTINGHAM,
CHARLES NUSBAUM.
May IA, lssl-HS. Auditors
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-05-28
WV EISSPORT BOROUGH.

S STATEMENT of Receipts and Expenditures
of the Borough of Weissport for the year
ending April 1st, 1881:
To cash in Treasury at last report... 4 81 81
Borough duplicate for 1880 -. $26l 80
E.xonerations. ns................. 10 9l $50 As
Public Square collection. n.............. rs
Total less commission. .............. 1851 II
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1881-12-01
THE wALLOwA RIDER.

The Oregonian, has the following
account:
John Hawk, for many years
citizen of Wallowa valley, Union
county, was set upon by unknown per-
sons and brutally murdered, on the
NIGHT of the Sd inst. The following
account is given of the affair: On the
n orning Of the I'd inst. the murdered
man, in company with q man named
Adams, sarted from the upper Wal
Iowa valley to come to Grand Ronde
valley for provisions. Night overlook
them at the little village Of Lastire in
Middle valley on the Wallowa river.
Here they camped in some timber near
the waters edge, beneath and probably
forty yards from the projecting bank
of the river. Mr.. Hawks mother.in.
Inv was in company with him also,
and, as the weather was disagreeablc,
she sought shelter under roof and
Messrs. Hawk and Adams retired in
tent About the hour Of II they were
aroused by single gun-sho', and
Adams says that Hawk remarked,
"What does that meant" This shot
was Immediately followed by vollcy
after volley until dozen or more sho's
had been fred and all again became
quiet, Adams then left his comrade
and sought shelter in q neighnoring
house, but did not make known the
facts Of the murder uutil morning. On
the following morning Hawk was found
dead in his blankets, with four slight
wounds in his body and bullet hole
in the crown of his head. Several
blank cartridges were found on the
bank from whence it was supposed the
shooting was done. No arrests have
As yet been made, but suspicion points
strongly toward several persons. The
murder is denounced as one Of the most
cowardly acts ever perpetrased in East.
ern Oregon. John Hawk wasnot pos.
sessed of good reputation, being
known among his ncighbors ~ ''hero
of the branding iron," but no charges
Of this kind had been proven against
him.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1881-12-01
AN EsTHETIc WIFE.

Say, I'll tell you something if you
won't blow it," was the way one man
saluted another on 18th street, yester-
day.
"All right-go ahead"
"You won't give it away until l
say so1'
mot word"
"Well, my wife has got to 90 an
aesthetic"
"No!
"Surc's you're born. l have sus
pected that she was working that way
for sonre Ire past, but it's only within
a day or two that have become pos
tive"
swell, that's wonderful Say how
does she act2'
"Languid- -very languid. She Tops
around, drawls her words, writes sad
poetry, and the sight of an old pie-tin
or banged.up chrome entrances her.
Cong atulate me on my luck"
II dol do. That is"
"Whatw
Don't bu Id hopes too fast Be
sure you are right and then 60 ahead
l labored for VIII le year under the
deluson that my wife was developing
as an aesthetic. and when / came to
talk with her father he said she was
always more than half IDIOT by nature.
Go slow--go slow. The difference he.
tween an aesthetic and a fool is SO
mighty small that You can't afford to
make mistake and be placed in a
box. Detroit Free Press.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1881-12-01

40 exchange truly says: A doctor
will sit down and write prescription ;
time, Eve seconds; paper and ink, one
fourth If . ceat; and the patient p,ys
81. $50 or $40, - the case msy 10. A
lawyer writes 10 or IL lines Of advics and
$ sts from $40 to $50 from bis client.
40 editor writes half column put for
. man, pays printer from so cite. to
81 for putting it In type. prints it aud
sends il 70 several thousand people.
end then surprises the pulled man If
be makes any charge.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1881-12-01
4 HANDSOME PORTRAIT 0e 0UR LATE PReSl
DeNL JAMES A. GARFIELD, FREE FOR
EVERY h0U EH0t0.

Tho Iowa Farmer Co., Of Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, who are the publishers
Of one of the very best farm and stock
journals in the west have, with com.
mendable energy, decided to present
N elegant partrait, l9x24, of the late
'dEN. JAS. A. GARFIELD, to each and
every one their readers free of charge.
The price Of the Farmer is but one
dollar year, and we'll worth twice
Shat amount. The picture il beau.
fifnl one, the original Of which VS.
pronounced BY Garfield himself. the
beGt b every saw; and pictures infer
ior in every way are being sold for
- c9ss to 9l.00 each. A copy of this
on end the Josea Farmer ia seut q
vho's year b. sending only ONE DOL,
80 = to Co, q Cedar 9apids, lows.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1881-12-01

Mrs. Dr.. Edsou, one Of the faithful
a,te' dants OF the lote President. 10 now
re.iding in Cleveland. She IL q home.
opathiss aud graduated from medical
college in 1854. Sha said to . 70
porter, who asked her whether tn.
President realised that he Was going to
die: "Oh. yes the second day after
he was shot he said to me, "Weh, its
all over it's my business to be ready
tor death. and I have always been
ready. l had work before nc. bu,
AFTER all perhaps it 10 better that it 10
laid down where it is-un6oishsd. II
was . great aud trying work, aud !
an relieved Of it,"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1881-12-01

TALMAas gives the following illus.
tration as modern qualifications in .
boy to study for the ministry: But
Aleck has not very good digestion;
xho since last melancholy time has had
his spleen enlarged; he has a morbid
way of looking at things. He will sis
for an hour looking at one figure in
the carpet. His language and man.
ners are so mild and soft, 40 gentle, 50
edemioate, so heavenly and he cries 30
easy. He is just the boy for minis
teri"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1881-12-01

Marriage Certificates,
Letter.heads,
Funeral Notices
Bills-of- Ladlng.
Waiting Cards,
Wedding Cards,
Invitation Cards,
Programmes,
Constable Sales,