The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-08-12
Editorial Mention,

SENTENCE of the Star Route gang Will
be pass d-When
BLAINE would rather see Pattison than
Beaver Governor OF this State. Blaine's
h 'ad is level on some thingsl
THE total wheat crop of Indiana this
Year is officially reported at AZ 1872 900
bushels, an increase of 507, 900 bushels
on the yield of last year.
The number of immigrants who ar
rived in the United States during the
year ending June 30th last was 7S9 003
an increase of 49, .572 on the number for
the preceding fiscal year.
QUERY?--W ~ is it that our dollar
patent outside contemporaries charge
regular subscribers 50 a year and give
the paper to transient ones four months
for 40 cents--or at the rate of 81 20 per
year? Is this honest
VERY NEw-The Secretary of the Navy
has Just worked out a hag-a President
ial fag--to be flung to the breeze from
the mast head of vessel when the Chief
Magistrate of these United States may
happen to be on board. Is not this
"ipeing the monkey" to very great ex-
tent?
The veto by President Arthur is a
Btalwart move-but whether it will pan
out sufficiently to accomplish their OBJ
ject is doubted There is no doubt that
oil the strategy of the astute politician
will be used to capture and destroy the
rebellious element of the Republican
party, even if it takes all summer.
LETTERS have been received by bust
ness houses In st. Louis from cores
pondents in the South and West saying
that "there never have been such crops
Of corn and oats raised in Texas, Arkan.
sas, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, the
Indian Territory, Kentucky, Missouri,
and Kansas as those of the present sea-
SON."
THE Democratic County Convention,
held at Bloomsbury Tuesday nominated
William Elwell for President Judge,
Senator Buckalew for Congress, E. j.
McHeury for State Senator, T. ]. Wander
slice and Wm. Bryson for Representa-
tives aud John Mourey tor Sheriff. A
resolution was passed condemning the
lavish appropriation of public money by
Congress and approving the course OF
Mr. KloIz in opposing the river and
harbor bill.
Mosr of the stalwart organs seem to
think Pattison almost too honest to be
elected Governor-he has penchant fol
unearthing fraud, CORE citing irregularities
s&c. He seems to think that public of
ficer's duty is to administer the affair
of the people honestly, and he spell'
that word with big H. Having aidec
largely in securing honest government
for the city, he is just the man to place
at the head of state affairs; we commend
his letter of acceptance to the average
aspiring politician.
CoNGREss adjourned FL ally at 8 o'clocl
Tuesday afternoon, resolution for nd
journment at that time having beel
agreed to by both houses. The vote oi
the resolution in the Senate was 26 to II
all the negatives being Republican. N
business of public importance was trans
acted in the last hours of the session
The House took several recesses, waiting
for the Senates action, aud the Senat
before adjournment, spent most of tn
time in executive session. Most of tn
executive session was occupied by dis
cussion of treaty with Mexico. ODl
one nomination was confirmed, that c
Mrs. Mary H @. McCauslin to be post
master at Provo City, Utah.
STEWART, the Independent candidat
for Governor, invites Beaver, the Gamer
oman candidate for the same position, t.
meet him on the stump. Stewart, in hi
challenge, says: Being myself RepuG
lican candidate foT the same high offic
TO which you have been nominated an
feeling justified in asserting my candid
acy our appeal must be to the enlighter
ed judement of The people. That eac
may have the fullest opportunity to vir
dicate his own political action and tn
cause he represents, | beg to propose
joint discussion with you of our politics
differences, at such places and times an
under such regulations as may be agree
upon by the chairman of the -espectiy
committees"