The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-12-02

Fifty eight million dollars is the esti-
mated value Of finger rings Of this country
actually worn, and sill there are people
mean enough to go hacking and coughing
because they do not want to invest rs cts.
for bottle of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
About four inches more of "beautiful
snow" fell in this place on Tuesday night
aud wednesday morning. Sleighing is in
a pretty fair condition, and David Ebbert s
prepared to supply you with sleighs for
couples and parties at low rates.
The Board Of Managers of tho Lehigh
Coal & Navigation Co., have declared
dividend of two per cent. on the Capital
Stock Of the Company, clear of all taxes,
payable in cash on aud after Dec. l3, to
Stockholders as registered at the closing of
the books at p. M, on the I'd inst. The
books will remain closed until Decen-
Der 18th.
A special dispatch from Allentown says
that Edwin Hoffman, who was arrested on
suspicion of having been concerned in the
burglary committed by three masked men
at the house Of Daniel Peter, near Slatedale
two weeks ago, has been discharged for
want Of evidence. Several parties residing
in the neighborhood are suspected aud their
movements are under surveillance.
The taxidermst OF the Lehigh Univer-
sity is at work stufiing a snowy owl, or
harfang, shot near Scranton recently. This
species Of the owl is a native of the Arctic
region, and is seldom found so far south.
Its presence here is said to be sure indica
tion of hard winter. The harfang is
white, with very small brown spots on back
aud wings, which latter measure oyer four
feet from tip to tip.
| NThursday night of last week, about six
(fo'clock, as an empty coal train on the Le-
I high Valley Road was backing into a siding
at Bowman's Station, il was run into by a
down train, loaded with coal. An engine
and thirty five coal cars were wrecked and
traffic blocked for twelve hours Passenger
trains up aud down were transferred to the
Lehigh aud Susquehanna Road at point
above the wreck and run over the road as
far us Bethlehem.
Work men, while repairing the resi-
dence Of noted politician, now deceased, in
Wilkesbarre,a few days ago discovered three
or four hundred blank naturalization papers
properly signed and with the seals of the
courts attached. They we're dated 1871,
1,,1l ,, q bo I
and 1874. The owner OF the property was
at one time Prothonotary of Luzerne ccun-
ty. The papers were destroyed by the
Clerk Of Courts.
The employees Of the Lackawanna Iron
aud Coal Company held meeting on Sat
urday night to discuss the proposed reduc-
ton Of wages. No action was taken, but
much dissatisfaction was expressed, the
workmen claiming that their wages at pres
ent are much lower than those paid In
Chicago. Pttsburg and Harrisburg. i! i;
announced that the Company, "for the pur
pose OF making further improvements at
the mill" will in few days suspend work
until further rotioe. The suspension will
begin to day friday.
John Fleming, employed as brakeman
on freight train on the Wyoming Division
of the Lehigh Valley Railroad, attem pied tc
board moving coal train at Penn Haven
Junction about . o'clock on Saturday night
H. missed his hold and fell and was struck
in the side by tho wheel boxes of the cars
Five pf his ribs were broken and he received
internal injuries Of o very serious nature
The injured man was taken to Bethlehem
on No. Is passenger at p. m, Sunday
morning and taken Ia St. Luke's Hospital
Mrs. Clews, aged seventy years, was
p found dead on a filthy pallet of straw in q
miserable howell on the outskirts of Potts.
: vile Monday. She was lost seen alive on
3 Saturday. Her death is attributed Ia
r ap,plexy. Her last days were miserably
spent in begging and drinking. During the
reign Of the Molls Maguires two of hel
sons disn appeared mysteriously, aud she al.
ways claimed that they had been killed by
that murdernus organization. Her remains
were sent to the county alushouse for inter
q ment.