The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-09-23
Editorial Mention.

The Hazleton SENTINEL urges the
nomination by the Republican conferees
of the Eleventh district of Charles r.
Buckalew as protectionist candidate for
Congress, against the free trader, Storm,
of Monroe. nominated by the Democrats
week before last
DWIGHT S. LATHRoP, assistant cashier
of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, is
reported to have disappeared, after hav-
ing embezzled $40 600 of the Company's
money. He was appointed about eigh-
teen months ago by the then Receiver of
the Company, his uncle, the late Judge
Lathrop.
THE Scbuylkill County Democratic
Convention met Monday in Pottsville.
James B Reilly was nominated for Presi-
dent Judg- over Cyrus L. Pershing, the
present incumbent, by two-thirds major
ity on the first ballot. j. NJ. Wetherill,
of Pottsville. was nominated for Con-
gresham by acclamatlon.
In the Criminal Court at Washington
Friday, the verdict in the cases of Rerd-
ell and Miner, the alleged Star Route
conspirators, was set aside by Judge Wy
lie, ap d they were granted a new trial.
They were then released in $4,000 bail
each, The first Monday in December
was fixed for the new trial of the cases.
The Pike County Republican Conven-
tion Tuesday named Edgar Pinchott,
James S. Drake and NJ. NJ. Van Etten
Congressional, and j. H. Van Etten, A.
S. Dingman and John Young Senatorial
conferees, uninstructed. Edgar Pinchotl
was elected delegate to the next State
Convention. A. j Kemble was nominal.
ed for Jury Commissioner and William
Cromwell, Independent candidate fol
Assembly, was indorsed.
OF the total population of the United
States in 1SS0-50, 1856, 783- foreign
born, according to the census, numbered
6,679, 943. OF these, 2,772, l69 were ma
tives of the United Kingdom of Grea
Britain and Ireland, l, 1866, 742 of the Ger
man Empire, III, 0S4 of British America
1914 337 of Norway, lSl, 729 of Sweden
106, 97l of France, 104, Sal of China, 'ant
the remainder represent all the couutrie
of the earth"
THE METHODIST: Members of Congres
are to be chosen. Look to it, and Sc
whether the candidate offered by you
party had any part in the recent Rive
and Harbor" scandal. II so, your vot
against him will give him valuable ant
much-needed lesson ON political morali
ty. The candidates for the State Legis
lature Will also need looking after, es
pecially in respect to their relations t
the great railroads and other monopolies
Nearly all who have recently served il
these bodies may be very safely left a
home. Better try new man than trus
a second time the one who has prove
himself not Trustworthy.
THE Northampton County Democrat
Convention was held at Easton, Monday
A. d. Sbiner, of Freemausburg, wa
elected chairman. DIR. q. b. Lindel
man, DR.. Abram Stout, 7. j. Emmenl
II. E. James and II. w. Scott were al
pointed Congressional conferees and il
structed for William Mutchler for Coz
gress. jeremiah Hess, of Hellertowl
was nominated for State Senator. j.
Engleman, j. j. Ealer and p. @. EyaI
were nominated for Assembly, Geor(
Reichard for Clerk of Quarter Session
A. w. Lynn for Jury Commissioner al
W. II. Kleppiuger for Poor Directo
Chairman Hensel and Mortimer L Ellio
made addresses.
THE COMETS. Prof f. E. Barnard,
Nashville, Tenn, on the 14th inst, di
covered new comet located near Il
star Lambda, in the constellation of 4
Twins. His discovery was announced
telegraph to Mr.. II. H. Warner, at t
Warner Observatory, Rochester, N. J
and almost at the same moment Pr,
Lewis Swift, Director of the Warner O
servatory, received intelligence that
large naked eye comet had been disco
cred in Rio Janeiro, South Ameri,
Prof Barnard is the first person the pr
ent year 10 receive the Warner prize
s2tO, The fact that these two com,