The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-09-02
Editorial Mention.

The Cincinnati PRICE CURRENT esti-
mates the total corn crop o. the present
year at / 300, O00, 900 bushels, or SO per
cent. larger than the crop Of last year,
A STATEMENT prepared at the General
Land Office, Washington, shows that dur
ing the fiscal year ended June 30ib, 1882,
there we're is, 500 sls acres of land dis
posed of for ''about" So. 36l ,O9l. against
"about" Sc, 900 900 received for lands in
the previous year.
GENERAL BEAVER and Senators Greer
and Davies attended the annual meeting
Of the Lehigh county Republicans at
Treichlersville on Saturday Each made
speeches and iAdustriously thumbed the
tariff keynote recently struck by the
senior Cameron in his alleged intervie".
The annual meeting Of the Northamp-
ton County Democrats, was held on Sat
urday, Col. d. H. Neiman. of Eastcn,
presiding. The County Committee was
constituted a Convention to change the
rules; it was decided to holi the fall
Convention in E4ston on Sept, 18th, and
resolutions were adopted condcmning the
River and Harbor bill and approving the
course of Congressman Mutchler.
THE Rev. Father Costa, the Italian pas
TOR of the Roman Catholic church at
Galesburg, ILL.,, has excited his Irish con-
gregation by attacking the local lodge Of
Hiberniaus. Six members of the order
were pail bearers at a companions funer-
al, and after they had carried the coffin
into the church and taken their seats the
priest refused to celebrate mass until they
had retired, which they did very augrily
The Bishop, being appealed to by both
sides, upholds the priest.
PRoF. ToMMAsI has written letter TO
the Italian newspaper PICcoLA describing
case of hydrophobis in which the pow
erful drug pilicarpina was used without
digious effects of this remedy soon show
ed themselves -profuse sweats and enor-
nous salvation; and yet the malady con
tinued its fatal course as usual. was
one of those who had hoped in the good
effects Of pil;carpipa in cases Of hydro
phobia and now this hope has vanished,
and it is necessary that the fact should
be known"
The Democrats of Michigan held a
State Convention last week. One plank
in their platform is the subjoiped reso-
Tuition. "That the right of Congress to
make appropriations for the improve.
ment of rivers and harbors should be re-
stricted to such ms are of national import
sace; the people of Michigan cannot bt
bribed by share OF the theft TO Sanction
the waste of $50 0O0,O 900 in two years
and We denounce, with 1ut distinction O.
party, all who voted in Congress for tb,
iniquitous River and Hirbor bill" Thi,
has the right sound. 1t is outspoken; i
is true. similar declaration should b,
made by every Democratic State and dis
trict convention held this year. Econo
my in the national appropriations; stric
honesty in the disposition Of money tba
belongs to the people; political death ant
oblivion for the spendthrifts and joobers
with no distinction made between tbiev
ing Republicans and kobesonian d, mo
crats-on that platform a majority of th
Congress districts can be carried this fall
THE State Labor Convention met Mon
day morning in Concordia Hall. Phils
delphia, being called to order by l. "
Bisbing, Chairman of the Committee o
Conventions. H. G. Rankin, of Pitts
burg, was made temporary chairman. an
John Jarrett, of the Amalgamated Iro
dent After considerable discussion
Committee was appointed to take charg
of the business of the Convention and r,
port resolutions. An adjournment WI
had until four o'clock. Upon reasse emil
ling, a res llution was referred instruc
ing the Chairman to entertain no resolr
tion having for its object the vanc,
ment of any political party. The san
course was taken with resolution pled(
ing the Convention to support such cal
didates as are pledged to an honest an
economical administration of public a
fairs. At 10 o'clock the Committee O
Platform submitted lengthy preamble
and resolutions demanding, among 9th,
things, such revision of the tariff {
shall protect American labor; publ
lands for actual settlers; weekly paymei
of wages; abolisbment of contract syste
on National, State and Municipal work
an eighthour law; purely national CT
culating medium, issued directly to II
people, and prevention ofiutimidation
voters by employers. The resolution
were adopted. After heated discussic
resolution endorsing Thomas A. Arr
strong for Governor was adopted by
vote of 80 to 20.