The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-07-22
Editorial Mention,
DEMccRAT1c county meeting, at Mauoh
Chunk, Monday, August 18th.

DEMOCRATIC county meeting, at Mauon
Chunk, Monday, August 18th.
Hon. RoBERT KIorz will please accept
our thanks for important documents.
The hill for the extension of the char
ters of the National Banks was signed
last Thursday. 18th inst, by the Presi-
dent.
Mr.. W. o. HsNsEL. editor of the Lam
caster 1NTELL1GENcER, has been appoint
ed by the Democratic candidates chair
man of the State committee
OuR exports of hreadstuffs, during the
twelve months ending June 30th last
were valued at s176, 977, 496, against $685.
SCI, ,O9l during the preceding twelve
months.
The Military Department of West
Point has been discontinued. Gen. How
ard has been ordered to the Department
of the Platte to relieve Gen. Crook, who
has been ordered to Arizona. Col. Wes-
ley Merritt of the Fifth Cavalry has been
appointed Superintendent Of West Point
Academy.
THE annual encampment of the Nation
al Guard of Pennsylvania will begin on
August 5th, at Lewistown, and continue
for six days. At the close of the encamp-
meut the First City Troop of Philadel-
phia will march home,a distance of about
160 miles.
The annual reunion of the Pennsyl-
vania Reserves will take place at Gettys-
burg on the 29Lh inst, and Ex-Governor
Curtin, President of the Association, will
preside. During the same week the
Grand Army of the Republic will encamp
on the battlefield.
The Brooklyn, N. Y, police Tuesday
morning found man on the street who
was deranged, He proved to be George
H Reeder, who until recently was the
editor and proprietor of the Easton Ex-
PRESS, at Easton, this State. His father
was formerly Governor of Kansas. Mr..
Reeder had been on to Brooklyn to visit
his brother-in-law, Mr.. Davenport. He
had been in ill-heslth for some time.
JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL SWAIN has
submitted to the Secretary of War his
report on the petition of Sergeant Ma
sons counsel for the release of his client,
on the ground that he is illegally con-
fined. Gen. Swain merely reviews from
military law standpoint thel legal points
raised in the petition, and makes nc
recommendation. He adheres strictly tc
the views expressed in bis original re-
port on this case, that the proceedings Of
court martial were irregular and illegal
The case will be reported to the Presi
dent after the return of Secretary Lin
coin from attending his mothers funeral
The Hazleton SENTINEL of last Wed
nesday charges that Robert E. Pattison
the Democratic nominee for Governor o
this State, ''was a REBEL DURING TIL
WAR;" which charge wakes up reade
of the Hazleton BULLETIN, who reptile
as follows: IF the editor knew that MI
Pattison was IL years old when the wa
opened, and Is when it closed, he die
not only Mr.. Pattison, but his readers,
wrong. The Republican city of IhilG
delphia gave Pattison $4,000 majority
the day it gave Garfield $1,000 majority
aud thereby testified, not only to the 10y
atty, but to the integrity of Mr.. Pattison.
Schneider, don't you want to buy dog
ABRAHAM LINCoLN's widow died
Springfield, Ill, at a quarter past eigl
o'clock Sunday evening, her death bein
the result of paralytic stroke receive
the previous night She had not bee
well, mentally nor physically, since IL
assassination of her husband and of la
years she withstood several severe a
tacks. During the present year she hi
made her home with her sister, Mrs. !
w. Edwards. in Spriufeld, and it hi
been evident since the beginning of Il
hot weather that she was in very po
health. Large boils covered her bat
and sides, and it was with the hope
getting rid of these that she proposed
go to Ocean Grove, on the New Jers
seacoast, to pass the rest of the summe
but Saturday night she was stricken wi
paralysis, the stroke depriving her
consciousness, which she did not regal
Sunday morning telegram was sent
her son, the Secretary of War. and he le
Washington the same evening for Sprin
field. The remains were inferred by d
side of the late President Lincoln.
The Methodist ministers of CincinnG
have declared for prohibitory liqu
clause in the Constitution of Ohio Ill
that of Iowa! 1--WE invite the people
they say. ''of all political parties, and
all churches, and of no church. to uni
with us at the proper time in petitioni
the present Legislature to pass a joi
resolution submitting the propos
amendment to the decision of the vote
of the State" Similar movements ha
DNNh Bub uhbNh why III iiAA AOAs tAAi 4
diana. and total abstinence revival seeI
likely to extend over the West. t
constitutional amendment adopted
Iowa is taken as a model by the agi'a
1t is as follows: mo person shall mau
iacture for sale, sell, or keep for sale a
beverage any intoxicating liquors VIII
ever, including ale, wine, and beer. I
General Assembly shall, by law, pr
cribe regulations for the enforcement
the provisions herein contained, AMI sh
thereby provide suitable penalties
violations of the provisions thereof" "
THE Executive Committee of the 81
wart Republican State Committee L
Tuesday at the State headquarters, Phi
delphia. The three communicate
from the Independent Republicans "
presented by Chairman Cooper. ]
reply of the Stalwart candidates to