The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-05-12


Oovxaxon CLEvE1ASD has signed the
Campbell Penal Code amendments. which
practically repeal what ore known as the
SUNDAY Blue Lava" which have been
20 obnoxious to large class Of citizens
Of New York and Brooklyn.
Tnn retirement of Mr.. W, n. Wander
bilt from the Presidency Of the Wander
bilt railroad companies is more matter
ofform than Of fact His interest re-
mains unchanged, and the Vanderbilt
family still hold the control as firmly as
ever. Whenever matter Of Importance
is to be determined the Vanderbilt yea
or nay will be equivalent to approval or
veto.
HoN. r. N. MoCLARRAN, member OF
the Legislature, in an interview Saturday,
stated that he had had half hours chat
with Hon. @. s. Wolfe, Of Union. before
leaving Harrisburg, during which Wolfe
said that he had renounced allegiance TO
the Independents aud would hereafter be
found pulling in the traces with the
Stalwsrt wing Of the party. He said be
was tired Of being made n cArs-paW by
the Democrats; that hI was Republic
can, but at the same time would not be
made the tool of any clique or faction.
Wolfe wound up BY saying that lie might
have erred in judgment, but he was sim
eere in his advocacy Of the Independent
movement, as he thought at the time il
was started that the Republican party
needed little wedding out. Tnat object,
he thought, had in a great measure betn
accomplished, aud he was now 10 favor
Of harmony.
CHAIRMAN COOPER q few days ago issued
call for the State Convention, saying:
THE Republican State Convention will
be held in the hall of the House Of Rep
resentatives on the second Wednesday
(llth) ofJaly, 1883. at l2 o'clock noon,
for the purpose of nominating candi-
dates for Auditor General and State
: Treasurer and the transaction of other
business. The attention of Republicans
throughout the Safe is respectfully di-
rooted 10 the following permanent, rules
Established for the holding Of State Con-
ventions and the conduct of the party:
First, that delegates 10 State Conventions
hi h. -, Nhn -, sal 81,
candidates for the General Assembly are
nominated, except in Senatorial district Is
composed OF more than one county. in
" iieh conferees for the selection of Sen.
'atorial delegates shall be chosen in the
IN nner aforesaid; second, hereafter the
State Convention OF the Republican par,
ty shall be held on the second Wedn, g.
day Of July, except in the year of ,l.t
Presidential election, when it shall bs
he,dn more than thirty days previous
20 the day fixed for the National Cos
vention, and at least sixty days Notice
shall be given of the date of the Stat,
Convention; third, that We recommend
to the organizations that in their rule
ahey allow the largest freedom IN th,
general participation in the prin.a, ie
consistent with the prest rvation of tb,
party organization. By order of th
Re, ublican State Committee"
jar GOULD has at last started on LII
Southern and Western trip accompanied
by Russell Sage, Samuel Sloan and MI
A. L. Hopkins. The trip 10 ostensibl
for pleasure ouly. but the real object j
TO make thorough and final inspectio
ofthe railroads in which hejs intereste
10 MS to leave his sou Georgefull instrrC
tions how to act, prior TO starting on hi
trip around the world. The fnant 6
continuation of Gould, Sage, Sloar
Field and number of minor financi,
luminaries will be maintained wit
George Gould nominally at the heat
butts ,ge will be the leading spirit, {
George is yet Too young to grasp txten
I've matters and to act with that read
moss and quick decision indispensable
Wall Street.
NEARLY twenty thousand immigran
landed at Castle Garden last week ar
the engagements for the passage fro
Europe indicate that the total numb
f'r May will reach hundred thousan
Though the Aow Of foreign populali
70 our shores is not so great this ye
as during the two proceeding, it is Fl
enormous. and war. military oppressio
famine, or industrial distress may at a
time increase it proportions,