The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-05-05
'lA Editorial Mention.

BEwARE Of unworthy evangelists, tenn
perance lecturers, reformed men Of all
scots, who want TO tell 1.-THE story OF
their lives" and give You half of the pro-
ceeds. Such is the advice of the &c Chris-
tian Advocate" to Methodist pastors.
THE debt statement shows decrease of
the pnblic debt during the month ofApril
to be s2,s5l ,4O2; cash in tho Treasury,
$s19159, ,401; gold certificates, $Sl, $780,
62O; silver certificates, sSO,77l, 1881; GER
tifcates Of deposit outstanding, $40, 1o5,-
900; refunding certificates, s36S $50;
legal tenders outstanding, S346, 6Sl 0l6;
fractional currency outstanding, $7,0Os,-
97S: total reduction for ten months of
fiscal year, STA, ,834575.
MICHAEL KREIrzER claims TO have dis
covered large deposit OF minerals on
his farm in Lebanon county which will
ASSAY $1,000 per ton. 1t consists OF
iridium, platinum, quicksilver, copper
tin, cobalt, gold and nickel. We are
impressed with the belief that similar
find was made some time ago at Beaver
Run, near here--the owner of that land
is not quite so happy as he was before
DR., Halls fnd-of nothing
The commissioner Of internal revenue
has just published the regulations gov
erning the redemption of internal reve-
nue. stamps. Check and general pro-
prietary stamps will be redeemed at their
face value, less five per cent. The blanks
on which stamps are printed will be des'
troyed unless the claimant requests their
return, in which case the word redeemed
will be impressed on the check or draft
which will then be returned. Stamps
will only be redeemed when presented
by BONA F1DE owner or duly author
ized agent.
DECENT people will read with a thrill
of qualification that one William Peck. a
wife whipper, of Annapolis. Md, wss on
the 25th ult., scourged so severely under
sentence of the court by which he was
convicted that he appealed piteously for
mercy. William doubtless enjoyed him
selfimmensely while beating his defense
less spouse, and thought it delightful
fun, but when the lash was applied to
his own back the performance wasn't so
agreeable to his feelings, and he howled
Justify like the coward that he is. Pity
is wasted on such fellows.
LEADv1LLE now has a population oi
25,000-some 20 men to / woman. The
streets night and day are kept quite free
from improper persons, and ladies can
walk about without fear of annoyance.
The tax from gambling houses realizes
$500 month, and that from dance halls
5000. Cinnamon have been kept outside
entirely. Two wandered, unwarned. in.
TO the town three years ago. There was
q double funeral almost Immediately af
terward, and those Cinnamon have never
been seen since. A correspondent recalls
Talmage's visit, and says that the imin.
eut divine did not escape from his visit
to the dives without much unwelcome
oeulation. Leadvllie, he says, has nevel
been more prosperous than to-day, and
is good for five years yet.
WE read in London paper: 1--WE are,
80 to say, in state of siege, certainly
under the very strictest military surveil
lance. AS night comes on we see all ths
public buildings delivered over to sol
diers, gates are closed, sentinels with
rifles loaded with ball cartridge pace
rapidly TO and fro, and some large
apartment is for the nonce turned into 0
guard. This has a truly martial aspect
absolutely quite picturesque, and worthy
Of being commemorated by some enter
prislng r. A.; soldiers are gathered
round the blazing fire, arms are glisten
ing in the light, the toy drummer boy il
waiting 10 beat to arms, and AL are or
the alert, ready to rush into the Streets
and do some bloody business there
This, be it remembered. in the heart O.
London in 1887 The Irish setter bal
got the English bull dog very badly
scared, to say the least.
Col LEVI l.. TATE, prominent and
veteran newspaper man of Williamsport
died Monday evening, aged almost sew
enty-three years. He had been confined
to the house for over three months witt
kidney troubles, Deceased was born il
Clearfield County. He was a member o.
the Pennsylvania Legislature in 1868
He was a practical printer, and hat
founded nine papers during his long ca
rser, having operated in Clearfeld, JEFF
ferson, Columbia ana Lycoming counties
At the time of his death he was editol
aId proprietor OF the Lycoming CHRoNI
CAL, Democratic weekly, published il
Williamsport. All his life the colone
was an ardent Democratic politician, be
ing very enthusiastic admirer and fol
lower of Andrew jackson. He leaves
xidow. who was his second wife, and
large family of grown up children.
ENGLISH papers record the death. il
England. of Col. Bell-Martin, formerl
of Ballinahinch Castle, county Galway
This will recall to some sad story. Oh
Oct. So 1850 there died, in the Uniol
Place Hotel in New York city, Mar
Letitia. wife of the aboye, and onl
child of Thomas Barnewall Martin. NJ
P, for Galway. Mrs, Martin, who ha
been familiarly known as the Princes
of Conuemara. had been the largest land
owner, in point of acreage, in the Unite
Kingdom, her ancestor having purchased
early in the eighteenth century, a vas
tract from London company, whie
had bought oonhscated lands. Althoug
vast in extent, the property never yielde
more than $40. 600 year. and the Martin
we're the reverse of economical. Tn
famine wears of l847-S found the estat