The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-01-27
Editorial Mention.


An association of gentlemen has been
formed in Chicsgo, who refuse to pay in
oars if compelled TO stand.
The Pennsylvania railroad is about to |
establish hospital cars at intervals on the
line for MANNED employees pending re-
moval.
HoS. J. J. GALLAGHER, Of this county,
on Friday last, in the Legislature, intro
dSced an act to secure to laborers in
mines and manufactures their pay at
stated intervals in lawful money of the
United States.
WE have received tho Philad, lphia
Times Almanac for 1888, aud find it
lsr .er and better than ever, in fact there
is no better annual issued. 1t is special
1y valuable for tie vcluminous and
Trustworthy political information which
it contains and is entitled TO be called
the politicians hand. book.
ALoNzo CnrTTENDEN, PHI. D., president
of the Packer Collegiate Institute, died
in New York Tuesday morning. He
was eighty yeals old and began life as
teacher in the Albany Female Academy.
Ia 1916 he became president of the Pack
er Institute and held The position up to
the time of his death. Professor Critten-
den graduated from Union College in
1924. He had been suffering from nerv-
Gus prostration for several months, which
W th other ailments, tended to hasten his
death.
THREE women are making more money
this season on the American stage than
any ten men. 1t is impossible to get at
the precise figures, as the pay of per-
formers is so exaggerated, but i! is Hs-
serted that Patti receives $1,000 a hight.
As she is to sing thirty times during er
tour through the States, she will there
fore receive Sl20,0C0. nilsson will get
about $1,000 for fifty concerts. Mrs,
Lapgtry is said to receive onc-,hird of
the gross receipts, aud will get aLout
SIS 600.
The cotton manufacturing industry,
long Northern monopoly, is moving
toward the neighborhood Of the cotton
fields, aud Southern newspapers conf
IDENTIFY say that the erection Of Southern
cotton mills has already made itself SEN
sibly felt in the Northern market; that
the manufacturers of coarse yarns find
themselves unable to withstand the pres
sure OF Southern competition, and that
Southern manufacturers are declaring
handsome dividends, while the Northern
mills are running on short time ana re-
'duced wages.
A BERLIN dispatch of the 2lst inst,
says: Prince Frederick Charles Alexan'
der, brother of the Emperor of Germany,
uied Sunday, aged eighty-two years. h
had been indisposed for some time, but
became seriously ill Saturday. His
symptoms. which assumed an aggravat
ed character toward evening, abated
somewhat Sunday morning, but after
noon he sank rapidly until shortly before
two O'Clock, when he expired. The EN-
peror remained some time in the fore
no,n with the Prince, who was also Wis
tied by the Empress, Prince Frederick
William and the other Princes. The
Emperor and Empress partook of th'
sacrament with the dying man at l,S(
O'Clock. 4 The last words Of Prince
Charles were: Long live. the Emperor!
Mayor T. V. PowDERLY, of Scranton
has resigned the position OF Grand Mas
ter Workman of the Knights of Labor
which he has fllsd for several years. HI
will be succeeded by the Grand Worthy
Foreman OF the order, Ralph Beaumont
of Elmira. Mr.. Powderly told reporte
Sunday night that he was forced to re
sign because of overwcrk. His duties al
Grand Master Workman took up grea
deal of his time, day and night, to th,
neglect of other important work. Hi
correspondence averages hundred let
ters day, and his sight has been great.
impaired by night work. His resigna
tion will be acted upon at the meeting 0
the Executive Board in Pittsburg. Mayo
Powderly joined the Knights of Labor il
1875, He was elected Grand Maste
Workman of the Order at Chicago, il
1879, at Pit.sburg in 1890, at Detroit il
1881 and in New York in 1882. Whel
he Joined the order it had 222 branches
and now its brarches number 1886. II
reports the order in fourisbipg con
dition.