The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-09-27

.--Ihe bnstOn OF -hasSacbusettH was
named after the lston of Linoulnshire.
England, end the mother city has always
taken great interest in the progress
and welfare Of the city by the Charles
River. This sentiment has been exem-
plifsd in m any ways. and crops mp now
Ia old Boston peoples invitation to the
American Minister to inaugufate new
dock.
Among the interesting exhibitions
promised for the year 1885. that of Rus
sian historical furniture, which is to be
held at ST. Petersburg, will be much ap.
precisted by antiquAriuns and artists.
The primitive chairs and tables of the
ancient SlaVs, as we'll as the costly furn-
iture which at present adorns the resi-.
dences of the rich, and the bright colored
deal goods in the moujik's cottage, will
be exhibited, and appeals are at present
being made TO furniture dealers and 9th
ers possessing antique furniture to send
their goods to the committee.
"A flutter was caused in Cincinnati
when it became known that a girl attired
in male clothing had been investigating
the town. May Brockirger is 20 years
old, above the medium height. we'll
formed. and of fair complexion, with
bright blue eyes, blonde hair, and face
admirably adapted to the role which she
assdhed, and in which she proved re-
markably cunning and successful. When
arrested she wore pair of checkered,
greenish-hutd pantaloons, gray coat,
white hat, heavy shoes, figured shirt.
and calico necktie. Her male attire was
complete, and her hair closely shorn.
The Pisgan Indians in northwestern
Montana, whose tfrring by starvation
has recently been reported, bave been on
the road TO destruction ever since the
advance OF civilization reached them in
1865. They were called the Sdkitliax
Nation, or People of the Plaius, twenty
years ago, numbered $4,000 souls, were
brave aud warlike. but generally well
behaved, and had one of the most per-
feet systems of government ever known
among North American red men, The
nation WAS composed Of several tribes,
all subject to one council, and all speak.
ing the same language. and each tribe
was subdivided into bands, with some-
what elaborate system of chiefs and
medicine men. They worshipped the
sun, and had custom of sacrificing
youug girl to Il every year When the
white men came, however, the red ones
adopted their vices and commited so
many outrages that military expedi-
ton went to punish them, and did it,
work 80 effectually as to cripple the tribe
for all time.
The new French Divorce Court has re.
fused to convert a legal separation into
divorce in case where the petitioner,
The husband, was the party against
whom the separation had been pronOuuc
SN 'btOO hbN hAii JCtlS BOs IL was
shown that the wife had always conduct.
I'D herself in an exemplary manner, and
the divorce was opposed on her part on
the gronnd that it would enable the
husband to marry the woman with whom
he bad lived since the separation. and
~ the position and the prospects of the
wife and her chilired would he prejudic-
ed. In the case of Adelina Petit. now
penling, the petition has likewise been
presented by the party against whom the
separation was oecreed. the proceedings
for separation having been taken by the
Marquis de Caux. According to tht
divorce law, it is competent for either
party, after legal separation of more
than three years, to apply for divorce,
but ii seems that the Court can refuse il
70 the party against whom the separation
has been decreed if it judges right to do