The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-02-09
Editorial Mention.

Legislature Tuesday.
Sur is to be brought by Mis-
sprague against Fred Douglass fov the
recovery Of wages. 1t grows out of the
recent marriage of the colored leader,
and promises to develop points of in.
terest.
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q TIE AGENTS HERALD for January is at
hSud as spicy and interesting as ever
This Journal has become the leader in
exposing frauds Of all kinds. and proba-
bly, copy of it in your family may save
you many dollars. Published by L. Lum
Smith. Philadelphia; only so cents per
yea. Send foriit.
MAYoR PowDERLY, of Scranton. testi-
fed b fore the House Committee on La.
bor at Washington that Hungarians were
brought to this country under contract
for their labor, and that they returned to
their homes after saving small sums of
money. This statement is of greater in.
terest for the reason that the facts. as
stated by Mayor Powderly, have been
de- led in protectionul newspapers.
A Mormon elder was proselyting in
indiana, and a plot was (, rmed to seize
him while be was addressing a public
m citing, take him to secluded spot,
and maltreat him with tar and fathers
Bang informed Of his peril in advance,
he lid not rua away, but boldly appear
ed according 10 appointment, preached
Mormouism in his most eloquent man.
ner and by his oralory 81 impressed the
conspirators that they gave up the inten-
tion of mobbing him.
HE debt statement shows the decrease
OF the public debt during the month of
January to be Sll, 95S OO4; decrease since
June 80. 1883. $65 COZ, 4S8; cash in the
Treasury, $393 4l5. .233; gold certificates
outstanding, $l0l, ,25O, $40; silver certfi.
oates outstanding, $1l0.l37 O5l; certf-
Gates of deposit outstanding, SIG, $50 900:
refundins certificates outstanding. S9O7,-
$50; legal tenders outstanding, S9l6. $751;.
Ol6; fractional currency (not including
amount estimated as lost or destroyed).
S6,987 $50.
PHILADELPHIA PRESS: Hon. Charles A.
Miner, of Luzerne county. says that be
cannot allow his name to be used in this
years canvass as a candidate for the
State Senate on the Republican ticket.
Thomas S. McNair. of the Lehigh Valley
Railroad, Hazleton; j. G. Haydou, of the
coal operating firm which bears his
name. GAINESVILLE; and Waller Lels.n-
Iing, OF Study Run Coal Company, will
be approached in the hope of prevailing
upon one or the other to 20 before the
people as the Republican candidate.
WENDELL PHILLIPS, tho great abolition
ist died last Saturday evening, in his
73rd year having been born in Boston,
Mass, on the 29th OF November, 1911.
His father was John Phillips. man of
great wealth and influence, ana the first
Mayor of Boston. Deceased graduated
at Harvard in 1881. and from the law
school IN 1888, and was admitted to the
bar in the following year. He early es.
Poused the cause of the abolitionists,
which feeling was intensified by the as
trocities committed by the Boston Mob
ring the anti-slsvery riots in October.
1885. and the following year be openly
espoused the cause Of aboliticnism and
relinquished bis law practice. Iu the
death of Mr.. Phillips the little band of
original abolitionists loses its most
heroic and striking figure.
The Northampton Democratic county
committee met at Easton Monday and
elected W. II. Garnet. of Bethlehem,
chairm"I, and L. S. Glanz, secretary.
The selection Of these candidates is q de.
feat to the faction W icL has been fight.
ing Congressman William Mutchler for
some time aud which made a good
showing at the last nominating conyen.
tion, though it could not overthrow it's
opponents. A committee, consisting Of
ii j. Hess, r, L. James, Z. II Lau.
bach Q. Nj. Anstett and Howard Mn ch-
Ter. was appointed 70 report on the re.
vision o! the !ar'y rules in the county.
The main poiut is in the proposition to
bold separate conventions in different
parts Of Ih, county ou the same day to
select candid tes for county ofices, SO as
to avoid the trading of votes.
IN Dakota, says an exchange. there are
great numbers of Horwegians, who have
been Attracted to the country by the
flaming circulars of the railroad and land
companies. and still more by letters from
friends slrea''y on the ground. They
are not disappointed, for they are con.
tent to begin very humbly. At first a
house of sods of one room is satisfactory. |
though the pig is fellow occupant. |
Tue frat improvement is sty close 10y |
the front door,. aud the pig only enters
the house occasionally ns a visitor.
Next, the homemade sod stove must
mako way for an iron one. ard the sod
house itself is deserted for dwelling of
wood and costing perhaps as much as
$500. When this house, with its windows
and its shingled roof, is finally painted d
white, the climax is reached. Imagina-
tion in its wildcat flight can picture moth
ing more luxurious or beautiful.
AN English paper says that penal serv-
itude Is. as nov carried out in England,
a vaKv 1raadfnI ,,,n;eh.,o.t ;.a.a