The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-03-01
Editorial Mention.

TIE Republican comnittee Of Monroe
-. couatY hss recorded itself in favor Of
= BlNino aud Lincoln for presi1en and
vice-presideni, aud the Democratic COM
mjttse in favor of Hon. Samuel J. Ran
dali fer president.
TIVE Democratic National Committee
met ut the'ArliEgton Houss, in tWash-
iuston. D, @, on Friday of Last week,
and on the third bsllotuhxed upon Chi
cssc, Ill, as the place for holding the
\ Democratic National Convention and
July Sth as the time.
--.Tr yon will my u? ycnr subscription
to the ADVOCATE now, and one year in
->advanoe, we-will present you with the
large e.page monthly family paper,
HEALTH AND HoMB one year free ns
premium. This offer IS open to all new
and old subscribers paying promptly in
advance.
Nh, AsorDA1E, recently appoint'd
kisS sheriff OF County Fernansgb, Ire
land, is reported as having said that he
hoped he would not have much to do na
sheriff, but if he eyer got PArnellite nt
one eud Of q rope he would give a very
heavy tug at the other end. The Par
nellite members of Parliament have tab-
en- ofanse at this language anG lnten 3;to
interrognte the Government in regard
to it.
ANOTHER dynamite explosion is re-
ported from England. Says London
cable despatch dnteI the Goth ult ::
Shortly afteg1 o'clock this morning
terrible explosion occurred in n cloak
room OF the Victoria railway station in
LONDON, The explosive agent was un.
denstsdiy dynamite A large portion Of
the raot wes blown ck and nearly all the
a'sss work In the station was DESTROYED
Seven mea Tese s1~t to the hospital with
severe iosures. Extensive damage was
done 10 surrounding property.
AccoRD1NG TO the Catholic Directory
for 1884 there ave in the United States;
l3 archbishNps, 81 bishops, G sos priests,
1851 ecclesiastical students, G,Gl3 |
churches, 1,150 chapels, 1,476 stations,
" ecclesiastical seminaries, 81 colleges,
$50 academies, 1852 parochial schools,
204 asylums, and lS0 hospitals. There
has been an increase during the past
year of S9 priests, 2l7 ecclesiastical
students, 372 churches, G colleges, 90
academies and Il parocbial schools, and
in the attendance an increase of SO. 1872
pupils, end 10 aSylums. TIE nrmber
of Catholics in the country is given at
6623,I76.
TzEBL are in New York city, accord |
ing TO the last aunuai report Of the City |
Missionary Society, 4S9 churches, chap
els and missions, with accommodations
for $40, 900 persons. They are conduct
ed at an annual expense of about 50, ,000,.
900. The number of Protestant Evan
gelicalp places of worship is $50, with ac-
commodations for 275, 600 persons. Tie
regularly incorporated Protestant Evan
gelical churches are 27S, with an average
membership Of 300, whiah would give
total of SO, 400 members The 356 Pro-
testnnt Evangelical Sunday schools have
SS, 237 pupils. The religious and chari.
table societies number over 800. Tie
receipts Ond disbursements of the local
charitable organizations amount TO S4,-
100000 per aunum.
PATTI has been telling tales out of
school and Governor Crittenden, of
Missouri, is the hero OF the hour. She
said Tuesday TO reporter: Il had just
finished singing Home, Sweet Home
last Thursday evening, when a nice-look-
ing old gentleman, who introduced him
self as Governor Crittenden, began con-
gra'alstiRg me and all of a sudden
leaned down, put his arm around me,
drew me up to him and kissed NE. lie
said Madame Patti, l may never see
you again and cannot help it. and be-
fore l knew ii he was kissing mo, 1t
wouldn't do to have everybody washing
my face, you know, but when an old
geDtleman-and a nice old gentleman,
too-And Governor of great State
kisses nae 30 quickly that one has not
time to soc and no time to object, what
can one dor" Why simply take the
kiSSes, Patti. and keep mum!
WEALTHY Jewish banker who died
recently in Germany, was cremated in
conformity with his last will and testa-
ment. His ashes were then collected by |
his next of kim who placed them in a
suitable vessel, and proposed to inter
them in the family lot in the Jewish
cemetery at Gotha, This. however, was
opposed by the officials yedtel with the
control of tho cemetery, on the ground
that such proceeding would he in CON
dict with the Jewish ritual, The con-
p troVersy resulting from this is now en-
gaging the attention of the courts in the |
city tof Hamburg. The next of kin OF
the deceased banker claims that the bill |
of sale received by them on their pur.
chase of the burying lot transfers TO
them the right u inter the remains" of |
the members of their family, and that |
the term "remnins" entities them to |
e bufy the ashes. of corpse as well MS the |
corpse intact
THAT the devil is not always so black
as he ia painted is evidenced by the fol- |
allowed from the Scranton CIrY JOURNAL,
a Republican paper: The election is
past; and the Repu6lican candidate, Mr..
A, d, Stevens, is defeated, and AIR. F.
: a. Beaniish is elected to be the next
J, MAJOR Of Scranton. While Mr. Bean sh
i.-,Was not the man of our choice, Rud while
We regret that our city affairs should be
f,llu Aa. AZ.