The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-04-12
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BosToN HERALp: The Democrats oI
Connecticut have the pluck of their
principles. They boldly insert in theiI
call for State Convention an invitation
TO all who are "opposed TO a wal
tariff in time of peace, by which the peo.
pie are pluudered.' II pa pity there
Hre not more vertebrate Democrats in
the country.
The following notes OF a speech re.
Gently delivered in Dublin are not with.
on interest. Speaking on the much
xed Irish land question, the spt sker
sail: "The country is overrun by alb.
aentee landlords" and. after maguif.
oent peroration, delivered from the tub
on which be was standing. he said: 81
tell you the cup of old Ireland's misery
is oyerhowing; aye, and its not full
yet"
THERE are 500, 600 persons employed in
coal mines in Great Britain, and Of these
In 1878, no fewer than /. .4l3 we're killed,
and within the last ten years. since the
passing Of the Mines act, the yearly av-
erage has been l.2O0, or one in every
thirty eight employed, as compared with
one in seventy Ave of British sailors lost
at sea. There are many other accidents
In mines not officially recorded. and II
Is believed the total lives lost in Eut lish
mines is 500 every year- -Iorty-eight
every week. or eight every day.
@ MMENTINe IN the condition of the
slate trade, the Easton EXPRESS Of tha
4th inst, speaks thusly: THE slate
trade hegins to m I'VE with such acceler.
ated force as 10 iud:cs'e great spring
trade. Buy rs for the West and South
cannot make contracts for future delivery
in large quantities. Ali the qnarries
working with full force eaunot fill the
orders. The must urgent demands is Sol
d'gging. Many lew qrtrries will be
opened t'iis spring, aud the enormous
slate deposits Of the Bangor and Per
Argyl regions. Twill be greatly developed
before the summer is over"
PITrsDunG TELEGRAPH: A New York
publisher of Bibles recently received al
extensive order from the proprietor ot
cue of ChicaEos largest hotels for "iin,
snowy lies, with handsome covers :
Surprised at the order he asked the hote
man: "What do you intend to 60 will
them?' Place them IN the guests rooms
You see' have made arransenseu,s t.
keep'a lot of Democratic delegates to th
Convention, and II want to give then
everything new and novel and what the,
are unaccustome TO-" "But would yo,
nor like to hHve the hotels name stamp
ed on the eoVera II will cost but littI
Snd prevent their being stolen" said tn
publisher "Oh, no. replied the other
1T is unnecessary. Thy won't stea
them"
MONDAYS was the stormest OF all III
wild sessions which have lately been th
rule on the Chicago Board of Trade
The feeling of uncertainty at the open
ing was very great. and that. accompnr
led by depressing cable dispatches, earl
caused prices TO fuotuate widely an
break badly. The prediction of grea
many bears that May wheat woul
toach 80 cents was verified early IN th
session; but it Immediately reacted, the
receded to 500. once more, and one @
two sales of May were reported at 79JC
From that p ,int the market rallied, and
with only one or two short halts, ad
vaneed to s2sc. for May, and closed ac
under that figure. Transactions i
wheat were very heavy. Active tradin
occurred in mess pork. mainly for Ma
and June deliveries, May selling dow
TO SIS co at ore ;iu,e. but as the resul
OF the days trading prices were not ma
terially lowered. Lard was fairly acliy
aud easier early, but closed moderated
strong:
FRoN' ths edition of Messrs. Geo. +
Roweil q Co.'S AMERICAN NEWSPAPER d.
REoToRx now in press, il appears tina
tile Newspapers aud periodicals of al
Kinds At present issn4s,1 ia' lbe Tuite
Sta'eTand' Canasia rea0h' a grand total @
lS, 4O& rhis isa net gain of precisel
AG0O'dtfFfng the last twelve months. an
exdihitsan Increase Of 5Gl8 over Ehe to
tai number published jnst ten GEAR
since. The Increase in 1874 ov,r IN
total for 1873 was 493, During the pas
year the dalli's have increased fror
NlSs''o 25i; the W rkli-S from COG
TO 10 G2S;- and the montLlies from 90
70 L499 The greatest increase is in th
Western States Illinois for instance
now shows OO9 papers in place of las
years total OF 9U4, while Missouri issue
Se4 ms cad oi the 523 report, d n 1883
otneF leading Western States. also e.
hi5~ " great percentage Of Increase
The total number OF papers in New Yor
State rs l,52S; against 1899 in 1883
Canada haS shared in the general in
grease.
ooNTRlRI to all prescribed sot!ons @
NE ability Of the American people 4
Vsits letters, the Post Office aahoritie
sse SSmpelled to admit that the reyenu
from be two cent letter postage for III
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