The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-02-20

both; the difference is in the refresh
ment.
Brooklyn, as / remarked, takes higher
moral grounds, and while in the past
sacred concerts have been given there
by prestidigitateurs and acrobats, and
every iirSt-class temperance meeting Is
enlivened on Sabbath evenings with
tamborinc and bones, they now insist
on stricter Interpretation of Sabbath
melodies. THE Mulligan Guards par
ade," "The charming widow Brown"
and "The niger wild the whitewash
brush being quite as acceptable as
"llOld the Fort" or "The golden slip
pers" Two sacred concerts were got
up week ago, one in aid of the Parnell
Fund and the other for the Grand Army
of the Republic; but after all the ar
rangements had been made, and many
tickets sold, the police swooped down
on the places and the concerts had to
be abandoned. There was a terrible
commotion among the Parnellites, and
some of the orators saw the claws of the
British Lion through the fog; and our
brothers of the Grand Army smelled an
insiduous Southern influence with the
police. The whole matter was eventu-
ally referred by the Mayor and Police
Commissioners to the District Attorney,
and he being a gentleman of liberal
views who has no particular fear of
Sheol OF Gehenna, and who keeps his
weather eye open to the possibilities of
a future election, certities that Sunday
concerts are quite proper thing, and
we are looking for the announcement of
one of our most popular places of
/ a YrntNc hnf Ia ~
roller skating will be given on Sunday
night by the queen of the rink, Miss
Chiney McClintock, to be followed by
son, horizontal bar by the Milliken
Brothers, and the sacred concert will
close with waltz around and jig, and
the wonderful performance of Signor
Zolesta the Man-FlY.
The announcement of General Han
cocks death took the city completely by
surprise. 1t was not known by the
general public that he was i'll, and the
news of his mortal danger reached us
simultaneously with his death His
last public appearance in New York was
on that memorable day when he escort
ed the remains of his Commander-in-
Chief to their last resting place at Riv-
erside Park. In that magnificent pro-
cession there was no more imposing fig
ure. He filled the eye as the most per-
| feet type of all that was great and noble
in chivalry. His death, following so
close upon that of Grant and Mcclellan,
narrows down the list, and in few
years at most the death roll will be
called for the last of our great COM
manders.
This week was placed on exhibition
at the American Art Galleries on Madi-
son Square, the most marvellous colec-
tion of pictures and bric-a-brac ever ex-
| hibited in New York. Mrs. Mary j..
Morgan received several millions from
her husbands estate, and in three years
she spent or sQuandered two millions
and a half of dollars. She was perfect
bonanza TO picture dealers and specula-
tors in briC-a brac; hundreds and some
times thousands were paid for old vases
and other curios which had been picked
up in second hand shops by speculative
dealers. She gave her favorite clergy
man house completely furnished, and
100000, besides paying all the ex-
penses of continental tour for himself
and family. She laid out over $3.50, ,00C
for flowers, and made thousands OF
secret purchases of costly things for
which she had no place or use. Hel
story reads like fairy tale. Arriving
at middle age spinster and poor school
teacher, she attracted the attention of q
wealthy shipowner, who married hel
after the death of his first wife. Tho
poverty through which she had passed
was soon forgotten and her humble
home was transformed into the palace
of Aladdin. What lesson for human
ambition! the creatures of her industry
and wealth cover the walls and tables
and in few days the pitiless hammer
of the auctioneer will scatter them t,
the four winds of heaven.
BROADBRIM.