The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-08-07

ana jacob, Jnal ne nau not mark or q
kopcc to bless himself or herself with
They were then informed that they
would be sent back to Russia. and they
set up a howl that might have been
heard at Mil Novgorod or Moscow. Six
Of them were informed that they must
take bath; they rent their garments
and wept aloud, swearing by Joseph, the
beloved Of Isaac, that even in the days
of btterest persecution, no such cruelty
had ever been practiced upon them in
Russia. At last Coroner Levy got
among them, and by rigid cou;se OF
cross questioning, he ELECTED the fact
that all of them had gold and silver
tucked away in old stockings, which
they well knew no custom house officer
who valued his life would ever attempt
to pull off. On this discovery an appi-
cation was made TO the commission to
allow them to remain, and on fling of
a satisfactory bond, it was so ordered.
1t is pretty safe to say that there are few
christian churches which would have
done for such an unsavory and unthank-
full lot, as much as has been done for
these Russian immigrants by the Jews
of New York. There are plenty of
Jewish men and women in this city
people OF wealth and position, whose
lives are almost exclusively devoted 10
charity--worlhy followers of that grand
old faith, of which Sir Moses Montifeore
is one of the brightest ornaments.
1 see by announcement in several OF
the papers that Mitchell the pugilist
who left us the other day carried away
with him over twenty thousand dollars,
and before departing invested twenty
thousand more. This is the result of
two years Of honest and honorable en-
deavor, but itmust not be forgotten that
in that time Mr.. Mitchell has spent a
large sum of money for training, hotel
expenses, dress and jewery--his en-
INliotc lAtlN Y liOt bNNll llilNll Nllbl VI III
teen thousand year, making grand
total of seventy thousand dollars hon
estly earned by this gentlemanly knock
out in two years. What college pro-
fessor has done as well? THAT clergy
man has received such substantial re.
ward for his labor? The salaries of Mr..
Heecher and DR.. Hall rolled into one
would scarcely equal the wages of thi,
pug.
The same steamer carried off tht
Count and Countess Margri, nee Mrs
Thomas Thumb, the relic of the genera
of that name whose fame reached tn,
ends Of the earth. hope this dainty
little lady's second venture will be fal
happier than her fist. Mrs. Thumt
was ever model wife and mother, hui
Mr.. Thumb was inclined to be rather
gay, and when he started on a tear wa'
apt to make The fur fly. He made Z
large sum of money in the days of hi,
popularity and he got through it all be
fore he crossed the SiyX. The Countess
has now left Us to visit the estates OF
her noble husband in Italy, where she
can wander by the Lake of Como, OF
any other lake, and listen to the story
of his love. Take good care of her
most noble Count, for among your an
cestral Jewels there is nothing rarcr OF
more costly than this little Mountain Of
Light which you have taken from tn,
land of the free.
The death Of Hubert O. Thompson
the leader of the County Democracy
took the town completely by surprise
Mr.. Thompson was known to be i'll ior
some months past,but not even his phy
sician dreamed twas a mortal sickness
He was the only leader who successfully
resisted John Kelly and the tremendou,
power of Tammany Hall. The fright
ful strain of the conflict broke down
John Kelly, and now his Antagonist
sinks into his grave at thirty-eight, ship
wrecked and ruined. Scoring some o.
the grandest successes in politics, RISING
to almost imperial power when othel
men are struggling for recognition ir
the ranks, he lived long enough 10 Sc,
his sceptre broken, lis power gone. ant
most of his summer friends arrayed in
the ranks of his enemies. The mar
who made and unmade men, whosC
word was law, on whom thousands o.
sYcophants fawned, grevelling in tn,
dust before him, died alone--no frient
near to receive his last word when thu
dark angel Summoned him. What &
lesson for political ambition!
As an instance of how little the cit,
parent knows of his own children. a boy
of sixteen on Sunday evening was dis
covered dead in common swill cart
There was deep indentation on hi,
skull, as if it had been made with q
blunt instrument, and the boy had beer
dead some hours. When his fatheranC
mother were informed Of his death they
both became wild with grief and the
father declared that he was one of the
best sons that ever blest a fathers heart.
Yet this same boy stole some money
from his father that very afternoon and
went off with a boon companion and got
drunk, robbed the Till of the saloon
where he had been drinking, and on his
elder brother being informed of the fact
he gave him a thrashing and made him
return eight dollars of the stolen mouey.
They parted and this was the last that
was seen of him alive. Yet his father and
mother both declare that he was good
boy and an excellent son.
We are suffering from a dreadful at
tack Of a new complaint, Bridge jump
ing, Since Brodie, the news-b boy, Jumped
on the bridge the other day, dozens of
cranks have tried to immortalize them
selves. Brodie, whose time was not
worth ten cents day, now readily
commands a hundred dollars a week an A