The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-06-09

estate OF GesCheldt ana kuhne; MI Eel
lows got 81, 600 of the estate and that was
the last of It. In his examination before
the court his memory utterly failed him as
to what he had done with the money till
the opposing counsel refreshed his memory
by telling him that he had gambled IL away.
Men who have done less than this are in
States Prison by dozens. It would be
rather humliating to see our District At
torney with shackles on his legs on his way
to :he States big hotel at Sing Sing. He
got the money of the Gesheidt estate, and
though years have passed he has never paid
it. The whole affair has a very ugly look
and it is especially bad for a District At
torney.
Job was an old gentleman who lived sew
eral years before the Christian era and was
quite celebrated for his patience in his day
and generation. l doubt If they ever had
any Methodist Conferences in the land of
Uz in his time, for If they did and any i'm
pertinent usher had called him a dirty
loafer l have no doubt he would haye
bimmed him paster on the nose, just as
the Reverend E. II. Moore, of Denver Uni
yersity, did the other day to an usher at the
Metropolitan Opera House when an insult
of like character was hurled at him.
The reverend gentleman denies the past
er, but the usher says that he nearly broke
his jaw, and the clergyman replies that it
was mercy of Providence that ne didn't,
for if he had only taken a moment for re-
Election and shot cut with his left duke
there was more than a probability that
that particular usher might have been
subject for coroner's inquest. DR. Moore
is well known not only in Denver where he
| lives, but throughout the entire Methodist
denomination, as a gentleman of culture
and consistent Christian who is an honor
to the great chuch that he represents. 1t
was thought that he certainly would have
been made bishop up to the very last
moment, and while the voting was going
on he stepped into the lobby, and as he
was rushing back in haste to record his
vote, he was stopped by the usher who de-
clared that the minister gave him paster
on the nose. Several of the brothers rushed
out in the lobby to see the fun, and when
the usher called the minister dirty loafer,
two enthusiastic brethren from the west
cried out, "Give him one, Brother Moore,
a dreadful lot of the old Adam left in the
best of us after all. It's an awful confess
sion TO make, but l felt like betting two
dollars and a quarter on the dominic, and
from the way he put up the fiYes Twas sure
he would knock the usher out in the first
round.
The fact is that Satan has been busy
among the chuic ches this week. l don't
know whether he is angry or not at the
success of the Methodist Conference, but
he has certainly made it quite lively for the
brethern and sisters in some of the church
es. In Kion's coored church of Brooklyn
there has long been two factions, one party
thinking that dar wasn't sufficient filosafy
in de preachers sermons, and the rival
faction insisting dat his discourses was too
evangelical; between them both his ReYer-
ence had rather hard time. The collec-
tions fell off till they only amounted to
fifty cents week, and it became serious
/ question how a man could support family
of twelve, and pay taxes on that amount
On Thursday night some emssary of the
evil one shut off the light just as the
minister gave out the text, "And darkness
prevailed" Deacon johnson was near the
. | Aonr tha and ar
Hubbard over the head with the contribu
ton box. Trustee Hubbard shot out hi
left duke and landed Deacon johnson
right under the communion table. TheI
, the minister took hand in, and the breth
ren and sisters made it very lively for {
, time till policeman rushed in and furthe
proceedings We're suspended.
One of the most interesting places il
the city during the week has been tn
= School Board, where an investigation ha
, been going on concerning the methods o
4 Mr.. Jasper, the Superintendent of ou
+ public schools. We have now two ladie
I on our School Board Miss Dodge bein
T the principal in procuring the present ex
dllllutttlOlls hioo DOuSU luu ltCClN6'
+ several letters concerning the con
duct of Miss Morgan who had long beeI
d a teacher in the public schools, the core
+ spondent being gentleman by the nam
. of MasteIton. The matter was laid befor
e the Superintendent, and although the proc
a seemed to be very direct Mr.. Jasper refuses
d to pay any attention to it. This week MI
# Jasper was put under fire, and the attorne
d for the prosecution put him through reg
: ular civil service examination. The attorne
for the prosecution made it quite warm 70
the Superintendent, and shall not be a
l. all surprised if, before this row is ended
d our School Board would be pretty we
d split to pieces. 1t is not pleasant to cor
n template, but politics are entering into til
Y School Boards of New York and Brookly
II as they never haye done before; contract
'f for books are given out in shameful viola
o tion of the public welfare; and promotion
10 are made in consideration of political sci
'e vice.
'e One Of the neatest jobs of swindiing tina
ef has occurred for many day took place i
Brooklyn on Wednesday. A nice, smoot
shayen gentleman in the regulation garb
NJ a Catholic priest went into Mr. Hart's VIII
Dr. keeps ono of the finest jewelry stores
IN Brooklyn, and asked to see damon
IN cross. Several were shown HIM, and
III last he picked out one worth about 81
D. hundred dollars, ordered it to be sci
I'd down to a Catholic institution presided ov,
IN by the Sisters OF Charity, saying that
wished to present it to the Mother Superlo
but he desired to show 1t to her before |
made the purchase to see if It would su
\ her. He then departed and shortly aft,
liz was followed by a salesman with the GRO
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