The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-07-14
Special to the CARBON ADVOCATE.
BROADBRIM'S n. Y. LETTER

nature IN the diamond FAMILY is class
called Ground bort;'' or by the French,
"extream durette." Until recently it was
supposed to be the hardest substance in
nature. One specimen belonging to the
Tiffanys was placed on the polishing wheel
a hundred days, with a wheel revolving
POO times a minute, under a pressure of
forty pounds, and 1t meyer phased that
diamond. The question then arose among
scientists here if there was anything in
nature harder than that gem; but it was
definitely settled this week by gentleman
in Montreal, named John keenan,, who is
in possession of something harder than
Tiffanys' jewel, namely, his cheek. John,
it will be remembered, figured as the
principal of the boode thieves. His
particular branch was the divislo of the
swag; and to his credit be it said that
Keenan, meyer got left. In the golden days
when these plunderers had possession of
the city, when franchises were worth a
solid million in cash, John Keenan, was
solid man. There were rare pickings about
the Board of Aldermen, and though John
as clerk, had healthy pull there, he did
not contine his attentions exclusively to
that department, but nosed about where'er
there was anything good to take, from a
| red-hot stoye up. While Hubert o.
Thompson was still in the Board of Public
Works, and the contracts for the new
Aqueduct, to the value of fifty Millions
were to be given out, John Keenan, went
TO one Day, a famous contractor on the
Pacific Railway, and gave him to under
stand that he had the authority to grant
those contracts in his breeches pocket and
he would let Clark in for an equal division
of the plunder. Clark thought this was
like mama from the skies, so he drew up
an agreement In which he assigned to John
one clean half of the city's stealings.
After time Keenan, came to Clark and
told him that his pull was not quite as
strong as he thought 1t was, and that
| Clark would have TO take his chances along
with the other bidders. Clark did so,
getting the contract, on which he tore up
his agreement with keenan, and threw it in
the fire; but my bold keenan, did not tear
up his agreement with Clark however, and
this week this exiled thief and boodler sues
Clark in the New York Courts, calling on
him for an accounting of his profits. Talk
of adamant, or bort, or extream durette, It
would not compare for moment with this
rascally States-prison birds cheek. This
outlaw who dares not set his foot on the
soil of the United States claiming the pro-
| lection of our courts. Check! before
which brass melts like water and adamant
crumbles into dust.
Indeed indeed II was a lively sensa-
ton when George Charles Spencer Church.
i'll, Duke of Marlborough, stepped into
| Mayor Hewitt's Office on Friday afternoon.
accompanied by few friends, and his bride
Lilly Warren Hammersley, and requested
His Honor to marry them. The bride is
worth five millions; and if IL we're not for
the fact that Imprisonment for debt is now
abolished in Her MaJesty's dominions, His
Grace might now be lodger in the Kings
Bench, White Cross Street, or some other
sponging-house, as many of his betters
have been before him. 1t is only short
time ago since His Grace appeared at New
port, bringing with him as unsayory a
reputation as any Englshman who has
favored US with his company for the past
twentS years. Few more scandalous lives
are to be found in the British peerage than
that Of tae titled yagabond who on FRIDAY
last, Joined fortune with one of America
iairest daughters. 1t is safe to say if ii
were notfor his titles he would have beer
kicked out OF her bael, door by her servant,
il he had dared TO aspred TO her hand, anG
it is also equally certain that II it had moi
been for her millions His Grace would
hardly have wiped his ducal shoes on her
It was 8 matter of bargain aud sale or
both sides. She got a title and he go
money. This will be good news to the
gamblers, horse jockeys and cent per CEN
money lenders, who can now see their way
to daylight. The Mayor tied the kno
wfth the air Of veteran, giving tho brid,
a royal salute, as he declared it was abou
the only chance he might have to kiss (
duchess. fear me that her ladyship viii
find her position in England uncomfortable
Wales may possibly grant her an audience
but Windsor and ST. James are closeC
against her as long as Queen Victoria lives
5 The same may be said Of three-fourths o
the respectable houses Of England. TIL,
? courts, when they granted the Dukes frs
r wife her divorce, whom he cruelty beat ant
: maltreated, gave her the privilege Of marry
9 ing again, which was expressly forbidden
. him. The elite Of society in England, win
= under tAs Circumstance. regard her as I
? sort of llft-handsd viii. It best, = dsa
price fora high-Spirlt,1 woman to pay