The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-10-26

sat here last week. Maggie Miller ac-
the fight and took all the re-
sponsibilitv Of It. A dozen witnesses tes-
titled to the brutal beating the girl re-
ceiyed, but the coroner's jury, made up Of
the same material as the fighters, acquitted |
Maggie Miller, and she walked out Of
Court free. The verdict is shock and a
disgrace.
Bourke Cochran is preparing an appeal |
for Kemmler. sentenced 10 die by electric !
ity, urging firstly, that electricity will not
certainly kill; and second y, that it is a
cruel and unusual punishment. While the
trial has been going on and the different
appeals have been listened to, we have
killed seven men right here in the streets
and injured a great many more. On
Thursday a man was killed in the middle
of the day on the corner of Chambers and
Centre streets, and In addition to being
killed was terribly burned. 1t was
shocking sight as his body hung in the
network of wires oyer an hour before he
could be taken down, and the very next
day another man narrowly escaped death
from falling wire, being knocked sense
less by the shock. Why this sudden inter-
est in Kemmler is q mystery. A more
worthless vagabond can scarcely be imag-
ined. He killed his sweetheart in fit of
Jealous rage, and Il eyer man deserved
death he deserves it. / suspect that the
funds for the fight are furnished by rival
electric company which wishes to throw
discredit on the instruments which the
State proposes TO use. ! would suggest
that they try the experiment 6rst on
Kemmler, and then if they don't kill him,
appeal his case.
Strolling down Broadway the other day
stopped on the corner of Twenty-second
street and Broadway to take look at Mrs.
Lynch's new store. Her windows are al
wa,s interesting to me. They are full of
domestic and foreign history and romance.
Rare diamonds, Iubies and pearls glitter in
the cases and windows, every one of which
has story Here is pair of rare soli-
taires, old mine stones of purest water.
What are they worth? Mrs. Lynch says six
thousand dollars, but she will sell them
for FIVE, for she wants money. Who did
they belong toP Well, now, you must not
ask me; l never mention names, but the
gentleman who presented them was rich
l banker, and the lady who received them, ]
can't tell you her name. He defaulted in
his bank and went--to prison. She fell
sick and sent for me and bought item at
full value. There is a pair of diamond
studs that gistened on the breast of great
bookmaker. By the way, it has been an
unlucky season for the bookmakers and
scores OF them have gone to the wall. Here
who followed the races and who parted
with these when ever thing else was gone.
Prominent in the window was the opera
glass of the Empress Eugene, ana several
other souvenirs OF that ill-fsted lady.
Right next door genuine Turk sat in a
window making one of those rugs foI
which his country is SO famous. The loon
was the same pattern which was in use in
the days Of Moses, a rude, clumsy affair
made of the young trees just s3 they art
cut down in tho forest with tho bark al
on. The making OF thess Turkish rugs i,
slow and coatiy operation. / have
stopped to sec tho weaver tw,ce, but ri;
progress in wesk was scarcely visible.
The week has besn e 1aQs6 brilliant cnt
theatrically. The Kendals at the Fifth
Avenue scoring phenomenal success
!. say phenomenal tcF the piece in whict
they appeared ana which has run Gil tht
, week to crowoed housss was played Sl
Wallack here years ago ana waS sEppaseC
to be worn cut. AT ieSss one haif Oh To;
people had seen it befoge ana many Of
them several times, but it really seemed ;,
make no difference, it answered sill tax
purpose OF s new play. This wssl; she,
play the ''Msster CT tae forge" which ",
haye had in several different shapes, tnt
last by Jene Esoing Che taFoTlts ~ Paris
who came over mere With Coquelin. "Rich
lieu," well worn but good, rendered 6l
Booth assisted by Modieska. Jefferson
Mrs, Drew and Billy Florence il, 9TH,
Rivals" If we had john Giioelt Tor tins
Sir Anthony the cast would be perfect
/ All the houses are doing well, ana th'
{ sold Homestead" at the Academy has re
newed the success OF last year. One OF thS
most pathetic incidents o. tao weak is tn;
death of an Old gentleman from Boston
who had come to New York on purpose tt
see the play. He was deeply interested ii
Uncle Josh from the start, snd when th'
old man got in trouble it wss too mucn .ol
him, he fell back in his seat ard diet
} when they got him in the lobby. The
night before an excellent actor, C. B. Bis
hop, fell dead just after leaving the stag,
at the Madison SQUARE Theatre.
The destruction of DR.. Talmage'
Tabernacle on Sunday morning has Ief
the eloquent pastor free of foot for hi,
excursion to the Holy Land. 1t is sale
that DIR. Talmage appeals to Christendon
to help hin to rebuild his church, tbougl
why he should do so l am at loss to con
ceve. The entire loss is less tEan forty
thousand dollars, rest the is covered by hr
surance. He has the largest congregation
in BROOKLYN, between three aud four thous
and. Many of them are very rich men
The Doctor himself is worth at least one
hundred thousand dollars. With their in
surance. Sl30.000 dollars. and twenty
thousand raised by the Doctor himself anC
his congregation, he can build one of the
; finest churches in Brooklyn. Our Saviour
nor any of the apostles, never had hun
dred and fifty thousand dollar church, and
that ought to be good enough for oul
eloquent friend Doctor Talmage.
Yours TRULY,
BROADBRIM.
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