The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-07-20


In New York. They adjudged this minis
ter of Christ to be a contract laborer sui
ject to penalty of one thousand dollar
for landing-on our shores. The ChurcI
compromised by paying one hundred do
lars, and the reverend gentleman preache
here to-day, but every man cannot but re
gard 1t as one of the most disgraeeful an,
humiliatihg transactions that the Govern
ment was eyer connected with.
Then comes the great university of Cal
ifornia to which Governor Stanford has do
mated thirteen millions of dollars, and th,
Great Catholic University at Georgetown
for which several millions have been RAISED
which will undoubtedly make it the fore
most Catholic institution of learning in tb,
world, Now that the work is already un
der way the faculty are met at tb,
theshoid with the iniquitous law which for
bids us to import intelligence and educa.
ton, but permits the importation Of ignor
ance and crime.
a few months ago gentleman on the
hudson imported a gardener who would
beautifY his estate and make it more lovely
to look upon or more valuable to sell. The
man was seized at Castle Garden and sent
back to England as though he had been a
sentenced felon, his only crime being that
he knew too much of gardening, for on the
same ship were lot of stupid, dirty, ignor-
ant laborers, and they were allowed to land.
lIhe series of outrages perpetrated under
the contract law eliminated this week in
sending back the book-keeper of a New
York business house. The firm conducts
business in London and New York, and
the books of the New York house got bad
" tangled. Their book-keeper in London
was an expert and thoroughly, so they in
duced him to come over to their New York
store and take charge of their books. AS
soon as he arrived at Castle Garden he was
seized by the sapient authorities as con-
tract laborer and was adjudged to be sent
back on the same steamer on which be ar
rived. The same class of legislation which
panders to the prejudices of the most worth
less class of the community by bidding for
their votes, has brought our States prisons
to the verge of ruin and mutiny by shutting
down on the labor contract, and thereby
depriving the convicts of an opportunity to
work. The whole of this class legislation
is a disgrace and should be forever swept
from our statute-books.
Ae of old all roads led to Rome, so
in these latter days Lam reminded that
scarcely thing happens anywhere in the
United States but directly or indirectly it
affects New York. 1t matters very little
whether it is prize fight in Mississippi or
Louisiana or the purchase of Millet's great
in Paris, the "Angelius:''
the purchase of thousand miles of rail.
road by Henry Willard, or the preparation
Of the most gigantic swindle of the age by
Ward; all sooner or later come to New
York. This is impressed upon me more
powerfully by the death of John N. bfc-
3innis, who last week was killed by lightn-
ng in New Orleans.
AT the mention of his name I am carried
pack to one of the most remarkable episod-
IS in our history. About eighteen years
lgo Mr.. McGInnis had married VIM. M.
rweed's eldest daughter, and his brother
Arthur Ambrose fell in love with Mary,
weeds Youngest daughter, who was to
him as the apple of his eye. Whatever
aults VIM. M, Tweed may have had, he
vas a kind husband and an affectionate
ather; and more than this, he was faith
ul friend faithful even unto death, for he
lied behind prison bars rather than be-
lay the men who served him, for he
night have escaped punishment himself
he had give up his friends to the savage
md yindictiye vengeance of his foes.
seventeen years ago this summer the
Tweed ring thieves were in the zenith of
heir glory and power. They held both
ranches OF the Legislature with the grip
# death. The Supreme Court of the
'tate, Cardoza, Barnard and McCunn
we're their object slaves, ready to do their
'idding. The Mayor of the city was their
reature; sheriffs, constables and CITY
Judges were all their paid servants. The
was a thief, and so was the city
reasurer, VIM. NJ. Tweed at the head of |
Board Of Public Wooks was busy dividing
early millions of money stolen from the |
ity among his hungry henchmen. All
Few York felt his power, and on the day |
hat his youngest daughter was married
lew York made it special holiday. All
be great merchants and manufacturers
lere anxious to court the favor of the
ing. Never was seen such bridal presents
I any wedding in the Uuited States be-
ore nor since. The room set apart for the
resents looked like section of Tiffany's
reat storei numbers of the presents were
'orth from 81 900 to s. 900. Tom Fields
nd his wife gave set of diamonds worth
We thousand dollars; Tom died fugitive
rom justice in Canada, aud his beautiful
'ife died drunkard in the street gutter.
i'm Fisk, then in the height of his glory.
'as killed by an assassin; Mike Norton
Tho presented set of silver worth three
housand dollars died pauper the other
ay, and benefit was given to bury him.
was brillient company and brilliant
ight Great lawyers, doctors and clergy
len were proud of an invitation to we'd
ing where the bride wore diamond buttons
her boots, and they almost beggared
themselves TO pay tribute to the young
american princess. Poor girl, she died
bout a year and a half ago broken hearted
nd wrecked by her fathers terrible down.
al, father whom she tenderly loyed, as
'ell she might, for he was naught but
oOd to her.
Peter B. Sweeney, the brains of the
hieying ring, is here after years of exile in
rance, he having purchased immunity for
is thiefts by returning portion of the
lunder. The rest are scattered TO the