The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-04-01
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.
Matters Of Interest from All Over
the Commonwealth,
PRESENTED IN BRIEFEsT FORM

PRESENTED IN BRIETEsT FORM
Crime, aud CasuaItie, Of Every Char
acter sent BY the News Gatherers Of
the Different Localities aud Carefully
Edited
sHAMoRtN, Pa March 30 Following Is .
the report Of the Seventh mining district .
for 1882 by Inspector Edward Brennan
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron /
company. 2.l0i 6is tons Of coal mined fatal /
accidents rs Mineral Railroad and Min |
ing company, 5s3 544 TONS fatal accidents. |
s Summit Branch 3i1 sW tons; fatal ac-
cidents, 8. Lykens Valley, 2J3Ol4 tons,
fatal accidents, 4. Union Coal company, |
55g,g1l tons; fatal accidents, g. l.. a. |
Reilly & Co. $40 s39, fatal accidents, |
Individual collieries, lt33, 79j, fatal acci /
dents, Total tons of coal mined, 5i6i. /
675 Total fatal accidents 4jf There were
lOl non fatal accidents In the district.
York County's cigar Industry.
YORK, Pa, March ~ The deputy reve-
niue collectors reports for the year 1872,
which have Just been completed, show
| York county to be the greatest cigar pro-
| ducing county in the state. During the
| year there were 69,542,gl9 cigars manu-.
| factured in this county. OF this number
/ 4G SOL .4j4 were made inthis city, The total
amount of leaf tobacco used Ia the county
| for cigar making was 4. .sSi 21l pounds The
receipts for the same on cigar stamps for
| tue year amounted to ssUs,G3s ~
Another Mine Fatality.
! MiNFnsvIfLE. Pa, March 25-Two men
| were killed and four injured byan explosion
Of gas at Oak Hill colliery, near here, yes
/ terday OF the injured one is not ex-
/ pected TO survive. William Purcell. Of
/ Pine Min Gap, aged q years. was in
stantly killed John Morgan, of Delaware.
had his skull fractured aud was burned
about theface. He suffered terrible agony
for several hours, when death came to his
relief Both OF the victim, were untnar
rird
Magnificent church dedicated.
BETHLEHEM, Pa, March "a Dedication
services took place yesterday in the mag
nincent church built by John Fritz, chief
engineer Of the Bethlehem Iron works, 10
the memory of his parents, George and
Mary Fritz, Of Chester county Pa The
church Is the finest in Bethlehem aud cost
S6OOOO Mr. Fritz built and furnished 1t
completely and then presented II to the
| Methodist congregation.
a Drunken Rrute's n""hIe Crime.
SCRANTON, Pa, March % Barney Nc
Mahan was taken in by the police yester.
dap for maltreating his wife In such
brutal manner that her death resulted
while giving premature birth to a child
The child is also dead McMahHn was
drunk at the time The coroner is now in
vestigating McMahan L. a disreputable
fellow, and oppareutl, rcsls no regret to'
hlr rhme
Brothers nis Cirse Together.
RFRNvuLE, Pa March 30 - George and
Abraham Blatt, retired farmers of this
vicinity and brothers, died three days
apart. The former died Tuesday night
aged So years, aud the latter on Saturday.
aged - years Abraham was a vegetarian
not having tasted meat since childhood
George purtook Of meat very sparingly
aud both discarded liquor aud tobacco,
4 Baby Under tho wheels.
NuRR1sTOWN Pa, March 90 John Tay-
lor, cOOred, jumped aboard a departing
Schuylkill Valley train vi Spring Mill
station in order to eude his wife, whom
he was deserving She attempted to fol.
low, with a baby in her arms but was
thrown of and badly hurt The child died
from its wounds,
New Church Damaged by Fire.
SCRANTON, Pa. March 2s Beautiful Elm
Park Methodist church, partially destroyed
by fire last December, just previous to the
: time Of dedication, was yesterday again
visited by the fire iend with still greater
destruction. The loss this time is fully
Sl25,0 lncendiarism is suspected.
His Hand Chopped In a Machine.
POTTsvTLLE. Pa, March 27.-George
Kauper aged Is years, of fremont, was
playing about the machinery in Weis
1, I giupaTfa gluugbtar bpuga -hat, bo cautyht
E his right hand ia the sausage machine. The
hand was cut to shreds His condition il
serious
The River Miners Strike Ended,
PITTsRURG, March 27.-The miners strike
has been broken, aud this morning ten
! thousands men along the Monongahela
resumed work at three cents a bushel. The
men had been on strike for nine months
Z against The reduction which they now az.
I cepL
suit for Breach of Promise
MEDIA. March 3O-The long pending
d breach st promise suit oi Miss Alice B
Z COOLEY against Samuel L. Clayton, son OF
7 Judge Clayton. Of the Delaware county
p, bar, was begun yesterday The suit wa,
= brought after courtship Of seven yeats
!. Receivers Appointed.
NORRIsTowN, March 80. On an applica-
for the appointment ot receivers fot the
G Norristowu Steel company, the court ap
o pointed Nicholas II. IarIelere. of Norris
" town, aud II. II Haines, Of Rising Sun
Md a director Of the company
P A ChambersburE Editor Dead.
CHAMBERsRuRG, Pa, March a. Edward
W Curriden died suddenly Saturday, aged
81 years He was at different times editor
Of the Shippenshurg News, the Hagers
town Torchlight, the Lock Haven Rrpuh
icau and the Erie Dispatch
Killed In a Saloon Fight.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, March 2s In a
= quarrel in a saloon at Pttston yesterday
James Mclaughlin struck James GiIn,ar
!, tin on the head with an iron bar crushing
in his skull Gilmartin died last night
His assailant WAS arrested
" A Robbsr Caught In the Act.
LANCASTER, Pa, March % George
II Becker was caught In The act of rubbinu
the iowelry store Of q II Werntg early IN
= the morning. lie had broken the glass In
n the door and was about entering The stoIe
n wheu arrested
Reading WIN Pay Up.
G PHILADELPHIA, March 3O-The receiver.
It of the Reading railroad notified Treasurer
e Church to pay the interest falling due ur
5 the bonds Of the company on April AND
Ia the Lehigh Valley dividend due Apui 10
y Death Of a Venerable Lawyer.
IS NoRRIsTOwN, Pa, March 90 BENJAMIN
r. Evans Chain. the second oldest member oI
, the Montgomery county bar, died at bis
residence in this borough yesterday, In hi,
II 10Th year, Of an affection Of the kidneys
Sc sirs. Brush SucCumbs 10 the Operation
lie PITTsHURG, March % Mrs Albert
s, Brush, who had the 10 pound ovarian
d tumOr removed from her Sunday, died
* yesterday from the effects Of the operation
ID Pardons Recommen
90 HARRlsBUBG, March 80. The board o
,e pardous has recommended pardons 70
'e Abe" BuzzaId, the notorious Welsl
10 mountain outlaw, aud James 5 DUNCAN
the wTeCker OF the Rauk OF Amrrioa
Ia Philadelphia.
s. Arrested for Forgery,