The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-04-22

rushed down the mNluNt tIINNr bul
noticed it and gave the .pm Most of
the men escaped by wAaiHs thrungh the
water in the mainway he9r i-d reached
depth of more than tl ul
The child Murderer e,i. 30 Prison.
PITTsBURG, April 1s.--lhH casa of Frank
Gerade, the child muisr has been
pending in the courts Of 40 'gheny county
since 1890 It was finally ID posed Of yes
terday by the sentencing of Gerude to the
penitentiary for a term of welve years.
In March, 1890. Gerade killed his little
stepdaughter by dashing her brains out
against the footboard Of her bed. He has
been tried three times, twice convicted Of
first degree murder. granted another trial
and pleaded guilty.
Franklin County Republicans.
CHAMBERsBURG, April l9.-The follow
ing is the ticket named by the Republican
county convention yesterday: Treasurer,
A. S. Slower; prothOuUtary, George A.
Hornbaker; register and recorder, John II.
Ledy; clerk of courts; d. J.. Grove; com
missioners, George V. johnson and E. S.
Baer; director of the poor, George W. Inn
NELL; coroner, DR. A. W. Thrush; auditors
John r. Pilgrim and T. NJ. Smith; dele
gates to state convention, Hon. d. W.
Rowe, John A Seider and S. G. Plank.
The Only German Chaplain Dead.
BETHLEHEM, April 20-Louis Eysen-
bach the only chaplain who preached in
German during the civil war, died here,
aged "A years He was tailor when the
war broke out and entered the Mower
hospital at Philadelphia as a nurse. In
the performance of his duties he showed
so much interest in the spiritual welfare
of the German soldiers that he was ap-
pointed German chaplain, and as such was
mustered out at the end of the war
An Old Man Dragged TO Death.
EAsToN, April t0.-David Amey and wife,
an aged couple from Harmony, n. j.,
drove here to visit their daughter yester-
day. Their carriage was run into by a
runaway coal team, and both occupants
were thrown out. Mr.. Amey's leg became
entqngled In the lines, and he was dragged
two blocks, receiving injuries which caused
his death. Mrs. Amey had an ear torn off,
her jaw fractured and shoulder dislocated.
She is not expected to recover.
Robbed While at Church.
NoRRIsTowN, April ls.-.A burglary sell
| dom exceeded for cool daring was COM
mitted Sunday night at the residence Of
| Deputy Sheriff w. w. Owen while Mr..
and Mrs. Owen were at church. When Mr..
and Mrs. Owen returned and entered the
house by the front door the thieves fled
| through a rear door with silverware, table
linen, underwear and iewelry. The money
value of all the goods taken would proba-
bly, reach over $500.
Sued for False imprisonment.
! READING, April 2O.-The case Of Fritz
Grohman against Alderman Kirschman,
of this city is on trial before Judge End.
Itch The plaintiff seeks to recover $1,000
damages for alleged false imprisonment
Grohmau languished almost forty days in
Jail, through a suit before the above
named alderman upon the charge of bar.
ratry, of which he was afterward
acquitted. The trial is attracting great
deal of interest.
Burglars Caught in the Act.
HAzLEToN, April 1s-The Interstate De
tective Agency yesterday captured james
Mulligan, Patrick Curran and a man
giving his name as Stephens, while in the
act of robbing the company store at Au
denried. 1t is believed that this is the
gang that has been holding up and rob
bing pedestrians on the highways in this
vicinity during the past several months
The prisoners were taken to Mauoh Chunk
Jail
Advancing the School Tax.
htABlNhs Apln Gus-NOLWlJnsLdnuluG
that the public schools Of this city will re
ceiye a state appropriation this year Of S5l,
600, being the largest since this school dis
trict was established, the members Of the
board of education have deemed il neces
sary to increase the tax rate TO ~ mills
The entire revenue Of the board this yeal
is estimated at $4,000. Three new schoo
houses will be erected.
Killed His 1Iother-in-Law.
MoNoNGAHELA CITY, Pa, April 90
Thinking burglars had entered his hous,
James Burtinett procured his shotgun and
without speaking to the intruder, fired
both barrels. Taking a light and going il
the direction in which he shot, Burtinett
discovered to his horror that he had blowr
the head off Mrs Lettie Troy, his mother
in-law.
Pardee q Co. Consured.
HAZLEToE, Pa, April 1s.--The coroner
jury appointed to inquire into the Laure
Hill disaster, by which three miners wer,
drowned, rendered the following verdict
"That the said William Trembath, Rich
ard j. Williams and Thomas Hodgsor
came to their deaths through the gros
negligence oft he operators, A. Pardee s
Co"
Prison Oficials Indicted.
LANCASTER, April is.-Yesterday after
noon District Attorney Franklin made
report to the court of his investigation int
the county prison management He re
turned indictments against Prison In
: spector Albert Smith for receiving an,
asking bribes, and against ex-Unde
Keeper Matthias Harvey for giving bribe
Burned to Death at a Camp Fire.
READING, April ls.-Augustus Dry, o
this city, while on fishing trip, laid dowl
to sleep near the camp fire, and during tn
absence of his companions the wind drov
the blaze towards him and ignited hi
clothing, burning him in a horrible man
ner. He died several hours later.
Lehigh Presbytery In Session.
EAsToN, April 90. The semi-annua
meeting Of tho presbytery of Lehigh is nov
in session in Brainerd Presbyterian church
o this city. The attendance OF ministers ant
lay delegates is unusually large, and con
siderable interest is manifested In the pre-
4. ceedings.
I To Run from Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, April 20 - 1t Is an
e nounced that hereafter the largest am
fastest steamers Of the Allan line, tha
have been running between Baltmor
and Glasgow, will in the future run be
tween the Scotch port and this city.
The Speedy Cruiser Detroit.
NEW LONDON, Conn, April 18th
cruiser Detroit broke all records for
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