tmi i.i, i" 1 gg
Current ?fcit8.
Tho Maine Senate have voted 1 1 to
12 to abolUh the df nth pei alty.
JVbrth Carolina claims that sl:c has
Inexhaustible stores (if I run ore.
-Tlie "first colored U. S. Senator,'"
IteveN, of Mississippi, has Just been de
feated for State printer.
Gen. Thomas A. Rosset U out with
an arrangement for. towing canal boat
with locomotives n narrow guaijo track
to be built on the tow-path.
The slory of clipper Milps has, not
entirely departed, and a recent pas-ace
made by a ship from New York round
Capo Horn to San FraticNcn rivals tho
achievements of the Flj lug Cloud, fa
mous among sailors twenty yt are ago,
The vessel In question was the (Jlnry of
tho Seas, which left New York on the
13th of October am) arrived in San
Kinticlsco on I lie 17!h of January, alter
n passage of fJG days. Sho v-n i til It. In
. Uoston In 1809 by Donald McKay, and
Is coititnanded by Capt. Knowles.
An anonymous Xew Yorker 1ms
sent $oC0 to the conscience fund, which
he says Is due on customs. ,
Tho French Court of AppoV.ls has
dismissed the claim of JVhundorff, who
styled hinvclf Louis XVII., pronounc
ing the man a crafty adventurer.
The London company which Issued
proposals n few weeks ago, for laying a
fight telegraph cable between England
and America, has abandoned the enter
prise because of seanty suppoit, and
gives notice that the money deposited
by subscribers lo its stock will be re
turned o:i demand.
Mrs. Sarah E Beard, of Fayetlo
vllle, N. Y., )ag donated $.),00() to tho
Hamilton College as a fund for the aid
of needy students.
A London, dispatch of the CStli tilt. ,
says : The trial of the Tichborne claim
ant, on cliarge3 of peijury committed
during the trial fur the possesion of the
estates, which ha been In progress up
wards, of 180 days, was brought to r,
close this morning, and resulted in tho
conviction of tho accused. The jury,
after Reins out a short tjine, brought in
a verdict of guilty on all thu charges,
and thu claimant was sentenced to four
teen years penal servitude. There was
great excitement over the verdict.
TheFrjncI) Exhibition, to beheld
1875, U a private enterprise.
-non.' JohnS. Mlllson, a distinguish
ed lawyer and highly esteemed citizen
fit Norfolk, Va., died Sunday. For a
liuuiher qt .years preceding thu war he
was n member of Congress.
Eleven Indians and one snnavv were
hilled In the recent tight on the Double
Fork of the Brazed, Texas. Lieuten
ant Turner, of tho Tenth Cavalry, nar
rowly escaped death. Acaitiidge lu
Jils pocket was split by an arrowv
A Keokuk butcher gives away a
cliromo with every ten pounds of meat.
j
Jlnry Johnson Is a widow who lives
In Newark, N. J. She U also 'a mem
ber of a chuich In that city. Last fall
the members of the church organized a
sociable at which Mary was present,
and there sho met a rVallj-good young
man named George Hatch. tleorge
was youueer man Mary, nut lie aid not
Feeni to think of that, and Mary forgot
all about tlie departed -Mr. Jolmson in
the delightful society of her new ac
quaintance. George was very good
looking. Ho hnd a beautiful black
moustache and he never trooked cigars
pr belonged to n lodge, b(it wept regular?
y to church and owned much real estate
In ban trail Cisco. George went very
often tp see Mary and look her to tea
parties and biblu classes and other
places of eminently proper resort and
pious dissipation, and one day lie pro,
posed, and was accepted. It was ar
ranged that thy should be married It
the spring and that they should go to
ban Finncl-ico.wliicli was ueueetortli to
be their ho:u. Friends were duly
notified of the Impending event, and a
dozen Ice pitchers, seventeen card trays,
nine flower btauds, and an Inllnlto
rety of other iudlpenablu articles
lor housekeeping, Had been purchased
by as many tliouL-litt ul people, as pres
ents lor tue young couple, wary own,'
rd a house In Newark, but as it would
lie uu use to tliem.slie tliouulit she uilglit
si well sell It. SheXouuun purchaser
for it, who agreed to give S4UUU in cash
and assumed n mortgage upon the prop.
erty for 51200, Tlie tran.sler papers
were made out, aud dc(ir George was
obliging enough to to ' down, to
the agents, to receive the money and
hand over the documents. The money
was paid and the matter duly settled
But George met with an accideut lu
returning to Mar), in tact lie never
retyped at all, but went straight ( the
depot, aud departed for parts unknown
Mary refuses to bo comforted, mid ice
jiltchtrs and card trays arutc be bought
on reasonauiu (.cims mi Atwaric.
A Heading dentist's poodle ate
eight dollars-worth of gold leaf atone
meal the other day.
Tho aggicRAte wealth of I'ennsyl
vanla in real aud personal property,
banking, miiicrals, etc., Is eatlmaUd at
$(00,000,000.
Tho Massachusetts Senate has res
cinded the resolution of 1872, wh'.oh
centred Charles Sumrer for lils
action relative to tlie battle Hags.
Rev. Wm. Eyer, of Cattiwlssa, the
oldest minister pt Columbia county, ft II
under his horse one dsy last wet It,
and was trampled upim in audi a man
nor as to cuu his death.
The tound houses of the Pennyl.
vanla liallro.-J Company lu Uarrisburg,
accommodates fifthly-tight locomotives,
independent of the room cm the main
tracks h a Hug into them.
Other things being equal, Gin.
Butler, thinks that disabled soldiers, or
their wives or widows, out lit to have the
preference for position In t ib Civil Ser
vice, moved that, uhtnsucli applicants
for orticii iiuss the required examina
tions, they shall have (he precedence
of any other cbmi etilors. The house
passed the resolution.
"Came to Ids death while being
hit on the head with a loug-liandled
ttwpan in thu hand, or his wire," was
Uw.vtr.ilct lu f rtoout cx la Illinois.
Save 20 Per Cent-
By getting jour
JOB PRINTING
Pon.o at the 011 ce of tho
Carbon Advocate;
IN IlEINTZELMAN'S BUILDING.
Bet. the r. 0. and L. R. ft. R. Depot,
cil(jlifoi, Carbon Co., Pri
Wo have Just received a large and ele-
-'gaht assortment of
raw TFE
Of the latest styles ; together with a
supeilor stock of
CARDS, BILLHEADS,
ENVELOPES, NOTE PAFEB,
And a variety of other
PRINTING MATERIAL,
And can not? give, our patrons first
class work at pi Ices at least
20 Per Cent Jiower
Than any other Office In this section.
Oive U a Trial, and be Convinced,
3F"The. patronage of the public Is
respectfujly solicited.
TUt CARBON ADVOCATE
A 21-column Local Paper, arid, thocnly
puwspper
Entirely Printed in the County,
Is published every Saturday mornln r a
$1 a Year in Advance,
Or 11.50 if not paid in advance. The
Advocate, with its large and la
crcaslpz circulation, U one
of tho very
Dpt Mediums for A'lY'rtl'Ins
In this Section,
application.
Rates furriisheJ on
n. V. MOKTOIMEIt,
Lohlghtoo, Carbon County, P.
Orposlte h. & S. Depot,
On the East Weissrjort Canal Bank.
llospcctfully Informs the citizen of this
vicinity that ho keeps con-tantly on
hand, n ml Is selling at tho very lowest
Market I'rlces, the very best brands of
Xiour&S'eea,
ALJO, PKAI.tilt IN
For J7udlng and other purposes, which
hu gunrutitees to be
Thoroughly 'Seasoned
And to Sell at the
VEBY LOWEST RATES.
Coal! Coal!!
Wholesalp and l!etal nl the very Low
est ua.-u nices.
He has also a number of vervcllciblv
located
3
niCKEBTSTOWN, Franklin Two.,
hlch he will sell on very Easy Terms.
aug. I), -Ta-yl J. K. BICKEUT.
WILLIAM KEMERGR,
ww Corner of
Bank & South Sts., Lehighton, Pa.,
Keeps a full line of
7
Comprising Ladles' Dress Goods, Black
and Colored yllnncns, ulnnhnms.
Prints, Shirtings Sheetings, 40,
of every grade and price.
CARPETS A I
CLOTHS,
In gre.
fly.
Teas, Coffees, Sugars, Spices, Ft tilts,
Hams, Shoulders, Sldo-Mcat, Ac.
Country
Bought, Sold or Exchanged.
HARDWAE E
For Building and other purposes In
great variety uf thu best qualit).
All .coods warranted as represented
and prices fully as low as elsewhere.
April a, lH7-yI
v. KL.i:iii.iat
WOuhl respectful
ly announce to
his friends and
tho public in general, that lu has open
a iv urst-ciass
Livery & Sale Stable,
and that he can furnish Ileuses, Buggies
ami carriages ot tne nest description,
lor 1'ieasurc, uustness or Funeral pui
poses, at very Jtcasonaoie. uiiarije.
and on short notice. 11AULINC dona
at short notice and on short notice. In
connection he will alto continue Ids
Carriage Manufactory
whero tho people can get their Carriages
Juggles, Wagons, etc., mane lo older,
or KEl AIltED on short notice and nt
reasonable prices.
The undersigned respectfully an
nounces that he has been appomtot
Agent for the
Universal Wringer
AND
Doty'sOlothesWasher
These are undoubtedly the best Wash
ers and Wringers In the market, and
our mutes are invitea to call at.d set
them.
L. F. Kleppinger,
Cor. BASK and IUO.V Streets
Fee-. 22, lo73. Lehighton, Pa
AT CO ID!
In order to Close Out my present 1m
mense stock of
Amcng which will be foupd a largo and
choice variety of
nmuiiiii-
SILKS, ALPACAS, OINallAMa DELAINES,
Satlnes, Poplins, Prints, &c.
Shirtings, Sheetings,
Ac.; nlso, a line assortment of
PASS1M.EUES AND COTTON A DES,
Suitable fur Men's apd Boy's V ear, to
gether with
CARJETS & OIL CLOTHS
- QUKKNSW.UtK AND QLAS3VARK
and a variety of other Goods, all ot
which 1 will bell at
Cost for Cash!
Now your time If you want to se
cure REAL IS. 1 1 ill A l.NS. The Stock
must ALL 1IUSOLP in order to make
room for New Uoodi, Remember the
place, for Punic I'rlces 1
Nov,. 23. liaak HU, Lehlghtou.
Iron in the Blood
MAKES THE WEAK STRONG,
Tho Peruvian Sur.un. a Protect
ed Solution of the ProtoxMo of
sron, is so combined an to havo
the character of an aliment, aa
easily digested and assimilated
with the blood as the slmnlcnt
food. It increases the quantity
01 jtature'B vwn vitalising
Agent, Iron in the blood, and
cure.-: "athousand ills," slmnlti
by Toning up,Invlgoratlng and
Vitalising the Snstcm. The en
riched and vitalised blood per
meates every part of the body,
repairing damages and waste,
searching out morbid secre
tions, and leaving nothing for
disease to feed upon.
This is me secret of the won
derful success of this rented! in
curing pjspepsia, Liver Com
plaint, Dropsy, Chronic Dlar-
rhcaa, Boils, Nervous AlTcctlona,
Chills iinrt Fevers, Humors,
Loss of Constitutional Vigor,
Diseases of tho Kidneys and
Bladder, Female Complaints,
ana all diseases originating in
a bad state of the blood, or ac
companied bit dcbllltu or a low
state of the system. Being frco
from Alcohol, in any form, its
energising effects are not fol
lowed by corresponding reac
tion, but are permanent, infn
clng strength, vigor, and new
life into all parts of the system,
and building up an Iron Con-
Thousands have been ehanaml
by the use of this remedy, from
weak, sickly, suffering crea
tures, 10 strong, ncaiuiy, and
happy men and women; and
invalids cannot reasnnablu Im
itate to give it a trial.
See that each bottlo has PERU
VIAN SYRUP blown in tho glass.
I?amiililota ITvco.
SETH W. FOVLE It SONS, Proprietors,
'Vo. 1 Milton Place, Iloiton.
Gold by Pjiucqibts geheiiallt.
Hansman &. 'Knhns'"
Have on Exhibition the
la tho World
JUST EIGHT FEET,. In his HOOTS !
frea Exhibition. Day and Evening
This Giant has lieen liulurnil to remain
.t till lliinsinnn & Kulius (at 1111 emu io
ns expeiiie) ilurii'2 the llollilays, ami
our citizens Miould Him' no lime In vi-li-
I11K 1I1U wonderful piece of humanity
I'ho Giant has with him nil kinds of
aitlcli-s iiiiiimfnctiired In his native
country, which he will elndly exlilhll
nnil Kelt to the people nf thinele.hboi-
hood. Vt A special luvltatton Is ehen
to all children to ntlend.
lleshtes luivint; mis wonderful prodi
gy, wlio u wiirranteil to u fully
EIGHT FEET HIGH, In his BOOTS I
We have a large and splendid assort
ment of
For llolhlay Present for Young and
Old, ltlch ami Poor, all of which we
areoffeilngattho Lowest Cash Prices.
MAXUFACItmrJIta AND E1II1'1;KK3 qv
STCXH
See CreaM ! !
Pie Nlcs, Festivals and other Parties
supplied 011 blunt notice and nt reason
able rates; aUo, in connection there
with, tuey nave a
Bread and Fancy Cake
BAKERY
and can always supply any of the above
articles, In large or email quantities, at
Miort nonce.
Wedding Cakes n Spcclnlty !
UMisimiu&fiukiis,
Bank St., Lehighton.
December 20. 1873, r
W. EACHES,
Contractor &i Builder,
I.DIIiailTON, I'ENN'A.
l'lnnsi ami .Specifications
For all kinds of Buildings made at the
shortest notice.
NO CIIARQE.S
Mado for Plans and Specifications when
the contract is awarded to the under
signed, A. V. EACHES.
Juuel4,-19T3-yl
A Hew Idea.!
.a.
WILSON
SHUTTLE
I Macline
50. Dollars ! !
FARMERS,
MERCHANTS,
MECHANICS,
AND
EVERYBODY
Buy the World-Renowned
1
THE
BEST IN THE WORLD!
1
C3FTIio Highest rremium was
awarded to it at
Ohio Stato Fair;
Northern Ohio Fair;
Amcr. Institute) N. Y.J
Cincinnati Exposition;,
' Indianapolis Exposition J
St. Louis Fair; .
Louisiana State Fair;
Jlissijsippl Stato Fair ;
and Georgia Stato Fair;
FOR BEING THE
BEST SEWING MACHINES,
and dolus; "the largest and best
rango of work. All other
Machines In tho Market
wcro in direct
COMPETITION ! !
Hemming, Fell
ing, Stitching, Cording,
Binding,, Braiding,
Embroidering, Quilt
ing and Stitching fine
or heavy goods it is
unsurpassed.
Whoro wo havo no Agents
wo will deliver a Machine
for tho price named above,
at the nearest Rail Road
Station of Purchasers.
Needles for all Sewing Ma
chines for Sale.
Old Machines taken In Exchange.
Send for Circulars, Price
List, &c, and Copy of the
Wilson Refloctor, one of the
best Periodicals of tho day,
demoted to Sewing Ma
chines, Fashions, General
News and Miscellany.
Agents "Wanted
ADnncee,
Wilson Sewing Machine Co.
OfrKVKUND, OHIO..
guiispiuur. iron
The Cnrbqu Advocate,
Tba Cbwpeit Ftptr In tba Lbl(h YalltJ
OhIj- One Dollar a Yer.
II. T, UQBTUIMEB, rublliW,
Uhifttoo, ft.
Sewn
Dr. J. Wnllcor's California
Yi1Ui5.tr I!Uter3 nt o a purely Vog
ctnlilo iifcpnt-ation, mado ch'loily from
tho tiittlvo herbs found nn tho lovror
ranpjes ol'tho Sierra N'uvnda nioitn
taliii of Oaliftnnln, tho medicinal
ivojiei'tic3 of which nto extracted
I hurclVom wltliolit t ho tiSo (if Alcohol.
Tho question is almost dally naked,
" What .is tho c'atiso of tho unpar
alleled success nf Vjxi:ai 1Ht
TEiisf Our answer is, that they
rciuoro tho causa of disease, mid
tho patient recovers his lu-alth. They
nro the great hlnoJ purifier and a
life-giviiis principle, a perfect Kcno
vatur mid Jnviguratiir of the nyateiti.
Never bcl'mo in tho hlttury of tho world
has a incdiciuo been compounded pos
sessing tho reinnrlcalilu rpialitios of Vl.v
eoar JlirrKiis in healing, tho sick uf
every dUeaso, ipau U, heir, to. They aro
a ircntlu l'utgatlvo ns v'cll at a Tonic,
relieving Congestion or Inllainmation of
thojjirer'nud VUccral Orgitu, in JSilioua
Uiscascs, ,
Tho prdpertioH of'rin. Walk
er's Vixai.vR lltrj'Ktisaio Api'riont, Dia
phbretie, CVriiilriatlvd, Xdl'rithms, Laia
tivo, Diuietic.Sqdntive.Countur.lrritant,
Suilorifl". Al'rriiivf, nnd Autl-Uiliout.
Gratefitl Thousantls proclaim
Vinegar IliTicns tho most wonder
ful Invijjonmt that ev'or sustained
tho sinking'systcm.
No I'erson can talio tlicso Bit
ters according to directions, aud ro
main long unwell, provided their
bones aro not, destroyed by mineral
poison oi-oth,or means, nnd vital or
gans wasted hovond repair.
Bilious, ltcniittont, nnd In
torniittent Fevers, which aro so
provnlcnt in tho valleys pf our groat
livers throughout the Unltod-States,
especially thoso of tlio. Mississippi,
Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, Tuuneaseo,
Cumberland, Arl;ansas, lied, Colo
rado, Urazos, Kit! Grando, Pearl, .'
Alabama, Mobllo, Savannah, Ko
anoko, James, and many others,
with their vast tributaries, through
out our cntiro country during, tha
Summer and Autumn, and remarka
bly eo during seasons of tonusual
cat and drynoss, uro invariably ao
.companiCd by cstensivo dcrango
mcnts of tho 'Stomach and liver, 'aud
other abdominal viscera. In thoir
treatment, n purga'tivo, exerting a
liowcrfnl inUuc.nco- upon theso yari'-
0113 organs, lsxissoutiaiiy nocossary.
Thero i3 no cathartics for tho purposa
equal to IU;. .TrwALKun'a Vinegar
UrrTEiis, as thoy will spoudily reuioro
tho dark-colored viscid ,inatte,f.u ith.whicl
tho bowels nru loaded, at the banio tiAio.
stimulating tho secretions of tho- .liver,
and generally restoring the healthy Amo
tions of tho digestivo organs,
Fortii'y tho body against dls-.
caso by purifying all its tluhls vf itu,
Vi.vra.VR lltTTuns. No cnideiiiie can
1.-1.1 .... . .- .1 ,
i.iKu uuiu vi ik bjbieui Lima luiu-armcuv
Kructations of tho Stbmach, Dad Tasto
in iho Mouth, Dilious attacks, Palpita
tion of tho Heart, Ii)Oanituation ifth9
Lungs, Pain In tho region of tho Kidney,
and n hundred other painful symptoms,
nro tho olTspriugs of Pyspepsia. Qna bot
tle will prove a better guuranloo of iU
merits than a lengthy advcrtl&emeut.
Scrof'nln. or King's Evil, Whlto
Swollings. UltorS, Krysioolas',- 8wcllo4
Xcck, Goitre, ScroAilous lnllumniutions,
Indolent lutlauunatious, Mercurial affco
tions, Old Sores, Kiuptions of tho Skin,
Soro Ilycs, etc. In these, as in all'othar
constitutional Diseases, VAlKKa'a Vis
1:0 a itBlTTCRseavo the wn thoir great enr
ativo powers iu tho most obstinate and
intractable cases.
For Itiilanimatory nnd Chronic
Rheumatism, Gout, Uilious, Remit
tent and Intermittent Fevers. Diseased
of tho Hlood, liivpr. Kidneys aud Bladder,
theso Bitters' havo no equal. Such Dis
eases aro caused by itiatod Wood.
Jloeliunical Diseases. Persona
enpnroil in I'nintft fliul Aimfirnls. txwh u
I'tuuiocrs, iype-seticr8, uoiu-ucaicraana
Miners, as tncrauvanco in me, are bud
Ject to paralysis of the Dowels. To guard
against this, tako a doa of Walksb's
Vinegar Dittkrs occn,-'ionally.
For Skiu DisusesEruptions,
Totter, Salt-Uheuui.Dlotehes.'Spbts, Pi ni
ples, Pustules, Doils, Carbuucfos; King
worui, Scald-head, Sore Uyos, Krysipo
Jas. Itch, Scurfs, Discoloration of tha
Skfu, Humors aud Diseases of tho Skin of
whatever name' or nature, ore literally
dug up and carried out of tho system ia a
ehort timo by (house, of thoso.il it tors.
Pin, Tape, and other Worms,
urking in tho system of so many thou
sands, are clibctttally destroyed and ro
raoved. No nyitem of modictuo; no ver
inifugcs, no auUiclminitics will free tba
system from worms like theso Dittcrs.
ForFcmalo Complaints, in yonng
or old, married or single, at the dawn of
womanhood, or tho turn of life, these Ton
ic Bitters display su decided an iuflueuoa
that improvement is soon jcrceptihle.
Cleanse tho Vitiated Blood
whenever you rind It impurities bursting
through 'toe skin in Pimples, Eruptions,
.or Sores ; cloansq it when you Una it ob
structed and sluggish Iu tho veins; cleanse,
it when it is foul j your fuolings will tetl
you when, Keep toe Wood pure, aud tb
health nf.tho yystrni will foflpwt
It. II. JIcDO.VM.I) .V CQ.,
Drsfeiits & fin. Aets , Bn rnnolwo. CulMs
Bio, it car. of Wuklactun aud Chultoa SL,N.X
Sold hr "II Ui uks'"' PT-
jjnrNrwriiEuisu," 11 '
l'BACTIONO ,P1ITHCU Np WWiEOij..
Omr, lliait DttKt.'MZt dewr'abmt th VntUOt
Mblfhlop. t. Offlw UMm-PwrrrUU (bi