The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-02-10
Washington Letter.
From our special Correspondent.

tTOm our special correspondent
Washington, ID, c., Feb, 6, 1877.
I suppose IN ali large cities there is great
amount of suffering misery ara sin ocsasioned
by proverty, but doubt II so much squallor
and abject wretchedness can be found in any
other city ofits size of America as in Washing.
ton. and this winter 1t has been much worse
than usual 1 mighty say perhaps with equal
truth that no other American city exceeds this
in gayety and luxurious extravaganza Both
extremes are certainly here. and the presence of
the latter makes the knowledge and bitterness
OF the former the more uncomfortable. 1t is fact
that persons have frozen and starved to death
here during the past three weeks, and that two
within sight and sound Of revelry, the pRrtic.
par Is in which were aTrayed III silks and jewels
that were worth enough money to have relieved
every poverty stricken wretch in the District
and to have Kept them from a suffering till other
assistance should be given. Congress has been
wranging and lettering over an appropriation
which some humane member proposed, and at
asst the bill has become law, and the distribu-
tion OF the $4,000 will begin this week but
meanwhile the freezing and the starvation has
been going on apace-that has not lOiUered A
mother IN the Tenth ward awOKe a lew morn
ngs ago TO lind ner little baby frozen to death,
anu she went out and begged money TO buy a
| box to Dury II III. A glrl seventeen years Old
| was sick with little child, ant lay and died
unable to procure, Little children, scores OF
| them, have set ont for school TO stay all day
| without navlng tasted food since the dav be.
| fore. A young lady went out To ASK for medl.
| clne tOr sick brother and tainted away upon
| coming INTO warm room, II was Afterwards
| shown that she mad eaten nothing for two days.
| A baby 1ell SICK frOm cold and want OF nourlsh.
ment ana ITS mother started To take II to a phY-
| Sciau IOr help Upon the way the child died IN
| her arms und sne took it to station house to be
| buried. These are Dut a lew Of The numerous
| cases that might be clled but the lnOaey now
| IN ha NnN gna hon al
| weatgef are halbmgers Of rehet to them ana
| already there Is a marked change Tor the better.
! shocking affair occurred here on Saturday
afternoon. young man from Philadelphia
| Went into an auction room on Penn. Ave- whoie
the sale Of silver ware was going on, to SOS a
| iI1enu VINO was tmplOved there. ~ lille speak
| with hlmt the young man LOOK up glass Of
water, n ne supposed that was - nding by
| them aud DRAM, remarKmg aS he set the glass
| down that he wat u had strange taste HIS
! t1eud was hOrrtied Tor he knew the young man
! had swallowed uoadly pOlsOn-a solution of III.
| trate of SILVER aud hydrate of potassium mix.
| tule USED IN cleaning SILVER ware. They went
| immediately 70 druggist procured nutidotes
| ana medical alh, Out All etiOIIs for his renet
| were unavllhng and after several hours OF the
most violent suffering, the unfortunate young
| man died.
Most Of the troops that have been stationed
here since before the election left the cltv last
! night and inns morning. saturday morning
| they were reviewed bY the Secretary OF War
| and General sherman at the Arsenal Tho
! guard at the gate was pafaued IN honor Ot the
| III ,tlngulshed visitors General sherman belug
accompanied by portion OF IN. staff A salute
OF seventy i've guns were nred from a field bat
tefy IN honor OF the Secretary and tue bugle
| was sounded % the General. The party then
proc eded 20 the pa, aue grounds where the
| brigade, consisting o. thee DrttahOus per
| formed number OF dIiferrut evOluhOns much to
tle delight OF large CUnUOp Sc Ol citlzeus, who
| stayed 10 SEE the guuld mount which followed
Al other pOhtlca interest is Il, pressn, swal.
lowed up IN lne nu ubSOrDiug question Of the
! lelectoluI Count, IL began last nur day IA the
house OF Rep esentldyes Ihe senate, House.
! Electoral Commission and Counsel sitting m a
| body, and ali went me ~ Hs a marriage belle"
! unul tluTd, was reached, whrn IN uCcOIdI Inca
wiCh the popular anticipation. obi scuOns were
| made 10 tbs returns on both sides ana the Com.
| mission proceeded 10 the supreme lOurt room
10 consider ana discuss the matter ami the G
! they have been holding sessions ever since 1t
! Is expected they will hardly he euuY to report
H. n. N. ".