The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-09-15
Washington Letter.

WASHINGTON. d. C., Sept 8, 1871
The most attractive places in the city
Just now are the markets. Fruits,
flowers and vegetables are in their prime,
and they have not been so plenty, lus.
cious aDd inexpensive for many years.
one can live in Washington this season
for the merest tritle, as far as eating
goes, and set table fit for king not
withstanding. Potatoes sell for just
half last years prices, tomatoes are Csc.
busheI, peaches, so to 75c., grapes,
DC. pound, pears, apples, plums, ETC.,
cprrespundingly cheap. Housewives
are taking advantage Of it. as the ap-
petizlng odor that greets one from open
basement and kitchen windows gives
evidence, and are laying in stores Of
goodies, in the line of preserves and
pickles for writer use.
We hear from various quarters that
Congressman are getting ready to seri-
ously consider the labor question this
fall and winter. 1t is high time. Some
thing must be done for the thousands
of unemployed families in our land be-
fole the cold weather comes upon them
or the suffering and death will be inest
Unable. There are over four million of
men in the United States for whom there
is no employment. If half of them
would go to farming, their productions
would furnish work for the other half
and there is plenty of good land for this.
1t is difficult to see why poor people
who have neither work nor money flock
into cities, but such is the fact. Surely
poor people are poorer there than they
are in the country. A man may always
get living. If 10 more, of tarni but
in city he can, In these days. find alb.
solutely nothing to do, and he must
necessarily grow poorer and poorer till
public charity provides for him. Hap
PLY. laboring men in several places are
beginning to take conmOnsense view
of these matters. In our 1eighboring
city of Baltiu ore some of the working.
men are making NOV Vement to obtain
bread that will be sure to bring it.
They have formed an association to
emigrate to Kansas with their families
ana settle on the public lands in that
State. The association is wholly CON-
| posed of laboTeTS farmers and mechan.
les skilled In trades useful In the West.
| The movement is a most commendabie
one, and other cities would do we'll to
| initiate 1t.
Senator Morton, who was recently
prOstra.ed by stroke of partial paraly.
sis, in California, is reported as slowly
but surely recovering in Richmond,
Ind. His son, however, lies at last &C.
counts at the point OF death, with no
hope uf recovery. The last steamer
from Sitka, Alaska, where he is, delay
ed its starting two days in the hope of
bringing Sum edefnite news concerning
him, but lett at last before his death,
aud no further word can be had con-
cerning him till the last of this month.
His frienus still hope he lives, but their
hopes are without foundation according
to his physicians verdict His probable
death is kept carefully from his fathers
knowledge.
There is more or less talk OF IevOk.
ing, by the PRESIDENT, OF his pfoclama-
tiOn calling an extra session of Con-
gress IN October, but Cabinet members
profess to have heard nothing Of the
matter officially Sec. McCrary says
the Army appropriation must We avail
able by Nov. ! at all events.
People here are getting ready for the
unusually brilliant season that is com.
ing, Merchants are embellishing their
warerOoms, landlords are fitting up
their rooms, society people are prepar-
ing richest toilets, livery men are filling
their stables with fine tTappings, and all
things hespeak right lively and eXcit-
ing winter. Without doubt society will
be adorned by the presence among US
of the most talented, educated and in
lellectual people in the country. Many
accomplished literary men aud artists
are already here, and the National CAP.
ital will present uurivalled attractions
the coming winter. 1t is fast becoming
a desirable place of residence, and men
of culture are finding out its advantages
and taking up their abode here