The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-04-28

A Frspchmdn's Opinion of Our Magistrate - Three
Hundred More OIL Of IRor5- Presidents Pyiicy
Mustrated-- Grand Dukes in Hdshington- -Thun-
der Sorm- Wsoiher, etc., etc,
From our special Correspondent.
washington, D. c., April rs, 1877
The Marquis de Chambrum Is voluntary
French exile whose wife Is the daughter or La
fayette He is the autnor of book called BE
POuntq Erecutf aux EtatS UniS which was pub
lished in New York ami he was intimate with
sumner anu Schurz-wn for whilo the attor-
ney OF the French Location, and may be now
for aught know to the contrary Atall events,
this is what the Marquis De Chamlrum SAYS of
the present master and mist ass of the EXecu.
tive Mansion Z" The President-he is great
Improvement over eve ything 7 have seen IN
his position and his lady-sne would pnss for
her rang IN our country" Could they have
hi her compliment
cause of the whOl sale discharge OF EN- ployes III
tue Treasury, which tOOS place on the 18Th.
over three hundred were dismis- Ell a; there
are further removals yet to Oe made. This pro-
cess of wedding out the unnecessary employees
of an overcroWued department is a ways pain
ful, and IN washington it IL unusually so be-
cause il throws so m1ny out Of employment
who are Noor and needy, have no other means
OF support, and find them Gives in n city wMcn
has really none hut government business to
| speak OF, and nothing TO take the place of the
ernment These political situations are really
| undesirable If one can onl look at them In a
| trLe light TO begin witn, there is never
| surety O1 retaining them. one is liable Mt anv
| time to be removed. Then the pay Is small for
| the LABOR is light here is absO utaly no chance
| for pl lomOtlon advancement or Improvement
| and the longer one serves in subordinate gov
| eminent Office the less he l. fitted for more en-.
ergetc business for. after drifting on The cur.
| rent TO- years. 1T Is hard enO dlsCOuragng to
| tu,n ana row against the stream ani tide. 1t is
| celtany true that there is nothing that paws
and and the most impoitic thug hug ma man or woman
/ who can earn an honest living bv other means
can do is TO accept a Government office 1t Is a
! well known TACT that Dart OF The Presidents
policy IS to "nseat no ntficp-hoder VIII Is thor.
! ouEh competent and trustworthy ana yet he
Is quite frequently asked for positions already
| well filled a case of this kind orcnlrpI Iast
week, when a company OF scientific gentlemen
ca led on The President, and after much Drellm'
mary conversation on gen ral aud scientific
topics, they preached the subject of appointments
ami urged tne merits en- arglng upon the qual:
lhcatiOnS Of their CtndldaUe for the OlftCe OF
Commissioner of Agriculture. The President
| heard them through and then mildly inquired
Il they c0uld inform him when COmmissiOner
Watts tthe present Commissioner of AgriCul.
ture) Intended to resign. No, they could not
They had no information on that subject
"Nhen you hear OF his resignation" said the
PresidenC come over and see me again" Exit
savants. bOwlng sOlemnlr, with mysterious
looks OF enligni ment among themselves.
he grand state and Dtplomauc dinner, given
last week by tue President and Mrs. Hayes III
honor OF the Russian Dukes, was the first they
thirty five guests were present; the whole
RrOunO floor of the mansion was Illuminated
and decorated with flowers the full Marine
Bond discOursed sweet music thunder rolled
and lightning 1lshed as if the very e!ements
would 20 honor to the royal guests. SOma olt
suggested The stolm, sharp and violent as II
was, to be Omlnous OF the conflict in which tn
Grand Duke's country is engaged. The lOudes
crash OF thunder for the whole evening pealeC
out rs Alexis stepped from the door in taking
his depa ture, ana never ceased its rumble til
the wheels OF mS coach rolled from the grounds
Mrs. Hayes wore q cream cOlored silk trimmed
with white lace. buG with no other ornaments
than natura flowers.
The weather Is warm and del!ghtful-wou,t
be thoroughly enjoyable but for our nutura
tenGencY Tor borrowing trouble, which mal @
US dislike this charming season because it II
the sure harolnger CT the eXhau Stlngiy Oppres
ave one coming. Why can't we remember ant
act according to this
Time was Is past, thou caust not 1t recall;
Time is thou hast enjoy the portion small.
Time future is not and may never be,
Time present Is the only time for thee"
NJ, M w,