The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-11-03
Our New York Letter.

NEW YORK, Oct. 2s 1877.
Political considerations have eclpsed all
others in the city Of New York. Saturday was
the last day for the registration of voters, aud
from this time until November we will do moth
ing but canvass, and gossp,and make speeches,
and indulge in tha,Iterrible buzz which always
lasts until the morning after the votes are
counted, and then melts into thin air. have
been wondering lately. while patrollng the lon.
bies OF hotels, and dropping into some OF the
swell saloons that are impromptu clubs IN them.
selves, what has become of the man and the
drinker who does not talk politics 1 can hardly
believe that those hear and see are the same
citizens that used to meet, because am night.
ly and daily confronted by an entire panorama
of new faces. These faces belong to people who
have any quantity OF money and the baIkeepers
OF this vast metropolis are kept busy working
more hours than the Third Avenue RAILROAD ex
acts from It's slaves. II you listen to them TWEEN.
~ mlnules, OF II YOU listen TO them for a night
you VIII hear nothing but the ringing OF the
chances on Kelley, SlOTrssey, Tammany, Anti.
lammany, Schell, etc, etc, etc, until the uu.
political braln-and am free to admit that
do not enthuse much-grOws weary. sui as
matter Of news for your readers. you may per.
haps be Interested in knowing Just what toe is.
sues in New York are this fail | have taken
some pains to ascertain. a personal acquain.
| lance with some Of the headl gh6s has given me
| such an easy advantage that have not the au.
II,
| or extraordinary wOrk.
In he nrst pace this is an off.year. and is sig.
| named cheny DY the almost death struggle be
| tween Tammanv ana Anti-Iammany Tie prin.
clpal taDieau in tins dramatic fight is tae run
| nlng OF Juhn MOlrlssey for the state ScnaI e
! in the seventh District. Up to Spturday there
was no TammanY opponent n the field against
| him, the previous nominee Of Tammany having
| withdrawn. on Friday even ng, the Hon Au.
| Eustus Scnell was nominated by n fresh Tam
| many convention. The dist let Is that in VIII. en-
| JOhn Kelly, Chitt SacGem Of TammGny, lives,
/ and the contest will be really a tilt between
| Antl-lamlnany, Nor issey and Kelly, Angus.
| tus Schell representing tue latter pOtentate,
| BOth parties are as usual confident OF success.
| MOrrlssey Is Offering bets that he will whip
| Iammany IN It's stronghold by 1000 votes and
| II must he understood, there are gathered under
| the MOrrissey banner all the di~ affected eie
| mentr, including the regular Republicans the
| MOrkingmen's party, the COMMUNISTS, Bread
| winners, ana all the rest of the hybrid lotteries
| that spring into existence ON the eve OF a great
battle. 1t ls a sad commentary on ReDub1CDn,
| ism III the city Of New Ork, mat the leaders OI
that pulssant power should have been iOrced Il
| endorse Democratic candidate as Mr. Nor
| ressy rs. simply because they dld not have tbt
ghost of "a snow themselves The crv Of the Re
| puDhcuns Is, Anything to beat TammaDyn-
though lOw that parlicu ally helps Republican
| Ism Is more than can see. 1t would apDear h
ne that maintaining the banner of priuciple
! even II there were no chance for Oiy wUult
be better than siding with the enemy on th,
question Ot an interior schlsm IN the enemy,
camp, But don't eXpeCt pny political fayOrs
aud that may account for the independence o.
my views.
| Next 10 thls MOrTlsSeY and Sci ell contest IN,
OnlN other Important feature of the present
campaign Is the struggle over the pOstion n
ltcglstor he One now held by General Pat
Jones, and OF Whicl have written Won MN
cOnulna natluh-repr"se sentng the same lnTerestl
as those supported by Mr. MOITissey-is Jncnl
LESS. The regular rummanY cdndIdatr n
treOe lex W. LOeW, a representative of one o
our Ola lam iles. Ile remainder OF the an
preaching battle is Of the most ordinary Kind
ana VIII certainly inere,t no one out OF New
| YORK. ''
As a contrast, let Us turn from the rude snocl
| OF pom cal sulte TO the sUfC consideration 1,
! lusnunaUle matters. EYrp body being In tow
now We are Ht ieast enabled TO ascertain Wha
| Nlli ana what VIII not be W IN, by our fnu
I ladies' Of GuthAm-wEO are the first I'M M
c untly AZ least, 10 bow TO the Bhnne Of Tim
goddess Fashion, mYstically erected in IaIi
ana vienna. As 10 bOnneis there is very itt
/ cLunEe' save as TO shape, although some dariul
! hdNtutuIels have put new Cesign here AM
| there, Co OIs VIII be gray, auu not neural N
at hrst anticipated The most startling depaTt
ufe VIII he IA the department of skirts N hgy
lng already Deen whispered from Paris tina
Ihefe Is 10 be bul0Ous arrangement OF m
iOlQs OF the dress, which means tnut ne bustl
I certainly. ana perhaps the sgmIhOOpskIrt Wll
| be revived. lt Is no secret OF the boudoIr uni
! more and presume some lady's.mald ba bp Ia
lt-thnt the tnim shi pc OF our sOCle y leader m
| out pet at,reeaes ON the stage, uas oepu prC
uuced UN the { WrariuE & skin tlgnt SUITS ol bnck
sam under clothing. Whn fully ores ed !
naturally gave thCm the appearance Of haVinl
peeh melltd a3d tnen poured mo their co,