The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-07-14

Our Government is feeling new dig
nifty from the courtesies and honors,
justly its due, that merrie old England
is paying it through its President,
General Grant. 1t seemed, some weeks
ago, that no higher compliment could
be paid than the gift presented by the
city of London. l refer to tie golden
casket, containing tie freedom of the
city, and ornamented with our coat. of.
arms, supported by American eagles
and resting on the flag of our Republic {;
but late dispatches contain accounts of
better still than that. A special per.
formance was given at the Royal Italian
Opera, and when General Grant and
party entered, the assembly arose with
the curtain and Mile. Albani sang "The
StarSpangled Banner" with full chorus.
The stage was decorated with the Stars
and Stripes, and General Grant appear
ed, for the first time since he has been
In Europe, in the full uniform of Ma
jor General. He was vociferously ap.
plauded and bowed a gracious response.
The party then left the Opera House to
attend the Queens ball at Buckingham
Palace.
President Hayes having appointed
Miss Ada Sweet pension agent at Chi
cago, politicians are greatly .disappoint-
ed. They have fought hard against her,
but their opposition has seemed but to
strengthen her cause in the mind of the
President. Indeed, he has openly ex-
pressed himself as being in favor of
giving women the preference in all
matters of appointment TO Office, other
things being equal.
The wife of General Sherman is, and
always has been, very devoted Catho.
lie and when she left this city few
months since, everybody thought she
had joined in the Romish pilgrimage
and was going to hold personal counsel
with the Holy Pope. She was, in fact,
only visiting in st. Louis, and was alb
sent but few weeks. Now, however,
it is currently reported that the lady is
to receive from the Pope. in testimony
of his, high appreciation of her zeal for
the Catholic faith and her friendship for
himself, the Golden Rose" which
honor is one of the greatest, only being
given to princes, POtentates, and Pow
ers" as pledge of the paternal afTec
tion of the Pope. Plus TX. has bestowed
the Golden Rose" but three times
one he gave to Maria Teresa, Queen of
Naples. to thank her for the kindness
and affection with which she and her
royal cOnsort, Ferdinand, received and
protected him when he fled from Rome
in 1S48; one to the Empress Eugene,
and one to Elizabeth, Empress of Aus
tria.
1t was said of Minnie Sherman (now
Mrs. Fitch) that she declined to dance
with Queen Victoria's son. The sub.
iect was revived recently by the an
nouncement of the coming marriage of
Miss Nellie Cox Ga great Washington
belle of a few years agO), who was, in
reality, the young lady who declined the
honor of dancing with Prince Arthur
1t was in this wise Miss COx's society
life was attended by two unreentingly
discreet maternal edicts. One was that
she should dance no round dances with
gentlemen, and the other that she
should not remain at entertainment IS
later than midnight. Accordingly,
VHSh thO 1OuHS lluCO oohVu Itl lOE u
round dance, she declined, stating her
reason. The Prince was only the more
eager for a dance with her, and asked
for the first vacant square dance on bis
card of engagements, but it was so far
down on the list that she was obliged to
decline again, as that dance would not
occur again till the "wee sma' hours"
A mad dog caused quite commotion
on Pennsylvania avenue the other day.
1t was taken suddrnt" while playing
with squad of children lowered his
head, fOamed at the mouth, and began
swapping in all directions. He scatter.
ed people in the street, ran into house, J
Jumped from it through a window into
another aud into the street again, bit !
one girl, and was killed by boy with
a hatchet.
MARTHA NJ. WHITNEY.
WASHINGTON, ID. O., July 4, 1877.
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