The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1878-01-31
Washington OOrrespOhaen
yW.AsHINaroN, Jan. 28. 1878.

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WsAsHrNaToE, Jan. 26,s 1873. 4
The Presidents first public levee
was not, in point of members, sue
cess, as compared with those given by
Grant, Johnson and Lincoln, and AS
Mrs. Hayes is o pattern of simplicity
in dress, there was a very noticeable
change in the character of the. Co.'S
tumos worn by the ladies. Every ma.
tion had it's representatives there, all
the diplomats, however, were in plain
black suits and not in the gaudy
trumpery of court dress. They wear
them now only at the State dinners.
The Russian an Turkish ministers arc
indulging in no hospitality or society
amusements this winter, owing to the
terrible war which is being waged by
their respective countries. Mrs.
Thompson, u wealthy lady of New
York has purchased F. B. Carpenters
painting of "Lincoln and the emanci~
patton proclamation" and will present
it TO Congress on Lincoln's birth day,
February 18th. Hon. Alexander IL.
Stephens will make the speech of ac-
ceptance in reply to Mr.. Garfeld's
presentation address. The proposi-
ton to reduce the tax on whiskoy and
tobacco is meeting with great opposi~
tion hore from the distillers aud to-
bacco manufacturers, as their business
is at perfect stand-still and will be
until tho matter is settled by Cons
gross. They say they cannot effect
sales now because the buyers say 1--WE
will wait till the tax is reduced, and
then purchase cheaper" Jay Gould,
the keer-eyed Wall Street broker, is
in the city, looking after the interests
of the Union Pacific Railroad. He is
good lobbyist, and has a good repu>
tation here in the line of schcmor.-
Tho value Of a penny is bong demon
strated by "Roberts'' tho gossipy
writer of the Sunday Capital. A
"pehny lunch room" has bccn opened
by her and is doing q good business.
Tickets are sold to the public at a
cent cash and these are given to the
poor instead Of money, and for one of
them will be given q plato of soup, o
piece of meat, q cup Of coffee, bread
and butter, or q boiled potato. The
same plan has been acted upon by the
"Labor Exchange" an institution pc
culiar to Washington. Hon. john
Kitz, Counsel General of tho Swiss
Government, is tho primo mover. lie
is the most active man in the city in
philanthropic movements, and gives
great share. of his time and money in
helping the poor
Nearly two hundred millions was
lost last year, by business failures, and
the future outlook should awaken the
immediate attention of Congress. The
conflicts in relation TO currency should
pc settled as soon as possible. t.
would seem that silver dollar should
be coined ofequal value with gold, and
be made receivable in payment of all
debts. Such action would stimulate
the coinage ofsilver and prevent spe>
in gold. A proposition has
boen made which is receiving consid>
Grafton: among the hard money mon.
1t is to coin dollar from both gold
and silver combined. The dollar
piece would contain 222 grains of sill
ver rs grains copper and 8 grains
gold. The representatives of the
measure claim that it is practicable
and possible to unite the two metals
and form one which would be popular,
honest and convenient. This may yet
be the compromise between the two
factions of hard money advocates;
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