The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-07-19
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Our Letter from Washington.

OIlF belicE AEOEl W aSDtntStOus
Nc,o York and Philadelphia girls on the Catch.
-Washingtlnians Entertained By Female
Base ball Playcrs-No Extra Session.
Examine .your GreenJacks - The FcliOlo
FGrer Scare.-Sen. Lamar on the Erodus.
WASHINGTON, d. O., July 12, 1879.
Fearful and wonderful are the works of ma
ture, female mines at Eagle park couple of
days ago. For lofty independence of charac-
ter that utterly disregarded the narrow and
technical requirements of the science for in
comprehensive vagaries in pitching and bat
ting, for thorough and universal fielding and
strongly erratc, but interesting, catching, the
game deserves honorable mention in the record
of famous encounters on the diamond field.
repeat thorough and universal fielding" for
he players took turns in tumbling all over
the grounds within the diamond lines, and
were the game repeated they would probably
cover every inch Of the grounds. Probably
three thousand persons, including many ladies
were ON the grounds, amused, interested and
instructed. Veteran base ball players saw
what they had never seen before, and they
were given hints in every department of the
game, which were original and unique, If not
scientific and technical. The crowd was uu-
usually hsmonious and good-natured, acted
as impartial umplres, and oheercd the girls
with such good aud kindly words as TO put
feetuess in many fatgued feminine foot, and
force in many failing feminine fist. Their
dress was picturesque costume, consisting
Of tunlc or blouse, blue or red, according to
the nine to which the wearer belonged, with
skirts extending to the knee and belted at the
waist. a jaunty baseball hat with a rO' etc
on the side, and baseball shoes, The harl-
est thing for a woman 10 master is the art Of
throwing a ball. Not even the fe male cham.
pions are eXcep tons to The rule. Woman has
u way of doing il peculiar to her sex, which
amuses men, but gives her eminent satisia,.
tion, no matter whether the ball goes IN tie
direction she aimed It or not. 1t consists ia
| bringing the ball TO the shoulder. then max
/ ing desperate push with her hand, giving a
/ little jump at the same time, and after ox
/ pending energy enough to shoulder Sarato
/ ga trunk, propelling the ball on a curved line
about nlteen yards.
/ Reports that the President at any time serl
ousIy thought OF calling Congress back her,
the 1st Of September or any other date prcyi
Gus to December, are incorrect. II was sug
gested TO him, but he thought some way coul,
be devised to keep the Marshals Of Courts OF
duty until they were provided for by dehc
iency bill in December, which would be bette
than to afIlict the business interests Of thl
country with Congress before that time. TIT
President stated repeatedly to those iumate
ly associated with him here that while II wa
possible an emergency might arise requiring
him 10 call Congress together In extra session
he had no idea such would be the case and ha'
dismissed the natter from his mind
A specimen sheet Of the new silk fiber pape
on which our Government Issues are 10 b
printed hereafter was shown TO me to-day il
the Treasury Department The quality O
the paper is much superior to thar which IN
grecnbacks have been printed upon for year
past The hbre-rel, green, blue and othe
colors-is sparcely scattered through the pa
per. and will hardly be discernable TO the ol
diuary handler of money, after il comes to b
printed on both sides. The silk thread, IN
tended 20 be run in a straight line throug
the paper, Will give the same more distiuc
tive character, perhaps. The price 10 Je pal
to the contractor Is thirty-niue and threS