The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-05-24

tee on tho Freedmen's Bank, Of which Sena-
tor Bruce is the chairman, many letters have
been received by him from depositors in vari-
Gus Southern cities, unXiously inquiring as to
tho prospect Of receiving any further div-
dends It has already been announced that
the committee proposes to hold its first meet
ing on ono day Of next week, and 1t can he .
stated for the qualification Of the numerous .
creditors Of the concern that 1t is the earnest .
purpose Of all the members to adopt some plan
whereby the remaining assets Of the concern
can be proatably realized upon, and the ex-
penscs attending the winding up Of its affairs
he very considerably reduced. 1t is claimed
by experts who have looked closely into the
matter that the management Of the affairs of
the institution can be as we'll conducted at an
expense not exceeding one-third Of the pres
ent annual outlay. proposition has been
broached to place the institution under the
management Of the Treasury Department,
but the Treasury officials intimate that they
do not take kindly to tho idea, and 1t is not
impossible that some better plan may be
suggested.
Pennsylvania avenue is n never failing pic-
turo Of interest, It is always full Of people
coming from unknown regions and going o
unknown regions In the evening there is a
crowd around n carriage and span OF horses, a
| man is auctloneerng his goods, his wife Is the
{ silent partner handing up the articles which
D he praises TO their full value. lie has the at
/ tention Of the crowd, wants their money, and
therefore sets himself to persuade them to
want his goods BY day the same proml.
nent locality has the telescopist with his in
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great crowd around him, there are too many
people out Of work, hungry and suffering.
They have no money to pay for star. gazing.
The tel,scopst Is a pcrlIatetic shown IN,
somewhat OF philanthropist, for his pro-
grammes mix up astronomical information
and the wisdom ofSolomon. "Ncver be idle, ="
MAKE few promises" speak the truth" Z"
SC, sc. He finds more patronage in Maine
and Massachusetts than anywhere and Balti.
more docs more ar.gazing than Washington
The next group stops for the Hon. Alexander
stephens In his carriage, at his hotel, the Ma.
tional. They liit him out like n child he
stands up, emaciatcd to a skeleton; n man
on each side walks him along rs you teach a
baby to walk. His face is wlzcncd pale: the
stranger would think him u consumptiye TAX.
ing his last ride.
a residence in Washington is as trying O
test to church people as removal to the Far
West, where n mans religious profession
1 often becomes ms broad rs the prairie and
about as intangible. There is plenty oi church
, going, but the spiritual atmosphere Is rather
/ toggy, or sometimes too aristocratlc MIR
Moody did not come any nearer than Baltl
more; he may have been afraid he shoult
have to shake of the dust from his feet, ant
B.. therefore turned his face another way.
= Washington is full Of colored people, this L
@ their Mecca. Marshal Douglass is their grea
man, n very Samson Of strength. He has
g fine residence on the elevated land beyond tn,
q Anncostic river. The house is painted lead
=. color, with white trimmings and stands in
- grove Of cypress trees. They tell US Mr.
Douglass owns houses in the city, and a fin
- place on Capitol Hill His own people Ioul
4, upon him MS a man with Alladln's Lamp, n
-, ifthcy forgot that with every inch one mus
-, work no man slides down hill to success h
\ grows to the full stature of greatness throug
tension Of moral and spiritual ncryo an
muscle tnat makes him pay value in aIvauc
for every success.
-, In reference 90 the length of the session tn
,e drirt ofoplnon among tho managers appear
- to be that 1t will last at least until the lst
. July. The friends of the President beliey
that If an adj jOurnment should take pac
without providing for the army, that he woul
IL not wait until late in the season. as upon III
z first failure OF the Army bill in the first yea
y OF his administration, but that he wuulI i'm
- medi 'tely renssemblu Congress and continu
III to hold it here until the necessities Of the arm
" were TrOyiupl fDr.