The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-03-01
Letter from Washington.


Investigation comm ittees, Indignation meet |
lngs, balloon ascensions, walking matches,
velocipede races, coaching clubs, and SWIM
ming trials have held the attention of the pub
lie long enough, and now there appears new
aspirant for public notice in the person of
young Engllsbman, who reioices in the eupho-
nous and aristocratic name of Henry St. p.
Tudor. He is ambitious and the fortunate
possessor of means to carry out the scheme he
has for some time devised, to make name and
fame and to kill time. He knew that Stanley
had travelled under difficulties in the interior
Of Africa that Capt. Hall had almost over
como tho frozen obstacles which intervene to
prevent navigation to an open Polar sea
therefore he thought that he could traverse
on horseback, and comparatively unattended,
the entire continent of Misunderstanding from
New York and winding up at Patagonia
Henry, who is well known in the city, for he
has spent several months among us, is about
thirty-three years of age, of average build,
dark complexion, and drops and picks up chs"
with the same regularity that Government
clerk approaches the paymaster at the end of
thelmonth and calls for his stipend. Having
decided to make the tour, Henry loafcd about
! Washington long enough 10 arrange his plans
for the start, and then he went to the next
best clty-Ncw York-and from there he start
cd on his journey February IL, at midnight,
accompanied by young attache named Jas.
q. Dutiey. Each of the travellers were we'll
mounted, and they took with them an extra
pack horse, laden with tents, blankets, &c,
but determined to 60 to the end of their route.
After varying fortunes they reached this city
last night, and took quarters at the Imperial
Hotel, where quite large crowd had Assem-.
bled to meet tho advt ntu rers, who arrived at
about ten o'clock, having ridden in easy stages
from Baltimore. He says there is no bet about
tho trip, and that although he wrote James
J Gordon Bennett announcing his journey, ht
started before a response could reach him
MIR, Tudor will remain in this city until Mon
day, and will then start in good earnest on hi
journey, which he expects will occupy between
one year and eighteen months.
A concerted attack from all sides is mad,
upon Mr.. Bentley, the Commissioner of Pen
. sions, by the army Of claim agents that infes
Washington, with a view to securing his re
moval. A very serious 5harge has been mad
) sgainst him, and his Official conduct is con
o demned by every claim agent in the country
d Heretofore the Pension office has sometime
y been suspected of being run to suit the view
J. of the claim agents, and Commissioner Bent
a ley is charged with running 1t In the interes
= OF the pensioners and the government. In tn
d first place he had cut down the fees Of attol
:, neys proseeu ing claims for pensioners froI
d $25 to 80, and us the money comes out Of tn
n pensioners, and nof out Of the government
Is the agents argue that Bentley has been meC
D ding with what is none Of his business. 1t
'. also charged that he always gives preferene
" In consideration to applications that are sen
l. directly to him from the pensioners, to tn
IS neglect and delay of those which are prseen
a. ed to him by claim agents. But the last an
= most serious charge is that he has notified a
v the pensioners in the United States that it
S. net necessary for them to employ the servic
10 OF a. attorney OF agent to collect what will |
1. due the IN under the Arrears Of Pensions &C
ss that he will not recognize any attorney In sue
cases that the pensioner must make his a
plleation direct to the Pension Once, and wi
sr have a check sent to him when the applicatiC
N is granted. As thr claim agents were expeC
IN ing, to get about two millions ofthe forty thi
is will be required to pay these arrearages;
" they have been lobbying Fight and day ever
DO session Of Congress for the last fen years
70 get this bill passed, and as trey insist that
d. would not have become a Law but for the
o. we'll directed efforts, they regard the acti'
in Of Commissioner Bentley as grossley repr
n henslbie and demand his removal on Il
* ground that he Is interfering with the lcgi
o. mate business and the constitutional rights
lie citizens Of this Republic. But II is safe TO 81
k that the President and Secretary Schurz {
es not regard the conduct Of the Commissioner
lie the same light that the claim agents regal
sy II, and if they decline 10 remove him that tn,
will be sustained by the pensioners and Il
ts public generally.
or Now that 'shin-plasters," as they were ca
er ed, have been pretty much thrown out Of q
10 eulation, It is interesting to know what pro
et the Government realized fromthe desiructi'
he Of this currency while In the hands Of the pc
80 Pile, It's now just three years sincethe Tres
ID, ury called in these fraetlonals and the sllv
to change came upon us. OeoasionRlly We me
Ig, with a twsnty Ave or dhy-esnt bill bu, mol