The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-02-08
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

WASHINGTON, D. D., Fob. 3. 1879.
CAPT. RAUL BoIToN.

WARRINGTON, d. D., Fob. 3. 1879.
CAPT. RAUL BOTTOM.
Fitting among the guests " no crowded the
lobby Of WIZARDS, on the occasion OF the recep-
ton 20 senator Carpenter, on Thursday night,
was n fine.looking young man in a naval dress,
who attracted considerable attention. 1t was
Of traditional blue, decorated with gilt braid
and buttons, and surmounted with q naval cap,
on the Il ont OF which was a neat badge repre-.
senting the ti-coOr Of France, The man was
little above the medium stature, broad shoul>
dered sQuarely built and his movements indi.
Gated Mt once strength and agility Tho hoad
well set on the massive shoulders was crowned
with q thick growth of jet.black hair, and the
fair complexion Of the broad manly face was
relieved by pair of piercing black ewes and q
well.trimmed monstiche of the same hue At
glance it was evident that he was above the
average man, for there was n look Of conscious
power in his mein. Your correspondent, who
knows everybody. immc diate. y recognized in
| the man the renowned Captain Paul BOyton,
whose feats OF are physical courage connected
with his exhibitions of tho Merrimnn Lite saw.
\ ing Dress have mnde HIM famous. Ills exldbi.
tion on the Potomac last Saturday attracted,
| besides the Administration, Senators aud men,
/ bsrs of the House, q crowd oil netting ike
/ tlree thousand people, who, though the wealth.
| er was excessively cold and the wind blew a
| small sized gale stood AMI watched bis man9u.
| vIes with intense interest. lie first swan in
/ vOliOus fashions, showing the remarkable speed
| to be secured, and then he collected lot OF
drift timber, when the spectators were to un-
derstaud represented pieces OF tho snip from
which he was wreck ed. He had attached TO
him tow.line, the tiny TIN nir.tlRht boat that
accompanied him on his English chanue vOy.
age, and IN that craft was slowed away with
surprising nicety food, tools, maps. charts and
all artic es handy to n man overheard. He built
n raft with the drift wood then he climbed up
on It and scanned the horizon to see IL ship
was in sight. There being none, he then took
Il stove from his boat, built GIe on the raft
and, after catching fish cleaned. cooked and
ate It, washing ms meal down with gnss of
bottled beer. Then he lald on his back in th-
water, raised an umb. ella, IL a cigar, took out
a newspaper, end hoated about reading and
smoking in perfect comfort. After that ship
hove in sight. and he got on his raft, blew a
trumpet, waved Hdgs and let off fireworks, and
was finally seen. Then followed the manner of
getina on board, etc. Later, with gun he shot
imaginary game in the water, and then had
cont oat with shark, and wound up after hoist.
ing sails. which were fasctneG to a mast that
was fixed IN a strip on bjs foot. Floating
around for a while re rescued boy who was
y aced in the water, after which the exhibition
ended. To the surprise Of all, Mr.. BOyton, who
had been in the water two hOnrs,w not near.
ly trcSen to DEATH" but was warm and comfort
able when he reached the shore, neither tired
or exhausted. 1he exhibition was sIccess.
FEMALE wALKIsT.
The temaIc wa kist ia now in the ascendant and
a.,
stanton, Susan b. AnJhony. Isabella Beecher
Hooker, GI.i Mary L. Walker having manifest
cd her equality with man In the dubious, is
now, in tue persons of Mistresscs Won HIllern,
Marshall, and Anderson, about to perfect a
similar demOnst alton touching the pifurcsted
extremltv. The female walSist. bithcrto--to
employ the terminolory OF the president and
secretary of the National Woman Suffrage AS
sociatiOn- sflanchised," is now redeemed,
emancipated, and-so far as that portion OF her
which 1t is not polite to indicate except by a
paraphrase is conc rned disenthralled. A long
stride thiity.siX inches by the carpenters
square and the draper's yard-sticl- has been
attained which statistic, multiplied into the
number of revolutions. say thirty pei minute,
will sfford tie means for an approximate esti.
mate OF the rate Of speed at which the expected
millennium Is approaching.
TIE POTTER CoMNITTRG.
The Potter Committee are about the same in
appearance as L .. spring. Gen Butler still uses
that Fourth OF July srrang omont OF mis- to light
his cgar hcMahon interrOgates in that calm,
lazy way Of his, asking question in the most
child-liEe and bland manner and then sits down
on yOu when 1t is answered Joe" Blackburn,
who rode rough shod over his constituents, and
walked back into tho Cave without opposition.
springs at the wlithing witness Ike Il cat on a
mouse Potter asks question with a polite
smile, but the corners of his mouth say. 1--WE
! got you. Old boy," Hutton and trager do the
heavy lOOcing ON Cox looks as II he was
! ashamed Of the whole business; the Maine
| Reed bird who loORs fat enough to serve up on
| tCast aughs at every hing ana says he don't
care )" Hiscock draws his rather good looking
! face into a snccr, and manages, when asking
| questions, to put hem so that the question and
| answer ls all together which saves the witne. 8
you know. a great deal Of trouble; Gen. Butter
does not say much and his face is impassivC
while any one else has the witness. He always
wears button.holc bcquct.
PUBLIC DUILDISGs
The question which IN now cudgellng the
| brains OF our soOns Is that OF uniting the much
needed city Post Office with the long talked o
Cor orgCCsslonal Library. The plan proposed Is u
devote the ground flor 10 postal services. ant
all the stOri, above tn the library. We are out
! growing all our public bulldinPs. The Treasury
rents enough tTOm private individuals to paw
Tor, II the rentals were pooled, the erection Of
commOdous extension. The Post Utlico needs
all its rooms for government purposes, and Is
pushing city office out to SHIFT Tor Itset. ThC
Patent fliUe requires every room ln the pres
ent oullaing for ITS individual business. ht
interior Department should have a separate
DuiOing why not devise some plan iur tht
Washington Monument combining utility win
| it in momoriam chal acter The sums whlel
nave been sunk III the marehY SUR cummings o.
mat Dl' AK. forsakcn LOOKING column, anu tht
! money now appropriated Wing unused whll'
some one tines to come to SOM conclus on rtla
tive about now 10 hulsn II, wOul0 go greal
way toward making tins blot upon our rever
ence for dead heroes a thing OF ceaLGy and use
| fuine-s.
ARREARS IT PENSION BILL.
Equally positive opinions ere expressed upor
| OOtIl sides OF the question whether Presldent
! Hayes Is destined 90 gan or lose strength o
popularity by hls course upon the pension act
the point to be determined being not whether |
thing Is right but how much IL will benefit OF
damage the party. During the past tiftceI
yeais the soldiers vote has been tie dominant
| Congressional motive, and considering the Sc
we're scrutinv that has been exercised Dy legls.
atoIs TO discover classes upon which to emI
laud or money, the charge Of inequality CaI
hardly be brought against the act In question
During all these Tines 1t has been OBVIOUS Il
such as did not aspire 20 save their country tha
the nlted states was burning its tinancia
COndle at Doth onGs, process TO which there Il
! but one conceivable result Both parties wen
into the national gratitude business, each en-
deavOiing to OutdO the other, as II 10 cOmpen
rate the saYOrs OF the republic was the end O.
their eN stence In this way The Government la!
been depicted OF its eVenues; ana II Is no ecre
that the cause OF tue complaint against the Pen
sion Bui eau on account OF ITS delays Is IN the
fact that If al the meltOriuus cases under eXlsl
ing statutes were acted upon there would be
bankrupt Treasury. AUGUST,