The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-11-22

majority, admonished by the late elections,
should hurry up the necessary business and
adjourn early leaving all the outside matters,
in which 80 muny hangers on are Interested
to takerare Of themselves. Nobody can pre-
dict what these crazy Congreesrnen, will do
when they get at IL, but I am Inclined 10
think they will all be on theirgood behavior
this winter, and keep good lookout for
breakers. Alexander Stephens says he be-
lieves the Democrats shettld devste tlssu-
selves to necessary hgislatioR and avoid ex-
citing pagtisan discussinns and muuoeuver-
ings for the coming Presidential campaign
The people Of kse' eDtin country, be thinks,
are tired Of partisan wrangling in Congress,
and desire the Representatives 10 turn their
backs upon the past and look only 10 the
future. They want wise legislation and actual
reform in the affairs Of Government, and
will support that party which will be gov
erned by this standard
meeting of the Republican National
Committee has been called for the nth of
December, in this city, sRd it is expected
that there will be something Of contest for
the Craftsmanship made vacant by the death
of Senator Chandler, Governor elect Cor
nell, OF New York, is a candidate for the
place, backed by tho influence Of Senator
Conkling, who is now hero. A pretty gem
eral notion prevails that the New York Sem
ator is likely To have good deal TO say
about this and other things connected with
the party. 4 hsal Journal says that no
man can. be nominated for President TO
whom Conkling is uniayorablc. Mr. VIM.
f. Chandler stands fair chance OF being
made secretary ofthe committee. The time
and place for holding the national conven-
ton next year will most likely be fixed at
this meeting Either New York or Chicago
will be chosen as the place probably the
latter. Senator Chandler, il is said, favored
Chicago, and his known wish is likely to
influence the committee in some degree.
There died in Washington few days ago,
q woman OF whom could write interesting
"reminiscences enough TO fill more than thrice
eventIul life, and occupied for many years
conspicuous place in the social and politi-
cal circles of the national capital. refer
to Mrs. Margaret Eaton, widow of John II.
Eaton. Secretary of War under President
jackson. She had been three times mar
ried first to paymaster named Timber
lake, afterwards 10 General Eaton, and later
in life to an Italian dancing master named
Buchignani, who afterwards elOped with
her granddaughter and went to Italy, tax.
ing good share Of her money, upon which
he lived there in affluence. Mrs. Eaton,
living to an advanced age, was woman Of
four generations, and to lsttn to her remiu-
scenccs was to call the events and charac-
ters Of a long chapter of American history.
She was the daughter of Washington tsv-
ern keeper named O'Neill, and it was the
immutabe laws of caste, more potent in
Washington fifty years ago than now, that
caused her to disrupt a Cabinet and play
havoc with the official circles. She was a
great favorite with Gen. jackson, and with
the gentlemen generally, but scorned by the
wives and sisters. But the story is too long
to tell here. Her beauty as girl and as
matron is a matter Of tradition. These who
have seen her lately will recall face livid
and trcmulous with age, but still retaining
its spirited outline, and softened and shad-
owed by clustering masses of gray hair, She
died peacefully, and among her last utter.
ances was reference to the beauty of
the world we live in. DuN PEDRO.