The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-01-10
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WASHINGTON, d. O., Dec. 3, 1850.
During my experience in Washington l
have never known a time when there was
30 little of general interest to write about.
There is absolutely no news, and aside from
the visit of Gen. Grant, which was not a
public affair, we have had nothing more
interesting than few quiet weddings, and
the usual number Of funerals. Even the
old timers, who spend their days talking
politics over their toddy, have nothing in
particular to discuss, except the situation in
Maine--ond there don't appear to be much
room for argument oyer that. They do say,
however, that we have the smallpox among
us, and that may secceed in making it live
ly for some of us if it becomes epidemic.
There are eighteen cases reported now, but
the Board of Health is adopting vigorous
measures TO prevent the further spread of
the disease. The whole town is running to
the doctors Offices to be vaccinated, and
perhaps It would not be bad idea for the
Congressman to have little virus poked
into them before they come back here.
Upon the reassembling of Congress Rep
resentativc Manning, of Mississippi, will in
troduce bill providing for a complete re-
organization of the Supreme Court. Mr..
Manning says that in deciding to bring for
ward this measure he has been actuated by
no partisan motive. He thinks, however,
that the members of the present Court, by
consenting to serve on the Electoral Com
mission and taking part in the decision of a
purely political question, have impaired the
dignity and TO certain extent detIacted from
the usefulness Of that tribunal by lowering it
in public esteem. The amount of business
before the Court is already SO great that he
thinks it results in a practical denial of jus
tice to many suitors. The main features oi
the bill which Mr.. Manning will introduce
are, first; The Court to be composed of q
Chief Justice and eighteen Associate Jus.
tices; classification of work and its divis-
ion into three branches; the assignment o.
six Associate Justices lone Of whom shall be
designated to preside) to each branch: and
all constitutional questions, and all cases in
volving 800 900 or more, to he decided by
the full Court of eighteen Justices, presided
over by the Chief Justice. Mr.. Manning
says that he has received number ofletter
from lawyers in different parts of the coun
try approving reorganization of the Court
and asking for the details on his plan 70
that object.
The commissioner of Agriculture is hare
at work organizing strictly American tea
table. Our independence of the Heather
Chinee, in the matter of tea, was declares
some years ago, and we have formally as
serted our right, as free and independen
states, to raise tea which we would rathe
have some other fellow drink. And nov
the commissioner proclaims a new dispense
ton in sugar making. Experiments by th
Department proves McDuc says, that goo
sugar can bo made from sorghum and cor
stalks, and he brings into court, as convinC
ing testimony, $4,000 pounds of sorghum
sugar produced by one establishment in Il
linois. Finally, the commissioner predict
that before many years this country wi
raise sugar to export. Let us hope this ma
be true, and also that the Commissioner, i
his delight over the sorghum sugar "boom,
will not forget the tea "boom," which show
signs of being neglected.
--latest advices from the front upset a
previous hopes of a peaceable settlement {
the difficulties with the Ute Indians, an
create serious apprehensions for the safety
Gen. Hatch and his command. Ouray's c
forts to deliver up for trial the Indians WI
murdered Agent Meeker have failed utterl
and mis- own influence with his tribe appea
at O discount. Secretary Schurz believes,
does General Hatch, that Ouray has dor
his best and that he has not played doub
game. And now that war is ipeyitable,t
not unlikely that he will cast his lot wit
the whites. Not much can be done at pre-
ent. as deep snow and other conditions rel
der vigorous warfare physically impossibl
, but there is no doubt that the Utes wi
, finally be driven out of Colorado. If it
- true that the copper colored fends who mu
dered Agent Moekcr also outraged the thr
' defenceless women whom they capture
. there ought to be some means of visitii
B., swift and retributive justice upon them.
The Stewart Castle, as it is called-tl
= palatial mansion erected here in 1873
W. NJ. Stewart, then U. S. Senator fro
Nevada, was partially destroyed by fire Ii
Tuesday night. 1t was the most costly al
= imposing private residence in the city, al
hll who have seen it will remember he
,o much like an immense asylum it locke
standing upon high ground, and looki
% down upon other other fine residences in
!" most arstocratic section of the city. Its c.
1t was about $25O,OOO, and the furniture C
- half as much more, in the days when Ste
10 art was supposed to be bonanza king.
' DON PFDRo