The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-11-13
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
wAsulyoroy, D. G., Nov. ., 1850.

gadness here that the long ana bltler CAM
pagn is at an end, and that the result is de-
cisive. Now we may turn our attention TO
other and more pleasant subjects. No mat
ter which side we are on, whether defeated
or successful, there is a certain strain and
friction incident to such a struggle from
which we rejoice to be relieved by its close.
Over the result in the present instance how
| ever, there are as widely different feelings
here as elsewhere The Republicans are in
great glee and can scarcely restrain them
selves, while Democrats are disappointed
and gloomy. Yet such is politics. One
party or the other must suffer defeat, and
Judging from the past there is every reason
to believe that the Democrats will bear il as
| philosophically and heroically as any par
| ty could under the same circumstances.
The disappointment over the final result is
not apparently as great TO them as was that
over the loss of Indiana in October. From
that time think most Democrats regarded
the case almost hopeless. At least that ap-
peared to be the feeling among them in this
| city, where people pretend to know a good
deal about politics. During the first eight
or nine weeks following the Cincinnati con
vention no Democrat could be found who
believed the defeat of Hancock possibility,
and there were some shaky Republicans Of
the same way of ofthnking. The causes that
have brought about that result are too well
understood to require recapitulaton here.
The preponderance offeeling among Demo.
Gratis, now that they see success would have
been secured with New York, is that John
Kelly defeated them. In the face of all
other influences, such as She business boom,
the opposition to solid South and to q
change, they argue that but for the machi-
nations Of the Boss of Tammany Hall, New
York City would have given its usual MAORI
ty and Hancock would have been elected.
Among the clerks in the departments here,
joy is unbounded. They were all decidedly
opposed to change, naturally enough,
though not without fears that it might come
The suspense and strain has been intense
and the reaction is correspondingly pro-
nounced. The general result being ascer-
taine1 the pleasure was enhanced by going
over the details of the election returns
These never failed to give satisfaction. Per
haps, however, there is an exception, as a
great many regret that New Jersey, and
the two Pacific states did not wheel in line
to complete the solid North. This, how.
ever, is a slight objection, and does not in
terlere with the undisguised satisfaction with
which the results of the election are received
| Whether an entirely new Cabinet, which
Garfield is said to be pledged to make, will
cause so much of the "change" to which en-
ployes are SO earnestly opposed, can not be
loretold. If the heads of departments are
altogether changed very likely other changes
will follow, but they would not be at all
general. John Sherman announces that he
is not to stay at the head of Treasury De-
partment, but expects to take the seat to
which Garfield was elected in the Senate.
While business is little slack in the de-
partments the clerks find various and varied
methods of themselves Lately a gentle
man whose yard is adjacent to the Pension
Office came to the Commissioner with sim
gular complaint. 1t seems that the clerks
in that Office have whled away their leisure
moments in shooting rubber bands at the
mans chickens. They got up quite rival
ry as to who was the best marksman. The
chickens didn't complain. On the contrary,
they took the bands for worms,a and ate them.
Several of them died. The owner could not
account for their demise. Bye and bye some
more turned up their toes. In a spirit of
investigation he cut the deceased birds open
and found their craws stuffed with rubber
bands. He was as much astonished as the
owner of the jumping frog, told by Mark
Twain, when he discovered that his pet had
been stuffed with shot. lie soon learned
where the rubbers came from, and made
complaint to Commissioner Bentley, who
has issued prohibtory order as to target
practice on chickens.
IL the Census Bureau, where an immense
volume of labor is being performed in get
ting statistics of the census into shape, the
clerks find good deal of amusement in the
singularty OF names, strange communcat-
ions and other incidents. OF the many
singular and remarkable letters received
daily the following is a sample:
t Sir: Please be so kind as to look over the
census list of the states of Louisiana, Texas
, Alabama and California, and send me list
e of all persons of my name in those states
| and where residing as have had brother.
residing in those states from whom | have
: not heard for many years, and you will con.
for great favor on your Humble Servant
4 Michael McShane".
r As compliance with this request woulJ
e have taken god many clerks O goot
= many days overhauling the returns the re-
S quest was necessarily refused. DON PEDRO