The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-01-07
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TFRoM our REaULAR CoRREsPoNDEST.l
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 81, 1881.
In the year just closed, Washington
made very satisfactory progress in the
way of improvements, the erection Of
government buildings and fine private
residences, extensive paving work, tree
planting, statue-raising, adornment OF
parks, &c. The outlook for 1882 in the
same direction is exceedingly hopeful.
The reports of architects, real estate men,
and builders, is, that plans are in con-
temptation for the erection of large
number of fine houses on private account.
The work on the great government build
ings will proceed actively; the District
Commissioners will proceed with their
well l-advauced task of making Washing
ton the best paved city in the world, and
it is hoped that the requisite authority
will be obtained from Congress in season
to commence early in the year the great
work of recl iiming the offensive river
fats, and Transforming them from an eye
sore and plague-spot into n place of ust
and beauty; also that other important
work of ircrt asipg the water supply OF
the District. These works achieved. il
connection with the other Improvements
of the year, aud Washingt) )n will hav
cluse Tor happy celebration January /.
1888.
It is pretty well settled that the com
mittee of tie American Bar Association
will at its meeting in New York in Feb
ruary, adopt the plan for the relief OF the
Uulted States Snpreine Court which con-
templates the Cs,Gblisbtu mt OF snot er
coart to CONSIST ct fifteen Jud.es. =
meuber Of the committee is hu hcrity ioI
the statement that this action will b,
taken in difference to the wishes of the
Supreme Court. rather than for any 9th.
er reason. The judges will probably
recommend to Congress the passage Of al
act providing for the creation of an ad
ditional Court, which shall hear an6
have jurisdiction over most of the case
that now go TO the Supreme Court. Al
the higher and most important cases, ,sIcl
as involve construction of the consti,u
ton, will be reserved for the Supreme
Court.
AT Irregular intervals para. riph ap
pears in our city papers announcing III,
receipt ly tho Treasury Department OF I
contribution to the conscience funH.
These contributions nowadays varyfron
Que dollar to enc and two hundred.
few years ago they were much larger
The money comes from all parts of tb
country, Philadelphia and New Yorl
leading in the number of contributions
A member of Congress from New York
referring to this fact, remarked that
; showed conclusively that New York an,
Pennsylvania were the most religion
states in the Union. The U. S. Treasur
does not regard it in that light, in h.
: opinion il OILY showed that those tw
states bad done the most stealing. TT
mon,y which comes in from conscious
stricken people is on account of fraud
on the customs, frauds under the old in
come tax law, or on the revenue. Th
income tax having been abolished som
years ago, contributions on its accoun
I are very few now. Ministers of the gos
pei are very frequently the mediur
through which the government is refund
ed. While administering spiritual con
ISOLATION, the confession of deIraudin
the gov, rnmeAt is made, and restitution
follows. The clergy transmit the none
. without mentioning names. The Iarges
amount ever received as one contributio
8 was SIS 900 in U. S. Z 80 notes. Thi
contribution was announced in the news
papers. Numerous aud ingenious al
tempts were made to get this money ou
of the Treasury. One man claimed tina
his father made the contribution, an
: that he was crazy. Other efforts wer
, made A search made of the Treasur
E books showed blank of SIS 900, whic
it Was thought corresponded to the cor
tribution made. The money was hurried
! ly then covered into the Treasury. Til
, contributor of it had carefully cut out IL
= numbers of the notes SO as to make it in
i possible to discover from the books VIII
!, had sent them.
9 The Christmas holidays have been oil
b served here very quietly. The pleasar
weather has attracted a large number OF
t of doors and the streets are crowded wit
y promenaders. The small boy (and als
= the boy have been making things liv.l
n with tin horns when no policeman W,
IS around. Some of the youngsters, in t!
g cess of their zeal TO properly celebrl
o the season here, procured fire cncke
D and let them of to their own great sati
;. faction and the confusion of the horse
,f The theatr,s have been filed with d
!. lighted audiences and all public resor
y hio SIOhuSu WIN pleaSuIo beehSAS' ~
S, bar-rooms are doing lively business Al
j. egg-nog, which is the popular drink,
1f freely dispensed, and, in consequence
70 there are full quota of headaches.
spite of this, however, there has been b
T. little drunkenness observed in ths street
10 aud the liquid part of the celebration
ls done in moderation. The reunions
Of the home circle and the Christmas eel
s. bration in private houses il the feature
al the day, AU0usr.
FRoK OUR SPECIAL CoRRksPoSDExT.l
WAsHISoToS, Jan. 2, 1881.
y There has seldom been fewer Congrs
% men left in Washington during the holida
&c than are here now. From some cause or OF
u er they seem to have been unusually unar
nous in striking out for home this ye;
70 Among those who have remained The Hou
- Committees have besn . leading aud frui