The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-11-25
[FRoM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.
WARRINGTON, d. c., Nov. 20, 1882.
AUGUST.

WARRINGTON, d. c., Nov. 20, 1882.
There is considerable talk of coming
Cabinet changes and among those who
are best informed on the subject no
doubt exists that the expectation is we'll
ounded. What the particular changes
will be no one have seen is able to stale
authoritatively. President Arthur and
and all the members of his present Cabi
net are now in the city, and it is said
have had Cabinet meeting devoted
largely to discussion of the situation.
The prevailing opinion is that the Presi-
dent desires to reoreanize his staff of ad-
yisers more on political basis than it is
now, and, also, more in accordance with
his own individuality. For instance,
Frank Hatton, practical politician, was
booked, before the elections, for Post
master General Howe's place; and that
the latter still regards his tenure uncer-
tain is indicated in the transfer of his son
from the chief-clerkship tc a less lucrat-
i've position in the Department of JUS
tice. At any rate, it is known that the
relations between Mr.. Arthur and some
of his Cabinet are not as closely conf
DENTAL as he would like to have them.
Judge Folger. to begin with, was not the
Presidents first choice for Secretary OF
the Treasury. He was, however, the
choice of his New York advisers, and the
President accepted him. Soon aft er he
became a member of the Cabinet, the
President it is said by his intimate
friends, noticed that Judge Folgcr had q
small-sized Presidential bee in his hat.
But the bee has disappeared. Secretary
Chandler is probably nearer to the Presi.
| dent than any of his other Casinet ad.
yisers. The relations between Secretary
Lincoln and the President are purely of
fetal. Between the President and Sec.
retary Frelinghuysen they are more init.
mate. Those between Secretary Teller,
the Postmaster General, and Attorney
General are very formal. The Republic
cans of the West we're given two places
They selected Messrs, Howe and Teller
for them. 1t is said that until these
gentlemen had been requested to become
members of the Cabinet the Presiden
had never spoken a word to either o.
them. Of the present Cabinet Messrs
Frelinghuysen and Chandler are the onl.
ones who would have been freely cbosel
by the President of his own motion.
The next House of Representatives jus
elected will contain au unusual proper
ton of new men. The old ones wer
pretty generally "left" either in the nomi
mating conventions or by the deluge o
November 7th, There are 10 of tn
members elect who have never been il
Congress before. This is a somewhat un
exampIed infusion of new blood and ma
tend to increase the liveliness Of the leg
islatiye session of 1884, even if it doe
give the old hands a disproportionat
amount of influence 10 start with. o
the 81 chairmenof Speaker Kiefers CON
mittees only % have been sent back
fact which shows that the people and MI
Kiefer do not agree as to the character {
the men whom the Speaker ought
honor Three ex-Senators have consen
Ell to serve term in the House: Lul
Poland, OF Vermont, who must be col
siderably over three score and ten, n,-ho
well remember his blue broad-clotl
; swallow-iailed coat, which, like that
old Grimes, ives all bultoned down befo
b with shining brass; Kell0gs, Of Louis
ana, who loves not the Senate less bl
" the House more-justa at present, at leas
! Senator Eaton. the little, doughty, geni
= Connecticut man, who is a very agreeab
u man to converse with, and az good
% friend rs warm foe. Mrs. Eaton
like her husband, domestic and unoste
II tatious; but one never regrets havii
+ made her acquaintance.
3 Some newspaper gossip has been fo'
Il ing around lately. For the Capital of
p great nation-a fine city containing ls
AZ 600 population-the newspapers of Was
J, ington are poor lot and any change
90 the better would be literally support'
The Democratice POST" started in !
nr cember, 1877, by Stilson Hutchins a
n John Cockerill. of the late St. Lo
&c tragedy, was, for a time, bright, Gle
in sheet and made success from the sta
b. but of late years both its quality and
Ii character have fallen, ~ does not u