The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-11-24
OUR PHILADELPHIA LETTER.
PHrLApE1PH1A. Nov. 90. 1882

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 20, 1882
DEAR MCPIKE-As the excitement about
the election subsidies there seems to be de-
cided and increasing excitement and con-
nlct OF opinion about Mrs. Langtry's beauty.
1t Is much To he regretted that after all the
russ about the beauty OF the sweet mixture
OF dress and address. Mrs. Langtrv instead
OF being tai and wiliowy like BernhaIdt, is
snort and plump. This, fear, will be am
peasant news TO the lady readers offhe
FREEMAN, but ] can't help it. The truth
must be spoken tt win, however, consider
ably modify their feelings to be told that a
Boston girl has succeeded Mrs. LangtTv in
the dangerous favor of a certain exalted
personsge in England"
vELvET KNTCKERBOCKERs.
''Chet" has not vet appeared at the White
House in velvet knickerbOckeTs, but be soon
will. He at present only wears silk socks,
most elaborately clOaRed, white gifted Jack
cts elaeorately embroidered ,waisicoats and
patent leather pumps with rosettes. These
are but samples of .he saUtOrial affectatiOns
which he now Affects The London FIGARO
says president Arthur looks ridiculous
enough in the fashion plates dresses and at
titudes in which New York tailors publish
him, but according to what am told, his
real appearance is still more absurd since h e
took to dressing himself in stvIe more
suited TO the effeminate aesthetic than the
President of a nation of sturdyrepub blicans." "
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appears in velvet knickerbockers Then he
may talk about the effeminate sesthete I
must not neglect to mention that itChet'' is
thinking up some pics aesthetic things to say
about civil service reform iD his annual mes
sage. 1t is CRUEL to kick wounded man.
but pOthouse politicians are always cruel.
and "Chet' is going TO kick Folger out OF
the Cabinet. ---. d s....-r = .-. =.
IN A PICKwIOKIAN SENSE. ....
The diselaimed Presidential aspirations of
Blaine and Butler are to be understood in a
Pickwckian sense will here take occa-
sion to say that it is not true that. Butler mas
hired Tflden, Hancock, Cleveland. Pendle-
ton, McDQaald, Carlisle. Randall and all
other Presidential aspirants, to 90 to Boston
to attend bis inauguration as clsequers to
sustain the enthusiasm of the occasion. BY
tie way. it is said that old Miss Hoar is ter
ribly put out about the widow Butler be-
coming the belle of Massachusetts ~
ALL But ONE RETURNED.
All the Democratic members of the House
of Representatives wlte9 were unseated dur
ing the last session of Congress have been
reelected, except Wheeler, of Alabama, who
declined a denomination. Chalmers, who
was unseated as a Democrat goes back as
an independent. The record of the 4Sth
Congress will furnish the, ground for the
next Presidential contest. Let us hope that
the Democratic triumphs at the late election
will be a guarantee of the election of a Dem
ocratic President in 1884 The States car
ried by the Democracy this year will in 1884
cast 30 of the 4O1 electoral votes Of the
whole country. s r-
soBRY FOR THE POOR FELLOWS. Pei =
| know you will be sorry to learn that But
terworth, of Ohio; Thomas, of illinois: Ha--
zleton, of Wisconsin Burrows, of Michigan,
and MANY other "wiSdOm chuukS'' of the
present Congress. don't feel half so much in
terest in the Mississippi navigation as thew
did. They are more interested in Salt River
N wi ]. .TSg,,v
the Mississippi Junketing Commission are
depressed on account of being left off on
last election day, and will not accompany
that convivial committee with the hIlarity
one would naturally expect to characterize
such an expedition. frT '-
THE NEXT HOUSE.
The next House of Congre will have
twenty-five State delegations IN which the
Democrats have majority. In the event of
failure to elect President by the people
in 1884 this would be an important BEARING
on the choice of the President. 1t may be
well To bear this fact in mind OF the fiftv-
seven chairmen of Speaker Keifer's commit
tee only twenty three have been sent bark
fact which shows that the people and Mr..
keifer do notagree as to the character of
the men whom the Speaker ought to honor.
1t seems that Of The 325 members elected 179
are not in the 47th Congress, and 40 have
not been members of any previous Congress-
This IS somewhat unexampled infusion of
new blood, and may tend to increase the
Hvellness OF the legislative session Of 1S03-'4
even If it does give the old a dispropoTtion-
ate eamount of influence to start with. .
INTERNATIONAL GUsH. -.. r.....
What an amount of complimentary eush
is passing between England and the United
States in this particular year of 1882. I'm
gIlsh statesmen, scholars, poets actors and
actresses are hOnOred in America, and some
Americans of note are honored in England
Brltlan likes Columbia and Columbia likes
Britain The American publisher and the
American public admire the English author
so mueh that they do. not hesitate to teal
sald EngIsh authors thoughts and the pub-
llsher's rights, and the English do lust the
same, and then have banq uets and Iaugh
and say: Are not we and the Americans
nice people, smart Christians 3 See how we
admire ana love one another and steaI1 OF
course England was our mother. and IS now
a sort OF near cousin. The American nation
IS an immaculate maiden very fond of her el-
oer cousin and wants to see him rise in the
world Solomon and the Queen of Sheba
you know, bad their little adu1irations =
Some Anglo-Americans wanted n bust of
Bongfellow in West Minister Abbey, because
of the era of good feeling. Lately the Amer
lcan flag was stuck into the Lord Mayors
procession in London The age of rush is
here. In these days the mutual oush that is
flowing across She ATLANTIC from continent
to continent and passing coin between what
are called representative Americans and
tive and In every way disgusting and huu1il-
lating. But all this International gush, this
hne talk, does not change the attitude of the
Americans or the English England can
produce pig iron cheaper than America
simply because the average Englisbman
ives more economically than the average
American. America wants to live niceIv
chokes the average Englishu1an, makes tfe
Enghsh poor poorer and the American rich
Ficher' Americans say to the English, 'Y Ou
are a very nice people, keep your pig iron
and your cloth and let us be friends
THE EMERALD ISL ANDERs.
see that the Emerald Island is bound to
nave representation, even if she has to
come 10 America for it. Upwards of twenty
members elect of the 4Sth Congress are ma
tlves or ireland. Hurrah for the sMc's and
the O's % .sr-- -. -.
L am happy to inform you that my respect
cd namesake, Hezekiah Smith, of Smithville.
proposes making an active canvass for Me
Pherson's seat in the United States Sonata
re- brother Beecher says che was ALWAYS
original enough to have his own sins" But
as nave not time at present, ] viii not stop
10 dispute the proposition either as a matter
Oh tact or question of theology. -rT.
a TERRIBLE MIsTAKE.-A shocking acci-
dent occurred on the Kelley farm, near
Leaven worth, Kan. on Thursday night.
winch caused the instant death of two per
sons and the fatal injurv of third Thurs
day afternoon Michael Kelley, a Well-tO-do