The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-11-03
Our Washington Letter.
fFRoM QUA sprciAL CohhrsrovpFIr.l

lFRoN OUR SPEoiAL CoEREsPoHDEET.1
WAsH1NaroN, d. O., Oct. 80, 1888.
j Washington is likely to have so CON
siderable contingent Of New York So
ciety people amung it's residents this
winter. that it may chance to find itself
insulted by being called. a suburb Of
New York. Along its broad avenues and
arlstocratic circles so many houses have
been rented topeople from that city, that
the Washingtonian may easily retaliate
by asking if New Yorkers can fiud moth
ing good enough for them at home, that
they are migrating south in such num-
bers, The new part of the city in the
neighborhood of the British Legation is
the spot which New Workers most affect.
Here Mr. David King, a son-in-law OF
Mr.. Francis II. Rivers. is building
handsome house, Mr.. George Tiffany
who spends his summers in Newport, and
has passed several winters in Washing
ton, has his own residence near by. The
popular Swedish Minister, Mr.. De Bildt.
has given up his house on Connecticut
avenue, and it has been rented to Cover
nor Dorsheimer. Mr.. De Bildt has been
recalled by his Government and will
probably be offered the position Of Min
lister to Spain. Senator Bayard lives in
very quiet and modest way in q small
house, which be built for his own use,
and Secretary Frelinghuysen occupies
the house he bought during the first
year of his Senatorial term. The expec-
tations are that this will be gay season
in Washington.
1t Is announced that Gen. Mcclellan
and family will winter again in Wash
ington-becoming thereby almost per-
manent residents Of the Capital. 1t is
a little surprising and certainly very
gratifying TO thorough believer in
Washington as 1 am, to note the number
of wealthy and cultivated persons who
are either looking toward this city as u
winter residence, or who have made ar
rangements-either by purchase or rem
tai of houses-to take up their abode
here. The President told n friend Of
mine last week that three of his New
York acquaintauces had endeavored to
secure suitable accommodations here for
their families for the winter but could
not obtain them for love or money. The
lease Of Mr.. Blaine's house at rental
which is fully ten per cent. upon its
cost, is an indicationEot the remuneratiye-
ness of careful Investments in Washing
ton property. So soon as the Potomac
fats are turned from pest holes into
things of beauty and the bugbear of
"malaria" is removed Washington will
boom rs it never has before.
Next Tuesday elections are held in ten
States, and in most cases the result will
bear significantly on the outlook in 1884.
Does it occur to any one, by the way,
that in just year from the day named
we shall elect another President? The
ten November States this year, are Con-
necticut, Massachusetts,, Minnesota,
Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, New
York, Pennsylvania and Virginia. The
elections as rule, are primarily of 10
cal character, but notably in the case Of
Massachusetts and Virginia, they involve
the question of party supremacy. The
most active canvass is waged in these
two States, and the issue in both Is as
yet in doubt The Republicans are
making lively fight also in New Jersey
and Maryland, but without much pros
nect of winning. Despite the harmony
which am told characterizes the re
for, ed New York Republican party,
hear litt.le Of the aggressive onslaugh
that was 10 have been made on Cleve
lands two hunesed thousand majority
In Pennsylvania, also there Is iorebod
ing quiet, though the cha noes are NOR
favorable to the Republicans in IN"
State than in New York. AuCUst.