The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-11-24
Our New York Letter.
Regular correspondence of ADVOCATE.


Mr. John Kelly, the Tammany Chief
tlin, and husband Of the Cardinals niece,
has been very i'll for a week from an iu-
Elimination of tho intestines. lie has
been away from his office for oyer
week, and although TammanY leaders
and lis personal friends try to keep the
matter as quiet as possible, it is believed
that he is very sick man. Should any.
thing serious happen to him, it will be
sad blow to Tammany Hail. for there is
no man in it at present, who has the
executive ability and the mental force to
control the divergent elements, as well
as the clear insight into the future, and
the knowledge of what he wants as per-
fectly as he. 1t has got to be an axiom
in New York politics that n man who
was once Sheriff Of this County, Qt will
be remembered that the Sheriff has Of
fcially, though not actually the duty of
hanging criminals, 'never lad any luck
afterwards" Mr. Kelly has had bad
luck by losing his first wife, and all the
children lie lad by her; but he has since
been prosperous, and by his second wife
he has had twl charming children, and
is altogether happy man in his domes-
tic relations.
The daily newspapers this week pass
of with few paragraphs the meeting
Of the Alumni of the great Jesuit College
Of S.. Johns. The meeting was really
the first step towards establishing n
Catholic University after the manner Of
Yale and Harvard in this country, and
Oxford and Cambridge in England. The
alumni of ST. Johns and ST. Francis
Xtvier's College, the two Jesuit colleges
in and about New York. number among
tlelr members some OF the most shining
and Influential members OF the social,
financial, journalistic and professional
worlds. There are judges, authors, edi-
tors and lawyers among them who WELD
strong influence and they will push the
work OF the Catholic Church forward, in
manner which Will astonish people
within the next year or 50. The Alumni
of ST. Francis Nnviers have their dinner
within he next two weeks. There tue
matter of University will again be
agltAted and the result will probably be
that large sums will eventually be sub
scfibed to carry out the scheme.
A great deal of this sudden impetus
may be directly ascribed to the country.
Siuce his advent, the MonsignOr has been
steadfastly advocating that what the
Catholic Church needed in this country
was the advancement of its social inter
es.s. Now how else could this b. bstter
reached Il m by gong to the root of So
| ciety in it's cultured state than by aim
| ing at its root which Is collegiate in
| stlution. Furthermore Munsignor
| Cap has almost held himself almost ex-
| clGsivrly IN the society OF the JesuIls
| Putting this and that together, it is very
| evident that Mousignrr CupH who wss
| at the head of the movement to establish
! a Catholic University IN Eugluna, is not
/ uuconAected with the present project.
| Another marked evidence Of tie pro-
| gress Of Cutholiciiy, socially considered
| is the Xavier Union, a club which n few
years ago bought the handsome brown
/ stone buil4ing Of the Bar Association,
but is already cramped for room, so rap
idly is its list of members swelling. 1t
is an Influential organization. It's Hon
orary President is Father D-aly, the
| President of St. Johns college, and be
is pushing, energetic man. Monsiguor
Capel has likewise done much to push
forward this concern.
The Temperance people in this city
! are booming their cause for all that II Is
worth. The liquor interest on the other
hand is likewise not iIle, snd thus before
the next election comes around, the tenn
ptranCe or rather prohibition question
will be as much a political issue here as
in Iowa. The two or three principal or
ganigations OF the temperance are hold
ing very largely attended meetings every
Sunday, and as they now have daily
paper as their organ, the Mail and Ex-
press they are concentralizing their ef'
forts and are making rapid headway.
The Pot Luck Club, whose shining
lights and prime movers are Mrs. Fort,
esqpe. Hon. Robert Roosevelt and Rich
ard Grant White, is making arrangements
for Christmas dinner. As it is com'
posed solely of artists and literary peo'
pla with a asprinkliug Of actors Of the besl
grade, il is in a measure a representative
organization, though it is too "Boston-
esr, " in ITS self esteem and too aesthetic
in It's tendencies to exert much of posi-
tive influence Its reunions are very
pleasant affairs however. Every mem
Der contributes something both in the
literary as well as in the edible
line ;-th Pc is consequently very enter
tanning collation. provided for each oc'
casion and tie entprtainmeuts ara Tins
very much sought after.
keeper Of a bar room in the vicinity
Of the Star Theatre, has been doing quite
a lucrative business IN the evening since
the arrival of Henry Trying, The actor
is in thu habit OF dropping in there after
tie performances and taking glass OF