The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-02-03


,artments. Understanding that cleri-
al position was what was wanted the
Senator told her to make her application
In writing. Next day the good woman
brought her formal application. The
Senator and friend looked over it and
concluded that it clearly showed the
writer incompetent for the position she
sought. She was informed of the ver-
dict and said with bnrst Of tears: "Now
see how easy it is to make a mistake. !
That was written by person high up in
the department. As for myself, 1 can't
write at nlll'
President Arthur gave dinner to the
diplomatic corps in the state diSing
room at the White House last evening.
All the appointments were on scale of
great elegance, and tie affair quite
equaled the barquet TO the same body
last year. The table was laid for thirty
six, thu symbolloal number to which all
such state banquets generally conform.
A long mirror was laid down the center
of The table. with its edges Vreathed with
roses. In the middle was set an Indian
canoe, over three feet long, composed of
red aud white carnations, the cross pieces
or seats represented by closely set white
roses, aud the body of the canoe filled
with jacqueminot roses and their leaves.
At either end of this center piece were
square cushions of moss, set with calla
lilies, and beyond item epergnes over
flowing with long-stemmed jacqueminot
and Marshal Neil roses. Thirteen cour-
ses, with six accompanying wines, were
served, and beside the cluster of glasses
and flowers gilt embossed name card
was laid at each plate. Dinner was an
nounced few minutes before o'clock,
and lNsted over two hours. The toilets
OF the ladies were Of marked elegance.
Last evening was one of those memoir
able occasions when one feels the mighty
throb of the myriad social pulses of a
great capital. Four leading house warm
ing parties by Justice, Mrs. and Miss
Woods; the anniversary reception at the
Spanish legation in honor of King AL
fonso; the ball by General Beale to Miss
Crocker of California, and dancing
party to young people orly at the resi-
dencs of Mr.. August Peterson. Guests
were continually coming and going from
one to another of thess parties SO that
many arrivals occurred at each after
midnight. AUGUST.
FROM OUR REGULAR CoRREsPoSDENT. |
WASHINGTON Jan. 20. 1888
Congress is rather stupid than sensa-
tional just now, the tariff question occu-
pying most of the time. There is plenty
OF food for thought ana discussion in this
subject, if all the truth about it gets out,
but there is no telling just what will
happen to it in the present mixed con-
dition Of things. Politicians are again
discussing the possibilities of an extra
session after the 4th of March, and it is
said the president is by no means averse
to calling one, looking upon it as SC
much rope wherewith the Democrats can
hang themselves. There seems to be q
general expectation, or rather apprehtn n.
sion, that there will be an extra session
and when Congress once gets Its eal
tied to its own tongue it is difficult fol
il to leave off. Since the tariff talk be
gun the people who go to the galleries
move about restlessly for while anc
then 60 away sad and weary. II is yer,
dull. Aud the groups of men in the CO.
ridors Of the capitol during the day anC
at the hotels in the evening, if they tall
the tariff at all, talk languidly. Indee
to most persons, especially most con
gressmen, the tariff is quite as clear a
logarithms. The superficial observer
therefore, might fail to find any excite
ment, But in truth the country neve
in time of peace held its breath il
more anxious suspense than now. Tn
rooms of members who represent" pro
tected 'interests" are crowded with i'm
pudent but trembling visitors and litei
ally filled with statistics. protests, appeal
and-who knows what else? "Our bus
ness is staguant." "This suspense
worse than defeat" PASS some bi
and pass it quickly" One would imal
inc that all the laboring men are starN
ing, that every mandatory is stoppe
and that not a dollir's worth of mel
chandise is changing owners, Ever
member of congress except the avowe
and uncompromising advocates of sweer
ing reductions is receiving anonymou
proteotionist documents aud newspaper
q wi tn marked articles. In spite, ther,
, fore, of the lack of excitement every bod
A feels that it is critical time.
: There is some talk going around abor
l. Don Cameron's not being IL candidate fC
= reelection after the expiration of b
u pEtSeul term. w NO ever bdlu OF OelleNe
!. such thing knows not human natur
;. much less Don Cameron. What maj
: ever yet being in the United States Sci
# ate, in the fulluess of his powers, want c
); to get out of it? To be one of sevent,
G eight men selected from nearly fifty mi
d lions! And perhaps, too, all the dignitie
5 tue pleasures and the importance of
If Senatorship are really unknown until
1t man has tested them. Mr.. Cameron hi
/, palace in Washington-it may be q
/, sum ID that he desires to live here, ar
,e what greater prestige could he have
e Washington than to be United Stat
20 S-natoi? His wife has large family co
). nection here and Don means to stay
le the north wing of the Capitol as long
Iy he can and no body will Ll4me hi
IN either.
Ia The caOitnl ig ysrv gav now Waotb