The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-06-02
Our Washington Letter.
TFRoM OUR SPECIAL ConREsroSDENr.l

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 26, 1883.
One of the prettiest views in Washing
ton now is halfway down Pennsylvania
Avenue. Looking toward one end, there
juts cut the Grecian portico of the Treas
ury, like eiganti, theatre scene, half
across the line of vision, and closing in
the prospect. at tho other end is the
Capitol. The trees in the park rising
from the foot of the hills TO the base Of
the iuilding at the top, are masse5 to-
gether by the distance into solid banks
of green, from which springs the Capitol,
large and white in the sunshine. The
brides and bridegrooms whom the Capt.
tol guides usher softly through the Con-
gressional Library out on the balcony.
would see a beautiful view these days if
they would only look at it and not at
each other. Down below them, RAINING
out from the Capitol grounds, are the
Botanical Gardens and beyond these
stretches a continuous park, crossed with
drives in all directions, and extending
for more than mile, up beyond the
Washington Monument. 1t is well
wooded and very pleasant to the eye.
Some distance up, the dark sandstone
towers OF the Smithsonian rise out of the
trees. Beyond is the Agricultural De-
partment, with its great flower beds soon
to be glowing with every oo lor that grows.
Then comes the tall slait of the monu-
ment. the face toward you shining white,
the other visible in deep shadow. on
to the right lies the city. The eye can
trace long lines of trees marking the
streets aud see the Government buildings
looming up here and there. To the left
is the Potomac, aud on the ote er side of
it the Virginia hills, with the weather
vane of Fairfax Court House looking
over one of them, and farther to the lett
the point where, in the days when the
Confederate armies were nearest Wash
iugton, men standing on the foot of the
Capitol on clear day could see the CLINT
of rebel bayonets,
Now and then there is little ripple of
Presidential gossip, but there seems to
be no subject which excites less interest,
though the National Conventions are
only year distant. A prominent Demo-
cratic Senator said the other day that
McDonSld's friends had an alliance with
Attorney General Jno. b. Stockton, of
New Jersey, the idea being to get the
vote OF New Jersey in return for the
nomination of Stockton for Vice Presi-
dent, with the further idea that a New
Jersey man, on the ticket would help it
in the election. The rest of the story
was to the effect that Stockton was in
much better shape politically and 9TH
erwise, than he was some years ago, and
was in position to have influence"
"Phil' Thompson reached Washington
few days ago and has been seen on our
streets, in cool summer suit, the same
quiet, seli-possessed man as ever-the
last man who would be picked out in
crowd as one who has Just killed another
and had only a few hours before emerged
from his trial Thompson embodies the
Kentucky idea-quiet, good natured and
agreeable man to meet, one of the most
amiable and popular your men in Con-
gress, but with revolver latent.
Private adVices reaching here regard
ing the condition of Senator Anthony are
to the effect that he eats we'll, sleeps
| pretty well, walks to his desk and looks
over his papers and dictates letters which
lie signs. At his age however there are
grave doubts whether he will be able to
occupy his seat in the Senate again. A
friend of his who was in Washington the
other day, expressed such doubts. Sepa-
tor Anthony showed signs during the last
session of loss of strength, and of the
approach, probably. of the illness from
which he is now suffering; he slept fire.
| quently in his chair. The withdrawal of
Senator Anthony from active work would
undoubtedly bring Senator Aldrich, his
young colleague, conspicuously to the
front. AUGUST.
LFRoM OUR REGULAR CoRREsPoNDENT.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 2S, 1888.
One of the significant facts,-signs of
the times-remarked upon here of late is
the decline of stock speculation and the
increase of investments 10 land. Nearly
all tie great operators in stocks are with.
drawing. A well-posted Washington
speculator said Yesterday: These men
are all drawing out and taking their
money with them. Gould and Wander
bilt have both gone, and they are getting
out of everything. Addison Cammack
has quit for the summer, as be says-but
think for good gone to Europe.
W. X. Vanderbilt openly announces that
he is going cut Of railroads as soon as he