The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-03-29
Special tc the CARBON ADVOCATE.
WASHINGTON, March % 1884.

W 'AoDANSlON' lOOts
Palmstry has again become quite craze
and young ladies are studying up the sub
ject and testing their knowledge by fire.
quent examinations of their neighbors
palms. The wife of prominent eastern
Senator had a iortunelelIing party at her
house the other night, and the tracing of
life lines, heart lines and head lines went
on briskly for several hours. The hostess,
it is said, is well up in fortune-telliug lore,
and as she has a good deal both of the siren
and OF the sibyl in her nature she oontriyed
to impart not a little Of her enthusiasm to
ber guests. 10 have their whole fortune
laid bare before their eyes is the ardent de
sire of most very young people to throw
az lmpenetrating veil over their past is the
equally strong desire of the old. AS palm
islry deals principally with the future and
reveals nothing of the damaging past, it is
likely to become as popular as it is already
very interesting.
At a meeting here Tuesday of represen-
tatives of the colored newspaper press of the
country. an elabOrateiy drawn resolution in
favor of Gen. Logan for the Presidency was
brought forward and urged with much per-
sstence. After an exciting and animated
discussion the resolution was tabled, as il
was the sense of large majority that it was
not expedient at this time to undertake to
commit the colored people to any particu-
lar candidate. The resolution in favor of
Gen. Logan is thought TO have been of
white paternity, and was evidently worded
with the idea that 1t would be carried
through with a rush. But it was shown IN
the discussion that the coored journalists
were learning politics very fast aud did not
propose to Le tied to the tail of anyone's
kite
Many well-known people have left the
city during the past fortnight for the FASH
ionable spring recuperatIye resorts of Fort
ress Monroe, Lakewood and Atlantic City,
and il Is said that dancing and other
amusements somewhat frowned upon in tho
city during Lent are INDUCED in at these
comparatively distant sanItariums To a
moderate extent.
The activity OF the Democratic camp in
the work Of preparing for the skirmish that
is to take place at Chicago, is not so notice
able as that in the Republican. The lead
ers, however,are not idle, and very efficient
work is being done in those States whose
voices will be potential in the convention,
and whose votes are regarded as necessary
to the success of the Democratic candidate.
Mr.. rayne, of Ohio. by his election to the
United States Senate, has obtained addit-
ional prominence as a Presidential cand-
date, and has thereby materially increased
his prospects for the nomination. All the
indications point to solid delegation for
Payne from Ohio. A prominent Southern
Congressman said recently that the dele
gates from his section would mostly come
uninstructed, and would be inclined to al
low New York, New Jersey, Connection
and Ohio to name the candidates. the vote
OF one or more of these States appeared
necessary to success. But the disagreement
on the iarlf question now seems likely to
give different turn to Democratic politics. |
Mr. Randall by his course in Congress
since his defeat Tor the speakership has
made his wing of the party pretty good
tail TO the Republican kite, and il now
looks as though the tsrilf reiormers would
make stand which must upset all previ.
Gus ca alculalions.