The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-02-09

by the Senate, has caused great excite
ment in Salt Lake City. If enacted il
its present shape and sternly enforced
it is hard to see how the evil of polygamy
can longer exist. The provisions of III,
bill are so many and lengthy that car
not include its scope in miscellaneous
letter, but should it pass will send you
for publication its full text.
THE GOVERNOR OF UTAH.
Eli Murray, is under hot fire from
various sources charging him with dis
honesty while U. s. Marshall of Ken.
lucky. These charges, it is claimed are
resurrected at the present time by poly.
gamous Influences in order to secure
Mnrray's removal as Governor of Utah,
or to prevent his re-appointment next
June, as Gov. Murray is one of the
strongest anti-polygamsts in the country
aud has caused the Mormons all the
trouble he possibly could in bis official
capacity. 1t is to be hoped he will pasg
examination, be exonerated, and theE
re-appointsd to his present trust.
PENDLEToN IT'LL ALIVE.
Senator Pendleton has lost none of his
reform civil service ideas by reason OF
his defeat to be returned to the Senate @.
He has just introduced bill proposing
such an amendment of the Constitution
of the United States as will provide for
the election by the people of postmasters
marsbals and district attorneys, thus
abridging the Presidents appointing
power and removing the possibility OF
using this vast patronage for political
prestige. Mr.. Pendleton has confidence
that the resolution will yet become
law, but have not found a single Sena.
tor who would vote for its passage. The
Senator in speaking of his late contes.
with Payne in Ohio, says that his party
will suffer more than himself individu.
ally because the action was virtually an
endorsement by the Ohio Democracy OF
the spoils system. system that the
Democracy at large will not endorse.
When asked what he thought of Payne
as Presidential candidate he rep1ed
with largh: SHOULD Mr.. Payne be
nominated the Democratic party would
suffer the greatest defeat in all its his
tory. But there is not the remotest dam
ger of his selection"
SENATOR BLAIR's SCHEME.
Senator Blair reported from the Com
mittee on education bill securing the
benefits )f common school education to
all children in the U. S., and providing
that there shall be appropriated annually
for ten years a sum of money beginning
with $l5. 000,00 and diminished by
1000, 600 ip each succeeding year, which
sum shall be paid ort 70 the States aud
Territories in propoi ion to their litter
ate population. This measure will pro-
woke enc OF the livellest debates in the
Senate this session az there are several uf
the leading Senators preparing speeches
for and against it. The South would de-
rive the largest share of the money under
the provisions OF the bill.
his EICELLENCY."
Considerable discussion has existed in
ofticial circles here as to the proper man
ner OF addressinga communication to the
President. Thinking to enlighten the
general public on this point of etiquette
l looked over the records of the FIRST
Congress and found that one of the first
subjects it took up was, "what style in
titles it will be proper to annex to the
Offices of the President and Vice Presi-
dent OF the United States" 1t was re-
ferred to joint committee who reported
in favor of addressing the President as
"His Excelleucy." but this was rejected
in the Senate. A conference COMMITTEES
then reported in favor OF His Highness,
the President of the United States Of
America aud protector Of their Lber-
ties" This sm4cked too much of auto
cIacy. and resolution in favor of the
Plain address: ITO the President of the
United States" was adopted, and that
remains in force. There is therefore no
legal authority for the custom often iu-
dulged in Of addressing the President as
"Hls Exctllency,"
FRED. DOUGLASS AND HIS BRIDE.
There are quiet rumors flying around
in the city that Fred Douglass is having
an unpleasant honeymoon. Mr.. Doug
lass is the father of a daughter but few
years the junior of his new wife, and it
is said the daughter will not be recon-
ciled in having a white step-mother.
Miss Douglass is employed in her fathers
office, Mr.. Douglass being recorder OF
deeds for Washington. What termina-
tion the affair will have it is hard to tell.
SENSATION IN REAL ESTATE CIRCLES.
Hon. Lorin Blodget OF Philadelphia
made things lively among real estate
owners in this city last Tuesday by filing
suit for possession of nearly the whole
OF the northern portion of Washington.
Mr.. Blodget is the trustee of the late
Samuel Blodget. of this city. who came
here from Boston, where he was an East
Indian merchan; in 1891, and paid $780,
600 in solid silver tor abou; five hundred
acres of land known as the Jamaica"
tract, the greater portion Of which was
and now is included within the limits Of
the city of Washington. There are over
seventy-fvs blocks or squares of private
residences now on this tract for which
possession is sought. The ground was
given TO our government in trust. the