The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-02-02
FROM WASHINGTON
Special to the CARBON ADVOCATE.

w Jan SOg AOOHs
This city is noted as the greatest stock
gambling place outside Of New York. A
few years ago there was bnt one special |
wire to New York, and that hardly PAID |
expenses. To-day, there are fifteen
brokers' offices with special wires, seven
of them opened since December first. 1t
is noted fact that wolves catch more
lambs here than in any other city. For
the reason that there are no commercial
industries here. Every person gets aid
by the Government. and a good salary |
too, and from the 5000 clerk to the Cabi-
net officer they 60 on the plan OF all
gamblers: money easy earned, easy-spent. |
The North Pacific deal must haye taken
known that one po'l, including pronIin-
ent officers OF the United States couit
and others. that were cleaned out OF |
about $4,000, two ex.members Of from |
$40, 900 to $50 900 zach. and United
States Senator $40 900 on the long side |
OF Uuion Pacific stock. The clerks got |
left in proportion TO their means, and
fly" bankers got left. Iu fact, it caught
tht IN all A great M my of Mr. Goulds
"dear friends" had the point to buy
r. Pacific ~t,c OK at so after it had de
ciin.d from "A. Il is now Hing at IL
an they have it Vt. 1t is said his go, d
advice extended ,vcu TO the clerks in hie
office. The NJ. C's will alSnys be tn,
victims. Y u cant make orcrnm4 nt
clerk or official believe that times ar.
hard when iron mills are stopped aud
railroads reduce wages with thousand,
Of men out Of employment everywhere.
He don't bee this Tor the government pays
him, bis salary comes along he prospers
and imagines he has the inside OF the
shrewd men ia Wall Street, who care
little for rume4tal nc ion, but take
the general lgu- ot e c"untry Tor then
"gulde. Il tue grain market the west-
cru granger figures carefully ami make r
mooney while ut home and sDeculates III
Chicago. He comes here, reads the ny
rIcultnral reports and telegrapls lor In-
side points, eij Iys good time aud never
thinks ot the effect uf tue causes that
bring about disaster 10 The crops. There
are several who were cleaned! out Oh
margins Of l3 bulling wheat last spring
The marriage OF Frederick Douglass.
aged G7 to NJ 81 Helen M. Pitts, aged, 80,
white and handsome" will make talk
botn on account OF the prominence q,
the parties, the disparity in their age,
and the conspicuous manner in which
they have put into practice the doctrine
of amalganiation of the two races. Mr.
Douglass, who is undoubtedly the lead
lug representative of the colored people
in lecture delivered some months age
advised the merging Of the two races, In
the suggestion was construed as nothing
more than aglittering generality in favo
OF cooperation of the races for their mu
tual benefit. III the light of the mf T
riage last night it would seem that MIR
Douglass had in mind II practical blend
ing of the -dces by the amalgamation O.
misceGnation process. His bride, thougl
, young aud pretty, appears to be an "ad
yanced thinker" on this question. Sh
has acquired some prominence here as
wcman sutfragist,and in connection wit
Mrs. DR., Winslow'S Alpha, publication
that has treated sexual matters with az
pealing irankness and diTectuess.
:. 1t is ger eIally believed at the Treasur
Department that Assistant Secreiar
New has resigned, although there is Il
official intelligence TO that fleet. Vtr
soon after the time that Mr.. New wei
back 10 the Treasury Department ws Al
siSiant Secretary his position was mad
e unpleasant because of the attitude al
q snned toward him by 81 cretary Fulge
II The Secretary, whether justly or not, hs
l. iaucied that Mr.. New was somewhat OF
T. rival in the affections of the Presiden
'r aud III cons quence he has left nothin
rr nn6Oue 10 make Him uncomfortable,
D. There is great activity in Congress AT
iS between the Fltz Johu Porter discussiC
= the Mexican treaty, aud tue land gra
lie question, etc, int. t. 81 in the proceedin
III oI both houses has been well sustain
H. during the past week. 1t is often
'e' marked here what q Iiet Congress II
ns Is aud how that heated personal aud !
ne hucal strife which usually mnnifes,s
's- sel., especially ON tue ese of an imI
on tint campaign. has been kept iu I
oil background. There is less Of it Il
al winter than have ever seen during i
ent ten years observation here, Can it
al the calm before a storm1 OF are the pC
ticlans beginning 20 realize that the y
pie are 10 ing interest in these parti,
wrAnglcs and looking to their TepTeser
the iiyes for SOMETHING more important q
leiT business like? We shall shortly see.
Re The secret sessions of the Senate
ted the NJ Xiean treaty hBye no doubt b
de- very interesting 10 that body, who h
sor- remtued luckei mp several days disc
'eni sing tue important CONNIE renal questi
} Sn involved. But M old veteran IN legi
ions tion and navel says, Judging from "
; r. he saw IN MrxlcO wusn visiting
j 81 country lew years ago, he dpes not
lirNe tnat our exports there wOnh am,
2 Sc to much Tor some time to COM. bu
Re might obtain from there several arii
and OF which We nre in need. Sngar
ratio eps's great deal too much, Inerel
ntly, bsnttit comparatively few owner
10 Louisiana plantations. Then tber