The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-06-06
FROM WASHINGTON
From our Regular Correspondent.
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More than a year ago Congress auth
orized the creation of Special Com
mission to examine into our trade rela-
tion with Central and South America
and to suggest means or methods by
which it may be extended and enlarged.
The chosen commissioners started on
luxurious picnic across the continent in
a special palace car, and thence were
wheeled comfortably down to New Or
leans to study the Exposition. Next
they invaded Mexico. BY degrees the
lotos-eating Incidence palled upon them,
until now the Commission, as it pursues
its quest in Chilli and Peru, consists of
Mr.. Thatcher and his secretary. Per-
haps it is better thus. Thatcher NAV
concentrate himself and come back load
ed with valuable as well as costly in
formation, and the other commissioners
may earn their salaries in the sweat of
the effort required to sign his report.
Trite though the observations NAV be,
it is impossible to refrain from remark
ing just once more that this is a great
country.
The President is supported by the
whole Cabinet in his opinion that the
New Orleans Exposition will have to
close on the 31st inst, there being no
legal authority for holding it over
longer period. But a strong effort will
be made to keep the Government exhib-
it in the building and get another ap-
preparation. 1t is argued that if the
Exposition can be opened in the fall a
much greater attendance can be reason
ably looked for, and the whole South Is
supposed to be in favor of giving it
greater permanence. The absence of
Major Burke, however, will be apt to
knock the bottom out of the enterprise.
He is expected here shortly, but his eff
forts will probably be directed chiefly to
getting some assurance that he will be
reimbursed for his outlay in behalf of
the EXposition's creditors. There is a
disposition on the part of the Admins
tration, however, to help the enterprise
as far as the law allows.
The failure of the Bureau of Engray-
ing and Printing to secure the contract
Tor printing postage stamps for the Post
office Department will result in a further
reduction in the force employed. The
force was recently reduced one-third by
Chief Burrill in consequence of the dis
continuance of the printing of one and
two dollar notes. 1t was said that the
work on these notes would be resumed
after short interval, but the indications
now are that there will be no more or
ders for notes of these denominations
for some time to come. The formal
transfer of the Office of the Chief of the
Bureau from Captain Burrill to Mr.. |
Graves will take place on the 1st prox-
imo.
The State Department has received
report from Mr.. Osborn, minister to
Brazil, in regard to the arrest and i'm
prisonment of Beckford Mackey, U. S. |
Consul at Rio Grande de Seul, the son |
of Mr.. L. j. Mackey, of this city. Con-
sui Mackey has also written an account |
of his Imprisonment to friends in this
city. Mr.. Mackey says he had been as
sailed in newspaper there by a man
named Amorim, in a most insulting
manner. On April IA he was confronted
by Amorim with an uplifted stick. |
Mackey struck Amorim, who then drew
a pistol, but before he could fire Mackey
shot him twice, wounding him slightly.
Mackey then surrendered himself to the
police. Subsequently Amorim, at the
head of band of ruffians, attempted to
capture Mackey from the police, but
Mackey was defended by the German
Consul and a number of citizens. His
action is justified by all the foreign con-
suls there, and many leading citizens
have rendered him aid. His trial will
take place next week.
Prof, Taylor, of the Department of
Agriculture, has discovered that the
crystals of pure butter when fresh have
a globular or ellipsoidal form, and that
with a certain adjustment of the polar
izer each globe or eclipse discloses well
defined st. Andrews cross, which re-
wolves as the polarizer is turned. The
crystals of butterine, oleomargarine and
Of beef or swine fats are of stellar form.
They do not revolye with the polarizer
nor do they show the st. Andrews
cross. The crystals of butter which is
not fresh or of inferior quality present a
rosette form, generally four-lobed, and
revolve with the turning of the polar
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