The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-10-23
Washington News and Gossip.
From our Special Correspondent.


WASHINGTON. d. c., Oct. 10, 'S6.
ED. ADvoCATE:-Too much cannot
be said in praise of the wonderful au-
tuminal climate of Washington. The
weather during the past week has been
perfect, and scarcely cloud has ap-
peared in the sky. In the surrounding
country the roads are dry and dusty and
it is at such times as this that tlle broad
and smooth asphalt pavements are APP
prcciated. No matter how dry the sea-
son may be the pavements are always
clean and the air free from dust.
The Cabinet officers have all returned
from their vacations, and are now hard
at work upon their annual reports. The
first full Cabinet meeting since the sum-
mer holidays began, was held on Thurs
day last.
The Supreme Court of the United
States convened on Monday last, after
a long summer vacation. The number
of cases upon the calendar at the open
ing of the session was 1103. Little
business was transacted beyond the ad-
mission to the bar of number of can
didates who presented themselves from
various parts of the country, after which
the court adjourned for week in order
to permit its members to accompany
the remains of the late Chief Justice
Chase, to Cincinnati on Wednesday.
Since Secretary Whitney's return to
Washington he has been interviewed by
representatives of nearly all of the prin-
cipal ship-building companies, with ref
erence to the construction of the pro.
posed new cruisers. In fact his time
has been so completely monopolized by
the shipbuilders that he has had little
time at his disposal to devote to other
matters.
The magician, Hermann, who has
been giving exhibitions in Washington
dnring the week, called upon the Presi-
dent on Wednesday afternoon, and dur
ing his visit he astonished the members
of the executive household by an ex-
hibition of some of his choicest tricks.
The President was so much pleased that
he extended an invitation to the "JViz-
ard" to give soriee in the White House
parlors some evening which was politely
accepted.
The sensation of the week has been
the appearance of the police force in
their new uniforms The uniform is
very neat and attractive, and consists OF
a long single breasted, dark blue coat,
white vest and gloves, and a very i'm.
posing helmet much resembling an in.
verted water urn, finished in the highest
aesthetic art. The baton has been dis.
pensed with, and its place has been
supplied by a small and natty cane,
having heavily loaded handle, which
serves to render it very formidable
weapon.
A report that Mrs. Clevelands pet
dogHector had the hydrophoba brought
a large number of colored dog fanciers
to the White House on Thursday last.
The report however turned ont to be
erroneous, as it was found that instead
of hydrophobia the dog was merely suf-
fering from indigestion. 1t seems that
Hector had been availing himself of the
freedom afforded by a Democratic ad-
ministration, and had visited black
smith shop where he had partaken of
what the doctor termed frog lunch, 3"
consisting of the parings of horses
hoofs. Finding his lunch hard to di-
gest he began to show general signs of
uneasiness which gave rise to the false
report of hydrophobia.
On Friday the President, accompanied
by Col. Lamont, Commissioner Miller
of the Internal Revenue Bureau, and
several members of the Woodmont
Fishing Club, left town for a days
hunting and fishing at Woodmont,
where the President was successful last
| season. Ii.