The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-01-23

avoid the smallpox or cholera, His
only pleasure seemed to be in the society
of priests and monks; he poised for a
very pious upright man, and sisters of
charity were always welcome to his
house, The consequence was that the
church was always at his back, and or
ders went out at every Municipal cleo
tion to see to it, that whoever failed Of
election Mr.. Swceny should never get
left Mr.. Sweeny's temper was harsh,
dark and gloomy-NIrs. Sweeny's was
bright and sunny; they could no more
mingle than oil and water, and at last
she left his house in Paris and returned
to the United States. The lady has the
sincere commiseration of every one who
knows her. Starting life under circum-
stances which promised glorious and
happy future. her life appears to have
been for many years one prolonged sor-
row. Her husband is back in his old
haunts, but most Of the men whom he
knew and associated with in public life
are dead, or if living. have disgraceful
brand upon them. He finds himself al
most Il stranger in the city which he
left for exile twelve years ago; his pun
ishnent is not yet ended nor will it be
till the grave closes over him.
An unpleasant discovery has been
made in the city of Brooklyn. For four
years past the city has had Republican
Mayor, TO whom was given the power
of appointment, without the usual con-
iirmation of the Board of Aldermen, of
every head of a department in the muni-
cipal government. This power of APP
pointment made the government an alb
Solute despotism and worked exceeding
ly well as long az the despot was all
right, but last fall change took place
and Democratic Mayor and council il
were elected. The Mayor was inaugur-
ated on January 1st, and he has Just
made the alarming discovery that there
are not offices enough to go around.
There are about fifty claimants for every
place, and 1t appears that the Mayor
entered into a diclicr with the lager beer
brewers previous to his election, by
which in consideration of their support
the brewers were to be allowed to name
an excise commissioner. The Mayor
denies the bargain, but II. B. Scharman,
the president of the lager beer brewers
association declares that he himself
made the bargain with the Mayor. He
called at the Mayors Office and told him
to his face of the shameful dicller. ap-
parently unconscious that he and his
friends had sold their votes and innu-
ence for most shameful consideration.
The dispute in the Mayors Office waXed
SO warm that Mr.. Scharman and the
new Mayor almost came to blows, which
were only prevented by Scharman's
friends hurrying him ont of the room
The Excise Commission is supposed to
be perfectly non-partizan. The brewers
would have considered it terrible thing
if the temperance people had gone to
the candidate before election and MAJ =
1t condition Of their support that he
would put a prohibtionist on the Board
of Excise, and they would have consid-
cred the Mayor disgracel that made
such n shameful bargain, but this is
what the brewers acknowledged they
did and were angry because they got
cheated. Brother Talmage went for the
brewers at his Friday night meeting
with sharp stick and he gave the
whole party dressing down that they
will not soon forget.
After being lullcd into sweet forget
fulness that there was such a thing as
winter, a blizzard swept down OH us
which has moved us about thirty de-
greeS nearer the north pole. How it
did blow and how it did snow, and at
the conclusion Of the storm an icy wind
swept the streets driving thousands of
trampS and bcggars to the shelter of the
station houses, which were crammed to
suffocation with miserable suffering
WretcheS who have no home or shelter.
y man can have no more instructive
lesson than to make round OF the
station houses on stormy night. 1t is
not alone the wretched tramps and street
beSSars that you find there. There are
thousands of men and women-youna
girls ana boys, who come here every
year in search Of employment: their lit
tie capital gives ont, and they are mcrci-
leSSly turned on the streets. The nights
IN these station houses are awful. but
bittercr than all is the morning. In the
d'Sii gloom of winter morning, when
the snow or slect is falling, thousands
OF Shvering wrctchcs are turned out on
The streets to allow the scrubbers TO
purify the den where they slept the
night before, Then comes the question
OF breakfast, and how they are all fed.
lie who feeds the ravens alone can tell.
Notwithstanding the storm, right IN
the teeth of stiff nor'wester, stocks
went up from two to tive points. An
OF the Gould stocks were as stiff as If
they had ramrod down their backs.
and 1t IS pretty evident that ii Father
Jay has retired from the field. Son
George is determined that Missouri Pa
cihc, aud all Of his fathers little pets
shall not be sent tothe "Demnition bow
vows Even Wabash, which was
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