The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-01-28
OUR PHILADELPHIA LETTER

PHILEADPLHIA Pa, Jan. 25, 'SS
Two pretty women with no artistic abili.
ty were the rage of the creme de la creme
theater goers the week past Mrs. Langtry
and Mrs. Potter. Oh. my what stiI
there was; society was out in tull force to
do homage to these marvels of purity (?) and
beauty on the stage. Reputation, pretty
face and an unspotted family record, such
as Mrs. Langtry and Mrs. Potter possess(?)
is all that is wanted in order to draw an
aesthetic audience. There are millions in
it. Mrs. Langtry is an old chestnut but
all the same she attracts large crowds.
Mrs. Potter made her first appearance and
many a half cracked dude or society swell
paid an exhoibitant price for the privilege
of bebolding pretty woman and poor act
ing
There are some species of cranks that are
truly to be commserated and of this species
there is none so much a crank as fellow
named Francis Tracy Tobin, claiming to be
a lawyer, and who for little cheap notorl-
ETY., is writing letters to Senator Hale about
Postmaster w. F. Harrity. The sin of
Harrity is that he has removed Republican
barnacles from the employment of the
government and appointed Democrats.
This little miscreant Tobin has made it a
point to gather or get toge her all the post
office employees who were discharged by
Harrity and have them sign paper that
they were thus discharged and that because
thus dismissed somebody violated some
thing, &C., &C., and whole riemirole
more. Tobin, for notoriety sake, is so ac-
tive and his spleen finds particular vent
against Philadelphia's whilom postmaster
because he bames Harrity with knocking
him out of the Surveyorship of the Port of
Philadelphia. At that time (1SS5 he was
rampant Democrat but because he did
not get the Suryeyorship as any little man
with petty mean mind is liable to do, he
turned traitor to his convictions or profess
sions and Joined the Republican party. He
now out Herod's Herod. As such he par
AIDES himself in the papers from day to day.
Some day he will have as a component
Hic facet.
A terrific fire at corner of Sth and Arch
streets destroy ed about 50, 100000 worth of
property The principal sufferers by the
fire fiend are Marks Bros, Shoneman g.
Co., Anton Heller & Co., wholesalers and
retailers in hosiery and millinery goods,
&c. These firms were of the largest and
amn nlOuad manu- man ,uon,oo - -
The loss to the different parties is great
but relatively speaking it is not as great to
these as the loss is to the poor employees
who are In consequence out of employment.
This feature of the misfortune is TO be de-
plored more than the mere loss of material
things A sight such as is beheld through
a fire of such proportions as this was is
something to fill one with awe and wonder
ment. The heavens for miles around were
one grand lurid reflex; the licking flames as
they shot skyward, cracking, creaking and
roaring were sufficient to arouse fear In the
stoutest Of souls. Such sights while grand
and majestic TO behold are most unwelcome
and Improbable and therefore the hope is
that all mankind will be spared from repe-
titions. 1t was a clear crystal night and If
the wind had been strong instead of des-
troying 100000 worth of property it
might have run up to many times that
amount. AS it was the entire fire depart.
ment of Philadelphia had all it could do to
stop the conhagratlon. Their powers were
fully taxed
The matchless leader, VIM. R. Leeds,
was dethroned from the chairmanship of
the Republican city committee. While the
people of Philadelphia conserved their best
interest In defeating Leeds for sheriff, it
seems to an outsider, that the Republicans
did not conserve the interest OF their party
by displaclng so efficient, so capable and
effective political leader and party worker
as Leeds. The Republicans, like the Dem
ocrats, are all broke and cut mp and as be-
tween the two parties If an election were to
take place tomorrow 1t would be hard TO
judge which one would suffer the most.
The political conspirators and paid agents
of the Pacific Railroad Co., who thought
that they would blacken the reputation and
character of Hon, r. z. Pattison, by in
venting a circumstantial story about some
thing, haYe been hoistsd BY their own Pc
sard. This eireumstantial story and black