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About Weekly constitutionalist. (Augusta, Ga.) 185?-1877 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 15, 1875)
to&fctg WEDNESDAY, 15, 1875~ A Proposition to Disband the Re publican Party. Asa generous conqueror proposes to an enemy in the last moments of utter annihilation to surrender, we now propose, in all friendliness, that the Republican party disband.— It has sustained defeat in nearly every quarter. It has lost its majority in Congress, lost nearly all the Governors, lost two-thirds of the Legislatures, lost the confidence of the “nation,” lost nearly every Senatorial election in the last twelve months, and as fast as present terms expire will lose nearly all the balance. It has lost nearly every influential journal and magazine which at one time advocated its prin ciples. Even in Boston it has been voted down. It is in a hopeless mi nority in New England, In New York, in the Middle seaboard States, in the South, the South-west, in the great West, and even in the Territories and down the Pacific Slope, the Democrats have given the Republicans Waterloo defeats. There is too much infamy, too much corruption in its history to allow it ever again to rise. To point to the condi tion of the Democracy ten years ago and now, for the purpose of example upon which to base a hope, is falla cious. During the forty years it ruled the United States there was nothing dishonorable about it. Its statesmen were honorable men, who never stoop ed to peculation, who never violated the principles of the Constitution, but governed in strict accordance with law. The people well know all this, and have determined to recall them to power. But such is not the history of the Republican party. For its shame less malfeasance of public funds, for the rottenness and the hideous corrup tions of its members of Congress, it has been condemned by the people. It is perfectly useless for it to enter the Presidential campaign. If the election were to occur to-morrow it would be the worst whipped party that ever put forward a candidate for that position. By disbanding it can save itself from this defeat and disgrace. The longer it clings to its organization the worse will be the defeat, the worse the humiliation. It is obliged to come to that at last. There Is little earthly hope for it now. It is better for all honest men in the party t* brand the rogues and then join the Democracy and help us lift the country from its present slough of despondency. There is neither wisdom, manliness nor pa triotism in keeping up a factious oppo sition. True, it will not prevent the Democrats from accomplishing their purpose of restoring the country to its old prosperity. That they will most as suredly do. The only power the Radi cal party now has Is to annoy. It is too weak to win even the semblance of victory. It has a skirmish line without an army. We therefore repeat that it is far better for it to disband. Let the Na tional Executive Committee be called together and issue the following: “Whereas, The people of the United States, having determined to dispense in future with the services of the Re publican party; Resolved, That it is hereby disbanded.” Os course, we hardly expect the Re publicans to show so much good sense; but they cannot say admonition has not been most piously bestowed. Ephraim is joined to his idols, and will probably hug them more closely the more they drag him down to darkness and defeat. It grieves us to the very soul that we cannot “let him alone.” If he is determined to fight it out, the Democracy must undertake to break him and his false gods. And this they will inevitably do, next year, unless the leaders of the party exhibit a stu pidity which it would seem, at this writing, even common lunatics would instinctively avoid. Independents.— The so-called “Inde pendents” and “Liberals” have panned out so miserably in California and elsewhere, that they are now merci lessly ridiculed on all hands. The New York Times sarcastically says: “Os course, we shall continue to receive the advice and counsel of these political nobodies—a regimen which must be borne with becoming meekness. The race of impertinent advisers will not die out with the ‘Liberal’ or ‘lndepen dent’ Party. It does not follow, how ever, that the noisy meddlers who are so enamored of their own wisdom are valuable as allies, even if they could be made such*. The Republican Party will have to meet the Democrats in the next campaign—nobody else.” Well, we hope you may meet them just once, if you wish it. Once more will do. They are talking of abandoning the system of giving prizes to Sunday School scholars up in Williamantic, since they found last week that the boy who won a copy of Paley’s “ Evi dence of Christianity ” had swapped it off for a meerschaum pipe and a quart of peanuts.—[Norwich Bulletin. The flies are in session at Long Branch. POLITICAL. The Greenback Platform in Pennsyl vania—a Mild Radical Victory—New Jersey Election Returns —Califor- nia’s legislature. Erie, September B. —Reports agree that the platform will be about the same as that of Ohio, probably more strongly greenback and antl-iTational Bank. Santa Fe, Sep* m ber B.—Elkins, Re publican, is probity ie-elected Con gressional delegate. Jersey City, &—Hoboken, P&ttcrßoD and Elizabeth report major ities for constitutional amendments. Newark, September 8.— indications are that all the constitutional amend ments are adopted by ten to thirty thousand majority. San Francisco, September B.— Full returns show the Senate to stand 17 regular Democrats, 5 Independent Democrats, 8 Independents and 7 Re publicans. San Francisco, September B.—The Assembly has 35 regular Democrats; Independent Democrats, 10; Republi cans, 3. The Independents tie between a Democrat and Independent in Yuba (Dam ?) Proceedings of the New York Repub lican Convention—Hard Money, A Headlong Return to Specie Payments and No Third Term. Saratoga, September B.—The Re publican State Convention was called to order. Hon. E. D. Morgan made a brief speech. He should extend the hand of fellowship to his countrymen who were unfortunately led to take up arms against us. Let there be no step backward in return to specie pay ments. B. Cornell was elected temporary Chairman. A resolution declaring oppo sition to the third term was referred to the Committee on Resolutions. Saratoga, September B.—George Wm. Curtis was elected permanent Chairman. Nomination—Fred W. Seward for Secretary of State. i The Committee on Resolutions re ported a platform. The first resolution is that the National Government should remain in the hands of those who sus tain the guarantees of the amended Constitution, and, in pursuance of past action of the Republican party and its good results, the welfare of the coun try requires a just, generous and for bearing National policy in the South ern States, a firm refusal to use mili tary power, except for purposes clearly deflnep in the Constitution and the local enforcement of national authority by thfcse only who are in sympathy with such a policy and will heartily auppott it. The second resolution de mand* honesty in every branch of the State »nd National Governments, and prompt punishment of malfeasance in office.; The third, fourth and fifth are local. The sixth states that further inflati in of the currency under any pre tense rould be a public calamity. The intere its of honest industry and com mon welfare demand the speediest possll le return to specie payment. The eight : Recognizing as conclusive the Presi ent’s public declaration that he is not! a candidate for renomination, and, vith the sincerest gratitude for his patriotic services, we declare our unaltetable opposition to the election of any president for a third term. The ninth rflates to schools. The tenth is an endowment of the Administration. Efforts io strike out the eighth resolu tion faied. The platform was adopted with apdause. Francs E. Spinner was nominated for Conptroller. Adjourned sine die. Proceedings of t:.e North Carolina Conveiion—The Democracy in the Ascencfcncy. RaleigJ, N. C., September B.—The Convention completed its organization to-day. ill officers elected are Demo cratic. Immediately after organiza tion Mr. purgee, Republican, offered a motion tcadjourn sine die. It was de feated byj, strict party vote. One Re publican, Mr. Woodfln, and the Inde pendent, Ir. Wilcox, dodged the vote. An ordinace introduced by Badger, of Wake, providing for relief of ex-Gov. Holden frm political disabilities, was referred. A resolution by Judge Bux ton to sat Republican claimants for admission from Robeson county, lies over. Th death of Hon. W. A. Gra ham was .nnounced by his colleague, Mr. Turne. Suitable resolutions were adopted. Pending eulogies the Con vention adpurned till to-morrow. Proceeding of the Maryland Repub lican Convention—A Union of Radi cals andlhow-Nothing Potato Bugs. Westminster, Md., September B. In the Rejublican State Convention, Wm. J. Jnes, of Cecil, was elected President. The Chairman of the Com mitte on resolutions said, after con siderable dbate, he was instructed to present a rteolution favoring co-opera tion with he independent movement, and the apibintment of a committee of one from eafh county to confer with all organized fiends of reform with a view to the selecion of candidates, to report at an adjourned meeting. Adopted.— There weretwo nays. The Convention adjourned to meet at Baltimore on September22d. Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Democraic Convention—A Split on the Cur«ncy Question. Erie, Pa, September B. —Convention met at nooi. Called to order by John Miller. Coamittees on contested seats, platform ad permanent organization appointed. Recess. Hendrici B. Wright, of Luzerne county, Pemanent Chairman,' was ap plauded wlen he said the Democrats favored h;rd money. The applause was greafcr when he averred they were not a favor of speedy resump tion. The Platform Committee asked more time o complete their work. Re cess. It is unlerstood that the committee are unableto agree on a currency plaDk. A Danbiry deacon nearly captured five boys vho had been devastating his chestnut tees one Sunday afternoon. Shaking hs fist after their retreating forms, he mgrily shouted: “The sneak ing little dwils ! If I had hold of ’em one minute I’d ” and then sudden ly espying his pastor on the scene, he impressivey added: “I’d pray for ’em!” [ THE ROME BONDS. A Letter Prom One Who Favors Pay ing the Debt—Rome Property Depre ciating—Three-Fourths of the Tax- Payers in Favor of Paying the Debt —“Educate the Creditor to a Proper Sense of His Honorable Obliga tions?” tCorrespondence of the Constitutionalist.]* Rome, Ga„ Sept. 3,1875. The editorial in your issue of the 29th of August, upon the Rome Bond question, is before us. We do not think it comes up to that standard of fairness and dignity which usually characterizes your ” columns. Your caustic strictures may be as comfort ing to irritated bondholders as they are exasperating to certain of our tax-payers. But to those of us who have not yet despaired of adjusting this troublesome business, your anathemas are not only unwel come, but mortifying. They provoke a reaction in favor of the party we have been trying to conciliate. If a debtor be dishonest, publio denunciation will not make him less so. If he thinks he has some excuse for not paying, he will hug It the closer when accused of villainy. In any event, your bitter sar casm can do no possible good. We do not think it a sufficient reply to say “the argument is exhausted,” and therefore it is legitimate to pile on as much wholesale abuse as long-smoth ered indignation can get up. Indeed, your article savors of that kind of sat isfaction whicn one feels when “cussin’ ” Is the last resort Now, we believe that Rome can boast of as good citizens as Augusta or any other city, and hence we cannot but feel that your double-leaded epithets of “suppliant beggars,” “unequaled impu dence,” “craving charity,” &c., &c., are as unjust as they are unbecoming. We cannot realize that Rome has begged for anthing, either from your people or from anybody else, or that she ever went to Augusta as an “abject and suppliant beggar.” The facts, which our people remember, are simply that our water works were built by contract with Noble Bros. & Cos., and they voluntarily took our bonds in payment. We are not apprised that many of these ,bonds found their way to your city. The Memphis Branch Railroad bonds were delivered as soon as issued to the railroad company, and that company pold them through the usual channel of brokerage. The North and South Railroad bonds were de livered to certain citizens of Columbus, officers of the N. & S. R. R. and whose confidential brokers were citizens of Augusta. Our people believe that all of these bonds were issued in good faith and with full intent on their part to pay them. They had reason to believe that the stock in these railroads would be worth something, or at least that the road would be built. But our “great expectations” have been griev ously disappointed, and we find ourselves in a condition similar to that which has befallen nearly all the in vestments and industrial enterprises of the country. We failed to secure the building of either of these roads, and our city property has, from various causes, depreciated not less than fifty per cent, within the last three years. We made just such a mistake in invol ving ourselves, as many of your best cit izens did, in sinking their money in iron enterprises. We find ourselves loaded down with debt, and as the interest increases our taxable property di minishes. Therefore many of our peo ple thought it would be best for both debtor and creditor to have an abate ment. Some of them were intemper ate and unreasonable. Some of them indulged largely iu slandering our own people as well as those who trusted us. Some of them seized upon every pretext to get up a fight—an “un pleasantness”—and wo lament that they succeeded. Had the questions in volved been submitted to a majority of those representing the property which is to pay these debts, if paid at all, we believe an arrangement, hon orable and satisfactory, would long since have been made. You labor under a delusion about the last vote. Nearly every citizen voted who had a right to vote. The misfortune was that only 260 out of 600 had registered last October, and therefore only that number were allowed to vote. The facts are that with this small vote, 'and 42 negroes against the compromise, those white citizens who voted for it pay three fourths of the taxes repre sented by the vote. Since that time a petition of property owners favoring the sentiment has been nnmerously signed, and represents more than three fourths of all the* taxable property of the city. We have reason to believe that many of those who voted against it have changed their convictions, having been misled upon material points. You know, Mr. Editor, that it takes a little longer process of reasoning for a tax-payer to bring home to himself his pro rata part of the obligation to pay a municipal debt. He does not feel ex actly as if he were a voluntary party to it. Perhaps he did not vote for the mayor and council. Perhaps he voted against subscription, or did not vote at all, or was absent from the city, and even though he did vote, if he now has reason to believe that Columbus or some other city or people tricked us out of the money, he feels justified in “filing a plea.” The standard of “ Chevalier Bayard” will not be set up by any people under such circumstances. While they appre ciate all that can be said about doing justice to innocent bondholders who trusted us in good faith,they neverthe less insist that the loss ought to be di vided. They cannot be made to feel the obligation as strongly as if the debt was of their own seeking and of their own individual contracting. All corpo rations, whether municipal, religious or benevolent, find the same embarrass ment in inducing their members to pay up their pro rata part of the dues nec essary to meet the expenditures. We think, therefore, that all these surroundings should be weighed and considered before our whole people are condemned. Let us reason together, and on the one hand educate the cred itor to tenderness, and the debtor to a proper sense of his honorable obliga tions, and doubtless we can yet adjust our differences. Our apprehension is that the spirit of your article will drive those of our citizens who are working for an adjustment to a sym pathy with the “ other side,” and then comes a war disastrous and ruinous to both you and ourselves. C. H. S. CRIMES AND CASUALTIES. A Preacher in Trouble-Arrest of Counterfeiters. Waterville, Me., September B.— Col. Kent, of the United States Secret Ser vice, arrested Rev. W. W. Randall, a revival preacher, on suspicion of hav ing passed dollar bills raised to fives. New York, September B.— Two Ital ians were yesterday arrested at the Grand Central Depot, having in their possession a large quantity of ten dol lar counterfeits on the First National Bank of Philadelphia and the City Bank of Poughkeepsie. The plate from which the bills were printed was cut by the notorious counterfeiter, Tom Ballard, now in the Albany penitentia ry, and during the past nine years has been altered to print counterfeits of twenty-eight different national banks. Bank Robbery—Fall of a Building- Injury to Workmen. Greenville, Ky., September B.— The bank of F. B. Hancock & Cos. was rob bed of 827,000. Jackson, Michigan, September B. The walls of Bennett’s new building fell, burying eight workmen. Three were taken out badly injured but alive. Burning of Stables and Mules—Geor gia Distillers of Crooked Whiskey Sentenced. North Platte, Neb., September B. The hay stables and fourteen mules belonging to the Government were burned. Atlanta, September B.—The United States District Court has been in ses sion three days, and during that time eighty-three parties have been convict ed and sentenced for violation of the internal revenue laws, principally illicit distillers. Assassination of the Notorious Joe Crews—Fatal and Destructive Explo sion. Augusta, Ga., September B. —Joe Crews was fatally shot this morning by parties unknown near Laurens Court House, S. C. Charles Bollin, who was riding in a hack with Crews, was seri ously wounded. Crews has been prom inently identified with politics in South Carolina since Reconstruction. Newark, N. J., September B.— There was an explosion in a celluloid factory, on Mechanic street, in the central part of the city, at 6 o’clock. About 30 men were in the building at the time, but some escaped uninjured. Three were taken out bp the firemen, one of whom was dead, and the others are not ex pected to recover. It is supposed that twelve or more remain in the building without hope of rescue. The building was destroyed by the shock, and the flames broke out in every direction. Firemen are playing on the bricks so they can look for bodies supposed to be in the ruins. Most of the employes are, however, accounted for. Some build ings on the opposite side of the street caught fire, but were put out. Three buildings adjoining, occupied by Phil lip Meyer’s railroad lock factory, G. & J. Simmon’s saddle factory, S. Stewart, coffee roaster, and the Denny Gas Ma chine Manufacturing Company, were destroyed ; also Bryant’s livery stable. Loss, 8175,000. The Curious Case of General C. A. Evans. To the Editor of the New York Sun : Sir —In a recent issue of your paper, under the caption of “A Walking Pin cushion” (taken from the Baltimore Sun) a curious story is told of General C. A. Evans, of Augusta, Ga. How ever much many of your readers may discredit this story, I cannot doubt its truth. I was a clerk under the General from the time of his promotion to the rank of brigadier general until the sur render of the Army of Northern Vir ginia at Appomattox Court House, and knew him well. I was at the field hos pital while the battle of Monocacy, Md., was going on, and saw him as he was borne in from the field wounded. His wound was of the character mentioned in the story, except that the ball did not go entirely through his body, hav ing lodged just under the skin to the right ot the right nipple. I was by his side and held one of his arms while the surgeon extracted the ball. When the ball was removed several bent pins were observed in the flesh where it had lodged, which were also taken out. These were four in number, as well as I can remember, and had been carried there by the ball from a paper of pins which he had in his left breast pocket. As the wound was an exceedingly painful one, and in a region where, perhaps, it was ,not deemed advisable to tamper with it, the surgeons did not probe in search of more pins, or if they did the probing was so slight that they found none; and yet it was discovered, in examining the paper of pins in his pocket, that several more than the four I have accounted for had been carried away by the ball, and could not be found anywhere about either his clothing or person. It was my firm belief then that a part, if not all, of the missing pins were in his body. The only strange thing to me about the matter is that the pins should remain in his body so long, and yet give him no pain. E. A. Madden. Union Church, Jefferson county, Miss., August 25. “Phcenix Brand” Pure White Lead. We offer the above Brand of White Lead to the public, with the positive assurance that it is perfectly pure, and will give one ounce in gold for eveTy ounce of adulteration that it may be found to contain. Eckstein, Hills & Cos., Manufacturers, Cincinnati, 0. Sold by W. H. Tdtt & Remsen. aug2s-d&ctf Notice. —Consumers will consult their interest by bearing in mind that a large proportion of the article sold as Pure White Lead is adulterated to the extent of from 50 to 90 per cent., and much of it does not contain a particle of Lead. The Phcenix Brand Pure White Lead is the best. Sold by aug2sd&ctf W. H. Tutt & Remsen. BLOODY SHIRT AMES. HE IV*ANTS THE UNITED STATES ARMY. Failing to Get Comfort Out of an Old Executive Proclamation He Makes Formal Demand for Bayonets—A Desperate Attempt to Save the Radi cal Party. Washington, September B.— The fol lowing dispatch was received at the Executive mansion last night, from Governor Ames, of Mississippi: Jackson, Miss., September 7, 1875. To His Excellency, U. S. Grant, Presi dent, Washington, D. C.: Sir :—Domestic violence, in its most aggravated form, exists in certain parts of this State. On the eve of the Ist inst., unauthorized and illegal armed bodies overthrew the civil authorities of Yazoo county, and took forcible pos session of said county, from which the Sheriff, the peace officer of the county, was compelled to flee for safety, and is still a refugee. The Sheriff of this, Hinds county, reports that since the 4th instant he has been unable, after every effort, to maintain the peace and protect right. He're ports various murders by unauthoriz ed armed bodies who are scouring the country. Warren county is also repor ted as being in a state of terrorism from the demonstrations of still other unauthorized armed bodies, and a feel ing of insecurity pervades in other counties of the State. After careful ex amination of all reports, I find myself compelled to appeal to the General Government for the means of giving that protection to which every Ameri can citizen is entitled. I do not now make formal application under the pro visions of the Constitution of the Unit ed States, but telegraph you to know if you can and will regard the proclama tion issued by you In December last, on the application of the Legislature of this State, as still in force ? The ne cessity for immediate action cannot be overstated. If your proclamation, of December last is not in force, I will at once make a formal application in ac cordance with the provisions of the Constitution of the United States. (Signed) Adelbert Ames. Governor. Mr. Luckey, Private Secretary to the President, immediately sent the above dispatch to the President at Long Branch, and a reply was sent directing him to submit the dispatch to the At torney General, ask his advice, and an swer Ames as to whether the proclama tion of last year could be construed as now in force. The telegrams were handed to the Attorney General last night, and this morning that officer submitted to the President his deci sion that the proclamation of Decem ber last cannot be construed as now in force. This opinion was communicated to Governor Ames as directed by the President in the following dispatch: Executive Mansion, ) Washington, D. C., Sept. B—lo A. M. j Governor Adelbert Ames, Jackson, Mis sissippi : • The President submitted your dis patch of yesterday, asking if the pro clamation of December last is still in force, to the Attorney General, who de cides that it is not in force. I notify you of his decision by direction of the President. [Signed] Levi P. Luckey, Secretary. Washington, September B.—The fol lowing telegram was received at the Executive Mansion this evening and immediately forwarded to the Presi dent, at Long Branch, by Mr. Luckey, his Private Secretary: Jackson, Miss., ) . Sept. 8,1875—5:30 P. M. ( To President U. S. Grant, Washington, L>. C.: Domestic violence prevails in various parts of this State beyond the power of the State authorities to sup press. The Legislature cannot be con vened in time to meet the emergency. I, therefore, in accordance with section four, article four of the th* Constitution of the United States, which provides that the United States shall guarantee to ever State in this Union a Republican form of govern ment and shall protect each of them against invasion, and on application of the Legislature or of the Executive, when the Legislature cannot be con vened, against domestic violence, make this my application for such aid from the Federal Government as may be necessary to restore peace to the State and protect its citizens. [Signed, | Adelbert Ames, Governor. A Health Yielding Stimulant. —lt is suicidal for a man to drink ordinary liquor, when he feels weak* to enable him to perform work in hand. The fatigue which labor produces is in creased tenfold by the debilitating re action of the stimulants of commerce, so that the temporary invigoration is purchased at a fearful cost to health. A stimulant, in order to impart healthful energy, should be medicated. The reason that Hostet ter’s Stomach Bitters are so won derfully efficacious as a restora tive and preventive is that their alcoholic basis of pure Old Rye is min gled with vegetable tonics and altera tives, which are the most potent known to medical botanists. Their immediate or stimulative effect Is to rouse the dormant energies, and their subse quent operation is to permanently in vigorate, through the medium of re stored digestion and secretion, the va rious organs of the body. sep7-d&c It is now well established that there is no impurity of the blood which the Home Stomach Bitters will not eradi cate, nor any biliary irregularity which it will not rectify. The most inveterate chronic eruptions, dependent on con stitutional taints, succumb to its reme dial virtues, and the most threatening disturbances of the liver and gall blad der are speedily corrected by its prompt and penetrating action. sep7-tuth&w Take Notice —Strictly Pure White Lead, Linseed Oils, Turpentine. Ready Mixed Paints of all Colors, Varnishes, Brushes, Window Glass and Putty, at lowest prices, at W. H. Tutt & Remsen’s. je2o-d&ctsep!3 PULPIT AND FASHION. The Fullback War. (Chicago Tribune.] Now that the Herzegovinian revolt begins to dwindle away before the sav age assaults of the Turks, another speck of war looms up on the horizon, which will attract more general atten tion than the Sclavic insurrection. This is a war between the church and fash ion, between the holy ministers and lovely woman, between the surplice and the pullback. Upon several occa sions, and in various parts of the coun try, the parsons have earnestly, and evidently with much alarm, expressed their consternation and indignation at the manner in which woman persists in pulling her dress back. Some of them argue with the sisters of their flocks in a tender and pathetic kind of way. Others . plainly denounce the pullback as indelicate, and revealing more of outline, shape, and anatomy than aDy masculine eye but the sculptor’s should behold. There are others who launch the fiercest fuiminations of pulpit wrath against all who continue to pin, tie or pull back their dresses. Among the latter is the Catholic curate of St. John Baptiste, In the Province of Quebec, who has boldly taken the bull by the horns and announced that no woman shall partake of the Sacrament in his church who wears her dress low in the neck and who pulls it back. Most of the clergy are rather diffident, and handle the Pulback delicately; but this curate goes at it as Luther went at the devil, and flings his inkstand with clerical vim and righteous wrath. On the other side, there is great ac tivity in the female camp. So far from being intimidated, they are preparing for a forward movement by pulling their dresses still further back, even at the risk of walking completely through them in front. The latest bulletin re lative to the fall fashions in New York (and what woman in New York does every woman from Eastport, Me., to San Francisco will do) comes from Jen nie June, who is recognized as a fash ion authority the country over. She furnishes the startling news that skirts are to be tied back tighter than ever. The mysterious details of the Pull-back are given as follows : “A plain walking-skirt does not now measure more than three yards round at the bottom. The front and side breadths are gored so that they can be set on the bands perfectly plain, leav ing all the fullness to be massed into three inches at the back. The demi trained skirts are wider. These have gores set in so that they form a fan shape or peacock’s tail, which is spread over anew and peculiar tournure, a distension very narrow at the waist and almost flat, but which gradually swells out until it acquires its greatest depth and width at the bottom of the skirt.” We do not know what this all means, and the average male reader will proba bly flounder hopelessly in the melange of tucks, gores, demi-trains, tournures, and peacocks’ tails. It is not necessary to know what it means in detail. It is sufficient that lovely woman has got her back up, and is going to pull harder than ever, without inquiring too nicely how she is going to do it. Jen nie J une intimates that they will find great difficulty in going up stairs, and that they cannot wear them in the street “ without the risk of a shocking contretemps.” We doubt this very much, but, even if it should be so, the male creature will bear the effects of such catastrophes with eqanimity, since woman will be the only sufferer. The only interest which the average man now has in the matter is as a witness of the struggle between the minister and the Pullbacks. If the present Pull back has exercised the clergy to such an alarming degree, what will be the effect of the new retrogression upon them? It is doubtful whether they will receive much sympathy; it is equally doubtful whether they ought to have much. They made the first hostile movement, struck the first blow. They might have shut their eyes to it and gone their way in blissful unconsciousness where the tightest part of the female dress is located. In striking this blow they ran their heads against a well-known and inevitable law of the female being: When a woman will, she will, you may de pend on’t; When she won’t, she won’t, and there’s an end on’t. They should have knoWh, therefore, at the very onset that she would pull back against any mandatory or impe rious edict from the pulpit. Pulling back against compulsion is her forte, whether it be physically, mentally or morally; and, where she has no se verer task than the pulling back of her dress, she will keep at it until she suc ceeds, if she has to walk clear through the front of it. .We therefore look for a very lively campaign this fall be tween Fashion and the Pulpit. The latter has had many fights of this kind in its day. It has fought female fashions and male fashions. It has fought panniers, hoops, low neck dresses, short skirts, bare should ers and backs—in fact, everything but the pull-back. This is anew enemy, and, as every bewitching woman, from the scrubber in the kitchen to my lady in her drawing-room, is pulling or pinning back, the number of the pull backs is legion. We fear, therefore, that the clergy will be overwhelmed by sheer force of numbers. We fear that the shocking centretemps which Jennie June predicts may yet take place if the ministers continue to interfere with the pull-backs. August Flower. —The most misera ble beings in the world are those suf fering from Dyspepsia and Liver Com plaint. More than seventy-five per cent, of the people in the United States are afflicted with these two diseases and their effect: such as sour stomach, sick headache, habitual costiveness, impure blood, heartburn, waterbrash, gnawing and burning pains at the pit of the stomach, yellow skin, coated tongue and disagreeable taste in the mouth, coming up of the food after eating, low spirits, etc. Go to the drug stores of F. A. Beall, M. E. Bowers, and Barrett & Land, Wholesale Dealers. myl4-dfeow&c.
