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About The new Northwest. (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 14, 1880)
THE NEW SOUTHWEST, THUIISDAY, OOTOHEK 14, 1880. 1 A Journal for f A Prople. ' r ' Indvrndfni im FUitlc mmd Itrtlgion. ' cJt . UMse l off Xiee mm, ltd' rfceresyaSy Radical in Op pming mmd Ktpooimg Wrong of A Mi. ; ' BVBBCKimOX KATZB iiXADVAXCktlt (torn rear. 6a- afVia... i. . .'.L..M BiM Afoaf As, -i iii ii i nMiwigi ! . 1 S Tfcree Month, " 1 Off Vr to CV IUron (dritvrrrdj , & AdrtUeenU U se Immrtrd ml RetuonabU JVfcws. Mr. mmd Mr. Jf. W. Adam mrt auikorixnl to tiUieit Adrtlormtnt mmd BibteripUon. . ' "wlU Corrtm-pontiene intruded or pubtitntion tkomld bead' stressed to 14 Editor, mmd mil bnMnrm Intern totk . . , T duxiwa r piblisuixu compaxy, ' -! " ' - t- Xo. ft Watklngton rtreri, JSxrtUimi, Oregon. PORTLAND, OREOOJ, THURHDAY, OCTOnER 14, 10. 'TRIUMPHANT..: - A resolution In favor of a eonstltutlonaliuerid- ment granting the right of suffrage to women has been passed bjr both House of the Oregon Lcg- . ialature. ' On our first page will be found the com plete proceedings of the- Senate and condensed report of the action of the House In the juatter. The three-fourth vote the resolution received In the Senate la very satisfactory to those who-have for yean labored to accompllah the result ; but the women ofOregon are no less gratified at having such able friend in the Ilouae, where the light against It was made. A majority of all the members of .the Ilouae must be obtained to secure: its passage beyond dispute, and the chances for : its ultimate triumph are exceedingly good, as the cause of right will generally enlist more than half t of a number of representative men, and the friends of woman are confident that, three of the seven absentees will rise above sex In considering a - principle of Justice and equity. ; w . Later 12 M., Tlitirsday. Our forms are taken from the press to Insert this dispatch from Mrs. Duhlway: -10:30 A. M. Reconsideration of reso lution, not yet In order; It will pass." GOOD FOR MISSISSIITL While the orators and the newspapers of the """IfCorth are depleting the Ignorance and bewailing the un progress! veness of the Southern peopjejlt 'would be well for them to examine the statutes of Mississippi, which J regarded as one of the most vicious and illiberal of the late Confederate States arlcaTh MlMlasUP1 yail r have progressed' until they are able to practic ally disfranchise the negro and artistically stuff the ballot-box, but they certainly show an en- : llghtenment In regard to the-property rights of women which will dazile the eyes of most of their Northern traducers. Their legislation Is the most radical yet had upon the subject, as it places all men and all women on an equality, For the In formation of the Oregon Legislature and the pub- : lie generally, We subjoin four sections, to which sulequent sections make the general laws con- : form: .v' ; :. ; - - " ' - ; ' ' Kv;tm I!s7. Tbs common taw. aa to the disability itl ,"A O RO UN D LEHH ALARM." Under the .above caption, the Salem Statesman contains a lengthy and apparently studied article fas a criticism upon "A Mutilated Bible," an edl torlal In the New North west of September 30th, which protested against the proposed elimination from the book of St John, by the theologians who have the revision of the Bible In charge, of the beautiful story of J he kindness aud charity of Jesus to a woman taken in adultery. -The writer represents this Journal fairly in his quotations, and Is evidently disposed to look favorably upon the .woman question, for he exhorts women to "relax- not one Jot or tittle of their efforts In main tenance of their rights ;" but he proceeds to excuse the action of the clerical gentlemen, In their agree ment to taboo the narrative under consideration, by saying:. , ": . The eleven Verea nnmrd are not to be found tn.ejthr of the threoltlt manum-rlptauf lh Nw Testament iti'rx Utf nt, tw-wll J tbeOotlex H!ntllcu,th Codej Vatk-anua, and lh Codes AlexundilDU. The Unit of the wim mad aUait thyearZ)0, antt vas pmtMbljroneof the flfty tpl which the Emprur (5ontntlne rauaed to he made for By sanliuin. The Vatlrmn Codex la about the Mune aire, and the Aleaandrlne Codex waa 'probably written a hundred rears later than Hie other, My about ' A.7IX Now, In these anrlent manuwrtpta, the hoary memorials of the aces Immediately succeeding the apmitoHe era, the verses la question do not appear, and the plain Infer-nee Is that they wera not In auy preceding eoplen, aaJnlhe early times, there waa no pretext for Interpolating a favorite Idea or doctrine In Ihe'sacrvd writing. That waa a practice whk'h bad Its origin after the church had separated from. tne principles and practices or me primitive cnnstiana. it Is due to truth, however, to ssy that In the Alexandrine Codex their Is an hiatus In the gospel of John from vL SO to vIlLU; 4ait aa It la the younger in point of time, the loxt pasaage would avail nothing If it were reatored. In addi tion to the venerabfe mannarrtpta above-mentioned, the JVshllo, the best manueripta of the Pblloxenlan version, the beat and oldest Anaenian and Metnphtte.manusi1pta, Snd the Uothie and Ha hi die versions, take no notice of tlw pasaaga disputed t neither do Cyril, Bishop of JeniMalem, Chryaostom, the goldcn-moutbed, Origen, Nonnus, and Tbeophylartua, among the early Fathers f the Christian Church, This cumulative array of facts prrtten's n Xr refragable argument, against tba position that the passage In Kt. John is genuine, and. If not genuine. It should have no pTa-e In the InsplrVd writ!ngMwhether a rode'pf ntorala or a creed of religion be eatabllsded or overthrown by the excision. The morality Inculcated In the Bible la iM'rfcct without that story, how beautiful soever It may be In Illus trating the sweet and simple character of Christ. Nor will the omission, lu the least degree, tend to lnvalldat,the au thority fit the Inxpired author of that gospel, the venerable exile of l'atmoa, "the pillar of the Church catholic," aa Halnt Chryaostom rails him. - -It rtnur coniPH our turn, to ask, as did the writer married women, and Itaeftvct on the rights of property of .- (he wife,-la totally alimented, and .marriage shall not be ; : - KaI.I tn Imiuwji &n 9 tfllMaKII lllr nr InMnu If w rti m wmn it n mm - : Jo the naui-nUlp, acyui(top ordbioaitknof priej!xjf- bbjisw svtiUi aaw v wag -wa. j ssansav iiMmiai SB ISVS u all acta In reference to prtcrty which she eould lawfully 4I0 If aha waa not married ; but every woman now married, : or hereafter to ba -ma rrhil, shall have the same capacity to acquire, hold, manage, control, ue, enjoy and dUpoaeof all property, real and personal. In punsession or expectance. .and to maka anyeonxroLtn referpn to Jtand Jobln.Ll leraeif praonaiiy, ana 10 sue, ana on uuf wun aiTTne rights and llabUIUve Incident thereto, aa If she was not married. ' ' ' . , .. v Heetton 11A Husband and wife nuyr sue each other. . . Hectlon llSV A married woman may UIpoe of her estate, real and personal, by last will and testament. In the tm manner as If she waa not married. - - - k:lorilr7(IIweFand"cu known, are abolished. ' . ...... :.- Tltese laws speak loudly in praise of the Intelli . ;gence of the people of Mississippi, and we recbm mend them to the Democracy with which to meet all criticisms on the "Ignorance?.-of Senator lmiFIustltuency. ... We . do not wish to alarm the physicians of Oregon Into lobbying a bill through the Leglsla ture to protect their business by prohibiting wonien - frompractlclng mwllclne In ithls State, but we ; will mention" the fact that a large number of ladies, encouraged by the' success of the pioneer women lnvthe field, are studying In the medical alleges of the country. A recent Issue of the -'few York Graphic gives this list of pioneers who .are filling prominent positions 1 Dr. Alice Ben nett, Superintendent of the iroman'i department .in the Eastern Pennsylvania Hospital; Dr. Mary Cleaves, Superintendent of the woman's depart of the Harriabunr Asylum : Dr. Jennie Me- mssV r-T-mrH'T -i Tnirri--rTiiniiia,aaiiaM ssi jm sspw iiasasaaaiisisnasaaa -CAWahrAaalitant Wiysfclan in me Mounrnea. nt fIV Hospital: Dr. Julia Carey, AsslsUnt valclan I rTthe DnversMass;TlIospUal r ln; Kllza Pheljss at the new Iowa Asylum ; Dr. Helen ltlaaeli. at KalamaxoQj Mjch.. nd Vr. hmmi itan IkiTrirKnllaarillcT aavs that "these ladles are all well fitted for , the work In which they are engaged," and acknowl .edges "the T wisdom of employing competent ...Am.n s nhvilelam for women, especially In nvunu r mf ' - iliospiUls for the Insane," , Amn the law of Mississippi Is one which prorldea that no liquor can be ieganyjsoldnless It majority of the adult Inhabitant of the county J... TV.. ., . a.sV 1L It. sxA 1 (men and women4cjnsem w tu of the above Should we nyt-all go slow T' Is there not good reason for-doubtlng the Immacu late honesty of the original translators, whoare ''"' ths" l.-giilJty i.f foit j pg nrlltI"JllgOH-.' iiels uton the tteopie ? How can thepeoplewhrtr by" clerical confession, have been humbugged by spurious scriptures for the atst two hundred years, while "scholars" were aware of It all the time know that they are not being victimised by fur ther decepthnjnowr? If '"the jnorallty inculcated In the, Bible' Is perfect without that story" "(ihe very best Jit the book), why Would it not be well to eliminate-a thousand real Immprnlltics the love song of Solomon, for Instance and make the work clean while about It? Is not the author of "a crouudlesa alarm" aware that the common people of to-day will reason and think" for them selves lu spite of "old manuscripts? ? " And lloes le. not know that the long a rray of evidence he cites, to- prove spurious one J miortan t Hrtlonif. our hitherto declared infallible Bible, Is only so much fuel with which to Are the skepticism of the churches, which Is to-day anything but "a ground er alann" If the testimony of preachers as to the plan of salvation by faith Is to be taken as Irre- 4-futableTrlf the otd BlblffMsto-fceTlpped "P cut over and pressed out and rc-)atchcd and re scrimed from the?anclent manuscripts" Into a new version, is there not danger that millions of honest thinkers- will conclude-that a new- Bible out-and-out would Is? a Itettet thing? Or, worse stilIHTylFieynolc?n eft:the-orlgIuai manuscripts, on record might lave been as "tricky" as the King James trans lators and been guilty of some IntertailatioiM on their own account ? ;! We cannot agree with our -learned brother that the omission' he excuses "will not tend to invali date the authority of the Inspired author of that goMpel-Tlte time has gone by when-It was pos sible by a persistent-display-of tinpronotinceable names to so mystify the eople as to fill them with awe-struck reverence or'.' blind "credulity almut 'authorities." Human nature Is the same In all ages,7 and the translators and compilers of the days of Constantlne the Emeror were hanlly more to be trusted than the clerical convention1 of James the King, or even the revising board of Victoria the Queetu Universal education on the plane of common-sense ts causing the whole people to think and Investigate for themselves 'as never be fore. "Thus saith the preacher," Is no longer un- fssaaSsastatasJsj strAJsJayaJaaSsff 1 sfc. modem clergymen will be vastly more tajtent- THE MECHANICS' FAIR. BKIEr DESCRIPTIONS OF. BOJfK OrTHK ioB8 . PROMINENT KIHIBITS. . . ', exhibition - The grand annual exhibition of the Portland Mechanics' Fair opened on the 7th Inst., and is .nightly attracting large companies of visitors, es tabUahhi? the fact that the public, spirit of Port land's citizens may be depended upon to sustain any worthy, enterprise' Conspicuous among the glittering booths ablaze "With light and-tieauty, aud near the center of the Immense buJIdJng, I the stand representing the well-known music' store of 7 - p. W. PRKNTICE C., w ;'? ' Who exhibit a Weler gratwl piano, 'UiTTinost ever brought to, Oregon. , . They also shown elegant upright Weber and a fine collection of Estey organs. A crowd is gathered at all times around this fine display, where the sweetest music is discoursed by accomplished performers. Pren tice & Co. also have in stock and keep constantly on hand at tllelr business houe, No. 107 First street,-! fine: assortment of elegant 'Haines pianos," the excellent" Nugent upright pianos, and . the well-known Pease, pianos, celebrated alike for cheapness and durability. Their pianos range from' $3W to flODO, and their organs from $90 to $7(JU. Tlielr customers may, always Jely uioii their representations In relation to Instru ments of; all kinds, which -they sell not only at reasonable prices' but on easy payments. . They also keep the largest stock of sheet music and music books In the Northwest. '- Specimen .copies of their Monthly ifiwleal Journal, which yearly contains from f 15 to $20 worth of new vocal ami Instrumental hiusic and. much valuable-reading matter (subscription , price' only ft cents per an num), can be had gratis at their stand (n the Pavilion-We are pleased to see so reliable and enterprising a flrjn succeellng so well In their business. Attention Is called to their regular ad vertisement on the seventh page of the New Northwest. We cordially recointnend their house to any person In search of a piano or organ, and assure our readers that orders from a distance will be attended to'wlth the same fidelity and dis patch as though they7 made' their fVurchaaes in person. , - ' Further on In the Pavilion,, up stairs, Is the booth of :"'''' ' " - " ' vb -a vw irw. T.rrr ' ' Of tlie desen'edly famous Third-street Suit House, where they exhibit some handsome dresses, made n-th,ltrh.M. atyla id lh.nlrBi.imtW art A It consists of an ordinary cross-cut saw, sustained ' by a simple frame work, and mounted at one side upon a roller, regulated by a spring, and so ar rangtd by a mechanical device that one man can -do more work at felling trees In one day than two r men can ordinarily do In three. The .saw guides -and gauges its own way as if cuts Jh rough the wood ; and the Invention is certainly destined to -work a revolution In felling forest trees. Mr. Smith says the entire outfit can be furnished for $l(ror $1, aud we confidently recommend It to the . notice of lumlternien and Wootlhaen generally. Mr.' Smith can be consulted during business hours at his store", No. 2U9 Front street, where hewlll be. pleased to explain to everybody the workings of his Invention and prove Its complete adajiaolllty t the work for which It was designed. ' THE ORAXDE8T DISPLAY IX THE GREAT ''PAVIUOX;- Is to be seen at the stand. of Mr, J. an Beurdenf -of No. 107 Fir t street, the popular watchmaker aud jeweler and importer and dealer in diamonds, watches, Jewelry, solid silver and plated ware. His stand is erected after the model of Tiffany's at ; - the Centennial and also -at the. Paris. Exposition, . where the great Jeweler of New. York displayed a collection excelling Mr. Van Reunion's In quan tity only.'-- Twenty thousand dollars' worth of dla- nionds of the purest -water flash from the elegant : show cases and attract crowds of wondering ad-. ' mirers. Watches of every desirable make and flnbhy ranging In price from $50 to $ j00; chains, charms lockets, bracelets, rings, and filagree of exquisite workmanship gaze In attractive bril liancy from their places-lit the. near proximity of frosted, chased and fretted silver and plated ware. s A-fruItjrtand bf the finest porcelain, mounted upon a bronze pedestal In filagree, graces one cvr ner of the booth, while diagonally opposite the '' visitor admires a magnificent silver card receiver " In three branches. Vases of rare and costly work .; manship, sugar bowls and creamers of solid silver. In satin-lined cases,, sol IT"itapk In rings of the-' same precious and glittering material, and other Tieetls and not ions, too numerous to mention here, hold tht visitor spellbound.- And when he turns from these to gaze again at tire blazing diamond with their surrounding of gtfld and other precious stones, It takes but a little play of the fancy to -bring the fabled lamp of Alad Jiu into his mind as a tangible reality.- Mr. -Van Beunlen's business. has always been conducted: -upon the principles of strict Integrity and honorable dealing, mid withu- pleasure we note that he Jrnict with that sue- cess-whldr enables- him to. carry -a stock -fronx. .which cim-be chosen such articles as grace his than the declarations of ranting skeptics la In- plrinirhonest tkntbt among thm a sues aa to the validity of their pastors' claim of teaching the only way to eternal salvation. Clergymen may test, but thewomen of to-lav will thmk for tieiuaeltraj and thetamel must sdait ttm-lf to the I .-.1 . . u . i. .1.1 1 . . . 1 1 . . . . i.rTtTwt. growth of thought Among them or it must lose its I lower, lor women are almost the only supporters eft to It, except the clergymen. We dd not know how many "ancient manuscripts" may have leen forged, burn 1, lost, stolen or spirited out of their true significance by aanhedrims or revising boards, but we can assert with the certainty of knowledge that the Innate sense of, right and Justice toward woman as taught In the beautiful story In St John has done more to restrain the otherwise unchecked iasalonB of men than any other fact Intha Chi latlan'a Bible. 1 - uluf;k ailluaud-vel vei comblnatloii walking sul t is. much admired by visitors, as Is also an elaborately trimmest ashes-of-rosesOuinei silk, maderrrYmfnr tastefully draped with pale 'blue brocade, with. cords and tassels to match, and finished with ecru lace-at the corsage and sleeves. An elegant black silk evening or dinner dresareialKrately trimmed wit,h satin and Jet passementerie, Is also fault lessly made and tastefully draped. Ladles are in vited to call at tlrefr establishment on Thinl street, second door south of Alder, where they will find a complete a-vortment of the latest styles of presses, cloaks and dolmans. Mrs.- Litt, the well-known cutter and fitter, is an artist .in her business, as any lady will testify: who has had the "good " fortuneTtobefltted-by-her:skUlf ul- hands.-! This house makes a specialty of $15 suits, which. will Is? sent "C. O; D." to any address. . - . J. n. CIARRI.40X aV CO., " Of " the famous Ladles' : Kmimrlum - and - Lace House and sewing machine agency, No. 149 Front-street,-display - a - fine array of Isywlng machines, which "are " having -a.readysaleT and no wonder, for the work Mr. Oarrlsoitex hibiUasthe result of skillfully. running his ma chines Is euough to set any lover of fine sewing to longing for a New Wilson or a Royal St. John. Mr. Garrison's booth la ornamented by au elegant upright oval show-case, In which is displayed an elaborate and complete bridal suit of white nainsook, trimmed with tucks and Torchon lace, and consisting of wrapper, skirt, adjustable train, sacque. and1" night-dress. A hand-embroidered flannel suit of underwear accompanies the: other articles mentioned.- This booth Is further made attractive by some fine oil: paintings. n hy Thomas Hill, Mian Francisco, gives a fine view of the Bridal Veil Fall In Yosemlte Valley. An oflier, by Rasance, the French artist, entitled "Sunnv Hours." Is very fine, as Is also a sunset scene by Parrott, our home artist; -This painting, like all of Parrott's work. Is distinguished for the softness and ?rfectIon 'of Its coloring as well as the conception of the landscape and its admirable perspectlvevr-A few years under the Inspiration of the old masters would bring Mr. Parrott to the front rank of living artists. 3Ir. Garrison also displays a show-case" containing valuable specl juent , nf ..raal larp., It,, It Ml ltolJajoJpjs bo4h-4n-tlte-Pv4lUui,., -He hluiiTirbet.au(iiioiibt- less Is, proud of his magnificent exhlbltr-All ad- niJttJ3-Of.tltebealiM told that at his First-street store may le found a much larger dis play than can be crowded Into' the space allowed him In the Pavilion, and an dady or gentleman should not make purchases of gems or Jewelry without carefully InsjH-ctlng hTs stitck. f ;- . ... K. K. HKBOV, : ' better stocklrf all such gosls tliau lias hitherto been displayed in Portland; and, Judging by the samples before us, ras well as hi ktiown euterprUe and integrity In fulfilling his promises, there Is ho doubt tliat he will succeed. Ladles who desire tny description can leaf- commodated at his storei as he carries such an ex cellent and varied stock that there Is no occasion for anyone's sending to the East for what they wish.. , - r ' In Machinery Hall there Is Urge gathering of men continually to be seen In the vicinity of . THB.OREOO TBII 8AWTKR, An invention for felling'lreVis. exhibited by W. 1 JlamptonSmitn, Esq., who hi applied for a patent. Tlie wHI-knttwn agent of the Domestic sewing machine, has a neat stand In the western Hrtloh of the gallery, directly across, the passage-way; from Utt's booth. lie shows the Domestic ma chines in various grade ajid finished In different styles, ranging In prlceTfrom f 45 to $05. Several are kept-nrnningi- and visitors-can not fail to note the excellence of their work; and the ease with- which they are oi?raled. That the machines are. gooil. Is shown by the large number regularly' sold, Weliave iH'rstnally Inquired of ladies who have usel them ato their merits, ami have not yet heardjBword derogatory to them ; on the con trary; th6rarnTeraTscTs aci-onletl IhenC Sev-" eral ladies said they, had usetl other' styles, but after having. tried the Domestic machines were not satisfied until they possessed one. They are. simply const ructed, do not easily get out ofjrepair, make ait exceeillrigly ilrm-lock-trtcTi7and"ruuT with little friction or noic. The agency is at No. 225 Second street, between Salmon aud Main, and Mr. Heroy. or his asslatauts will cheerfully point ' out to Interested persona the points of excellence In the Doniestlc machines. The lower-priced,,. ones are nxslels of good workmanship, while the higher-priced are both durante and elegant. -They-niay be bought on the inatallment plan, by per sonsnotwishlngjopayasliownr month until paid for. -- Waut of space compels us to defer noticea of other exhibits until next week. The elections In Ohio and Indiana on last Tues day resultco In a triumph for th. Republicans, who claim, a majority of from 20,000 to 30.0K0 Buckeyes and several thousand Hoosiers. Tlie cotmt is not completed Irr-eitlier BtateVout the re turns so far have been sufficient to completely dis courage the Democrats, who concede the election of Porter as Governor of Indiana. The Republi emus claim idue irf lhirfatn iVngreissiucu in ladl ana, arid assert that the Democrats will elect but five In Ohio. Tlie press throughout the country thliiahetf election of General Garfield. Tlte mradavof-UvaBoyalalJUua ami otWr-IU publican associations, In New YorkCitjron Mon day night,' In honor of General Grant, waa "the greatest political demonstration that ever took place In America.? There were more than 50,000 men with" torches In liner- rv - John Garvey, wha Used money to secure the passage of the Tweed charter for New York City bjr the Legislature, died In London recently.