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wish to earn a fewdolUrs in Idle hour nd secure
n elegant gold watch are aaked to carefullj read
or large Advertisement on the fifth page of this
Issue. The offer is made with a View not only of
Increasing our subscription llst bdt with a delre
to properly reward the industry of children, who
:-will all he fairly remunerated fort heir work, and
in addition hare a chance to obtain free a fine
time-piece. . :- ' - ' : x .
A NATIpN'S SORROW RETRIBUTION. '
A more melancholy picture could hardly be con
delved than that of the President of a mighty peo
plepwounded high unto death at the hands of an
Irresponsible bigot and suffering from an unheal
ing gunshot wound and numerous accompanying
Complications air one of which would seem suf
ficient to destroy an ordinary man, being com
pelled as a last resort to hasten for very existence
from the malarial atmosphere and stifling heat of
the Capitol, as though be were A criminal hiding
-fronrjutlcer"tead oftrinnoiwtictinr-of-an-
assassin's bullet, and a great nation s kikbhw,
fleeing from the presence of Death. And this,
too, while the murderous rapnster who., has
' wrought this ruin repose securely behind, strong
prison walk, protected from bodily harm by the
government whose bead He has sought to destroy.
-;;.. However clearly the framer of the Declaration
of, Independence foresaw the great results of their
inspired dream of . liberty. It Is evident that the
. writers of the Constitution did not comprehend
the magnitude or possibilities of the government
" they were making, since they failed to prescribe a
special punishment for assassination In the high
est degree. It Is clear that haugi ng Is no adequate
punishment for the perpetrator of such a crime, v
. For month the nation has felt the physical
-agony-of be President's wounds. It ha alter
nated between bop and fear, a day alter aay tne
noiseless lightning has chronicled, the critical
condition of Its suffering head. A common or
"row" pulsates Tth rou g h he public heart,"
whether tLe President live or die, the wound will
leave an ever-abldlrig scar on its memory ; but if
Tie live, h will be a constant auflerer, a chronic
'invalid.' ; ' ir " ' : ' " .---t.
Whlle an individual holds an I mportauf "repre
sentative or executive position his functions are
two-folder Aa TenKWirh telongs to himself.-" As
an officer, lie Is anJnjegjrLpartof-a great people.
"A IT I tacVu pr n such an officer should be consid
ered in A two-fold ense. The malefactor should
be arraigned for Hhe public . offense first, and a
nroher Punishment meted out for his treason
anlnst the Government. After this crime should
be properly punished, It would be time enough to
deal with tbecrlmlnarlf yet surviving as a pri
vate jtssasslu or murderer of an Individual. The
-whipping-post Is a relic of barbarism, bat It ought
to be revived. It would be not only the most
adequate punishment for petty thieves, wife-beat-
ers, abusers of dumb brutes and children, drunk
. ards, vagrancy, and failure to provide for families,
but It would have an equally salutory effect In
. checking assassination If applied publicly nd
often utton the back of A miscreant' like Gutleau
for a given number of days gauged according to
th rank of bis victfm before inflicting the final
penalty upon his wretched and guilty head.
In4b midst of aU thi horror, it t gratify tng to
realixe thai everything In mortal power I being
done to allay the Individual suffering of the na
tion's patient. The prayers of a mighty people
.are dally-Ascending to Heaven tor Els recovery.
THE NEW NORTHWEST, THURSDAr, SE1TEMBEK 8, 188L
t PDrvibraa n- THE CAUSE. - "MORAL BWIMJ.fci. '
the Woman Suffrarist of Xebraska are.work-
Inr with mlebt and main 'toducate the voters of
that young and growing State In the principles of
equality and justice. Tbelr Flat motto is -rju-
ItjjK'mr thelAw'andlt Is fit that sucn a mono
be kept, prominently before tbe people ai sucn
time. The Water ;iroman' Journal, published
Correll. has for Its
it l.rnmln. hr Hon. E., M..Correli. na ior
inotto the above watchword coupled with h,e--dee-,
Iaration,"An aristocracy of sex Is repuguant to a
repuTHc,l-Tbe August number Is. replete wuu
valuable iniormation concerning iuc rv8rin. i
the work. , ; '' '. J- .
Tle Constitution of Nebraska provides tha
amendments must receive a three-fifth msjority
vote of the member of each house at Any given
Legislative sMsionrand thi vote entitles such
amendment to be submitted to a vote of electors
at the next ensuing general election at which rep
resentative to the next Legislative Assembly are
cltosenTlte qual right amendment now pend-
log in that tite received the requisite majority
during the last session, and At the' next general
election, which will take place in November; '.lwjji'
this amendment will be ratified or rejected by the
vote of men alone. If ratified, Nebraska will
lead the van In this greatest of all reforms. . If
rejected, -Oregon-will contend for the banner,
Washington has. yet an opportunity to take the
lead, as ber Legislature convenes, In,tlie coming
October, and while she Is" yet a Terrjtory her As
sembly may enfranchise her, women by statutory
enactment,- Bhe will probably be. admitted as a
State In 1S82, and it behoove her people to look
well to their laurels by placing her ahead "of Ne
braska while there is yet an opportunltyrIn In
diana the situation is the same as in Oregon, ex
cept that Oregon Is a little In advance, owing to
her earlier election seasons. -7
Never, since the beginning of tbe,Woman Suf
frage agitation, has the cause assumed such fayor?
able attitude as; now. Its advocatcjtcomjiiand a
respectful bearing in all part of thecountry. Its
organization is complete In many sections, and It
members -represent tiie- very bestelements o(-ll
commMhitles. Thousands who were once . Its
strong opponents are to-day It outspoken allies.
Let the leader take courage. Let them work with
A will for a few year longer and their primal object
will be accomplished; Then, and not before, will
the foundation be laid upon which to erect their
(ructu"rexfTnoitethtc7wllhout which the world
can neve hope to reach Its highest possibilities.
WIKE-BEATERtf AGAIN. -
A woman whose face wa beaten black and,pur
pie, and who gave her name as Bp rower, came In
from her home. Just south of the city,' a few days
since, and! made complaint in a Justice court
Against ber husband, who, she said, bad beaten her
unmercifully and Vithout provocation. After the
beat i ng bed rove her and the child reu from the
bouse, and they took refuge in a hay-loft. The
husband was arrested, tried, found guilty, and
fl nedllfty-iiollara and costs. 1 n-defauit of pay
ment he was committed to Jail. When arrested,
he told the officer he intended and wished to kill
his wifev The plucky woman intends, as soon as
tbii sentence expires, to prosecute her protector
and head for threatening her life.
This story if offered In pleasing contrast to the
servile yielding of a Mrs. Gibson, of this city, who
a short time since war beaten In A like manner by
an opponent of uatrhrht. and, when the police wits and false pretences.
responded to her cry" for help, would not admit
the officers, and protected her brutal husband from
the arrest he merited.
trsst Mrs. Sprower's iplrlted conduct with that
of a woman of whom Mr. C J. MacDougall spoke
In the temperance meeting last Saturday evening.
She has been burned by fire,' deluged by water,
and lashed hy whips at the hands of the drunken
advocate of men's right whom she call husband, J
yet she Idiotically cling to the Inhuman wreteh
from mistaken notions of wifely duy.
When are we to have A whlDDlnir-DOst for the
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proper personal punishment of the masculine7
sovereign who are known as wife-betters?
' The public heart is chastened by a common griefs
' The pulse of the North, South, East and West 1
. beating In onison as never before within the period
of fifty years. .We realixe as never bef ore that the
people of the Union Are members of a common
.Jjousehold. " . -
'.TJie TTeidet was tranaferred by a apectal train
from Washington to Long Branch on Tuesday,
the distance (240. mile) being made without the
slightest Aocident He has not yet recovered from
the fatigue And excitement of removal, but a
change for the better Is hoped for to-day.
The Nesmlth-Watklnd war Is raging, And I
wsjg ewedlngly, spicy reading ter those who
ThvniothIac at Uke over the result.
extended tour of bouthern Oregon.
Much Attention 1 given by Eastern Journals to
the question of the President's constitutional "In
ability" to perform his duties and the Advisability
of the Vice-President's, assuminglibe executive
office. Th t"hlAlshs.taioan-aay-who i-
empowered to decide when the "Inability" begins
or ends. - ' : " '. '
Fronv.the Itoseburg Ttaindealerj We have
sympathy tor an Insane man, but scorn and con
tempt for him who spends all his mirth and Jollity
with his bibulous companions and takes only sour
looks and brutal word to b,ls Innocent wife and
cniidren." " J
Dr. F. O. Von der Green, of Ellensburg, Curry
county, In sending A remittance to cover hi wlfe'a
subscription to the New Northwest, aocom pa-,
nle It with his ,(bet wlshe for the success of the
paper and the cause which it so ably advocates."
Here Is a brief but sharp pointed remark from
the New York Indejyendent In favor of co-education:
"Young ladles and young gentlemen are
rapidly learning ihat the society of the class-room
Is quite a elevating a that of the ball-room."
A ladle' mnsicalcontcwt, open tu mttthTWomen
of Polk county, is to be held In Butler's Opera
OnuiAtMJrf 1IouM' Inaepndeneer-inie-hr TOTlosetufgTho7crTred at Dusine- wllf
ve the city with the intention of wang-An. JMxeafJaDJlderJiW,i TsliiywllUHwa be conducted "uudcr tU1 fl.iu iiiuie bf
Judges will be selected by the Audience.
I1.e hritla at Work In a late 'Issue gave Its
attention to a jelass of menof a sleek, apostolic
look, who appear to have the genius of true phi l
Anthrbpy, but who, It sharply declares, are ac
tuated by 'the most selflh and debased motives,";
andare, in fact, no better than "moral swindlers."
It admits that "these sham philanthropists lufet
tht -rtiurrh as well as the sUte and society." and.
says "their religious faith U Independent of the
moral code and that unwritten law, as binding as
any statu tory act, which men of honor and true faith
know intuitively1 U TJhl class is further described
as "winning a cheap '.reputation for benevolence
and'piely by contributing tn.a charitable institu-
ftlou or church-fund, while they chcaLthelr grocer
and rob Peter Topay PauL" :L "
Tl Boston -CongregationntM Illustrates the,
same point by quoting' the remrkof a Captain
of Police about on of the "first Wn of the citya
portly and stately gentleman, who will probably
berried from a prominent church as oneDfthe
piUarc'" Th officer said : "He never looks me
In theye, for he more than suspects that I, from
one or two accidental observations of my own of
soms of his actions on the sir. could pnt him in.
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the State Prison If I would." .-' f
It may. now prove beneficial to" view another
picture, held up by a "phllanthropIcTrletid" of
the editor of the second Journal named above.
He mentions "an orphan girl, charming in fig
ure and pretty in face, mistress of several lan-
guages and having a remarkably cultivated taste
In EnclUh literature, who Is supporting and edu-
eating her little half-brother, In part from her
wages as ballet-dancer In one of-th4heaters, and
In part by giving lessons in a foreign language,"
and says she is looked upon In the "best society"
as a fallen, woman, un wormy ox recoirniiion,
though he had found "an atmosphere of pure and
high endeavor about her," and a "moral loftiness"
hich he seldom met with among men.
Why Is it that "society" refuses to u"eal Justly
with the unfortunate girls ? why Is it that rep
resentative Christian papers doiot" uncover the
ffioraTswindlers" that-everrwhere-AboandT- Is t
hot this whole matter traceable to our wrong polit
ical system, which elevates one sex and lowers
the other which give one class sovereignty and
deprives the other of all power ?
' WE DECLINE TO PRINT,
Every now and then a little class of idle dream
ers and bombastic pretender wlio are utterly In
capable of managing their own business or paying
their own Jebts come to the front with coopera
tive scheme for making other people wealthy.
They meet In some obscure room or "hall!i-hold-
Ing a dozen or soof their wild-eyed dan, and one
of their number will be Instructed to write up the
meeting for the public press as though he were a
reporter, a representative of the; paper who wa
detailed to attend, Instead of an Interested dreamer
and one of the leaders of the little Irresponsible
gang. . .... -" '
iTlvla Journal believes in cooperation and nntonv
It advocates the greatest good for the greatest num
beV and the largest liberty " of speech and con
science. But It also believe In truth and despise
shams." Consequently it will not open Its columns
upon the mere recommendation of any. I .responsi
ble person for the alleged proceedings of any
characterless or crazy combination whose double
aim Is" notoriety and a desire to live by cracked
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The first artlcll In the North Amcricqn Review
It Is Also gratifying to con-fforSeptember is by Prof. William Harris, on The
the State and the School." M. J. Savage
Church,
treats of "Natural Ethics" maintaining that the
principles of morality are rooted In man's nature,
and are the .products of evolution ; consequently,
that they are not affected by the vicissitudes of
dogma or rellglou creeds.-rThe-Hon.-John A.-
kKasson gives a history of the "Monroe Declara
tion," showing that the credit of formulating that
cardinal doctrine of American statesmanship Is
due toJohn Qulncy Adams. . The other articles in
this number of the rtetrareTaxation of Church
Property," by Rev, Edward Everett Hale ; "Jew
ish Ostracism in America," by N I naJ Morals ; 4The
Decay of New England Thought," by Rev. Julius
H. Ward : "Ghost Seeing," by Pref. F, H, Hedge ;
ndJFacmj
The latter article Is a scathing criticism of Jeffer
son Davis's recently published historical memoir.
The Spokkne Chronicle man says LJiWe dis
cussed the woman question as on of the editors
of a leading New York journal five years before
the New Northwest was thought about; and
we are entirely willing to discuss It again with
the Portland organ." If his knowledge and Ability
In aU directions' was equal to that shown In his
'discussion of the woman question" In the first
Issue of his, paper. And which, .was, copied in the
New Northwest aa a curiosity, we do not won
der that be was readily released from his place a
"one of the editors of a leading New York Journal"
and forced to start a country paper to air his bril
liant productions. This Journal wilLcpntlnue to
uphold the right of women to equality, and the
Chronicle is invited to commence its objections or
discussions" at once. "
Mr. E. G. Hursh has purchased a half-Interest In
Byars Si Hursh,
GENERAL NEWS.
Slerrajrllle, Cal., ha had a f 70.0U0 fire, which
almost ruined the place. . ,
Tlie startling IhTormatlon is telegraphed that
Maud S...Uturned out to pasture.
Marquis, de Rochambeau and wife, of France,
will attend the Yorktown celebration. . -
.-No definite returns of the city election yester
day in San Francisco have been received., '
A large defalcation, reaching about $200,000, is
reported In the Brooklyn Board of Education!' .
The amount embezzlH by Lieutenant FUpPvir,
the colored cadet, 1 $1700. He Is to be tried by
'court-martial.'"1 ' imw'.. :,-",CtJ" '..
- On Tuesilay, at . 'MarfffeTRTIich.:t eleven men
-were blown to atoms by an explosion In the Lake
Superior Powder Company's packing bouse. .
'Jay, Gould has started one of his sons in a large
husinena In New, York. , His greatest qualification
lies in the fact that he Is an accomplished amateur
athlete. - -- - . u ' ;' i
Drouth continue in Virginia and North Carolina.-
The tobacco, peanut, cotton and Corn crops
are bauiy damageu. repiea wen as animais are
sunenngior want or water. , -
A Jersey bull attacked a Michltran farmer on
Saturday last, and literally tore hi body to shreds.
The head was severed from the trunk, and a leg
was hanging to the animal's horns. The brute
was shot. ' i .
A bunko sharp accosted General Grant in New'
York on-Saturday last and endeavored o be ex-...
ceedingly affable; but he was somewhat discon
certed when he learned the name or his new ac- .
quaintance. - ..(-" ' '
A Greenback candidate for State. Senator In
Davis county, Iowa, who said that Garfield was a-,
meaner man than Guiteau, has been compelled to
withdraw from the race, owlnir to the Intense reel
ing on the subject.
-People who are apprehensive as to the effect of
the. hot. weather aud the drouth In the "Eastern-T
States will probably be gratified to learn from the
market reports that pie lead remains unchanged
and tin plates are still firm.
Two hours of laet Tuesday from 10a. m. to, 12 X.
were set apart by proclamation by the Govern
ors of several States as a season of "prayer for the
reco veryol-Prwikien t-Ga r field lio vernor I toy ty
of Pennsylvania, set the example. - .. '
At therneetlnirof the Republican State Central
Committee of New York, on Thursday last, the
Pf esldeuUanama-waa not -ouc. nientioneil, aiwl no
resolutions of sympathy were proposed. There
are eleven "administration" men. On the. com
mittee", Including Collector Robertson.
AtCouucil Bluff on the 3d Instant. Mrs. Burke,
of Omaha, won a ten-mile running race from Miss
Lizzie PInneo, of Colorado, for a purse or f'SMO.
Each used live horses, changing every mile. Mr.
Burke's (Ime, 21 minutes and 49 seconds, Is the
best on record, and she challenges any woman In
the world for a ten or twenty-mile race.
On Monday last, Mrs. Allison, wife of Senator
Allison, of Iowa, attempted to commit suicide.
She deliberately walked Into the water at a New
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iurt summer resori, out was rescueu ujr tiue
man. She remarked. "I tried to . drown myself
and not cause mr husband anv more trouble."
TheJady is thought to be partially lna
Tne National FreethlnkeivConventlon was C
held At-Hornellsvllle. N. Y.. on Friday last, 50t) ur
delegates- being present among them Mrs. H. S.
Lake, of California. CoIoneLltJlgerso".nt
regret and WIshel the convention success. Con-
dolences were sent to the President and family by "
a unanimous vote, and hopes were expressed lor
nis recovery.
There Is a fearful drouth In New Jersey. Resi
dent of Trenton cart water from Jersey CITyAnd-
Hoboken. Crops and pastures-are withered, and
scarcely a vestige of green can be seen in many,
fields.. The Blue Mountains are blazing for miles,
and dense smoke obscures the sun. NewJVork Is
also suffering from drouth, particularly In the
northern part of the State. - "
. Immense damage has been done and consldera
ble Ios of life caused in Michigan by fires, which
rage through forests and over farms. In Tuscola,
Sanilac. Huron. Sailnaw and Lapeer counties the
jgfeateat losses arereportextrThyliatnlels of An-"
derson. Rlchmondvllleand Charleston are-ioiaiiy
destroyed,whlle-Port-Hoi,-VeronAMHla and "
isadax are partially burned. . r
It Is reported that Colonel Carr and his com
mand have been massacred near Camp Apache,
Arizona, by White Mountain Indians. ' Seven,
officers and 110 men were killed. This Is the only
band of Apaches that have not been whipped Into
submission. Later advice say that Mills' Indlau
scouts turned traitors to the troops and shot many
of them down when the massacre cook place.
Troop at San Francisco have been ordered to
Arizona. Still later news state definitely that
Colonel Carr is alive and well, and the loss was
mull rinrl Khprlrlun savs the White Mount
ain Apaches are Intelligent, brave, cunning and
desperate, and live in a country almost Inaccessi
ble. He thinks it will require a long struggle to
subdue them. -
The A,tteatla of t Trs4
Is called toheaunoujiccment-f-FIeischnerv
Mayer A Co., which appears under "New This
Week." Mr. Mayer has Just returned from New
York, where he has spent the Summer In ordering
direct from the manufacturer the latest designs
In hats, bonnets; ilowersr feathers, plumes, shapes,
ribbons, velvets, brocade, satins, novelties, and"
dry good of All descriptions. Their, mammoth
wholesale house is crowded in every story with
bales, boxes and cases of fancy And staple goods of
newest styles and choicest qualities. Shaded
ribbons, com prlsl ng every I magi nable color and
combination ; flowers, so real that they seem re
filetc with life: plumes, wings, birds and feathers
n Interminable variety; ornament, cords, tas
sels. Illusion, fichus, laces, ties and - handker
chiefseverything the purchaser can desire or
think of can be selected from their well-arranged-counters
at bed-rock prices. The clerks are polite .
and attentiveAnd the Immense business runs
without friction.
ThIs Is, the season when the dreaded fever and
Ague an prevalent. Nip them In the bud with
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Owing to the superior finish And excellence of
work, Abell stands preeminent as a photographer.
J4v-Wm-a-tral fc-' . -
"THl!S'ewo. yheVheapesTiewing nhlnT
to buy. Wheeler A Wilson M'fg Co., 88 Morrison st.
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