The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-30
GENERALITIES.
sold Fogyism Rebuked.,


Under this caption the New York Republic edito-
rily says:- ..
nious expenditure in her public works. SO made
quate the supplies of water for that city that
she was compelled to require of the Schuylki Navi-
cation Company entire suspension of business for
more than month, and, as q consequence Is
menaced with a bill of damages amounting to
O00 with more OF the same sort in prospect This
trouble having arisen from the neglect of Phia-
delpha to anticipate and provide for the ne
cessties of a growing population, the news
upon those professed friends OF economy and
against ali liberal projects as though they We're ex
travagant jobs Competent engineers decide that
Philadelphia must have ample resources that sup
plies may be Kept in reserve. New Workers have no
lack of evidence concerning themselves that what in
former years appeared like profgate expenditure
more instances than one proves to have been indi-
cative of sagacious foresight Measures which
once we may have been prone to condemn are now
readily conceded to be essential to the public veal
Thus ''wisdom is justified of her children"
Who is Responsible 2
Writes the editor of the n. Y Commercials 4.
rWe regret that Secretary Boutwell, should have
exposed himself to the censure of the better class OF
the business portion of the community by his tardi-
ness in regard to the sale of gold. He was early
enough advised of the programme of the gold con
spirators, and their determination to put up the
price of god and obstruct the legitimate currents OF
trade. He had the opportunity to make himself i'm
mortal, and he permitted the opportunity to
Spared the country the disgrace which the
transactions of the past few days has
brought upOn its COmmercla ana nnancla standing.
He could have crushed out the financial vultures,
and driven them from "the street," by simple
stroke of the pen. We regret that he had not the
courage to act Had he done so he would have
avoided the suspicious that are abroad, and which
have no foundation in truth to wit, that ne " was
used by the stock gamblers we are quite sure that
ali these insinuations are false. Somebody is re-
sponsible for having imposed upon the Secretary
Who is it? The public must know.
Cowhiding n Preacher.
The Louisville (Ky.) Courier publishes the fol-
lowing:-
There was preaching at the Jackson street church
for colored people on Wednesday night. The Rev.
Bro Sneethan oflciated. He took his text from the
Holy Scriptures, but preached his sermon from what
he pronounced the unholy character of two blooming
daughters of his dourishng flock, who were present.
These were Mrs. Mary Ellston and her daughter
Irene. He held them up as an everlasting warning
to ali mankind and declared that their path was a
broad one, and whosoever walketh therein shall
surely fall among the brambles and be torn by
the thistles: His audience was raised to the
highest pitch of excitement. So were Mary and her
daughter The great exhortatiOn was through with,
the hymn sung, and benedicton pronounced, and all
apparently serene But alas for the creeds and Cir
cumstances of men! Two keen and cruel cowhides
urked serpent-like, beneath the aprons OF the In
ured females No sooner had the congregation dis
persed and the preacher reached the sidewalk tnan
they bounced him, and piled the cutting lash es with
heroism worthy of the outraged feelings OF Two
unprotected women Dignity was nothing t 70
his hymn-book, fed and sought protection OF the
police The women were arrested and laid in jail
for the rest OF the night They were brought before
Judge Craig Yesterday morning, and the reverend
fellow, having two iron ratings and several OF the
legal fraternity between himself and his belcost
children, exhausted all his innate eloquence IN al
ATTEMPT to convince the court that tney deserved
nothing less than hanging in thus disturbing tht
easygoing grace of his august per8oa Judge Gra
couldn't cOuntenance such an open rebellion and ar
ter saying something about the decline OF nations ant
the sporadic and inconsiderate influences to whicl
the cause could generally be traced fined the Wome
rs each and held them in 5000 to refrain from an
more such mutinies.