Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-08-23

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The 'WAR IN UTAH. ~ Washington Cor
respondence of the Baltimore Gazette. While
paying so much attention to var matters on
the other side Of the Atlantic, We should not
wholly shut our eyes to the great moral and
religious warfare going on in our OVID beloved
country. | mean the great battle now in pro.
eress on the plains of Utah, between the armies
of the Rev. Dr. Newman and Elder Pratt
The cause of this quarrel js no Hohenzollern
matter, but grows out of a great moral question
at the very dawn of Christianity and civiliza-
tom, namely: ''Does the Bible sanction
roygamy p AS yet We have had accounts
but of one days fighting. 1t seems the
Mormon General opened fire with red hot shot
from Genesis Deuteronomy and other impreg-
nabe fortre: ses, but his willy adversary turn
ed these fortified points in the following mas
tcrly flank movement
Next: Does the Bible sanction 'poygamy?'
Not did the Bible in ancient times sanction
poygamy; but does it now sanction and approve
it. Just as the question is, not did the Consti-
tuition sanction slavery. but does it now sanction
it And, supposibg We can prove that the
Bible does not now sanction polygamy, We have
sustained the negative.
Expectation is on tiptoe for further news
from the seat of war Upon the suppostion
that Elder Pratt will demand land he doubtless
willy to be furnished with authenticated copies
of the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth
biblical amendments, everybody seems anx-
ious to see the response of the Christian
General. The latter, however. is not acting
purely on the defensive. The following broad
side of hard words. shot of at random by him,
must have damaged the enemy considerably,
besides being effective as an auxiliary of the
'doctriDe" OF women's rights:
''Polygamy," says the chaplain, means
man having more wives than one, or woman
having more husbands than one. The practice
termed poyandry But the word to be used
is not polygamy, but polyginy. But it seemed
to him that If man has the right to have
more wives than one, woman has the right
to have more husbands than one. Sensation.
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES. - From Harper's
Magazine. With the thermometer at 900 iu
the shade, let our writers of editorials bear in
mind that it is good thing to be brief.
Column editorials do try the patience. The
compound, doube-back action, reversible, self
adjusting, patent cut off and condenser, is
what should be introduced into every newspa.
pcT OluCc luc OVS ooyS. " hoe 40 ho"
needed is summer editor-a shriRker; some
such sort OF man as the late Colonel Samuel
H. Knapp once encountered 10 printing office
"a dapper little man, who had started mag
azne, which he was putting at a great rate,
and in the most "highialutin' style, In all the
journals in the country. TO this periodical
Colonel Knapp was invited to contribute. He
consequently sent in an article, which overran,
by half page or more, form of eight pages.
Unwilling to extend the number Of pages, be-
cause of the cost, the proprietor changed
comma into period at the end of the closing
line of the page, leaving the giSt of the article,
the very deuoucn,ent of the story, undeVeloped
The author as may readily be supposed, was
"a little ri7ed'
Print the article as 1t was a0rtHen, Sir, or
leave it out altogether"
My dear Sir" responded the dapper little
proprietor, whats the use9 It stops very
handsomely as it is. Just let it 60 in ! 1t
makes another half form if it runs over, and
that | cant afford !"
Reasonable as this request was considered,
the author of the article peremptorily declined.
The discomfted proprietor now took another
tack, interposing what he thought would prove
"a cencher," and removed all objections:
LET it stand, Colonel Knapp-let it stand.
1t is very good as it is. 1 like it just as well
as III Inal .aSl part "clo ldChCu ou W IL ooN
if it uin't quite so nice it don't make no differ
cnce-notodv arHl read Ht-so what's the
use?
Bear it in mind, ye brethren who write
Headers" and such When the thermomc-
ter is only lOo below par ''it don't make no
difference; nobody reads 'em!'
How THEY Dress AT NEWPORT From
correspondence OF the Boston Post Women
are developing sensible ideas in regard to dress
} this summer, and they combine beauty with
sense. There are very few cases OF over dressing.
ES Ease, comfort, and prettiness. are what are
g sought for now, and really they are achieved. e.
5a Nothing could be pret,er or simpler than the
# morning toilets of wbite and buff Linen and
"a cambria rule, and asthese are worn over colored
81 silk petticoats, there is great eDconomy IN
ss laundressng. What reason for wearing ugly
81 black pctticoats One of the most sty yllsh
y morning suits is pettcoat OF brown silk trim
q med with one deep rutfle, and above that
thrce.inch wide Russian plcating. The over
dress is Polonaise OF fine buff linen ooped
high at the sides, which has trimming OF
brown velvet the same shade of the under
skirt, and fastened all the way down the front
with velvet colored buttons. The sash, very
broad and full and quite long, is of brown silk.
The body is cut heart shaped, quite low, and
IS worn with linen habit and collar, fastened
by scarf OF brown crepe de chene. The hat is
Leghorn, quite broad trimmed, with trimming
of brown ribbons. Short dresses are worn
almost exclusively for all occasions, and it is
allowable to 60 to dinner in morning toilet If
one chooses to do so. The hair is worn in
braids or loose curs. fastened back with rib.
bons. There is very little display in DRESS in
comparisons to other seasons, but never haze
the ladies dressed more becomingly than now.
They are entirely outdoue in the matter Of
hisnIar hp their hrnthers who seem to he max