Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-08-02
a Georgia Editor i'm New York.

The following extract is taken from
the editorial correspondence of the At
lanta Constitution:
wooDHULL 4 CHAPLIN, EDITREssEs AND
BROKERS.
The noted petticoats have not only
astonished the broker world as queens Of
finance, but are running good weekly
paper Mrs. Woodruff is self-announced
candidate for the Presidency She is n
pretty, nervous, Misunderstanding lady Of
thirty or whereabouts, with beautiful
profile, short hair, remarkable soft
voice and winning manner, and very so
ciabe and sensible. She seems partial
to Southerners, and wants the Southern
editors to give her call always. | men
ton this for the benefit Of those gallant
young editorial brethren Of mine, the Sc
nior Of the Macon Telegraph, and the ed
itors of the Milledgeville Union, Savan,
nah Republican and News, and Columbia
Enquirer, and the venerable old gentle
man of the Augusta Constitutionalist.
Mrs. Woodhullis in dead earnest about
the Presidency; claims to have letters
representing two hundred thousand votes,
pledging her that much strength, and is
sure of an election. She has any guam
tity of Congressman and leading politi-
clans lobbying in her office. Her man
aging editor is a sharp Englishman,
named Humphreys, and her news editor
a young Southerner, formerly Of the New
Orleans Picayune. Her partner ] did
not see.
BEEcHER, THE RELIGIOUS KING.
/ will leave the press and say word
of Beecher, who, though an editor, is
better known as a preacher. Everything
monarchial in New York is sleek and
well groomed Beecher is vastly So
feels his keeping. He has irreproacha-
BILE broadcloth, is handsome and looks
tremendously selfsatisfed. He runs his
church like a small empire. He runs
them body and soul. He don't run
any special religion, but goes it indie
pendently. His creed is . sort of semi
pious, electicism, neither moral, fish,
flesh OF fowl, but little of all. elastic
and convenient but much in it good and
practical. Beecher is a power-an I'M
doubted mental power in this age His
intellectual grasp is remarkable | at
tended his church / found the congre-
CATION reading the morning papers as a
preliminary TO service and | made a
break for the Sunday World in my pocket
| didn't feel much reverential thus en-
gagged, but then had an example.
The services began by a beautiful
young girl stepping forward in the choir
and giving us, for fifteen minutes, a bril-
liant operate religions solo tell you
il was fine This operate science is
dazzling. One needn 20 to the theater.
So, hurrah for Beeeher's moral opera aud
religious oligarchyl Beecher preached
magni6cently His sermon was equal to
any stump speech / ever heard. He kept
his hearers entranced for two hours on
hot day. He made them laugh and cry,
and glow with wonder and delight. He I
tracked his manuscript pretty closely, I
but every now and then would iiy from Il, |
md then came his best thing. His voice
S dry and shrill, rather, and oratory un-
attractive. but holds you in spite of this.
In other churches / heard the pious
,pera. Professional choirs are engaged,
nd sing in the praise Of God, and for
he gi0ri6eaiiOn Of the church, for a
arge, jolly sum Of greenbacks.
And as for the operate ministers, they
re a stunning set. With those jaunty
that give a man an extra
lshionable lex, I'll the shiniest little