The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-04-04
THE NEW PARTY MOVEMENT
WHAT WILL OCCUR IF THE DEMO
GETS LOSE CONNECTICUT.


WHAT WILL OCCUR IF THE DEMO
GETS LOSE CONNECTICUT.
The Murderer OF Charles Goodrich
Another Song OF the shirt-Burles-
auing the Marriage Ceremony-An
Evening with q Popular Preacher
The New Trfbune Building-Fechter's
Troubles.
TrRox DUB OWN CORRESPONDENT
NEW YoRK, March 81.
There is really more In the new party move
ment than the '.organs" are willing 10 admit.
The report from Washington is that Governor
Hendricks, OF Indiana, during his recent visit
there, sounded not only Democrats but Be-
publicans OF prominence also, as 10 the ad-
Visibility Of creating new party, combining
the opposition to the present administration.
As to the truth of this statement respecting
the foremost Democratic statesmen OF the
West, have no positive knowledge, but do
know that q number of active Democrats In
this city have movement Of the same kind In
contemplation, and that they have the en-
coursgement both Of Liberal Republicans and
Republicans who voted for Grant and DIX last
fall.
The plea these Democrats make In favor Of
a new party is that the recent State and Con-
gressional elections in New Hampshire de-
mopstrate that the Democratic party has ab-
soutely lost its vitality. With the Credit No.
blIier disclosures and the salary grab In their
favor, they we're yet unable TO beat party with
which most honest Republicans are sincerely
dIagusted. In the election about to come on
In Connecticut, the Democrats not only have
the recent scandals to assist them, but also
the dissatisfaction of the New Haven Repub-
lIcans with their own State ticket, and yet 1t
begins to look now as II they will be unable 10
recover the State. The apathy OF the dead
Gates say that II the weak and rotten Repub-
llcan organization can defeat the Democracy
under such circumstances, 1t is useless to hope
for the overthrow of Grantism under the time.
honored banner.
They propose the formation of q party which
shall be wide enough 10 take In the Democrats
on the one hand, and on the other the Repub-
licans who are dissatisfied with their own
party, but who have prejudice which they
cannot we'll conquer against the Democratic
name. They propose the construction OF g
platform upon which all sincere wlshers for
reform may stand, and which will have for ite
leading features opposition 10 the growing ex-
actions OF railway and other monopolles,
genuine civil service reform, free trade, local
elfpoverDment-in short, war upon all the
abuses which are sapplng the foundation oi
the republic, aud which the administration Of
Grant either openly or covertly sanctions and
fosters.
IL is held by these party manufacturers that
II such representative men as Governor Hen.
dricks, Chief Justice Chase, Governor Sey-
mour. Senator Trumbull, Senator Schurz, Gov.
ernor DIX, Charles Francis Adams, henry l..
Dawes, Judge Jere Black, General Hawley,
Senator Gordon, Of Georgia, Senator Bayard,
Senator Anthony and Colonel Forney would
act together In signing call for popular
convention to set the ball rolling, that the
movement would have dignity and strength
enough from the start to Insure its success.
The result OF the Connecticut election next
week will, doubtless, have controlling influ.
ence ON The future OF national parties.
The Interest In the Goodrich murder mys
tery In Brooklyn has by no means abated. a
touching story has been woven from the CIR
cumstances In the life OF the woman who II
detained by the police on the charge Of being
accessory TO the murder OF Mr.. Goodrlcn. Il
Is ascerlained that she is working woman;
shirtmaker and widow. She is esteemed By
her employers as frat-rate hand, and by hare
and almost incessant labor she has been able
TO earn the sum of three dollars and half 9
week. From this miserable pittance ehe wal
expected to clothe, feed and pay house rem
for crippled father and imbecile mother and
TWO little children. or course she could mo-
do It. Charles Goodrich paid her house rem
and gave her money besides. PROBABLY sht
never let him know how poor she really was
for fear be would repulse her. Unfortunatel!
there are thousands OF working women ln The
same awful condition in our over-crowdet
cilies. Who has The right, asks local journal
10 cast a stone at one OF them. If she barters
caress for loaf Of bread 10 feed her hungry
onesi
Lucette Meyers, the woman whose crue
lite has thus been barred TO the public eye, II
supposed to have been with Goodrich thu
might. or rather the morning, of the murder
The latest theory is that one Of her other ad
mlrers, Jealous Spaniard, tracked her to The
house In Brooklyn, and finding her Will
Goodrich, killed him. The frightened woman
washed the blood from hls face, and com
posed his limbs decently and fed. It is to bt
hoped that the true cause OF the murder VII
be discovered, for among the most painful IN
cldents OF the affair Is the disposition OF some
radically crooked.minded people to hint thal
the victims blood was shed by his owl
brother, the Hon. William w. Goodrich. Thi
gentleman had the misfortune, which Nigh
have happened to any OF US, 10 be the frst u
ind the body of the murdered man. Ther'
are fools who shake heads mysteriously at thi
circumstance.
Brother Talmadge. OF the Brooklyn Taber
nacle, has created fresh scandal by perform
ing wedding ceremony on the stage OF tne
Brooklyn Academy OF Music, before gaping
audience, at fifty cents head. What mad,
It worse was that the bride and bridegroom
and The attendant train OF bridesmaids apt
groomsmen, were habited In ''old folks" COB
tune; the men In lOng.tailed coats and Knee
breeches, and the women In coal-scuttle bon
nets and bustleless gowns. TAe show was fol
the benefit OF the new Tabernacle building
lund, and doubtless the reverend gentlemal
jusliaed his course by the excuse that the enc
sauclif1ed the means. But the secular presl
lesoulng sacred ceremony" and Infringing
the marriage rite down TO the level OF
monkey exhibition"
/ was at the evening services Of Talmsdge1
Church Yesterday. He uses the BrooklyI
Academy morning and evening every Sunday
until bis new place of worship lie finished. Tht
vast building was crowded from the parquelts
to the dome by very promiscuous, ana con
sidering the place, q very orderly audience
DR.. Tsimadge Eat on the stage In front OF the
cnrtaIn. which was down. On one eide there
was small parlor organ, over Whion morgan
ihe M celebrated organist, presided. The report
era sat at tables in the orchestra. The audl
ence was furnished With printed copies Of th'
hymns to be sung. The services consisted
The usual singing and praying and sermon
The latter was the feature, Of course. An.
one who heard 1t would not be surprised
Talmadge's power 10 attract the masses: HI
style is eminently sensational. He indulRe
In tragic starts and eloculionary pyrotechn1cs
compared to which Beecher eccentricitles an
tameness itself. But his figures aud illustra