Wilmington journal., 1875-08-27

Our Government Girls. The De
tify.
A specialcorrespcn 7ent Ct the Swan
nah Morning NeaDs, in recent letter
to that paper discourseth knowingly
about our governments girls. He
SAYS
The several hundred damsels who
hold position in the various Depart
ments are worthy the attention of the
visitor here. The Treasurer has the
prettiest of them under him, and the
Patent Office next The Post Office
virgins are all staid aud firm, aud III
the Dead Letter Office are presided
over by Mrs. Schimme fenn:ng, the
w dow of Que of the Colonel's who vas
init SjgeI." She maintains ali her
husbands discipline over th'.ln, and
marches them TO and from their desks
like Amzonians McCar te,e'. Printing
and Engraving Bureau Of the 'rrea ~ury,
and the Government Printing Office
nave the commoner c'ass OF females.
They do gliding and drying, aud
hump the printing presses.
while the clerks are high-tOned,
and cut sWathe on the avcuiIe
in the afternoon. The number of pairs
of gold spect ibles WORN by these e&
school marms is beyond be lief, and
the strength of mind they possess is
elior mons. Here ID 'ctor Mary Wal
ker f1ourishes in her vel Zen brocch,s s
and vows she will not lay asid.- her
bfurcated garment for the
best position in tie Treasury.
Here We have also Mrs. BeIva LpcA-
wood, the lawyer, who conducts Ill
n, r
has a great deal of Influence III tie
spec. aud is very successful. Here
the Women's Rights Association hold
annual reunions and make proselytes.
Here We lave females pulling in reght-
tas on the Potomac, and preaching at
the camplngs aud IN the churches. -
Here we nave the Howard Institute
where the yankee treasury girl and the
| African clerk SIT down to TtcitHs to-
| gether. Here we have female lobby
lists by the score, who are very useful
to the schemers, and are necessary to
push frauds through Congress. Here
We got up Martha Washington tea par
ties III the r"tunda Of the capitol and
dress all the girls up III the style of 1916
| with the dresses rather short. Here
We have the can can at two rival varle-
ty the atres-One of them upon Penn
sylvanla avenue, the principal through
fure of the city-where half nude wo-
men pastur III disgusting attitudes to
| SemI-IneDrIated audiences Here the
| figure of one Of these charmerS enrap-
| tured a yOuth-son of n retired Ad-
mlral of the Navy-and he married her.
npOu which the old gent ran him off.
Here we have Government Clerk $
Assistance Society, which is orga-
n:zed on the plan of the Masonic Mu-
tual Relief" Whenever clerk who
belongs to the order is discharged
every member is taxed one dollar to
assist said clerk. The first beneficia-
ry was young lady of the Treasury,
who became III too interesting a con-
dition to be retained without incFeas-
ing the Treasury force. Here We have
whole families working i'll the Depart
ments under different names. Here we
have literally unions presided over by
| strong mil. q ed women where bad poetry
is wound out and cracked pianos wor
rted. III re VS. have the the woman S
Association" presided over by Miss
Spencer, the object of which is the
reformation of husbands and suppress
sion of the social evil. In concilIdlng
the question of women here under the
fostering care of the ism-atics, it is
noticeable that most of the good look
ing clerks are appointed by carpet
bag Senators and congressman. They
pick them up somewhere and have
them appointed and accredited to the
States they pretend to represent.
Spencer, of Alabama, has the largest
number, Clayton, of Arkansas, next
and then Sheldon, of Louisiana
Wallace, of South Carolina, who is &
married mau and q member of the
church, has, i'll the goodness OF his
heart, taken care Of mum
Der OF widows and orphans