The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-12-19

WAsHrxaron. D. G., Dec. 10. 1877,


IF any special Instances were needed 20
mark the gradual downward tendency Of
the old Republican spirit-onee 30 lanaed In
4th of July orafions-two fant of many
which have just stumbled upon in a casual
hours reading, would be sufficient As an
indication of the public sYcophaney of sdn-
Gated gentlemen In the presence OF sbloaSed
bondholders," read the testimony recently
delivered in the Vanderbilt contested viii
case, in New York.
One DIR. Bodenhamer details the snfferings
Of himself anda DR.. Linsly around the sick
bed of the great Commodore: :" He would
often become excired''-remarks the suple-
iointed Bodenhamer, and throw his 'tcurses, ;
and other handy articles, about the heads OF
his physicians, with remarkable yigor. HE
chided me- on one occasion, for interrupting
him while talking. I deserved the rebuke r
No doubt of i'll If the pulling boot licks
had gotten all they deserved, they would
have been often kicked out of the room. al
together. The Commodore once hurled a
bottle OF warm water, with gumelastic stop
per, at the head of DR.. Linsly, land the
latter did muster up courage enough to
{. walk out OF the room without remark
and even 50 without a groan." Would II
were possible to read such testimony with
like composure!
THE HON. SENATOR PATTERSON.
Can it be-is it true-is it possible-that
Patterson-the carpet-bag thief from 5.
C.-misrepresenting that gallant State in
the United States Senate-was promised Px-
.St.s
vided he would vote to seat Gen. NJ. C. But
Ter! 1 know the latter was entitled TO be
seated believe him to be an honorable
gentleman-but is it not better the State
should go unrepresented than to turn loose
thief like Patterson on society? / ask
this as an honest man-as a friend of the
people against the politicians-and believe
the CLARION, (alzo a friend of the people,,
will publish the shame Of il, let it rest
where it may! Oh, for men like the Roman
soldier of Pompeii, whose grand figure, clad
in complete armor, was true to his duty. aud
to the proud name he bore-who stood to
his post by the city gate while the city was
being buried beneath the burning lava. and
erect and unfiinching, held his position till
body was consumed to dust and ashes.
SINGULAR EXHIBITION.
Short-haired women besiege Congress
yearly asking the elective franchisei Will
our political morals be any better when they
shall have accomplished their purpose !?
VIII they, too, in time, not fall victims to
seductive Influences OF place and power
and become-horrible thought-no better
than the men!
The startling feature of this sub-head ex
hibition refers to the census taken in France
at the close of last year-whieh, among
other matters, shows 1857, $50 married men.
and only 1857 $50 married women-an ex-
hibit which proves Gas the veriest school
boy may work outl that there are 1919
more married men than married women in
Franco feat which would be difficult to
accomplish even in the United States with
our Mormon population LETT out.
DOCTOR NARY WALKER.
have seen-these very eyes OF mine have
beheld, DIR. Mary Walker! Popularity, ex-
(said the noble Epicurus) give an
idea to weak minds of something grand.
and god-like-but that re-
nowned philosopher had never seen the BIZ
furcated, panti-Ioonic Esculapius of the 10Th
l met him yesterday morning as
she was airing his pantaloons in the Capitol
r otunda, a fit spectacle, not for the gods of
Olympus. indeed, but Tor the "be-gawds'
of the rural sons of :" the dark and bloody
several of whom turnel to eye
him haughtily as she passed. The Doctor
is surmountrd by a low crowned beaver,
and pmpromises the female in her nature
by wearing her dark. glossy hair, not cut
short, but with the ends rolled up under and
around her neck and ears, and held there by
hair-pins; thus cOnciliating the woman
side of the question by allowing 'her chief
glory" to grow long. and the mans by
making it to seem short. Her lower limbs
were encased in tight fitting pair of pants
in a tight.fitting underskirt.
as it were. bifurcated from the hips clear on
lown TO to the nice-fitting gaiter- boots. II
his descrip ion sounds like pantalOons-in |
the name of Patrick Henry, t.make the most
Of iti"-that il, of the pants! Over all she |
wore q frock cloth coat, with a graceful |
ape, the skirts of the coat reaching to the |
knees. Whenever the need occurs with the |
opportunity she will hoist her gaiter-boot |
upon the most opportune curb-stOne aud |
have it polished, or 'shined up' for "only /
) cents" to her hearts content.
Such is DIR. Mary Walker-the female /
of this Centennial year.
Congress will adjourn from next Satur- /
lay. the 18th inst, oyer the Christmas holt
lays till The 10th January, 1873. We get
he CLARION regularly, aud it is like good /
news from Tar country. ATHON.