Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-09-21
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Cholera Moving America-ward-
A New Feature Of Washington
Life-TrOuble and Want In the
Democratic Campfire Rifle as
Persuader.
Especial Correspondent Of the TrNrsl.
WASHINGTON, D. G. Sept. Is.
1t is high time that evils connec-
ted with our modern system of sew
erage should have the earnest atten-
ton OF the guardians Of the public
health in all our cities. An ounce
of prevention is worth a pound of
cure, Cholera that has twice swept
over our land in the march of death,
is even now depopulating cities on
the Eastern Continent in its on
ward movement toward our shores.
The outlying waters of many of our
cities are mere receiving cesspools
for the filth of our underground
sewers, while the modern improve
ments in our houses fill our homes
with the fetid air of these dark con-
Quits. Standing on the Long Bridge
spanning the Potomac, one sees an
Island covered with green, where
but few years ago ran the river
current forty feet deep. Near by is
the open mouth of An immense sew
er built but five years ago and yet
the debris that has been gathered
into it from the city's buried ar
teries has converted: twelve hun
bred acres Of running water into
place where reeds and rushes draw
nutriment, while at low tide, stew
ing in the sun it is mass Of fever
breeding slime. A plan has been
several times presented to Congress
for retaining over four million
dollars worth of land by an expen-
diture of fourth Of million, yet
the matter has slept the sleep OF
death.
The representatives of the Celes-
tial Empire, the Acknowledged diplo-
mats, are to be domiciled in plain
and modestly furnished house at a
rent of $4,000 per year. Their pub
lie receptions and their appearance
at levees will be new feature in
Washington life.
The Democratic Committee are
sorely perplexed over the question
of funds necessary to run the Con.
gressional machinery during the
fall campaign. While the party is
trying TO conclliate the hard money
element and at the same time hob
nobbing with Greenbackers, the
committee are begging right and
left for contributions OF rag money,
old clothes, or anything else that
will pay printing bills and furnish
the pabulum to feed the army of
political tramps that are being mar
shaled uuder the banner of Democ-
racy and reform.
The Democracy are mixed in their
councils. Thurman demands the
abolition of National Banks while
his colleague Senator Bayard says
al Banks, like the war on the rail-
roads and labor-saving machinery,
has its origin in communism, the
tendency of which is destruction,
sure and inevitable.
The Independents at the South
might be successful in their move
ments were it not that the shotgun
policy is being brought into requi-
sitIon for their suppression. At
mass gathering at Spartansburg the
good Wade Hampton addressed the
meeting. Before the speaking be.
gan there was a parade of the rifle
clubs and other armed organizations
over mile in length. The Ander-
son Is. CO. Intelligencer says:
"They 0he rife clubs) are the
most efficient means that can pos
sibly be devised to keep down the
opposition and insure an overwhelm-
ing Democratic triumph. Noun
ted clubs secured the redemption OF
South Carolina in 1876, and we
must look to them to retain it in
1879 and $780," The North would
do we'll to understand that politi-
cally the South are unit.
All who rallied 10 support the
Government during the late con-
test should now be true and loyal
in their allegiance or they will wit
ness defeat that will wipe out all
that was accomplished by the war.
IMPARTIAL.