The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-02-23
verdict Of "served 'em right" if they
should follow his example and hang them

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avenue, almost under the shadow of the
| grandest cathedral in America. is the splen-
did palace of this Infamous creature, whose
| life has been one long crime and shame for
! almost two generations. The little bows
| who first heard of her as a convict on Black
wells Island have become gray old men.
Millions have come and gone, but she re-
mains, and from the proceeds of her shame
full trade has accumulated untold wealth,
and lives in a palace in the most fashion,
! able quarter of New York, the appoint
ments of which would throw in the shade
the gided halls of Helogabalus. Curtains
of the rarest and most costly lace veil the
windows backed by rich Indian hangings
! OF curious workmanship and fabulous price;
pictures by the most famous artists line the
walls, and statuary by eminent sculptors
wonderful in design and marvellous in exc
cution meet you al every turn. This tiaunt-
ing temple of sin stands there living,
burning reproach to the motherhood of
America: its foundation stones are cement.
ed with signs, and tears, and agony, and
shame, where bright hopes aud ambitions,
and even precious lives lie scattered in the
antumn's dead and withered leaves.
This week, thanks to the energy and tact
OF Anthony Comstock, this creature was
dragged from her palatial home and lodged
like felon in a cell in our city prison.
Among all her former companions not one
dared come foreard to go upon her bail
bond and so far, notwithstanding the per-
sistent effort of her COUNSEL they have not
been able to procure bail, though the woman
offered to deposit twenty thousand dollars
IN bonds, which she had concealed in her
bosom. We now anxiuusly wait for her
trial aud conviction, and her incarceration
II the peuetentiary. She is nearly seventy,
hoary with aye and crime, and if she should
die there, perhaps those who expect to im-
tate and profit by her sin may realize that
the way of the transgressor is nard.
We are more than ever convinced that
Darwin's theory is correct, We have now
a couple of our sixteenth cousins from
Africa covered with hair, having no tails,
and conversing in French and German.
They may not yet be entirely conversant
with the beauties of Goethe or Schiller;
perhaps the comedies of Molere or the
stories of Baizac might fail TO furnish
them with that intellectual pabulum, in
which their Latin aud Celtic cousins SO
much delight; but the exquisite iuteli-
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unit spree and fricassee au general certainly
entities them to much higher considera-
ton than of our recent importations -
Perhaps, after proper consideration Of our
Case, they may be able to settle for US the
much vexed question of the presidency,
and do it in "a more sensible manner than
that recently employed by their brothers
and friends in Washington.
1t is only few weeks since a vagabond
Spectator started what was known as
baby show. The same prureut curiosity
which sends people to visit the morgue and
to examine houses where murders and sui
cIdes have been committed, brought out
crowds to visit this contemplate exhibit
ton. From first to last it was one of the
most disgIaceiul swindies that has ever
been ralmed upon New York; persistent
advertising and iudomitable cheek gave it
lease of life for two weeks. and when it
finally expired, it died amid the curses of
the unfortunate women who had been
robbed of the miserable stipend for which
they had submitted to the gibes and the
ipeis of that cruel thr0ng. and who had
sacrificed the hottest feelings OF mother
and Il wife for the wretched dole which
was to keep them and their little ones from
starving. The managers, however, reaped
Il rich reward, and tins week they opened
at Gilmore's Garden what they choose to
style congress of beauty God help the
bruaties lit must have been a terrible ne
cessity that could have compelled these
poor girls to submit to the obscene tests
aud brutal insults Of the unkempt and vul-
gar villains that througed the show on Mon
day night. The cowardly poltIoon who
styled himself manager had not manhood
enough to stand up in defense of The help
merciless implement. Even the police van
iShed in the general melee that ensued and
the POOR girls, with their clothes almost torn
from their backs. fled for their lives before
"A struggling. shouting, hooting mob of ruff
fans, whose conduct woulh have diSGraced
the savages of Dahomey or Ftjee. This
exhibition only shows the suffering condi-
ton to which our working girls are re-
duced, and perhaps they accepted the mis-
cradle wages of their infamous exhibition
as a compromise with that which could
scarcely be considered greater shame
In my letter of two weeks ago in speak
ing OF the great steamships OF The Inman
line, placed on the list the City Of Gas
g21c. ! should have said the CITY IF Brus-
seys there being no ship named the CITY If
Gk1Sg0r in the Inman line. As Broad
brim " would sooner be right than be
President, wish 10 make the correction.
Perhaps the g-andest religious pageant
ever seen in the United States WAS the cell
ebration of the obsequies of the late Pope,
at st. Patrick Cathedral, on Wednesday
Of last week Hundreds of the most emf
nent Catholic clergymen in this portion of
the United States participated in the cere-
mony, Bishop Lynch, of Charleston, de-
lvering the eulogy of the dead pontin. 1t
certainly must be gratifying to the admir-
ers of Plus *. that now, though he has
passed away stripped of his temporal power
aud deprived of much which was once con-
sidered necessary for the proper vindication
OF his state, that he has received such con-
sideration, even from his foes, as has never
been paid before to pontiff, living or dead.
There is something, after all, in a decent,
well spent life, whether it be the life Of a
peasant or pope, and happy he who, when
he can no longer speak for himself, shall
have those who were his hereditary and
bitter euemies rise up to speak of him in
terms Of communication and of praise.