Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-01
The Situation in Virrin;a.

been putting forth special efforts for the defeat
of Hons. Joseph Jorgensen and John +. Dezen-
dorf as delegates TO the republican state con
vention, to be held in Lynchburg on the 10th of
next month These two gentlemen are particu-
Early obnoxious TO the cOalitionists because of
Their uneompromising and active hostility to
anf and all sorts of fusion schemes. The latest
information from Messrs. Dezendorf and JOr-
geasen is that they feel assured of their election
and they may be relied upon to do most eff
fectiye work in theconyeation against the repu-
diation coalition The principal support that
the scheme of coalition receives comes from re-
publicans outside of Virginia and who know
very little of the status of political parties and
the policies and principles that aetuate
them in that state. The republicans
of Virginia are opposing the coalition
project because. in the first place. its adoption
would commit them to reputation of one-thrd
of the state debt: and besides, it would involve
the surrender of an organized party that cast
"a. 600 votes last fall to faction that mustered
only 81 600 at the same election. better chance
ofvictory, if properly struggled for, could hardly
present itself to political party than that which
now offers to the Virginia republicans. The
indications are that the democratic party which
in past years has regularly won every election,
will be hopeleSsiy divided. There are thousands
Ofdemocrats who will support that ticket which
plants itself most firmly upon an honest payment
of the state debt because they realize that every
material interest of the state is wrapped up in
this question The democrats will probably
temporize npon the debt question. and with
platform committed unequivocally to the pay
ment of this debt upon terms acceptable to the
creditors, the republicans would have a fine
prospect of carrying the state. Such sterling
republican papers the Baltimore American
and Philadelphia North american are earnestly
supporting Gen. Wiekham and Congressman
Jorgensen and Dezendorf in their fight against
coalition, and the straightouts express conf
dence in their ability to put quetus upon
Coalition at the coming state convention.
The Americans with all their alleged shrewd.
ness are so easily imposed upon that the achieve
ments of imposters. which are chroniced every
day, sounds 8 stranger than fiction" The out
rageous betrayal of young lady of Richmond,
Va, is case in point. She had numerous de-
voted friends. many of whom would readily have
made any reasonable sacrifice for her. Among
her friends were men of prominence and ability;
men of the world, whose every day business
brings them in contact with all phases of life
And yet the villain Marvin succeeded in impos-
ing upon them all by his smooth tongue. He
presented letters of recommendation and of
credit, and with unctiOus grace professed will
tngness TO have his character and pretensiOns
Inquired about. With the young iadys good
solely in view, not one of her friends was eau
tiOus enough to send teia4raphic dispatch
making inquiry about Marvin. This would have
exposed him in few hours and prevented
one of the most heartless acts of betrayal that
was ever perpetrated by a designing scamp
England has mourning reform association
the object of which is to relieve the mourning
custom from the tyrannizng grip of fashion, and
70 leave to the mOurners the largest discretion
Is TO what they shall wear Fashion REQUIRES
the bereayed family to put on black as an en-
blem of sincere grief, and this arbitrary rule
drives many into an expense they cannot afford
As matter of fact, the most ostentatous grief
Is the least sincere, a general thing The
really stricken heart needs no habiments of
black as reminder of the loss that has been
sustained: but sensitive in its grief. the fashion
Is followed lest somebody might suspect a want
OF proper feeling. The English reform associa-
ton was started in 1875 by three ladies. and it
now numbers $50 members. 1t proposes to do
away with fixed customs or rules of mourning.
beyond black band around the arm or black
scarf and to leave to those most interested the
privilege Of regulating their habits and STYLES of
dress in time of bereavement as well as in sea-
sons of pleasure.
Hartmann, the Russian Nihilist. boastfulJy de-
scrbes his participation in the attempt to blow
mp the train in which the late Gar was travel
ing as If it were a deed that made him hero
He does not seem to give a moments thought
to the fact that the mine to be touched off
hurled into eternity number of persons en-
0rely innocent of all responsibility for the acts
oil the Russian government. By this mans own
confession he is a murderer. and should the
Russian government make demand upon the
united States for his surrender i'm order that he
might De tried for his crimes. how could this de-
mand be refused in spirit of international
harness. regardless of eXtraditiOn? IL NAV turn
out that Hartmann is more given TO shooting of
mas mouth'-to use slang phrase-than of
shooting Cars.
Gov. Churchill, of Arkansas, gives evidence Of
the kind of pluck that is most efficient in putting
down ''buldozing" and kindred outlawry. He
has declared martial law In the county of Perry.
which has been so terrorized over by despera-
dos that the civil authorities are afraid to exc
cute lawful processes against the rufiians The
cOmmandant of the state militia with a well
armed and equipped company. has been sent to
the county to assist the civil authorities in the
enforcement of the laws The declaration OF
martial law In a time of peace looks like an ex-
IRENE step, but the history Of tie past lew -.s1.
has shown that in arkansas and et.ssewhere in the
west shere are iocaii..tes where the civil author
ties are not able to cope with the lawless gangs.