The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-21

| Pittsburg Dispatch, thinks that it is quite
! the reverse. and that South Carolina ought
to make haste to fall into line with other
states which provide for divorces. She says:
/ "Itmakes the bl0od run cold to think of the
crueltes that can be perpetrated under
such system, and to contemplate
/ the martvrdom comprehended in
/ such creed When woman
/ rnsrries here. and makes havoc of her
/ dreams Of happiness, she has no hope Of
| freedom or release save by death. If her
/ husband should prove TO be a cruel tyrant,
she has no recourse in law Of divorce.
When we think Of such a condition Of
| things we wonder what has become OF the
revolutionary flood Of South Cardinals
patriotic res what has become of the
spirit of resistance to tyranny that ami
mated her heroes Of '76; what has become
Of the fiery heroism that made the name Of
! South Carolina famous throughout the
world. It is only TO be understood by the
| thought that women have always excelled
! ia the line Of martyrdom, and have had the
doctrine Of submission 80 sedulously ground
lnto them by the church that they look to
heaven only for relief or release instead Of
to any exercise Of their own powers or
efforts"
This view will not find many supporters
in South Carolira The people of that state
appear to be satisfied without divorce laws,
and so long as they are, there is no reason
why others should complain. They no
| doubt congratulate themselves that they
have escaped the evils incident to the loose
divorce laws Of other states, such as Penn
syyania and Illinois, srs the stability of
society is being disturbed by them. Recog
niziug the danger to be apprehended from
these laws. they are afraid that if they
should open the gates to divorce at all, they
would have to open them too wide.
There is no occasion for concern In re-
gard to this matter in South Carolina.
What is needed is a determined fight for
stricter divorce laws elsewhere.
Mrs. Diss Debar Outdone.
It is surprising that SO many people who
have the reputation of being very clear
headed in all business matters become the
victims of the spook frauds Lawyer
Marsh, of New York, was duped by an adj
ventures who claimed to be able to enlist
the services Of spirits in painting pictures,
| and he became such firm believer in her
that he gave her handsome residence, to
be converted into 'temple of art" The
latest victim Of a spiritualistic medium is
Mr. George D. Carroll, a wealthy stationer
and engraver Of New York, who has lifted
Mrs. Tobias B. Stryker, the wife of a
Brooklyn drygoods clerk, from that f1au-
cial condition in which she speculated as to
where the means Of her future subsistence
were to come from, into surroundings of
Oriental luxury.
Mr.. Carroll became acquainted with Mrs.
Stryker shortly after the death of his son, a
promising young man, some years ago, and
at time when he was wondering if he
| could hold communication with the spirit
Of his son. Mrs Stryker was then spirit
uallstic medium in a small way, but under
the influence Of Mr.. CAROLS money her
alleged powers developed until she con-
Quoted the most remarkable seance yet
known to spiritualistS She announced
that the young man had become unhappy
because he was without an affinity in the
spirit world, but that she had found
an affinity for him, and that the
marriage would take place on
a certain day Mr. Carroll issued elabo-
rately agraved invitations to the marriage,
aud on the day named, after the guests had
assembled, Mrs. Stryker went into a trance,
and said afterward that the marriage cere-
mony had taken place in due form. A year
later she announced that a spirit child had
been born to the couple and that Mr. Car
roll must go to Saratoga to be present at
the christening. Mr. Carroll went, taking
with him number of his friends, and
there the medium went into another trance,
after which she described the christening.
During all this time Mrs Stryker has
been living off Mr.. CAROLS money Her
husband mas retired from the dry goods
house, and they have moved to handsome
residence, the gift of the deluded Mr.. Car
roll, and are waited upon by messengers in
livery and by French maids. When the
medium is arraigned before the courts, as
eventually she will be, probably, She ought
TO get much longer torn of imprisonment
than Mrs. Diss Debar got. 1t is about time
for these adventuresses to be severely dealt
with.
Senator-elect Nc MILAN, of Michigan, has
spoken on the subject of an extra session.
He says he doesn't see how it can be avoided.
Mr.. Mcmillan is right from partisan