Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-09-07
LOCAL NEWS.

IN which they say:
deeply Impressed with the condition OF
woman, her duties and responsibilitie and
the demands of the hour, this Association,
through Its Board of Managers determine to
enter upon vigorous efforts for her enfra hise-
ment, and continue that work, until, through
out this country, she possesses the legal right
10 vote In the Govern ment she Is now taxed
10 support, and TO defend which she is re-
CURED to sacrifice life, children, husband.
property, and home.
SIN the District Columbia, and in most Of the
Territories. e1 pdrte laws exist which have
elsewhere been changed. This vast extent
comprises one half OF the area, and one fortieth
the population OF our republic, and is under
the Immediate control OF Congress. 1t is pub.
lie domain in which you and every citizen
have voice. We ask your influence and pc.
the passage of equal laws, the right ofwomen
10 the guar diansnip of her own children. the
right TO her own earnings, and to hold proper.
~ in her own name; to voice in the educa-
tional and moral interest of the community:
and TO the one thing which embraces all these
and more, her right to vote.
lin this most important work we cordially
invite the earnest minds in every county and
town to Cooperate, organize. and develope the
question, bring facts before the people, agitate
the subject in the family, the Lyceum. the
school, and thus force Ii, in a manner, upon
the pulpit and the press. and let the whole
country prepare for intelligent and harmo-
NOUS action.
ave are now ready to print and scatter
documents, 10 send our agents to circulate Pc
titons for wOman's sufrage in the District of
Columbia and the Territories-a legitimate
work that lays at the foundation OF the cause
we are engaged in.
ave- need funds to operate. Let the friends
OF liberty and christianity see to it, that contri-
buttons are solicited and forwarded to the
Treasurer of the Association, and we pledge to
DO faithful battle against ignorance and inius-
tee, and IN favor OF Intelligence and equal
rights
The object Of the Association, as set forth in
the Constitution. which accompanies the cir
cular, is s'to secure Equal Rights to all Amer
can CltIzens, and especially the right OF w omen
to vote, and TO dlffuSe these principles through
out the world" The Board of Managers are
entrusted with the duty Of carrying out this
object.
The present officers of the Universal Fran
chise Association are: +"
President-United States Senator Samuel q.
POmeroy. of Kansas. Wee PresideHts-Jose-
phIne ) Grlfting and Clara Barton, Washing
ton. d. o.. and Thaddeus Hyatt, Paris, France.
Corresponding Secretary-Julia A. Holmes.
George 7. n eedham, Washin gton, ID. q. Treas.
urer-Dr. Daniel Breed. Washington. .. G..
Board OF ManaRers-Jose phine 5. Grtting,
Daniel Breed. Julia A. Holmes, George +
Needham, John H. Crane, Lydia S. Hail, Jas.
Ii Holmes, Josephine Slade.
AdriS0ry Com H,ittee Mrs Cheesman. San
Francisco. Cal Harriet Beecher Stowe, Conn;
Thomas Garret, Wilmington, Del; NJ. A. Tracy
Cutler, Dwight, Ill; Hon. G. w. Julian, NJ.
e ,CentrevIlIe, Ind; Judge l.. ID. Bailey, Law
renee. Kan; Thomas j Durant, New Orleans.
La; Augustus f. Holt, New Sharon. Me-:
Wendell Phillips, Boston. Mass: Lydia Maria
Child, Mass: Z. Logger, Mich; GRAFT Brown.
s. Louis. MO- Ex,Governor Sanders. Ne
braska: Parker Piilsbury, N. H; Lucy Stone,
Nj; Elizabeth Q. Stanton. New York. N Y !;
Charles l.. belong, Virginia, Nevada: L. s
Senator BENZ F; Wade, Jefferson. Ohio; Mar
tha j. Tllden, Ohio: Lucretia Mott, PhIIadel.
phia, Pa Col. T. W. Higginson, Newport. f
L; L. 5. Senator jos :. Fowler, Nashville.
Tenn; Mrs M A. Cuts. Brattleboro, Vt:
Judge j. G. Underwood, Alexandria, Va; c..
=. Hotchkss, Madison, Wis; Samuel B.
Watrous, Fort Union, N. NJ: Chief Justice
salmon r: Chase, District of Columbia; j.
Stewart Mills, Blackheath Park, Kent county
England. Rev. W. II. Charming. LIVERPOOL,
England; Victor Hugo, Isle OF Wight, England.
IMPRovEMRNTs.-Thee eastern section of the
city is being rapidly improved, and there are
now in course OF erection a large number Of
houses, which will be finished in the course OF
one or two months. Mr.. l. A. Wood, grocer.
has just had erected on the corner of 9th and f.
streets, opposite the naval hospital, q very
large three story brick, which is an ornament
to that portion OF the city. The building fronts
% feet on street, aud has depth of so feet
on 9Th street The ground floor is occupied by
MIR. w God as q wholesale and retail grocery.
dining room, pantries, kitchen, &c, and on the
tBe third floor are five large chambers. The
house is fitted up with all modern improve.
ments, and on the f. street front there is an
iron balcony even with the second floor. The
cost of the building was about $4,000. and the
tollowing-named gentlemen were employed
n.
penrer's work, John Little plastering, Alfred
Frazier; painting, MIR. Kelly, and roofing. MI.
Carroll.
VIM. T. Johnson. Esq member OF the School
Board from the Third District, has recently
had completed q handsome residence on 3D.
street east, near A street south The building
is two-story frame, with back building, and
fitted up with all modern improvements: the
cost of the whole being about $4,000.
DESPERATE CHARACrBRs.-Last evening as
detective OftlcEr
and Leach of the Metropolitan force, were
passing the house on street, betwee en- l2th
and 18Th streets, known as big Mollie's,' y
they heard fracas going on, and entering,
found the women of the house drunk and fight
Ing each other, making night hideous. The
officers arrested big MoIle." alias Mollis
johnson. and Lizzie Smith, and took them to
the Second Ward Station. but SO disorderly
were they that their clothes were almost en-.
tiIely torn off en- route, and by their screams
they attracted large crowd. They were
placed ia cell, and during the night con-
tinued their drunken yells, which could be
heard fully fourth OF a mile. They were
brought Oat before Justice Walter this morn
ing, and for disorderly conduct they were
fined SIS each, and another woman, who was
badly beaten in the cell by Mollie. preferrin z
Il charge of assault and battery against her
she was held to bail to keep the peace The
Justice, IN making his decision, said that with
the officers he would do his best to pu, stop
10 similar occurrences at such houses.
BUILDING ACKNOWLEDGEMENT third month.
iy meeting OF the National nion Building As
ISOLATION, Samuel Bacon president, and w. T.
johnson secretary, was held last evening at
NO. Il Louisiana avenue. About 500 shares of
stock were taken, leaving but 800 shares to be
disposed OF, and they will be taken this week
The shares having all been paid $4,000 was
sold at an average OF 60 per cent. There being
two vacancies In the offices Of the association.
Noble ID. karner. Esq, was elected Vice Pres j..
Ident, and John r. Elvans, ESD, member OF
the Board of Directors.
The ninth monthly meeting of the Capitol
HILL Building Associa tien was held at DooIey- :
Hall on Thursday evening, and $4,000 were
sold at an average Of SIS per cent.
AT the twenty fifth monthly meeting OF the
FIRST National Building Association, fSouth
Washington last night, ten shares were sold
at 81 per cent.
generally known here that this successful in .
sttution for the education of girls-wnich So
long nourished in Alexandria, Va. before the
war-has been reopened near this city, under
The name Of the s.Fultord Female Seminary -
To those cquaiDted with Mr. Hallowei,, rs
training, this announcement is enough 10 MI
the limited number Above to enter the sc hool
at each session. We paid visit to the estah
llshment not long since, and found exceiIent
building improvement Is In progress: a good H.
brary, and complete philosophical apparat n q
arranged SO as TO ADD additional facilities 10
the instructors well known care and thor
oUghness. In fftsen years conversauce with
II, we never heard from those who mad semi
their daughters anything but the b ig hest ran
fcation There is an advertisement in another
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