Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-05-18

Henry Ward Beecher, it is nov
stated, will certainly join the Holy Land ex
petition.
Macauly, a merchant living eight
miles from Richmond, committed suicid,
Friday morning BY shooting himself.
Perkins & Jones store in Memphis
vas burned on the 9th, involving loss o
$4,000.
Mrs. JEFF. Davis is at the house oil
DR.. Miller, in Washington, where she had
long consultation with several lawyers last
evening.
President johnson has signed the
commission Of Samuel BlOtchford as Judge
Of tue Southern District Of New York, vice
Belts resigned.
The habeas corpus case of JEFF
Davis excites deep interest in Norfolk and
vicinity. The authorities there are not adj
Vlsed what action has been taken.
Mrs. JEFF. Davis went from Fortress
Monroe to Washington on Thursday evening.
for the purpose OF comforting with President
Johnson on the release of her husband.
Foster Blodgett. appointed Mayor of
Augusta, Ga, by Gen. Pope, was, on Friday
iaaugursted. The appointment made by the
General gives universal satisfaction.
Gen. Wilcox, of Lynchburg, Va,
has ordtfed that G, Rives Pollard must not
deliver his lecture on the ''Chivalry OF the
South" in Lynchburg. POLLARD has appealed
10 Gen. schOfeld.
Thursday evening a girl named Mol
lie Griffin committed suicide at a house Of
iLI-fame, in PIttsbmg. Pa, b. taking poison.
hemcrse and the desertiOn Of friends drove
her to the act.
Representatives Ashley and Covode
are IN Washington, TO urge the Judiciary Com
mIttee to recommend the impeachment of the
President, in which case there viii be an ex-
ira session OF the Senate IN July.
Secretary Stanton, having recovered
from his recent illness, ATTENDED cabinet
meeting, Friday. All the members we're
present except secretary Browning who
though improved in health. Is still confined
to his bed.
The Justices OF She Supreme Court
met in Washington, Saturday, to finally ap-
prove the rules Of practice AID procedure
in bankruptcy. The whole machinery will
be in readiness for the commencement Of op-
CREATIONS on the first Of June.
Schuyler Colfax received an ovation
at the Union League rooms in New York on
the evening OF the 9th. An address OF well
come was delivered by John Jay, and was re.
piled to BY COlfsx in a happy vein.
Mayor Thomas annual message. de-
ivered to the City Council of St. Louis Tues
day afternoon, says that the bonded debt of
the city II So gu 500; the increase Is 81 OOR-
700 in two years. The esiima Cd revenue for
s'FeIifsflS :" ss92n9a1ge.7,
We regret to notice that many othe
wise respectable papers, in this Stat
have taken position in favor of the pre-
posed amendment to the Constitution {
the State empowering women to vote.
We have always understood that me
and women were created mainly Ii
came, but with q slight variation, an
we are in favor of the variation.
course, many women know enough I
vote, and SO many men know enough {
do most of women's duties. We do NJ
claim that woman is inferior to maj
but her "best holt" is in a different lin
from his. Women were no more mad
to vote, train, work out poll tax on th
road, or sit on juries, than men were
do fancy embroidery, make rag carpe
or suekle infants.
Female suffrage may come, and if s.
and we are in politics then, we shs
probably ''accept the situation" take
violent liking to our neighbours babi,
aud endsavor to become "ladies man,
but we protest against it as foolish an
unnatural. The mass Of intelligent W.
men do not desire to have the right
suffrage conferred on them. If above
to vote on the proposition, they wOul
vote it so low that a hobby hunt,
would not find It in the next hundre
years.
We suggest to Mr.. Dow, or Doug
whatever his name is, that if returned
the Legislature next winter. be introdu,
another resolution, amending the Co
stitutiok of the State so that women CT
siDg bass.