Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-09-22
NEW YORK NIELANGE.
Taxpayers, 1eeting in westches-i
ter Women Demand the
Right TO Vote. Pr i4E5jfi


Right TO Vote. gc IlEJJfi
IT. 10 ,,sU 40 e5s1at. New YoRk, Sept. 81.
A meeting of the tax payers of Mount
Vernon, Westchester county, was held in
that village on Saturday evening, to con-
slider sundry appropriations for improve
ment in the roads, cross walks, DC. Before
any vote was taken, petition was offered
by one hundred ladies of the village, de-
manding the right to vote on the question,
as they are tax x7payers. The village char
ter was quoted to show that they were not
qualified, and the male tax payers alone
voted on the question. - -. '- D. - -,
During the proceedings one lady asked
permission to say few words in behalf of
another taxpayer, who had just entered the
room. but she was declared out of order.
A Mr.. Wingate then rose and said several
ladies had deputed him to represent them,
but he was hooted down with cries of "Put
him OUT" Two gentlemen then took the
ladies' part, but they were put down and
The ladies gave it up for the present.
VIII of Edwin A. Stevens. ro1
The will of the late Edwin A. Stevens
bequeaths nearly twenty million dollars
Two public school houses in Hoboken are
bequeathed to that city, and $650000 for
the erection and maintenance OF another is
donated. The Stevens battery, for the conn
pletiou of which one million is donated, is
to be present to the State of New Jersey.
The rest OF the property falls to the widow
and children. a2ia.ia,sss.s t...fe=,f trs..s- ed
-7gs The Water Street Revival. =
o. Yesterday, at the Water street revival, by
Mr.. Van Meters, Mr.. Dyer and others, the
subject of Johnny Aliens reported spree
was spoken of. Some of the Reverend
gentlemen asserted that although Johnny
was not yet entirely converted, and had
probably got drunk, hewas much better
man than he used to be- DIR. Ward stated
that he had made contracts with Allen and
Kit Burns,) paying them stipulated sums
for the use oftheir places.
Esssssss7zsN Gen. NTcCIeIian.z.
The Aldermen to-day voted to give a
reception to General Mcclellan, in the
Governors room, upon his-arriyal.
Prayer Dteeting. ~
A prayer meeting was held in Burns
rat pit to-day noon, at which there was q
moderate attendance. zEos-,f p a.. q
A''-' l''-. Escaped. 20 r,-s ,-- . o.. o..
Three eonvicts at Sing Sing prison, this
morning seized a powder boat. and after
overpoWering the guard and locking them
in the hold, started across the river with
the vessel and landed at the loot of Rock
land mountain and escaped. They are be-
ing pursued. rs's gr5-
Brazil. ....
A private letter from Rio Janeiro, dated
August 26th, reports that six Brazilian
ironclads reache Ascension, the Para
guayan capital, where they found large
number of foreign flags displayed from
private houses. .... rta .-h I'D ui snrs- p4T
iiaa National Labor Congress. r
The National Labor Congress assemble
here to-day. Delegates were:present from
this State, Maryland, Illinois, Connecticut,
New Jersey, Massachusetts. Ohio, Michi-
gan, Indiana and Pennsylvania. Also del
egates from the National Typographical,
National Carpenters, EJoiners', Machin-
lists and Blacksmiths' Unions, and from
three Workingmen's Associations of
| this, city. The Annual Messages
of the President and Vice President were
read. The object of the Convention is to
| institute reforms, to establish reciprocal
relations between the different labor or
CARNATIONS, and keep back the encroach-
ments of centralized wealth upon the rights
of labor. The address of the President, J .
C. Whaley, was an able document, review
ing the progress of the laborins classes the
past'year, and foretelling renewed strength
and vigor tor the future. lis.@