The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-09-22
New York HENS.

NEW YORK. September 2l.-A meet
ing of the taxpayers of Mount Vernon,
Westchester county, was held in that
village on Saturday evening, to consider
sundry appropriations for improve
ments in the roads, cross walks, &c.
Before any vote was taken petition
was offered from one hundred ladies of
the village demanding the right TO vote
on the question, as they were tax-pay-
ers. The village charter was quoted 10
show that they were not qualified, and
the male Taxpayers alone voted on the
question. During the proceedings one
lady asked permission to say a lew
words in behalf of another lady, heavy
tax payer, who had inst entered the
room, but she was declared out of or
der. A Mr.. Wipgate then arose and said
several ladies bad deputed him to repre-
sent them, but he was booted down
with cries of put him out" Two gen.
tlemen then took the ladies part, but
they were put down, and the ladies
gave it up for the present.
The will of the late Edwin A. Stevens
bequeaths $4,000, 10000. Two public
school houses in Hoboken are bequeath-
ed to that city and S65O,OOO for the
erection and maintenance of another.
The Stevens Battery, for the compile
ton of which 81 900, 900 is donated, Is to
be presented TO the State OF New Jer-
sey. The rest of the property falls to
the widow and children.
Yesterday at the Water street revival
by Mr.. Van Meteres, Mr.. Dyer and
Others, the subject of johnny Aliens
reported spree was spoken of, some OF
the Reverend gentlemen asserting that
Johnny was not yet entirely converted
and had probably got drunk; he was IL
much better man than he used to be.
DR.. Ward stated he had made contracts
with Allen and Kit Deems paying them
stipulated sums for the use of their
places.
The Aldermen to day voted to give a
reception to General Mcclellan in the
Governors room upon his arrival.
A prayer meeting was held in Burns
rat pit to-day, at which there was u
moderate attendance.
Three cOnvicts ut Sing Sing State
Prison this morning seized apOwdCr boat
and after overpowerIng the guard and
locking them in the hold, started across
the river with the vessel and landed at
the foot of ROckland Mountain and es-
capped. They are being pursued.
The National Labor Congress assem-
bled here to-day. Delegates were pres
emit from this State, Maryland, Illinois,
Connecticut, New Jersey, MassGchu
sets, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and
Pennsylvania; also delegates from the
National Typographical, National Car
penters' JOners' BTicklayers' Machin-
lists and Blacksmiths' Unions, and from
three Working Women's Associations of
this city. The annual messages of the
President and Vice President were read.
The object of the Convention is to in
stitute reforms and establish reciprocal
relations between the different labor
organizations, and to keep back the en-
crOachments of centralized wealth upon
the rights of labor. The address of the
President, J. c. Whaley, was an able
document, reviewing the progress of the
laboring classes for the past year, and
foretelling renewed strength for the fu-
ture.
A private letter from Rio Janeiro,
dated August Both, reports that six
Brazilian iron-clads had reached Ascen-
sion, the Paraguayan capital, where
they found large number of foreign
flags displayed from private houses.