Evening star., 1869-11-01

umhverso1 Franchise Association.
IN Egyptian bouquet FROM tle Eapress + franoe--
r., Nan ssfA dle y sias Ncc:tie--H -rnt For
are has Great, GreTf, Gr,dt, fc..s-Gra sdmoGter
EU--<, @,nuem4n from London Nakes Raid
4%"ng tte Hs-Yoa.g Sprats TEACHING their
0sfss ssiisi. TO Tracking Boys aad ''Gais' Ts9etAer
or rticissd.
A,..'is err 'Ilv ofthe friends of wholesale voting
was held on Saturda vening at Utioa League
Hall, DIR. lockwood in the chair TAe old reli:
able weIe slow in coming up, there being Of
that cl.. pres mt only DIR. and Mrs. Lockwood
(an1 III. baby). Mrs. Josephine s. ,irifing. Mr..
-. D.. Vol, and Miss 0'Connor. On the Chair
mans tall was beautiful bouquet sent from
OF which filed the room Mrs. Grifing occupied
the front bench. John ODonovan was there.
and Was voluble i'm relation tn the national
a. III A. ever. The oppositian ta thr movement
were pies I { in foi ce nd dill some tasl fight ne,
adC Il as they were by Sore more OF hand.
scme lady friends who had come from curiosity.
Dr. lockwood opened the meeting with a few
words abou' the Indians. w. q. Finney then
spoke of narc"ii's and stro lg drinks. Mr.. G.
Webb otherwise klnwn the man with the
Fenian necktie) said his circle of lady aequaint-
ances wouldn't engage IN these discu ssionS. He
was 10th to give WON tn the ballot, for he had not
forgotten who brought sin and iniJuity into the
world Both Mr.Webb and DIR. Thomas charac-
terized the movement as tempest in teapot,
saying that the most abject infamy that could be
htaped on woman Was to give her the ri sht To
vote; A gentleman who apparently hailed from
~
tel igcnce h'of woman hin lis h'0pinion 'ad
Ir-v them capable h'of 'andling the ballot,
hand that the principles Of humanity and h'quity
ing set-to occurred between Miss OConnor.an
MIR. Webb, she asking il il was proper for these
yourg sprats tn come there and teach their
gTandmothers. and he replying that his grand
mothers would never be found dead in such a
place. Dr. Wolf came near getting into hot
water at one time by charging those who had
spoken IN opposition tn the movement with COM
ing there to cause trouble. DIR. Thomas in
quired at once ii he included him, when DIR. w.
backed water Immediately. Finally, about IL
O'Clock. after everybody had had their say, amid
much fun and merriment, and during which
time Mrs. Lockwood had busted herself taking
notes. she made long speech, in which she re-
viewed all that had been said in opposition to
her views. and then proceeded to rap DIR. Sam-
son sab rosa. by giving a history OF her school
teaching days, when she had GOO boys and gals
under one roof and in one room without damage
to either. At the conclusion of.her speech the
meeting adjourned.
\ CHAT WITH apOleon
ILL., wrote life Of Julius Cesar, and at the same
time governed the French Nation with a strong
band, and in the various branches OF mercantile
pursuits, combination Of pursuits, ii judiciOus-
~ made, may prove not only pleasant but profit
able. One man may be an auctiOneer, and
another a furniture dealer. and each may carry
Oh his business exclusively with fair success; but
when two minds alike fitted for either business
come together, success Is assured. Take, for In
stance, Green 81 Williams. auctioneers, and
dealers in all kinds OF furniture, at the OF
9Th and ID streets There is the senior partner.
the Nestor of auetiOneers in this city; what he
don't know isn't worth knowing i'm that line. lie
is proverbial for the crowds he draws to the
house OF a family "declining housekeeping"
and for the prices he obtains, although he
has never been known to misrepresent an
article. The Junior partner is no less an
auctioneer-a natural one. He must have
cried with success when baby, judging from
his present success. At their place of buSi-
ness they hold at stated times during each
week auction sales OF secondhand articles of all
kinds, and average an auction sale Of real estate
every afternoon. They have also one of the
largest emporiums Of furnishing goods I'm the
city. where hOusekeepers Esay find carpets OF all
kinds. from the finest Brussels down to the hum
Die hemp fabric; and an immense assortment, as
Is attested by the store being constantly crowded
With persons making purchases in that line
This branch Is almost speciality with the firm
Both carpets and oil cloths OF all sizes and pat
terms are cut to fit any hall, paSsaye-way, or
apartment By merely taking the dimensions of
a room any one can here order and have cut and
fitted nicely any style Of oil cloth without being
subject 10 the loss by waste in cutting ordinary
roll mating. They also have rugs IN endless
terial. Then their stock of furniture ana fur
nishing goods is unlimited, four stories being
devoted solely to that business. In the first
story we are shown the finest chamber sets
of solid walnut, oak and mahogany, some var
n>hCd and others finished i'm Oil, and all richly
carved; some of them being finished with the
dazzling French polish. Here, also, are parlOr
suits, lounges, rockers, and "sleepy hOllOws," of
solid wood, upholstered I'm brocatelle, velvet
Yep, ami plush OF all c0lOrs, besides those in
hair. The most fastidious taste can here I,e
pleased ami passing to the second story, we find
chamber sets within the means OF th0se of the
most limited finances-oak and pine, plain and
in cottage style, and all appurtenances. The
other stories filled to repleti0n with toilet
sets and furnishing goods making the whole
establishment not only most desirable place to |
select such articles as are aforementioned, but
well worth visit from many, who living i'm
X ashiHg gtOn, have little idea Of the amount of
business daily done here. Green s. Williams are |
both ac.iye aii1 cnterprising business men. cour
[. ors ami accommodating, and deserve all of the
which may come to them.
A NOVEL DIVORCE CAsE.-On Saturday IN |
Chambers, the case Of Marcia BriZetue Della
camp agt. William Ii. Delacamp was before |
JaGge DIN. This case comes up on an appiica-