Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-09-29
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CHIoAeo. Sept. 10th, 1SG9.-The pulses of
trade have been more active the past week,
and our merchants hive been busy with cus-
TONER'S The new wheat crop is coming in
fIeely, andth warm weather for the past two
weeks has matured the corn rapidly. Alto
gether business prospects are hopeful, though
we have not the flush times which attended
and Immediately succeeded the war. We are
coming down to. solid basis, and of course
mere must be some shrinkage where there
has been so much imitation. e-.-.-.
The cloak trade has fairly opened for the
season, and the new styles are very attractive
AS usual, the wholesale house OF
J. W. GRIswOLD co., As AND 90 WABASH
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INSTANCES all competitors. They have the
largest, best and cheapest stock of cloaks
and cloaking, cloak and dress trimming i'm the
northwest, ~ customers, after looking all
over town and coming back here to purchase,
acknowledge. Their bost Recommendation
is that they retain their old customers, while
constantly acquiring new ones.
THE woMANs WESTERN SUFFRAGE CONVENTION
held in Library Hall, the 3th and 10th i'm
stants, was protty vol attended. Mrs. Lncy
Stone, Henry blackwell and Susan B. An
thony were the chief speakers from abroad
There were delegates and reports from all
the western states. The convention adopted
RsSolccd. That woman ahould bo Immediately
freed from all legal disabilities, whether affecting
her rotations To the family, to society, 10 the
State. and in all these relations should be recognize
cd IA mans equal and companion.
Aesotred, That, as portion sf the body polite.
the women OF Illinois have right 10 be consulted
in the government of the State. and particularly I'm
tho framing OF the new constitution.
Resoircd, That the distinction of sex ia no proper
basis for restricting the right Of suffrage and that
all restrictions of the suffrage not founded upon
reason should lie at once removed.
ReSotrfd, That our colleges and other institutions
OF learning should he open to young women upon
the terms to the other sex and all the ave
MUGS of labor and business should be open equally
TO both sexes.
Rssolrod That the irionds Of woman suffrage
throughout the West rejoice in every extension of
the franchise to classes hitherto excluded from DO
litcal power. regarding such extension APP
piicaton OF the principle that all political power
inheres I'm the people; and we denounce every po-
neal form OF aristocracy, whether based upon pro-
psrty, nativity. color, race sex.
Resolved. That this convention urges the friends
in oyery state county town, and school district tn
at once organize Woman Suffrage Ar eciations hold
meetings, and circulate tracts papers and petitions
as the best means Of helping forward this move
ment. , m
| As movement in behalf of women, their
| platform is worth publishing as part OF the
chronicles OF the times. But the convention
was not "a uecessfnl as it might have been
il properly called. Phere was no committee
to call 1t, and no signatures tn tho call moth
ing but call in the, Agitator on the respoil-
sibility Of the cditress, Mrs. Mary A. Liver
more. And though it was dono after
consultation with AMI at the request OF prom
| inent friends in other states, yet ii could
havo the weight of q prop1rly authenticated
call. Ii did not secure the cooperation
which the state Convention held here last
February did. And there were no arrange
ments TO interest citizens generally. Hence,
while there was a largo audience in the day
time, there WAS small audience in the even
| ing, when there WAS an admission fee.
ADJUSTMENTS
arc rather brisk. Brougham il having fall
houses at Mcytcker's. Tho Mariners Com
pass" ia warmly welcomed at the Museum;
and Emerson ( Manning have q crowd at the
Dearborn
After weeks of dry weather, We have had a
good rain. p.