The New York herald., 1870-05-18
The Lady Brokers of Wall street.

The Lady Brokers OF Wall street.
While the two hostile divisions of woman'e
Fighters, under the belligerent lead respec-
lively of Henry Ward Beecher and Theo-
dore Tilton, are passing all their time
in refusing to coalesce with each other
and in flooding the country with resolu-
tions and chatter, there are, at least, two
advocates of the woman movement that en-
deavor to show by example and precept that
their sex, with ordinary fair play and industry,
can take care of itself. We refer to the lady
brokers who recently created stir among tho
bulls and bears of Wall street by setting
up, so to speak, China shop right In
the midst of that disorderly locality, and
who have more recently opened the eyes
of the slow old fogies who think woman not
fit for much, by starting an excellent weekly
newspaper, under the business-like title Of
Wood1uN d Cla1lin's Weekly, right in the
midst of the periodicals of Park row. The
paper itself, of which the first number only
has been issued, already gives evidence Of
talent and aptness in that most difficult Of all
arts, the art Of journalism. It Is neat six
teen page paper, about the size and shape Of
the usual literary hebdomadal; but, in addi-
tion to the stories, essays and poetry INSOFAR
able from these papers, it launches boldly into
politics, finances, outdoor sports and fashions,
and even thus early rejoices in cheering
amount Of advertisements. The WeeAIy, bear
ing for its motto "Upward and onward,
strongly advocates woman's rights, and even
nominates and supports woman for the next
Presidency. There can, therefore, be no rea-
sonable doubt of it's devotion to the woman
cause, and we would suggest to the female
agitators who waste their breath and their
hearers patience at conventions and mass
meetings that, while the press is not so noisy
an organ as the tongue, it is heard much
further. The example Of Messrs. Woodruff 6
Claflin, If we can prefix that title to the firm
name, is therefore highly commendable one,
as they do more and talk less than the two
divisions Of female agitators put together.
THE HEALTH BOARD AND THE HEALTH
OFF1oER.-Dr. Carnochan has entered upon
his duties as Health Officer with an energy
highly commendable, while, on the other
hand, the Health Board has already demon
strated an Indifference to its duties and the
public interest that Is almost alarming. Ships
with yellow fever on board have been arriv-
ing in the lower bay for several days, and the
weather has been SO variable and at times so
unseasonably warm that there is every proba-
bility Of q large increase in the number Of
fever ship arrivals and yet no suitable hos
pital ships have been sent to Quarantine, and
| the only one which. the Board seems inclined
to send is the Falcon a. rotten hulk which,
in case of severe gale 30 far down the bay,
would 60 to pieces. DR.. Carnochan, at the
meeting Of the Board yesterday, called
attention to these matters, and, receiving
little satisfaction, distinctly intimated that he
would not be held responsible If the yellow
fever scourged the city unless the request for
more hospital accommodations was soon COM
piled with.
SENATOR FERRY came near being read out
of the republican party yesterday, and even
Senator Revels, whose complexion is, as it
were, mortgaged by that party, narrowly
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