The New York herald., 1871-10-30

A Constitutional Amendment Proposed
Making Divorce Laws Uniform.
The Woman's Clubs Remedy
for the Social Evil.
Return of Attorney General Aker-
man TO Washington.


WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 1871.
A Uniform Divorce Luw-New Movement OF
the Anti-SuiIraxe Women.
rather remarkable movement has been put
on foot here by Mrs. Admiral Dahlgren, Mrs.
General Sherman ana the other ladies who are
taking an active part In opposing woman's
suffrage, the scheme being nothing less
an to completely outnanK the sunragists
of tNe Tilton- Woodruff school. These ladies do
not believe that the constitution as 1t now |
stands gives to women the right to vote, and they
are determined to deprive the Others Of their So
called sixteenth amendment by occupying the
ground themselves with an amendment providing
for UNIFORM system Of divorce. Their principal ar
gument in favor OF this new measure Is that
II the Courts in other States are Obliged
to recognize Indiana divorces az valid, though they
are generally obtained by fraud, the tribunals
or that State virtually absorb the whole divorce
business OF the country ana imperil the property
and marital rights OF every woman from Maine to
California. This, they think, makes the question
one OF such national importance as to require the
interference OF Congress, under constitutional SAFE
guards; and they desire the constitutional provision
they seeking to be called the "Sixteenth Amend
ment." They are going to work like real hlgh-born
ladies to encompass their ends, and design having
than the House, since the former IS body OF much
more decOrum and dignity than the latter. What Is
more Mr.. Trumbun IS to be asked to take charge OF
the amendment, both as Chairman OF the Judiciary
Committee and as the purest and best OF the Sen
ators Of the United States. 1t Is believed
that this measure will secure for American women
all the rights they care to exercise in public affairs
and save them from the wrongs of such pernclous
legislation as s the disgrace of Indiana The flank
tha rouicto hv rioflu thar
favorte amendment Is regarded as good stroke
and that wiz put at rest the agitation OF ques
tion which few ambitious women, by driving Its
best trends into obscurlty have made dsreputable
\ 1t Is not Intended TO make The amendment too
radical and 1t is only feared that IL may be defeated
by the promoters of so-called reform overlooking iG
| and killing 1t. A lively scrmmage among the
| female politicians Is expected. and the movement
cannot fail to add new features to that remarkable
| LOBBY in which women play such varied ana i'm
portant parts.
The W0man,s Club Uespairing.
| At the regular reunion Of the Woman's Club Of
this city last night the following preamble and reso-
| lutlOnS were unanimously adopted after general
discussion on the moral, social, religious and poll
teal sides Of the question:
WheTss. at every step q our lseors for The
and executive obsac es blocking our way therefore be il
for the social evil lies In the political eniranchsement and
thence personal emancipatnn OF woman
Decay American Shipping.
The report OF the Register OF the Treasuary win
show that during the fiscal year ending June 80.
1871, the tonnage built within the limits Of the
grand divisions into which the country Is divided
was 5,63I tons less than for the preceding fiscal
year. During the year 1870 the tonnage built the
Atlantic and Gulf coasts was 170 49, in 1871 150,s53
tons. Pacific coast. 1870 H. 72o tons 1871, 3,s2s
TONS Northern lakes, 1870, 81 26s tons 1871 A. 1877
tons. Western rivers 1870 &c. $50 tons; 1871, r. I39
tons. 1t will be seen that there has been marked
Increase In the tonnage built the Northern lakes
and Western rivers, and a large falling or on the
Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific coasts.
Hydrostatic Pumps To BE Abolished.
The Treasury Department has ordered the lmme
diate sale Of all The hydrostatlc pumps formerly
used by inspectors OF boileis In making their
annual tests and steamboats, WILL under the regu-
lations OF the Treasury Department, be supplied
with donkey engines, which are to be used hereafter
In making the tests. The hydrostatic pumps were
SO cumbersome and the expense OF their ransporta-
ton so great, without afrording advantages corre
spending with the cost TO the government, that 1t !
was decided several months ago to limit their use
to sucn Inspections as could not be made without
them.
Respect 10 the Memory OF Thomas Ewing.
The resolutions Of respect to The memory OF the |
late Thomas Ewing, reported TO the bar by Judge |
BARLEY yesterday viii be presented to the Supreme
Court tomorrow towards the close OF It's session,
when, after the usual preimlnaries, the Court Will
adjourn as further mark Of respect.
The tase Of Collector Robb.
Collector Robb, Of Savannah, Ca, Is still here
No definite action has been taken In his case
though efforts are being made for his removal. The
report That treasury agent has been directed to
assume control OF hts ONCE is erroneous.
ecogniti0n Of Foreign Consular Officers.
The President has recognized the following per-
sons as consular officers for the German Empire:-
JonaDnes Roeslng Consul General ut New York;
Friedrich Wilhelm Zach. Consul at New York;
+. stammann, Vice Consul at New York;
Warner Dresel Consul at Baltimore; Johann Helm. |
rich Gosser, Consul at Boston; Charles Otto witte
Consul at Chareston Heinrich Claussenius, Con.
sui at Chicago; Adolph seinker, Consul at
Cincinnati; August Wiedermann, Consul at
Detroit; Johann Wilhelm Jackusch Consul at
Galveston; Carl Thendor Ferdinand Schwartz,
Consul at Louisville; L. Won Baumbach,
Consul at Milwaukee; Johannis Kruthschmitt, Con-
sui at New Orleans; Heinrich Mocser, Consul at
Pittsburg; Friedrich Wilhelm Hanewnckel, Consul
at Richmond; Robert Barth, consul at st. LOUIS;
Ferdinand Willins, Consul at 81. Paul; Carl A. G.
Guisenberg, Consul at san Francisco Jacob Ranols,
Consul at savannah.
The following named persons have been recog.
nlzed by the President as Vice Consuls OF Sweden
and Norway:-Hagborth Sahlgvard, Vice Consul at
ST. Paul, and Peter Svanse Vice Consul at Chicago.
John +. Cooke has been recognized by the Prest.
dent as Vice Consul OF Her Britannia Majesty at St
Louis.
Returns OF National Banks.
The following are the Official returns OF national
banks at the close of business on the I'd OF octo
bcr:-
fndipid- Lodns Resources
Bunk Of | CfpftH Nfi IT, dnd SpecfeI and tfo- |
ttpck. po ia dooiat. bitties.
Virginia. g. t70OOO 10 67g 1873 81, ,Oe5a aU9 $7l 900