The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-05-11

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State for Cincinnati.
ing was held at Liberty Hall. This was an
adjourned meeting from last week. Mr.
Crimson again held forth to the delight Of
a mixed audience, the labor population,
male and female, having the ascendency
At this meeting Mr.. G. was elected dele
gate to Cincinnati to represent the same
body.
The Maryland Equal Rights Association
held mass meeting at Lyceum Hall. The
attendance was very slim, indeed. The
meeting was organized, and Mrs. Lavinia
G. Dundore, President of the Association,
took the char, and Mrs. Mercy Clark acted
as Secretary Mrs. Dundore read an adj
dress, which had been presented to the
Legislature two days before its ad jourment,
asking an act giving the privilege Of voting
to the women. She said, after reading the
address, that the Legislature was so busy,
it being near the close Of the session, that
they did not even have time to take good
look at it, The Woman's Suffrage party
stood, she remarked, ready to be received
by any party willing to acknowledge their
rights. She, however, expressed prefer
ence for the Republican, from which they
had received more encouragement than
from any other, and she hoped that party
would receive them kindly. They did not
desire to adopt anybody'r principles, but to
do what is best to accomplish the greatest
good. In conclusion she suggested that
committee consisting of Mr.. John NJ. Gar
diner, Mrs. Kate G. Harris and Mrs.
Emma Ewing, NJ. d., be appointed to sug
gest the names Of some persons to be elect
ed to 20 to one or the other of the political
conventions, and to say where they were to
go-whether to Cincinnati, Philadelphia,
or to the Peoples Convention, called BY
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and others at New
York, in May, or whether they should quiet
ly stay at home.
Mr.. j. @. Gardiner made an address in
which he referred to the small beginning q
the Anti-Slavery party, and said any party
that would attempt to throw aside woman
suffrage would regret it. Hehad beena Re
publican for long time, but was now get
ting out with that party
Mrs. Clark announced that she was
Democrat, though willing to work with any
party that would except Woman Suffrage
1t was decided to appoint the committee
suggested by the President, who were to
report at the night session. About
thirty or forty persons were present
at the night session. The commit
tee appointed at the afternoon session re-
ported in favor Of sending ten delegates to
the Woman's Rights Convention, and
named the following, whowere unanimous
ly elected Mrs. Lavinia C. Dundure, Mrs
Mercy Clark, Miss Ellen NJ. Harris, Miss
Kate @. Harris, Miss Amanda Farley, Mr.
j. NJ Gardner, Mrs. Adelia NJ Gardner,
Mrs. Emma Ewing, Nj. d., Mr. A. p Co
mas, of Have DeGrasse, and Mr. Lew
Weaver The committee also recommend
ed the appointment Of two delegates to at
tend the Liberal Republican Convention to
be held in Cincinnati, either in person, or
by proxy, and that the ten delegates to
New York be requested to attend the Re
publican Presidential Convention, at Phil
adelphia The report was accepted. Mrs
Belva A. Lockwood, who is a lawyer in
Washington, then took the stand and de-
livered her lecture on woman and Her
Relations before the Law, at the conclu-
sion Of which the meeting adjourned.
BALTIMORE,
During the past week, certainly has gwen
good evidence of her disposition to reform.
but what her interest in the political stu
alton will amount to remains to be seen.
HAIR EXTRAORDINARY.
While passing up Charles street a few
evenings ago your correspondent was at
tracted by an unusual excitement at the
window of Madame Z. Jeaneret, ladies
hair dresser and head costumer, Lexington
street, near st. Charles. His curiosity hav-
ing been aroused, he stopped 70 crafty it,
and ascertain the cause Of the excitement.
He at once commenced to skirmish around
the outside of the crowd without. however.
discovering any thing OF a sensational char
acter. So taking the matter philosophical
ly he changed his tactics to a mastery in
activity. This new movement was soon
crowned with success. The army Of femi-
mines filing of to the right, left him master
Of the situation. His victory was complete
He made careful survey Of the window
and its contents, and soon his eyes were
fixed on the great attraction. In the cen
ter, and resting against the back part Of the
window case, was long narrow case con
tanning q trail of human har sixty-six
inches long, and cut from the head Of a
young American woman. The hair was
perfect in every particular, and has created
quite sensation amons our Baltimore la
dies. Your correspondent not being salts
fed with an outside view, and believing
your lady readers would be curious to know
the history Of it, stepped inside and CLEAN
ed the following particulars just previous
to the breaking out Of hOstilities between
the North and the South, gentleman re
siding in one Of the Southern States was
advised by his physician to visit Europe
for the benefit Of his health. Having dis
posed Of his estates he, with his wife and
daughter, the latter young girl Of nine
summers, and only surviving child Of
large family, embarked for Europe. Hav-
ing visited most Of the springs and places
of interest on the Continent they deter
mined to pass winter in Paris. Here,
shortly after their arrival, they were rob
bed Of all their money and most of their
valuable jewels. The old gentleman grew
worse, and after a prOtracted illness Of sew
eral months, his spirit took its flight to
another world. The mother, unable to sus-
tain the strain upon her nervous system,
became an invalid, and fearing that she.
too would die stranger in strange
land, sighed for her home in the sunny
South. 1t was now that the daughter fully
realized her position. She had already dis
posed of her last jewel, and had but few
francs left These we're not sufficient TO
pay their expenses to the United States,
and in Paris they would soon be exhausted.
The daughter Yves possessed Of a head Of
luxuriant Jet black hair. For this, she was
informed by her maid, she could get
large price from Mons. --, the hair deal