Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-04-09
LOCAL NEWS.


Our next great political problem" The audi
,nce was composed Of about thirty persons, of
whom one was Il lady ten We're boys, who had
to be admitted free. in order to stop the noise
they were making by banging open the door
and rushing up aud down the stairs the re-
nlainler being young men, who having quart
ers to spare, gave them for some anticipated
sport Our next great political problem was
universal and, Of course, woman suffrage, the
usual argument, III support OF which she adj
vanced with Hueucy aud sct:conidence that
plainly showed she had used ii on many prcvi
Gus occasions Every adult human being, she
thinks, ought to have the right to vote, except
lunaticS and criminals III confinement: aud the
di>tranchiseulent OF the people OF the South
She held in the greatest abomlnatlon. She was
severe upon the inequality OF wages paid men
and women for the same work, asserting that
i, cost Il woman as much to live as j mau, and
mentioning that upon one OCCASION when max
ing arrangements for the accommodation OF
delegates to Il convention in California, the hO
tel keeper had charged the women half dol
lar day more than the men, but gave rs an
EXCUSE that he furnished the former better
rooms She also denounced the well to-dO WO-
men those who could get along without work
for performing manuel labor TO the great IN
Jury of those who were compelled to work for
their support, AMI said thar throughout the
New England States it was no uncommon thing
to see women whose husbands aud fathers were
rich, and whose SOUS and brothers were at
college, binding shoes and making button
holes in slSpeuders, thereby creating cheap
labor and taking away the means OF sup
port from those who had no other way
Of earning a living. The laws OF Ir-
siuia with regard to women were heinous
L. l.. "A lo.>, \ ~, Rtft.-
mond that not long ago in that city the proper
" Of an heress was seized by the creditors of
her husband before her father 5 corpse had been
removed from the house. As Il reason why
women should act as jurors she read long let
ter from judge Howe Of Wyoming, in which
hc stated that jury composed OF six men and
six women did not stay together in room for
four DAYS. but that at bed time the women and
men were separated aud marched off under
sworn officers to different apartments. TO pre-
Vent women being insulted at the polls. she
would have Freedwoman Bureau to protect
he ladleS,aS the Freedman $ Bureau protected
the cJlored people She concluded By dec!ar-
ing that she intended going to the Cincinnati
Convention, and that ii her claims We're not
recognized there she would make her appear.
auce at the Philadelphia Convention, and at all
the National political Conventions that were to
to women the right to vote, and that if none OF
them would rise to the eXlgencleS OF the oc-
caSion, the women would hold Conve ntion OF
their own nominate candidates for President
and Vice President and what was more. elect
them.
MAYORS OFFICE During the temporary
absence Of the Mayor his court this morning
was presided over by H. L. Simpson, esd.
President OF the Board of Aldermen.
Henry Blish, for disorderly conduct, was dis
charged upon the payment of the amount
charged for hauling him in cart to the station
house.
James Thomas, colored, committed to jail
yesterday on the charge OF i violent assault
last Christmas upon another colored man NAMED
Patterson Cartwright, was re examined aud
re-committed
4 colored .uan named jones', for dlsordcrly
conduct and shooting in the street, was hued
aud discharged.
James Holmes, colored. for JiSorderiy, con-
duct, was discharged for want of evidence.
NlGiT REPORT Night dark, cloudy, misty
and RAINY. There were II, disturbances. Three
prisoners We're at the station house.
AN UNLucKl DRlvE-A gentleman o!
this city, on Saturday last, hired "a horse and
buggy from Mr.. VIM Legg livery stable, and
drove as far as Falls Church. At that pl lace he
took the bride off the horse to feed him, and
the buggy having gotten on lock he walked
around to its back to pull it straight, but in or
der to take hold of the axletree, had to raise
the top. The horse seeing the buggy top MS
ing behiud aud apparently falling over
upon him, became alarmed aud ran off, smash
ing the vehicle to pieces The gentleman pro.
cured wagon aud came back to town leaving
the hired horse in charge Of a resident OF the
neig hborhood, who, Mr.. Irgg says, rode HIM
all day Sunday, and so hard, that when the
r latter got possession OF him again he was
Onndered stiff.
TIE FISHERY. -Fishtown this morning pre-
sented busy appearance. All the packers
have commenced operations, and the country
people, too, have begun to lay III their supplies.
.ilugs OF cutters were ut work all along the
wharves, and mauy off bearers and other ueces-
sary hands found employment there, The
largest cargo Of the season, n 900 herring ar
rived this morning from the shore OF Alr.
Joseph BcaSely at ArkendaIe. For the hrSt
time this season selnes were hauled at Marsh
Hall, Stony Point aud High Point yesterday.
Nearly all the fishermen, except those who
fish Chapmau's Landing, have commenced
operations, anu IL llie pteSeul "C"lI"i hto'"'
good glut Of fish is expected. Some OF the
finest herring seen this season were caught Yes
1erday in Cameron Run.
REPORTED CASE OF SMALLPOX 4 colored
man named Gaskins, sailor belonging ID the
sloop Hooper, lying at the Duke street wharf,
was reported this morning to have been attack
ed by smallpox Several physicians ex.
amned him and there was difference OF opln-
ion as to the genuiness of the disease, but IN
order to avoid all possibility Of danger the
collector of the port ordered the captain of the
vessel to carry him to Georgetown and put hlm
in the Marine hospital there The soop
was lowed over to the Maryland flats until it
could be ascertaiued whether or not admission
INTO the hospital could be obtained for him.
CANAL TRADE The Cumberland News OF
Yesterday, says For week past we have