The weekly Louisianian., 1874-03-14
NEWS SUMMARY

The work on the great Gotbara
tunnel is carried on by some tve,,a
hundred labore-s. On the 1t,,;,S
side the openinggis constantly flooded
4by water.
! The City of Genoa has reco;roa
iron the Marchioness Marin R,;a
mole Sale the princely gift Of the
Palazzo Rosa, with its famo,,s
: library and gallery Of pictures.
! John Stuart Mill is to ba,a II,
dstatae set up in London. 1t;.a
be made byFoley and to be eree.sd
lin the gardens~of the Victoria En-.
bankment. Tho funds are qlrea1v
provided. u
Mr.. Disraeli is now Prime Min
lister of England. In the new or,.,
sof things the Earl of Derby is to
receive the portfolio of Secretary Of
) State for the Foreign Department.
aland the Marquis Of Salisbury that
aof Secretary Of State for India.
! The latest reports of the famine
! i'm India are bad enough. In CAL
|cutta at a relief meeting in view Of
I the famine in Bengal, it was stated
THAT although much useful aid had
been already extended and accepted
there is severe distress among
1,500,00 persons, who are without
help. There is great mortality and
aepopulation. An innumerable mass
1of persons have only one meal
daily.
The University Of Melbourne has
opened it's degrees to women. Al
a meeting Of the Senatoit was agreed
that the regulations permitted wo-
men to attend lectures and to pass
the examinations, and it was re-
solved that "the Council should
grant to such females as have at
tanned a proficiency equal to that
attained by Bachelors Of Arts and
Masters of Arts certificates thereof,
aud also to throw open to them tho
pecuniary prizes of the University.
lat the last naturalization examina-
|tion two young ladies were the only
candidates who passed with credit.
The Massachusetts Supreme Ju-
Court has decided a1irma-
the following question re-
ferred to it by an order Of the Leg's-
lature: "Under the constitution Of
this commonwealth can a woman be
member of a school committed"
The Court holds that the constitu-
ton contains nothing relating to
school committees, and that the
common law OF England was our
upon the subject, permittinga
woman to fill any local Office Of an
administrative character, the duties
to which were such thats
woman was competent to perform
them. The ladies recently elected
to positions on the school board can
enter upon the duties which
their constituents chose to intrust
to their hands.
The action of tie Smith sisters Of
Glastonbury, Conn, in refusing to
pay taxes while forbidden to vote.
has borne fruit. In Worcester
and Abbie Kelly Foster
with Miss Sarah Wall and Miss Ma
Flagg, refused to pay taxes
OF this injustice to woman
Their property is advertised for sa'e'
4 convention to protest against tue
has been held in Worcester
Mrs. Eliza K. Churchell occupied
the chair temporarily: Rev. 9. A.
Chase, Of Providence; Major Har-
Stephen Foster, Miss Jul''
Smith, of Glastonbury, and others
in favor Of woman suffrage
Both the Smith sisters were pre-
sent. The attendance was gooo'
But in spite of protest and con'en'
ton the Foster farm was sold
pay Stephen and Abby's taxes
by the State.
We are happy to record one sen
sible act on the part Of the 1nteln"'
in America, who, We orc
sorry to say, do not often give Us
chance. and we hasten to improve