, 1879-08-01


principle, II for no oslter reason. Yet, oven
among tI,cso thcru IL manifested a curioua dis
play OF womnnty tnrcasop, anl of tendency
10 ov.sfs s ar i n,.ne A., Il be1 70
ovn name; and bcr maiden nainn II single, anu
tho nntne she snkca from her husband u atia fs
married. nr. must ,, appeaT upon the ~ hes'tsM9rs Mr.
i isscswel, hoTever e "S' tor i Lucy wi stono q.
shs Is more generally known1 rcfuses 70
allow her .naus to nnpear ns u,at' Of
her husband but has ms.ln strong though
nit her TO nso 'Ior ,nnIdcn name. 1S curious.
" llingica argument she says tint II, BY twenty
ycara' f!ee uae Of path, tic user becomcs a
Lusaessor Of 1t for The purpose OF passacs. elio
maine whicl. Alse bore honorably for many more
years than t1.nt- hut tic law recognizes her
almpIy as Mts. blackwell, however in,ch the
public may agree IN calling her j.ncy S,onc,and
political right to the latter nutne., The Asacs.
sorA, thrroiore, are !n1exiblt, and her naElc ID
mot likely to appear in the. lists ut oil. fiiia
seems TO the outside world to be carrying prtIs~
unnecessarily uncomfortable, hch1Jcs lentlt,u,
color to The belief, which tlns gniucd ground Tn
some quarters, that these sufEsagists arg I'm.
iinppF uHiea4 they aro persccnt"i. s!rn. Black
well had 1lopcd TINT her nanc Nigh. apucar frat
unon the honorable list of noncn yntcrs; bft
little woinun from East Dvston-and her .naf1c
Is atone. too. by the rny-rrachcd tile NeEls-
tra.s' oilica ilrai s,l htr natno, like Abou Leu
Adllcms, leads i'll tue rost.
T'hc Aesossurs find considerable difficulty, too,
in arFangsn1s thu tax-lists Of thffo wouid-he
yotcss. The blank y hicll tfuy nre requested TO
on out is fuIl Of questions as searching AZ our
tasned east winds, and only stons short Of usk.
Ing the M1ncr whether her batr is fIcr own and
l,atd Tor. 1t tue question: nrc answered exact
ly,-and they all must lie sppoortcd hy oath
tl'ero !: no etsnre from rigid taxation; and
!nnny Of the applicants, seeing how ittc bill Ia
likely to mount ,ip ieel their lore ol money
growing stronger than their umbtfon for the
ballot, md, cFiinrling tip tlMir ha!f-flfeh-0nt
blank in heir hands, walk out. promising to ca1l
again, wblrl, .hcv have not done Yet. Other
women. whose money and property are tcld bs
their husbands, slrink from the fear OF express
lnE distrust OF their spo,sses by hnvlng THUR
desire ardeuty TO ANIL themselves ef tho ncw
law. The Registrars, therefore, who arc very
alntabr set oi 1neu u,,d ARE disposed 10 strctcfl
the law ns far az possible In the interest
their property in s4,o hands of tllclr hush ,'sls,
take oath tllAt they have no money IN their own
right, md place iisrir nancs on tic books upun
tho payment Ut i pot.tn3. Still, In spite ut afl
tut thu new applicants for the right nr outrage
have been treated With every carsflerat'u'.e tia
indications iltw atu that less than l.UN
Women Will come to the poss lit I!is city 10 De-
cetnbcr, enough 10 UtnIuellcc the result
In aty way. 4 strong movement is lnaking tn
create enthusiasm OIL tie subject. nin otinKE
are held In every direction 10 rotae woman to q
knowledge vi her duty; but thc SUCCESS uf ts.,ae
attempts is nut gratifying. Tie more sanrunc
supporters OF t!t movement predicted that
women would decIs by hundreds ftr regtstra-
tion As soon US tile law cn1ie III force; but tho
only Incident dcutIlIg unY Ereat degree Of r,1-
thueihsfn has Hcen tho invasion vi Tho Assessors
office BY delegation OF abuut nifty wo,au,l. Inn
ncdIately after particularly stirring n.cctl.g.
Tic Assessors rclatc 8ofnu Singular Incidents
In connection with this nlsttcr. A woman catno
10 tl,c 1ta.rr day l"r information ulu,l the sub-
}cct of rcgicsra,ton, null Admitted i,at she hnd
considerable nDtnfhnl property, but Rait1 that It
rsturned her llttiI 0r 10 income. Tic Assessor
ahkcd her III what les prnpcrty col.etsted, nhl
she replied. "GOycrnulent buIss.H Now, whcn
nuyttxly talks ot Govcrntnrnt bonds It is sup
puscl that the bonds Of the United States nre
mcaut; hut soma iu,pstlsu led tic Assessor to
ask by what Government thu bonds wcru issued,
She answered, sadly, "Tllc Russian ftoyerl-
1nont" and when the Assessor Informed I1rr
ttnt, although he coutd not assrss upun tln III
como Of these bonds, he must tax the securities
themselves as property, tic applicant went away
surrnwtng, without tilltlE out tho blank upun
whici, hhc had LcguB to write.
The principal nnpositfTt which these new
voters nrc likcl} to meet will to from Roman
Catholic c.tzens, who haye recently obtained
considerable power tn nt1r schoul government.
and regard til" movement. witt, ruaslcivn n,
aimed directly against tLicnl yi,cru - lo III
tuntinn, however. t lcnlove thu Irish reprsncp-
tation in our School Boards, w.l!rl. at il,c
present at least, IL very }iberui null har1nonszes
with thu other influences which affect cur sys-
| TEN Of tnstructIon. There saly bc Il question
raised betwetu Catholicism and ProtesAntism,
| the Catholics. Tile presDrco ut woman rs nn
acttvs parti7pant In school ntlafrs Is important,
nIli interest ln the result Will be by no means
| cuufned to tic limits of this State.