Daily Republican., 1880-05-21
COUNCIL.
Last Eyening's session q Sh0ra
Ome- Contracts Awarded.

MT. ClaNOleT Wduo tuo dTbuuloht
against the matter which has often
been urged ,and said the thing belonged
properly to the Public Building Com.
mittee. On his motion it was referred
to the Public Building Committee.
The Street Committee also reported
favorsbly on the petition of Joseph C.
File asking for a curb along Eighteenth
street, from West to Tatnah streets,
and adversely oa the petition of Fl. l..
Tatnall & Co., asking permission to
lay a raiload track into their lumber
yard.
REGULAR REPORTS.
The City Treasurer reported $8, 344,-
So in bank, and $4,000 paid out on
Cool Spring Reservoir repairs; the Chief
Engineer reported "a men employed in
the Water Department with a pay roll
OF $2S0.G5; and the Street Commissioner
reported % men and 8 teams employed
under him with a pay roll of $i6S.5l.
PETITIONS.
Daniel McCusker petitioned to have
the beds of Second street between Or
ange and Tatnall streets curbed and
guttersd; Frank Carnagy petitioned
for permission to erect On Eighth street
between Market and Shipley streets a
stand in which to sell fruits, &c.
John L. Walker petitioned for q spe-
cial policeman at the City Park dur
ing the summer months c. B. Under.
wood petitioned for a street lamp on
Windsor street between Eighth aud
Ninth streets L. T. Walton pstitioned
to have cutters laid and the curb re.
set on Washington street between
Tenth street and Delaware Avenue.
STREET spRrNKLBRs.
The bid of VIM. H. Bacon for sprink-
ling French and Fourth streets was re.
ceived and the contract awarded to be
continued as long as the work is salts
factory to the Street Committee.
COAL.
Charles Warner was awarded the
contract for furnishing the coal for the
Water Department, for enc year, be-
ginning June 1st. Mr.. Warmers bid
was $4.S9 per ton.
Mr.. McMenamin moved that when
Council adjourn 1t adjourn to meet at
the corner OF Ninth and Washington
street at 6p. m. on Saturday.
ORDERS.
During the evening the following
bills were directed to be drawn Isaac
Jefferis, $3.50 F; A. S. Reed, S424 0S ;
James Kennedy, Treasurer Of the
Beard of Health, Sl00 (; e. B. Under
wood, 81. IS ; Hugh Patton, 500 Mar
tin Keogh, $l49., 05. Adjourned.
The Woman Voting Movement.
From the New York Times.
Application has just been made by
the representatives of number of wo-
man suffrage societies for seats at the
forthcoming Chicago Convention. Com
paratively little is heard nowadays Of
the woman's rights women, who until
quite recently used to be holding con-
ventions, passing resolutions, and agi.
tating their specially at all times and
places. They have been so quiet that
many people infer that the cause is de.
clining and the public losing interest
in it. But.the high priestesses of the
movement like Lucy Stone, Susan B.
Anthony, and Julia Ward Howe aver
that while there isa lull in it just now,
the interest is really greater than ever,
and that the community at large is
more inclined than hitherto to grant
women what they demand. The argu-
ments put forward 30 often have had
due weight and are producing their
natural result. There is no longer the
need, it is said, that there has been for
agitation. The seed has been sown
and the grain is growing which will
soon yield rich harvest. The leaders
so far from being ,dispirited are much
encouraged by the present aspect of
affairs, and some of them venture to
predict that women will be allowed to
vote without restriction by the begin
ming Of the new century. They main
tained no cause siace the beginning of
history has spread 80 rapidly or gained
SO much as theirs has. II is not yet 80
years since the first Women's Rights
Convention, known hy that name, was
held. Tho date was4July, 1S48, the
place Seneca Falls in this State. Mrs.
Stanton being the principal originator
of it, assisted by Mrs. Amelia Bloomer
who gave the name to the bloonsr
style of costume, and who is now living
at Council Bluffs, Iowa, where her
husband holds, we think, the position
Of Postmaster. Frem that humble
at an interior village, woman's
rights doctrines have extended to Eu.
rope, and claim to-day many able and
distinguished advocates of both sexes
in England, France, Germany, add
Italy. 1T is estimated that fully 500,-
900 men in this country alone would
bs perfectly willing to vote for the en-
of women if the question
were fairly put to the public, and that
the numbers who favor 1t are steadily
increasing. According to the wemen's
rights women, the cause ia all the " hile
growing and strengthening by tempo
rary and wholesome rest,
Our Own Starving Poor.
A private letter to an official of
Philadelphia from Franklin, Texas,
says: The Rio Grande river is dry again
and the greatest distress prevails among
the peor wretchss by whom we are sur
rounded. They are absolutely starving
many are living on what we call grass
nuts. These they grind between tive
stones, and think themselves fortunate
If they can get a handful of bran to
mix with them. Many have died from
want and it is believed that within
;hree months unless relief comes from
abroad, many more will die. Anumber
,ome in from other towns daily demand.
ng feod. All they ask is little corn.
As far as We can see now, it seems there
will he no corn, vegetables or fruit. The