The examiner., 1886-03-13
Votes and Noti71Ss.
HARTFORD.

Robert Pyne speaks to the workingmel
 of East Hampton Tuesday evening, by in
 vitation.
 The Labor League meets at Talcott
 Posts lower hall next Thursday evening.
 Read the new advertisement of thu
 Hartford One Price Clothing House, thi
 week.
 MT. James E. Britton has been invited tt
 give his views on the Labor problem, be
 fore 3 meeting of local clergYmen.
 The Hartford letter carriers have
 selected Mir. F. E. Sheehan as delegate tc
 their National Eight hour convention.
 Prof. Bolton is giving very interesting
 lectures of travel with realistic views on
 canvass, at the opera house. His Travels
 up the Rhine," Wednesday evening, was
 intensely interesting, and drew crowded
 house.
 Mr. H. c. Baker is now entirely we'll
 constitutionally, but has to wait for his
 wounded limb to catch up. The gratis are
 working nicely. He is like 8 caged tiger
 being chained to his room while hearing of
 all the excitement among the "cranks"
 outside.
 New members continue to flock into the several assemblies K. of L. of this city. An assembly of ladies was organized on Sun day afternoon. Progressive Assembly held meeting at American hall Tuesday evening, for educational purposes, and pro- pose to hold one each week to discuss the various phases of the Labor question.
 Labor matters at the capitol are puzzle to those not familiar with the intentions of the Labor committee, and comment on their actions is premature until all their work is disposed of. They are dividing the bills as much as possible, so that each particular phase of each question may be treated on it's merits Of course every bill must be reported on whether they favor it not.
 The Bakers are having some public talk with their employers through the daily papers. The men have se1t in some for inal demands to which they ask an answer this Saturday. They ask for a reduction of hours to 12, compulsion to board with the boss, and that none but union men be employed. Troubleis expected, as the boss bakers seem indisposed to agree to these terms.
 The Hartford Courant re-publishes the following item, taken from it's files of Sep | tember Eth, 1761, and in the style as here given:
 HARTFORD, September z.
 Last week, David Campbell, and AIexan- der Pettigrew, were indicted before the Su- perior Court, sitting in this town, for breaking open and robbing the house of MT. Abiel Abbott of Windsor of Two Watches, to which Indictment they both plead guilty, and were sentenced each of them to receive IS Stripes, to have their Right Ears cut off, and to be branded with Capital Letter B on their Foreheads; which punishment was inflicted on them last Friday. Pettigrew bled so much from the Amputation of his Ear that his Life was in Danger"
 If this law was only in vogue now and apply to burglary in other directions what a rushing business might be done in the cat,o'-nine-tails manufactory, and what beautiful distinguishing marks would some of our city fathers and other politicians carry around with them.
 The Hartford correspondent of the New York Sun is what school-children would call regular tattle-tale," divulging all I tae short comings of our city officials, to { the great joy no douht of our metropolitan neighbors, for misery likes company" and ' he says too that tfthe papers hardly referred l to the defalcations since the report of the [ Investigating committe, and as in times past are inclined to let the matter drop." Of ( course the press here knows better than to I tstell tales out of school" Then, in refer | ring to the discharge of one patrolman for T he says he "knows of seven ( more, at the least, who are frequently in ] the same condition while on duty, and as i many more who have no scruples in consort- I ing with thieves and women of bad charac- I ter, and visiting houses of ill-fame." Is there no birch growing in Hartford that this babbling boy can not be made to shut ( up, and stop exposing all the social infrmi- ties of our nice city government in the f broad rays of the Sun. And it is said that ' the fellow suspected of this is one of the ' most confirmed inebriates in town, and the ' only place he is ever known to exhibit his i own virtue is on paper. =.-' (
 The committee on Woman Suffrage gave | a hoa rin OT1 WodnpSdaU of fhiS HUank in | the hall of Representatives, which was well filled with ladies and gentlemen, as well as : members of the legislature. The bill was read, and Judge Sheldon of New Haven explained to the oommitte that its petitions could all be granted without amendent of the constitution, as that fixed the qualifca- tion of electors of state officers, only, and the bill did not include them. Miss Mary Hall, Hartford's learned and talented lady lawyer, was introduced and made an i'm teresting address, followed by Judge Slade of Bridgeport, who spoke warmly in favor of Woman Suffrage. Mrs. E. P. Collins { spoke of the injustice of taxing women, while every other class even Indians, soon as they are taxed are allowed to vote. The able and eloquent Rev. Phoebe A. Han afford of New Haven next addressed the committee, in a graceful and effective , manner. Miss F. E. Burr spoke of the ex- ercise, equally with men of the elective l franchise by the woman of England, ex- cept the choosing of members of Parliament; also the good effect produced by the voting of women in Washington and Wyoming territories in putting down disorder in their cities Whatever Miss Burr says is characterized by good sense, mingled with a vein of quiet humor. Judge Sheldon made an eloquent and logical address.
 Hon John Hooker read letter just re- ceived from Miss Clara Barton, the Flor ence Nightingale of America, in which she expressed her hopes that our legisla- ture would be just, and enfranchise the women citizens of Connecticut. Several members of the legislature spoke briefly in favor of the bill
 Strictly Fresh Eggs at Russell Bros, opposite Cheney block.