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NATIONAL WOMAN SU BOCTATION, HAGE AS The Eleventh Annual Convention. TY CLOSES WITH A SHARP POLITICAL DISCUSS1O. The elventh annual cnnvention of the Na- Mona Woman Suffrace Association re-assem bled last night with a pretty fall audience with gradually Increased during the session bnt The seats were nearly alloccupied. On the Start were Mrs. Lockwood, Mrs. Gage, Mrs and, Mre. Jacy, Wells, Sirs, Williams, and several others. MISS JUSTA DURHAM, FROM TOWA, was introduced, and read from the annual re port of the Woman Suffraire Association foir itate to show a healthy condition of the cause there. ‘The legislature there is nearly ready to vote the women their suffrage rights, and public is very largely in their favor. Women iyffers cd trust ny pe ors abe adjustees of the public schools. Daves large share of Ute management or tie reboots there, URS. BELVA A. LOCKWOON, of iifety, was then Introduced by Mrs. Sty to this wond versus the United State .The speaker read quite a lengthy and carefully prepared paper, covering most of the points connected with the woman suffrage move ment and cating to show war woman bf merrily and mentally man’s @goal, at least, and is cable of Hsing any station in life for which its physical organization is fitted. The education of tenles now is vending to a more practical and useful Ute than in the past. Pe- Intle teachers in our public schools are of vast importance in The suffrage cause. Our girls are no longer educated with the idea of matrimony die, and to be petted as doll babies, but they are taught the branches best suited for practi cal lie. The speaker was frequently applaud ed, said at the close of her remarks sh was handed 2 handsome bequet. During the deliv ery of Mrs. Lockwood's addreiss Susan B. Anthony's entrance was gre With applause. Marshal Frederick Douglass was called upon, and severed the audience with a brief address. WHE PRESTVENT'S MESSAGE ON POSSIBLE uit DOZING. Mr. Robert Purvis, of Philadelphia, colored, then came to the front. He excepted to the resolution to relation to the President's message, in which the Chief Movistrate is named as having paternally reviewed the possible doing OF some of the hapless race inth er states. He excepted to this sit cast upon the colored peowe, and he felt insulted by any such connection with the President. We have (he sit) In the Presidential chair, 39 far as the hunts of the colored race are concerned. a Traitor, who had been false to the blg thhirsts hepat in Lin by the voters of this coanery, amt The colored people do not expect nor wish Tobe hetiond Idis mesages, as they do not tehee her frendly to them. They have Prior enough tat bis Southern poliey tas tauerd the slangiter of hundreds of thid race wthidert tar “possibly builedered.” The was surty be Siesary rejection made in Viepes Tittienis Of his convention, WRS. SYENCER EXTT.ATNS. Hieereeetward and Sid. as Ue The resolutions she has south in ils balance, to follow 25 pear as possible themies and the lnuance of the message, and Steele not conceive hiow it was that any affront cout be drivin 5 troid the resolution. as non ristioty Was intended. Witt It was up she desired to cal tn attention. Of the audience to some re Hiseks At the gpiterpgome session, arlodynced po Nee mothe Sras's report of Marcon. in rela Tew 1 puotysamy. She had a Ghetnk fy Get fry adensive renin wi Speaking of of Congress, wid the reporter certain pprebended what she said. She hut Sik S8Si0te hee belies that Congress # hiss are morilly whore nary Of Those Who' ste eTive dn @lecutes them, ane espockety Tht hen alin follow Them torts District my filiee, it is too common practice te denounnce cone Stor the sings of a tew of th wish to be one of the bination, REPELDS THE Prestngy T. Marshal Fret Denthiss then came tor. Ward again and said these onrsite questions of evenbucks, polygamy, ne, were entirely out of Pisce at a Convention wt? this kind. ‘The person President at Ne had always edt and respec Dat). Dat these wit fers should never have been brought before the Meeting at all. Me wondered that mis ceure indb bar note hareed all the tied then done in The last Walt a century to degrade the colored | nnes to the President! 7 Applaise. It was an exceedingly difficult ticbitus to cer at tther hist at all times. What had been denounced Presidents pottey is simply the Presi y. He is not even a co-ordinate branch of the government, but simply t reative, whose Dusitess tr is ty ex laws to the best of his ability. We did not seem just to saddle the crimes committed in the southern states upon the President. The re SpecSIUIHLY for these acts of vielen M3 hot seem to become so much to the president as wo ! The chonies al opponenta of his, Mr PURVIS AGARY took the stand, and attempted to define its po sition. dle sahi Whet be had uttered appeared foesed to Listrie, the Marshal, so qiven so as to bris (hewn upon him (Parvis) his sere Sarcastis. What he said before he said we will is tend. he ticks upon President as responsible for the crimes in the set, be tater by Liese states he holds his place in the White Horse. Who are the men he invites to Ts Mines! Suet men as Wade Hangston, of Sam Garcinia. Who' lies over and over ie! Declared in public that his first and installe hance is to Sout Carolinal Iris not the waving oF the bloody Shirt that does the mischier, but the waking of the bloody start. When All dead Was appointed Marshal or te bistriet le Pur . DUE Ehongin, then Mrs. © writers the MARFOAL te ey cate all the ths Was Ch of Lissree Ss now that the man honored the ediee in the pean Eeonutt ‘edict the tia ing from whence ad, OL OF THE TROPALEN WATERS. The DM between Purvis and Douglass caused Gite 2 comimotion it to auniience, and hysses were freely given to Purvis, and at one time had the appearance of a rew brewing, but Mrs. Staton rane to the front and poured ot on the troubled waters. She informed the aisaffected portion of the audience that the women lived (est Hall and Veid for it. They also selected their own speakers,and if the hissers did not lke the sentiments expressed they had liberty to retire. She sail from the serene witnessed it was more evident that there was need of women In the eries of men. Free speech is one of the tenets of the women’s tenention, and wao men shold teach their sons and daugsters to use their tomes in public meetings, as men nd Women shuld—always eustdine acral et Renee to one another. She then gave a run Ling account of what they had done at this, the Heventi annual convention of the yormoan sut- Tapestation, and In her toiveast of what any would be, Speen her belief that five Seats would not pull away before The Women of the country would be emancipates and In Hie til and myual enjoyment of politial Doles With map. [Great applause! S] betice That next winter there would be how speakers in the cause, both mate male. Her own dauhter would be , she had espoused the cause her mate bern engaged in for the last thirty year she would invest the benefit of her edu and genes. Other were waited. She then ad joined the convention anti next winter, to meet at the same place. Tre NarioNsL Vennow Fever Raney Cov. MirsiON met yesterday, ex-Governor epert Plater » Thekson (secretary. Wolf, Simmons, Mitchell, Davis Hill, and Judge Muu present, Reve, . Marshall, at Vic burs, Misa. presented for consideration a plan fir cotine for the orphans left destitute by the acne. U per motion of Mr. Wolt, the secretary was directed to communicate with the Congres sional yellow fever committee, composed of center members, upon Wiesibleet. Various letters and appeals were read Soliciting aid e¢ MacArthur made a strong appeal for the Wing poor of our city, and, at all Sitpg,s hot, in order that their funds might serve a double purpose. It was decided to have goods borehtard made up into clothing here Untin the Labor Exchange and sent south. Five hun dred dollars was appropriate for this purpose. The attention of the committee was called to the destitute condition of te family of Joseph M. Dalton, the watchman of the relief boat Chambers, Wiews( a victim of the fever, and 214 was appropriated for their relief. A Canp—After having made every effort to retire from business, but not succeeding in Nad ing an acceptable purchaser for my stoc's hi trade, Tar thus compelled to remain in business. Having come to the conclusion that only men withemall business expenses can afford to sell their wares at lows.1 have concluded to discontinue No. 431 ith street and consolidate the same with No. 451 ith street, thus saving: One-half of former expense, and throng this change enabling me to sell my goods With half of former profits. Thanking the public for their very berat patronage bestowed upon me for the last Steen years, I will make every effort to merit the same in the future by selling muy stock OF cents furnishing goods and hats at prices to SULE The biost economical. Very respectfuly, Aut. Nanny France, 451 Tuy street. Every Yakw of our iumense stock of dry fouls at actual cost. Closing out pure wool double blankets at $259. All of our beautiful silk and wool dress goods reduced from 54 down to 23; Nottingham lace for curtains reduced; our very fine Ee wool blankets reduced from dows to $4; colored silks reduced from F1 down to 7%, silks reduced from #1 down to 7. Carter i Market Space —a det. ———— INSTALLATION —The following officers of Sec ton 31, Endowment Bank Knights of 1 were installed, Thursday eee by Gr. L. Foxwell: J. H. Schombert, president Rhecke, vice president; J.C. Devantier, cap K. G. Mauss, secretary and treasurer; C. 4. Paiderte ‘ks, guide; W. Statter, loner guards J Hoffman, sentinel Kowas BRACELETS, chains, lockets, sets studs and buttons, from one to twenty dollars. ‘The dest Mfly cent eye glasses In the city. At Prigg's jewelry store, No. 457 Pennsylvania avenue, bearés, street.—Ader,
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