The New York Herald Newspaper, May 13, 1869, Page 3

_ did the talkang. ANNIVERSARIES. EQUAL RIGHTS. THE LADIES ON A RAMPAGE, A Reverend Brother and Belligerent Sister on Their Muscle. Committees, Speeches, Re- ports, &«. ‘The annual gathering and sponting of the women’s nizhis’ advocates took piace yesterday at Steinway Hail, and is to be continucd to-day. From a peru: a! of the report of thetr proceedings given below the reader may form a correct estimaie of the character of the leading spirits and the nature of the objects aimed at. It will he seen that under a different flag. It Righw’ Socety,”? bul an tion.” But, however often they may change ontward covering, the kerne > same. Bune moving minds divest the proceedings, same personaves tietre minently amd atlimost ex. clustvely, and the barot for woman, poliueal power ‘under the garh of political ejaalily and the prospect of office-hoiding is the mati and only subject spoken of. 'There was Mrs, Elizabeth Cady Stanton o-cupying the crimson cushioned arm chaiy, as the presiding genins of the “Convention,” reclining her stately form like 2 princess of the reaim in the soft recesses of the Jauicuii, Witn her suowy ringlets over- shadowing her forehead, a snow-white chiguo topping off her head, arich black si 2 end cling her somewhat expansive form, with a face of the Taileyrand model, which may and may not ex- press something on its fleshy rotundiry, she ap- peared a perfect queen im state, evincing full con- scousness of her own ability to preside over Grant's Cabinet and rule a nation, Near by sat the sinewy form of Miss Susan 8. Anthony, stern of feature and determined in manner, and donning tor the ocea- sion as serious a countenance 2s if behind the spec- tacled brow were hidden the most ponderous secrets of state. Then there was, to the right of the “Mrs. President,’ a most perfect specimen of the ‘femaic man,” from Milwaukee, Mrs. Mathilde Franziska Anneke, fat, fleshy and forty, who, if she wore breeches, nobody wouid mistake fora woman. la Tact, several ladies in the hall aud on the piatiorm, observing her, asked their neighbors, “Is not that a man in woman’s clothes” She also wore spectacles, wand her straight hair, unbent and unused to curis, stood out occasionaily like the quills of Apocrine ‘Then there was Mrs. M. F. Wendi, of Hoboken, Sormerly of Milwaukee, a new convert to the politt- al agitation a lady of rather piepossessing appeat- ance, of undeniably oriental contour of fa listen- ing and watching, and, probably, inward raying for the success of the movement, but taking no active part. ‘there were also all the other weil kuown agitators of woman's rights, the Blackwell, the Foster, the Livermore, from Chicago, and a young lady from St. Lows, handsome and inteili- ent (Miss Phebe Coggens), wh catered the ranks of the agitators for “Womanhood Suivage’? only last winter and lectured the Missouri Legisiature on the question, but without any apparent success. A uumber of “female nen’ from the country, the pro- vinces, as we are in the habit of saying, were also Present. Some with long curls, and some with short vuris, and with no curis at all, and some witii hair as straight a8 uf a pound weight were depending from the end of cach single capillary duct. Some had tucles and some had not, and some con- tented themselves with an occasional squint through their “nose-nippers.” Some were young. some of dubious age, and on the faces of some the furrows wrought by along lite left thelr imperishavie im- press. All these came to hear, to listen, to be in- structed, to be aroused and confirmed in the faith with which they were tmbued, that in the political power of woman alone rests the salvation of thix country and nation not only, but of all ihe world and of all mankind. And, of course, Frederick Doi taas, the sable champion of a down-tredde! was there also. tall form, his whitish cri et bushy hair, his dark complexion and comm mustache were the observed o1 all observers. The audience during the day was quite large, though mostly comprised of ladies, but few gentie- men being present. In the evening the assemblage they sail now and operate “Women’s gual Rights? Assacta- the ie the ‘was, if anything, larger yet, filling the maim part of the spacious hall; but the sexes were about equally divided. It was a re- markable fact that when the peculiar hobby, the bavot for woman waa touched, the applause was yather siim and sparing. But whenever anything ‘was dwelt upon with emphasis which legitimately helongs to the sphere of wowen’s just rights the whole audicnce, with few exceptions, responded ‘warmly with enthusiastic clapping of hands. Thus, when Mrs, Livermore spoke upon the subject of a married woman’s right to retain aud use her own earnings, free from her husband’s or his cred- itors’ interference, and again. when she dwelt upon the exertions of Women during the late war to alle- viate the sick and wounded in the hospitals, the ap- Jause was general and unanimous. Jagan made a splendid appear nee in a s colored silk, cut 4a fa Pompadour, with son velvet heavy panier. She looked chart ing, and when, with mock sertousness, sb tielafied her experience in Boston with “Deacon rocker,” and again, as she burst out in an indig- want plullippic against the “dyed yellow hate and wadded jimbs of the creatuves imported from across ihe ocean to lower lie stage,” she was en- shasiasticaily cheered ali over the house, But where were the “equal rights??? When the meeting: urned last night ap elderly gentleman on the platform came out plainly and said:—-L came trom tie Mar West to participate in a deliberation as: to equal rigats; but so far I have heard nothing but women’s rights.” Aud so it was. None but wome The fifleeath emendment was de- because it embraces only manhood suffrage. hea party was condemned for leaving wile ian” out inthe cold. And when Ste- Voster pronounced soine sirictures on th ranine the lie by Miss Anthony, and on Foster's: Pp v ing he was called to order and not aliowed to peeed, . Where on earth was George Francis Tran’) Why dtd he uot come to the aid of his iniends, the “female men?” THR PROCEEDINGS OPENED. Mrs. STANTON, in Opening the meeting, sald that republicanism, even ou this contineit, was not yet complete, nor can it be until the right to voi given to the women of the republic, For this cause, whe said, she had labored for twenty years, and while her life was spared she would labor om. tu this great age of progress, when the oceans are found together, aud the electric Nuid Masies be- neath the waves of the Atiantic Ocean, and we have the continent with our ratiroads, the rights of Women must not be overlooked. She concinied by paying let us see to it that we are uo longer pled. Our negiec' sisters in other lands look to us bo do this, Let us not disappomet ther THR TREASURRR’S REPORT, ‘The treasurer's re was then read, from witch it appeared that ali indebtedness had been paid off, deaving tho treasury empty. REPORT OF THE EXKOUTIVE COMMITTEE. ‘The report of the Executive Committee was given by Miss Lucey STOND, giving a ‘y full reser of the efforts which had been made durmy the past year to secure the objects Of the association, bolh ti © gress and in the different States, thoxe wno ti ‘sisted in the work being duly pratsed, and tho had opposed their Oppoucnia soundly rapped over the'knuickles, COMMITTER ON NOMINATIONS. On motion of Miss Susan B. ANrirony a Commit- tee on Nominations was appointed to nominate of- ficers for ne eusuing year. The followiag are the comunitt AK. S, Bunker, Lydia North, B.A, Sted- well, Abby i. Gibbons, Lucy stone, 0. C. Burieigd and Lillie Peckhasn, Commitier on Rewlition Br well, Avna C, Field, Mary A. Li ne 8, Grifing, Madame Annek nebe A. Hauaturd. Commities on Finwne—Siwan By Atthony, Anna ©. Field, Mary E. Gage, R, J. Johnston, ADDRESS BY MRS, STANTON Mra. Stanron, in a bricl address, requested that they wight have representatives from all States and all nations where such movements had been or should be made, and ‘a yey any present were willing or entitied to act as stich delegates take seats on the piatiorm. in response to bd tvitation a large niumber of jadies enine for REMARKS BY REV. Mit. PROTHINGIAM. Rov. OF. i. FPRODNINGHAM Was thiroduced ant faid:—He dil not do the ladies present the wrong to suppose they had come there because they needed to hear anytiung which would be told them, still less bo use those on the platform as a foil to sou off their own brightness, but he was sure they had come out of sympathy with the movement. ‘The suifrage question was the great question ot the a Most, of the other rights of women had aiready been ac- quired. They had obtained the rights of property and nearly all the other rights except that of sui- . He believed most men were ready to aecepi women podragst he. did not mean all men, bus he aid believe | men of culture, men of thought, men of refinement, were for the Most part realy to grams the ballot to women Woman had as Miss Olive | | grand army of men, probably bringing up the re Who | NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1869.—TRIPLE ah her husband, her nite she enil- 4a not be @ matter of in- a the powers of govern- ment necessary to say that suflrage ‘There were many be lost and classes from nm; but the no thoughtful Mafwiti to deny thst ous sex no man cou leny that one sex was other. Here in New York, he said, we are living under a government of law breakers, a gov mt of the low and de- graded, and many it that the govern- ment of the State be if some 40,000 or 000 voters could be aitmeckiat. v. Antoinvette Brown Blackwell was next in- troduced, and said if she belleved as Mr. Frothing- limit the ballot, she shou hat previous to the war it was be- twas Bee 3 40, but the Oo oppres- Delleved “that ; E i i & 4 B 3 y sion, Wi same logic was a divine was to give the ballot to every or woman, black or white, or copper colored, who was ready. in good faith, to accept it. She kmew that base and degrad- ed men of any color would refuse the ballot to women, but she believed thoughttul men would de- cide that 1t was safe to grant the ballot to all to waom it of right bel OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE ENSUING YEAR. Miss PrckiaM, from the Committee on Nomima- tions, reported the following officers for the ensuing eur:— a President Lucretia Mott, Vice Presidents—At Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Ernestine L, Rose; Maine, Jobn Neal; New Hampsbire, Armenia Whiie; Vermont, Jas. Hutcbinuon, Jr.; Massachusetts, Loyd Gar, ison, Julia Ward Hows; Ky B, Chase; Connceticnt, isabelia B. Hvoker; New York, Hen- ry Ward Beech Do Martha) ©, Wright New Portia Gage: Pennaylvanin, Robert Purvis; Delaware; Garrett; aga Ellen M. Harris; V: u. Underwood; North Carolina, Mrs. J. K. Carotna, M. Pilsbury; Pexas, Elzabeth Wright: Florida, Mrs. Dr. Hawkes; Minnesots, Mrs. Harriet Bishop ; Arizona, Hon, A. PB. K. Satlord; District of Columbia, Josephine 8. Griffing ; ‘Teanessee, Guy Wines; Missouri, " Francis Miner aud Sirs, Sturgeon: K. Charles 3. Wisconsin Governor Fairchild and Matame Anneke; Iowa, Hon. Louzhridge; Lilinoig, Mary A. Livermore; Indiana, Geor W. Julian; Ohio, F. "Wade; Michigan, Gilbert Haven; Gregon, Rev. Aaron L, Lindsley; California, J. H. Moore; Nevada, Hou. J. Nye; Montana, James H, Asbley. Lxcoubive Cononitiee—Elizabets Richards Tilton, Lucy Stone, Edwin A. Stedwell, Susan B. Anthony, Antoinette Brown Blackwell, t. W.' Higgn \. “Field, Reward 8. Bunker, Abvy Huichinsor no, Oliver Johuson, Kizabetls Smith shiler, Margaret. Winchester, Edward Cromwell, Robert J. Johusion, Mary F. Davis, Cer reamoniting Sooreturter—Mary B. ¢ vie. on te Hecon ling odary—Renry B, Blackweil. Trovauree foun de Martie, A KOMBSHELL IN THE CAMP. ‘These nominations Were put to the vote, but be- fore the result could be stated by the president, Key. STEPHEN Fosren took the floor, and pro- ceeded to make a Johg harangue, which finally de- veloped intg an attack on Mrs, Elizabeth Cady stap- ton tor course regarding the fifteenth amend- ment, as he believed im impartial susfrage. Mr. Foster was frequently interrupted by cals to order, but he held his own gailantly, and was allowed by the president to proceed. Poster also attacked the manner in which the accounts had been kept (by Susan 8. Anthony), and was interrupted py that lay, who stated that the accounts for the past year had been audited by the Auditing Committee in Boston, whereot Mr. Foster was & member, who had sent her a@ cueck for $1,000 to balance the zecount, This was: evidently regarded as a squelcher vy the audience, who applauded toudly aud enthusiastically, but ste phen retused to be #0 squelched, and kept on echarg- ing that Miss Anthony had made a misstatement. Mrs. Stanton here interfered, and submitted that he Was clearly ouLof order. She put the point to vote, and the audience almost unanimously sustained her i 2. i i Be Ht bese 5 €5 FH ge and Harriet Par. decision. Mr. Foster still refused to yield the floor, and was met with a perfect storm of mingled hisses and applause, the hisses bemg largely in the ascend- ant. DOUGLASS TO THE RESCUE. Mr. Fred. DoueLass then rose and said a few words in favor of free speech and Mr. Foster bemg allowed to go on, Mr. POSTER called on Miss Anthony and Mrs. Stan- ton. vo withdraw; if noc he was willing vo and would Withdraw, but he could not act with taem. ANOTHER CONCLLIATOR. Mr. BLACKWELL then took the floor and gave a his- tory of the difMicalty, stating that the whole tronbie had arisen ont of some criticisms on the propriety of some ot Miss Anthony’s expenditures, not ber in- tevrity or that of her accounts. He sald it had alt been settled by Miss Anthony’s having donated the balance of $1,000 woich was due her. He thought that setilement onght to be satisfactory without w it up vefore the audiency. In regard to the course of the Révointion, he said that is objection abic features lad ail come from some of the peculla opintons of a gentieman who had furnished most of the means for its publication, who had, however, now withdrawn from the Revolution and was no longer connected with if. The nominations had been unanimonsly made and must be sustained. CHan.es C, BURLEIGH then took the floor, and stated that the action of the committee in making the nomunations was not upanimons. one case having been decided by the casting vote of the chairman, Mr. BLACKWELL male the “revort coarteous” to ths: expose by saying that when he wert into a nomi- nating committee he went there expecting and tachily agreeme vo abide by the decision of the ma- jority, and he had done so. He considered the nomi- avons to have been unanimously made, aud good faith demunded their acceptance. ’ The vole was then taken, and the ticket clected with only one dissenting vote, REMARKS BY FRED DOUGLASS. FRED DOUGLASS Was then introduced, and, after some iterruption, proceeded to say that he nad come to the meeting of this Conventton not so much a teacher asa learner. Had listened with pleasure to the preceding speakers, I!e was especially pleased with that portion of Mrs, Stanton’s address wherein she declared herself in favor of not partial, but uni- versal suffrage. For this declaration, if for no othe reason, she deserved the highest ition m this movement, and she would have it, whether clected or not. In the eyes of the whole country she would always occu He, however, wonid urge a tule criicisia—a criticism not on principle, but on rheto- ric. The point was on the use df the terms “hoot black,” “coachman,” ¢ “Sambo,” &¢., ln contrast with the danghters of Washington and Jeferson (all the women, he said, were daughters of Washin; and Jefferson), while he was ton “Sambo ;” he had blacked boots, he had dug ditches. ‘This, however, w: nly a little good natured oriti- cis. He did object to the course of the Revolution in claiming that the question of female suffrage wae ag important as that of negro suffrage. To ihe neyr he said, suffrage was a matter of lile and death; to the wouran it was not. ‘The Convention shortly afterwards adjourned. Evening Session, ‘There was a large attendance at the evening ses- sion of the Convention, Mrs. Stanton presiding and harmony prevating. SPEECH BY REV. ANTUINFITE BLACK WEN. Mrs. Blackwell was the first speaker ttro. ved. She said whatever an honest man or wornun wrote might be according to thought and eutture “as apples of gold in pictures of suiver.” The finest watermelons grow on the sandiest soil, and the most gigantic Oaks spring from the dryest fissures in the rocks. ‘The woman's right platforin was a platform for ai. Th not endorse all that was said by their colaborers; bue the public platform was broad enough tor all, There was a timit, low- ever; those were not permitted to take the pablie platform of this society who had a private axe of their own to gel That wat aasystei of grinding not aliowed on te platform, She had ascended the platform more than twenty years ago, Her first advent as a jfublic speaker as an wlye- cate for egual righ on public platforms was inthe Western states, where her mission had been heretofore most successiu!l. And though ner tongue might now be a little rasty—(eries of No, no”)—yet from the jor maiden effort Uill this day she never rn of retiring from tue useful work which she had laid before her. (Ap- planse.) She would not frown down any man or woman from any platform they might deer it right to ascend for the expression of the thougtis and feelings that were within them. The same piatform was broad enough forall. The mother of the family and the respectable spinster, cach in their ¢ sphere, performed a work #0 useful and beneficial at no Words could express or ever atempt to. Woman is sull expected to be a follower behind wrn the paeeeee, wagons, where she may get a lift over the nard places. About this time Mrs. Black weil got stuck Ina bard place, the audience manifesting tmpatience, Mrs. Stanton came tp at once as a Daggage wagon, to ive her a lift over the hard place, whteh she did ns jouows: Mrs. STANTON—Ladies and Gentlemen— Mra. Binek- Weil bas not much more to say, and if you aliow ber she will aay tt. Mrs. Blackwell, who had taken a seat and taken out asmelling botue, which she properly appited. but whieh gave her a somewhat more acid look than oe had before, got up from her chair and sharply said:— Mra. BLackWrts—! had but ttle more to say, wat if the audience aro averse to hearing me say that little TF won't say even that. (Cries of “Goul”) Mrs. Blackwell collapsed incontinentiy, and REMARKS OF MISS OLIVE 1. Misa OLIVE Lagan, chaperoned Mrs, Stanton, smirkingiy advanced the platform. This new disciple of woman's sultr and equal ryghis associations was gorgeously wth in the best style of the sorosis—who have not i discarded the pantaiets ‘he pantaioons. With a theatrical bend and a stagy smile she commenced her “few remarks.” Sle bade welcome to tie faces that she had in another sphere been accustomed to look upon. She wus gind to see those fades now that she,had entered on & new sphere, Tf she could tue duce these friends to follow her into that new spuere of iife since ste bade farewell to the mintic stage she 1 be glad, and she would cordially and heartily welcome them to hear heron this oeeasion, Mut, if perebance they had come to Foot, she hoped they wonld remain til they were ready to pray, as she herself prayed with a fall heart, “God speed the cause of wornan’s rights.” (Applause.) As an ac. tress there was no grade or position she hat vot heen weicome to attain if she could teach them. If she coult beconte a Rachel or a Ristori her success would have been as great as hese great actresses, or as men of equalabuiry, if she could baye become a Kk Macready, or a Kooth, the way was open to her, But if she had been but a walking !ady she got as good pay as any warkiny gentieman of the stage. She tad been reared to the stage from childhood, In that sphere she tad been so log accustomed to ose with others that she never had appreciated the question of non: equality, She had farewell to the staqe four yeart ago, What her reasons were it waa not neces. wary to state ab length; but one of them was not iron’. of that she had hope of better pay in her new field of labor. As @u actress the amount she earned was a 2 proportion Ld a ® ae ee shen received r performe of succeeding in litera- she had entere| upon Jabor with hope and knowing well at the same time she could not earn the amount she had been earn- the highest mt of ple dulging in literature. (Laughter.) Woman’s rights was the great question the hour. | am ¢ ine ‘Logan satd in conciusion) here to help to bring forth t answer. | take m: 1d boldly and ‘With such earnest, thoughtful women, a8 Mrs. Stanton, Miss Anthony, and all the rest of them, to work with them for a common end—the enfran- chisement of women, (Appiause.) MIBS COZENS ON THE STUMP, Miss HEBE W. CozzkNs, a Missouri delegate to the Sorosis in convention assembled, not much of a Hebe in appearance, but enough of the weaker sex af the distinction 18 any longer in order, to make herself felt through the organ of ch in any emergency, was the next speaker. Miss Coazens, who is a law student, is asmall-sized, pale and sharp, featured young member of the soviety, qualified, if ut ih a position, to assert her equal rights with a msband or any other man, shouid her woman’s rights be encroached npon or threatened. She went over the whole question under discussion, charging every vice known to the code, every crime, covert and open, to — which man’ fiesh is prone against the unfortunate sex, to wich fortunately she does not belong. Her rambhny tirade became very tiresome, and fell like a wel vlanket on even Cady Stanton herself, 1) was & great relief when at last she came toa close and retired, ANOTHER OF THE ST3TERHOOD HOLDS FORTH. MARY A. LIVERMORE. a shingle-sided, hard-cider- featured, respectable, elderly lady, next presented herself, She stood close to the edge of the platform, anG delivered hersel! in a confident, sarcastic style, suited to the subject under discussion—“ Woman's Supremacy and Man’s Subordination.” irs. Livermore was latroduced as the editor of the Chicago Agitator, On this being announced Miss ANTHONY, straiming out ner neck and looking over her spectacles, exclaimed, “Yes; and she has tried to make a greater noise Inthe world than the Revouition” ai GS exclamation, which seemed to nave Lickled Miss Antuouy in some tender part of her cor- poreal system, Miss Anthony clapped her hands wildly, at the same time nudging Miss Olive Logan, who sat next her, to Keep it iss seeing where the joke came ja, thony collapsed, Mrs. Liversore, turing 10 Miss Anthony, jo- cosely replied—l faye no idea of being more’ bel- lagerent than the fevotution, J hardly know if tt were possible to be so. (L ) Mrs. Livermor proceeding, said tiat $ not her fo: he was @ working, not ‘a talking woman, She was better avactual work than talking about work. As @ worker she was not afraid to stand side by side with Cady Stanton ana Miss Authony, Speaking Was not ‘exactly hi MUST Say, B great differen and Western audience, thing to carry on a convention, Ont there tu had grand help trom the miniience: but here talking to an andience looked very like beating tue alr with nothing to beat against. Im the Western conventions the women who w went to work at once and stated their platiorm. | ‘They lay down their principics at once. Taey take the motto of Daniel O’Vonneli—they deinand the ana they take ai} t “in get, 80 they whole ground. ‘Ch © mm to take everythiog— everything thi en have ever reserved 2s their special right. They are going to invade every pre- emet, working side by side with ali that feel as they feel, with all the men, for they know that the men needed them. (Laughter) They made appeals at their conventions to the audiences to answer their propositions. They say to the genue- men and ladies, answer our questions, and thus dis- cussion is evoked. They appeal to the tJeclings ofthe men and soon win them over to their side. ‘The fair speaker spoke at great lengeh, detailing the labors of the Western branch of the conventionists for woman's rights, briedly recapitulating the suc- cesses that had attended their efforts anu the work that was still before them. With the eud of Mrs. Livermore’s address. the proceedinys terminated, the President, Mrs. Stan- ton, decleving that tie convention stood adjourned Ul tis morning. The audience then dispersed. AMERICAN ANTI-SLAVEAY SOCIETI. East Bay of the Anniversary Meeting—A Colored States Rightn Advorate—sicphen C. Fester Rampant on Agrarianism—All Invery, Physical end Spiritual, to be Abolished. The secoud and last day's meeting of this year's anniversary of the American Anti-Slavery Society was held yesterday, at Dodworth Hall, on Broad- way, opposite Eleventh strect, Mr. Wendel! Phillips m the chair, ‘This was what has been named a business meeting. The preceding day’s proceedings were speech-making. r_style. There was, sh in taiking before Out West 1 was an ness’ of the anniversary, the election of oMcers for the present year and the “platform of principles” by which the Anti-Slavery Society is to be governed heveatter, was to be ultended to and completed, The number of those present was very small, not more thay about twenty-five persons being in the hall at ove time, of whow nearly one-fonrth were negroes, ove of whom was referred to as the “Hon- orable” Mr. Turner, of Georgia, Several “Friends” of the old schoo) were also present, but Wook no ac- tive part in the proceedings, and neither spoke nor voted. Among the ladies who attended Mrs. Grew participated actively, made a very warm speech im favor of the project she proposed, and towards the close of the meeting she had quite a tilt of words with the Rev. Stephen C. Foster, as wil presently be seen. The formal business of the meeting was the clec- | tion of officers, which resulted in al the oMicers of the previous year being re-elected. 4 Mr. PHtuips stated that there was not so much money in the treasury as Was stated, the whoie amount being not In excess of $2,200. Some further remarks were made, when Mr. AARON M. POWELL took the stand and spoke | in highly enlogivtic terms of the resnits actueved by the agitation of the society in favor of the breaking of the chains which kept the biack race im bondage in the South, Mrs. Grew followed, She advocated the doubitug of their subscriptions to the Sfandd, for the sup- rt of that paper was wonderfully important. it being the moral educator of tuts nation, and dis- seminating those very principles wie ¢ ares cane | from Heaven to teach, and which ain very essence of Christian.ty. It ald 0 be necessary to support that paper for afew inontha, or at farthest for a verr, to press the adoption of the fiteenin amendment, and thea the whole work of the society ‘would be completed. Dr. HALLeCK took exception to this. Having Jiberated the negro, he asked, shall we now fokt our | n? ‘They were Reformers, and | arms and sit do opposition to siavery as epiritual, 1s their specific object. qnestion © p auy form, physteal as well ‘There is the All these questions are to be agtiat by the society. in order to disenthrail the human race from #1! slavish degradation. of Miebivan, believed that went of the negroes ine goal was not } It was necessary that the freedmen shouid be made land-owners. Mr. George W. Jullan, member of Congress from Indiana, and chairman of the Commitice on Punite Land 1 told him that there were large tracts of public hinds in the South available for negro settlements if the policy of the government could be shaped in that direction; but that the wealthy rebels are owning and buying up millions upon ‘milion’ of acres tn order to exclude the negroes from becoming land- owners, Senator Harris, of Louistana, that there was no trouble with the freedmen if they are fed apd paid as agreed to: bat that the mean, hard, grasping rebele wrine the heart's blood ont of the poor co,ored men, and then veruse to pay them tie stipulated price. Mr, PutLiirs—They are not always rebels who do that. Mr. SPRWHINS assented fe ceeded to state that 1 where Mr. V hie correction, and pro- ee parisit ceived 2.400 color votes, im Apri rant received 1 Veriber, because over 1.000 negro! murdered in cold blood daviag te sutimer. Prof. WiLcos gave his reason why the protest agamst abolishing elective goverament in the Dis- trict of Columbia should be adopted, that belng oni a@ means to deprive tie Treedmen of the ballot, and the experinent being once tried mm Washuyton, the t one ih No- propostiion will be made vo govern all the southern | Jesioners and abolishing elective ere altogether, and nering nogatory (he political ryuis Wow given to (he ele ored people. Mrs. FRANC lored, from the South Spoke about te dimeutties between the races in the Soni, and she would ask the American pe whe lier there i no Rope, Mm this mur der’ She would go out herself and lectare, ul she could do anytiing and eat her oewn fodder, ane finally called upon the “Hon. * Mr. Turer, corre, of Goorgiti, for i views. Mr. Terver f mtd be be fluenced 10 Isue a 0) id hus” YOf w freed Tita, onl fayoish them wrms and anil f protect themselves, Half a dozen mow of Congress had told Him to goo procare arms and protect themselves; but they woud Dot Speak ont openty i Congr W. PE. POWELL (colored), of from this, ‘The federal gov do with the adimstration of States, and tt was asking too miteh. In regard to lous, be said that the Homestead jaw already pro. vides tat negroes as well as Witte men may scille ripen fre pantie dor 7 \* he thought they needed no pliysical force, Th for fighting 4 over. ‘They should now go to work and earn therr Mmdependence. TYensrt replied that two hundred and crahty republicans, white and block, Were kilied In Ce aod no Ohe Poulahed, as We moral senec of the nitton, then ment lis mettle nierpel Jaw in the Yesterday the actual “busi- | Ry ing told him | were brotaliy | whole State was so adverse to the republican party that no one thinks to prosecute. . ‘The resolutions, a8 printed in the HERALD of yes- tender, werg then read by Mr. Phillips, and adopted seri = aslight amendment, ‘The following, offered by . Stephen ©, Foster, was laid on the table— ery human pathereas abinmestead 1 the natural right of the mass of the reces ancipated waves are by tbe Si tent reepective: sates wenied thie Fights fore, Resol t we call upon Congress immediately to adopt e a wuibts the enay roach of ai ™* Ponsoesten Subsequently, Mr. Fostex having arrived, he pare res take ~ resolution Srom the tabie aga my @ long speech in its favor, especially upon the proposition that it 18 the natural right of every man to have @ homestead. He claimed that the society should oppose all monopolies-——the land monopoly, the railroad monopoly, the imdustria) monopoly, which compels three-fourths of the voters of New land to vote as directed. He proposed to in- validate all title to real estate in tials country, aud that no man should possess and use (but oot own) more Jand than is achURlly ROCOINS for his own maintenance, Mr. C.C. Burleigh and Mrs. Grew opposed the resolution, and after its being amended it was finally lost by a vote ol six to eight—even Mr. Foster voting against, IL life had been taken out of it by the amendment. Mr. PHILLIPS made some remarks that the social equality of the black race will have to be worked out by their own exertions and fitness, and that the country will yet pass through the same troubles In regard to the Chinese as wit the negro, The 80- ciety then adjourned for the year, it being under- stood that, with the adoption of the fifteenth con- stitutional amendment, it will disband altogethe THE SMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY. » ‘The American ‘Tract Society held its forty-fourth anniversary meeting yesterday, at the Madison square Presbyterian church, ‘The Right Rev, Bishop Mcllvaine presided, and, in commenting on the smail attendance as compared with previous years, said that this was not the test of mterest in the ob- Jects of the society. The best test of that was found in their revelpts for those objects from ali parts of the country and the success of their labors, The Rey. Dr. Muhlenberg followed with prayer. Mr. Moses AL then read the annual report, which, after noticing the deaths of the Rev. Dr. Sommers and Wm. W. Chester, among the original founders of the society, and of Messrs. Disosway, Brower, Ropes, Lowrie and others, and an allusion to the enlarged field of work In Mexico, South America, the yeopened South, Europe, especially Spain, Russia and Turkey, the Eastern nations, with Indiz ané China, gives the following results oi the year’s work: New issues of the year, books and tracts, in Eng- lish, German, Spanish, Portuguese, It 1, Damsh, Turkish, and Koormangie Koordish, 306, of whic! 37 were volumes, Printed during the year 807,600 volumes and.9,493,409 publications, making a total in forty-four years of 24,684,379 volumes and 506,302,287 publications. Printed of the American Messenger, 174,833 monthly; Ch20's Paper, 355,583; Bottschayter, or German Stessenger, 34,416. Total periodicals monthly, 564,833. The socicty’s list includes 4,320 publications i 141 languages and dialects Gratuitous distribution tor the year, $61,322 19, in grants to missionaries, ,to literary institutions, mis- sion Sabbath senoois, colvorteurs, &c. Receipts for the year in donations and legacies, 267 98: from sales, $359,119 94, making, with ance in the treasury, $488,025 02. Luring and issuing, $325,722 Ld; $101,842 68; other: ex- 86; balance in the ba Expended in manus colporteurs, agencies and depositor cash for foreign and pa $ penses, $52.567 04; te treasury, $1;397 16. porteurs fave been ein- ployed, adare: 5, ‘cuigious faoiies, makiag 245,417 familly visits, Ing On FelziOn OF pras- Jug with 166, 228 fauilies; finding 18,421 Tamilies wi oul any religious book but the Bible, and 10,69 Pro- testant families without ths Word of God, ‘The grants to forein lands were:—China Preaby- terian Board, $600: Protestant Episcopal Mission, $500; Baptist Mission, pO and Hangchow, 2:00; Foochow, $100; Burmah and Karans, $200; Northern india, $600; Orissa, $200; Arcot, $200; 'Teloojoos $600; Turkey, 200; Hamburg Bap: ; Dacotah indiauus, tist Mission, $: $100. ‘Total '$6, ‘The followin: 200; § 500, persons Hight 1 nts, A. R. Wetmore, Bishop ‘Tyng; Secretaries, Kev. EBastiaan and Key, bY rretaries, Messrs. vere elected oMecers for the tishop Melivaine, Fresi- ce Dodge, dames Suydam, » S. Janes and Rey. Dre W. A. Haliock, Rev. 0. Kingsbury, W; Moses Allen Auditor, James Shearer; treasurer, Demorest. ‘The directors then selected the following e: committiees:— Publishing—Rev. Thomas DeWitt, D. D., Rey. Wm. ute D. b., Bey, William Adams, D. D., Rev. John Potton Smith, Kev. Wim. Buddiugion and Rev. dan % 0, Murray. Disiriouting—Alfred 8. Barnes, Samuel 1. Cor stant, Dr. W. N. Biakeman, Henry ? Marshall an Aaron B, Belknap. Finanee—Richard T. Haines, Moses Ajlen, Thomas E. Doremus, G. N. Vitus, Oliver E, Wood and Samuel Coigate. Topics of discussion being next in order, Rev. Dr. Adams svoke first on the agency of the press in the work, contrasting the present force of their society with its feeble beginnings. Mr. A. T. Kose, of Ran- goon Burman. followed on the same subject, speaking of his labors as a colporteur and of his own personal Acquaintance with the effect of printed matter seat orth. His accounts of missionary Work and expert- ence were quite interesting. Rev, br. Schenck, of Brooklyn, aiso spoke on the same subject. On the next topic—The Word of God in Spain, Mexico and South America”—Mr. STRVENSON Was the first speaker. Util this year in Spain none had dared to read Protestant books openly. The first jew Protestant tracts were printed in 2 cellar. Now that country Was open, and mithons of tracis were cireuiated there. they were now pouring tu from | France, Switverland and Britain. ‘This society tad how two millou pages of tracts curcnlarmg there, ‘The weart of that country was now beating at iever heat with throbs of liberty. This was a grand | change, and foreshadowed & grander aad brighter future for Spain, Mr. Stevenson also aliuded to tie , proved prospects in Mexico for religious treedom. Nev. Dr. PRIME followed, speaking of the but rocent tine when reugious liberty seemed th spain to be dead and iatd in its sepulchre, But the stone had been rolled away and Liberty restored, and that by a oloudiess revolution. [bn no place, save ip Kome, tad there been so much intolerance as in Spain, Now ali wat was swept away, But the battle tint had been fougitt in Spain was still raging, eveu in Aimerica, and in the contest here the Amer can Tract Sociely must take the leading part. Tl Xology Was ten sung, after witch the Rev, ner offered a resolytion tat ary colportage, as a bandmaid to the should be extended into every destinuie couairy im the land. ‘The resolution was carried, . Dr. Deems then spoke of the ren the Southern States which had beep caused hy ie publications of the society. and « y Ineun pent on the churches to give religious dastriciton to wse absorb ts iligeont ithe of Vucy were most imitative and industrious, were anxious to | Journ Knylish, and he snggested the printing of tracts for Laem with Columns of Kuglish and Chinese side by side. Nothing liad yet been Gone for thei evangelizauion, ont the Papisix were everywhere, and they should not be betund them, Metivaine pro- | oOo the Afver the singing of @ hymn Kisho nced the benedici , ain the mee year closed, NATIONAL TEMPERANCE SOCIETY. | Fourth Anniversary—specches by Rev. de De Fulton, Dr. Lees und Senator Wilson, The fourth anniversary oY this society was held Jast evening in the Cooper lastitete. There was a large attendance. Mr, Wi, KE. Dodge, Presiient, | ovenpied the clair. ‘The treasurer's report was as | foulows | imring the year ihe society } nas publ 7-8, the Nation Tene pevance Advocate, 880,212 copies of the Youtles Tem pevonee Bonrer, 42,600 eitht page tracts, 755,000 | fom page tracts, 16 new books and pampltieis, 40 | four and etght page tracts, 10,000 copies Lomperance chimes, 10,000 coptes new temperance hymn hook, 0 copies Nation femperance Almanac; total mum ber of pages prhited tasy aves printed since the organizadon of 665,015. Recuipts of the past rtinent, $4, $4282; expenses for the y pts for publications since the in ope yenrs and fiv total donations, F57,240; 1, dmirman opened the proceedings with a few introductory remarks, and the Rev. Mr Lanse hav wz sald prayer the Tremaine fanily sang wo inter tion. 4.1. Poitou then addressed the wadl at cousiteratie length on the sabiect of temp aud etted several instesced in which the mose | mined draukards had yeqoun He potneed Strong drinks ane i ie direfal recnivs of deuakent the evil lnfveace whieh it le incidents relwed by te reverend (ge a were ailectlag, and demonsirated fie evil emects of | . Ue strenuously advoeuted — profibi measures. Tn atiadiage to his visit to Sag and le ¢ served that he thought there was not enough | When he was there | met hin asked nim to | a he was inte o- Under thoae cits | n here superior He was of opwion that Lempe ) number of | the soelety, Publication @ month), soukote total $86,71: receipts, | temperance i that qaarter, every thai erey ian e vostances he thought th to thowe bh Pinglaaed. SHEET. 3 ———— re Tance was rapidly progressing, becanse its benefits TROTTING AT THE FASHION COURSE, were daily and more appreciated, He was in favor of prohibition rather than the Foi - lation of hquor, He knew there was Lo be a public Fasmion Course, May 12.—Purse $500; $350 festival in Boston, and he trusted there would aiso | to the first, $100 hurd; mile to second eats, best three in five, in be a temperance festival in that city. The reverend harness. Dan Mace entered g. g. White gentieman’s address was repiete with incidents on She millecs af, seaaneranen. chiefly showing the evil pean: ear 11221 effects of drunkenness. eter Manee entered g. g. Mel 3114 ‘fhe Charman then inuréduced Dr, F. R. Lees, of | M. Rodin entered a s. Mike 9 . England, and paid a high tribute to the great efforts Norto aoe 3124434 he had made in the cause of temperance. He was C1 . g. Sir John. 03323 dia, one of the ablest advocates and vest writers on | A. Peterson entered br. m. Mystic temperance in the world. ‘ si I. Maid cad -.6 5 dr, , Lees on coming forward was warmly received. | J. H. Whitson entered He said that something must be aone to resist in- rel : ee 6 temperance. Tue iaw of Goa and the law of truuh were the hights of temperance. He arrived at the conviction that uniess temperance men had ap accurate idea of their work they would be defeated, A» the North won its victories by a correct plan of battle so must the temperance cause conquer by persoua!l example and prohibitive law. He was pre- 1d to debate the question. Alcohol was not food ut poison. Nor did the Keripeavea rive any authority for imbibing a fluid which led to perdution. (Apples) ‘Thirty-four years ago Mr. Buckingham Introduced this subject into the House of Commons; it was fuily discussed; statesmen inquired into it. [5 was understood that tnen were not born drunkards, A member said that the cause of drunkenness was simply dripking. (Laughter.) Now, that was not enough. What really was the cause*—and he thought it was necessary to find the cause in order to remove ‘its effect. There was no difficulty Seventh heai a) Lat First Heat, —Sir Jon was the favorite agamst the fiela at odds in the pool sales, There was consider- able time wasted in getting the horses to the score together. When they were tolerably even the word was given, Mercer having the lead, Mixe Norton second, Mystic Maid third, White Fawn fourth, the about it. A few sham hilosophers had : Said that some human’ beings had a natu- | ther three on even terms. Mercer then broke up rai instinct. for drnk. ‘That -was untrue, | aad Mike Norton took the lead, opening a wide gap Drink was @ thing to be got rid of. Man had intel- jJectnal nature and feenng. The cause of drinking could not be vindicated. Any man who drank would endeavor to give a reason for so doing, but those reasons must be either good or bad. Now ab- stinence was not temperance. What did the old phiosophers of Greece say upon the subject. They came to the conclusion that there must be some- ting veneficial in temperance, aud thar witch was benelicia! was wise and good for all mankind. (Ap. plause.) He argned that alcohol was potuing more than poison, He contended, moreover, tat atidetes must be temperate. He referred to Tom Sayers, the boxer. When he was in training to tight Heenan he was questioned as to his diet, A friend asked him respecting the food he used and inquired around the tarn. At the quarter pole he was four lengths ahead of Mystic Maid, White Fawn third, Sir Jonn fourth, Atlantic fifth, Mercer sixth and Clarence seventh, They were pretty well spread out, ‘Time, forty seconds. Going down the back+ stretch Atlanta closed up nicely on the stallion and he was but oue length ahead at the half-mile pole if, 1:18),, Str John turd, White Fawn fourth, Mercer tilth, Mystte Maid sixth and Clarence seventh. On the Fiusning end a general run took place, ali the horsed indulging in the sport, and they got in a cluster be- fore getting on the homestretch, As they swung whether ne took beefsteaks and chops aud a pint of ai ps London sous or,.beer....pagers’ repliod, that | meet spe Saretany “me! eeallige lereph pained when he had any business to“do (meaning milimg) | AUanta secoud, White Fawn third, Sir John he liked nothing S.ronger than water aud the duyab- | fourth, Me fifth, Mystic Maid sixth and bell, It wasthe same with boatmen, the same with | Glavence seventia. ‘The trotting up to the the Oxford and Cambridge crews of Eng- | stand was highly exciting, the stragete Jor the lead land. They = belonged to uss Joma | peing vetweea Nir John, White Fawn, Mike Norton a F of wine, but they were obiiged to yield White Fawn and Sir Join crossed the when their physical qualities were brougut into f Sonn aan 1d head, half a length anead of the stal- and Mercer. quisition. ‘The speaker then elaborately review front of Mercer. the the subject of temperance, its advantages and gen- eral excetlenc He showed tie evil effects of alco- holic drmks, submitting that they utterly Tune poisonous, fle objected to the application of the Second EH ur John was stil! the favorite, Mer- doctrine of the hair of the dog that bit kim— (laughter)—for the result was delirinm tremens and deatn, He discarded the — medical use of alcohol even in acnte disorders, for ital re- sults followed, Now several medical gentiemen had admitted to him that since they had discontinued the the mext highest price in tie pools. The as qyaite lively and tie pools iarge, Mike way with the lead, Sir Joa second, third, Mercer fourth, Auanta fifth, xth, Clarence bringing up the rear. stallion Look # strong lead on the turn aad was rv bringin, use of alcoholic drinks In severe cases teir patients | four leagtis im front of Sir Johu at the quarter pole 4» more instances than formerly recovere it was | jn thirty-nine aud a half seconds, White Fawn evident and admitted, even by drinkiny inen, that { qy Atlanta fourth, Mercer fifth (having temperance was conduc to healih, Why } proken up), Mystic Maid sixth and Clarence far not then adopt if, there being no substau- | peind. sir Jona gained on the stallion op ual argument against ity If society om its | the mackstr stil the latter jet at the ignorance and sin opposed it, — inteliigence ‘Was in its favor and should therefore triumph. (Ap- plause.) ‘The grand theory must be barmonized, and the good example having been set the brightest | hopes would ve realized. The speaker conciuded an abie address in favor of the cause he advocated amid Joud applause. senator WILSON next addressed the : of lengtiis, and troited steadily Sir John was secon, alengtn te Fawn, Atlanta fourtn, Mercer fifth, Mystic Maid sixth and Clarence stil beluad. Time, sii. On the Piushmg ead both Sir John and the stal- ud as they passed the three-quarter pole 1 led two lengilis, White Fawn and Sir by side, Mercer fourth, Atianta fitch, half-mile pole a coup all the way there audience. Ne said he had listened to the tender and iceling | Yysue Maid sixth and Ciarence seventh. Atlanta words of Mr. Folton, and had Lstencod wit! atten tlien fell ali to pieces, and Mystic Maid aud Clarence tion to the words of the distinguisagt st being out oi the race the four lead wt a close from the Old World, After a lew preiiminary siruggie ap the stretch. Sir Join bi up, $0 did marks he went on to state that menshould make | Waite Pawn, aud when they reached the score Sit sucrifices for the cause of temperance, ‘Thirty-elkt | john had tne best of it by half a length, but the years ago he signed his name to te teuperance | jyages put iim back to third place, and gave the pledge. He then felt the measureless evils of intem- perance. He had beeu abic to Keep his pledge. He had taken inneh interest. tu the temperance He lad toiled under the burning sun and the ehilly blasts of wincer, He had geen all classes of inen and at all times, and he coula say that the men who did not drink could perform any duty petter than | to Mercer, heat to Mike Norton and the secone plier White Fawn fourth, Mystic Maid ith, Clarence tanta distancet me of the t is hard Heal—sir Jon sold highest In the pool There were a great ny attempts made to get the horses iogetaer, bie tinding ib impossible & taken to Lie distance stand, put or those who dravk mtoxicating liquors. lu the Con | froura sunuding position. White F gress of the United States he iad frequent oppor- | the move, tue stailiun second, str Je tunities of the operavion perforn: i, Myaue Maud fitth and Cli . lie had seen olen its resnits, When duti e score in tila Way. ton’ ead Wn had a neck and: neek siruggie around 1. three lengths ahead of Sir Jou, who was one length abexd of Mercer, Mystic Maid filth, tem | lengths ahead of Clarence, who lad siven ap the . Going down the backstretch ke up twice, and Sir Jolin and Mer- ach broke up once. At the halt-miie poie White s, the stallio Were to be done the sober men Ww front. Oiten had he been in the Ser morning sun streamed through the wine first men that gave out were those th men, like the Vermont calf, gaye ovt—( waile the sober men were fighting te batc pablie opinion, whatever it was. It was a yiortons thou, tut the temperance movement was becommug Fawn led two ‘lengt pijanenlad ove it was the duty or ali toen to | lengths ahead of Sit Joha, Who wes fonr lengths im hasten ,the nent. ‘The speaker related int | front of Mercer, the lntier six denperhs being, yj. Comg along the Flushing end White Fawn broke up toree times, buc did uot i by these operations, and he caine on the it | homestretch two lengths ahead of the staiion, who M- | was one length to tront of SirJohn, the jatter being a length in advance of Mercer, Mystic Maid six lengths behind, while Clarence was y yaras further off Mereer, Sir Jown and White Fawn broke up on the stretch, aud when they crossed the score White he lad resisted teurptay nouiced a vast improvement in aspect of affairs at the present da. twelve or fifteen years ago when he entered the Sena ‘Was tne general desire to preserve order and tm tain dignity. it was at first very ditivalt to hold night session owing to many reasons, but recentiy many nigit sessions bad been held without any manifestation for drink being exhibited, ‘the dents Wae! Ue | ciear of Mystic Maid. ‘Time, tue speaker concluded with an earnest hope thatthe | pawn led four lengths, Mike Norton cond, two Se ae rapidiy progtess and | jengths ahead of Sir Joun, the latter bein one lene “ : head of Mercer. systic, Maid was a fifth and _ After a song from the Tremaine brothers Mr. me- Giarene me ps hl oy of heat, 2 16, Neill and Mr. Stewart, of Philadelphia, addressed Fourth tedt.—sMystic Maid was then drawn, the meeting, which shortly after adjourned, At the regular meeting of the soctely, held yester- day, the following gendemen were elecied officers tor the ensuing year:—President, Wm. b. Dodge; the Vi Presidents consisting of eighty-three proui- nent personages representing neariy every State in the Union and Canada; ‘Treasurer, Thonis T. shel- leaving but four to est for the prizes, White Fawn was now the favorite ugainst ine field. Stallion got away first, White Fawn close up, Sir Jobn third and Mercer Inst. Going around the turn White Fawn took the lead, but at the quarter pole was only a neck abead of the stallion, the latter bemg a leneth abead of Mercer, Sir Jonn having field; Board of Managers for three ycars, Rev. Dr. | prox Hen bel o W. W. Newell, Poter Carter, J. N. siearna,’ fev, sa- | proken up aud fallen, behind three OF Ae tans son Gallagher, James Black, T. 1. shefticid. .\. stallion und Mercer broke aj ° backstretch Norton, Jonn Falloner, A. 8. Bunter, J. KR. Sypher. and White Fawn led two he hail- 3 ie pole, the stallion sec is ahead of AMERICAN FEMALE GUARDIAN SOCIETY. er, Who tour lengths in atvauce of Sir See Tine, 1:17. Going along the Fiusping end Annual Meeting—Encouraging Reports—Dis- cussion. ‘The ladies of the American Female Guardian so- broke badly and fell io the rear. As they came on tae homestretch White Fawn lea two lengths, Mike Norton second, two lengths in frontot Sir John, who was eight lengths m advance of ciety heid their thirty-fifth aunnal meeting yester- | yercer, vhe iatter trotted very fast up day morning at Home chapel, ‘TYwenty-ninth | the homestretch, by inere o no Pa um ' ce jor it, for he was too far bemmd to = ane wars Seay eee es lave any chanee of winning. White Pawn crossed eight different districts of New York being repre- sented. Balloting for officers was the first business of the necting, the folowing by almost unanimous vote belug elected for the ensuing year: — Presilent, Mrs. C, W, Hawkins: Corresponding Secretary. Mis. Harris Wilson; Treasurer, Mra. s. A. St together with a large board of vice presidents. T report wus next read, which showed thai and 452 ciilldren were admitted during e score iwo lengths ahead of sir Joan, who was the lacter being one n. ‘Pua of the heat, Me we of the stal & u.—One hundred to twenty was the odds on White t the horses came on the track. Mercer got away first, closely fuiowed by White Fawn, Mike Norton turd, 5ir John fourth and on a break. At tue quarter Va Mercer and White Fawn were head and head in thirty-nine and a half seconds; Mike third, two lengths behiud, but four lengths in «© year, The flome a present has nine industrial | fron: of Sir John. Gowg down the backstretch schools, with an average atteudance of 1,000 | White Pawn broke up twice, but he did not children, The — treasurer's report si 1 an | jowe an duck of grecad, and at the balfiile pole expenditnre during the year of #49147 12 with a balance on band of $94,014 18. Daring the alternoon session, from which persons of the male gender we excluded, the followmg themes were offercd and discussed Fire! —the mportance of implanting princtpics of purity im the hearts of the young, seroud—A staple and inexpensive style of dress. | Third—The duty of employers to look alter the ts of their servants, he sin of evil speaking and harsh judg ment. | pa histh—The importance of a spirit of eutire conse. eration to the cause of Christ. ed of Divine ald and importance of i of these iress—excited = f evcer and Wine argle Wetween Ut Going aiong the ' proaching the three and Was soon oI 1 were ne r si er pole White even tors with "The two grays al, With Mike pecis, ke having run the greater part of Ute last quarter of a sutle, Sir John four wths behind. Prom the head of tie hemstretch to the score the race between Mercer and White Fawn Was very close, and the spectators were tighiy excited until the horses passed the stand. White Fawn broke tp When near the score, and although the horses were paralie the flush the judges gave the heat to Mercer, as he had trotted squarely all the nd. ‘The stallion was third, sir John last. came on the how Norton at (ete 9 themes—that in re- lively — debate sisid and matreniy portion of the members 7 iin the pools for $100 ounced in unsparing terms the ridicnious tev- ib, horses had aneven start. On the tarn of the present mode of dress to give the female | ite Fawn went to the front, Mercer setond, Sir form divive the appearance of being on a bend. ‘There was a good deal of argument a® to the pro- priety of ladies encumbering themselves with so Joon third and the stailion jourth, Str sonn then broke up badiy, a8 if having had enough of the sport. aud fell in the rear. At the quarter pole many unm skirts and the effecy produced by | Whe Pawn lead three lengths, Mercer second, six tins over-dressing of the person was learnediy dis- | jengine of Mike Norton, who was about the cussed pees ent point of view. ‘The sin of | same di in front of Sir John. Time, thirey. evil speaking formed @ fruitful topic of discourse. | pine seconds Mereer closed nicely on the back- Tea table tattle Was pronounced ove great ciement Of discord and unhappimess in society and a majority of the #) ily in streteh, White Pawn leading to the half-mile pole only one length, tu 1:17'y. The race now lay between these two, as the others were far m ihe rear, At the three-quarter pole White Fawn xrill ied a length, notwithstanding he broke up on the Flushing end, and coming up the homestretch he broke up twice more. He crossed the score four lengths al of Mercer: but the fudges, taking {nto considerntion te the dis gained by his bog _ m Tho = " (ets, tie Gael gave the heat to Mereer, Time, 2:36). Sir CENTRAL PARK GARDE! Was distanced. Tt was now nearly dark and little | ‘Theodore Thomas’ summer concerts opened here | eo) wack side of the t last night before an audience of 9,000 people. The | took stare, White F: garden has been redecorated and considerably tm bjects were each in rn ma. after which the members retired joorwhere the children sang for their various sacred hymns, ana then ad. | the lower edification journed, a longtit hanisome | White Pawn soon Went up to ty hy | could uot tell how le got there, \ his brilliant cornet playing. The programme was iat and the two grays kept side and side untel ery interesting one and encores were demanded | near the haltmile pole, when Mercer was seen sud- i % | denly to fall bacs, aud White Fawn opeued 4 aap of jolt a dozen lengths. Time to baif-mule pote, U:1% © chen virtually over. White Fawn came by etwit lengths, Mereer second, ix wit cugtie aheut of Mike Norton, Time, 2:8, To-day waa the third day of the billiard tourna. ome Ai 0 ment. ‘The attendance was very large and the games | THE GREENLANO BLOOD WORSE. ASSOCIATION, the most exciting yet played. In the afternoon the | LovisvILLs, May 12, 1868, first game was between W. A. Tolman Samuel | On ae count of the stormy weather to-day the ate Colby, Tobin winning, 600 to S89, bis highest runs | tendance at the Greenlaad course was only fair, and being 61, 3, 2t and 27, and bis average #. | the t ack heavy, ‘The race Was for $400, mile teats, Coiby’s hughest runs were 24, 20, 98, The second | Lest three m fy be following ts & sarotmary ;— Was presented with a ets. Mr. J. Levy created a Suro THE MASSACHUSETTS BILLIARD TOURNAMENT. Bosrox, May 12, 1860, gaue was nclween A.B Williams aud W. A, Toon, | Mr Kavanagh ‘Ontario, by imp, Bonnie | and was won by the fo 0 to S20, Williants’ w ~ Agree ait pig tty B average Was 15), and tit nigie ys were om, 34, , West & Atchivon's ¢. in. Pheonix Bell 42,0. ‘Tobin's highest rns Were 0, 4, 2h, 72. a itstelan, clam Dottie Caster, 6 years We first gaan sning was between Samuel | Swiger bh. King Tom, by Lexington, and KD: poms. The | dam Tokay, by Yorkshire, 6 years... ... 5 3 2 rs average | Pinte, 2200—2:00)¢ 0° 48, 69, 60, 51, & Ontarto was the favorite, selliug mm the pools ab two to one, The mile dash race, which was annontced to fol low, did not fake place, some mistake having ocettte ved i making up the eatries. q hus tigen’ 42, 105, 96. Williams’ highest runs were 27, Ot, . Herween the two evening games there was tm ex. hibition game of 300 points between Bs Dantels ant 4 | ‘The first shipment of goods t the ie Ranroad from Priladelpita was nea yesterday by Mesers, Mekeone, Val Haagen ALG COnMMT Of fine torlet soaps plexworthy, whieh resulted tn tavor of Daniels ele largest rang were 109 and ot,