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74 MARCH 21, 1872 GRASS VALLEY UNION
equal rights are granted to all.” The address was very well received by the Pages of the
Assembly. The Pages created most of the applause during the evening.
The next speaker, Mrs. Tacker, delivered the best address of the evening. She read it in
avery good manner, and made several good hits. She has an entirely different appearance
before audience to Mrs. Pitts-Stevens. Hers was by far the best received address of the
evening.
Mrs. Justice Morris, who dispenses law over in the wilds of Wyoming Territory, then
made a few remarks. She said she was not used to speaking before an audience, and,
therefore, wouldn’t say much. She said the right of suffrage was as dear to her as to any male
man. She then took her seat, evidently well satisfied with the few remarks she had made.
The Chairman then introduced to the audience Mrs. Pitts-Stevens, the lioness of the
evening. She rushed to the stand, swinging her arms around as if she was monarch of all
she surveyed. She spoke bitterly against the Wheaton Bill; said that if the women of this
State had followed her advice, they would have come up here two years ago, taken the State
Capitol, and had the word “male” stricken out of the Constitution; and if the military were
called out they would conquer them by putting their arms around their necks. She said that
next session they would come here more than 2,000 strong. She made the assertion that
Mr. Sargent was elected to the U.S. Senate, because he was in favor of woman’s suffrage.
At her close Mrs. Hudson mounted the rostrum, but owing to an impediment in her
speech, she could not be understood, and the Pages, assisted by the audience, constantly
applauded, and she had to stop talking, the applause becoming so great. The applause was
not given for what she said, but to get her off of the stand.
The Chairman arose and sharply reprimanded the assembly for their want of decorum,
and declared the meeting adjourned.
It was announced then that on the next evening Mrs. Bross would reply to the arguments
of the Woman Suffragists. On the next evening (Thursday) the Assembly Chamber was
filled to overflowing to listen to Mrs. Bross’ reply. At 8 o’clock the meeting was called
to order, and Mrs. Bross introduced to the audience. She spoke nearly two hours, and
delivered one of the finest addresses that your correspondent ever listened to.
In the midst of her address Mrs. Pitts-Stevens entered the hall, with a few of her colaborers. Mrs. Bross said that only debased women and those who were divorced from
their husbands, and now waiting for their affinities, went around advocating the cause
of Woman’s Suffrage. She reiterated an assertion that she had made before, “That when
women voted, the star of American liberty would forever set.”
She was frequently applauded throughout her address, and the applause—unlike the
applause of the night before—was genuine. The Woman’s Suffragists, in that fight, came off
second best. We hope that peace will succeed this short war. ... GRASS VALLEYAN.
TOWN TRUSTEES.—The Board held a regular meeting on Tuesday evening. Present Chas.
Barker, Wm. H. Benson and Wm. George. .. . The Special Committee, who were appointed to employ
counsel in the suit against the Grass Valley Water Company, reported that they had employed
additional counsel, and asked for an order on the Treasurer for the sum of $250 00 to pay attorney
fees. On the motion of Wm. George the order was drawn as asked for in favor of Wm. H. Benson and
Wm. George... .
ARREST IF MUCHACHO.—The Transcript of the 20th says:
Sheriff Perrin yesterday went to Moore’s Flat to bring down Francisco Hidalgo, alias
Muchacho, who is charged with rape upon a child of Richard Dillon, of Eureka. The
outrage was committed some time ago, and Muchacho was followed by the father of the
child to Moore’s Flat, where he was shot and badly wounded. Since that time he has been