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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-09-09
evening state journal.
PUBLISHED

PUBLISHED
DAILY, SEB1I-wEEKLY AND WEEKLY,
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-09-09

No. slaH MAIN STREET. RlcHnosD, VIRGINIA.
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RENO Extra Charge for Reserved Seats. -ssss
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priyatc and Confidential.

New YORK, December 1G.-I feel prettS
certoin that more than one of the senators
who. during the last few days, have Ceeh
most hasty and most noisy in opposing Sena-
tor Trumbulrs proposition to revive the nc
trenclmcnt Committee and investigate the
public service have practical reasons LOT
their conduct which would be brought 10
light by such committee. / guess, Tor IN
stance, that when Mr. TrumbulFS committee
unearthcd the secrets of the New York Gus
tom-hollse he would find where good deal
of money has come from to help the political
interests of certain senators and to assist Ill
their election. [ imagine that If he
were to get the inside history of that
fraudulent mystery Of the custom-house
known TO New York merchants as the Cen
eral Order" business of Lcct Il Stocklng--n
he could find out how much money has been
extorted through this "business," and the
names of all the parties who have got their
"rlkc" from it during the last few years
the public would discover several reasons
why such fiuttcring was produced in
the Senate by Mr.. Trtunbulfs proposition,
and would learn why it has been impossible
for all the commercial influence of New York
to bring about any change in this branch OF
the cllstom-houSe service. To those VINO
know as much as several people here know
about the matter, the solemn and Impressive
reasons which at least two or three senators
cave for the opposition to Mir. Trllmbulls
proposition were infinitely comic. 1heir
Speeches would look very ludicrous after
TrTmIull'S committee had exposed the facts
Cincinnati Commercial.
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How CONGRESS- TREATS THE NEGRoEs.-ln
another part of the gallery our rural friend
notices a crowd of colored people all to them
selves. He is surprised at this, for at the
Headquarters of no distinction on account OF
race or color or previous condition he eX-
pectcd to see the races mixed up i'll due hnr-
moniors mass, rs an example for the wicked
southern States. He is panied to see the
colored people to themselves, here even
under the wing of the American eagle and
over the bald heads of the congressman who
have talked so long and so loudly about the
beauty and adviSability of us all dwelling to-
gcther as brethren, without distinction OF
race or color 4 long distance away from
his colored brothers he sees quite collection
of ladies. and he mrsters up courage TO ask
of the man who sits next to him who those
ladies are. The man opens his eyes and says
they are mostly the wives and daughters OF
conrrcssmcn who come to look down upon
their gigantic protectors below, and see what
part they play in the mighty war. Our friend
answers that if such be the case he is panied
to notice considerable distinction of color,
and wonders why there should be so much
difference between theory and practice. Ills
neighbor smiles and replies, ooh, these con-
gresslnen talk like philosophers and act like
men, Washington letter.
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MASSACHUSETTS, BUTLER.-Butlcr does not
look like any other member Of Congress, nor
perhaps like any other man in America. He
has head and face and expression as pecll-
liarly his own as if patent-righted. lie is
thick, stout, not above medium height, and
carries the abdominal development of New
York alderman. His legs are thin, and look
too weak for his full, thick, round, jolly body,
and with his back to you there is that dispro-
portion between his thin legs and thick body
which remind one of two broom straws stuck
into all Irish potato.
The whole top Of his head is as bare of
hair as billiard ball, and rs sleek and glossy
looking as the top of well-rubbed britannia
teapot. On the back Of his head, and run
ming around to point little above the cars,
is the remnants of what was once, no doubt,
a fine head of hair, but in the rough battles
of life-fghting the world, the flesh, the
devil, the Democracy, and Farnsworth-it
has nearly all been scrapcd off, and the won
der is that his scalp has not gone with it.
r. Y. Re4feid
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vote for or against that amendment. u y

vote for or against that amendment. u y
law. 49,, -,,,,,t me TO an
Mr.. THURMAN Not now. ,.,;..oa
Mr. EDMTTNDS: You said you suoHltteu
Il to me. and / thought you wished III an
'" Ar THURMAN: Every rule, every o Ie
dor -, we make consttutionally, Is law. II
tb;s Senate adio,Irns, it Is law, ana eve.
curt would be bound to notice that TUG ,l'
Senate had adjourned. If you pass resoao
ton n nav vo,lr pages, although 1t Is . fesu W
i Irtn of The Senate alone, it Is law, anu
theT could have naandamus to enforce tle n
r,ay,ncnt if the disbursing officer reilseu ~
i" Mr. CONKLING: When the Senate mee1S'
Mt Mt THURMAN T When the Senate me t,,s
II is law. The Senator does noS a1 ST., LIZ
such q question as that in earnest. 80
order we make is law, but IL Is not Vi III. -,
LEGISLATION. wish some one 10 polit ouv w =,
distinction between what is law anu wilaI -
not law. Law is thing which IS to pc oGe! e. su,
is it not? Law is rule prescribed Wy .no
supreme power in the state, OF u! a nr,-
notyer in the State that has the authority coii-
GtitutIOnally W plSSSAicS ~
citizen must obey. +o
MI Mr.. EDMUNDs: Must a propose, TO !.
amend the Constitution that Is submittea a 70 70
the states be obeyed? Are they Obliged 10
ratify it? 80. .,+er tbo
oosa at MI law. say, is that which must
he obeved: but that is only limited oehh III
ton Of law is that n %h dfber nlsH sp cou
'a NE 10 Jonn No State Legislature could
r proposed amendment to the const atu,
ton unless Congress had proposed it, except p,
where it had been proposed by con ~ 1tn,,
according the other n,t in e 5ns Gsn
S.at au h It y Would have authority
unless N, it We're law. So that it proves moth
ing to say that this is law That and j t5at i
All that the Supreme Court of the Unlteo
States have said in respect to this matter o.
this amendment of the Constitution
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A Warming to the Legislature.

The following warning comes just in time
We commend it to the attention of the MEM
bers of the General Assembly. The results
which followed Reputation in Illinois "ouid
follow Reputation in Virginia and the men
whose demagoguisln now deceires the people
would in that event besumk lower than plum"
met ever sounded. A betrayed people
would never forgive those who led them
into the paths Of dishonor and ruin.
From the Chicago Tribune.
TIE RESULTS OF REruDIAT1oS.
Illinois tried reputation for numner OF
wears. Her bonds had been sold orlsinaiiy ata
very heavy discount, and dcmagogucs theh, as
demlagogucs are doing now, raised the cry
that the State was not morally bound to pay
any more of its debt than it received fof It's
bonds. This clubbing ended in repudii-
ton. Illinois stopped payment of Interest
and principal of its debt. Illinois Decahlean
outcast from financial markets. Industry
stopped. No person would lend dollar 10
the State, nor TO any enterprise IN the otate.
The motive power on the only railroad in
the State degenented to span OF mules, ana
finally to single mule. The tax had been
OPPRESSIVE DuG N~N
worse. No man in Illinois could buy goods
except for cash; and u man out West with
a hundred dollars in his pocket never
tarried in the State where reputation had
become the policy. For ten years Illinois
endured living death, and the people !lnanl-
mously prayed to he relieved from the mtolc-
r,ble burden. They demanded to be taxed,
and taxed heavily, to redeem their State.
They, by almost unanimous vote, placed III
the Constitution, beyond the reach of legis--
lativc repeal, clause providing for an annual
tax, which was to be perpetual until the long
rcnndiafed debt and interest were fully paid.
They sent into the highways and byways to
lind the creditors. They counted up the III
terest which had accumulated during the
Reputation, amounting to millions. This
they funded and added to the intcrcst-bcaf-
ing debt. That debt the State has 10 gicat
cyteut paid of. and the fame and credit OF
Illinois are once more at par i'll the market
of the world"
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THE Tunnel Secured.


Our readers will see from the report In
o,o,ber column Of the proceedings of the
fiiv Council that that body has wisely pro-
y;dcd for a double-track tunnel under Church
Hill 70 cost only 100000, instead of the
s;ncle-,rack tannel at a cost of S2O0,0o0 pro-
y,lcd for by an ordinance previously passed
and from the remarks Of General ANDERSON
we learn that Mr.. HUSTlNGroN will probably
close in with the proposition made by the
Council, This looks like business indeed.
II assures us-this double-track tunnct-tlat
Richmond is to have from the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad freight business that cam
not be done through single-track tunnel;
and. if not. OF course it cannot be done OIL q
sugle-track railroad! 1t assures us that we
are to have all the advantages OF our loca-
tion: that any continuation Of the ROAD
which may hereafter be made will be begun
below Rockets; and that the ground Is
already rs etlcctually cut from under the
croakcrs rs it VIII DC from under Cnllrch
Hill two years hence. IT, indeed, There
have been any croakcrs, we trust that We
shall hear no more of them. AS we have
more than once before said, when the Chess
ne,'ic and Ohio railroad is in full ope-
ration every means Of disposing of its
immense freight should be ready here III
richmond. To be bchindhand here, and
choke up this important artery for want oil
relief here, would bring Richmond into con-
I INIT with all active and really live CONNER
cial communities.
We congratulate the people of Richmond
and Of all Virginia upon this suspicious
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ARE THE PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA ABLE TO PAY
THE INTEREST UPON THEIR PUBLIC DEBT THE
Federal Commissioner of Internal Revenue
reports that during the year ending June 80,
1871, the distilleries of this country produced
56,776,i79 gallons of brandy and whiskey.
We presume that Virginians consume on an
average as much as Yankees or "any other
mem; and since about one-thirtieth Of the
population of the United States is in Virginia,
we conclude that our people consumed one
thirtieth of this vast quantity of spirits that
IL to say, over 100000 gallons. Some of
this sold for three, four, five, six, and even
ten dollars per gallon, and none for less than
one dollar. Averaging the price at 90 per
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FORGERY AND THE FRANKING PRIvILEGE.-A
new privilege scandal came to light
a few weeks ago, when some thousands of
the circulars of Maryland $50 called news
paper were distributed to all parts of the
country under the frank Of Congressman r.
FL. Ducll. This gentleman writes to the New
York Tribune to say that this use of his frank
was forgery. 1t remains to add that the
newspaper in question is not Maryland pa
per, but weekly edition of Washington
Administration paper.
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CLAIMS OF SOUTHERN ClTlzESs.-Mr. HAIR
Rls, of this State, made fine speech i'll the
House of Representatives of Congress on
Thursday last in favor of paying claims
against the Government held by southern
citizens prior to the late civil war.
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AEERAAN.-Mr. 'REDFIELp, who finds out
everything, writes from Washington to the
Cincinnati Commercial that AKERmAN was in
measure forced to resign, though the Presi
dent himself is friendly to hilu. The north
cn Republicans and "the Pacific Railroad
ring" wanted him out, and, unlike ~. NJ
he couldn't /" stand the pressure"
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Christmas Day.

We tender to our readers the compliments
Of the season, and wish for them many re-
turns Of the anniversary which we TINS aa!
celebrate.
No psper will be issucd from this Office To-
,,,orroW
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
~I. D. BR1Gass BREAD, CAKE
AND CRACKER BAKERIES
go. 1o7 MAIN STREET AND a26 BEoAD STREET.

The largest and best assortment OF Al n,
raNry, and ORNAMENTAL CAKES to be found
T., the CITY can be had at BR1GGs'S BAhEHlE''
Nos 7o7 Main street and 426 Broad street.
no not forget TO call and see FAAilL1 oAne
baked, iced, and ornamented at all tunes oarns lne
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gallon; Virginia paid last year for araen1
spirits alone--one single article, remember
nearly four millions Of dollars. Yet she Is
not able to pay two millionsof dollars OF IN
terest upon an honest debt!
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NE FOR CHRISTMAS
AND NEW YEAR.
MORE NEW AND ELEGANT GOODS.
FANCY ARTICLES FOR PRESENTS, AS WELL
AS STAPLES FOR THE COLD
WEATHER.

7. II. PRICE & co.
continue to keep their splendid stock well up, and
have recently opened for the holidays presents &c
Beautiful boxes HEMSTITCHED and ESIBROID-
Erred HANDKERCHlEFS,
LACE COLLARS AND LACE SETS,
LADIES FANCY SILK SCARFS,
GENTS GLOVES and TIES,
LADIES' KID GLOVES, all numbers and shades
IN DRESS GOODS:
FRENCH SATINS, all colors;
SUITING SERGES and REPS,
IRISH and FRENCH POPLIES,
OTTOMAS, EMPRESS, and TYCOONS.
IN STAPLES:
CLOTHS, CASSIAIERES,
BLANkETS-a full line:
REPELLANTS, LINSEYS.
SHEETINGS, COTTONS, TOWELS,
WOOL SHIRTS and DRAWERS,
GLOVES, CORSETS to ft every figure, &c
All they ask from critical public is all examiua-
ton and comparison Of their stock.
r. II. PRICE s. CO.,
de 1101 Main street.
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A count BOOKS,
IA MADE OF ENGLISH OR AMERICAN
PAPER, IN TIE BEST STYLE. AT
1878 MAIN STREET.
Early orders solicited.
Large stock OF cheap BLANK BOOKS always on
hand.
Medals awarded at the last and former Fairs to
RANDOLPH & ENGLISH for the best BLANK
BOOKS made in Virginia. dc l2-lm
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NIT CHRISTMAS PRESENTS

LEVY BROTHERS..
Handsome EMBROIDERED HANDkERCHlEFS,
1ACEand LINEN SETS of COLLARS and CUFFS,
po1NT-LACE HANDKERCHIEFs and COL
LARS,
vALENCIENNEs HANDKERCHIEFs and
COLLARS,
HANDKERCHIEF and GLOvE-BOXEs,
GENTLEMEN'S DREssING-CAsEs, nicely fur
nishcd with BRUSHES, COMBS, SHAVING
APPARATUS, &C.;
CIGAR BOXES.
TEA CADDIEs,
PAPER RACKS,
WALNUT and LEATHER CARD-RECEIyERs,
PHOTOGRAPH FRAMES,
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS,
PoCKET-BooKs, BAGS, and PURSES;
SLIPPER PATTERNS,
NECK-TIEs,
NECK RIBBONS and TIES,
KID. BERLIN. BUCK, DOG SKIN. and SILK
GLOVES;
TABLE-CLoTHs,
NAPKINS,
TOWELS,
DRESS GOODS,
Elegant HAIR BRUSHES,
FANS in endless variety-the largest and best-as-
sorted stock ever offered in this city;
Elegant BRoCHE, CASHMERE, PLAID, and
STRIPED sHAwLs;
CAssniEREs,
vESTINGs,
SILK and LINEN HANDkERCIlIEFS,
INFANTS, WORK, and TRAVELLING
BASKETS;
TABLE and PIANO-CovERs,
pARASOLs and PARASOL-COyERS,
CRIB, CRADLE, and BED BLANKETS;
SASIIES,
and hundreds of other articles suitable for holiday
nrescuts. at LEVY BROTHERS.,
1918 and 1915 Main street
oo, nj our DOLLAR KID GLOVES de ii
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~ 1871. CHRISTMAS. ls'
pIzzINrs CONFECTIONERY,
sO7 BROAD STREET.

S07 BROAD oIhEIA'
AN CANDIES. FRENCH CANDIES,
r,Ncy BOXES, GERMAN SURPRISE,
CITRON, CURRANTS, RAlSlhs'
GELATINE, FIRE-CRACkERs,
FIREW ORKS, TORPEDOES,
DOLLS, MAGIC TRICKS,
GLAZED FRUITS,
CRYsTALLIZED FRUITS.
, large stock OF CHRISTMAS GOODS just re-
co,ved. and prices have been reduced to suit tpc
times.
PLAIN CANDIES ut CSC. per pound.
FRENCH CANDIES ut SO ana 75c. per pouhd
For large quantities, discount eau Ut
no 30-lm iiHHA ~ ~
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~GEN Ms GENUINE
FRENCH DOG-SKIN GLOVES, superior to kid,
and the best fitting glove ever offered In this city;
all sizes, from q to TO-
Also, BUCK, CLOTH, CASHMERE, SILK, KID,
and COTTON GLOVES. ---.--
LEVY BROTHERS,
1913 and 1915 Main street.
l.7oo pairs LADIES' KID GLOVES at 81 pair
the best glove ever offered for the price. dc Ii
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HDRESS GOODS.

We have just mado large additions to our stock
of DRESS GOODS, which enable us to show the
largest assortment ever offered IN any one estab.
lishment in this city. Prices low!
LEVY BROTHERS,
1913 and 1915 Main street.
Look at our DOLLAR KID GLOVES. de II
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1879. NOW IS THE 1879.
TINE TO
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE YEAR
1872.

ANY NEWSPAPER OR MAGAZINE PUB
LlsHED IN THE WORLD SENT TO
(, SUBSCRIBERS IN ANY PART
OF THE COUNTRY AT
LOW RATES
BY
ELLYSON C TAYLOR,
SEWSDEALERS AND BOOKSELLERS,
ZIG MAIN STREET,
NEXT TO DISPATCH BUILDING,
RICHMOND, VA.
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We enjoy unusual facilities in the prosecution OF
our business, and our customers may feel assured OF
prompt attention TO all orders.
ELLYSON 6 TAYLOR.
dc ls-d,Sy,& Win ZIG Main street.
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pAILIES.
New York Herald. .$l2 30 Washington Pa
New York World. IL 90 trior .............Sl0 90
New York Tribune. Il 90 Baltimore SUM-. 0 90
Washington Chron- Baltimore Ameri-
~ W CHI W
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BOOKS, STATIONERY, dc.
"AVERLY Wells, BULWER,
Dickens, Ainsworth, Marryatt, Fielding, Smollett,
Dumas, Lever, Thackeray, Poe, Hood, Goethe,
Schiller, Bani, Lover, Cockton, Addison, Disrael,
and many other standard writer's, OF 1918 Main
street
de 23-d&w RANDOLPH & ENGLISH.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

MT JUGLAs KIDGLOFES.-We have
now, for the first time since the French and German
war, full assortment OF the aforementioned ceie
brated KIDGLOvES,t to which we call the attention
of those who wish to purchase the best article maru-
featured. We have Jugla's eanple card, by which
we can order any style or color Of glove desired
should we not have the same In stock.
LEVY BROTHERS,
del4 Sole Agents for Jugla's Kid Gloves
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-07
GEORGETOWN.

AWARDS FOR CONDEMNED PROPERTY ON
AQCEDuCT STREET.-The report of the jury of
condemnation appointed by Gov. Cooke, under
Assembly August 10, ISL, authorizing "the
Governor to institute proceedings for the
strengthening and Improvement Of Aqueduct
street in Georgetown" for the purpose of con-
demning and assessing the value Of the property
lying east OF Green street, and on the south side
of Aqueduct street, was made to the Secretary
OF the District several weeks since. The follow
VIM. x. Fowler, S3.l65; Henry Jones, 81. ss6;
James Goddard, 80 $50; John b. Donnelly, trus-
tee, s3.321; Mrs Boilers estate, sf5640; Mrs. F..
Is. Barrett, s-.0l; total value of property con-
REvIvAL.-A very interesting meeting has
been in progress for the past few weeks at West
Georgetown nj. T.. Church under the charge OF
Rev. Z. H. Mytinger. IL is still In progress and
the prospect is that it will increase in interest.
There have been some thirty six conversions,
and thirty have united with the church.
TIE FIRE At Walls OPERA HoUsE-.It is
due the Henry Addison Fire Company, No 5,
of this city, to state that they rendered valuable
service the night OF the fire at Wallis Opera
House, particularly in helping TO save the mar
ket sheds from destruction.
THE CANAL is known to be open as far up as
Seneca, and a few boats commenced coming in
about noon to-day. The Alexandria canal is
still closed, but will probably be opened with an
Four HUNDRED AND FIVE barrela of iour
were shipped from this city yesterday by the
steamer Lady of the Lake.
MERCHANTS ExCHANGE.-The sales of wheat
on change this morning were: 40 Bushels at
S1sI, 400 at Sissy 5I5 at 81. 800 atS1SSB
34s Mt Sissy. 30 at Si.70k, Is at sl75, and il
bushels at Sl.I3. Wheat continues in good de-
mand, the supply not being equal to the wants
Sales show a further advance of 3 cents per
bushel.
RECEIPTS or GRAIN.-Talbott s. Son are in
receipt of 400 bushels of wheat, per canal
from Whites Ferry. Hartley 4 Brother have
received 500 bushels of wheat.
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AL E. x A N DRIA.

CONFIDENCE GAME.-A short time before the
Orange train left the Baltimore depot in Wash
ington last night, a genteely dressed young man
entered the cars and took his seat by the side of
an old gentem Al. with whom he Immediately
entered into conversation. The two were talk
ing very agree ably, when another man came
into the cars hiIrriedly, and interrupting, said
TO the Younger" Colonel; 1 find can't 90 I'M
til to- morrow, and you must let me have forty
five dollars at once.' The young man respond
ed by saying Jim, my pocket book lis in nv
trunk, and then turning to the old gentleman
said eff you'll be Kind enough to let him have
the sum he has asked for, IN return it as soon
as we reach the Maryland avenue depot where
my baggage isl The request was immediately
compiled with, the borrower left, and the con-
veTsatiOn was renewed. When the train arrived
at the Maryland avenue depot, the young man
said he would unlock his trunk and return the
borrowed money, and left the car apparently
with that intention. He hasn't come back vet.
CUT THROUGH BY THE ICE.-The sloOp Vir-
ginia, Capt Bramell, left here yesterday eve
ming for Bryan's Point Maryland, but had pro-
ceeded only as far down the river as the mouth
OF Hunting Creek when she was cut through by
the ice and was found to be in q sinking condi-
ton; but the seven passengers she had on board
manned the pumps, and by using bailing buckets
and stopping the opening in her hull with artic-
les OF clothing managed to keep her afiOat until
she was brought back to the city, by which time
the water had gained so upon them that IT had
put out the fire in the cabin stove.