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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-19

Ten YEARS TO HARD LABoR.-We
mentioned several days ago, the arrest by
Captain Frey, special agent Of the Post
office Department, of Thomas Lamkin, a
mail carrier on the route from HARRISON
burg to Port Republic, and the confession
of guilt of the accused.
On Monday last, Lamkin was arraigned
for trial before the U. s. District Court at
Harrisonburg, Judge Rives presiding, and
pleaded to the charge not guilty. He was
defended by Messrs. Harris, Etfinger and
Paul, and prosecuted by j. S. Slater, As
sistant District Attorney.
The jury in the case rendered verdict
of guilty, and the prisoner was condemned
to the penitentiary for ten years.
In the prosecution of this case, Mr.. Sla-
ter exhibited rare legal abilities, and won
for himself the rank Of being classed with
the first lawyers of the State.
1t is an almost useless undertaking to
defend prisoner charged with crime by
Captain Frey, who is always first sure of
guilt before he makes an arrest. In fact,
Captain f. is doing good work for the de-
partment, and will ultimately succeed in
breaking up dishonesty in the mail service.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-19

YoRKTowN.-To-day is the anniversa-
ry Of the surrender Of the British forces at
Yorktown. On the 10Th of October, 1871,
Lord Corvallis, who had, for many
months, waged successful war upon the
sparse settlements of the Southern sea-
board, and had finally entrenched his army
at Yorktown, surrended his entire force,
between seven and eight thousand, to Gen.
Washington. This event checked the tide
of British successes, and was, in fact, one of
the closing scenes OF the Continental war in
North America.
Before the late war, this anniversary
was celebrated in this city with great spirit.
The day was ushered in by the booming of
cannon from the battery of the old s'Fay-
cite Artillery" followed by another salute
at u NJ, and still another at sumdown.
During the day the "Blues," "Grays,u
Montgomery Guards, !" Virginia Rifles"
and 'Young Guards" would parade
through the principal streets, march to the
square. and fire the usual rounds of blank
cartridges; and the display would wind up
with ball and supper, which were at
tended by the fair and brave of the city.
The patriotic ardor which thus impeled
our people to commemorate the deeds Of our
ancestors, is not dead---it only slumbers !;
and we trust that it will ere long animate
afresh all the people of a common ancestry,
a acommon country, and common destiny.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-19


Grant by an Overwhelming majority.
The Wisconsin Sufferers.
Washington, October 1S.-Thc Secretary
OF War has directed the commanding off
GERS in Wisconsin to give such aid to the
sufferers IN that State as they deem adj
visable.
Injunction Refused.
Trenton, N. j., Oct. 1S.-The Chancel-
lor denies the injunction against the lease
to the Pennsylvania railroad, and sustains
her right to lease the united companies of
New Jersey.
Foreign Items.
London, Oct. lS.-Advices from Hague
report dissatisfaction with the government.
A mob stoned the residence of the Minister
OF the Colonies, and troops are now quar-
tered in the city to prevent further demon
strations.
Paris, Oct. 18.-Thc evacuation of the
six departments, stipulated by the treaty,
will be completed on the 9th of December.
These departments are declared neutral in
military point of view, until the indem-
nifty is paid, and during the departure of
the Germans, will not be occupied by
French troops.
Frankfort, Oct. 1S.-The labor troubles
IN Mayence resulted in riot, but the mill
tary dispersed the mob.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-19

THE COUNTRY PEOPLE-1h Impress
sions- We Want Fifty Thousand People
to AHei,d the State Fdir.-We are from
the country we are, and profess to know
something Of the opinions of country pee
pie ; but we are not going to acknowledge
that all country people are green, for at
times their heads are tolerably level.
Well, sir, what's all this about ? Simply
this and nothing more: On the 3lst day
of this month, the State Fair commences
in this city. It's considered, and ought to
be the "king Bee" of all held throughout
the State every fall.
Every body wants the Fair to be sue
cess. 10 be this we must have great
many people from the country. 10 have a
great many people here from the country,
we must prore to them that the great Rich
mond Fair is not gotten up for speculation
by railroads, hotels, merchants and trades
men generally. We must deal with the
fact as it is, and that such an impression is
general among the country people we know
IS a fact.
II is also a fact, that all our railroads
charge too high rates for people who come
to Richmond during the Fair, and that our
hotels make. their bills heavier than the
people can stand. We do not expect to
accomplish any great good in time for the
approaching Fair this fall, but we want
to see this subject agitated we want to
see the railroads, hotels, &C., consulted by
the friends of this great enterprise, and we
want to see the erroneous impressions re-
moved from the minds of the country
people by such reduction of charges as
will prove them false.
Instead of two, three, four, or even five
thousand people coming here every fall, we
may as easily have fifty thousand, but it
can only be done in the way we have sug-
gested. If there is any subject upon which
we are an fat, it is Of country people and
their impressions.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-19
COAL AND WOOD.

GOAL AND wooD.
SUMMER PRICES.
Constantly ON hand
THE BEST OAK AND PINE WOOD,
LONG. SAWED AND KINDLNG WOOD.
ANTHRACITE AND
BITUMINoTs COAL AND COKE,
at very lowest prices, at YARD. corner of Masa
= J.RF. BURROUGHS.
iy 25--3m f4
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-19

CTATE FAIR.-REFRESHMEN PRIvI-
- LEGES for the approaching Fair will be dis
posed of by public auction. at the Fair Grounds,
on FRIDAY NEXT, the Goth October, at one
o'clock p. M. precisely. M iti
Particulars and specifications may be found at
the office of A. l.. West, the architect, Main
street. No. l1l7. q. q. TOMPK1NS,
oc ls-dtd Chief Marshal
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-19
RATES OF ADVERTISING.


the man to carry Pennsylvania against
Grant by an overwhelming majority.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-19

PENITENTIARY ITEMS. The total num-
Der of convicts on the prison books yester-
day was as follows:
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-19
AN IMPORTANT ORDER

THE ACQUITTAL OF VICTOR PLACE
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-19

Latest Foreign News
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-09-20

Grace Greenwood, writing from
Denver. says: 'Nature did antelopes
an i'll turn originally, in atiixing to
them a mark by which they can be
seen and "a bead drawn on them at
a great distance. 1t renders them
especially liable to attacks in the
rear; which reminds me Of a little
story. \ small Colorado boy, who
had been out playing, ran into the
house in a state Of great excitement,
saying that he had seen some n
telopes in a gulch les by. At his
entreaty his mother went out to look
at them, but nothing of the kind
was to be found. She became in
creduloas, and said at last: 4 don't
believe YOU saw any antelopes; it
must have been your imagination,
my child To this the little noun
taineer Indignantly responded ::
'Humph! [ guess my Imagination
isn't white behind.'"
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-09-20
1871. STATUTES. 1871.

| STATUTEs OF. THE STATE Of NEVADA.
- for 1871, for sale at the State Printers office,
Carson. and at A. L. BANCROFT 4 co.'s, SAP,
Francisco Price, S..
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-09-20
THE AFRICAN DIAMOND FIELDS.
From the Buffalo Courier,l

We are permitted to make the fol
lowing extract from a letter received
by John c. Burns of this city from
his brother, William 2. Burns, who
some months ago left Buffalo for the
diamond fields of South Africa:
PNIEL. South Africa. June LIST,
1S71.-Well, here l am in the dia-
mond'diggings, of South Africa. [
have worked just one month here,
and have struck nothing yet, but
there are others making fortunes all
round me. 1t only requires a little
capital, and with any luck at all a
man can become richin a short time.
| tell you it is the biggest thing
out. Diamonds are being found
every day some from twenty to
eighty carats. 4 man, two claims
above mine. found a stone which he
was Immediately offered 500, 900 for,
which he refused. He is going to
England with it. Such finds are
quite common, too. Some varying
in value from $50 to 81 900 are found
every day. In fact a large fortune
awaits several thousands, and | am
determined to be one of the number,
Providence permitting. 1t is a
rough life to lead, but a healthy one.
The weather is very warm, bat the
country IS mountainous and quite
healthy, if a person takes care OF
himself and avoids the vile liquors
which always abound in a mining
camp. 1t costs very little to live
only S13 a month in gold, if you
board yourself-and Katlirs can be
hired for one shilling a day, in
silver, and board themselves, to do
all the digging and washing. White
men do the sorting of the precious
gems. \ man with Il small capital.
say $500 in gold. and who viii stick
to the diggings for nine months, is
almost certain to meet with success.
\ man came here with his little son
a few days ago, having about $50 in
gold. He bought a claim for So.
and tent and mining implements at
auction for SD more, which only
left him $50. The third day after
lie took out an eighty-three carat
gem, [ suppose the stone is worth
500, 900. How is that for high?
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-09-20

PRETTY Coon LUCK.-A gentle
man said to an old lady who had
brought up a family of children
near the Merrimac river, Il should
think you would have lived in con-
slant fear that some of them would
have got drowned" "Oh, no." re-
sponded the old lady, eve only lost
three or four that way"
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-09-20

An intoxicated man saw two cars
passing him the other evening with
red and blue lights in the front and
rear. His fuddled brain compre-
hended colored lights, and he was
heard to say to himself, "Must be
pretty sick-sickly here; they are
running drug stores aroundo on whe-
wheels"
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-09-20

nNHE ABOVE NAMED PROPRIETOR HAVING
leased the Orm-by House would inferm his
friends and the travelling public that This House
has been thoroughly rehtted throughout and put
in complete order for the comfort and pleasure of
all who may please TO give him a call.
The B will, at all times, be supplied with
all the susstantials as well as the luxuries that
the market affords. No pains will be spared to
please guests and every attention will be paid to
their respective wants at all times
The A is well stocked with Fine Liquors,
Wines, &c.
Attached to the House Isl BILLIARD ROOM
containing Three Tables of the latest improved
styles, with good cues, balls and fine light.
Also, GENERAL STAGE OFFICE for the Stages
connecting with all the differnt lines of Stages
and Railroads running through this state and
California, and any ~nformatio in relation to the
same Will be cheerfully given at all times.
Ba- Particular attention paid to booking Pas
sengers, calling them, &c. Nov. Soft
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Rates of Ad-ertising:

one square 10 lines first insertion~..s3 90
Each subsequent insertion...--.--..... l 30
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Che Aailp State Reoister,
Published Daily, Mondays Excepted,)
PERKINS e STREET.
OFFICF-Rail's Brick Building, Second
street, opposite the Capitol.


One copy, one year, by mail.---.--.sl6 90
one copy, six months, by mail.-...... 10 O0
One copy, three months, by mall. Il W
NONE FORWARDED UNTIL PAID FOR.
rs Delivered by carrier to town SUBJ
scribers at 30 cents per week.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-09-20
POLL W'AXESi

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT II
\ Poll Tax, for the year 1871, isnow due and
ravable to the County Assessor. BY Act of March
2, 1867, all corporations or individuals having per-
sons in their employ are held responsible for their
kpoll tax. GEO. w. CHED!C,
. ap3O-t Assessor fozs0rmsby County
Middletown transcript., 1871-04-22
AEorr AMERICAN HOTELS.

Mr. Eecs.lc, of the Washington Ar
iihstan House, gives the public some in
tsrRsting statistics Of the great sums paid
as rentals of the leading hotels. and Of the
cxtratlsah, friee, Paid to them in turn
By their customers The Fifth Avenue
lloiel pays rent Of S2oo 600; the ST
Nicholas. Sa1 .1hD although /, cost less
thun half 4 million; Mr. Stewart, who
owns the Metropolitan Hotel, and had got
So, non year f1r ii from the Lclanls
has now rented 70 Richard Tweed. son of
:" Boss rwoea who is now going into
business u the - ring hotel keeper. and
is 10 pa, $50. 900 rent a year; the Astor
House rents far sTa una the Evereitr
llen,e IN Sew Fark fal 81 900. and the
Bfeyaori llnusa fer 81 i10; while the
hel lavan, nj klbany j. prali,ahle at ren,
df 81 aln AMI the liille s,anwiy Hotel
at Albany. pnys S25 900. The great
hotel. 4, Lake George had il roo guests
lasi season il fnnr months its gross re.
pts were S2'i ,0dn. and the net profits
So 600 At the Arlington. 1T Wash
ingten, one hearler pays 500 per iapElh
for parlpr. bedroom aud bathroom
Sena'er Cameron. far himself and wife
and tHo rooms, pays st5n fcr month
Senator fentan's ftmily, far rarler. two
bedrooms and an Office, pays 81 600 per
month"; sam 6ax rays for himself and
wife sou wcek and recently gave n
supper at the hotel for qne hundred per-
sons. which ca,t him 81 800 The fines,
entertainment ever sri nj the Arlington
House was given by William 5 Hunting.
ton, in honor of the japanese; there
were only twenty persons present, and
the bill was Slooa nr. llelmholl
rai Sioo LAY during his two weeks
stay at the Arlington the past winter.
AMI 81 on There is M 81 conspicuous
an illustration Of our wanton American
habits Of careless. even reckless estraya-
eanee and luxury, as the hotel business
furnishes
Middletown transcript., 1871-04-22
sptRoI.os,s ADVICE GRATIS.

Nobody Is more like an honest man
than thorough rogue.
When yon see man with great deal
Of religion displayed in his window, you
may depend upon j, he keeps y very small
stock within
% not chose yonr friend by his looks !;
handsome shoes often pinch the feet,
DO not be fond of compliments remem-
hcr that = that thank you. pussy, aud
thank YOU. pussy killed the eat
Don't believe the man who talks most
for moving cats are very seldom good
mo-. .scrs
by no means put yourself in another
persons power; il you ru. your thumb
between two grinders they are very ap, to
bite.
Drink nothing without seeing it sign
nothing without reading it. and make sure
that It means no more than il says.
Don't 60 to law unless you have moth
ing to lose; lawyers houses are built on
fools heads.
Put no dependence on the label Of a
bag: and eonnt money after your kind.
In any business don't wade into water
where you cannot see the bottom.
See The sack open before you buy what
is in it, for he who trades in the dark asks
to be cheated.
Keep clear Of q man who does not value
his own character
Middletown transcript., 1871-04-22
THE DEAD SEA.

The Dead Sea region would be capi-
tai place to plant forced colony Of per-
sons who had eYinced a determination to
put an end to their lives by drowning
themselves. A recent traveller in Palcs-
tine thus describes tho battling buoy ancy
of those strange waters: Bathing in the
Dead Sea produces ns novel sensation
as i you found yourself suddenly eneowcd
with wings. cnulating the feats Of the
tumbler pigeon in mid air. You become
q clumsy loat. a top-heavy buoy, q swol.
len cork the instant you are in its waters,
and arms, and legs. and body are appar-
emily endowed with the strangess quail
ties. II is as il heavy weights were af-
lxed to each directly you attempt to
move. and experienced swimmers fail in
their best strokes. by reason of the un-
natural buoyancy with which they have
to contend. Your limbs are on the sur
face, and you clcnve the air with your
hands the moment you try to swim, and
the man who would be drowned as soon
as he is out Of his depth in any other
sheet Of water in the world is the one best
fitted for bathing in the Dead sen. He
cannot sink in it let him do what he will.
1t is as il he were increased in life belts.
or sprawling on feather bed. II he
lean back and throw his feet up it Is ex-
actly as il he was resting in peculiarly
wcll.stuiIed easy chair. with lcg-rest to
match He may fold his arms, turn on
one side, lie fiat upon his stomach or
back, clasp his knees with both hands. or
draw toes and head together, in the shape
the human body would assume If crammed
hastily into n jar with its cxtrcmi,ics left
out, and with no more possibility Of sink
ing than il he were in so much soft sand.
In buoyancy and bitterness the Sea Of
Sodou exceed all we had heard or read
rcsHcctirg il; but in some other purticu-
lar ur antiripations were falsiied sur
psi-ingly We looked for gloom aud we
found brightness; we had imagined tur-
bid waters and We found lake cxquis-
itcly clrar and delicately hlnc; We cx-
pected perfect silence and an un-
broken waste and we found the birds
singing sweo'ly among the tamrisks and
olaander, which spring up wherever a
stream finds IT. way from the mountains
70 mingle with the mysterious inland sea
Middletown transcript., 1871-04-22

GRouxp BOWS A correspondent asks
+" For what crops are ground bones most
valuable 7"
There Is scarcely sny crop thai h set
benefited BY phosphate Of lime. the chief
constituent Of bone When dried. bonss
consist Of about third part Of organic.
matter and two-thirds inorganic. The
first is in the form Of gelatine, chis6y. aed,
that you know is highly nisrogenops. Tksl
inorganic part is mostly phosphate Of lime.
so that you have in bones both organic
and mineral manures. the one class fur.
nishing the soil with amonia. and the 9th.
er phosphoric acid.
Perhaps they arc most valuable for The.
grain crops. Indian corn. &c. and The
roots. as mangolds and swcdes. but they
are valuable for top-drcssings for grsss
and pastures, especially old pastures. long.
fed by dairy stock and from which the
phospl,ates have been removed in the milk
the bone and the Aesh Of animals. Nae.
saehmsetts Plouyhman.
Middletown transcript., 1871-04-22

Our young people are ton prone to feed
their minds with plum cake, candies. pro.
serves and sweet pickles Good, whole.
some bread and meat do not satisfy them.
The consequence is. the mind soon refuses
bread anl meat. au1 desires highly. .spiccd
food, and at last only lives on unnatural
stmnants until its power is at.crly gone.
Story books, novels. exciting accounts Of
murder uad crime. are to the mind like
cakes and sweet.mea,s to the body. II
would be far better TO read nothing than
to rend impure novels, or brutal accounts
of murders History, biography, and THO
writings oi eminen'ly holy persons. are to
the mind like bread and meat to the BODY
Middletown transcript., 1871-04-22

Tux ctnnASr WoRn VIM Saunders
writes to the Canadian En'omoioyia that
he has been very successful in destroying
the enrrani worm eaematas rentricoynsi
with hellebore. lie mixed II ounces OF
powdered hrlehore with pull of water
and sprinlled the bushes with it some fvo
lines during the seasnn Where the he'll
lehore IS not ut hand ho recommends an
application of hot wa,er--a lttlc hotter
than the hand can bear. This will cause
the worms to drop 10 the ground. where
they can be killed with the foot or spade.
Middletown transcript., 1871-04-22

A RECEIPT TO CuRR Loys.-Take oue
grain Of prudence, one drachm Of under.
standing, one ounce Of patience. one pound
of resolution and handful af dialita, ip.
terinix them together and put them 10 tho
alembic Of your brain, set them over =
slow fire Of hatred for twenty. -four hours |;
strain them clear from the drcgs Of mel
ancholy, swcetcn them with forgetfulness,
and put them in the bottle Of your heart,
stopping them down with cork Of sound
judgment. let them stand fourteen days in
the cold water Of affection. This freely
used and properly applied. is the most 81.
scctivc remedy in the universe. and waa
never known to fail.
N, B.-The ingredients may be had At
the home Of understanding. in content
ment street, by going up the hill Of self.
denial, in the town Of forgctfulncss, couu.
ty of love aud state Of despair.
Middletown transcript., 1871-04-22

sLEfrisa " Gnraen. Half century
since there wns custam in the rural dis
irieis Of England, that on the warm sum,
mer Sundays when the weather vas op-
presslsc, the preacher prosy. aud the con-
sreeaiion sleepy. the Beaile passed along
the isle to wakcn them up. lie carried
long wand, with bunch of feathers a;
one end and knob on the other; with
the former he ,ieklcd the ladies' noses
with the latter he tapped tprc.,y heavily
too) upon the heads Of the gentlemen 10
arouse their interest in the proceedings.
Middletown transcript., 1871-04-22

a NRw EFFECT FRoM GuAxo-A Yam.
kcc lad whose inthcr was farmer, went
into barn to play, short time ago; and
being detained prisoner by thunder
storm, be fell asleep upon bag Of guano
The old gentleman, when the storm was
over, went iuto the barn-yari to look for
his son, and met giant. eight feet high,
coming out Of the BARR. "IIullo, Who
are YOU he cried. What ere you dc,
ing here ?" why father" squcaked the
Goliah, /" its me don't you know Tom.
my" You the astonished parcn. cx-
claimed. Why, Tom. how on earth
did you get stretched out so long in so
short time = :" Why. father" rcpliad
the boy, looking down upon the gaping
old man, Il slcp. upon the bag. Of gnano
Yen put in the barn: and that and tho
lightning together. just did the busincs,. u
Middletown transcript., 1871-04-22

SALr YorR CHIMNEY in building a
chimney put quantity ofsalt into the NOR
ter with which the intercourses of brick
are to be laid The effect will be that
there will never be any ACCUMULATION OF
soot in that chimney. Tho philosophy is
thus stated: Tho salt in the portion OF
mortar which is exposed nbsorbs mois-
turc from the atmosphere every damp day.
The SCOT thus becoming damp. falls down
in tho FIRE place. This Is an English dis
coycry. II 10 used With success in Canada
Middletown transcript., 1871-04-22

A witty clergyman, accostcd by an old
acquaintance BY the name of Cobb. replied
" | don't know yon. SIR" :. Ny nn,ns 10
Cobb rcjoined the man. who was about
half seas over. All. SIR replied tho
clergyman, "you have so much Of tho
corn on you that did not soc tho cob
Middletown transcript., 1871-04-22

Springfield (vt. lady left her little
boy at home 10 amuse himself with match.
es, and when she returned me, him in the
street, crying lie said he only made 4
little fire in the bureau drawer, aud lot
Of rcd-shiricd men with great big tea
kettle came and squirtcd water all over
the house. They saved the cellar door.