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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-01
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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-01
z BANKRUPT NOTICES.
TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI
Il TED STATES for the Eastern District OF

TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI
Il TED STATES for the Eastern DISTRICT OF
d In the matterof SGeo.W. Hanks, bankrupt--in
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At Abingdon, Va, on the 29th day OF July, 1871
To WHOM IT MAY CONCERN ai'ns.ftsa
Please take notice. that apetiton has been pre-
sented to the Hon. John G. Underwood, Judge Oh
the said District Court, by William Page, assig-
nee of the estate of said bankrupt, to sell the
real estate belonging TO said bankrupt, free from
all liens thereon rsssi
This is to give notice to all persons interested,
that in terms of said petition an order has been
issued by the Hon. John G. Underwood, judge OF
tile said District Court, for all persons who may
be interested in said estate, to appear before IL.
9. Gibbons, Esq, register in bankruptcy, at ms
Office in the town of Abingdon, on the 10Th day
of August, 1871, at 10 O'Clock A. M, and show
cause, if any they have, why such an order should
not be granted - WILLIAM PAGE,
! an l-.Tu2vs' d aui sliiti Assignee.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-01
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
FINANCIAL.

FINANCIAL
aAnMIEha arfffTfO w Areusr ], 1871. 4
Gold opened in New York to-day at ll2A and
closed at ll2st The local rates to-day are as
follows fL
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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-01

A SSIGNEE'S AND TRUSTEES SALE OF
VALUABLE MILL PROPERTY,
AT NoTTOWAY COURTHOUSE, VIRGINIA
Pursuant to an order made in the matter o
Patrick ii. Fitzgerald, bankrupt, and by virtue
of deed of trust of record in Nottoway county
court clerks Office, we WILL on -
THURSDAY, THEsRp DAY OF AUGUST, 1871
County court-day) at Nottoway c. H., offer for
sale at public auction, free from all liens and en-
cumbrances, that ~ -..s,
e.ga VALUABLE MILL SITE,
with all the privileges and appurtenances there
to belonging, situated on Lazaretto creek, within
one mile of the depot, on the Southsitie railroad,
at Nottoway courthouse. e T'tt 40 a-aa
The mill-house was destroyed several months
ago by fire, The dam and all the water works
are in good condition.. The stream is unfailing,
and the pond is so large that the mill when stan
ing has not ceased to grind in the dryest weather
This has justly been considered the hest loca-
ton for large manufacturing establishment in
ali this section of Countrywide water power be-
ing ample and the facilities for shipping by rail
convenient, while there is land enough attached
for the erection of all necessary buildings.
TFRMS-$300 CASH the residue payable in
three equal instalments-S 10 and "A months af-
ter the day of sale; the purchaser to execute
bonds with security, bearing interest at six per
cent from day of sale, and the title withheld as
further security.
J. p. FITZGERALD, Assignee.
J. l.. SPENCER, Trustee.
|. NE Certain commissioners of Nottoway circuit
court WILL at the same time and place, offer for
sale the hotel property at the courthouse, the
farm thereto attached, which is bounded on one
side by the mill pond and adioins the lands OF
the property advertised above. iy 2f-2awsw
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-01

By Wellington Goddin,
Real Estate Agent and Auctioneer, corner of
a Bank and Eleventh streets.
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TERMS OF SALE.-One-third cash, and the bal
ance on six and twelve months credit, with Sc
curity, the title to be retained until the whole of
the purchase money is paid
iy ls-2aw3w JACOB COIN, Assignee.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-01

rINHE STATE JOURNAL. is an excellent adj
l. vertising medium Try it and see.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-01

TERMS--For all personal property cash; for
real estate one-fourth of purchase money cash,
the balance payable in twelve MONTHS with in
terest from day of sale. i-tgi. 4. F.l.a ssaiaa
g " ~ j. M. CARRINGTON, Assignee
ie 6--2awtds ~ s1l-s of r. H. Moss Bros
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-01

The REAL ESTATE consist of about twenty
five valuable Town and Wood Lots, in and near
to the town of Clarksville Two large Facto-
ries Smoking and manufacturing also, Kin
derton, one mile out of town, containing 800
acres with handsome Dwelling fiia rF
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-01

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF .,r
VERY VALUABLE REAL ESTATE IN BATH
h5 COUNTY, VIRGINIA,
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-01

adjoining the lands of Mr.. Landes Mr., Cook and
others, lying in the county of Gloucester This
land will be sold free from liens and encnmbran-
COG
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-01

TERMS OF SALE.-One-third cash, and the bal
ance ON six and twelve months credit, with Sc
cnrty, the title to be retained until the whole OF
the purchase money is paid. = - 80
= jy ls--2awsw- -, JACOB COIN. Assignee
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-01-19

Now, person would say, after looking
at them, thatithe top part Of each one was
as large as the bottom part. Yet such Is
not the fact. The bottom part Is much the
larger, rs you will plainly see, if you turn
the paper bottom side up. Can you tell
why your sense Of seeing is so greatly led
astray ?43 aet53 @
Again; the sun, or the moon, Just after
It has risen, or just before 1t sets, appears
to he much larger than when you look at
II nearly overhead. OF course there Is
not particle lof difference, as you may
demonstrate to a certainty, If you will
arrange two fine threads of silk which
shall just cover the moon at rising, and
then look ut 1t when overhead But how
Is ID that your senses sare so bewildered?
There Is reason, and philosophers under
standit well, but youlwould not, If I were
to give II. The different appearance arises
solely from mental deception. s 80
I You have been abroad at night in the
winter, when the air was sharp, and cold,
and clear; when not cloud Obscured the
entire armament overhead you have seen
the whole sky. glittering with the light Of
stars and planets, large and small. 1t
seemed rs il there were millions Of those
twinkling points. and, no doubt, You
would have considered the number abso-
lutely countless. But your eyes misled
you greatly. You never saw thousand
stars, al one time, with your naked eyes,
in your Hfei Yous cans satisfy your
self Of the truth of what + say Il you
will take section Of the sky some
clear night, and count the stars
which are winking at you from the space.
You will be quite astonishcd to find the
number SO small. With the, assistance Ot
the telescope, indeed, you may see count
less millions Of stars, but not with the eye
alone.
Your sense Of taste Ia a. liable to de-
ceiye you as your sight Pinch your nose,
and then taste Of cinnamon. You think
you are chewing 4 Pine dhipi Let me
blipdfold you, and them offer you, alter
nately, grated horseradish and grated
turnip. They will both taste precisely
alike. f ar.sfds f..
Without holding the nose, IL You taste
Of . glass of buttnrmilk and : glass Of
clArat wine several times, one after the
other, your sense of taste 6icomes 50 con-
fused, If may use the expression. that
you cannot tell one from the other. 81 81
Your sense Of feeling is no moro fS1la-
bic than the rest. Cross two nngeES ON
either hand, shut your eyes. and LET some
one put p pencil or . marble between them,
and you win think tAer4 ara certainly two
pencils or two marbles a. the case may be-
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-01-19
Mean People.

SPEAKING of Mean People" Mark
Twain tells the following in the January
number Of the Gatdry: sr9A Ss u FEf
My ancient comrade, "DOesticks," ina
letter from New York, quotes a printed
paragraph concerning a story i used to tell
to lecture audiences about wonderful
mean man whom Fused to know, and then
DR.. -. throws himself into q passion and
relates the following circumstance (writing
on both sides of his paper, which 10 ct
least singular In q journalist, If not pro-
fame and indeccnt):T svcl .silis Geaa
: Now don't think much of that. /
know better thing about old Captain Asa
r. Mann, of, this town. You see old
Mann used to own and command picka-
ninny, bull headed, mrd.turtle-shaped craft
of schooner that hailed from Perth Am
boy. Old Mann used to prance out of his
little cove where he kept his. three-cent
craft, and steal along the coast Of the dan
gerotls Kill Won KuIl, on the laboard side
of Staten Island, to smouch oysters from
unguarded BEDS or pick clans of slOops
where the watch had gone to bed drunk.
Well, once old MaHnswent ona long voyage,
for him. He went down to Virginia, TAX
ing his wife and little boy with him. The
old rapscallion put on all sorts Of airs, and
pretended to keep up As strict discipline as
If his craft was a man-of-war. One day
his darling baby tumbled overheard. "A
sailor named Jones jumped over after him,
and after cavorting around for about an
hour or 30, succeeded In getting the mis-
cradle little scion of a worthless sire on
board again The old Mann got right up
on his dignity--he put on all dig. he had
handy-and in two minutes he had Jones
in double irons, and there kept him three
weeks, In the forehOld, for leaving the
ship without ORDERS" sess trs ~ 81
Twill not esurrect my own mean man,
for possibly he might not show to good adj
vantage in the presence of this gifted sail
or; but will enter q. Toledo bridegroom
against the son ofthe old salhVaEe, and
let The winner take the money I give the
Toledo story Just as it comes to me. Ut,
too, Is Written 81 18th sides of the paper
but, Is this correspondent is not a Journal.
LIST, the oct Is only wicked, NOT ob6oene.)
n "In thiV village stheselived, and contin-
ne to live, two chaps, who in their bach.
elor days were churns s.. one of the
chaps, firing Of single blessedness, took
unit himSelf . wife and q wedding, with
numerpus pieces Of, silverware, and things
from congratulating friends c., the other
chap, sent ina handsome silver ladle, cost.
ing several dollars or more. Their friend
ship continued. A year later G. also en-
tered into partnership for life with one Of
the fair Ewes and he, also, had . weddipga
B.. being worth something less than So
600. thought that he ought to Greturn the
compliment Of wedding present, and q
happy thought struck him. he took that
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-01-19

Nothing is more common than to hear
people talk about the evidence of
their senses, just as if they supposed
that should close all discussion. Now,
it is all very well to say" l saw
with my own eyes, or II heard
with my own ears" II we looked care.
fully riff We listened acknowledgements
would be pretty good evidence. tisiF
Yet it is well to bear In mind that our
senses, under certain circumstances, are
apt to mislead us. Strange a. this may
seem, il is,yet strictlytrue. You may be
deceived in certain cases, when you have
the evidence of your eyes, in broad day
light. .atas IA .eol'egI,itb iaa8 J.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-01-19

q TIE Rev. MI. Hovey, Writing % sui.
ssoN's Jonrn1, states that, In tho great
New England hail storm Of last summer, .
hail Stone weighing ten ounces and meas
wins aSos = s',e sS s;s st ss sl 4
ldiels away for dix hours aS(er 1t fell.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-01-19

I TIM Providence Hsssi insinuates. that
the Cnspins are the only strikers who
maintain thar principles to the s'last"s
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-01-19

THE Pilatka (Fla) Herald gives the fol.
lowing account of . contest between
bear and an alligator, which came of nea
that place !" A colored man was fishing
close by the scene of action ct the time.
When he heard the roar and below OF BON
animals he was disposed to cast away nus
flshing tackle and run, hut finding that INC
noise Of the conflict came NO nearer, ne
cautiously crept through the jungle, ana
thero Witnessed the combat, Bruin ana
his antagonist were in water about eighteen
inches deep the fight wa long and severe,
and it was terrible, the man said. to zee
how they lacerated and tore each other.
The bear, resorting to his peculiar tactics,
would effold the alligator RI his huge
assns, sd over and over they rolled in tie
wlter, until = Last the bear came Of the
vicsof. leaving his enemy deod
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-01-19

.
Gcrvayse everything. "a aso3
: Ned said few words in reply AT first, it
Is true, he laughed the notion ID scorn
Edith was simply in sport--she could not
mean II. But then he found she not only
could. but did. Edward Gcrvayse was on
the point of giving utterance to some.
words OF bitter anger; but he checked
himself when he looked down and cav
Edith's fearful, sod, heavenly face. -
-" Wei" he said, breaking long silence,
9" / shall 60 to the Uape.'s ~ s'fs2sfs =
He bent down, kissed her forehead, and
left the room.
And Edith-what Of Edith She sat as
one stunned. TIL now she had never
realized in its full force the promise she
had given-the deed she had done. She
sat on the low little, chair close to the fire,
and she laid her face on her hands upon
the table, and wept and moaned to herself
was all bit IN that w'ds everything.
She heard .. voice CALL rsEAitk.p She
looked up; 1t was Mr.. Jeffery
told Tas KS y ySa xs Mi hss sss'y They never
.. She noticed that Mr. Isfasavs did notion
this occasion Dc What b bad YnY . 9ttsp done
afIlanoed hntsnd sbyshia Chistian nano-
ask her why she would not call him James.
Mr.. Jeffery, simply said;s
Eyes, my EdsAf. cime in some few
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-02-09
WEST VIRGINIA. UNIVERSITY

Hon. J 4. HaEK, PresIt Beard uf Regenle
g Q SEuRQSs, Seciy !"
ALEx MARrix. D. D., President, apd Profess.
tr Of Mental and Moral Philosophy.
r s LYoS, A.. NJ, Vice President. Profess.
or Of Eng. Literature. and PriEcip. Prvp'y
Dept.
1 G ssksESs, AN, Professor Of Aslrcuos
my aud Physice. /,
Il II PIEkcE. A. NJ, fcSpt, o. s. Al Pro.
lessor Of Mathematics at Military Tunlles
] ] STEVENSON, A. ", Ph D, Professor Of
Chemistry aud Natural History.
FW Woop. Phi. D.. Professor Of Ancient and
Modern Languages. at
ow NlLIgR, A H., Assistant In the Pre-
parat0ty Department
OBJ PufiSTux, Tutor.
Geo II HAaAys, Esq. Superintendent 81 the
Grounds and Buildings.
HuaH W Block, a. D., Lecturer on Fhysiolp.
~ aud Hygiene,
Hon JoaS D,LtE, Lecturcr on Civil aud
Constitutional Law.
FALL TgRN bagins LIST Tneslay In September.
WlxTGR TEEI let Monday In december
'SPRISo TERM Sd Tuesday in March.
IloNMgScGMsSr, Sd "Wednesday IN lnpe.
TUiIiaS Preparatory, $500 per Term Of u
weeks.
z" University, $500 per Tsrn Of 70
weeks.
BoARnISa-Not 10 exceed 81 PER week,
AM "a 1860 .lv
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-02-09
FROM HARTFORD.

Upr SALT stock has Increased 10 an alarm
ing extent. that is. We have very large
quantity on hands, and il the morals Of the
people could be preserved by salt. We could
in short time have a very moral people,
but alas. salt won't reach the main spring
Of mans moral nature. and SO We must
leok to other agencies.
Mr.. Shoenberger an old citizen Of our
place, passed away 10 the spirit land a few
days ago. He served in the war under
Napoleon Bonaparte. followed this intrsp-
i id leader through the icy climes of Russia,
saw the burning Of Moscow, shared in the
the terrible sufsriugs that followed. aud
saw the star Of the mighty cOnquerOr go
down on tue bloody field Of Waterloo. =
How strange that after this, he should
cross the watery main to die in compare
tive obscurity in tho town Of Hartford City.
Tue torpedo man has been among our
salt wells. both here and Valley City, and
It is said has INCREASED almost double their
quantity Of water. 1t seems that this op.
Grafton has the sfect of stirring up the iu-
ternal arrangements Of the inner world
thereby causing the circulating medium to
run more freely.
Our town was thrown into afuror Of ex-
element one night last week BY an an
Measurement from the CLARA Scott" As she
passed down. that two men were III the
river among the ice. half mile above US,
and could not get out, aud at once some
ten or fifteen persons without much thought
or rejection started for the scene of suffer;
ing, each anxious to be frst on the ground
TO assist in giving relief to the unfortunate
men. But sHeh getting up there. pcr-
hsps, neSer Yves witnessed before. We
base read Of Borsparts crossing the Alps
in the dead of 'siuter, but never read nor
hoard fas many men falling down, 'as fell
of this number, III so short time. The
whole shore was covered with an unbro-
glade which made it almost impossible to
get along at all. The men, however, were
soou reached and after great eeort, were
rescued.
Our school is in a very prosperous con-
dition. We have OBJ names on our roll.
with an average attendance Of $50 scholars.
We have now four teachers and find plenty
to do, sad We complain Of but one ang
aud thatis our people do not visit enough,
We had q short visit from Bts, 3. B. Meek
and, w. b. Guthrie and R. s. Winkle-
black, Esq, last week. Hope they will
come again and bring some Oftheir neigh
6ors aiong.
The Unitcd Brethcren have. been carry
ing on meeting 30 this place for two
weeks. How long it will continue we
cannot say. Hope good has been accom-
plished.
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AGENTS WANTED.
To make $50 to$9Oo. per mouth by selling
Great Fortunes

kxp How TnrY WEnE Made By j. McoADE.
Proiusely illustrated and beautifully bound
'Yhe roet universally sought after book issued
for years ltshows how poor school master
made $40 ,Oss GOO; how poor hal blind sailor
became a great banker, a:batcher's apprentice
Iths weultiiest man in America, IN unknown
mechanic millionaire in seven ycars--with
many more such examples; how energy, ialcnt,
md patient industry have always met with
success when properly exerted; how money
can be made honestly and without sacrifice Of
principle, Send for Circular. ETC., aud notice
our extra terms. Z. HANNAFORD 4 co.,
Publishers liz West Fourth ST., Cincinnati.
Ohio. FEB. IT,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-02-09

DlsslpAr1oS AND LATE HouRs. After
the festal night come the miserable next
msrning, with its headache, its qualns, its
gloomy reflections Business must be ut.
tended m but neither mind nor body isft
for business. What is to be done? How
arc the energies ofthe system tn be work d
up, aud its reserves of vitality brought ou ?
How is the clouded brain to be clearcd?-
the languid and relaxed frame braccd up
for action? Under such circumstances u
single wine glassful of PIASTAnIOs Blr-
TIERS will bridg about an immOdntesapd
beneficial change, and a healthful GLOW
will be difased through the whole oFgauis
cation by the tonic operation Of this
wholesome cordial.
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no CONSUMPTIyES.

THE advertiser, having been permanently
| cnrec II that dread disease. Consumption
by simple remedy, IL anxious TO make known
to his fellow sufferers the means Of cure. To
all who desire 1t. he will send copy Of the
prescription used, tfrpe Of charge,1 with the
directions for preparing and using the same,
which they will find sure cuRE for CoSspNP-
4IoS, AsrHMA, BRoxcHlTAs, DC. Parties wish
ing the prescription will please address
Rev. EDWARD A. WILSON,
I65 South Second st., Wiiliamsburgh, N. Y.
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NOTICE.

NOTICE.
To Isaac Blcss. Richard Smith, Mrs. A.
Whitman, Mrs. Martha j. Ferguson,
and Madison Johnson.
INTAKE NOTICE. that by dacretai order
/ made Ivy the Circuit Court for Putnam
comfy West Virginia, In n certain cause
therein depending in which W. II Shaw is
complainant and n j. Ferguson. ct. al, are
defendants, its Mach Term, 1870. II was
among other things ordered that II upon the
return Of the summons therein awarded, Il
should appear that the above named parties or
any Of them were non residents Of this State,
that then In that event n copy OF the said sum.
mons should be published for four weeks spc-
cesSvcly in the Weekly Register, newspa.
per published in Mason county, West Virgins,
which publication shall be deemed and taken
as equivalent TO personal service. And II ap.
pearing from the return IN said summons that
Richard Smith, Mrs A Willmhn, Mrs. Martha
j. Ferguson and Madison Johnson, are ron
residents, 1t is therefore ordered that they be
summoned TO appear here on The first day Of
the next term. (which will b., March 10, l57Il
to show cause respectively ii any they can,
why the sale Of tho two town lots mentioned
in the report Of Special Commissioner H. O.:
Parsons, made in said case. which said report
bears date January 2lst, 1869, shall not he con.
lirmed and also why the sale Of the $50 acre
tract ofland aud Of the Inolety Of the 1925 acre
tract Of land aud Of the 800 acre trnct Of land and
OF the 1925 acre tract Of land, and Of the SIS
land, mentioned in said report, OF any Of them
'D''' Tesie:-ei W. cAReILL, Clerk.
HanuaPv ~ I7i-Aw
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-02-09

WORLD A1NAsAe.-We are under OBJ
legations to Mauton Marble, Esq, for a
copy Of the New York World Almanac for
1871, for which he will accept our thanks
This Almanac is an admirable compilation
Oft most useful and reliable statistics,
containing full census returns of every
state aud county in the Union, synopsis
Of The principal acts passed BY Congress. I
political record Of events, official returni
@ all Congressional and State elections
and other efuliuformadOn. sought for By
every intelligent citizen.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-02-09

Tie Home. Grsetts -TAis elegant
Household Paper for January comes to
our table, stirred 10 Reat aad handsome
dross. which for beauty and simplicity
surpasse. anything we have seen Of late,
also its pages are filled to the brim With SO
many good things that We have not the
space e euuuerate them. 1t is publishe d
at the low price Of Is cts. year by
Gould & Anthony, Fishkill-On-HudsOn
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-02-09

Maj. j. NJ, o'Riley, who was lying i'll
at the Dufour House for several weeks. is
no more. He died Saturday, Of Dropsy,
and was buried Sunday under the super
intepducee Of The Philothalian Club, Of
which he was member. He was first
known to our people ahaut tue year 1865,
aad was q nan Of more than ordinary tai
euts and education. As civil engineer,
we presume he had but few superiors, if
any. We know but little about his former
history, and presume no one else does, as
it was mystery; nothing dish0nOrable was
known Of him. His department among
us was that Of a genslemau. BE had his
faults like other men, however and they
only affected him.
We learn he vas educated in Dublin.
| Ireland, and from some motive which he
always vas reticent upon, he left home
where plenty abouuded. and isolated him
self under an assumed name. -BulIettn.