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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-23
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The OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP <&lHEMs
C0MPANY'S elegant side-wheel q - "A Izzszh
steamship WYANOKH Captain BOURNE, will Leave
her wharf, at Rockets on TU EsDAY, May 23d, ut
o'clock p. M. Freight received until P. NJ.
Through bills of ladng signed, and goods for
warded with dispatch to all points-north, south,
east and est. Clnse connections made with Cunard
line for foreign ports.
Passenger accommodations unsurpassed.
rare w
Round Trip Tickets.............. ........... 20 90
For freight or passage, apply to
JOHN W. WYATT, Agent,
my 22-2t No. Governor street
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-23

nIsTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
ruptcy.
In the matter of Peoples Savings Bank aud 9th.
ers versus Alfred d. Woodroof David p. Woodroof
Ambrose r Woodroof late m rchanis and partners.
trading under the style and firm of Woodroof L Co.,
bankrupts.
warrant in bankruptcy has been issued by said
court AGAINST the estates of Alfred M. Woodroof,
David X. Woodroof and Ambrose R. Woodroof
bankrupts, OF the county Of Campbell in tha State
OF Virginia. in said district who has been adjulged
bankrupts upon the petition of their creditors "A
And the payment of any debts. and the delivery of
any property belonging to said bsnkrupts, to them
or to their use and the transfer Of any property by
them are forbidden by law THAT meeting Of the
creditors of said bankrupts prove their debts and
choose one or more assignees Of their estates will
Danville In said dstrict on the 18th day of June,
1871, at IL O'Clock M, at the office of J. r. uobbs one
of the Registers in Bankruptcy
my 2s -Tu2w u s. Marshal for said District.
PROPnsALs.
OFFicE OF A. .. s.,
RALsIaH, N. g., May l9th 1871.
GEALED PROPOSALS IN DUPLICATE WILL BE
~ received at this Office until IL NJ June 18th
1871, for furnishing the FRESH BEEF required by
the Subsistence Department q. s. A. at this station
during elk months commencing July lat. 1871 In.
formation as to conditions, qnaliy of beef payment
AUTHUR CRAN5TON,
ID lieut. Fourth U. 3. Artillery A. CS.
my 22-4t
TNHE SOUTHERN FILE
i for the Benefit of the Widows and Orphans Of
the Southern States.
DISTRIBUTION No. si2 EVENING MAY o.
es 80 rs l6 60 40 20 l 81 SO Al SO So As
DISTRIBUTION No. sis Moanse MAY 20.
81 rs 90 SO 10 TO 46 81 rs 81 23 66 ~ 20
Witness my hand, at Richmond, Va, this 23d day
of May, 1871.
SIMMONS & CO., @. O. TOMPKINs
managers. Commissioner.
OERfIflCATEs OF RAFFLE, can be purchased
from Capt. W. l. DABNEY, at the Branch office, No
Eleventh street. one, door from Main.
CHARPS' SPORTING EtFI Es.-we are now pre-
Opared to I'LL srlers for New Metallic Cartridge
Sporting Rifles, Of various iengths aud calbre. For
accuracy and safety, we recommend Bresch Load
Ing riaes as superior IN every respect to any Others
now made For Circulars giving full description and
prices, apply to sHARps' RIFLE MFG. 60, Hart.
ford, Conn. % 14-iN
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-23

EoK NEW YORK.
The VIRGINIA STEAMSHIP and <xzH~zEN
PACKET C0MPANYS elegant steam ~
ship GEO. B. UPTON, Captain RosERTs, will leave
her wharf at Rockets on TUESDAY, May Esd, at 6
p. NJ. Freight received up to the hour OF sailing
Close connections and through bills OF ading gwen
TO all southern and eastern ports.
This elegant steamship has fine cabin accommoda.
tiona.
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Round trip tickets, good until used, only...l5 20
For freight or passage, apply to sa.
DAVID J. BURR. President.
No. 1914 Main street.
WASHINGTON 4 Co.. Agents,
Pier 2l, North river, New York. my 2a-3t
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-23
MAJ EST Il JOHNSTON,
BooKsELLERs AND sTArIoNERs,

BOOKSELLERS AND sTATIoNERs,
I006 Main Street, two doors above the postoftiee,
offer for sale LARGE AND WELL ASSORTED
STOCK OF SCHOOL, LAW, MEDICAL, AGRIcUL.
TURAL, CLASSICAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
BOOKS.
GENERAL BANK AND COUNTING HOUSE
STATIONERY.
Of all kinds.
BLANK BOOKS made to order In any style Of Bind
ing and Ruling using the best material and warrant
ing satisfaction
Bankrupt and Pension Blanks.
Orders promptly attended To-
my 20-3t
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-23
WANTS.

VA ANTE6--Two or three UNFUBNISHED
w ROOMS In a desirable part of the city. Ad.
dress, 18th location and price, Alt.
my 22-3t* JOURNAL ONCE.
VXJANTED.-Two small neat HOUSES are wanted,
w and owners Of such can find responsible care
full tenants by applying to THIS OFFICE
my lets
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-11-18
Trouble Brewing Between the
Emitted States and spain.

The Government has taken note Of the
Conduct of the Spanish Government
sending two or three vessels OF war from
Havana to Port au-Piince to fulfill the
menaDce made toward the Hornet a
month OF two since 1t is possible that
this war feet il intended for some other
point. but the threat of the Spanish su
thorries, constantly reiterated. furnishes
ground for grave spprehen,ions The
vessel Is still the subject OF diplomatic
CORES spondeoce. but il i sufficient that
she Is in a neutral port to reuder the at
tempt to take her by force au outrage on
this Government. as well as that of
Hayti, TO say nothing Of the violation
OF the plainest principles OF information
al law None is clearer than that DO
foreign war vessel has right to make q
capture in a neutral port This Govern
ment has not such force just now =,
Port an Prince a. il desires.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-11-18

Mr.. CoIfax Is named IN connection
with the Presidency. lie smilingly
denies having any aspirations in that di
rertiou But the New York Standard
Radical sticks to ats opinion. expressed
some weeks ago. that Colfax has Presi
dental aspirations. and that il Is the iu
tention of Mr. Greeley and other gentle
men to bring him forward 10 the next
Radical Convention as the opponent Of
Grant. The Washington R,publicaa.
Grants hand organ, say "it seems prob
able that Mr. Colfax has been selected
as the available man to defeat President
Grant. and it admits that "there are at
least four leading men in the Republiean
party who are now opposed to the re-
nomination of President Grant, namely,
Mr. Sumner, Mr. Greeley, Mr. SchurE
aud Mr.. Fenton. 1t is hardly probable
that any one of them will have so chang
ed before the convention meets as TO
support Instead OF oppose Gen. Grants
reuomination; that they have consider
able infdeuce;" that MIR. Feuton and
Mr.. Greeley arc strong in New York,
aud that they know how to manipulate
the party machinery aud to fix up
delegation 1t is evident that Graut's
friends look upon this movement in no
pleasant mood.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-11-18
KLEPTOMANIA.
whether Its Victims Diner from
Ordinary Thieves.

II is by no mesns difficult for skilled
physician 10 distinguish, after = short
examination, between q real victim OF
kleptomanis and an ordinary thief The
kleptomania never enters into a conspi-
rscy to commit crime, but is often and
nearly always afflicted on account Of the
calamity which has come upon him. We
all know how thieves coDgregs,e and
conspire together, and how they never re-
gret the crime they commit but only
the unlueky chance by which they are
found out. Poverty often furnishes .
motive for theft, and the assumption
against \ poor man who has committed
ihelt is rarely against his sanity.
Whereas If rich man steal worth
less things and make 3 practice Of
it. and have no use for them. he is pre-
sumed to be insane st once. Motive.
however. must certainly weigh here, sc
we'll as social position and circumstances.
Nor must the manner Of the stealing be
overlooked. nor the relations between the
thief and the victim. Skillful theft aud
eleverDess exhibited in attempt TO eou-
ceal it. are also strong evidence against
insanity.
A real klep, derives his chief pleasure
In the theft Itself, not IN the thing stolen.
which he oftens throws away, like child
tired of its playthings. If it be not
thrown away it is boarded, hosrdiOg be-
ing one Of the infalibe signs Of kleptO-
mania Moreover the real klep, will Of
ten steal openly, with no attempt 10 dis
guise, whilst real thief must Disguise
aud conceal to protect himself from dis-
covery.
PARALYSIS ONE CAUSE 20 THE DISEASE.
Some celebrated European physicians.
applying the doctrine Of the cOnyersstion
and correlation of forces 10 moral mania,
have recently contributed some important
articles to medical science, showing that
certain physical diseases sre the actual
causes of kleptomauia.
Prichard cites the case Of the wife Of q
man Of fortune, who was in the habit Of
stealing on all occasions whenever she
visited shops 10 this case, paralysis
(partiaD and softening Of the braiu eK-
listed The husband was 50 overwhelmed
with grief and shame that he left the
fascination Of the city. and bsnished him
self to the country, where there we're no
shops; but the mania remained.
Il is a curious fact that ia one Stage
Of paralysis delu>ion always exists in
the mind OF the suffer that what he steals
is his own property, or has been stolen
from hun. and that be merely reclsims
his OVID Sometimes he imagiues that God
orders him to steal.
Paralysis is sure TO cause stealing 10
some shape or other; and stealing. indeed,
may be sometimes regarded as symptom
OF the disease
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-11-18
al OF Jack Wilson

II. ondeut Of the Paducah Ken
R4us speaks of the effort of Capt
Z Vnandle, our Commonwealth At
rorn5g in the prosecution OF jack vii
son. for murder, in the Blaudyille Court,
last week
The prosecution was managed by the
learned Attorney tor the Commonwealth.
aud perhaps he never did better Op
posed By al overS heiming array of>odds
"a the deieu>e he bore himself coolly,
quietly. AID with glea ability a through
he long labyrinth ot the evidence. and
commenced the fus~ argument for the
state, oo Friday evening, the seventh
.Iay of the trial, and concluded at about
one oelock, occupying about FIVE hours.
1t we're 70 say il was able. | should do
him Injustice Cool, calm, quiet. earnest,
digni6ed and eloquent. are the terms
which alone give an imperfect idea OF the
m isterIy effort. Surely, certainly. aud
ogically did he pursue the long, closely
connected aud unbrokeu links OF the
chain OF circumstances which led from
the threshold of violence the threat
aud anathema to the grave OF Magarvy.
throw n food of light upon the whole
20 overwhelming 10 itself a. TO reveal
the fa-h of the gun aud the hand that
had fred i, the revolving form of the
ASSASSIN and the dying agonies of his
victim Deeply impressed with the grav
ity Of the occasion, aud thoroughly
aroused to the possibility of the stu
alton. be carried himself home in the
conclusion OF his argument. with a pathos
and power. 10 the minds OF the jury, aud
the brge audiences that hung upon bis
lips. almost amounting 10 a positive de
monsration, so nearly so, that the i'm
par,nl mind was driven to the couclu
sion. hat an acquitaI was impossible
'.The jury retired, and after thirty
hour returned into court that they could
not gree The term was expiring. aud
theywere discharged 1t Is known that
there we're eight for conviction aud four
tor seqnittaI. Upon the discharge of
the jury the court heard motion for
bail, aud the bond was fixed "a, two thou
snud dollars After the adjournment
the boud was given, aud young Wilson.
after sixteen months Imprisonment is
now at large.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-11-18
NO. As.
One of the Most Extraordinary
stories On Record.
[From De Loui.vile lAIissouril Ledger.l

[From the Louisville (Missouri) Ledger]
The Rev. DR.. Hanks, of Ridgeway.
gave to b. J Botan, Esq of this place.
the particulars of the following frightful
story, and to the last named gentleman
we are indebted for the came DR.. Hawk
ins was the attending physician, and is
a man of responsibility, and as the story,
unreasonable, as 1t may seem, comes
through only one person OF trustworthi-
ness, we can safely vouch for its truth
Mrs Sarah Parker. the wife OF Thomas
Parker. living near ShawneetOwn. had
been fflicted tor some time, and abouttwO
months ago grew worse and was troubled
with frequent spaSms.-J ust as she was
recovering from these fits, while suffer
ing very much, her attendants discovered
four snakes, some ten or fifteen inches
long. crawl from her mouth. cape and
gaze round. and then seek hiding place
among the hair OF her head. These the
doctor secured and placed them in jar
of water, and fed them on sugar TO keep
them alive About an hour after the
four snakes came from her mouth. anoth
er, much larger. and nearley three quar-
ters Of an inch in diameter, crawled so
far OUT that Mrs. Parker caught sight
of il. when she again went in to a spasm
An effort was made by the physician to
seize this one with his tweezers, but il
disappeared down her throat
The snakes captured were. as we have
stated, between ten aud fourteen inches
long. the doctor described them AZ near
" as large as his little finger They had
II IL
back of their head. ard were of dark
iSh brown color They gazed about as
if strangers TO light aud living objects.
Two OF three of the snakes were sent to
physicians and naturalists in Chicago aud
St Louis, and these scientific men write
back that they belong to DO species known
to them, or found 10 the natural scientific
history Mrs Parker lived about two
months after this terrible occurrence, end
died on the ID inst Owing TO objections
by her husband. DO post morfem exam
iDation of the body was had.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-11-18
4 New Phase OF the Woman
Question.

The Eo,ca State Register puts it thus :
Miss Jennie SwiDney was postmi,rress
at Blairstown But the other day she
got married. and then there was 10 Jen
nie Swinney any more. Losing her
name she lost her Office, aud a widow
lady, named French, has been appointed
n her place. This suggests an inquiry {:
Supposing some of the young unmarried
women elected County Superiutendents IN
Iowa this fall should get married duriog
their official term. would they marry
themselves out Of office? If the people
of country elected Miss Mary Smith
Superintendent, would she, as Mrs. Mary
Jones-Johu Jones wife-be competent
to continue in the position? If so, aud
she should sign her new name, how
would it be legalzed? 1t would look as
though Mary, when she said yes to John
and the minister. would have to say good
by. Office. 1t may be we shall have a
practical test whether girl will love an
Office best or a man.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-11-18
AgrtcuItmraI Congress.

On the first Tuesday in next month.
the Southern Agricultural Congress will
assemble at Selma, Alabama. 1t will be
the second meeting of the Congress
which was held, the 6rst time, st Angus.
ia, Georgia, about year ago, under the
Presidency of Hon. Herschell v John.
son. We learn from the Selma papers
that preparations are being actively made
to extend the hospitality OF that City 10
a very liberal manner to the delegates 10
the Congress. and we doub, not that their
visit will be n delightful one. The
questions TO be discussed before the Coo
gress will embrace all the interesting
topics connected with the Agricultural
interests OF the Southern States without.
in the least degree. giving a sectional
bearing to rhe deliberations Of the body.
The various Agricultural Associations 10
Kentucky aud throughout the South are
earnestly solicited to seod delegates TO
the Congress.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-11-18
Prospects for the Provision
Trade.

From the Cincinnati Price Current
The receipts ct hogs have been light
aud the market ruled higher, packers
aud slaughterers manifested desire 10
commence operations. bsoauso..d-~s-,e
cool nights. and there has be consid-
eruble mpetiiion 10 buv hogs. and. 'he
receipts being light. prices advanced full
ly cents per GENITAL. but this was lost in
part at the close. The desire 10 COM
mence curing pork Is quite stroDg, and IL
Is DOW quite clear that the price Of hogs
will not be much lower than they a'e
now until this desire is gratiied, which
will be the case as soon a. the receipts
become large and the stuff commences
to accumulate, and the early contracts
are all filled IL r'u~f ,. rlea- ." ~
one, we think, not blinded By prejudice,
that S4a5 90 gross, COR hogs, are rates
far above what can be regarded saie, say
fully Que dollar per GENITAL, in view of the
great abundance of corn and of hogs,
and that the only hope for the trade -
in very low prices, aud if hogs sre not
procured at s3a3 % gross, il wiil un-
doubtedly be the fauii Of the packers.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-11-18
20 Nomination for 1872.

Our neighbor, the Columbus Dipateh,
rev'eWing the election Of the 9Th instant,
says:
We may not be like Washington. 1t
Is possible we could tell lie should we
try possibly we nigh, TO avoid whip
ping. But in this instance a lie would
not save the Democracy from whipping.
ana consequently We may as we'll look
the Matter sqaare 10 the face aud tell the
PAIN truth. There is no probability
mat the Democratic party can succeed in
eleeilng candidates of its own selection
IN 1872, Everything seems to indicate
that the proper policy for the Demoera-
ey 10 le12. will be to support the Bomi-
nee et the conservative Republicans.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-11-18
The BIrlh-PIace or Cnorcra.

An English army surgeon. writing 10
the Londoo Times. traces the supposed
impending visit OF cholera to a monster
religious meeting on the Gauges. He
says that he was in one Of the worst
cholera districts in India. in the year
1867 Preparations were then making
for the gathering at Hurdwar. % the
Ganges- The medical officers Of the
army warned the Government Of the
danger Of such an assemblage The
authorities could not or would not in
terfere. The multitude assembled, in
number about 100000 Ia forty eigh,
hours after the gathering the cholera
broke out among them. The muititudes,
psnic-stricken, scattered. north. south,
east and west, carrying the seeds of the
disease with them From this beginning,
and not from Persia. this writer contends
the cholera is spreading. Persia re
ceived it, infection from the assemblage
Oh the Ganges. The writer says that
these monster meetings are held at stated
tines: Il some one could furnish data
by which it could be shown that the
meetings" and the outbreaks Of cholera
occur in the same year, the case might
be made out.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-11-18
GFanrs Eieaihen proclamation.


ffeshent Grant has issued a procla
nstisp sitting apart the 3oth day of No.
vsEneer as one to be observed by the
peap'e % thanksgiving and prayer; Gov,
HaHinan, of New York, proclaims the
22sd = sday to be observed by his peo,
plss and the New York Sun urges the
pegpe Of that State to observe the one
set apaft by the Governor in preference
testhe day designated by President Graut;
aud urges it, if for DO other reason Gas
the s1a asserts, because of the clumsy
EassSh aud heathenish theology with
whish tie President has disfgured his
prselanation. The Sun says
Perhaps il is too much to expect him
% wslis in anything but the awkardest
sehQplboy style; but he ought not to in
suitfhe Christians OF the nation by ex
pseesing sentiments which il is the e.
peciAl hiSSion Of Christianity to combat
f. night DO very we'll for Choetaw OF
eP19k rds sss stesr Ss Ss1des ssEieinly have We.
-1d7eOtof the United States than to advise
one portion of the people to publicly
rejoice in the misioreunes OF the other
portion. Yet this is what President
Gran, distinctly does. He says
II some Of US have had calamities.
there would be an occasion for sympathy
with the sufferers, of resignation on their
part the will OF the Most High. and
tor rJoiciDg 10 Tie many lcho hare been
more .GsUorsd.
lie "therefore" goes on 10 recommend
that
"On Thursday the 30th day Of No
vember next, the people meet 10 their
respective places OF worship. aud there
M ke the usual acknowl edgments to Al
mighty God for the blessings He has
conferred upon them, for their merciiul
exemption from evils and invoke His
protection aud kindness for their less far
'aaate brethren 'ch0m IN Ills tcisdom,
liz has deemed u best 10 ch1stise"
The President evidently esteems world
" prosperity blessing. and worldly
curse lie believes the
Of God TO be proper oo-
easions for commiserating their objects
thus both eoutradicting the Bible, which
t-4ches Us that whom the Lord loyeth
lie cha>teneth. aud his own admission
that God. "in his wisdom has deemed il
best" TO iufljct the 80; evils lie desires
l, TO deprecate He evidently belongs
,o that conceited class who fancy that
they could give some valuable hints to
the Ruler Of the universe. il He w.uld
,aly consult them. He seems to think.
,oo. that unless we invoke the Divine
production aud kiudue~s' for our less
Fortunate brethren, it may 20 hard with
them God, ia his view ct the matter.
does not love all His children alike, and
'hereare those who happen TO be favor
itez in'ercede for the Others
.yer day is observed, we trust
pioo. f@og's %. ,5s seasr,,ly s.5.,, vii,
& Aspiuions of our beuighted
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-11-18
INSURANCE Losses b, Chicago.

NEW YoRK, Nov 10-The publish
ers Of the Spectator an insurance jour
nal. have issued table showing the ag
gregate losses of companies by States.
the number suspended aud assessed. and
the number unaffected BY the Chicago
FIRE The total number of companies in
the United States are 335 their aggre
gate capital s74 e3S. PIC; total gross as
sets. Sl39 420 426 total losses. $50 S21.
l22 The companies suspended are 81 :
number assessed IS; number not in the
FIRE S72