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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-04-22

THE PuREsT PEARL.


Beside the church door, a-weary and alone,
A blind woman sat on the cold door stone;
The wind was bitter, the snow fell fast,
And mocking voice in the fitful blast
Seemed ever to echo her moaning CRY,
And she begged for aims of the passer-by;
"Have pity on me, have pity, pray;
My back is bent my head is grey"
The bells were ringing the hour of prayer,
And many good people were gathered there
But, covered with furs and mantles warm,
They hurried past through the wintry storm.
Some were hoping their souls to save,
And some we're thinking of death and the
grave,
And, alas they bad no time to heed
The poor asking for charity's need.
And some were blooming with beauty grace,
But closely muffied in wells of lace;
They saw not the sorrow, nor heard the moan,
OF her who sat on the cold door stone.
At last came one of noble name,
BY the city counted the wealthiest dame,
And the pearls that Der her neck were strung
She proudly there to the beggar flung.
Then followed maiden, young and fair,
Adorned with clusters of golden hair;
But her dress was thin, and scanty, and worn;
Not even the beggar's seemed more forlorn.
With fearful look and pitying sigh,
She whispered softly, F'No jewels have L,
But give you my prayers, good friend, said
she,
''And surely know God listens to me-"
On the poor weak hand, SO shrunken and
small,
The blind woman felt tear drop fall;
She kissed it, and said to the weeping girl,
1T is you who have given the purest pearl"
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Harvard College, the University Lectures, Divinity
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Lawrence Scientific School. School OF Mining and
Practical Geology, Bussey Institution "a School OF
Agriculture and Horticuture), Botanic Garden, AS.
Economical Observatory, Museum of Comparative
Zoology, Peabody Museum OF Archaeology, Episcopal
Theological School.
The next academic year begins on September 2s,
1871.
The nrst examination for admission to Harvard
College will begin June 20, at A M. The second
examination for admission to Harvard College, and
the examinations for admission to the Scientific
and Mining Schools: will begin September 2s. The
requisites for admission to the College have been
changed this year. There is now a mathematical
alternative for portion OF the classics circular
describing the new requisites and recent examina-
ton papers will be mailed on application.
UNIVERSITY YLECTURES.-Thirty-thr courses
in 1s7O-71 OF which twenty begin in the week Feb
ruary 1919. These lectures Intended for gradu-
ates OF colleges, teachers, and other competent
adults (meD or women). circular describing them
will be mailed on application.
THE LAW SCHOOL has been reorganized this
year. 1t has seven instructors, and library OF
5000 volumes. circular explains the new course
OF study the requisites for the degree and the cost
OF attending the school. The second half OF the
year begins February lS.
For catalogues, circulars, or information, ad-
dress j. W. HARRIS,
&c 9m Secretary.
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4Ef once No. 4 : ia South / waARvEs.N Mes
sTEAMsRfP LINE, THR6UaH FREiGHT II MFf0hs AR.
LINE TO THE SOUTH AND WEST
DAY FIRST wsahF aSose M9
No bills Of lading signed after IL oclo,k on sailing
THRouGa RATES to all points in North and
South Carolina, via seaboard Airline Railroad con-
nessee e, and the West via Virginia and Tennessee
Airline, and Richmond and Danvie Railroads.
Freights HANDLED BUT ONCE and taken at
LOWE RATES than by any other line.
No charge for commissions, drayage or any ex-
pense OF transfer. Steamships insure at lowest.
FREIeHTs RECEIVED DAILY.
State-room accommodations for passengers.
WIN. p. POkTKR, Agent, Richmond aud City
Point. 7. p. CRoWELL g. CO., Agents, Norfolk.
,FNFs, PHILADELPHIA AND CHARLESTON.
: aaass=sEs-PHILADELPHIA and CHARLESTON
In T THURSDAY LINE FOR CHARLESTON.
The hrst-class Steamship FALL RIVER, Captain
Hi ckley, will sail on Thursday, Aoril 27, at u.
O'Clock, noon, from Pier 8, North Wharves, above
Through bills Of adlng to all principal points in
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, etc., etc.
Rates OF freight as low as by any other route.
For freight passage apply on the Pier, as above.
VIM. A. COURTENAY, Agent in Charleston.
arss FOR NEW YORK DAILY-vIA
sDELAWAREANSD "A RARITAN CANAL.
The CHEAPEST and QUICKEST water commu-
nication between PhiladeIphia and New York.
MARKET Street, Philadelphia, and foot OF WALL
S'feTi THRoUGH SeU ! i In TwENTY-FoUR HOURS.
Goods forwarded by all the lines running out OF
New York, North. East, and West free OF commits
Freight received daily and forwarded on accom-
N'oN"e JAMES HAND, Agent.
No. 119 WALL Street. New York.
nTsA nav EXPRESS LINE to ALEX
A TN Nh
WAsHINCiTON d. O.. Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal, connecting with Orange and Alexandria
' Steamers leave regularly every SATURDAY at
noon, from First Wharf above MARKET Street.
HYDE - 4 TYLER, Agents, Georgetown, D. @.
M. ELDRIDGE CO., Agents, Alexandra, Va.
~m--sA DELAWARE AND CHESAPEAKR
- Ea - = Tow-BoAT COMPANY.
Barges towed between Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Havre-de-Grsce, Delaware City, and intermediate
poi1GsAs captain JOHN LAUGHLIN superintendent.
OFFICE, No. IL South WHARyES,
PHILADELPHIA.
WILLIAM P. CLYDE q co..
foi ." No. 12 SOUTH WHARvEs, Philadelphia,
where further information may be obtained.
fEFs, LoRIILARD STEAMSHIP COMPANY
FOR NEW YORK..
SAILING TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS, AND SAT-
URDAYS AT NOON.
INSURANCE oNEEIGHTH OF ONE PER CENT.
No bin OF lading or receipt signed for less than
nifty cents, and insurance effected for less than
one dollar premium.
For further particulars and rates apply at Com.
panys ofice. Pier Ss East river. New York, or TO
JOHN y. OIL
PIER 10 NORTH WHARVES
D-Kxtra rates on small packages IRON metalsf
etc. t.. ....,.-.
aKAe FOR NEW YORK, VIA DELAWARE
a25zlzzA ,and Raritan Canal
SM lFTSURE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY.
DESPATCH AND SWIFrSU UkE LINES
The steam propeers Of this company leave daily
at ~ M. and p. Nd.
Ghrough In twenty-four hours.
Goods forwarded 20 any point free OF commission.
Freiehts taken on accommodating terms.
~'F' WILLIAM NJ BAIRD & Co, Agents,
No. ls2 South DELAWARE Avenue.
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~gfTFfA PHILADELPHIA AND SOUTHERN,
szse.aslasass. MAIL STEAMSHIP CoMPANY'S RE-
GuLAR SEMI-MoNTHLY LINE TO NEW Or
LEANS, La. ~
vana, on -, May -, ats M.
vana, on Saturday, April 22. -
THROUGH BILLS OF LADING at as low rates
as by any other route given to MOBILE CALVES
TON, INDIANoLA, ROCKPORT, LAVAOCA, and
BRAZOS, and 70 all points on the Mississippi river
between New Orleans and st. Louis. Red river
freights reshipped at New Orleans without charge
OF COMMISSIONS.
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WEEKLY LINE TO SAVANNAH, GA.

WEEKLY LINE TO SAVANNAH, GA
The TONAWANIA will sail for Savannah ON
Saturday, April "a, at A. NJ.
The WYOMING viii sail from Savannah on Sat-
urday. April 22.
THROUGH BILLS OF LADIN9 given to all the
principal towns In Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mis-
stssppi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Tennessee In con-
nection with the Central Railroad of Georgia At
antc and Gulf Railroad, and Florida steamers, at
aslow rates as by competing lnes.
SEMI-MONTHLY LIN TO WILMINGTON, N G.
The PIONEER will sail for Wilmington on
Tues1ay April 2b. at A. M. Returning, win leave
Wilmington Tuesday, May2.
Connects with the Cape Fear River Steamboat
Company, the Wilmington and Weldon and North
Carolina Railroads, and the Wilmington and Man.
chester Railroad TO all interior points.
Freights for Columbia, s. c., and Augusta, Ga,
taken via Wilmington at as low rates as by any
other route.
Insurance effected when requested by shippers.
Bills Of lading signed at Queen street wharf on or
before day OF sailing.
WILLIAM L. JAMES, General Agent,
81 /, No. $50 s. THIRD Street.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-23
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TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.


Gold closed in New York yesterday
at l102.
A dispatch from Ottowa reports the
telegraph completed to Fort Carey.
Dion has beat Miller the second game
of billiards, out of three, at New Orleans.
The Washington Fire Company of
Wilmington, Del, is visiting thei Norfolk
firemen.
The number of Brigham Young's con-
nubial felicities is twenty-nine, and some Of
them want to be divorced.
"A fire occurred in the New York
Ecening Mail office yesterday evening, do
ing trifing damage, however.
John Russell, for many years the Lead
ing publisher and bookseller in Charleston,
S. G. died in that city yesterday.
w. G. Cases large machine shop and
foundry, Columbia, Pa, burned last night.
Loss, s35, 900 insurance, 10000.
The Legislature of Georgia has passed
the bill ordering special election for Gov
ernor over Acting Governor Conley's veto.
Hon. John Sherman has been inter-
viewed, and expresses confidence in his re-
election to the United States Senate from
Ohio.
--Lieutenant-Governor Oscar j. Dunn,
died yesterday in New Orleans of corees-
ton of the brain and lungs. He wa fifty
one years of age.
There has been a storm Of several days
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-23
LATEST NEWS.
FROM NEW YORK.

NeU York, November 22.--The London
Economist having mentioned with regret
the appearance of United States Minister
Schenck as director in one of the new
mining companies, with the remark that
commercial occupation of any kind appears
certainly incompatible with the functions
of a diplomatist, the New York E'rming
Post hopes our Government will imme-
diately recall Schenck, who, it says, by
permitting his official position TO promote
stock speculations, humiliates his country,
and shows an utter want of respect for his
high office.
A man named Richard Depriester was
found lying on Broadway this morning.
The sum Of Sll 900 was found on his per-
sons, and $4,000 in South Carolina bonds.
Fisk has presented to Grand Duke Alexis
the freedom of all he owned on the Ameri-
can continent.
The grand ball here in honor of Alexis
will take place on the 29th, and the naval
ball on the 2Sth.
The smallpox is raging in Trinidad,
West Indies.
General Butler denounces as canard
the whole story of the Harrisburg con-
ference.
There were forty-three cases Of smallpox
reported last week, and twenty since Satur-
day. ~
The steamship Wyanoke arrived to-day
from Richmond.
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FROM CONNECTICUT.

Noreich, Conn, Nov. 22.-The loss Of
life by the ''City of New London" disaster
is greater than was anticipated. There
were only seven passengers, but Of these
William T. Norton, of Norton Bros. c..
B. Rogers, of c. B. Rogers & Co., and
Harrison Aldrich, all of this city, were
lost. OF the officers and deck hands known
to be lost are William p. Ely, of Hamburg,
Conn.,, second mate; M. w. Baker, Of
Norwich, engineer Henry Dugan, of New
London, steward; Webster Cooper, second
cook; Frank Flowers, residence unknown,
waiter; Warren Mitchell, oiler; Discai
Sullivan, Patrick Mahony, and Thomas
Roude, deck hands.
The "New London" carried a cargo OF
heavy freight, principally cotton, rags,
groceries, leather, hides, &C., which, to-
gether with the boat, is total loss. On
account of the absence Of the manager OF
the line from the city, it is impossible to
ascertain the Insurance.. 1t is understood
the boat is insured for 100000.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-23

FRESH MILK.--A month or two ago,
we mentioned in the STATE JOURNAL
that the dairymen Of Augusta county had
taken some action looking to Richmond as
milk market, and had at meeting APP
pointed the necessary committees to investi-
gate the probable extent of the demand
here for the lacteal fluid and the transport
tation facilities which could be furnished by
the railroads.
By a special dispatch to city cotelnpo-
rary, the Whg, we learn of further definite
action on the part of the Augusta county
people. The dispatch says:
A call meeting of those interested in the milk
trade with Richmond was held here to-day.
"The Valley Dairymen's club was organized,
with the following officers: David Condor, presi-
dent; Absalom Koiaer, secretary. A board of
directors, consisting of five members, was also
elected. On motion, a committee was appointed
to secure an agent in Richmond. The associa-
tion will commence to forward milk to Richmond
as soon as arrangements can be made in your
city. During the summer a special train will be
run at night to accommodate this trade. Two
thousand gallons of milk can be forwarded daily
when the trade is established, with a capacity OF
increase equal to the demand. Great interest
is felt here in this subject. Create the demand
we will furnish the supply t
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FIRE MATTERs.-The recent disastrous

b FIRE MATTERS.--The recent disastrous
fires in various parts Of the country
have awakened an interest in the larger
communities as to the best means of pre-
venting and extinguishing fires and con-
siderable enquiry has been made as to the
apparatus best adapted for use in case OF
fire in the smaller villages and towns oil
our owu State. The chief of the Richmond
Fire Department, Captain Ainslie, has
been applied to by several parties to give
such information and advice as his experi-
ence in such matters would enable him to
give. He has taken great pains to reply to
all inquiries addressed to him, and will, we
are sure, continue to do so. For general
information, we may state that it is the
chiefs opinion that for the smaller towns of
the State, where fires are of infrcquent oc-
currence, hooks and ladders and rubber
buckets, are the most efficient articles that
can be used, and the most economical, and
least liable to get out of order. The trucks
can be readily and cheaply manufactured,
even out of an ordinary cast-of road wa
gon the ladders and hooks could be of
home manufacture, and the buckets can be
secured at small cost. We learn that our
fire department is furnishing such appa-
ratus for use in Louisa Court House, which
has become town of considerable extent,
and still growing. 1t is the part Of wisdom
for every town of any Importance to pro-
vide itself with the means of defense against
the fiery fiend.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-23

CHAMBER OF COMMERCIAL meeting
of the Board of Directors of the Chamber
of Commerce was held last evening. The
president, David J. Burr, ESQ.,, stated that
the principal object of the meeting was to
appoint delegates to the meeting of the Ma
tional Board of Trade to be held in St.
Louis on Wednesday, the 9th December
next.
On motion of Mr.. McCance, seconded by
Mr.. Noting, the president was authorized
to appoint two delegates to the meeting of
the National Board of Trade. The names
of the delegates were not announced during
the meeting last evening.
The president laid before the Board let
ter from f. M. Wiley, ESQ.,, of Jackson's
River, in relation to the recent order of the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad company,
charging freghts on empty packages in
tended to be filled with grain and other
produce to pass over the road again, con-
signed to Richmond merchants, and stating
that the practices of the road compel ship
pers to seek other markets by other routes,
thus diminishing the Chesapeake and Ohio
freights and our commissions and trade to
that extent. The subject was referred to
the Committee ON Inland Trade.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-23

THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT CASES.
In our report of the proceeding in the Uni
ted States Circuit conrt yesterday in the in
dictments against DR.. G. F. Guillou, our
reporter Inexperienced the disposition of
the eases. DR.. G. was charged in four
cases with preventing, hindering, and intim-
idating Samuel Thompson, Moses Thomp-
son, Ran Thweat and Joseph Branch, col'd,
at an election held on the 18th day Of May,
1871, in Matoaca township, Chesterfield
county.
To this accusation the defendant pleaded
guilty in all the cases excepting that OF
Joseph Branch, in which a noHe prosequl
was entered. In the case of Sam'l Thomp-
son he was adjudged to pay fine of $500
and costs in the other two the judgment
was suspended.
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collieries, some twenty-five or thirty in all i,
in the Schuylkill and Shamokin regions,
those least favorably located, have been
forced into suspension of mining; yet,
Notwithstanding the lessened production
from this cause the market is still over-sup-
piled, and stocks at the principal coal CEN
tres continue to increase. The Lehigh
region suffers less by comparison than the
other regions named. 1t is new manifest
that there is no market for the usual esti-
mated annual increase of ten per cent. in
consumption. Indeed, less coal for do
mestic purposes, it is believed, will
be marketed the current year
than there was last year, for several
alleged causes, prominent among which is
greater economy observed in the use of
coal, and the fact that last years long sus-
pension in the anthracite regions taught the
manufacturing consumers the economy,
under forced high prices of anthracite, of
using bituminous coal, from which users
do not Immediately return when anthracite
prices fall. We do not remember time
ever before when the market for coal in the
middle of November was so inactive and
depressed as it is now. Prices are quoted
nominally the same as last week in the
market, and 10 to Is cents lower at New
York. The total production of all kinds
of coal for the week was 512, ,517 tons, and
for the year 1869, ,795 tons, against 49,
033, ,6S5 tons to corresponding time last
year, showing decrease of 463, 800 tons.
Vessels at Port Richmond are reported in
rather better supply, though prices are
something higher. Very little of the coal
now reported by rail reaches tide. 1t is
consumed on the line by the various
factories and furnaces, the demand for
iron being so active as to take it, in some
instances, hot from the furnaces-still the
supply of coal is largely in excess of the
market demand. r
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-23
VIRGINIA NEWS.


The manufacturing interests of Fred
ericksburg are looking up.
i. Pork is selling in fredericksburg al
from six and half to eight dollars per hun
dred.
The second social hop of the season,
came off at Jarratt's Hotel, Petersburg,
Tuesday night.
Rev. II. j. McKeifrey has assumed
permanent charge of the Catholic congrega-
ton of fredericksburg.
MIR. Mel Warner and Miss Grace Raw
linson are giving series of dramatic read
ings at the Academy of Music in Peters
burg. So
Game of all kinds is quite plentiful in
the vicinity of Norfolk. DO our cotempo-
raries there ever here of "Faro" being
captured or ''kilt"? Af a51s
General Malone is said to have grown
to magnificent size since his recent victory
over Tyson & Co. There certainly was
room to grow muchly.
Robert II. Sheppard, of Lynchburg,
has invented an improved tobacco press,
which he claims to be as cheap and more
economical than any in existence.
The crayon manufacturer of Peters,
burg !" who doesn't ADVERTISE" will appre-
ciate the gratuituous one given by the In
der. Let the slow coach alone.
Robert G. Mitchell, Esq, has been
elected cashier of the Liberty branch of the
Lynchbrg Insurance and Banking COM
pany, in the place of William Graves, re-
signed.
The party who have contracted to re-
move the Instructions from the Rappahon-
mock and dredge the channel have sent ON a
larger tug-boat and more capacious scow
than those heretofore in use.
"A little four-year old being asked by his
mother if he would not like to have wings and
be an angel, replied: "No, ma, I'd rather be a
hawk and live on chicken. n."--Pfogress
That boy would make good Methodist
preacher.
r.. +. Charles, the drunken policeman
of Petersburg, who, in moment of drunk
enness, shot q colored man of that city, has
been reinstated-a renewal of license to
get drunk and shoot somebody else. 1t
would be well if the next party shot was
the individual who reinstated him. That's
all we've got to say about it.
The Rev. j. w. Hunnicutt, who
figured largely in politics in this State, al
the close of the war, is living in Stafford
county. and is engaged in farming. We
mention the present location of this emf
nent divine, thinking some of his Democratic
friends hereabouts might be glad to com
municate with him.
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Gremiltg State Suarnat.
OPEN DECLARATION OF WAR UPON
r- COLORED LABOR. s.l

We publish, as a matter Of curiosity,
and, in direct antagonism to number Of
the ablest Democratic papers in the State,
who have, since the election, advocated
stair dealing'' towards the colored people,
the following article from the Charlottes-
vile Latelliqencer. In this article the most
uncharitable feature it contains is the advo-
cacy of employing white and refusing to
employ colored labor, because "hls vote is
cast for and not against us" which, in
plsiner terms, means no man should be en-
plcyed by another unless he votes to suit
the notion of the employer. ~
The arguments of the Intelligencer against
the employment of colored labor answer
themselves by their own folly. The con-
dition of the race, their failare to pay taxes,
&C., may be traced to the Democratic in
stitution of slavery. IT'S no fault of the
black man that he is ignorant or unable to
pay taxes. He has had to provide himself
and family with a shelter, while white men,
already provided, could devote part of the
proceeds of their labor to paying taxes.-
We propose to notice this remarkable art-
Gle more at length in the future
THE WHITE WORKING MEN, -
A communication in this issue directs attention
TO q very important subject which we wish to
enforce 1t is true, stated in the letter alluded
10, that men with capital frequently employ
negro w0rkmen in preference to the white me-
chanic, because the negro works at a less rate
Every man, they say, must make the very best
bargain in his power and no one has the right TO
ferior but tnat makes but little difference in con-
sideration of the price. Now it is evident that
colored laborers can afford to work as mechanics
for less price than the white man. He lives at
far less cost, pays no tax, very little. contri-
butes nothing to advance the general good of the
community, and of course can underbid the
white mechanic.
service rendered, we ask of the employer, is it
right or is it polite to make this discrimination
in favor of the black man, because his work Is
cheaper Should you allow ignorant laborers to
compete with intelligent working men2 The
white man pays his taxes assists in the support of
our churches, benevolent associations local enter
prises, and in many ways adds to the virtue,
wealth and Importance of the town. Again, his
vote is cast for, and not against us, and we have
frequently noticed that some of the most active
party men were mechanics Our military and
fire companies are largely made up from this val
uable class of men without whom no community
ever flourshed. % g =
or form against intelligent white labor? And
yet how often do men employ negro carpenters,
bricklayers, plasterers, blacksmiths, &C., when
white men, who live by these trades stand idle
all the day long. This subject is worthy of con-
sideration.