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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-01-27
AUARTERMAsFER's OFFICE, UNITED STATES

nUARTERMAsTER's OFFICE UNITED STATES
~ ARMY,
PHILADELPHIs, Pa, January rs, 1871.
SEALED PROPOSALS, in triplicate, will be re-
ceived at this Office until IL o'clock NJ on sATUR-
DAY. February 25, 1871, for BUILDING BRICK OF
STONE WALL around the Cold Harbor, Va National
Cemetery.
Forms for proposals and specifications furnished
upon application to this Office.
HENRY O. HODGES.
ia 2T.tfs Major and olartsrmasisr U, o Army.
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Of Skates SO cents Children under - years of age
rs cents. A package. of IL tickets, So 90. Ladies'
will only be charged 25 cents at tho Afternoon As
semblles. MUSIC at night
City and Town Rights for sale. Address for par
tculars, DRANE 4 GLOVER
ia T-f Richmond.
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DRUGS AND MEDICINES.


II WAGNER Il CO.,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS,
respectfully announce that they have removed to
their new and spacious store, (dagonally opposite
the old stand,) south west corner Sixth and Broad
streets, and offer for sale at lowest market rates a
fall and complete stock Of DRUGS. MEDICINES,
CHEMICALS, DRUGGISTS sUNDRIES, OILS,
GLASS, &c. Buying only of frst-cass importing
and manufacturing houses, we can guarantee salts
faction in price, purity and quality of goods.
Orders shipped promptly.
L. WAGNER,
ia Pts JOs N WILLIS.
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OFFICE i44I FRANKLIN STREET.

If your Horse is sick--send for DR. FREEMAN.
If your Cow Is slck--send for DR.. FREEMAN.
If your Dog is sick-send for DIR. FREEMAN, the
only Veterinary Surgeon In the city.
81 Beware of uneducated Quacks and Imposters
whose assumption is ignorance and practice fraud
J. FREEMAN, VS.,
and Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Sur
geons, London.
ps slate left on the ofice door and at Mr..
Clarkes stable for ordera--which will be promptly
attended 10. ia 3--lm
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TOBACCO,
FOR RENT.

rg,wo LARGE BRICK HOUSES TO RENT. sfa
1 One on Leigh, near to Adams street, con- H:a
tanning ten rooms; Adams, near Leigh street.
containing eleven rooms--buiit on the Philadelphia
plan, aud never occupied since being built in nice
order, with gas and water. Accommodations for
carriage, horse, and COW. Apply 10
no 2l---ts GRUBBS & WILLIAMS.
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A Few Interesting Queries.

de interests OF Richmond, and Vir-
ginia, to be sacrificed for the benefit of the
Old Dominion steamship company, owned
entirely by New York capitalists 2 Why
is Commodore McCready, the president of
that line, so jealous and determined in his
efforts to defeat the al-rail line from Rich
mond to Washington What interest has
he in the matter
We will tell you. He wants not only
the exclusive privilege of carrying all the
cotton and other bulky freight that is
brought to this city by the Danville road,
but passing down the river, he can stop at
City Point and take in all that is brought
in by the Weldon road via Petersburg
and then finish his cargo at Norfolk and
Portsmouth; and as there is no competi,
tor save Baltimore and its Bay Line, be
will monopolize nearly all the carrying
trade of the South at his own prices.
What cormorant How gluttonous
and selfish An all-rail connection with
the North, like that proposed by the Alex
andria and Richmond road, would break
up this monopoly, and force reduction in
transportation charges. The through road
will cure everything.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-01-27

DUTLER'S BALsAMIC MIXTURE is not a thing
ID of yesterday, got up to gull the unwary and pui
money in the pockets Of the proprietor stood the
test of time. Having been in the market thirty
years. Its very name will recall to many who new
the respected heads of families the halycon days of
the same; infalable in its operation; specific
dy for youthful indiscretioH and foy true friend
1t s for sale by all druggists Price, 81 per bottle
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No OBsTRUcTIoN.-There are two daily
trains to and from Baltimore South via
Weldon, Richmond, &C., one of which is
competitor with the Bay route. Apple
toms Guide shows this fact, that one of
these trains makes several hours quicker
time than the other, which other curiously
happens to be the one that reaches Weldon
and Baltimore on time with the Bay route.
But there is 10 obstruction in the schedule
over the inland route to avoid out-running
the Bay aud Seaboard lines Oh, no! none
at all ! not bit !
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Is IT TRUE, that Commodore McCready,
of the Old Diminion line of steamers, is
lobbying the members of the General AS
sembly against an all-rail communication
from Richmond to New York
Are the people Of this State to be in alb
solute bondage for an indefinite period to
preserve to his line few bales of cotton,
which may or may not be diverted from
it, by conjectured combinations which may
or may not be hereafter formed ?
Shall the great public longer be ground
by high rates and slow time, to please the
Commodore and his New York partners
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Twenty distinguished artists, chief among whom
are the Great Ricardo, the only male prma donna In
the world, with pure soprano voice Dick Parker,
champion bapjoist, end man and comedian; Billy
Reeve the greatest represen aton of the plantation
darkey living; Hugh Hamal, the best ballad singer
in the United States; Laughlin and Murray, double
clog and song and dance artists.
ADMissIoN-S1, rs, so, So, and 25 cents Seats
can be secured at West Johnstons bookstore, Main
street ia 24-tf
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I'd ICHMoND THEATRE.
FOR ONE WEEK ONLY,
COMMENCING MONDAY, JANUARY SO, 1871.

Tho famous, original, and only
La RUE'S CARNIVAL MINSTRELS, BRASS BAND
AND BURLESQUE OPERA TROUPE
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MEDICAL.
T,HE BRIDAL CHAMBER.

Essays for Young Men, on great SOCIAL
EVILS and ABUSES, which interfere with MAR
RIAdE-with sure means of relief for the erring
and unfortunate diseased and deblitated Sent free
Of charge, in sealed envelopes. Address, HOWARD
ASSOCIATION, No. 2, s. Ninth street, Philadelphia,
Pa. ia 16-3m
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LOCAL NEWS.

The Ihedtre.-The performances last
night at the Theatre were in every respect
worthy the high reputation of Rose and Harry
W atkins and the excellent company which SO
ably supports them. The verdict of the peo-
pie, and that is the test of criticism, is uniyer.
sal that these are the very best theatrical en-
tertalnments we have been favored with this
season. We have never seen a more difficult
part played, and rendered more effectively.
than that which Mr.. Watkins carried through
with such marked skill and tfuthfulness last
night In the drama entitled "Set in Gold"
In portraying two master and overruing pas
slons-two insanities or manias, as it were, in
constant war In his breast, each in turn con-
tending for the mastery, and each in turn con-
trolling their victim-ioye for his money and
love for his chid-avarice and paternal affec-
tlon--a most difficult duality-Harry Watkins
was simply sublime in his conception and no
such acting has been done in Richmond for
many a long day.
MRS. watkins is 10 longer the light and airy
syipne-the modest but attractive little violet
Oh our younger memories; but full grown
and womauly woman "a oueeuIv. rnse NJ
COMEDY and song. Age has meliowed and
improved her voice and style even as il i'm
proves the fiavor of wine, and as good wine
needs no bush, for those who have seen this
LADY during the week it needs not that we
should desoant upon her inmitable and pleas
ing graces. ~
She will take benefit tonight, and we hope
there will be an overfowing house. The
weather looks propitious, and as the lady is
almost native of this city, aud has won a
high name in the modest walks of her profes
sion, let us turn out en- nasse and paw her and
her talented and kind.hearted husband.
compliment they will not soon forget.
The bill announced for this occasion is an
excellent one. The performances will com.
mence with the beautiful domestic drama Of
.Moiiie Bawn,' in which Mrs. Watkins will
sing some OF her most popular Irish ballads.
and the interesting entertainment will con-
clude with that latest and most laughable of
operatic sensations, ''Nilsson's Come" in the
course of which some of that celebrated prima
donna,s gems will be sung, quite as sweetly
and effectively as she can sing them herself, by
our "kose OF the Sunny South" Don't let
there be vacant seat in the house.
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MUSIC, &c.
AAU4ICl MUSlCi MUSIC
JOHN MARSH,
No. els MAIN STREET,
No longer of the firm Of Marsh L Pollock, 10 now
prepared to his friends and the public gene
rally in
SHEET MUSIC AND MUSICAL MERCHANDISE
OF every description
respectfully solicit call at my new establish
ment. JOHN MARSH,
no 12-Iy els Main St., bet. Ninth and Tenth
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EoR NEW YORK,
The OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP %<7h%ExsNs
COMPANY'S elegant side-wheel Ets
steamship NIAGARA, Captain CoUoH, will leave
her wharf, at Rockets on SUNDAY, January 29th,
at o'clock A. NJ.
Freight received until Saturday night.
rare ~
oteefage w
For freight or passage, apply to
JOHN w. WYATT, Agent,
ja 27-2t No. Governor street.
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AMUsEmENTs.

DOLLER-SK ATING AT
II ASSEMBLY HALL,
on Eighth street, near
corner Of franklin.
Regular assemblies
TUESDAY, THURSDAY,
and SATURDAY NIGHTS
at s O'Clock. and MON
DAY, WEDNESDAY and
FRIDAY AFTERNOONS,
at 4 o'clock.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-12-14

CoNGRFss.-The session of Congress
opens under very flattering auspices. The
president s message, as we'll As reports
OF Departments, are very favorably re-
celVed by all parties. There is also a
marked Improvement in the standing
committees OF the House. Western ne
cessities az we'll az Western ideas Of re,
venue and finance are evidently gaining
ground in Washington. Large reduct-
lons IN the tariff on salt, coal, and other
articles in genera use, are strongly re-
commended, and vast majority OF them
viii propably be wholly stricken off. The
internal revenue system is also likely to
undergo great changes. and taxation be
confined to very few articles. This will
dispose of great deal of the present ma
chlnery Of assessment and collection. 1t
looks, indeed, as if reform would be in
troduced into all branches of the civil and
military service, and that an era ofevcn
more rigid economy would be inaugural
ed, and every internal cause OF disouiet
or honest complaint be removed. The
people at large ~expect much from the
present Congress, and are not likely to
be disappointed
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-12-14

mcnce their labors in Maryland. Thi
action will be likely to stimulate Protest
ant Missions in this country.
| Mr.. Boutwell, was able to. repor, re
duction Of our national debt by more thar
| TIttFtee7, Miii5ons in September, and he
reports u further reduction of nearly Fire
Millions in October The full amount Of
reduction since Gen. Grant inauguration
is 1868, I55. .Sl2, or more than One Hun
dred Millions per annum Should we
continue to pay as we have thus far paid
since the incoming Of this administration,
the debt would be utterly cxtinguished
within the next twenty years.
%And yet tho Democratic party il not
happy. ."-.Sentmel.
Doubtless it is cause Of sorrow to the
Administration that few of its appoin-
tees are proving themselves to be raseals,
but nearly, we cannot see that this ras-
cality is fair warrant for the language
usedsby certain Of our cotemporaries.- -
That Hodge, Stokes, Powell and Forbes
have gono wrong is no personal reflection
upon Gen. Grant We think he has given
public station to some worthless and in
efficient men, but he has shown no dispo-
sition to shield proven thieves and de-
faulters. And it is very mean and petty
business to make war on him because the
Chicago Post Office was burned during his
term in the White House. When he
puts Hodge into any lucrative position it
will be a good time to bring out the as
saultiDg guns.-E've,y Saturday.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-12-14

MIR. Sawyer has introduced a bill ex-
tending the time on the Sturgeon Bay
Canal improvement.
The demand upon the Relief Society
of Chicago, for coal, is very large, as high
as four hundred tons day.
Mayor Mcdill places the money value
of the property destroyed by the 9eat
fire at $50, 900, 600, or more than one
half the total wealth of Chicago at the
time, which had been created by labor
and capital
1t is announced that the Commissioner
of Pensions has revised the bounty laws,
and decided that all who have served in
any of the wars in which this country
has been engaged since 1890, and prior
to March, 1865, are entitled to l60 acres
Of land. Those not having received the
amount will be entitled thereto without
regard to the length of service, provided
that they were regularly mustered into
the United States service.
The ordering of United States nava
vessels to Havana seems likely to bring
the naughty Castilians to terms. The
| Spanish minister at Washington has in
| formed the Cuban authorities that The
American government is in earnest il
protecting the lives and property in the
Gem of the Antilles. While Gen. Gram
and the country want peace, and will no
''let slip the dogs of wal" without grea
provocation, they will insist on the right
of American citizenship, both as agalns
| the ku klux at home, and the SpanlarI
abroad.
| The National Republican Committee
proposes to recommend that no Office
holders be sent to the National conYen
ton. This suggestion viii be made fol
the purpose that if they are present th'
nomination of General Grant will b
charged to their influence. 1t is believ
ed that he will be strongly ennorsed b,
the mass of the people, uninhuenced b.
official considerations. We second th
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-12-14
AHIITE TsEoSE REBELS.

The question of general amnesty
which SHALL pardon and restore to full
citizenship every rebel engaged IN the
late secession moveuent, Is one upon
which opinions honestly differ. The Nor
thern people have never objected to a
human and magnanimous policy toward
the masses OF offenders, but have insisted
on the single condition that they should
obey the laws and remain peaceful and
orderly. With such cases as JEFF. Davis,
Breckenridge, ETC., the matter is differ
ent. They have met with no adequate
punishment, and the disqualification to
hold office, under which alone they claiGl
to suffer. is certainly the miidest penalty
ever inflicted upon notorious criminal Of
tenders. 1t is even milder than the le-
cal disqualification of penite ntiary con
Wet, part of whose sentence is. disfrau-
chisement for life. He cannot vote OF
hold office, for perhaps an uninteDuona
or unpremediated crime. But these trait
ors, though they cannot hold office, can
vote; and yet they stand convicted at the
bar Of public justice OF the greatest crime
| ever committed in any age or country.
| On the score of clemency they are enti
| tied 70 nothing But the quality of mer
/ cy may perhaps bear strain in their be
half The chief question Is whether i
| Is safe to the country to renew their pri
! vilege of citizen ship-and whether, j
granted, they will not renew their con
/ spiracies against the liberties of mankinc
| Are they capable of gratitude for tn,
| boon Of life which the magaanimIty o
the country forced on them, after the
| had forfeited it? As an experiment, i
may be well to try them; out it will b,
auite wise to keep up q vigllant watcl
for few years longer The nest-egg o
| treason has shown signs of vitality sine
these persons escaped the halter. Th
snake is scorcLcd-not killed &c,
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SENATOR TFssTssEsGs.H. AND TEzE
E9gel>SsTsETT.

Our independent Senator from Illinois
Lyman Trumbuil, has been recently
asked in plain English, if he would take
the Presidential nomination from Con-
servative Republicans and Democrats
against President Grant as the regular
Republican nominee. His answer was
with unusual emphasis,
mo sir. | would not. >"
He was asked for his reasons. Cata-
logued they were as follows, In Senator
Trumbull's language
|. am satisfied where | am. l can
be more useful here.
?. | do not agree with the programme
of those who refuse to support the Presl-
dent reelection.
3. Neither North nor South can be
benefited by the proposed party revolu-
ton. The people of the South have re-
ally accepted nothing. [ believe the de-
feat of President Grant would involve a
reaction at the South, whose consequence
es would be even worse than the present
state of affairs.
His interlocutor, an ex Senator, said to
him with sense of humor, and doubt
less, in quotation marks:
'sDo you think President Grant medi-
tates the permanent usurpatlon OF the
executive Office ?'' To which Senator
Trumbulrs reply was prompt. mo |
do not My opinion is that General
Grant 5, in the main. conservative
man. The Republican party Is not real
| ly divided Its internal discussions mere
| iy exhibit the exercise of individual free
will, which do it good and not harm. 1t
will act as a body and think will poll a
larger vote than it did in 1868. no matter
what frame work or what candidate are
opposed to it. .
Senator Sumner is credited with bold
| ing precisely the same views, aud with
| equal candor in their expression
! Post.
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ESS5s PERSIA.
From the Nation,

The accounts of the famine in Persia,
which continue to arrive in gres ter de-
tail, bid fair TO treat the world to the
spectacle Of a calamity the ike Of which
has not been witnessed in historic times
at least-the sudden extinction of a ma
ton by want Of food. This has really
been the fate of the great States which
once filed the valley of the Euphrates,
and it is a fate which has for ce INJURIES
been threatening some modern States
Spain for instance. Man has stripped
the soil Of trees the absence Of trees has
brot ght droughts; droughts have slowly
diminished the productive powers. Of the
ground, and finally destroyed them, the
population, in the meantime, dwindliDg
in numbers and vitality. Spain had for
ty millions Of people in the time Of the
Romans, and flowed with milk and hon
ey it is now al arid region, only half OF
it under cultivation, with only sixteen
millions Of inhabitants, and, if modern
science had not come to It's aid, would
probably go the way of Babylon. Persia
was ene Of the most powerful States of
antiquity, and even in the fourteenth
century was able to support the army OF
Tamerlane, who marched without com
missarat or baggage during a bloody con-
test. 1t Is now almost wilderness, Win
a population of two millions half
of them nomads. which is rapidly perish
ing from famine brought on by three
year drought. The worst of it is, that
owing to the absence OF either common
roads or railroads, it seems to be impos-
sible for the charity Of the rest of the
world to reach the sufferers, so that theT
is really a strong prospect Of the total
depopuIation of the country The NOR
al Of this horrible story is-look after
your trees. 1t is to be hoped that we
shall witness, before long, some organized
attempt in the couDtry to deal with this
momentous question of forest preserva-
ton, which is daily becoming more pres
sing. Zoroaster, the great Persian leg
islator. was wiser than he knew when he
put planting tree among the most merl
torious Of acts.
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MOTION.
The statement made by the New York
Herald, and afterwards Published gener
ally throughout the country, that Duke
Alexis came to this country for the pur
pose Of proposing an alliance offensive
andsdefensive between Russia and Tho
United States, has been officially denied
by Secretary Fish. He says the report
is.too absurd to need further refutation.
The complete official returns give the
Republican state ticket outside of New
York city IS, o02 majority. The total Of
fetal majority of the Republican candi-
dates for Senators outside of the city is
60, 92l. Thus Scribner and his associates
ran II, S29 votes behind the real Repub-
lican ticket.
The Spanish Minister was at the State
Department Saturday, in conference with
Secretary Fish about thes Florida Horne,
and other American vessels detained by
the Spanish Admiral In Cuban waters.
Secretary Fish gave tho Minister to TN
derstand that these vessels must be i'm
mediately and Internationally released.
This, he said, was his ultimatum.
The Abortionist Rozenzweig, who is
now in State Prison, intruded himself
upon company of pick pockets in Sing
Sing the other day, when they kicked
him out. There is ''honor among
thieves" or at least some little self-re-
spect.
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The E1eat2heEa Chinese

Those who are prone to decide upon
the Chinese immigration and Labor
Question, without knowing anything
about il, may or may not be pleased to
learn that these 'Celestials' according
to the Rev. @. ID. Pike, writing in The
CORgrcgGtiOn0itst newspaper) are actu-
ally hungry for knowledge )" and that
they gladly spent their earnings for
books and teachers, paying as cheerfuIly
for these as for any other valuable thing
One Of them enjoys the luxury of pri-
vate tutor. paying him liberal remun-
Grafton for evening lessons. Others
study at night in their dormitories. "I
saw" says Mr.. Pike, five Of them with
Second Readers around lamp, learning
their lesson by means of a Lexicon con-
tanning English words with their mean
ing In Chinese" 1t is to be noted that
the boys are as dilgent in study as the
adults. The joy and gratitude" says
Mr.. Pike, which they manifested at
the little attention Igave them was enough
to melt one to tears. They are overcom-
ing obstacles in manner well fitted to
develop character" At the first, they
spent their evenings in gaming, but now
find recreation in study. No opium, it
is said, is used by them, and Mr.. Parton
will be pleased to learn that only seven
out of seventy four use tobacco. They
are 'exquisitely neat" in their habits,
and do not "gravltate to liquor saloonS.
I'm word" concludes Mr. Pike, their
prominent characteristics are industry.
ingenuity, fidelity, neatness, economy,
power of discrimination, and love of learn
ing" Is there any class to this country
from the old world, English, Scotch, Irish
Welsh, Swedish, German, French, or
Italian, able to show better certificate
Of character than this? The question
seems to be narrowed down to this. Do
we want immigrants at all? and to this
the most enthusiastic Known Nothing will
hardly respond in the negative. The
truth is, immigration follows higher
law than any TO be found in written sta
tute-books and constitutions -and since
we cannot arrest it, without grieyously
damaging our own interests, we may
thank our stars if the new corners are no
worse than the Chinese shoemakers Of
North Adams