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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-04-05
FROM NEW YORK.

Neto Iork, April 4.-Horace Greeley
says in to-day's Tribune 40 all who
would fill our columns with their notions
of what ought to be done at the Cincinnati
Convention, we say, send delegates that
Will present your views to the convention,
or go yourself and submit them." He re-
iterates that he dosen't seek or desire anv
utterance from Cincinnati in favor of pro-
lection, and says that he doubts not the
convention will recognize the rule allowing
each supporter of the movement to vote on
economic questions as he thinks fit.
Samuel S. Wyckoff died here last night.
1t is stated that the dicision of the Court
Of Appeals nulhfying the acts of the late
Court of Special Session will release 400
convicts.
The nail and spike manufacturers of the
Atlantic States have agreed to a general
advance of fifty cents per keg.
DIR. Louis Dohme has been held to bail
to answer the charge Of concealing case
Of smallpox.
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CONGRESSIONAL.

Washington, April 4. 4.-SENATE.-Mo
day.. the 18th instant, has been fixed for
hearing reports from the judiciary COM
nittee.
The bill allowing the District of Column
ba to subscribe 5000, 900 to the Piedmont
and Potomac road was passed, with the
amendments that the district shall not pay
the money till the completion of certain
parts OF the work, and private parties shall
have paid up certain portion Of the stock.
HoUsE.-The steamboat bill passed sub
stantially as it came from the committee.
The report of the election committee in
the case of Handley VS.. Norris, from Ala
bama, was read. 1t confirms Iandley in
hs seat and gives the contestant nearly
$4,000. Handley gets nothing for his ex-
penses in the contest.
The billsappointing shipping commission
ers, reported March 21st, was discussed to
adjournment.
Resolutions in honor of Prof. Morse were
adopted.
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SEEDING TO ORCHARD GRAss.-I
would like to know if in sowing orchard
grass with clover, you do it at the same
time, that is, with grain in the spring, or
separately after the grain is off? Do YOU
Craze it the year it is sown In this Sec
ton our grain is cut by the 1st of
July. LESLIE COMBS, Jr,, Fayette
County, hy. lit cannot be sown after
the grain is off, as the surface Of the
earth is then too hard for the seed to grow.
1t may be sown at the same time as the
clover seed, it the surface of the ground is
mellow, or if wheat harrow can be run
over the ground after the orchard grass
seed is sown to cover it. 1t is better to
omit grazing till the following year, as ami
mails would injure the new mellow surface
Of the ground the first year.l
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AUCTION SALES.

j. A. LYMAN, assignee of William nj. Bar
nan, Will sell on Thursday, 25th April OF
the promises, commencing at IL o'clock A. NJ
nine valuable lots in the town of Fulton
near the city of Richmond.
+. N. READ, assignee ef Road L. pbi,, h,,,,
rupts, will sell on the 18th day of April al
~ lzociock M, valuable real and personal es
stare situated in the town of Farmville Va
JACOB COHN, assignee of W. p. r. Leigh, will
sen on the 18th of April, at IL o'clock M, in
tnls city, G45a acres of Land lying in the
county OF Gloucester - -
j. MBjIER SMITH, assignee, will sell on the
"a aly OF April next at the courthouse OF
soIeensylile county, tract OF land contain
ing lls acres
L. r. TURNBULL, assignee, will cell a I Rrpns.
WICK courthouse on the 18th day of April
tract Of land containing loo acres.
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SUMMARY.

The Pennsylvania Legislature adjourn
ed Sme die yesterday at noon.
The Lansing {Michigan) National Bank
Is authorized with capital of S60, 900.
General Shanks has been renominatea
tor Congress in the Ninth Indiana dis
trict.
The journeymen horse-shoers at st.
Louis yesterday struck against the Good
enough and all machine made shoes.
Isaac G. Day, prominent business
man OF Chicago, shot himself dead last
evening. 1t Is supposed he was insane
over losses sustained bt The great fire.
Joseph Whipplc, who was almost torn
to pieces by a lion at 0'Brien's Menagerie.
died yesterday, in Philadelphia. He was
training the beast at the time of the acc-
dent.
The Western and Southern Railway As
sociation will hold their next general meet.
ing at Atlanta next Tuesday. There will
also be meeting of the snperintendents
to arrange time tables.
The extensive stables of the Knicker-
booker Ice company, in Philadelphia, were
burned last night. Thirty-four horses and
thirty new ice wagons were consumed
Total loss s25, 1000; fully insured.
The volcano of Colima, Mexico. which
for the past two years has been showing
signs OF activity, is now in full state Of
eruption, throwing out clouds Of ashes
which fall over a large section OF country
and smoke so dense as to obscure the sun.
The centennial commission have
adjourned, after adopting plan to defray
the expenses of the exposition. They
propose forming a joint stock company.
national IN its character, the capital to be
$40, 1000 600, and the shares $40. The
shares are to be proportioned among the
different states according to their popula-
ton, the states to have hundred days to
dispose of the stock.
OF the late consultation of August
Belmont with the leading Democrats in
W ashlngton, the Chronicle Of this morn
ing says: after mature delibera-
ton 1t was determined TO call
meeting of the National Democratic Execu-
tive committee in Washington between the
7th and 18th instants, and that it was
further determined that the National NOM
mating Convention should be held at the
West some time in the month of May
next"
Representative Van Trump, in
long letter addressed to his constituents
in Ohio, and which will be published in
the Democratic organ OF the Twelfth dis
trlct of that State, warns his Democratic
brethren against the 'passive policy,n and
declares that no matter how large, enthuSi-
astlc or respectable the Cincinnati Conyen-
ton may be, it will represent no controlla-
Bile definite element of strength. He is III
favor OF a Democratic National Convention,
and that straight-out Democratic candidates
DO nominated. 4
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Grfniitg State SonrnaI.

A RESOLUTION, introduced by Senator
Graham, to pay absentees from sickness
for their full time, elected considerable
discussion. 1t was supported by Messrs.
Graham, Thomas and French, and opposed
by kirkpatrick, Fitzpatrick and others.
The opposition was principally based upon
cases where parties had disabled themselves
by debauchery or those who had not ap-
peared in their seats at all. The resolution
was passed by a very large majority, 1t
being the sense of the Senate that no in
quiry should be made beyond the certificate
Of the Senator that he was sick.
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GIRLS AT THE MICHIGAN UNIVERSE
TY.-Mrs. Liyermore gives the testimony
of President Tyler, of the Michigan State
University at Ann Arbor, where both sexes
are instructed, as to the scholarly attain
ments Of the girls. Hesays the best Greek
scholar in the college is a young lady. lie
further tells the following of Kentucky
girl whose name is White, and who, being
very tall, is called by her fellow students
"Long Alba":
''For the past fifteen years the Professor
of mathematics has at each annual ex-
animation given his class the same problem
to solve. The classes. have averaged 100
members. At the lest examination, when
the Professor asked the usual question,
Has any one solved the problem and ex-
pected the usual answer, TO his sup
rise Long Alba rose in her seat aud
handed him paper, saying she had
solve it. The Professor opened the
paper expecting, of course, to find the
work inaccurate, but to his amazement he
saw that the ISOLATION was correct save one
trihng error. He handed the paper back
to the young lady and said: AS you have
succeeded where 1900 have failed, l give
this back to you, fee 6 sure you will see
the triRing mistake made and correct it for
YOURSELF In a few minutes 'Long Alba
returned the paper with the error corr
rected.'
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LOCAL MATTERS.

UNITED STATES CIRCUIT CoURT-
Judges Bond and Underwood. Dyes;dino. -
Judgments for the United States were en-.
tered against the following parties for the
amounts named: Robert II. Spriggs. Sc.
curlty of Edward Logan, for $3.50; Maltby
4 4 Howard, $500; Maltby & Maltby, $500;
petersburg railroad company, sl6,722, As ;
Cicero Burrass, S4,250; Richmond and
Danvllle railroad company, $500.
g. .. e. Kean, Joseph Bryan, and 10. Lane
Stern were admitted to practice as attor-
neys at law in this court.
The grand jury having disposed of the
business before it, was discharged.
A noNe proSequi was entered in the case
against James II. Wood, charged with yio-
latlon Of the internal revenue laws.
The motion made at last term in the
case of John Johns, Jr., assignee of John
r. Regnault, a bankrupt, against LYONS,
to set aside the judgment entered and
grant new trial, was overruled.
The case of the United States VS., John
Il. Riley, ct al, was removed to the West
the plaintiff. -
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1HE LEGIsLATURE.-Both the tax bill
and the appropriation bill have been passed
by both Houses.
In the Senate to-day House joint reso-
luton to adjourn sine die at l2 O'Clock to-
morrow, was amended so as to read at G
o'clock to-day. The Senate also passed
House bill to amend chapter 36 of the code,
IN relation to the collection of taxes, by a
unanimous vote.
On motion Mr.. Taylor, of Loudoun, the
Senate then took up the bill extending the
time for the supervisors Of the several coun-
ties to take action on the reassessments of
lands. The bill was passed,
The Senate took up and passed the
House bill imposing tax on oysters, by a
vote Of 30 to Q.
On motion of Mr.. Nolin the Senate
agreed to adjourn sine die tonight. Both
Houses took recess until five o'clock,
when it is supposed the House will concur
in this arrangement, and the special session
of the General Assembly end with to-day.
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RAILROAD ACCIDENT. = Yesterday

RAILROAD ACCIDENT. = Yesterday
morning the western bound freight train on
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad collided
at or near Hanover courthouse, with a
train coming from the opposite direction,
doing considerable damage to the locomo-
tives and cars. The construction and re-
pair gang was at once sent to the scene of
the affair and removed the debris, SO that
the afternoon passenger train came in on
time. No lives were lost or persons in
jured.
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VALUE OF LOST BAGGAGE REcov-
ERED.-In the city Circuit court yester-
day, Judge Wellford presiding, the case of
Mrs. Anna M. Wilson, formerly of this
city, but now of Baltimore, against the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad company,
was tried. In 1868, the plaintiff was
travelling on the above road, when her
baggage, valued at $340, was lost. In the
trial, which was concluded yesterday, the
jury gave verdict for the amount claimed,
with interest from AUGUST 10th. 1868.
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Letter from Koanoke County.
SALEM, ROANOKE Co., VA, |
April Sd, 1872, I
Dr. Of the State Journal

10 the Editor Of the State Journal
The traveller from Richmond to this
place, sees but little between the former
place and Lynchburg to impress him favor
ably with the lands of Virginia. The only
life and enterprise we saw was a few miles
from Richmond, where the celebrated
granite quarries are located. The peniten-
tiary furnishes large number of laborers
to this work, who at night are kept inside
a stockade or pen, built of long, smooth
Iiaes, over which escape seems impossible.
Inside this pen row of comfortable
wooden buildings are erected, in which
they lodge at night. Several guard-houses
are erected on top Of the stockade, similar
in appearance to those recently put up at
the penitentiary.
Easter Monday was kept as holiday by
the negroes along the Danville and South
side roads, and crowds of them were seen
at each depot, going and coming to visit
their respective friends. Their merry
songs and happy looks, indicated an appre-
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LATEST NEWS.
NEWS FROM ABROAD.
England.

! England.
London, April An the course of ,
| speech yesterday Dsraeli made several re-
iefences to America, her form of govern
ment as compared with Great Britain, ant
tne diiiicultes growing out of the Alabama
claim question. lie admitted that it was
impossible for America to recede from the
position which she had taken, He con.
demned the course of the Gladstone minis.
try, and thought that the ministerial in
competence would be sealed by the ultj-
mate acknowledgement of the principle of
indirect claims, the results whereof must
be traught with the utmost danger to Eng
land.
lie then referred to the difficulties grow
ing out of the Alabama claims. ard nro-
nounced the present situation of the con-
tfoyersy iraught with great danger to the
relations OF the two countries.
After reviewing the past and treaty ne
EQUATIONS Tor settlement, he said there was
put one course left for England, painful as
IL might be, when she received the Ameri-
can case with its extraordinary demands,
lie would have appealed to the good feel
lngs and good sense of Americans, stated
the difficulties and invited confidential
conference, at which they might be ex-
planned. He condemned the course of the
government. 1t was the cause of the pub-
iic a arm and Indignation which now ex-
listed.
The case of Minor, the American who
murdered laboring man at Lambeth, was
before the court to-day. The room was
crowded, and much excitement prevailed.
Inc counsel for the prosecution thought the
prisoner was insane, and that the jury
should SO find. After hearing the evidence
the jury, ON brief consideration, return
ed verdict of not guilty, because of in
sanity.
The strike by the London compositors
has been successful. The demands for an
increase of wages and limitation of davis
work to nine hours have been conceded to
by lf2 firms.
Natemoras, April 3.-General Cortna.
alter his defeat at Bagueira, succeeded in
eyading the Revolutionists in pursuit of him
and reached his headquarters at Reynoza
yesterday, with an escort of lO. 900 men. |
The Matamoras authorities have can
tufed over 100 head of stolen Texas cat |
lie, being crossed into Mexico, and caught
SIX OF the thieves, who are lodged in iail |
mere. This is the second raid on cattle |
thieves by the authorities here, who were |
very suddenly reused to sense of their
1uty, IN consequence of the action of Con-
,ress.
Eight prisoners captured from the Rcyo-
reached here to-day.
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SHEEP-KILLING IN WISCONSIN,
Sheep pelts are so high in price--from 90
to $4.50-that thousands of sheep are be-
ing killed merely for their wool or the mo-
ney it brings. Our people are very hard
to please. If wool is low priced they kill
the sheep, and now they kill them when it
It IS high priced, not being humane or pa
tlent enough to wait till after shearing
time. Indeed this killing the sheep that
bears the golden fleece is being carried on
to most outrageous extent. So much is
this the case that by the lst of May one
fifth or twenty per cent. of all the sheep in
Wisconsin will have been ruthlessly
slaughtered, and this in the face of good
prices f WOO. ". c., Green Lake Co.
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POLICE ITEMS. Rain was bound
over for three months in the sum of 800
under the vagrant act.
Charles Kidd, Fannie Brown, William
Coots, Christian Coots, Lucy Ellen Coots.
Harriet Brown and Robert Scott, were ali
mixed up with box of spool cotton, sup
posed to have been stolen. All discharged
except Kidd, who was held for examine
ton on Monday next and bail refused.
Albert Cook, charged with assaulting and
striking James M. Rust with a rock, was
fined 50, and r. ID. Jones was fined in a
like sum for assaulting and striking Archer
Tiller with rock.
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The joint resolution of Senator Taylor,
providing for reassessment of lands in the
State. by the extension of time to counties
who have not availed themselves of the
provisions of the new bill, has passed the
Senate. This action will be of great inn
portance to many countiesin the State,
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ELECTION NEWS,

Proridence, R. l., April 4.-The Demo-
Gratis have elected their Lieutenant Cover
nor. The balance Of the ticket is Repub-
lican.
Hartford, Conn, April 4.-The Repub-
licans gain four on joint ballot in the Legis-
lature.
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DiscOvery Of q New Planet.

Detroit, Mich, April 4. Professor Wat
son, OF Ann Arbor, reports the discovery
last night in the constellation Firgoa new
planet. 1t shines like star of the eleventh
magnitude. Its position is right ascension
two hundred degrees and fifty-fve minutes
declnatlon. 1t is moving slowly west in
right ascension, and north in decllnation.
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LOCAL NOTES.

Sec Frank NJ. Sherry's advertisement
in our paper to-day.
The Democrats have changed the
time of their ward meetings from the Sth
to the 9th.
The bark "Frances Jane.u L. Jones.
master, cleared from the custom-house to-
day for Rio, with 2,370 barrels flour and
ooo kegs lard, shipped by the Gallego
Mills company.
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STATIONERY, &c.

w EST. JOHNSTON & CO.
w BOOKSELLERS, STATIONERS.
BLANK-BOOK MANUFACTURERS,
AND DBOOk-BINDERS
ADJOINING rosroFFICE, n
offer for sale CIlEDk BOOKS on all the city
banks; Draft Books, Negotiable Notos, with or
without homestead exemption, and Bla K Books
of AL kinds OF the best material, with Il fun line
OF STATIONERY of 10 eign and domestic man
uiacture; Letter, Cap, and Note Papsr aud En-
ye!opes in endless variety; letter. Heads Bill
Heads, and Envelopes printed TO orcer, and at
the lowest prices. Orders promp ~ executed.
ap 4--2t
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CHILDREN.-The real object of eduea-
tion is to give children resources that will
endure as long as life endures habits that
time will not ameliorate and destroy; oc-
cupations that will render sickness toler-
able, solitude pleasant, age venerable, life
more dignified and useful, and death less
terrible.
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BANKS.
SFERoHANTs' NATIONAL HANK.
M -
SAFETY DEPOSIT VAULT AND BOXES.

NI -----
SAFETY DEPOSIT VAULT AND BOXES
We have this day received and puL IN our
Bank Vault a large number of SA AFETy DE
fOSIT BUHES, made Tor this Bank by special
Order at the celebrated Herring SAFE Manuiac-
tory in New York. and are prepared TO offer our
customers and the public the advantages of this
security for tho sats-keeping of Taiuables.
Boxes various sizes, ana ranging in price from
81 TO Is per annuIn, can be had on application.
The vault will be accessible daily from 10
O'Clock Applicants not personally known TO
the officers of the banA, or the directors can be
introduced by any well-known citizen
The safety Of their Bank Vault is as well se-
cured as heavy brick aud granite masonry can
make it. Watchmen guard il nightly, and the
whole interior OF The office to the vault door eau
be seen by the police on the streets during the
night The boxes are made on the most ap-
proved pattern, and of the best metal Dupii-
cato keys and fire-tumb bier locks on each box A
table, &c, provided for arranging papers cutting
OF coupons, sc.
The pubic are invited to inspect the vault and
safes, and the officers of the bank will take plea
-ure in explaining more fully the designs of the
enterprise. THDS. BRANCH, President.
j, b. MORTON, Cashier
Interest allowed on daily balances
Collections made in Virginia without charge
Investments in approved securities made for
correspondents and early information given OF
changes in the money and bond market
NH ao--lw ....
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CHANCERY COURT Yesterday
Vock and wife VS.. Grubbs, trustee. De-
cree authorizing trustee to sell the sepa-
rate estate of Mrs. Fannie Vock. Evans.
p. q.
King by, &C., VS.. King. Decree for
divorce rtscuLo aatrimoan. Noise. n. q,
Tracy by, &c, VS.. Tracy. Decree for
divorce a 'aenSa ct toro, and for an account.
ould d Darlington and Holiday & White,
counsel.
Howard and others VS.. Howard's execu.
tors, DC. Decree for partial distribution of
the fund in the hands of the receiver
Evans and others, counsel.
Hailowell, guardian, VS.. Hallowell. &c.
Decree confirming sale made by commis-
sioner, and directing conveyance to the
purchaser upon payment of the purchase
money in full. Sands and I.eake. counsel.
Beal and others VS.. Hooker and others.
Decree referring cause to commissioner
for inquiry and report. Sands and Teake,
counsel.
Williams, trustee, vs.. Tompkins. &c.
Decree sustaining exception to commission
ers report, and recommittng report to be
reformed IN accordance with written opinion
OF court. Ould & Darlington, Cannon &
Courtney, Johnston & Williams, counsel.
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Delegates to the Cincinnati Convention,

Philadelphia, April A mass meeting
will be held on the llth inst. in Camden,
N. D., to elect delegates to the Cincinnati
convention. James NJ. Seogel heads the
movement in West Jersey. Ex-Governor
Newell and other leading Republicans will
attend. New Jersey will send full dele
cation.
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Indisna Tenlnerapce ceny4n.io,

Indianapolis, april 4.--The State Tenn
perance Convention met here to-day.
There were 100 delegates present, forty OF
whom withdrew when the question Of
separate ticket was carried. The remain
der of the delegates thereupon nominated
full state ticket.
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The Chamber of Commerce, of San
Francisco, have decided to memorialize
Congress for government aid in the estab-
lishment of lines of steamers between that
port and China, Japan, Australia, and
New Zealand.
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The LYDIA THOMPSON TROUPE
AS will bc seen by announcement in an
other column, Lydia Thompson, the queen
OF the burlesque, with her renowned
troupe, will commence an engagement at
the Richmond Theatre on the 18th inst.
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.
NE DOLLAR per square of eight lines, solid


NashctlLe, April l.-Just after the train
on the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia railroad left Chattanooga yester-
day man, aged apparently about 35 years,
and respectfully dressed, fell between the
cars and was killed. a ticket from Mem
phis to New York was found on his person.
but no papers by which he could be iden-
tiliel.
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Death of Petersburg Journalist a.,

,Netc York, April 4.-.Joln G. Whit
taker, formerly Petersburg (Va,) journal-
INST, died here to-day from injuries sus-
tanned yesterday in being run over by a
street car.