davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-10-21

richmond Prices Current r.
JoBBIS6 PRICES.
OCTOBER ts. 1914
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-10-21

SENECA SNAKE ROOT---e6c per pound;
Virginia, 30a35c. per ponnd.
SHiNGLES-6-inch No. ! Heart Cypress, $40
TO $l2 per NJ; 6-ineh No. Sop Cypress, rs 10 Q,
4-Inch Heart cypress, F7.25; finch Sap Cypress;
These are the selling prices at the yard.
TAR-S525aa.60 for large barrels.
TAI.LOW-7aSc. per pound in large quaint.
ties.
TAN BARK-ss per cord.
TEAS-Black csc aal .25-the last a prime ar
ticle: Imperial, 81 10al 80; Gunpowder, Nal 80.
NINEGAR--Cider, 26a50c.
WOOL-Tubwashed, free of burs, 53a55c.
unwashed free of bnrs S0a35c.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-17
CONVENTION OF THE IRISH CONFEDERATION.

The Convention OF delegates from the irish Con.
federation held their SECOND meeting yesterday ut
Military Hnll, Bowery The delegates assembled
shortly after nlne A. NJ, with the President General
Thomas +. Burks, IN the chair There was q toie-
rably large attendance, and all the principal States
in the Union were represented. Among the proml.
nent Irshmen present were General Burke, s.
Maleda, ODguoyan Rosa, 4. e. Tooly. Or.
Edmund Power, John bcyoy, n. sarsfeId
end others. Mr.. Michael kecgaD, OF Ph.a-
dGlpha, acted as Secretary for the Convention.
During the day the attention ~ the Convention
WIS chiefly devoted 70 examining the credentials or
delegates ftom diHerent states. A number Of
reports were read from the different ORGANIZATIONS,
showing large Increase IN membership. SHORTY
nfter three T.. NJ the Convention adi0nrned 10 meet
RRain AZ nine o'eleQk tAis morning. :,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-17

dfss s.As majority q ~ soss9ssn democrats, s, sss
en- on tSs G IN oar rs Srss
SSSs9dtion dare no, to Or
or WISCONSIN, with any plat,s,m ~ Az Ar admlnls
four years. ss sosa "a & 81 ss 81;
are at present. and not so bad as we w6td be II va
had another election ard 60 oil TO pieces We have
Deea out Of Sce 20 long already that plenty Of our
leadership, are making their bargains with the sd
rR srcuaa o ale lawyers VIE
Black and others, who stu allege themselves te 81
honors under Grant. 1t is these men who Who havs
undermined our party, and who subsist by It's de.
feat who counsel an Independent nomination a
Baltimore. No country is SO badly of as that with.
out defined Issues, which only can define parties,
and SO we stand today
Tie philadelphia Convention viii M probably at
tract few strangers and visitors this year, ~ It's
conclusions seem to be foregone. The adminlstra-
tIon has no desire design to be attached TO Oel
lax four years more II stronger man can DO put
IN his place The most popular man In the republt
oppositc-of Coax in almost every respect, having
courage oS not 70 go to church unless he likes ns
win win 4 twinkle a spiasS and . merri;
North sS an Nom Ee MS hne habit, Sa
Hc Is we'll on, and with all his generous living IS
metnodical in all business points s In perfect
health, and Ut present, the President excepted, he
Is the frst OhclM OF thc UAitegf s5tacu The House
'of Representatives since SchenckA ana WASH
burne's departure Is run by Blame himself glibly.
and he Is popular with both parties Blaine does not
Ike Grant TO any great extent and is not afraid 81
him, and being alwlysan appr0achable, practical
man, the administration does not cnre to push 4
quarrel with him, and Ia just now disposed to pue
him on the TICKET with Grant, SO as to give
that additional strength and congeniality
to tho concern which 1t stands in need Of; for MI.
Coliax has not grown any In the last four years.
Since his marriage he has lost that boyish bu0yy
apcy with which lie ectuIed and showed himself as
different points between the Yosemite ana wat
kins' Glen. The. delegations to tho Philadelphia
Convention are generally committed to Grant, ana
Will probably support him there; but 1t l. not i'm
possible that any new mistake OF the aduinistra.
ton, or the growing force OF the Greeley partyt
might make. panic among tho delegates,
s SO that after they got tosether they might
Of the ticket the personal objections and
nsinuatlons against Grant would fail to tho ground,
and the. republican party would stand committed
TO an internal organization in case Of Blane's cleo
tipn BY which not JHnta or u eabel or a coteris
within the republican party.
Thus you will SEQ that ail things are yet crude and
formative. IL eact party there ls disintagratB,
movement. Indyidualism, prejudice and natny
combine aud scatter yet more tho broken bands and
Ofganization9ln the republic, and 1t IL the best time
In the history Of the state for riddles aud riddle
makers. SIS stseas5t asR.e-a
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-17
fyry WITH A RAZOR,

fuza Smith, OF No. ii York street, and Margaret
Davis, Of No. ID Sullivan street, both uolored, on
Wednesday, night qusrreled about young man 70
whom they were both paying their addresseS
Eliza states the greepeyed monster so got controS
OK Margaret's temper that she drew Q. razor ffoD
,wori1nanltke manner. and would, no doubt, have
succeeded 10 taking her i.e hAt for ne timely q.
took the weapon from her hand and escorted her 10
the station house. Yesterday marnipg Ahe was ar.
ralgned before Justice Lcdwith at Jefferson markct
against her she was remandcd TO tho station houaes
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-17
MILITARY NOTES,
The seventh Regiment TO Encamp at
Saratoga on the 3D. Of Juiy-Prospect of
champagne, Strawberries and Love,

The seventh Regiment to Encamp at
Saratoga on the 3D. Of Juiy-Prospect Of
Champagne, Strawberries and Love,
a.. ,;, gEl YEA rs, SH Sss,,S e.
s,A o. NEW YORK, May l8, 1872 ]
n /. In compliance with division and Brigade orders
this regiment viii parade In full uniform white
trowsers on Thursday May 80. Assembly Of one
O'Clock L. NJ - 4, 4 Z -. =. - -
.. Captain s, O. ryder having bcen Elected Let<
tenant Colonel, Vice Haws, resigned frank April I,
1871 Fret lieutenant George p. Barrett having
been elected Captain OF r company, vice RYDER
promoted frank May 8, 1879, and First Sergeant
Albert 7. Wyck0n having been elected First Lisu-
tenant OF company, vice Barrett, promoted rank
May 1872, they win be respected and oDeyed 40
s. Company D. Captain Van NofdeH, ana Conn
pany +, Captain Bird, are hereby detailed as hn
escort to Company d, First regiment infantry, No.
Ida during its VISIT to this city in June next
1, This regiment having By. vote OF It's compa-
Meg deti1ed to encanp near Saratoga springs.
ers will be Issued In due time for sach encamPs
mani tSc regiment to leave New York on the $d
6av ~ Juy aud TO return to this city on the 9tn
6ay 81 Ju!y Nin6 years have elapsed since thLa
reyment has received any practical Instructions In
camp duty, and the necessity Of such instructions
Ia n military organization In obvious. 10 Is hoped
and believed that every member OF the regiment
ties ana pleasures OF this encanpnent While In.
struction In camp duty and general military im.
rrovcment win be the primary object OF the en-
Caiupment the cornUandant will spare'no effort "a
make the week OF Saratoga so agreeable 70 all con,
cerncd that 1t will DC Tecoected only with pleasure
ny order OF EMaONS CLAhN. Solonel.t
L6rIs FIrzGEnALr, Breyet Lieutenant Colonel md
n
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-17

the republican party and holted ticket being run
against Butler said at that time to Nat Greene,
:. .ift the republicans break ia hail. on account Of
INC nomination. OF Butler, YOU, can Probably elect
mo- said MI, areenc. Saisen Butlerlwould drive
him or the course and poll every Irishman In the
RISING FEELING AGAINST DEMOCRATIC cosnsEsssfrs..
II the object OF the Baltimore CoiIyeton,i In the
estimation Of the Old Hunkers. he merely TO keep
up the democratic Organization for Interior
uses, 4 man Ike Charles .OConor, Judge Curtis Or
Jeremiah Black twho, after long thinking
democratic nomination, but who u not
unfavorable to Grants re-electl0n) might be
sssn xs ss me- s.,s n sss Ss s9 %o1s
sHs ss5s a 8sfssss es ss
Ws p ~ e
these congressman, who 60 around and meet logic
with the reply well, We have nearly three NIL
Sb ss nc wa pfsse Se rea
Lar ticket and they turn out like get Of sheep and
vote ~ This Y the remark heard daily IN Wash;
themselves name candidate for the Presidency cx.
cept by the ballots OF the opposite party
fEELING OF THE SOUTHERN Ex.REBEIA
Some democratic congressman who heartily dis.
IKE Greeley for the manner in which the New York
Tribune il6s ridden them over for the. past ten
a N and so se 3 pSs say w as pe ma qS
are reyengefuly celebrating on throwing into she
baltimore Convention the name Of southern
sympathy IN the late slave States. Among men
eligible IN the South how many would get the votes
OK Northern democrats, or any vote at all at home
for every intelligent Southern man with whom
have spoken on the question Of the division OF the
spos In case Greeley should he elected responds,-
I'VE do not care anything about that. We want
mat KIND OF rep0se md good order among the
blocks ann whites, with the civil law over ALL which
VIII induce little white emigration from Germanss
and others among us, and bring In como caPita TO
revive our States build roads and mills and TX up
our levees and railways. Our interests ID the south
are entirely material, and one reason why the pro-
perry holders there favor Greeley Ia that no Eas
always supported the material Interests manpao
tures and agriculture, and just sucn tnnss M sw
fofm,of society.''. ..A.xas, y ror6
tor who argues thinking rather IMAM tas present
Ing, this remark was madc during Snc1 P'essAs'
TINE republican party u oil nnrstso o upi
ours a. ali bursted or nearly SO Us us s nv
cratic politicians have the problem ueloas us "a ie
tInn things RIM themselves for louI yeh ui.S ~
administration like Greeleys HIu ,nen
reforming ansi dividing ourselves upon u SUES WHICH,
are Vial. and roappearing Attic, end OF tn4t vsih
as the victorious party, or we can kesp VIZ u wy
wish. Nv A., independent nomination NJ Baltlmore,
tina Invalid. eIe ctive form OF party, whcre the
ialsuea ara mixed up as much az they are among
thc republicans, by opposing Greeteys nomination.
We. too, protess 70 ~ a rsYenae parry Nc iHpABs
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-17
DECORATION DAY.

Floral Offerings To BE Spread Over the
!. B.. Graves or tho Patriot Dcnd, u
The Executive Committee Of the Grand Army ~
the Republic has just prepared; theyfoll0wng pro-
gramme of arrangements for the observance Of
.sDeCoratfon Day:''--
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-07-20

cept Massachusetts, where it is two per cent.
below, the acreage being about average on the
whole. In New York and Pennsylvania the
acreage is per cent. and the condition from
to u per cent. below average. In the North
western and Pacific States the condition Is
mostly average or above, ranging from 90 in
Ohio to 113 in California. The acreage ranges
from 90 in Ohio to 1874 in Oregon.
1t is remarked of Illinois: Monroe, hall
wlnter-killed; Ogle, late, but promising; La
Sale, spring crops look well.
GRASS AND PAsTUREs.-The remarks from
Illinois under this head say: Edgar, grass
promising; Cass, clover of former years nearly
all winter-kllled, but the springs sowing is
dong finely. Spring pasture, blue grass and
timothy never were better. Pike, many fields
of clover nter-killed-scarcely one has q
good stand; Logan, clover greatly damaged
by winter cold; Lee, pasturage looking finely ;
Monroe, army worm destructive on timothy
Boone, clover badly winter killed; Clarke,
clover injured by drought, Knox, clover on
wet ground badly wlnter.killed.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-07-20

NOR sAIIE.-Ihe subscriber offers for sale. on rca
sonabe TERMS the following lands and town lots sua
ted IN La Sale county, to Wit:
LANDS.
I'D Acrcs-wk SWk of EH MEX Sec. I, T. 81 r..
81 Acres-SN IN. Of canal Ex Mex Sec. Ii, T. 81. r. s.
80 Acres-WH SwS Sec. q, T. "a. II. g.
100 Acres-NwA Sec. e. T: 81. R.S.
TOWN LOTS.
L0ts 3, 8, Block 8 States Addition to Ottawa
Cnd4 Lot 4. Block !; States 4 edition to Ottawa.
Lots a. 10. In Block q. States Add 10 Ottawa
Lots 10. Il r. lS e. % Block q. States Addition
Lots. mock&. States Addition TO Ottawa.
Lot Is Block 20. Ottawa Centre.
The above will be sold for ISrt cash down. and the
time 20 suit pnrcasers For further particulars apply
Albert 7. Dow Canal once, Ottawa Illinois.
ottawa May II, ls6s.-u r. GO0DETJ
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-02-19
WHY PRESCRIBE PREACHERS I
FLATwooJJ, BEkxroN Co
W. Va, Feb. Il.

To The Editor Of Tie Democrat
SlR:-I think saw in Tur DEMO.
GRAFT a short time ago, 4 motion made
in the Convention to inquire into the
expodienOy Of engraning clause in
the new Constitution to the effect tial
ministers of the gospel shall net 10 el.
igible to seat in the House Of Delc.
gates. Now DO not know that any
have aspirations in that direction;
but Notwithstanding that, to say the
least Of such move, | think there is
strong scent of infdelity about the
matter. Such views originated with
an iufdcl, and if | am not mistaken,
it was John Randolph, of Virginia,
that first introduced such vicws in that
State many years ago. | hope there
will be no prescribing Of any class Of
men. | think we have had enough Of
prescription in the past few yeqrs, In
these days of universal freedom all
should be free and entitled to the same
rights and privileges. Ministers OfthC
gospel, as a class of citizens, arc gen.
orally men of good moral character,
with common sense, education and in.
ilucnce. Why prescribe them? Why
place finger board in the Constitution
pointing to them as citizens being dc.
MED the rights and privileges common
to all other classes OF men. There are
many things politically right, that are
morally wrong, am, in the broad
sense Of the term, opposed to political
preachers aud political preaching, aud
il ministers are to be prescribed, let
the churches do it, More anon,
jesus.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-02-19
VIVA VOCE.

It's yery evident that the action of
thu Convention Committee. in renort.
adversely TO tbc system If ,i'rr roce
yoiinr md in favor Of tho secret hal.
Ia, systcm will not meet with mucb
favor among iho rroplo of mi, comfy
or district Hero for wonder !,
larco majority Of both nolilic,l n,rties
favor tic Old honest way Of voting
and from experience look with horror
un1n thO frauds that have bscn com.
mi,,el under tho new Tho Question
has been satisfactorily discussed here :
and we want The viva yocr mode Of
voting even if we rrt nothing else.
We do not know but aro informed
by those WHO do, that the report above
referred 10 will Be adopted and on.
GRATED in the new CONSTITUTION. If
tLig Do done. We doubt if Lewis and
and many other Democratic coun,ie,
will rive a majority for Ratification,
1.-THE new Constitution il to be n copy
ortho old one. the oypepso Of holding
the Convention might we'll have been
di,ponscd with. What with this mat.
ter and gcrrymapdering Judicial and
Senatorial Districts The disgusting
scramble for Office exhibited bymembcrs
Of the Convention, and the everlasting
naisanco known as The Capitol
Question" il appears that il would be
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-02-19
6CoRRBB EEsfsssEvDEHeE1
"a I1Igl|L
FROM CHARLESTON.

CHARLESTON, Feb. I.
FRrEyp WoFrrNDN The reports Of
tho various Committees are now coming
in, and the Convention has been CON
,idcriug them in Committee of the
Whole the last two days. Many
amendments thereto arc offered, some
agreed to and others rejected. lwould
send them to you, but fear they might
mislcad the public, as they are not yet
adopted, and liable to many changes
As soon rs one is completed you shall
have it.
a few days since, Mr.. Basel offered
a resolution looking to submitting to a
vote of the people, the question as to
the permanent seat Of Government,
And day before yesterday Gle Prcsi-
dent laid before the Convention the
resolutions adopted by the Grafton
meeting; whCrcupon Mr.. Wilson Of
fcrci resolution to raise a Committee
to report a plan for submitting the
question to Il vote Of the people. Upon
the appointment of the Committee,
quite an animated discussion took place.
No report yet
You may possibly think strange that
| do not give you some news for your
readers; but that can be explained by
informing you that nothing has yet
been perfected, though the rough
draft Of tho whole Constitution is
made.
/ shall take great pleasure in giving
you items as soon as can know
but little more Of what is going on in
tho Legislature than yol do 80 way
over thar in the United States" as my
tima is completely taken up with the
Convention, When | have few
leisure hours, | generally devote them
to sleeping
The river is still closed with ice, ahd
no signs Of an carly opening.
Truly Yours, G. j. BUrcuER.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-02-19
WHISKEY.


70 the Editor Of The Democrat:
You will please publish tho estimate
found below, which will apply to this
fully as well as to any other town. We
have us many whiskcy shops in the
town Of Weston as you will fnd in any
other village of its size in the civilized
world and these shops are patronizel
as literally as any In all the land, and
no doubt are as remuncrat!ye to the
owners, aud MS destructive to the Pal.
rons us any other shops, Of which many
who are inhabitants of the city Of the
dead over on tic hill, il permitted to
speak, would fully testify, as well as tho
living monuments whom wo hear howl.
ing in tho streets at the dead hour Of
night, week after week, and who are
seen and heard Decorating the holy
Sabbath by drunken bowling and pro.
family. Tho following figures, which
arc not more astonishing than true, |
take from the FircsiGc Friend:
at is estimated that there are in
the United States, $4,000 whisky
shops SuppOsiag each of them to do
a business Of $1,000 per annum,
which is probably low estimate, we
have the enormous sum of nine hun.
dred aud cighty-seycn million dollars
expended annually for liquilied dam.
nation.
This would build l07 400 school
houses, at a cost of $4,000 each. 1t
would pay our entire national debt in
two years and a half. 1t would feed,
Clslho ard school three lnd n half
millions of poor children for one wear.
1t woull place Bible in tho hands Of CIV.
cry human being in the world. 1t would
build fifty colleges in every State il
the Union, at cost Of half million
each. 1t would supply comfortable
dwellings, and years provisions to
half million families. 1t would fur.
nish every mau, woman and child in
the United States with Thirteen weekly
newspapers for one year. To pay this
amount by taxation, would require
tax of thirty per cent upon every dol.
lar of real estate in the country.
al. would build church for every
congregation offyc hundred persons in
the United States.
ut would purchase two hundred
public libraries of hundred thousand
volumes each, in every State in the
Union.
at annuity send, hundred thou.
sand men and women by the shortest
route to pcrdition. Let civilization
ponder over these facts."
And now we would earnestly insist.
upon the rum.dcalCr and his patrons
in Weston to look at these figures, and
then honestly inquire whether they
can ask the blessing Of God on suchS
traffic, which is annually sending lis
thousands to untimcly graves.
CITIZEN.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-02-19
ITEMS FROM GILMER.
CHENILLE. Feb. IL.

CHENILLE. Feb. II.
70 The Editor Of The DemOcrut:
Below | again give you few Gil
mcr items:
The Kanawha Navigation Company
having erected lock and dam on the
Little Hauawha river, which many oil
the good citizens of Gilmer fear will BE-
instrumental in damuing the country,
r +. FlcRiing, Esq, BY request OfrhC
citizens interested, undertook the per-
ilous journey to the Permanent Seat, "
carrying with him petitions addressed
to the Legislature, asking the removal
of said lock and dam; and it is hoped
that au act will be passed requiring the
obstruction to be removed.
We are sorry to report that General
Conrad is no better. The disease ap.
pears to be very contagious. A son.in.
law Of his who Iliyss in town, having
visited the General during lis illness,
contracted the same disease, and he
and his family with the exception Of u
SOM are now suffering from it.
W. +. Want, James Henry Ar.
buckle and Charles Thomas S.
Whiting have entered into u co.purt-
nership in tue mercantile business.
Our young and handsome friends, Jim
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-02-19
HON. W. D. RoLLYsON.

We have been honorid with a copy
Of special report made by Hon. W.
y. Rollyson, delegate from Braxton,
and Chairman Of the Committee on
Taxation aud Finance, which we will
takO pleasure in placing before cur
readers in gu: next issue This re.
port is very creditablc to its author.
1t uBenlhs some Of the hidden treas.
urCs Of the State, and CONDEMNS in 9
most pointed manner some of tho un'
warranted aud unconstitutional meas
urCs pcrvadiBc former administration.
Of the government. 1t is cheering
sign of progress to have u man capabl,
and fearless enough in these days G
decentralization to DO the full measur,
of his duty, Mr.. Rollyson is tina
man, aud we arc gra,iicd to learn that
he takes the trout rank Of both talen
and usefulness in the General Assem-
|ly
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-02-19
GIVE US PROHIBITION.

WESTON. Feb. 10.
To lie Eiior Of Tie Democrat
notice bill brought before the
Legislature of our State, by tho mem.
Der from Ritchie, Mr, Scott, asking
the passage Of a law similar to the Que
now in force in Ohio, Illinois, and
other Northern States, regulating the
sale Of ardent spirits. These States
have accepted the experiment in the
form Of a law, They grant license for
tho sale of ardent spirits, but hold the
licensed dealer responsible for the
damages that may low from the use Of
or abuse Of strong drink.
Now, Mr.. Editor, | AIN an advocate
Of Temperance, yea, | may be called a
prohibiIionist,; hut must say can sec
no good that will result, from the en-.
actmcnt of such law in our State, or
any other. 1t is safe to predict that
any legislation granting license for the
retail sale of liquor, and yet at the
same time holding the seller response
Die for the subsequent acts of the in.
toxicated purchaser, will prove abortivc
in practice, and fruitful only of liriga.
ton, in which the law will finally be
swampcd, Il is a contradiction in it.
self, TO start with, by legaIiaipg traf.
dc that i. virtually prohibits.
While relieving from all liza.
biliiy tic men whom it permits
to buy, it is impracticable, because in
ninO cases out Of ten, when a pur.
chaser winds uPa protracted debauch
with violence to the person or property
of others, what jury could decide at
whose bar sobriety ceased, or his in
toxication begani Even the origin orhis
drunkenness is not directly traceable
Is there any more justice in making
the retail dealer ciyilly liable, than
there would be in the final prosecution
Of the wholesale dealer or manufacturer
from which the retailer bought his
stockH The projectors Of this bill, no
doubt, honestly think it is in the in.
tercst Of prohibition; yet it lacks cv.
cry rcdeemable trait of prohibition. It
fails to strike at the real root Of the
evil. If it is the intention Of our law
makers to suppress the traffic by stat.
utcs, let them 60 about it like men,
aud beard the lion in his den. Let
them not only forbid the sale Of intox.
icating liquors, but prohibit its manu-.
iacture and importation into our State.
Enact such measure as have dis.
cussed, md it would enable you to see
enough perjury to sink u world. Now
when We consider how important the
sacredness Of an oath is to the indi
yidual and to the society of which 10
forms part, We can estimate, in some
measure the vast amount Of mischief
occasioned by tho law in consideration.
My motto is No License, No Mauufac-
turc, No Importation in cur State.
PRonIDITioS.