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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-05-10
LOCAL NOTES.

The City Council meets Monday even
ing next,
"A line of oar-bosts to ply between the
city and Hollywood will soon be. estab-
lished.
1t is said that a Greeley Club will
soon be organized among the precipitates Of
the city.
Remember the Republican meeting in
jefferson ward tonight, at eight o'clock.
Business Of Importance.
Mayor A. NJ. Kelley announces him.
self candidate for denomination by the
Conservative Nominating Convention.
George Davis, colored, from Richmond
county, was received at the penitentiary
sterday-sentenced for twelve months
for burglary.
"A little child of Mr.. L. Wiley Davis
was badly scalded few days ago by pull
ing vessel of hot water from table.
The child will probably lose one eye.
(. The case of John w. Talley has been
continued until the June term of the coun-
ty court, Mr.. Talley renewing his bail in
the sum of s., 900; Col. Ordway surety.
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Gpe,,irg Stats gn,stnaL
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The net receipts of DR.. Hoge's lecture
in Petersburg were $3.50.
Petersburg is not represented in the
National Medical Convention now in session
in Philadelphia. .r
Among the probable Conservative cam
didates to represent the First Congression-
al district in Congress we understand Maj.
J. Horace Lacy is very prominently spoken
of by the people of Spotsylyania county.
"A destructive fire occurred in Norfolk
yesterday afternoon. c. w. Dozin,
Timothy Mitchell, w. G. Godfrey, X.
Dollard, Mrs. A. 4. Williams, are the
owners of the houses destroyed. The con-
tents of the buildings were mostly saved in
damaged condition.
"A suit for $4,000 damages was en-
tered yesterday against the Orange, Alex
andria and Manassas railroad company.
Thomas Mills, the plaintiff, was employed
as fiagman for the Alexandra and WASH
ington railroad, and while in the pursuit of
his business train belonging to defendants,
being driven at greater speed than usual,
passed over the plaintiff, crushing his leg
and foot. -
The Roanoke Times says: Roanoke
College has lately been favored with do
nation of cabinet of one thousand speci-
mems of rare and costly minerals from the
Rev. Andrew Bigelow, D. D., of Boylston
Centre, Massachusetts. The college now
has in its possession a collection of over
eleven thousand specimens of minerals
This is the most extensive and valuable
cabinet in the State. The institution has
no suitable building for the exhibition of
this fine collection, but is still in hope of
the liberality of some friends who may
erect building for the purpose.
"A citizen of Lynchburg. writing to the
Republican, thus refers to the school ac-
commodations of that city: "In. addition to
the two new handsome and suitable build
ings recently erected by the school board,
they have rented the beautiful and elegant
residence of d. p. Payne. Esq, on Federal
Hill, to be used as the "High School" for
young ladies, with corps Of able and eff
cient teachers, equal to any you can find
elsewhere. Lynchburg presents cduca-
tional advantages unsurpassed by any other
city or town in the South, and we hope
soon to see many strangers who have
children to educate settling among lis to
avail themselves of these advantages" -
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Letter to New York Observer
The Hawaiian Kings and People.

That is the King--driving that span of
high. stepping horses, in an American bug
gy, unattended, down Richards street.
He is bulky gentleman, five feet ten
inches high, some 800 pounds weight, Al
years old, wealthy, unmarried, intelligent,
is said to have mind of his own, UNDER
standing himself and his people thoroughly.
He is the fifth in the line of the Kane
hameha dynasty, grandson of the great
Kamehameha who was born in 1876 and
died;in 1919; who was chief of Hawaii when
Cook and Vancouver visited these islands
lii the last century; celebrated as states
man and warrior. His son, known as
Kamehameha ii, succeeded him and abol-
ished idolatry throughout the islands, be-
fore the American missionaries arrived in
1920. This great event was not owing to
to any Christian principles of his, but to
his love of dissipation since freedom from
the power of the priests gave him an oppor-
tunity to enjoy his fish and wives without
the restraint of superstitious customs.
The native people of the Sandwich Islands,
as race, are dying out. IL. =
In 1928, the population of all the islands
was estimated by the missionaries at l42,-
600. In 1872, a census was taken, and the
number found to be 130, 300; in 1886,
los, 800; in 1850, 50, 400; in 1858, 1900;
in 1860, 60, 700; in 1866, there were but
$1,000. This is decrease of more than
one-half of the population in forty years!
This wasting away has continued not only
with this people, but with similar
races in all parts Of Polynesia
The process Of decay goes on in
in spite of improved social habits, better
food, clothing and shelter and in spite Of
the notoriously cheerful, healthy and yigor-
Gus appearance of the islanders. The major
ity of the marriages are not prolific even
when the married are in comfortable circum-
stances and of moral and industrious habits;
and when there are births, they are often felt
to be calamity. Villages containing many
families have not child born to them.
Settlements are vanishing, cottages are va
Gated aud destroyed, and you may ride for
miles in the country without seeing new
village, or hearing the voiceso children, or
meeting human being. There are now
about $500 Anglo-Saxons living on these
islands, and nearly 800 Industrious,
pains-taking Cinnamon. 1t is thought that
before many years have gone by Cinnamon
will be the cultiyators of all the exuberant
soil of Polynesia, aided by the capital and
enterprise of white men.
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MINISTER'S SALARIEs.-The Liberal
Christian discusses the important question
of minister's salaries. Of course, one
opinion expressed is that cergymen, as a
rule, are very sadly underpaid. That is
a complaint, however, not confined to cler-
gymen. Still, the Liberal Christian recog-
nizes the need of choking OFF, those who
are ''ineficient and incapable for the real
work" of the pastor by ''starvation.o-
But one main reason, as it proceeds to
point out, why inefficient men are now in
the ministry is that the salaries are too low
to tempt real competent men into it,
The best graduates from the colleges natu-
rally prefer law and plenty to being sue
cessor Of the apostles on five hundred
dollars year. The matter is one that de-
serves careful attention, for it is growing
notorious that the better-paid professions
are absorbing all youthful talent. rs t
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POLICE ITEMs.--John II. Smith,
charged with unlawfully having in his pos
session silver snutf-box, supposed to have
been stolen. The case was continued until
the Goth for further inquiry. ...
Lizzie johnson was fined $3.50 for as
saulting and beating Laura Jones.
Rebeeca Chandler was bound over in
the sum of 800 under the yagrant law.
Henry Mathews, charged with stealing
fifteen bars of soap, was found guilty and
sent to Jail for sixty days.
Fleming White, charged with having in
his possession a coat, supposed to have
been stolen. Case continued till Monday
for further inquiry.
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without compromising our national honor,
but the President is understood to hold the
opinion that if England withdraws from
the treaty now the United States will not
suffer from it, but will be in position in
future to settle the questions at issue be-
tween the two nations on our own basis.
The belief now prevails among members of
the House Committee that as the case now
stands England will most assuredly With
draw from the arbitration plan.
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fGnsyHAr NArunK-No. 4s.l

An AoF to authorize William Q. Jardne to make
application to the Commissioner of Patents
for the issue of a patent for his improvement
In brake and rest for carts.
Whereas William O. Jardine's application for
Improvement in brake and rest for carts was
passed for Issue September eleventh. eighteen
hundred and sixty nine, but by the neglect of
his agent application and payment for the issue
of the same was not made within the time re.
qulred by law: Therefore,
BE IL enacted By the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatiues fthe United States Of Amertcd IN Con-
gress assembled, That William O. Jardine be au-
thorized to make application to the Commis-
soner of Patents for the issue of q patent
for his improvement in brake and rest
for carts, and that the Commissioner of
Patents be authorized to issue a patent for the
same If he should deem it right and proper: /:
Provided, That such application be made and
the proper fees be paid within one year from the
passage of this act, anything in the proviso con-
tanned in the thirty-ffth section of the act en-
titled "An act to revise, consolidate and amend
the statutes relating to patents and copyrights"
approved July eighth, eighteen hundred and
seventy, to the contrary Notwithstanding Pro-
vided, That the issue Of such patent shall not
affect the right to use said patented improve
nlent of any person who, since the eleventh day
of September, eighteen hundred and sixty-nille
and prior to the approval of this act, may have
procured, and at the time of such approval shall
be using, said patented Improvement.
Approved, April II, 1872.
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BY Richardson & Co., Real Estate A gents and
ante. Anctioneers, Ills Main stree t.


GALE OF VALUABLE EiALlFAXLANDS.--
~ by virtue of decrees of the United States
District Court, made ON March IA, 1871, and
April IL, 1872, in the matter of John CLARK, in
bankruptcy case No. ,5I7l, tie undersigned
viii sell NJ public auc ion, in the city of Rich
mond in front OF the l1iice of Richardson Co.,
No. Ill3 Main street, on SATURDAY the Isl
day OF IRne, 1872, at IL o'cloek NJ, the two fol-
lowing valuable TRACTS OF LAND, lying in
Halifax county, on OF near WyDn's creek, about
three miles from the courthouse aEd five miles
from the Danyille railroad, being tart of the
lands formerly owned by John Clark, Esq l. I.
a II that t!act known MS Tract Nc. - in the
'Bsiler rract,'' containing TWO HUNDRED
ACRES, rs per survey at said court house, being
the same that was sold on Dec fnbcr 81, 1859 to
W w. Wood by the undersigned, and now to be
resold by virtue of the said decrees of said
court. 2d All tlat tract of land that was con-
yeyed by de ed from said John Clark TO Thomas
J. Owen. dated February 3, 1898, and recorded ia
the cletks office of the Halifax County Court
containing, also, TWO HUNDRED ACRES.
with valuable Improvements thereon. a
TERNS-For the tract first mentioned, cash,
for the tract last mentioned, enough in cash 10
pay the alliance of purchase money due by said
Owen, estimated at $4s4; the residue on such
terms as will be announced at day of sale. The
purchaser to pay the taxes. .-.a b
y JAMES PLEAsANTS,
-IH .. ALBERT BLAIR,
a TruS 60
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FIRE IN PETERsBURG.-A fire broke
out about two O'Clock yesterday afternoon
in the house occupied by DR.. James May,
on High street, Petersburg, and before the
flames could be subdued the roof and third
story of the house and the roofs Of the
eastern and northern porches were de-
stroyed. Much of the furniture of the
house was greatly damaged in its hasty re-
moval. The entire damage done is esti-
mated at $1,000. The house was insured
for 81 l40 in the Mutual Assurance Society
of this city. The property belongs to John
w. Volt, ESQ.,, of this city, and his fam
lily occupied the premises jointly with DR..
May. -s --l rL ~ -
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Approved, April %, 1872.
: tGEsERAL NATuRE-No. 4s.l

BE it enacted By the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentdtipes of the United States Of An,ertca in Con-
Qress assembled, That every volunteer, non-com-
missioned officer private, musician, and artificer
who enlisted into the military service of tho
United States prior to July twenty-second, eigh-
teen hundred and sixty y-one under the procama-
May third, eighteen hundred and sixty one, and
the orders of the War Department issued in pur-
suance thereof, and was actually mustered be.
fore August sixth, eighteen hundred and sixty
one, into any regiment, company, or battery,
which was accepted by the War Department
under such proclamation and orders, shall be
paid the full bounty of one hundred dollars,
under and by virtue of the said proclamation
and orders of the War Department, in force at
The time of such enlistment and prior to July
twenty second, eighteen hundred and sixty-one !:
paid. Hs ~ tlta
Approved, April %, 1872.
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CLEANlNCS.

--Schurz says Greeley cannot carry
Missouri, and cannot secure the German
vote. d a1sfasfEs g.sE7r. s -
President Grant, Senator Sumner,
Senator Conkling, Hon. j. w. Forney and
Thomas j. Durant, sent letters, similar in
tone to that of Vice-President Colfax, to
the civil rights meeting held in Washington
city last night. asl7 a.Fa E
. Don Carlos, the leader oe the present
insurrection in Spain, is % years old and
enjoys in his own right the title of Duke OF
Madrid. In 1867 lie married daughter Of
the Duke Of Parma, with whom he received
large fortune, and has family Of one
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AUCTION SALES.

+. II. TURNBULL, assignee, will sell on Satur-
day, June lst, at Brunswick Courthouse,
Va, several large and valuable tracts of
land, lying in said county.
THOMAS O. WAI.STON, assignee, will sell on
Monday, 10th May, at Eastyille, Northamp-
ton county, Va, valuable farm of ll0
acres.
]. G. MASON & JACOB COIN, assignees, and
Chas. Herndon & VIM. Il. Sandford, trus-
tees, will sell on Tuesday, 2lst May, in front
of the court house in Fredericksburg, Va,
700 acres of land, lying at Spotsylvania O. III.
JOHNS & SANDS, commissioners, will sell on
Wednesday, May 10Th, in front of the United
States Courthouse, in the city of Richmond
commencing at IL o'clock NJ, a tract of land
lying in the county of Caroline.
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THE DAILY STATE JoURNAL.-Per-
sons desiring copies of the DAILY STATE
JOURNAL, after our office closes for the
evening, can be supplied by calling at the
news depot of G.. F. Johnston, 9lS Main
street, three doors below our office.
Those wishing to have the paper left at
their place of business or residence regu-
larly, each evening, can leave their adj
dress at the same place. ....u
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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AN ORDI-
IA NANCE ECONCERNING THE NUMBER
1N(1 OF uOTI<EC


Be il ordained, That the ordinance concerning
the numbering of houses, be amended and re-
ordained to read as follows: J- s
All houses within the limits Of the city now
unnunabered, shall have their proper numbers
fixed upon their fronts; and it shall be the duty
of the contractor, appointed by the Committee
on Streets to furnish the required numbers,
painted upon tin, and secure the same to the I'M
numbered houses throughout the city; the size
and character of numbers, and quality of tin
and painting, to be determined by said Commit
toe. The contractor shall be paid by the owner
or owners of every house SO numbered, or their
agents, twenty-five cents, and the bill therefor
having been presented by the contractor, and
such owner or agent refusing to pay the same,
the engineer of the city being satisfied thereof,
shall report the fact 10 the city assessor, whose
duty it shall be to add the amount, with twenty
five per cent. thereon to the next tax levy Of the
property In question, and thereupon the con-
tractor shall be paid the said amount of twenty-
five cents from the city treasury. And if any
occupant, owner or agent, shall remove from
any house the number SO placed thereon, he
shall be subject TO a fine of fifty cents for each
day, after ten days notice, during which the
house shall remain unnumbered.
Published by authority
E. G. HOWARD,
my 7--5t fss .5.asr reH- City Clerk.
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BALLARD House. Friday Noon.

Messrs. James Beale, Wns. B. Myers, e.
III. Alfiiend, ". Fl. Cashie and others.
GENTLEMEN Your communication Of
this date has been received. In reply, |
am happy to state that with the co6pera-
tion Of manager Spalding, | am enabled to
comply with your request, and will appear
as "John Unit" in Mrs. Bateman's
comedy of Self" tomorrow Saturday
evening. Approaching the compliments
therein contained, subscribe myself,
Yours with Respect,
j, T., OWENS.
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GENERAL NATuRE--No. 461
AN ACT to erect two new land districts In tho
State of Nebraska.


Be II enacted By the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives Of the United States Of Anierica Con-
gress assembled, That all that part of the State
of Nebraska which lies west of range twenty
eight west of the sixth principal meridian, in the
State of Nebraska, be, and the same is hereby,
constituted and erected into new land district,
to be named and called the Western district.
SEC. 2. That all those parts of the present
South Platte and Nemaha districts, in the State
of Nebraska, which lie west of range four and
east of range twenty eight west of the sixth
principal meridian, be, and the same are hereby,
erected into and constituted new land district,
to be named and called the Republican Valley
district. s{gtts.s r HfssE .s.4.
Ssc s. That the President be, and he is here
by, authorized and directed to appoint. by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate. a
register and a receiver for each Of said land dis.
trcts, who shall be required to reside at the site
of the land-ofiice in each ease respectively and
shall perform like duties and be entitled to re.
ccive the same amount of compensation, respec-
lively, as are now prescribed by law for other
land offices in said State. 5fd30s .s.r =. u-.
Approved, April 22, 1872. Hsa zl
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.
NE DOLLAR per square of eight lines. solid
son and two daughters. He is of an Aus
trian family, and was not born in Spain,

In the case of Joseph A. Ware, for
merly solicitor of the Postoffice Depart
ment, against the United States to recover
deduction of $S6 from his salary ,on ac-
count of sickness, the Court of Claims has
rendered judgment in favor of the plain
tiff. The latter contended that the Secre-
tary of the Treasury had no legal right to
deduct from salaries, and that no physicians
certificate was necessary, but, if produced,
was conclusive of the duty of the Secretary
to pay salary provided by law. The court
decided for claimant as above stated. and
on both grounds put forward by him.
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LIST OF PATENTS. THE following
patents were issued from the United States
Patent Office to citizens of Virginia for the
week ending May 7th, 1872, reported
for the STATE JOURNAL by Alexander 6
Mason. solicitors of patents, 605 Seventh
street, Washington, D. c.: Cultivator-
Cealy Billup, Norfolk Bleaching Pea
nuts-F. NJ. lronmonger, Norfolk Ohurn
William McKeever, Staunton Grain
Scourer-George S. Newman, Liberty
Mills. Fu .sf-
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More Instructions for Grant.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 9.-The
Republican State Convention has requested
its delegates to Philadelphia to vote for
Grant and Colfax. 80. II. .-.s.
Douer, DID,, May 9.-The Republican
Convention has instructed its delegates to
support Grant and Colfax in the Philadel-
phia Convention. sf.7-a r-s.ri-.-. q
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Destructive Fire mt Somerset.

Pdtsbarg, May 9.--This afternoon de-
structive fire broke out in Somerset, Pa
Among the first buildings destroyed was
the telegraph office. The operator re-
moved his instrument to the street and re-
ported two-thirds of the city destroyed
Before he could give particulars the fire
drove him away. all1 l-.sa taaCE4 aa- .r
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Tennessee Democratic Convention.

Nashrille, May 10.-The State Demo-
cratic Convention-B. j. Lee presiding
has renominated Brown for Governor.
Resolutions were adopted, which, in eff
feet, indorse Greedy and Brown, The con-
yention elects the Senatorial delegates to
the Baltimore Convention, and leaves the
selection of the others to the respective
districts. ..n-.- a-.4. e.- ....r '-..
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Governor Parker has issued a procla-
nation claiming jurisdiction over the Della
ware river between the States of Delaware
and New Jersey, which is easterly of the
middle line of the river, and that all per-
sons conforming to the laws of New Jersey
have the right to fish on the eastern side Of
said line without a license from other
states. All persons are warned not to
molest citizens of New Jersy SO fishing.
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atlanta, May l0.-The Georgia Press
Association has adjourned to meet in
Americus next November. The large at
tendance of delegates We're treated to a
thousand-dolar banquet last night. Quite
a number departed for Nashville to-day.
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NTOTfCE.--I have this day purchased of MY.
lS John Marsh his entire stock of MUSIC,
MUSICAL MERCHANDISE, and INSTRU-
MENTS, together with the GOODWILL anu
FIXTURES of his store, 9ls Main street. and
shall hereafter conduct the same in all its
branches lin connection with my news dep6t,) at
the same place. ... ... ~.
Grateful for the very liberal patronage hereto
fore extended me in the book and news line
solicit the continued favors of my friends and
the public generally in both branches of my ftl-
ture business. q. +. JOHNSTON,
s# News aad Music peaier
S-d3tNWlt Ais Main street
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B "a Neac Haren, May S.--A senatorial eau
Gus was held this evening; ITO Republican
members of the General Assembly were
present, of whom 9S voted for General
Hawley, and II for Mr.. Ferry; 80 mem
bers were absent. OF these the majority
absented themselves because they disap-
prove Of the caucus system, and some were
not invited to attend. 4a 1-t--si.
The Democrats also held caucus and
nominated ex-Governor English. r n
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Ne FASHIONS FOR THE NEW YEAR
--latest styles of BUTTERIcK's Patterns Just re-
ceived at the Office of the Howe Sewing Machine,
1923 Main street. Also, Metropolitan for May
J. F. MGKgEsRY, Agent.
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g DECORATION DAY.-The Hollywood
memorial ceremonies will take place on the
10Th instant. The occasion is one which
calls up the better feelings of human ma
ture, and does honor to the living as well
as the dead and we trust the utmost lib
erty will be given to all classes Of our citi-
zens to enable them to engage in the work
of love and veneration. 1t would be most
gratifying to all if our workshops, foun-
dries, railroad offices, banks, stores and all
other business places would close at noon,
If not earlier, and thus give every employ6
a chance to witness and participate in the
exercises. & q Grs
We learn from the Petersburg Inder that
the ladies of the Memorial Association OF
that city have chartered train Of cars for
an excursion to Richmond on the 18th, and
will participate III the exercises at Holly
wood. asf. .e'1