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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-07-09

BUSINESS BEFORE THE COUNCIL
But little business, save the election of va
rlous city officers, was transacted at the
meeting last night.
The street railroad company presented a
petition asking permission to construct a
track from their stables Immediately down
Adams street to connect with theirtrack on
Grace street. The petition was granted
by a vote of the Council.
Mr.. Scott, of Jefferson ward, presented
a petition from the Franklin Paper Mill,
asking the Council to revoke and withdraw
the permission granted to the Richmond
and Petersburg railroad company to occu-
Ply Eighth street from the canal to the river,
as the street is so much obstructed by the
cars of the railroad company as to hinder
the shipment of paper from the mill. Re-
ferred to the committee on streets with in
structlons to consult the city attorney.
A petition was received from several cit
liens asking, in consideration of the mad
equacy Of the salaries paid by the State to
the judges of the Chancery court, Circuit
court, and of the Hastings court of the
city Of Richmond, that the city appropriate
81, 900 per annum to each of these Judges
in addition to the amount paid by the
| State.
A communication from the Board of Pc
lice Commissioners announcing the appoint
ment of John S. Haynes as a special police
mar for the Academy of Music was re-
ceiyed, and the action of the board con.
CURED in. The policeman draws no pay
from the city.
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PHYSICAL ABILITY.-One of George
Francis Trains trump cards in the game
for the Presidency is his physical ability
and endurance. He says Stephen A.
Douglas died in consequence of his fortieth
speech, while he (Train) made his nine hun
dred and seventy-seventh speech on the
way to the White House in Richmond.
Another card is his abstemious habits, new
er in all his life having drank intoxicating
liquors of any kind, chewed, smoked, or
snuffed tobacco. Another is his sweet in
nocence of profanity or other immoral
practices. After playing the latter card
the other evening, we noticed that he
thought it necessary, for consistency's
sake, to qualify some very emphatic ex-
pressions used but a short time before.
Whether or not he is a true innocent"
travelling on his muscle, we shall not at
tempt to decide, but the virtues to which
he lays claims are both useful and orna-
mental, and, like Mrs. Tooles' collins,
wheelbarrows, and watchman's boxes,
"handy to have in the house." We trust
he will stick to them, even if he should mol
have the pleasure of carrying them into the
White House.
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RICHMOND HIGH SCHOOL. - On the
opening of our public schools next fall,
the system will in all probability, embrace
a high school. The Board, at its last meet
ing, authorized the president, Hon. A. M.
Kelley, and the superintendent Of public
schools, j. Ii. Binford, Esq, to enter into
negotiations with A. Washburn, Esq, and
the trustees of the Richmond normal school,
for the transfer to the city of the furniture
and apparatus of that institution, which ne
gotiations have been satisfactorily conclu-
ded /; and the normal will form the founda-
ton of the high school. 1t will be located.
until q more suitable building can be erect
ed for the purpose, in the building on Capt.
toll street, between Ninth and Tenth,
formerly occupied by Mr.. Washburn's
school. .
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OIL"
REELECTION OF j. j. WHITE
Though differing widely from Judge White
politically, it gives us pleasure to com
mend the action of the new City Council in
reslecting him to the position of police JUS
tice. lie is a faithful and impartial officer,
and discharges the duties OF his trying posi-
ton with a degree of patience and forbear-
ance which few men possess. While firm
in his purpose to yindicate the laws of the
city and State, he is nevertheless kind and
lenient in his nature, and SO far as practical
BILE tempers justice with mercy. His tribu-
nal is one s-of the most important known
to the corporation, and more nearly than
any other affects the veal or woe of the
people. We believe the Council acted wise
ly in retaining the services Of one who so
fully commands the respect and confidence
of the entire community. .
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LOCAL NOTES.

-Melyina Harrison, a colored woman,
in the penitentiary from Amelia county, fol
bigamy, was pardoned by the Governor
yesterday.
The petitions of the following voluntary
bankrupts were filed yesterday James e
Goddin, Powhatan G.. d. Anderson,
Amelia; Thomos j. Thrift, w. II. Martin,
and Thomas S. Cook, Gloucester.
"A colored woman, named Celia Miles,
said to be one hundred and ten years Of
age, died in this city on Saturday.
Rev. Father Janssens, of st. Peters
Cathedral, started to Holland on Sunday.
The following nominees of collector
Regnault were last night confirmed as his
deputies by the City Council Messrs.
James E. Riddick, Andrew B. Mitchell and
John r. Ellyson.
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The Baltimore American of To-Day on the
Convention.

The Baltimore American of To-day on the
Convention.
The enthusiastic Grecleyites were as
founded yesterday at the unexpected de-
velopment of a movement to prevent his
nomination. The opposition are not strong
enough to give much trouble in the Con-
v%ention, but they have assumed an attitude
which makes them exceedingly danger
Gus.
They are a tolerably r~esolute and deter.
mined set of men, and the more consider
ate Greeley men, knowing their spirit and
temper, are somewhat alarmed at the sit
uatlon. They simply say to..their:colleagues,
"If you nominate Greeley and Brown we
will not vote for them, and we give YOU
notice now that we will not be bound by
your action"
If any considerable number of Democrats
refuse to vote for the Cincinnati candidates
they cannot be elected. The Convention is
in q most embarrassing position. In the
attempt to secure a small faction of the Re-
publican vote the danger of losing a large
fraction of the Democratic vote. has been
incurred.
There is no enthusiasm whatever. A
Democrat cannot be expected to feel happy
over the necessity which compels him to
accept Mr.. Greeley as his Presidential can
didate, and if there was any way of back
ing out the Convention would be glad to
take advantage of it.
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DESCENT UPON DIsREPUTABLE
HoUsEs.-The police, under the command
of Captain Disney, of the second police
station, made a raid last night upon seve-
raj d~isreputable houses situated on
Third street, between Broad and Mar
shall. Seven white women and eight colored
women were captured. They occupied six
houses, and have long been a source of an.
noyance to the peaceable ane respectable
people in the neighborhood. The parties
were before Justice White this morning,
when by general consent the examination
into the charge was postponed until Friday,
the 10th.
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VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Sunday law is being rigidly en-
forced in Alexandra.
General Fitzhugh Lee has sold a tract
of land adjoining Fairfax station, contain
ing 2o7 acres, to John e. Mitchell for
$4,000.
On Wednesday, Z" hail stones large as
walnuts" fell in the vicinity of Manassas,
Prince William county.
The first regular passenger train over
the Alexandra and Fredericksburg railway,
was run last Tuesday morning.
"A. X. Layman is appointed postmaster
Of Clover Dale, Botetourt county, uice G..
G. Langhorne, removed.
Richard Kemm, charged with killing
Captain Phillip Smith, in Lancaster county,
has been committed to Jail on the charge of
murder.
The Hillsville (Va.) Ne,ps calls upon the
people of Surry county, N. g., to "vindi-
cate their honor before the world by cast
ing from them the stigma of supporting a
radical paper in their midst"
The Loudoun Mirror says that Mrs.
Doctress Susan O. Gore, formerly of Lou
doun but more recently ofFlorence Heights,
New Jersey, has bought a portion of j. X.
Taylor's farm, near Hamilton, and will
erect large buildings and establish a water
cure in that place.
-Thos. T. L. Snead, professor of math.
ematics in William and Mary College. died
in Williamsburg on the Sd inst. He was
a young man of fine talents and attain.
ments. Mrs. McChurdish, mother of pro-
gessor Thos. p. McChurdish, died on the
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NEW YORK.
The Stokes TriaI-The Prisoners Version Of
the Tragedy.


NeW FORK, July S.-Stokes made b;s
statement IN court to-day. His version of
the tragedy is as follows: " | went I'M by
the LADIES' entrance, and when L got up 1
saw a lady come out of the parlor. She
turned away her head and saw T was
mistaken and l started to go down stairs.
when | saw Fisk coming up stairs. He
made rush, and when he got to the plat
form he pulled out his pistol. | could not
by any possibility be mistaken, saw Il
rs plain as anything | ever saw. It was a
silver-mounted pistol. | was in a line with
him then, so l jumped aside. and said.
Don't fire. and pulled out my W pistol
and fired. Ihad tin my outside coat pocket.
or | would have had time enough to draw.
! leaned on the rail and cooked it with one
hand and fired. He held his pistol in both
hands, and as | fired he cried, tOhp He
did not stagger much at the first shot. and
fired again. | knew he would shoot me
if did not fire. 1t was three or four steps
down. lie dropped his pistol on the stairs
after the second shot. There was no one
near at the time. I had received nurner-
GUS warnings that Fisk had threatened to
have my life."
Question-Did you intend to hit Fisk
when you fired? Answer-Yes, sir.
Question-And you knew your pistol
was loaded with four balls? Answer
Yes, sir. EfE
Miss Mansfield was also on the stand.
and testified that Fisk was a very moderate
drinker. She gives a curious story. She
SAID that Fisk called at her house and said
unless she turned TO him he would kill
Stokes. Fisk said : sYou had better release
me from this thing Mansfield said:
YES, if you will come out publicly and
acknowledge | was right and the aflidavits
against me were lrauds.o Fisk said there
were so many people involved he could not.
Mansfield said ''1hen | won't withdraw
Fisk then said, drawing a revolver, "then /
will kill Stokes. | told Stokes and advised
him to be careful.
VIM Cullen Bryant and the Presidency.
Neo York, July S.-Wm. Cullen Brv-
ant publishes a card, stating it is impossi-
Die for him to receive any formal nomina-
ton for the Presidency, and if offered, it is
equally impossible for him to commit the
folly of accepting it. Nu
The Grange Parade In New York-striker
Resnn.ing Work.
Ne,o York, July S.-All the city militia
have been ordered out on the 18th instant,
when the Orangemen parade. No trouble
is apprehended, the move being simply pre-
cautionary.
Two thousand sewing-machine men have
resumed work. The strike of the iron and
metal workers is declared ended.
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AUCTION SALES.

JOHN r. CHAMBLISS, assignee, will sell al
Hicksford, Greensville county, August 9th,
valuable real estate.
THOMAS Z. OOBBS, assignee, will resell on
the premises, July Is, q tract of land in
Pitisylvania county.
RoBT. POLLARD, assignee, will sell at King and
Queen Court-House, July Is, Valuable real
estate in King and Queen county.
r. M. MAYO, assignee, and L. M. ROBINSON,
Trustee, will sell ut Lancaster Courthouse,
Monday, July 10Th, Chat being court day.,
Valuable real estate in Northumberland
county.
P. s. SEABURY, auctioneer, Petersburg, Va ,
will sell at his rooms on Sycamore street, on
Saturday, July 20th, at IL O'Clock M, a
valuable Truck and Dairy farm in Dinwiddie
county.
SMITH & PETERSON, auctioneers and real
estate agents, will sell on Tuesday, July 8,
at IL o'clock NJ, in front of the United States
Custom House, several valuable tracts of
land, life interest in lands, chooses in action,
notes, &c.
SIN. DAVIS, auctioneer, will sell on Tuesday,
July 9, in front of the United States GUS
tom-house, in the city of Richmond, the
Chooses in Action, surrendered by James t.
Butler n Co., banltrupts. Also, at the same
time and place, q valuable piece of real es-
tate, lying in Henrico county near Rich
mond, formerly belonging to w. +. q. Gar
nett, bankrupt.
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ANINCS.

The President has accepted an invita-
ton to attend the Strauss ball in New
York.
Lieutenant Fred. Grant and Robert
Lincoln were in the gallery of the House
of Lords dusing the debate Monday night.
A telegram from General Sicklcs, Min
lister of the United States at Madrid, has
been received at the Department of State,
announcing that the Spanish Ministar Of
State had informed General Sickles that
orders were given to discharge DR.. Houard
and restore his property.
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II AND AND MILL FOR SALE.
IL In pursuance to an order of the District
Court Of the United States for the Eastern Dis
trict Of Virginia, of the 3lst day of May, 1872, in
the matter of John S. South, bankrupt in bank
ruptcy, the undersigned will sell at King and
Queen Courthouse. on
THURSDAY, THE llTH DAY OF JULY
next, THAT being court day. the property of the
LAND adjoining the land of VIM. F. HARDWOOD
and John Bagby. Also, a WATER GRIST
MILL, situated near King and Queen Court.
house The land will be sold in lots or parcels
or by tho tract, as may be deemed for the best
interest of the creditors of said bankrupt.
TERMS-One-fourth cash, and the balance or
a credit of six, twelve and eighteen months, the
purchaser giving bond with ample personal Sc.
curity for the deferred payments, and the title
retained by the assignee until the whole Of the
purchase money shall have been paid.
ROBERT POLLARD,
Assignee of John S. South, bankrupt.
ip IJ-2aw3w
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OFFICE OF GEN'L TICKET AND FREIGHT AGEET, I
RIoHMoND, June Goth, 1872. }
CPECIAL NOTICE.-On and after Satur.
- day next until further notice, an ACCOM-.
NOTATION TRAIN will run between Rich
mond and Burkeville,
Leaving Richmond every SATURDAY at $50
p. NJ,
Arriving at Burkeville at 500 p. M.
RETURNING
Leave Burkeville on MONDAY at 5:S5 A. M,
Arriving at Richmond at 1855 A. M.
GI-THIS TRAIN WILL STOP AT ALL
WAY STATIONS.
JOHN r. MACMURDO,
General Ticket and Freight Agent.
T. M. r. TALcoTT, Engineer and Sup't.
ie 25-2m
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POLICE CoURT.-Judge White, of the
police court, this morning sent William
Bryant and John Camp on to the Hastings
court for indictment and trial on the charge
of theft.
Sallie johnson and Rose Thomas, charged
with beng street-walkers, were sent to Jail
for thirty days, and Edward Mason, for
unlawfully appropriating a watch, was sent
to Jail for q like term.
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A WORD TO OUR BAKERs.-A short
time since the bakers of Richmond evinced
prompt sympathy with the advance in the
price of wheat and flour, and consequently
advanced the prices Of bread, &c. Wheat
and -four have both declined, and are now
as low as when the late advance began.
Will our bakers be as prompt to come
down to their old prices for bread as they
were to raise the prices? We hope they
will. o.
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DESTRUCTION OF SHADE TREES
Quite a number of the valuable, slow
growing shade trees which stand in the
edge of the sidewalk IN Bank street, on
the south side of the Capitol Square, are
being greatly damaged, and if some protec-
ton is not soon vouchsafed by our city au-
thorities, will ere long be wholly destroyed,
by the horses which are daily hitched to or
near them. 1t is q burning shame that
such conduct on the part of owners OF
horses should have been tolerated so long,
and we call attention to the matter with the
hope that the practice of hitching horses to
these trees will be promptly suppressed, OF
if persisted in, the offenders punished to
the extent of the law.
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PROPOSALS FOR PUBLIC PRINTING
l. N BINDING.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC PRINrISG,


RICHMOND, June 10, 1872.
Prop osals will be received by the undersigned,
at his office, in the Capitol, until WEDNES-
DAY, July 10, 1872, IL O'Clock meridian, for the
reprintlng and binding of five hundred copies
each of With and 1Xth Leigh's Report, con-
tanning about eight hundred pages each, the
work to be done in the same style as Grattan's
Reports, and to be completed and delivered
within four months from the signing of contract.
The proposals for printing must be by the
thousand ems and by the token for press work,
and the proposals for binding musL be by the
volumel
The work will be awarded to the lowest re-
sponsible bidders, who will be required to enter
into bond with security TO be approved by the
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Paper for the job will be furnished by the un-
dersigned, and payment made on completion of
the work and its acceptance by the Secretary of
the Commonwealth.
Copies of the books to be reprinted can be
seen by calling at the office of the undersigned.
X. i. WALKER,
superintendent of Public Printing.
Ia Cl-Cny INN .-..
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Success Of Victor Hugo's Efforts for Henri
R0chcfOrt.

Paris, July S.-A report is in circula-
ton to-day that Victor Hugo, who has
been persistent in his efforts TO secure COM
mutation of the sentence Of Henri Roche
fort, has succeeded, and that Rochefort, in
stead of being transported to the penal col
ony OF New Caledonia, will be simply pan
ished from France.
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INHis is TO GIVE NOTICE-That on the

FtNHis is TO GIVE NOTICE-Ihat on the
Il Goth day of June, A. D., 1872, a warrant in
bankruptcy was issued out of the District Court
of the United States for the Eastern District of
Virginia, against the estate of VIM. H. Tyler, of
jtenrieo county and State of Virginia who has
been adjudeed a bankrupt ON his own petition
That the payment of any debts, and the deliv-
cry OF any property belonging to said bankrupt,
to him or for his use, and the transfer of any
property by him, are forbidden by law That
a meeting of the creditors Of said bankrupt,
TO prove their debts and choose one or more
a~ssignees of his estate, will be held ut a court
of bankruptcy, TO be holden at Richmond, Va,
before w. W. Forbes, Esq, Register, on the
10Th day of July, A. ", 1879. at 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
DAVID b. PARKER,
jyS-W2w H#E u. s. Marshal.
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SCHOOL PoPULATIoN.-A census Of
the city is now being taken under the di-
rection of the School Board, to ascertain
the school population of Richmond. The
work is under the immediate supervision
of Alfred Moses, secretary of the board.
Children between the ages of five and
twenty-one years of age will be enrolled,
and the number returned will furnish the
basis for the distribution Of the school fund.
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Excitement over Counterfeit Bonds.

Little Rock, Afh., July 9.-The excite
ment here with regard to counterfeit bonds
is still OH the increase. Spurious bonds to
the amount Of $4,000 have been found in
the office of the State treasurer. An ex-
animation into the affair has been going on
to-day, with closed doors.
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.ALUaBLE TRgoK AND DAIaY FARM

Y FOR SALE-ON SATURDAY, THE 10Th
day Of July, 1872, ut II o'clock, NJ, l will sell Mt
public auction, at my Auction House on Syca-
more street, in the city of Petersburg. Va, that
very desirable TRUCK AND DAIRY FARM,
situated on Cox Road, in Dinwiddiec county, IL
miles from Petersburg, called Linden" bound
ed on the north by Appomattox Canal, on the
east by Sturdiyant's land, on the west by Edge
Hill formerly owned by VIM. Turnbull), and on
the south by Cox Road. Said tract of land con-
tanning 20 acres by recent survey. The improve.
ment consist of n comfortable wo-story dwelling,
nearly new, with six rooms, kitchen, smoke.
house, SC, about 400 fruit trees of all kind, with
fruit on them. This farm is one of the most pro-
ductive in the neighborhood, well adapted to
truck, dairy, grass or grain crops excellent wa
ter, and a pond stocked with fish.
p. +. Cogbill will show the premises to parties
wishing to purchase. The title is perfect.
TERMS OF SALE.-Upon a credit as to
~, 400 of the purchase money of four, eight and
twelve months, equal instalments, for negotia.
BILE notes, with six per cent. interest added, Sc.
cured by endorsement and deeds of trust on the
property, and for cash as to the residue OF the
purchase money. .
p. S.-Forf further information, address S. S
Nottingham, Norfolk, Va; John Lyon, attorney
at law, Petersburg, Va, or the undersigned.
r. S. SEABURY,
te2l-2aWtd AuctiOpper,
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Tn THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
l. UNITED STATES for the Eastern District
of Virginia. p
In the matter OF Il. b Pearson, bankrupt
in bankruptcy.
To Whom it May Concern-The undersigned
w. H. Allderdice, OF Richmond city, Virginia,
hereby gives notice of his appointment as as.
signee of the estate OF r.. b.. Pearson, of Rich
mond, Virginia, in said District, who was, on
the 10th day of June, 1872, adiudged q bank
rupt on his own petition by the District Court Of
said District.
Dated Richmond, Va July /, 1872.
W. ii. ALLDERDICE,
~ w Assignee.
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PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE. - Charles
b. Williams, Esq, of this city, is very i'll
in Baltimore, and not expected to recover.
Col. Chas. II. Lewis, United States Min
istqr to Portugal, and Senator John f,
Lewis, were in the city to-day, and left foI
Danville on a brief visit.
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n THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE uni
Il TED STATES for the Eastern District of

Virginia.
In the matter OF James M. Moody VS.. L. T.
Pilkinton, bankrupt-in bankruptcy.
1872. ~
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Please take notice, that a petition has been pre-
sented to the Lion. John Q. Underwood, judge of
the said District Court, in Bankruptcy, by
IL. w. Bransford, assignee of the estate OF said
bankrupt, to sell the real estate belonging to
said bankrupt, free from all liens and encum-
branees thereon. g s
This is TO give notice to all persons interested,
that in terms of said petition an order has been
issued by the Judge aforesaid, for all persons
who may be interested in said estate, to appear
before w. w. Forbes, Register in Bankruptcy,
his at Office, in Richmond, on the 10th day of
July, 1872, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, and show cause,
If amy they have, why sueh an order should not
be granted Ii. ". BRANSFORD,
jy 2 -Tu2w Assignee.
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EXAMINATIONS OF TEACHERS FOR
THE PUBLIC SCHooLs.-lt has not yet
been ascertained how many new teachers
will be required in the city schools for the
next term, but a list of applicants for po-
sitions has been selected, from which the
necessary number will be chosen on the
10th instant. The examination will take
place at the Central school-house, and will
be conducted in the usual manner.